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Umatilla History on Wheat and Diversified Farming Prospects
The article surveys Umatilla County farming, noting a farmer with 8007 bushels and eight cent bids, while others tout wheat corn rotation, alfalfa, and vegetables as profitable. It discusses corn yields, timing issues, soil quality, and the potential of hogs feeding on wheat, alfalfa, and stubble to boost wheat output with mixed profitability. It highlights A. T. Swageart near Athena raising Poland China hogs for market, selling about 200 head yearly and claiming wheat fed to hogs can yield about one dollar per bushel, with caveats on costs and land use.
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A. TL. Swageart
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