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DENATURED ALCOHOL. Id ah o E x p e rim e n t S tatio n Tails About M a n u fa c tu re and U se. GRAF r O L D O lu iitd TREES. O rc h a rd s In V a lls y A re to B e L a id L o w . Corvallis— A movement la being launched here for a gn>at campaign for the i«novation of <>l«j orchard« in the W illam ette valley and other paitu of Oregon. I’ reai«l«iit N ew ell, of the «tale hoard of horticulture, Mr. I/jwimdale, M i. Keid, and a large numtrer of the fru it inepector« of the varioua countiea are on the «round and are identifier] with the plan. 'Ihe tirat «tin in the «ampaign waa fired by M. O. (.ownedale in an addr«SH krefore the fla ilin g hortl- oultnriata and other winter ahort course «Indent« In college chapel. The ad- dre«N met with a hearty Indorsement, and aroused much entiiuakaam. The Agricultural college authorities w ill join in the plan, and in an educational way and otherwise co <>|>erate to the ut most eiten t in furthering the move ment. It ia «aid that w itiiin three to five yeart a complete new orchard can be made out of the old one, and a profit of $6 to $10 per tree ire realised. Tills was the ane«rtlon of Mr. Lownadale in his addre«a. He nays he ha« accom plished this rem it witli old trees on hia farm, and that it can I*» done by any farmer who can do grafting or have it done. The thing to do, say* Mr. I.ownsdale, ia to out down the old trees. The boat plan ia to cul them chaw to the ground, leaving the r.<ota Intact. This should be done by the 1st of March. The next season, from tiie 10th to the 16th of Msy, such varieties aa sre beet for the clim ate end for commercial purpose« should be grafted on tiie three or four heat sprouts This is the easiest arid moat certain plan. Two feet of the old trunk may 1« left and the graft applied to It the first year, and a year of time In reproducing the orchard is gained, but tiiia requires an expert at grafting in order to lie successful. By either plan the tieee w ill tie in good liearing in from three to five yean, anil a reve nue of to $10 each lie realised. M A K E W ARFARE O N SCALE. M a rlo n C ounty F ru itm e n L e a rn in g to F ig h t D rs a d P a s t. Salem— The must practical, interest ing and instructive discussion of Han Jose scale ever given in Mariou county wsa heard ¡here last week when Coun ty Pruit Inspector K. C. Armstrong ad dressed the meeting of the Marion <V>unty Horticultural society. About 200 growers of Marion and Polk coun ties were present, and it was tiie unan imoua opinion that if sim ilar talks and demonstrations were given in every part of the W illam ette valley this win ter, it would lie but a short tim e until the great enemy of the frnit industry would be under oontrol. That a very large number of growers do not know scale when they aee it, and therefore are in a very poor position to fight it, waa evident. Mr. Armstrong made hia address so plain and illustrate«! It ao fully that no one who was present w ill ever have trouble in distinguishing this pest. DALLAS A FTE R A C A N N ER Y. F ru itm e n Believe 1 hey W ill M a r k e t fo r C r o p . H ave a Dallas— A com m itt«« appoint*! at ^he meeting of th « Horticultural aoclety lest week for the purpoee of aecuring the «»-operation of the fruit reisers of this vicinity in the establishing of a cannery at Dallas, ia hard at work. W ith the exception of the berry crop, sufficient fruit is raised prithln a radius of five m ile« around Dallas to easily support a cannery, and it is believed that the eeiabllshment of that industry in thia city w ill result in the planting of enough of the amall fruit« to keep ttie cannery in 0 |>eration during the en tire season each year. A company w ill lie fo rm «] end the farmers, fruitgrowers end business men w ill lie eolicite«] to take stock in it. Heretoforre the fruit crops of thia vicin ity weie shipped to the car me rice In Halem and Newberg. M an y C o u n tie s R e p re s en ted . University of Oregon, Eugene— The following table, taken from the records cf the register's office, shows that the stmlente of the University of Oregon ooine from every county in the state, 'h ere are now in attendance in the de partments at Eugene, exclusive of mu sic, 400 students, which is the largset bo«ly of student« of col lege rank enrolled In any institution in Oregon. That they are not from the hemes of the rich is shown by the fact that nearly 70 per cent of them ere either wholly or par tially earning their own way. Moat of them sre registered from the smaller cities of the state that support good high schools. The following countiea sre represented: Baker, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Doug las, G illiam , Grant, Jackson, Joseph ine, Klam ath, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Sherman, Tillam ook, Umatilla, Union, Wasco, Washington, Wliashington, Wheeler, Yam hill. C o w E a rn s H e r F e e d . Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis— A five-year-old Holstein at the college dairy made a milk yield of 13,- 744 pouuda for the year ending Decem ber 31. The protluct carried a butter fat record of 448.56 pounds, and yield- e«l 620.07 pounds of butter, that at prices current during the year brought 9170. Hhe was not pushed in tiie feed ing, but given the ordinary rations in cident to any well-kept dairy. Her food for tiie year coat $40, leaving a net profit of $130. Big M ilto n R anch 8 o ld . Milton— For the price of $28 562.60 Henry L . Frasier, of Milton, lias sold his ranch near this place to W illia m 11. Harder, and the deal represents one of the biggest individual transactions made in this section of the country for many months. The F'raxier ranch is located just southwest of M ilton, ami contains 246 acres of wheat land. This sale also included the Franxier resi dence in Milton. PORTLAND M A R K ET8. Butter-rFancry creamery, 32!^@35c per pound. Veal— 75 to 125 ponnds, 9c; 125 to C o rra *p o n d e n c e C o ir a e t A rra n g e d The December number of the U niver 150 pounds, 7c; 150 to 200 pounds, 5 0 s ity of Oregon Bulletin, a copy of which « > * o . Poultry— Average old hens, 14016c lias just been receive«!, givee a full tie- « ’ Option ol the eorrespomience courses per pound; m ixet chickens, 14c; spring that are now being offered bv the uni chickens, 14c; roosters, 8@10c; dress- versity. The courses are arranged es- e«l chickens, 14c; turkeys, live, 16017c; l«e« ially for teachers, students preparing dressed, choice, 18020c; geese, live, 9 for college or university, women's 0 1 0 c ; «looks, 15c; pigeons, $101.50; «lu bs, teachers’ groups, granges, borne squabs, $203. F^ggs— Fresh ranch, candled, 3 0 0 makers. The university intemit to add additional courses in Kconomlca, P o liti 32 V ’ per d msen. Pork— Block, 76(3160 pounds, 6 ^ @ cal Science, History, English Litera ture, Mechanical Drawing, C ivil Eng 7 H d packers, 6)*@ 7Jyc. Wheat— Club, 84c; blnestem, 86c; ineering, Education and others aa its resources permit. The correspondence valley, 84c; red, 82c. Oats— No. 1 white, $27.50@28; gray, work has met with a hearty reception in all parts of the state. More than 927.60 0 28. Barley— Feed, $27 per ton; brewing, two hundred students enrolled for the vnrious courses during the past month. $32; rolled, $30. Corn— Whole, $32; cracked, $33. Hay— Valley timothy, No. 1. 918 per B eets D o W a ll In K la m a th . ton; Fiantern Oregon timothy, $21 ($22; Klamath Falls— That Klamath basin is to become one of the leading sugar clover. $15; cheat, $15; grain hay, $16 @16; alfalfa, $15; vetch, $14. beet districts of the country is evidenc F'rnlts— Apples, 75c0$2 per box; ed by the results of analysis of sugar beets just received from C. O. Town peaches, 75c@92 per «'rate; pears, $1.26 send, pathologist In charge of sngar @1.75 per box; cranberries, 90.50012 per barrel. beet Investigations of the Department Vegetables— Turnips, 75c per sack; o f Agriculture at Washington. The sample sent whs of three beets grown carrots, 65c per sack; beets, $1 per on a test patch of a quarter acre of land sack; beans, 15c per pound; cabbage, a mile from Klamath Falls, or which lc per pound; cauliflower, 76c@$l per was produced 8,386 pounds of beets, or dozen; celery, $3.2603 50 perorate; onions, 16020c per doxen; parsley, nearly 17 tons per acre. 20o per dexen; peaa, 10c per pound; peppera, 8017c per pound; pumpkins, Laying O u t R eclam atio n W o r k . per pound; radishes, 20c per Klamath Falls— The reclamation ser doxen; spinach. 6c per pound; sprouts, vice has several surveying parties lay 8010c per pound; squash, l @ l ^ c per ing out next year's work on the K la pound; tomatoes, $2 per box. math project. One party is now en Onions— $1.6001.75 per hnndred. gage«! on tl,e 8econ‘J unit in the Olene Potatoes— 4O06Oo per hnndred, de district, while Engineer Hargent has a livered Portland; sweet potatoes, $2.75 force on the extenaion of the Keno 0 3 per hnndred. canael, paralleling the Klamath river, Hops— 1907, prime and choice, 5 0 sonth. 7 per pound; olds, 102o per pound. W ool— Flastern Oregon, average best, F ulto n Files Mis P e titio n . 13020c per pound, according to shrink Helem— C. W . Fulton has filed a age; valley, 18020c, according to fine copy of hia petition for Republican ness; mohair, ohoios, 29030c per no nination for United 8tatee senator. pound. Conditions Aflerting the Pnylnction of Industrial Alcohol in the Northwest, is tiie title of a bulletin recently issued by tiie department of chemistry of the Idaho state experiment station. The purpoee of the bulletin is, as the author states, to bring to the attention of farmers and others Interested in the subject, the general principles underly ing the processes used in the manufac- ture and denaturing of alcohol. The opinion la expressed that people in this part of the country w ill receive but little benefit from the passage cf tbe “ Denatured Alcohol A ct” unless they see to it that this aloonol ia made at horns from home grown product*. Bev- eral crops aie mentioned as being the ones to which people io the Northwest w ill have to look aa the moat promis ing in alcohol manufacture, the most prominent being potatoes and sugar beets. It ia not probable that individ ual farm distilleries w ill ever tie put Into operation. The idea is advanced of a community still, or a atill owned and operate«l by a stock company, in which the chief owners of the stock shall be the producers of the raw ma terial. Figures are given illustrating the relative efficiency of alcohol when compared to kerosene as a source of light. It w ill require some tim e to get peo ple acquainte<i w ith the uses to which denatured alcbohoi may be put, but it ia confidently believed that there is a great future for this product right here in the Northwest. " D R Y IN G O F F ” T H E M IL K E R . U s e fu l H in ts O n H an d lin g o f C o w s B « fo re C alvin g . In answer to a question how to “ dry o f!” the m ilkirgeow , Prof. J. H. Frand- i*on, of Idaho experlmeat station, gave the follow ing auggestioris: The trouble with many dairymen ia that in drying up cows they are afraid to stop m ilking aa long aa the cow shows any tendency of giving m ilk. In many they do uot realise that to con tinue m ilking through the entire year ia an exceedingly bad policy. In ordi nary cases it ia desirable that the cows should tie dry from a month to six weeks. The object lieing to increase the supply of nourishment for the growing foetus aa well aj enabling the cow to improve her physical condition tiefore the time of calving. When it ie thought best to hasten “ laying o ff,” start by not m ilking the cow clean. This w ill generally decrease the amount to a point where it is safe to skip every other m ilking. In about a week tbe milk w ill generally be re«luce<] to eoch proportions aa to justify m ilking only every other «lay. Generally soon after this It w ill be «afe to discontinue m ilk ing altogether. The "d ry in g o f l " ia moat easily ac complished when cows are fed on dry feeds as much as possible. There are a few persistent milkers which can be done more harm by a forced "d ry in g o ff” than to let them m ilk up to calving, but such cows are decidedly few in numbers. P ublications fo r F a rm e rs . The following publications of interest to farmers and others have been issued by the Agricultural department of the Federal government and w ill be fur nished free, so long aa they are avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to the Superintendent of Document«, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.: Farmer’ Bullein No. 158.— How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches. By C. T. Johnston anti J. D. Stannard, assist ants in Irrigiation investigations, office of experiment stations. Pp. 28. figs. 9. This is a reprint of an article in the Yearbook of the department of agricul ture for 1900, entitled “ Practical Ir ri gation,” giving methods for laying out and building small irrigating ditches, using only such implements as are found on most farms or can easily be made by the farmer. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 187.— Drain age of F'arm Lands. By C. G. E lliott, drainage expert, irrigation investiga tions, office of experiment stations. Pp. 40, figs. 19. Flxplains the effe«'ts and advantages of drainage and de scribes implements and methods suited to a variety of conditions in humid and irrigate«! regions. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 263.— Practi cal Information for Beginners in Irri gut ion. By 8. Fortier. Pp. 40, figs. 25. This givee suggestions as to the se lection of an irrigate«! farm, the ac quirement of a water right, the prepar ation of land for irrigation, the con struction of farm ditches, and the ap plication of water to crops. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 270.— Modern Convenience for the Farm Home. By F'lmlna T . W ilson. Pp. 48, figs. 27. This discusses heating, water supply, and sewage disposal for farm homes, and the arrangement of houses and grounds. Farmers’ Bulletin No. 277.— The Use of Alcohol and Gasoline in Farm F]n- ginee. By C. E. Locke and 8. M. Woodwad. Pp. 40, figs. 12. This gives the general reautls of experiments in the use of alcohol in the ordinary in ternal combustion engines on the Am er ican market, with some disoussion of foreign experiments. DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS M o r d a y , Jan u ary 13. Washington, Jin . 13.— The r cent issue of bonds by the secretary of the treasury for ths purpose of relieving the financial stiingerxy was the subject of an animate«! debate in the senate to day. The diacuaau n was precipitated by an inquiry by Culberson and was participated in by Aldrich, Tillm an and Bailey. It resulted in an agree ment to postpone further controversy until a statement can he received from Becretsty Cortelyou, which Aldrich promised to present on Thursday. W hile the subject waa under discus sion, Tillm a n ’s resolution directing the finance committee to inquire into the operations of tbe Treasury department was referred, with hia consent, to that committee. Tbe senate passe«] Tillm an’s resolu tion calling on the Interstate Com merce commission for information con cerning purchases by railroad compan ies of stocks of competing roads. The unfinished businea« in tbe form of the bill to codify tbe criminal laws of tbe United States was placed before the senate and tbe reading of the bill was begun. Washington, Jan. l.T.— Vigorous de fense of state’s rights in dealing with violations of civil rights or with special state elections, where troops have been called into service, served to enliven the debate in the bouse of representa tives today in connection with the con sideration of the bill tocodify the penal laws of the United Btates. A number of Democrats, mostly from tbe Southern states, strenuously sought, by amend ment, to reserve to tbe states them selves discretion as to the qualifictions of voters or of persons to serve on juries, and to lim it tbe powers of F'ederal judges in certain cases, but every at tempt failed. Republicans presented a eolid front, and tbe votes were a ll on party lines. tbe measure, together with his reason for its adoption. Senator Clay today introdneed a bill authorizing the secretxry of the treas ury to issue 9300.000,000 of non-inter est liearing United States notes in cir culation, In such form as he may deem expedient. Senator Bulkley today Introduced a bill providlny for emergency currency issued by hanks in amounts equal to the par value of bonds to be deposited with the treasurer of tbe United States. It provides that United States bonds, Panama oanal bonds, bonds of any state , connty or municipality of not less than 50,000 population, may be accepted for each purposes. Senator Lodge today introduced a joint resolution reducing China's in demnity bond, Incurred as a result of the Boxer trouble of 1900, from $245,- 440,778 to $11,655,492, with interest at 4 per cent, payment of the amount being remitted as an act of friendship to China. Senator Gore, of Oklahoma, today introduced a joint resolution providing that no person shall be eligib le to be elected president of tbe United States ior more than two terms in succession. Senator Piles today secured the pas sage through the senate of his bill ap propriating $30,000 for the erection of a lighthouse at the entrance of B elling ham Bay. Washington, Jan. 9.— I»ecided dif- erences of opinion as to the way of in jecting elasticity into tbe national cur rency and of increasing the safety of bank deposits have arisen among tbe members cf the committee on banking and currency, of which Fowler, of New Jersey is chairman. Some of the R e publican members as w ell aa Demo crats, are not in entire sympathy with tbe plan of Fowler aa embodied in the bill introduced by him yesterday con templating the immediate and com plete retirement of a il national bank S a tu rd ay, Jan uary It bond-secured currency and it« replace Washington, Jan. 11.— A vigorous ment by a guaranteed credit currency fight was waged in the house of repre based upon general assets of t h » banka. sentatives today over the bill to codify and revise the penal laws of the United W ed nesd ay, Jan u ary 8 . Btates with particular reference to sec tion 19, affecting conspiracies against Washington, Jan. 8.— In the pret the civil rights of citixens. Smith, o ence of the entire house, W illiam s, of Missouri, and Hughes, of New Jersey, Mississippi, and De Armond, of Mis ofiered amendments having for their souri, whose physical encounter on the object the exemption of labor unions floor just before the Christmas adjourn from the operation of the section when ment attracted general attention, today ever such unions declare strikes or boy engaged in an exchange of amenities cotts A motion to strike out the which was generally accepted as a pub whole section was made by Bartlett. of lie announcement of their respective Georgia. The brunt of the debate was intentions not to perm it their personal borne l>y Sherley, of Kentucky, a mem differences to interfere with the cour ber of the committee on revision, but teous discharge of their public dutiee. he was supported by a number of Re Tbe incident occurred in connection publicans. with an effort by Dalxeli, of the com Tbe amendments were all lost, as mittee on rolee, to get the house to was one by De Armond to strike out agree to a role giving right-of-way to section 20, because it conferred on Fed the b ill au th orin g the codification and eral courts in punishing felonies and amendment of tbe penal laws of the misdemeanors committed under section United States and lim iting general de 19 tbe authority given to the courts oi bate to four hours. Several Democratic the state in which the acts are comnllt- members expressed the opinion that ted. the rule WM ft scheme to sidetrack F rid ay, Jan uary 10. Washington, Jan. 10.— The house of representatives today resumed its activ ity, and for over five hours transacted business of a public nature. Material progress was made with the bill to codify, revise and amend the criminal laws of the United Btates, which was taken tip after some routine bills had been dispose«! of. The feature of the session wts a brief adiirees by Burleson, of Texas, who cre«lited Senator Foraker and other Re publicans with having charged the president with the responsibility for tbe recent financial panic. The house adjourned at 5:12 p. m. until tomorrow, after an effort had been made by the Democrats for con sideration of the code b ill. The house of representatives took on its old-time form when Jones, of Wash ington, called up the b ill authorising the Benton Water oompany to construct a dam across Snake river at Five-m ile rapids, Wash. The bill elicited a sharp dehate and members crowded into the center aisle anxious to be heard. The bill wan finally passed. Washington, Jan. 10.— The senate committee on territories today passed favorably upon the nomination of George Curry to lie g«*vernor of New Mexioc; Nathan Jaffa to be secretary of New Mexico, and John H. Page to be secreary of Arixona. The committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico voted to recommend the con firmation of Regis H . Post, of New York, to be governor of Porto Rico; W illia m F. W illoughby, of the Dis trict of Columbia, to be secretary of Porto Rico, and Edward Dextecr, of Illinois, to be commissioner of educa tion of Porto Rico. T h u rs d a y , J a n u a ry 8 . Washington, Jan. 9.— The introduc tion by Senator Hale, chairman of the committee on naval affairs, today of his naval personnel bill proved the oc casion for a general discussion of naval affairs and re«'ent occurences in connec tion with that branch of tbe publio ter- vice. The Maine senator entered npon a full explanation of the provisions of other legislation. M » 11» howeTer’ refuted this. The rule was passed by an Over whelming m ajority, deepite efforts of DeArmond and seven adherents to se cure the yeas and nays, aDd the house at ouce pr«x*eeded to tbe consideration and reading of the bill. A t the con clusion of the reading, which consumed two hours, the bill was laid aside and the house again took up the resolution distributing the president’s message to the several committees, in order to permit Gaines, of Tennessee, to address the house in favor of an appropriation for the Hermitage, the home of Gene ral Andiew Jackson, near Nashville, Tenn. T u esd ay, Jan u ary 7 . Washington, Jan. 7.— Senator Aid- rich today introduced his currency b ill, which has been a subject for some days. He had the b ill read to the sen ate and announced that the committee would be glad to consider with it all bills that senators might desire to in troduce. He assured Culberson that his resolution would receive attention. A t 1:40 the senate adjourned until next Thursday to permit more work by committees. The preeident today sent in the nom ination of Christian Scbuebel to be dis trict attorney for Oregon. H is sole en dorser was Senator Bourne, the other three members of the Oregon delegation supporting George G. Bingham, of Salem. There tuay be a tight over Schuebel's confirmation. Washington, Jan. 7.— The resolution referring the president's message to the several committees furnished the occa sion in the house of repreeentativee to day for a number of addreeses, mostly by members on the I>emocratic side. These covered a variety of subjects, but those that attracted special attention were by Sheppard, of Texas, and W il- let of New York. The former not only made a plea for the restoration of the legen«! “ In God We Trust” on American ooins, but dis cussed the cruise of the American bat tleship fleet and referred to a possible conflict with Japan.
