OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
UHAf T OLD TRtt.
Laed Orchards In Valley Art lo
Ba Laid Low.
,,pvMI A movement la being
Limi.fJ Intra fur a treat oimpslgn lor
ivtiovtttlon or oii uroiiarue in ma
ii... ...tr vailav and oltier naits of
Lm. President Nwll, of (ba (lata
knl "f borlwnltura, Mr. wwnnwn,
I. IIkIiI. and a lama number of th
lit Inspector of tlia various eoontlse
an Ilia grounfl arid ara lucnuneo
lli th pln. lia Oral gun in ilia
inalgn was fired by M. O. Lownadal
Mil BllB IfHir l"W fIHU -
It mint, am) other winter ihoit eotiraa
alnnta In college chapel. Tha ad
La met with a hearty Indorsement,
iimu.xl much nthulam. Tim
ncultural college autborlllee will
i in Hi plan, and In an ad or I tonal
r and otherwise co-operat to tha ot
it ex Unit in furthering lha move-
lit.
ti -aid that within thro to Ave
f a coiwulet naw orchard nan ba
fat out of tli old una, and a profit of
lollOper troa I realised. Tin
i Hi eenertlon of Mr. Lownidale In
f,l.lrM. lla a ba baa aocora
ilie.1 Uil mult with old I row on bl
ft, and that It ran ba dune by any
jper wbo can do grafting, or have It
lie thing to do, aa Ml. Lownedale,
I out down tha old treea. Tba bt
a I to ml them cloe to tba ground,
tin. the rjole Intact. Tbla abonld
Lin lijr the lt of March. Tbeneit
on, from lb 101b to tha 16tb of
, such vsrletles aa are beat for the
lata and for commercial purpose
lid b gralted on tba three or four
I sprouts. Tbla la Ilia eaaleat and
a certain plan. Two fret of the old
!k ma I left and tba graft ajpptlrd
tli drat year, and a year of time
reproducing the orchaid la gained,
tlil rmmliee an expert at grafting
rlr to be toereaefut. By altbei
I the tieea will be In giod bearing
nm three to five year, and a rev,
of 5 lo 110 each be readied.
IAKI WARFAfttf ON SCALE.
ilon County Frultmen Learning to
Fight Dread Peat.
ydem Th most prsrtlnsl, Interest.
'J and Inatrurtlire disrusslon ol Man
i em I ever given In Marion county
I heard Jire lat week when Coun
fruit Intpeclor K. C. Armstrong ad
pml the meeting of tha Marloo
niT iionirunurai society. A until
grower of Mai ion and folk conn
were present, and It waa the nnan
In opinion that If aimilar talk and
jowliatlon were given In every
I of the Willamette vallev tbla wln
II would b but a ahert time nntil
greet enemy of tha fmlt Induatry
Id ba amler oontrol. That a very
j number of growera do not know
when they a It, and therefore
9n a very poor poeitlon to fight it.
svideut. Mr. AritMtrong mad hi
rM xi plain and Hluatrated It eo
that no one who waa prent will
have trouble in distinguishing tbla
rra nondence Couraaa Arrtrttd
hie IWemtwr number of lha Unlver.
of Oregon Bulletin, a Copy of w hich
lint been received, aivca a full do-
I'llon ol the cornton.leno cnura
t are now being offered bv tli out-
r. The courne are arranirml m.
lally f"i teacher, students preparing
Colleen ot ill) Ivor 1 1 v. women's
p, teachers' grmtpa. grange, borne
fra. 1 no unlveiaity intend to add
tional cournr In Economic, Polltl.
Hclence. II atorv. Knellth I.itaia.
I. Mechanical Drawins. Civil Kn.
Iriiig, Education and olliera a It
urce permit. Tha coirerpoudano
ha met with a hearty reception
,u puna ot tha stat. Mora than
hundred students enrolled for the
ua com during tba past month.
Baatt Do Wall In Klamath.
lamalli Fall That Klamath baln
become ona of tha lMilin
uiairH'U oi the country It evldeno
fy tha remilU of analysis of augar
Jt Jut received from 0. O. Town,
tri, piUioliUt In charge of augar
It litveetlgHtlnna of tha iHipttrtment
Agriculture at Waahlngton. Tha
llple aunt waa of three bfU grown
tent patch of a quarter acre of land
aile from KUm.tli V.ll.
proUm-wJ S.3H5 imiimla of IhmUi, of
7 ii mm peraor.
s "wiiMiwn nori
f lamafli Kalla The reclamation ter-
hat aaveral aurvevlna narllM lav.
out naxfc
" piojeol. One party la now en
nI on Ilia imiuiJ unit i ti.. rvi
riot, whlla Knulnw Btrgunt Imi ft
m OH thn AvlAi.alMw. At.. XT
paralleling tha Klamath river,
Fulton Fllat Hla Petition.
lem-0, W. Fulton has filed a
. ' hl petition for Kepoblkwo
lnatlon or United Bute tanator.
DALLAS AFTER A OANNERY.
Frultman Ballava lhat Will Have a
Market for Crop.
Dalit A committee appolntd at tha
meeting of tha Horticultural aoclety
lat week for tha purpoae of aeeurlng
the co-operation of the fruit raleara ol
tlil vicinity in tha eetabllthliig of a
cannery at l'allae, I hard at work.
With tha execution of tba berry crop,
anmclent fruit la raleed wlihln a radlua
of five mile around Dallaa to eaiily
aupport a cannery, and It la believed
that tha ubllahment of tlutt Induatry
in Iblt city will reault In lha planting
ol enough of tha email fruit to keep
lha cannery In opciatlon during tba en
tire aeamn each year,
A company will ba formed and tha
firmer, fru II grower and bmlnee men
will bewullrlted to take ttock In It.
Ileretoforra the fruit crop of thl vicin
ity weia ihiiied to tha cannerlea lo
Halem and Newberg.
Many Countlee Repraaantad.
TJnlverelly of Oregon, Kugene The
following table, taken from tha tacordt
cf lha tegleter'a onire, thowa that tba
tudent of tha Univeralty of Oregon
com I torn every county In tha ataua.
her ara now In attendance In the de-
partmenia at Kugene, eiclulv of uiu
no, iW ttodantt, which la the largeat
body ot ttndent ofoollef tank enrolled
in any Inatltullon to Oregon. That
they are not from tba homae of tba licit
it hown by the fart that nearly 70 par
cent of them are either wholly or par
llally earning tbeli own way. Moat of
them ara registered from tha tmallei
clllet ot tha atat tbtt aupport good
high achoote. The following eonntl
tr repreaented: Kakar, Clackamat,
ClaUop. Oolumbla, Oooe, Curry, Iog
laa, Oilliam, Orant, Jackton. Jxpli
Ina, Klamath, lnt, Linn, Marion,
Multnomah, Polk, Khennan.Tlllamock,
Umatilla, Union, Waico, Waehlngton,
Wluwhlngloo, Wbeelef, Yamhill.
Cow Earn Hrr Food.
Oregon Agricultural College, Comal
lla A flve-yeer-old llolrteio at tha
college dairy made a milk yield ol 13,
714 poundt fur the year ending leoem
ber3l. The product carried a butter
fat rwrrd of 4 1 ft. 6ft iionmii, and yield
ed ft SO. 67 pound of butter, that at
price current during the year brought
1 1 70. Hhe waa not puahed In the leed
lug, but given the ordinary ralloae In
eldent to any well kept dairy. Her
food for the ynar ruet t0, leaving a
nel prod! of 1130.
Big; Mlltoo Ranch Sold.
Milton For the price of 2. S63.60
Henry L, frailer, ol Milton, rut aold
hit ranch near thl place to William
II. Harder, and the deal reptaaenta on
ol the blitet Individual tranaaotlon
mad In thia aortlnn of the country for
many month, The Fraaier ranch it
lucated iut eoothweet of Milbin, and
onntaln 148 acrea ot wheal land. Thi
ale alto Included lha Fmmler reel
dene In Milton.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
ltuttei Fancry creamery, 32V3ftc
per pound.
el 78 to IIS pound. Ic: 125 to
10 xinnil, 70 ; 180 to 200 pound. fxA
oWo
Poultry Averge old hen, 14(316o
tier pound; iniiet chicken. 14c: inrins
cntrkena, no; rnoairr. mHH-; ilreaa
el chicken, 14a; turkey, live, lfl(l!d
.Ir.MiKol, cholie, 1H(j)2iK;j geevK, live, I)
IV; duck, 15c; pigeon, llW.l.lSl);
r.K Freeh ranch, candled, 303)
S3 So per down.
Pork Hlock, 781180 pounda,
7,toi packer. oWt7ko.
Wheal Club, 84o; blueetem, 88c:
valley, 84c; ted, 82c.
Data No. 1 white, I27.60W28; gray,
I27.81K428.
Parley Feed, 927 per ton; brewing,
t3; rolled. ISO.
Corn Whole, 3I; craokeil, 131.
Hay Valley timothy, No. 1. 118 per
ton: baatarn Oregon timothy, 121(932;
clover, 18; cheat, $15; grain hay, 116
918; alfalfa, 118; retch, 114.
Fruit Apple, 76cM2 per bos;
peachea, 7W2per crate; peara, 11.25
(41.75 per boa; cranbenlea, 0.6OCol3
jer barrel,
Vegelahlea rurnipa, 7Bo per tack;
carrot, (16c per tack; beeta, II per
rack; bean, 160 per pound; cabbage,
lo per pound; cauliflower, 76cAf 1 per
doien; oeleiy, 3.263 60 pr crate;
onion, lM2(to per doien; pariley,
id o per down; peaa, I no per pound;
popper, 8(91 o per pnnnd; pumpkin,
10 1, 10 per pound; radlahea, 20o per
doaen; aplnaoh, (to per pound; aprouta,
80910c per pound; aqnaah, irjlo per
pound; tomatoea, 92 per boi.
Onlont l.B0(a)i.7B per hundred.
Potatoet 40MM0S per hundred, de
livered Portland; aweet potato, 12.76
(a)3 per hundred.
Hopt 11)07, prima and choloe, 5(S
7Wo per pound; oldt, l($2o per pound.
wool Kaatern Oregon, average beet,
1320o par pound, aocordlng toihrluk-
age; valley, 1820o, Bcoordlng to fina
nce; mohair, oboioa, 930o .per
pound.
DENATURED ALCOHOL.
Idaho Experiment Station Tall About
Manufacture and Ua.
Condltlone Affecting tha Production
of Industrial Alcohol in tha Nortliwent,
ia I he title of a bulletin recently Imued
by tha dttpartmant of chemlatty of
the Idaho atata aicerlment atation.
Tha purpo of the bulletin I, aa tha
author rtatoa, to bring to tha attention
of farmera and other Interested in tha
tubject, tha general principle underly
ing tha proceaua need In the manufao
tureaml dfiiaturing ot alcohol. The
opinion la eipre(d that people In
thl part of tha country will receive but
little benefit from the paaaage cf tht
"Denatured Alcohol Act" unlet they
tea to it that thi aloonol I made at
home from home grown product. Sev
eral crop aia mentioned a being the
one to which people In tha Nortbweat
will have to look aa tba mom promi
log la alcohol manufacture, tha mot
prominent being potatiiet and augar
beeta. It la not probable that Individ
ual farm diallllerlea wilt aver ba put
Into operation. The Idea I advanced
of a community atilt, or a atlll owced
and operated by a ttock company, In
which tba ehlef owner of the atock
luil I ba the producer of tha raw ma
terial. Flgnrea ara given llluatrating
the relative efficiency of alcohol when
y impaied to keroaene aa a aouroe of
light.
It will require torn time to get peo
ple acquainted with tha oae to which
denatured alcbohol may be put, bat It
I confidently believed that there I a
great futore for thia product right bare
la the Nortbweet.
"DRYING OFF" THE MILKER.
Uteful Hint On Handling of Cow
Before Calving.
Ia anewer to a queatlott how to "dry
off" the milking oow, Piof. 1. II. Fraud
eon, of Idaho ei perl meat ttatloo, gave
tha following auggeatlona:
Tha trouble with many dairymen I
that In 'drying np oea they are afraid
to atop milking aa long aa tha cow
how any tendency of giving milk
In many they do not rralit that to con
tinue milking through tha entire year
1 an exceedingly bed policy. In ordl
nary caiee It i deeiiable that the cow
bould be dry from a month to li
week. The object being to Incre
the aupply of nourishment for the
growing foe tut at well a euabllng lha
cow lo Improte her phyaical condition
before the time ot calving. When It it
thought beat to batten "laying off,"
itart by not milking tha cow clean
Ihia will generally dwreate the amount
to a point where it i eale to kip every
otier milking. In about a week the
milk will generally be reduced to noh
proportion aa to Jimtlfy milking only
every other day. Generally aoon after
thl It will be aafe to ditcontinu milk
ing altogether.
The "drying ofl" I mnt eaaily ae
complitbed when cow are fed on dry
feed aa much at poedble.
There are a few perriitent mllkere
which can he done more barm by a
forced "drying ofl" than to let them
milk op to calving, but aucb cow are
decidedly few In number.
i
Publication for Farmer.
The following puhilcationaof intereet
to farmera and otheia have been Imned
by the Agricultutal department of the
Federal government and will be fnr
niahed free, ao long aa they are avail
able, except where otherwise not oil ,
upon application to UieHuerintendenl
of iKirnmente, Uovernnient Printing
Otllce, Waahington, I). C:
Farmer' llullein No. 1S8. How to
Iluild Small Irrlimtion litrh.. lly C.
T. JoliiiKt.ni and J. D. Htannard, fuMt-
anta in Initiation inveatliratiorie, oilice
of experiment etation. Pp. 28, dpi. o.
Thia i a reprint of an article in the
Yearbook of the department ot agricul
ture for 1900, entitled "Practical Irri
gation," giving method for laying out
and building (mall irrigating ditchea,
ulng only inch Implement a are
found on moat farm or can eaaily be
made by the farmer.
Farmer' Kulletln No. 187. Drain
age, ot Farm Lamia. ByC. U. Elliott,
drainage expert, irrigation Inveatlga
tiout, office ot experiment ttatlont.
Pp. 40, flga. 19. Explain tha effort
and aiivantagoe ot dialnage and de
acribea Implementa and method aulted
to a variety ot condition In humid and
Irrigated region.
Farmer' Bulletin No. 203. Practi
cal Information toi Ueginneia In Irrl-
nation. By S. Fortler. Pp. 40, Sg.
25. Thl give uinretion as to the ee-
lertlon of an Irrigated farm, the ac
quirement of a water right, tha prepar
ation ot land for Irrigation, the con
(motion of farm ditchea, and the ap
plication ot water to cropa.
Farmera' Bulletin No. 270. Modern
Convenience for the Farm Home. By
Klmlna T. Wilton. Pp. 48, flga. 27.
Thi dltcuaaee heating, water cupply,
and sewage dltpntal for farm home.
and the arrangement of houiea and
ground.
Farmer' Bulletin No. 277. The Une
ot Alcohol and Gasoline in Farm Kn
glnea. By C. E. Luck and 8. M.
Woodwad. Pp. 40, flg. 12. Thia give
tha general remit! of experiment In
th uaa of aloohol In lha ordinary In
ternal oombuttlon engine on tha Amer
ican market, with aoma dlKutalon of
foreign axparlmenta.
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DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
MorOay, January 13.
Washington, Jin. 13. Th r-eent
iau rf bmd by th lecretary ot th
treasury for the purpota of relieving
tha financial ttrlngemy wit the tubject
of an animated debet In tha tcnate to
day. Th dltcuatiin wat precipitated
by an Inquiry by Culbereon and wa
parlicipated In by Aldrlch, Tillman
and Bailey. It resulted In an agree
ment to postpone further controversy
nntil a autament can be received from
Hecretaiy Cortelyon, which Aldrlch
promiaed to present vn Thursday.
While tha aubieot vu under diecu
ion, Tillman's resolution directing tha
finance oommlttee lo Inquire Into the
oparaliona of the Treasury department
wat referred, with bis content to that
committee.
The aenat patted Tillman's resolu
tion calling on the Interstate Com
merce commiMioo for Information con
cerning pure ha tea by railroad oompan
it ot dock of competing roads.
Th unfinished buainea in th form
of th bill to codify the criminal law
of the Uuited Htatea was placed before
the aenata and the reading ot the bill
waa begun.
Washington, Jan. 13. Vigorous de
fense of elate' right In dealing wltb
violation of civil right or with special
tat elections, where troops have been
called Into eervlce, served to enliven
th debate in the bouse of representa
tive today In connection with th con
iderst ion of tha bill to codify the penal
law of the United State. A number
of Democrat, mostly from the Southern
ttaiet, strenuously sought, by amend
ment, to reserve to tba (tale tbem
elve discretion as to tba qoalifictions
of voters or of person to terv on Jurle.
and to limit tba power of Federal
judgea in certain canea, but every at
tempt failed. Republican presented a
olid front, and th vote were all on
party Hoes.
Saturday, January II
Washington, Jan. 11. A vigorous
fight waa waged In tha house ot repre
sentative today over the bill to codify
and revise the penal laws of tha United
ftatee with particular reference to sec
tion 19, affecting oonaplrarlta against
th civil right of citixena. Smith, o
Mlanouri, and Hughe, of New Jersey,
ottered amendment having for their
object the exemption of labor onion
from the operation of the section when
ever such nnions declare itrikes or boy
cott A motion to ttrike out the
whole section waa made by Bartlett. of
Georgia. Tba brunt ot the debate waa
not no by Kheiley, oi Kentucky, a mem
ber of th committee on revision, but
he wat topported by a number of Re
public ne.
The amendment were all lost, at
wa on by I Armond to ttrike out
wet loo 20, because it conferred on Fed
eral court in punlvhing feloniee and
misdemeanor committed under section
19 the authority glvn to tba courts of
the state in which the act are commit
ted. Friday, January 10.
Washington, Jan. 10. The house of
representatives today resumed its attlv
itv, and for over five hours trantacted
butineee ot a public nature. Material
program waa made with the bill to
codify, revise and amend the criminal
laws of the United tjtatea, which wat
taken np after tome routine bills had
been dirpoaed of.
Tim fcHtnre of the tcsnion wis a brief
addrcea by Burleson, ot Texas, who
credited Senator Foiaker and other Re
publicans with having cliarged the
president with th responsibility for
the recent financial panic.
Th house adjourned at 6:12 p. m.
until tomorrow, after an effort had
been mad by tbe IHimocrata for con
sideration ot ths rode bill.
The house of representatives took on
it old-time form when Jonea, of Wash
ington, called np the bill antborislng
th Benton Water company to construct
a dam acmes Snake river at Five-mile
rapids, Wash. The bill elicited a
harp debate and member crowded
Into tbe center aitle anxloii to be"
heard. The bill was Anally passed.
Washington, Jan. 10. Ths senate
committee) on territories today paoeed
favorably opon the nomination of
George Curry to ba governor of New
Mexico; Nathan Jaffa to be secretary of
New Mexico, tnd John II . Page to be
corps ry of Aritona.
The committee on PaoiSo islands and
Porto Rico voted to recommend the con
firmation ot Regie II. Poet, of New
York, to be governor of Porto Rico;
William F. Willoughby, ot the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be secretary of
Porto Rico, and, Edward Dextecr, of
Illinois, to be commissioner ot educa
tion ol Porto Rico.
Thursday, January 9.
Washington, Jan. 9. Th introduc
tion by Senator Hale, chairman ot the
coramitte on naval affaire, today of
hia naval personnel bill proved the oc
casion tor a general discussion of naval
affair and recent occurences in connec
tion with that branch of th public ier
vice. The Main lenator entered opon
a full explanation of th provisions of
th measure, together with his reason
for it adoption. '
Henator Clay today introduced a bill
authorising th secretary of the treas
ury to issue 1300.000,000 of non-interest
bearing United Statea note in cir
culation, In such form as be may deem
expedient.
Senator Bulkley today Introduced a
bill providiny for emergency currency
Issued by banks in amounts qual to
tbe par value ol bond to be deposited
with th treasurer of lb United State.
It provide that United Statea bonds,
Panama canal bonds, bond ot any
ttate , county or municipality of not
lee than (0,000 population, may ba
ocepted for toch purpose.
Senator Lodge today introduced a
joint resolution reducing China' in
demnity bond, Incurred aa a result of
tha Boxer trouble of 1900, from $246,
440,778 to 111,655,492, with Intereet
at 4 par osnt, psymsnt of the amount
being remitted aa an act of friendship
to China.
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, today
introduced a joint resolution providing
that no person shsll be eligible to bo
elected president of th United State
lor more than two terms in succession.
Senator Pile today secured the pas
rage through tbe eenats of his bill ap
propriating 130,000 tor the erection of
a Oghtbouse at th entrance of Belling
bam Bay.
Washington, Jan. 9 Decided def
erence ot opinion to th way of in
jecting elasticity Into lb national cur
rency and of increasing the eafety of
bank deposits hsvs arisen among tba
member cf th oommlttee on banking
and currency, of which Fowler, of New
Jersey I chairman. Some of th Re
port I ican members a well as Demo
ciats, ar not in cntir sympathy with
lb plan of Fowler as embodied in tha
bill introduced by him yesterday con
templating the immediate and com
plete retirement ol all national bank
bond-secured currency and its replace
ment by a guaranteed credit currency
based opon general assets of the banks.
Wedneaday, January 8.
Washington, Jan. 8. In the pres
ence) of the entire bouse, Williams, of
Mississippi, and De Armond, of Mis
souri, who physical encounter on the
Boor just before tbe Christms sdjouro
ment sttracted general attention, today
engaged In an eicbang of amenities
which m generally accepted as a pa b
lie announcement ot their respective
Intentions not to permit their personal
differences to interfere with the cour
teous dirchsrge of their pnblio duties.
Tbe Incident occurred in connection
with an effort by Dalxell, of the com
mittee) on roles, to get the house to
sgree to a role giving right-of-way to
the bill authoring tie codification and
amendment of tbe penal law of the
United States and limiting general de
bate to four hoars. Several Democratic
member expressed the opinion that
th mis waa a scheme to sidetrack
other legltlation. Dalstll, however,
refuted this.
The rule was passed by an over
whelming majority, despite efforts of
Do Armond and seven adherents to so- '
euro the yeaa and nays, and the bouse
at once proceeded to the consideration
and reading of the bill. At tbe con
clusion of the reading, which consumed
two hours, the bill wa laid aside and
the bouse again took np the resolution
distr.butlng the prenident'a message to
the several committees, in order to
permit Gsines, of Tennessee, to sddrees
the house in favor of an appropriation .
for tbe Hermitage, the home of Gene
ral Andiew Jackson, near Nashville,
Teen.
Tueaday, January 7.
Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Aid
rich today Introduced bl currency bill,
which ha been a abject foreom
daye. Ha bad tbe bill read to the sen
ate and announced that th committee
would be glad to conaider with it all
bill that senator might desire to in
troduce. He assured Culberson that
bis resolution would receive attention.
At 1:40 the eenate adjourned nntil
next Thursday to permit more work by
committees.
The president today sent in the nom
ination ot Christian Schuebel to be dis
trict attorney for Oregon. His sole en
doiaer wa Senator Bourne, the other
three members of the Oregon delegation
supporting George ti. Binghsm, of
Salem. There may be a fight over
Schuebel't confirmation.
Washington, Jan. 7. The resolution
referring the president's meesaire to th
aeveral committees furnished the occa
sion in the bouse of representatives to
day for a number of addressee, mostly
by members on the Democratic side.
These covered a variety of subjects, buk
those that attracted special attention
were by Sheppard, of Texas, and Wil
let of New York.
Tha former not only made a plea for
tha restoration of the leirend "In God
We Trust" on American ootna, but dis
cussed th cruise ot ths American bat
tleship fleet and referred to a possible
sonfllci with Japan.
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