I
S T U D Y FORESTRY.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
FU LL OF BUGAR.
INCREASE
IN
TILLAB LE
ACRE8
Students at Oregon Agricultural Col
lage Gatharlrg Tree Beads,
By K A. Lake, Oregon Agricultural College.
The student« in forestry at the Agri
cultural college are making their first
collection of seetls of native trees and
ehrube for use in the establishment of
a forest tree nursery and arboretum.
The purpose in view is not only that
the work shall lie instructive to the
student <n the slndy of seeds and seed-
age, silviculture and dendrology, hat
that the plant shall be a sourer of data
to the whole state upon the growth,
habit, resistance and general character
of the trees and shrubs of Oregon, ao
far as ia possible to grow them upon
the same site ami similar conditions.
Not only are local see«ls being col
lected hut seeds from the home dis
tricts are corning In from friends of
students and the iDStitntion.
Thia
kindness on the part of ttioee residing
in the more distant and mountainous
parta of the state is highly appreciated,
aa it enables the claas to obtain a much
greater variety than otherwise would
be possible with the time and meaua at
the command of either students or in
stitution.
Owing to the fact that the course is
hut one year old, only the^enaral and
preliminary phases of the aubjeet have
been consider««*! by the student« in the
work. The O. A. C. Forest club, an
organization of those intereeted in the
forests of tue state. Is now discussing
forest fire laws, their enforcement, effi
ciency and improvement. Each stu
dent is assigned a phase of the topic in
hand and in due time reports his find
ings to the club. Prominent timber,
mill and lumbermen upon invitation
discuss various topics before the club,
as transportation, timber preservation,
forest conservation, re-forestation, im
proved methods of lumbering, U. 8
forest service work and similar topics.
Later the advanced students will take
up work looking to the solution of some
of the very practical problems new be
fore the wood users of the country.
The great problem of what to do
with the waste, including the standing
timber that is injured by insect and
fungus foes, will be one of the firat to
be Investigated as soon aa the equip
ment of the department will permit.
The statement ia made upon good
authority that fifteen per cent of the
mature timber on the western slope of
the central region of the Cascade is
wholly lost through fungous diseases,
and that another fifteen per cent i*
graded as cull.
Beetles, borers and
minor foes do considerable farther
damage, and it is safe to say that the
sum total of these losses must amount
to millions of dollars. It is reasonable
to suppose, in the lace of recent results
in agricultural practices in our own
country, to sav nothing of the modern
forestry prsetires of Europe, that the
major part of this loss could be turned
to gain through the intelligent investi
gation of the tronblee and the applies
tion of modern measures for combatting
these foes of the foreet.
Other great problems are thoae relat
ing to taxation, re-forestation, utiliz
ing mill waste, improved methods of
harvesting the crops, disposing of the
debris and weed trees, timber technol
ogy and the preservation of lumber.
These problems together with many
more it is the purpose of the college to
help solve through the department of
forestry, aa well as train men to take
hold of the practical work and prob
lems of our forests and thus insure the
best possible use of the tree crop.
Umatilla County Bhowa Big Gain In
Five Years.
Pendleton— Umatilla county’a rapid
development ia ahowri In the recent
aummary of the taxable property in the
county, recently furniahed the aecre-
tary of atate by Assessor Htraln. Thia
aummary, compare«! with the one made
five yeara ago, ahowa the numlwr of
tillable acre* aa increaae«l by 90,000.
The total number of acrea of arable
land in the county at preaent ia 40,000.
The number of acrea claaalfled aa non-
tillable ia given at OHO,144.
The figure« for the latter do not, of
cotirae, include the foreat reaervea and
other government land not subject to
taxation. The amount of non-tillable
land in the county ia conatantly In-
creaaing, alao, by reaaon of the fact
that ao much government land i* being
taken up and <lee«led to aettler*.
The increaae in the number of till
able acrea ia due in large meaaure to
the different irrigation project« which
are being completed. Thia ia not the
Slgra of OH at Bonanza.
only source of increaae, however, aa
Bonanza— The poaaibilltlea of devel thousand* of acrea of land in the west
oping oil wella in thia immediate vicin ern and southwestern parte of the
ity are now more encouraging than at county are now plow««! up and growing
any previoua time. In boring a well { wheat that a few yeara ago were conaid-
for a new livery «table jn thia town a ered worthies* for anything more val-
atrata of black oil aandatone waa atruck ! liable than range for stock. Much of it
and #|>eciali«ta have pronounceil it an , was given over entirely to sagebrush
unmiataki-Hhle aign of the existence of and jackrahhite. The Pilot Rock and
oil. Several other placea in Klamath Birch creek countries have experienced
county, eapecially in that portion anr- the greatest development in thia line.
rounding Bonanza, ahow ngna of oil.
The proapecta are good and the develop
Each Farm to Bs Namad.
ment of the aame may reault In the dia-
Grants
Pass— Among the busineaa
covery of one of the rlcheat oil regiona
transacted at the Josephine County
on thia coaaL
Fruitgrowers’ union at its laat meeting
was the adopting of lndlvhlual letter
Fruitgrowers Rian Meeting.
heads and letter paper, upon which
Kugene— The Commercial club pro will be designated the name of the fruit
motion department liar decide«! to join farm and the brands packed by the
with the l.ane County Horticultural ! grower. It was thought l>est for each
society in aharing the expenae of the memlier to have some appropriate
propose«! maaa meeting of ruitgrowers name for his fruit tract, and by insert
and citlxena, to lie held here Haturday, ing it upon letter sheets it would also
January 4. Prominent Speakers will give prominence to individual effect,
addrera the meeting* and the people and at the same time give the union
throughout the county w ill lie arke«l to greater notice and strength, which
send in «ineetiona which they would would moie favorably attract the buyer
tike the experts to anawer. The com to this locality.
mittee in charge haa selected Dr. D. A.
Paine to act aa chairman ol the maaa
Railroad Buys Laidlaw.
meeting.
leidlaw — The rumor has been rife in
this community for some time that the
Hood Rlvar Apple Crop.
laidlaw town site had been sold to the
Hood River— Complete returns from Mount Hood Hailroa«l company, but
Hood Hiver'a 1907 apple crop aliow until now these rumora could not he
that the growers will receive In round verified. The verification comes from
numbers $200,000 for their product, the fact that the abstracta of title are
notwithstanding the money trouble, car now being prepared at Prineville pre-
sh ortage and re<luce<i crop. Thia ia ap pa rator to a formal transfer of the prop
proximately wliat the Hood River crop erty to the purchasing company.
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brought last year when it waa in the
T o Indict Nevada Sheepmen.
neighborhoo<l of 20,000 boxes more,
and ia accounted for ky the fact that
Pendleton— Through the efforts of
the apple« brought a much larger aver Dr. W. H. Lytle, state sheep inspector,
age price.
The entire crop ia now indictments w ill be returned against P
placed at 110,000 boxes.
Anderson, a millionaire sheepman of
Nevada, for bringing flocks over the
state line into Oregon without first
More Traveling Libraries.
Salem— The Oregon Library com giving notice to the state sheep inspec
mission held its regular «««salon last tor.
w««**k at the comtniesione’ a rooms In
the atate house. W. B. Ayer and Mias
P O R T LA N D M AR K E TS.
Isom, members of the commission,
were in attendance, besides the gover
Wheat— Club, 82c; blueatem, 84c:
nor. It was decided to buy 25 more valley, 82c; red, 80c.
traveling libraries, making 90 in all,
Gate— No. 1 white, $28: gray, $28.
that will be placed in circulation aa a
Barley— Feed, $27; brewing, $31;
result of tire commission’ s first year’s rolled, $30.
Publications for Farmers.
work. It was «lecided to establish an
Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $33.
The
following publications of interest
exchange station for Kastern Oregon at
Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1, $16;
to
furmera
and others have been issued
Baker City.
Kastern Oregon timothy, $20023; clo
by the Agricultural department of the
ver. $16; cheat, $16; grain hay, $160
Federal government and will be fur
Colonizer at Klamath.
$18; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14.
niahed free, ao long as they are avail
Butter— Fancy creamery, 35@37^c
Klamath Fall*— George L. Me Don*
able, except where otherwise noted,
Hugh, colonization agent of the Union per pound.
upon application to the Superintendent
Veal— 75 to 125 pounds, 8 ^ 0 9 c ;
Pacific railway, who is expected to ar
of Documents, Government Printing
rive in Klamath Falls next week, is 126 to 160 pounds, 7c; 160 to 200 Office, Washington, D. C.:
now at MacDoel, the new Dunkard pounds, 6 0 6 ){c .
Farmers’ Bulletin No. 116.— Irriga
Poik— Block, 75 to 160 pounds, 6 0
town on the California Northeastern
tion in Fruit Growing
By E. J.
railway in Butte valley. He comes to 6 )fc ; packers, 606 t{c.
Wickecn,
M.
A.,
professor
of
agricul
Poultry — Average old hens, 10c
Klamath Falls to >>eoome familiar with
10c; tural practice, University of California,
colonizing posaibilitlrs here, fie will per pound; mixe«l chickens,
be accompanied by a Dunkard elder, D. spring chickens, 10c; roosters, 8c; and horticulturist of the California ex
Pp. 48, figs. 8. A
dressed . chickens, 12013c; turkeys, periment station.
C. Campbell, of Colfax, Wash.
statement
of
the
relations
of irrigation
live, 16c; dressed, choice, 18019c;
to fruit production, and of irrigation
geese,
live,
809c;
ducks,
1
2
^
0
1
3
^
0
;
Sawmill in Christmas Sock.
methods as they have been demonstrat
Marshfield— The new office building pigeons, $1 @1.50; squabs, (2 0 3 .
ed by Pacific coast experience.
Eggs—
Freeh
ranch,
candled,
36c
per
o f the big planing plant of the C. A.
Farmers Bulletin No. 138.— Irriga
Smith Lumber A Manufacturing com dozen.
Fruits— Apples, 75c0$2 per box; tion in Field and Garden. By E. J.
pany was opened and deduate«! Christ
mas Eve.
Festivities were held and peaches, 75c(«$$1 per crate; pears, $1.25 Wickson, M. A. Pp. 40, figs. 18. This
many citizens attended.
The office (AT.76 per box; cranberries, $9.60012 bulletin discusses the subject from the
standpoint 'of the individual farmer,
building is now completed and in use. per barrel.
and
contains instructions on the deter
Vegetables—
Turnips,
75c
per
sack;
The mill proper w ill be finished and
mination
of ditch levels, the measure
carrots,
66c
per
sack;
heeta,
$1
per
ready for operation in February.
sack; beans, 739c per pound; cabbage, ment of small streams, sources of water
lc per pound; cauliflower, 76c0$l per supply and their use, the distribution
Se'ect by Conventions.
dozen; celery, $3.2533.50 per crate; of irrigation water, methods of apply
Salem— In anawer to an inquiry from
onions, 15@|20c per doaen; parsley, 20o ing water, the choice of an irrigation
Chairman G. A. Westgate, of the Re
per dozen; peas, lie per pound; pep method, and the time for the applica
publican state central committee, A t
pers, 8017c per pound; pumkpins, 13 tion of water.
torney General Crawford has rendered
lttfc per pound; radishes, 20c per doz
Bulletin No. 147.— Report on Drain
an opinion in which he says that dele
en; spinach, 6c per pound; sprouts, 8o age Investigations in 1903. By C. G.
gates to the national conventions and
per pound; squash, 13 1 Ho per pound; Elliott, drainage expert, irrigation in
candidates for presidential elector must tomatoes, $1.60 per box.
vestigations, office of experiment sta
be chosen at conventions and not under
Onions— $1.7631.85 per hundred.
tions.
Pp. 62, pis. 6, figs. 12. Price
the direct primary.
Potatoes— 50065c per hundred, de 1G cents. This is s report of the work
livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.75 done by Mr. Elliott during the year
Shut Down on Kano Canal.
0 3 per hundred.
1903. It Includes discussions of plans
Klamath Falls— The reclamation ser
Hops— 1907, 607c per pound; olds, for drainage near Fresno, Cal., in the
vice has closed down on the Keno canal 102c.
Yakima and Ahtanum valleys, Wash
on account of the wet weather, keeping
W ool— Eastern Oregon average beat, ington, in the Grey Bull valley, W y
only the derrick gang and the engi 13020c per pound, according to shrink oming, in the Missouri valley and in
neering oorp*. The shutdown was made age; valley, 18020c, according to fine Hancock conntxy, Iowa, and of drainage
necessary on aoctount of tha wet ness; mohair, choice, 29030c per aa a preventive of hillside erosion in
weather.
pound.
Georgia.
Good
Report on Klamath Country
Bugar Boot«.
Klamath Fall)— Frank Ira W h it« of
tii« Kntrrprlan la»nd A Inv«Htm«nt com-
pany haa jm*t receive«! report# from the
department of agriculture relative to
aainplea of augar laieta railed ori the
Ktit«rpria« tract. The heeta were taken
from the aarue tract a# were thoae aerit
to I'rofeaaor Knisely aorne time hk <>,
but were fully matured, while the
othrra were not. Piofeeaor Knlaely’a
U<at ahowed from 17.40 to 19.36 per
rent pure augar, while the department
teat la one or two j>er cent hitcher, with
a very hi|(h degree of purity.
THi<ae lieeta produce«! 8,286 pounda
to the «piarter-acre tract, or nearly 17
tona to the acre.
The «lepartinent of agriculture in a
letter to Mr. White aaya Klamath
county’* augwr beeta are of the moat ex-
cel lent «piailty and that proapecta are
bright for the induatry in thia county.
Saturday, December 21
Washington, Dec. 21.— The senate
today passe«! a bill suspending during
tbe year 1907 the requirement that
miners shall do at least $100 worth of
work annually during the period in
which their claims are being perfected.
Collom introduce«! a joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti
tution limiting the terms of the presi-
dent and vice president to six years and
prohibiting re-eietion for a second
term.
A number of other bills and resolu
tions were introduced. Afier being in
session 46 minutes, the senate today
adjoorned until January 6.
A bill providing security to deposit-
ora of banka and tor tbe prevention of
hoarding of currency, was introduced
today by Senator Owen, of Oklahoma.
It fixes a tax upon all deposits and
from the fund thus created provides for
the payment in full of all depositors
when a lank ia declared insolvent. The
secretary of the treasury is directed to
maintain a fund of $100,000,000 in
treasury notes, which may be loaned oa
bonds to 90 per cent of their value.
The bill provides that advance« from
it shall be charge«! for at tbe rate of 6
per cent for the first four months and
thereafter at the rate of 8 per cent.
Senator Burkett reintroduced hie
grazing bill of laat session. It provides
for the leasing of the public domain to
cattle owners for the maintenance of
their stock, giving, however, settlers
the right to enter and to locate upon
land at any time.
RIXEY T E LLS A L L AB O U T IT.
Brownson
Claimed Authority Over
Hospital Ships.
Washington, Dec. 27.— That a te ri-
ou* breach exists between the bureau
ot navigation and the bureau of medi
cine of the navy, involving the ques
tion of the responsibility of the latter
bureau, was made apparent in a state
ment leaned by Surgeon General Prea-
ley M. Rixey, of the navy, in which he
toaches upon the circamstancee lead
ing up to the probable selection by tbe
president of a medical officer to com
mand the hospital ahlp Relief over the
proteet of Rear Admiral Browneon,
chief of the bureau of navigation, who
haa sent his resignation to the presi
dent. While disclaiming exact know-
le<Jge aa to the cause of Admiral Brown-
eon’e resignation, the surgeon general’s
statement leaves little room foi doubt
that the controversy he reviews waa a
potent factor.
General to Retire.
Washington,
Dec. 27.— Brigadier
Genera) Charles 8. Smtih, on special
duty at the proving grounds at Sandy
Hook, N. J., haa been placed on the re
tired list of the army by operation of
the law on account of age.
General
Smith ia the junior brigadier, having
only been appoined to that grade in Oc
tober laat. He ia a native of Vermont,
but was appointed to the military acad
emy in July, 1862, from Illinois.
At
the time of his promotion to tbe grade
of brigadier general he was in command
of the Sandy Hook proving grounds,
Washington, Dec. 21.— After being with which station he had been identi
in session about 20 minutes, the house fied for many yeara.
of representatives today adjourned until
January 6. The proceedings were en
Bend Sympathy to Taft.
livened by a brief but fierce speech by
Washington,
Dec. 26.— One of the
Gaines of Tennessee, who criticised the
house for its inaction and for taking first dispatches laid before Secretary
such a long recess at a time “ when we Taft on hia return to tbe War depart
should have gone to Wall street and ment waa from Maniiia, P. I., telling
throttled the thieves and turned back of the organization under a new charter
to the honest people their hard earn of the Banco Espanol Filipino and the
election of directors.
The dispatch
ings.’ ’
added:
“
Deem
it
first
duty
to express
Gaines was preceded by Hepburn of
Iowa, who protested against what he our deep sympathy with you in your
said was the indiscriminate way in bereavement and aeenre yon of our
which committees were given authority gratitude for your earnest and success
to alt during the session of the house, ful support. W e shall uee our best
thereby causing members to be im efforts toward realization of your policy
mune from arrest in case it became for advancement of our country.”
necessary to secure a quqrum.
Greene and Gaynor Lose.
Both Williams and De Armond were
upon the floor, but took no notice of
Washington, Dec. 26.— The Supreme
each other.
court of the United States haa denied
the petition for writa of certiorari
bringing to that court the cases of Ben
Oregon Men Appointed.
jamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor,
Washington, Dec. 27.— Tbe president who ate under sentence to pay a fine of
sent the senate the following Oregon $575,749 and to undergo terms of im
nominations juat before the holiday re prisonment of four yeara each on the
cess: Land office receivers— Albert A. charges of embezzlement and conpiracy
Roberta, La Grande; Fred P. Crone- in connection with Captain Oberlin M.
miller, Lakevtew; Frank Davey, Burns. Carter’s scheme to defraud the United
Land office registers— Frank C. Bram- States in connection with harbor im
well, La Grande; John N. Wateon, provements at Savannah, Ga.
Lakeview.
Consuls— Maxwell Blake,
of Missouri, at Dunfrrline, Scotland;
Urge Brownson to Talk
George B. K ill master, of Michigan, at
Washington,
Dec. 28.— Line officers
Newcastle, New South Wales; John H.
MCnnn of Wiacconain, at Glasgow, in the navy are urging Admiral Brown
Scotland; Maxwell K. Moorhead, of son to publish correspondence relative
to bis resignation, holding that R ixey’ s
Pennsylvania, at Acapulco, Mexico.
statement was really inspired at the
White House. It has developed that
Open Land o f Spokanes.
the acceptance of his resignation was
Washington, Dec. 26.— To facilitate announced 15 minutes after it had been
the opening of the unallotted portion given to Secretary Metcalf to take to
of the Spokane Indian reservation,
President Roosevelt.
Repesentative Jones and Senator Piles
have asked the Indian office to send an
New Presidential Postoffices.
inspector to Washington to conclude
Washington,
Dec. 26.— Following are
negotiations with the Spokane Indians
among
the
poatoffices
which will be
under which congress can authorize the
disposition of all land remaining when come presidential January 1: Oregon—
allotments are completed. It is hoped Bandon, Clatskanie, Echo, Gresham,
that an agreement can be speedily 1,100 each; Lents, 1,000; Vale, 1,300.
Chelan,
reached so that legislation opening the Washington — Burlington,
ervation to entry can be passed this Mabton, Rockford, 1,100 each; Ray
mond, 1.400; Friday Harbor, 1,000.
son.
Idaho— Malad City and Parma, 1,000
each.
Engineers to Tour Coeat.
Washington, Dec. 28. — Colonels
Hoquiam Mills Resume.
Leach and Lockwood of the board of
Hoquiam— One of the beat Christmas
United Statee engineets, w ill leave for greetings to reach the people of this
the Pacific coast on January 9, begin city was the news that the mills of thia
ning with California, and will hold city will resume operations immediate
public hearings on a number of pro ly after the first of the new year, run
jects, including Oregon undertakings. ning full time.
Large ordere have
People will have the opportunity to been placed with different mills of this
present the local needs of their com city, and the manufacturing plants w ill
munities. Both the officers are loyal continue working until spring.
supporters of coast developments. It
is suggested that Portland prepare to
Medals for Panama Service.
present necessary works for its section.
Washington, Dec., .6 .— Medals of a
suitable character are to be given to all
No Action in Bristol Case.
citizens of the United States who have
Washington, Deo. 28.— Members of served the government on the Isthmus
the Oregon delegation in congress met of Punama for two years and who dar
and informally discussed the Bristol ing that period have rendered satisfac
case but no action whatsoever was tak tory service.
en. The matter may come up for more '
formal discussion later but no an
New Money Order Offices.
nouncement of plans has been made.
Washington, Deo. 26.— On January 1
the following postoffices will become
Taft to Talk Politics.
domestic money order offices: Oregon—
Washington, Dec. 28. — Secretary Beaver, De Moss Springs, Eddyville,
Taft will make his first political pro Murphy, Norway, Wren. Washington
nouncement since hia return from abroad — Stratford. Idaho— Cherry Creek.
at Boston, December 30, in a speech be
fore the Merchants’ association.
Hawaiian Officials Confirmed.
Wahington, Dec. 24.— The senate
Congressman Calderhead III. *
has confirmed the nomination of W al
Washington, Dec. 28.— Representa ter F. Frear to he governor of Hawaii
tive W illiam A. Calderhead, of Kansas, and cf Fred 8. Hartwell and 8. M.
ia critically ill with doable pneumonia Ballon to be chief justice and associate
justice respectively of that territory.
at hie apartment in thia city.
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