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THE HUM HERfILD. Published at Pullman, Washington, ev ery Saturday morning, and entered at the Pullman post office as second-class < mail matter. ALLEN BROS. - -, IVhi.ishkrs Wilhord Ai.i.kx, Editor. TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION: $1.00 per year, strictly in advance. Six months, 75 cents. One year, not paid in advance, - $3,00 All advertisements will be continued and charged for until ordered out. The Palouse Harvest, Good harvest weather, big yields, best quality and a satisfactory and rising market are the conditions that are causing the Palouser to smile in contentment, and to feel that his lines are indeed cast in pleasant places. Never was such headway made with a Palouse harvest before, and every harvester and every thresher is working to its capacity, the only drawback having been a scarcity of men to put in the fields. The average of the crops is ex cellent, and while as is usual, there are some disappointing yields, the great majority of the reports are all that had been hoped, and the qual ity is No. I, A big percentage of the crop this year is of Red Russian wheat. In most cases this is making enormous yields, and the quality is so good that the buyers are not docking it as had been talked early in the sea son. Red Russian is a favorite with the farmer because of its reliability as a yielder, and the fact that being a strong, thrifty grower, it gets ahead of the wild oats, and so is less foul. Few crops are entirely threshed as yet, the following having been reported: Dave Clark—l7o acres Red Rus sian, averaged 40 bushels per acre. Carl Brewrink —70 acres, Red Russian, 35 bushels per acre. Mrs. N. A. Brewrink— 470 sacks from 22 acres of Red Russian, an average of 48 bushels per acre. B. Westerdyke—Bo acres Little Club, 38 bushels per acre, and 35 acres barley, 60 bushels per acre. Henry Young—74l sacks from 25 acres, an average of 60 bushels per acre. M. F. Russell—l6o acres Red Russian, 22 bushels per acre, and 90 acres Club, 15 bushels per acre. Some Whitman Statistics. The following interesting figures are taken from the assessment rolls of Whitman county: In 1903 there were 688,610 acres of improved farm land in the coun ty and 471,622 acres of unimproved land. This year the roll shows 741, 041 acres of improved and 360,192 acres unimproved land. Last year the land was assessed at $6,771,265, and the improve ments at $767,525; this year the land is assessed at $6,774,765, the improvements $663,400. Last yeai town lots were assessed at $587.970. and improvements at $947 >°9O- This year they are as sessed at $552,830 and improvem'ts it $969,800. Last year there were 28,339 hors es, mules and asses in the county, valued at $686,955 ! this year there are 26,476 of the animals valued at $532,015. Last year there were 45,215 head of cattle, valued at $759,190; this year the roll shows 43,602, valued at $512,570. Last year there were 61,341 head of sheep valued at $1 12,575. This year there are 56,746 head, valued at $76,160. Last year there were 29,079 hogs valued at $89,175. This year, 22, --113 valued at $48,990. Last year there were 6463 wagona and carriages, valued at $146,135; this year there are 6038, valued at $102,480. Last year there were 2868 sewing and knitting machines, valued at $23,140. This year there are 2523 valued at $16,195. Last year there were 1889 watch es and clocks, valued at $13,280; this year the rolls show 1204, val ued at $7200. Last year there were 1558 pianos and organs valued at $67,540; this year 1473, valued at $58,420. Household and office furniture in the county last year was valued at $313,125, this year $265,215. Agricultural tools and implements on the roll last year were valued at $170,530; this year the valuation is $121,005. Last year's stocks of goods and merchandise were assessed at $450, --000, this year at $456,085. Money and credits in banks were last year assessed at $43,615 ; this year at $8,405. Last year notes, accounts and oth er credits were assessed at $145,470; this year at $9005. Last year farm products were as sessed at $46,456; this year at $3, --3- 0-5 year improvements on Gov ernment land were assessed at $73, --745, this year $41,570. A State of Farmers. Figures recently published by the census bureau show that farm- ing ranks first in importance in the state of Washington, as indeed it does in the nation. In tne United States, as a whole, farmers and their helpers far outnumber any other single trade or occupation. This may seem a little singular when it is considered that nearly a tenth of the population of the whole country is in half a dozen great cities, where, of course, there are no farms. In the state of Washington in 1900 there were 204.606 male per sons over ten years of a»e engaged in "gainful occupation," and of these, 59,159 were employed in ag ricultural pursuits, says a report from the national capital. It is interesting to notice that the sev eral great classes of occupations rank in the same order (as to the relative number of persons era- LhVI ANKKNV. Prf.s. GAY LOMBARD, Cashihr. B. LOMBARD, JR., Vice-Pres. S. G. Sargent, ASS't Cash. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK — — o/ PULLMAN TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Anything pertaining to conservative banking will receive our prompt and careful attention WOOD COAL HAULJ^jG^O^ALLJONDS Patronage Solicited, and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phone No. 477 Give orders to HAY FOR SALE p h j L Q> Bickford DON'T FORGET THESE PRICES! 5 gallons best Cylinder Oil $3 50 5 gallons heaviest Machine Oil <m gg 5 gallons medium Machine Oil $1 75 5 gallons light Machine Oil gj gg 5-lb can Compound, (3 brands), each g 70 1 ' 4 -lb can Axle Grease, (3 brands), each $ jq s'j-lb pails Axle Grease £ 45 13-lb pails Axle Grease <* gg Header Forks * OTHER GOODS ACCORDINGLY AT THE LIBBY HARDWARE COMPANY Grand Street. ployed) in the state of Washington as they do in the country as a whole. The order is: First, agricultural pursuits; second, manufacturing and mechanical pursuits; third, domestic and personal service; fourth, trade and transportation; fifth, professional service. The number of persons employed In manufacturing and mechanical pursuits in Washington is relative ly large, showing that the state is well advanced in the manual indus iries. The total number of the male population under this class is •")•"),.">7G. It includes such occupa tions as bakers, blacksmiths, butch ers, carpenters, engineers and fire men, fishermen, machinists,miners, stonecutters, painters, plumbers and factory operatives. The whole number of male per sons over 10 years of age engaged in domestic and personal service is ' 40,685, this being a large class be- ' cause it includes all unclassified laborers. The whole number of those en gaged in trade and transportation (including, for instance, retail storekeepers) is 40,460; and those engaged in professional service (such as doctors, lawyers and many others) are 8,926. —Mr. and Mrs. C. A. LeMarinel, of Spokane, were in the city Wed nesday. Mr. LeMarinel, who is now promoting California mining property, will be remembered by Pullman pioneers, he having con ducted a dancing school in Reaney's hall in the early '90s. —Miss Delia Allen returned Tuesday evening from a month's outing at Long Beach with Dayton friends. Miss Faye Allen is still visiting friends at the latter place. —Mrs. Alfred Colburn, of Pa louse, is in the city, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. White, and son, C. H. Morton. —L. L. Gwinn, of Garfield, was here yesterday to attend the Totten- Hays wedding. —F. D. Richardson returned Thursday from a business trip to Grangeville. —W. H. Klepper removed his family to Spokane Wednesday. Those Picnic Lunches Are the result of a visit to R. B. BRAGG & CO.'S STORE They carry the only up-to-date lineof GROCERIES in the city Phone 361 THE LEADING GROCER j\j\ m Hardware SEE Lobaugh & Company FOR SUPERIOR DRILLS The Superior is the best built machine of its kind manufactured Studebaker Vehicles Canton Clipper Plows General agents for American Fence Wire Lobaugh & Company Grand Street, PULLMAN, WASH. CITY MARKET, s^^jf&f South Side Mam Street, m^^^M^W^'i f Pullman, - - - - Wash. "t^^^^Mpsfyf ! Fresh and Cured Meats, f»M||* FISH AND GAME IN SEASON Iffi^i J^^^^^ (jfc^l Pu^an Mm Laundry —mi _ i _ i ___ m^ Pullman, Wash. F^cu^jSqui^&Gaddis Investment T\ TTI j~l J. il"T~" Choice Landlord's -D K\Jl\L J\ J Land and Agents " ■ ____ City IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ABOUT Property I I BLOUSE LANDS WDITEUS