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12 Wti<3 Flocks. THE SHEEP INDUSTRY. Washington Law Interesting to Oregon Growers. Thousands of Oregon sheep are driven annually into the slate of Washington to feed in Ihe Mount Adams count iv. Sev eral Vmatilla county sheepmen will be interested In the new law in Washington whirl) will seriously interfere with it in the future, and, perhaps, prevent it alto gether. From the standpoint of a Wash ington s,j jepgrowor, .1. 11. Clln, of While Salmon, gives a reason for the passn^c of the law. Mr. Cain says: "The custom has been for years for Oregon herders to drive their stock over to lie region of Mount Adams where the run^u is good in summer, pasture (lie season through and then return them to Oregon for (.he winter. The ranchers in tlio fertile valleys of Kiickitat, Yakima and Sknnmnin counties have loinl' pro tested against the invasion of sheep, as they tramp out the »r.iss and spoil the rantre for home stock. The law appoints a stock commissioner whose duty it is to see that no mi lesirahle sheep are taken within the state and it is his duty to place all bands desiring to enter into quarantine for several weeks outside the state line, until he can inspect them and pass on their condition. lie in authoriz ed to go fifty miles from the border to inspect sheep headed for Washington and warn the hcrdeis or owners hack. Tne. law practically excludes the sheep and ii applies to Idaho and British Co lumbia as well. "The 8t),CO0 sheep which have been pasturing the summer months will either have to he*sold or driven to the already overcrowded Blue mountain's for summer range. This will be particularly bard on the Waseo and Gilliam county sheep men no have heretofore grazed their band* on Washington ran^et, and Grant county will also feel the ( flVet of the law. lint Mr. Cain says that. Washington slock men must protect Inemselves nnd their stock or they will have to sell out mid leave.' 1 PENDLETON MILLS. Notice has h.'t n printed fur Hit* annual stockholders' meeting of the icoaring mid woolen mills, whic-h will occur 00 May 4. The scouring mill will br>iiM on the new clip as soon as enough li:ih been received to go to work on, wl ich wili lie some weeks hence, probably. 'I lie man ager of the woolen nulls. T. E. Fell, is in receipt of letters from the east which show that Ihe blankets made by ilie Pen dleton mills are finding favor among bll) - ers there. The tellers intimated that lih eral sales could be made in the east of the IVndleton product, as tlie blaukets RANCIIK AND RANGE. are high iii quality and arc recognized as being as good as any on the market. In various towns in Oregon and Wasli iogtot) Ihe l'eiidleton gOO<tf are hein<j pushed as ihe be,-t on the market, and the peop'e are catching on to their su perior quality. FLOCK NOTES. The past year has been a hard one on the sheep Industry 61 the Argentina. Worms have destroyed millions of sheep and lambs. Scab has been unusuliy troublesome nml locusts have been nu merous and d< rlrucllvp. ''Over L0.),0J0 lambs arc: now feeding ill Larimer county, Col , most of which will he marketed in Chicago. *' The fore iroiii<j lititlo Item is significant to the peo ple of Central Washington, becauso those 200,000 sheep are tiein^ fattened on ill fnlfii, a crop that is drawing to our val I ..SEEDS.. I [31 If you are in need of any kind of farm, field or gar- §§ 5! den seeds, call on or write to Fawcett Bros. They pa Si have the largest stock in Central Washington. Also a§§ §f| full line of farm implements, buggies, carriages, wag- pq estf mis, etc. Call or write for prices. s&jea §g Fa^vcett Bro». p GU ILL AND HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR STOCKMEN. First-class accommodations for the public. Hates, $1 per day; regular boarders, $4 per veck. Telephone No. 14. Special Accommodations for Families. PUL,LsBY"& MUGGINS, TDosxl<exs in Dry Goods, Shots, Hats, Groceries, k Good Goods at Fail* prices. CALL AND SEE US WHEN IN THE CITY. Sheepherders 1 Shoes, Hats, Etc. LOWE BLOCK. . . . it.a.:k:ii>v4:^ -A.-YE. leys hundred! of thousands of sheep for winter feeding. \V. M. Darlington, one of the largest live stock commission dialers in the city of Chicago, predicted when lie wis here lust fall that the Yak ima and tributary volleys would shortly develop Into the banner slock feeding and fattening districts of the Pacific coast. The local market for wool is steadily in the Northwest. In Oregon the woolen mill at Ashland has resumed operations; arrangements have been made tor fttnning a new mill at Union, and there is talk of a large mill at Sale n. The Salem n.ill in now doing a larger business than before it was burned. It is to lie hoped that every mill in the North weft will find it profitable to run at fall capacity hereafter, and that we may have many new ones. — Oregon Agricul turist.