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Newspaper
Weston Leader
Location
Weston, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
4
Weston residents report drafts and enlistments as World War I continues, with local families sending members to Camp Lewis and France. The community shares farming prospects, crop updates, and social notes from Athena to Pendleton, including visits, marriages, and school staff changes, all amid a growing wartime economy.
W. J. Robbins reports Furly Bart wheat delivers on promises with fields yielding 15 to 20 bushels and Marquis wheat thriving in the Nolin area. Weston farmer George Ott notes Early Bart on the Columbia breaks could reach 20 bushels per acre, signaling wide suitability for dry seasons and heavier soils. The Food Administration urges pride in national grain efforts.
Preliminary work started May 19 1917 and the Food Centre Act passed August 10 1917. The record notes wheat exports from July earlier in the year.
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