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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1869)
WILLAMETTE FAEMER. r 6 New York Poultry Exposition. Tins following is tlio report of tho Committee of tho Now Voi k Farm ois' Institute l'!ub: Your Committee' foutiil nt tho Em- tiiu Ilink, on exhibition liy tlio New i'oik .Statu Poultry Association, the V liuirost collect ion of Icnthoied stock r ever show n in this cilv. I In oonvonatinn with thoowneisof I those animals, anil especially tin.' I ios ident anil Scoietnry of tho Society, wo gleaned sonic facts anil leached sonic conclusions in tin poultry busi ness tluil may lie of value to tlic com munity at laigc. We" ilo not Mini that iniprocil blooil ami lancv combs or jrav leati ers in ehirUns'iimko a dcciifcd and uiiifoiiu ililleicnco in tlio aliio ol poultry. Tlioso who show (be most Kit'itfaclory account cut i cut itb tbeir ' poultry viu ds do not keep lancy fowls. Vet tlicio is no doubt tha't brooding to a special cinl or point lias accomplished lor poultry ne.nly as I much as it has in nc.it cattle. The chief mai ks of cnccIIciico in a chicken aio tlnee to be a good layer at all seasons; to yield a tender and Well ll.mucil llcsfi; and to f.itten lajiidlv. Tlicio is no bleed that ecels all otb civ in each of the-e points. Thus, for instance, ue haw no bleed that aie . in 1 1 U on moiiciatc leeil as tnoAr- sbiic, to gio as ellow milk as an Aldeinej, and to'lio as elegant in shape ami as blight in color as a fiilbbloodcd Pe on. Such a combi nation ol mciits is not to be expect ed. In choosing iiinoni: tlm bieoiU (' tiiu Is, one can get at least (no good tpialilies combined; and it is (breach poison to know ami decide for him self fur u hat ooolloncies ho chiolly laliics pouiti v I. Ill (ho 'white Leghorn be will ' filial a regular ami constant C'r''-no- ilucer, and the llesh ipiite good, but a bad mot her. Thc will not set. '. In the Doikiug he will get line, delicate llesh, a lull deieloiuiietit ol bieat, hardihchs and self-help, the i abil'ui to pick up a liiing uheieany hen can Inc. lint thev nro not gieat l.n ers, especially in cofd iveatber. ":i. In tlu Chinese fow Is, especially i the liruhmas, light ami dark, be limls t a big-honed chicken, a rapid grower, a laige and imlill'eieut feeder that i beais coiiliiiement well, and gives moid weight of iioiillry meat to the food coiisiimcd than au'v odier. I. In the l'lencb low Is, the La in mu eijual to the isr.iliinns, m noli- the cullis Miiluec, gra-s is universal o.iey and fullness of bieast eipial to ly hpie.nl oor the faeo of all conn tho Doikinijs, ami as egg producers dies, ami in all climates wheic air eipial to the l.eghoins. To leipiire i biealliing aiiiinals eUt. Its fuiic this Mould Ih as haul as to demand tious ate cMicincly Intoiesting, ami of a cow to be kiige-boned and lleshy certainly very lemarkable. (iiiis ns llin Duihani, to lie as copious iil" acts first on iiioignnio mutter hold in u-urii ninin, me 1..1 i lew apples ami peaches aro now iiliiu, wo have a lowl giowiug in tho gardens and orcbanls all times of the oar, m Hoiso valley. IV.ir, plum and ap is excellent, but they jicot lives niv coming tor waul ilh I ic cue ami iiniiuati, we nave a iowi that lays well at tiiul whose llesh aie not Inclined toset, and mako poor iiuuiicrs. Wo recommend to all who keep i poultry to improve tho common bain-1 yanl ebiokon, by tho introduction of I cocks of somo of tho iniprowil arii- ties. It one wishes to bleed mainly for poultry, wo recommend a Doik ing eoek as a cousoit to ltrabma hens, . .v. - If in cgis theioisnioioprollt.lct bini I iu the South Pass of the Kockylotin got. 11 II01nl.u1 or a Leghorn cock, tains, at an elevation of r,.10O VwV. I Tho lilack Spaniili is a good layer, - Jt ' but not so iviitavkablo in that rosiieot WnKvrYir.i i. 'riiPaoracovield ! as a Leghorn ; bis llesh is UMinlly dry ( and hard. If ho respects llavor anil nppcar.uicc. of tlesh, and fullness of lucasi, mo I'orKing oiootisuouiii pro- ilumliiiito. If ho niines poultry tor uiarhui, aim uisues 10 sen me greater iiumbei'of pounds, and 'specially if, li wUIiom to oonwil his ougs into spring ehiekens in the shortest time, tho Hmhma foul will bo found most jirotitablo. w fly thus bringing together tho va- lions kinds, anil aH'oiding tlio public an opportunity to know tho cliarao teiistics of ea(ili,auil of learning how and wlieio tlioy may olitnin choice birds, wo think tlio Now Yoik Statu Poultry Association lias benefitted tlio community, and the Niciety de ceives oncoiiingcnient and Mipport. .1. J 5. J.), MAN, A. S. Ft'i.i.Eit, "Wit. S. CAItPKMKK, Committee. Mr. Union I ngreo witb that ro ll is just ami sensible. I have port never bad anv L'leat fattli m those great bonv beiis, especially for eggs. Hesides, tliey aio gioody" creatures, and will eat cabbages as lliot as a cow, pietty near. I got my eggs tiom lit tie, neat Domitiunio pullets, as tiim as a iiurtriuge, ami specKieu hmj u bank. ""' P. T. (Jiiinii Tlio iews advanced by the Cinninitloo aio, nceoiding to my epeiieiicc, miiiikI, ami ean bo safely loeoiuinendoil by tlio Club as a summary of what is known about inceilsol poult iv. Alnny n poultry book of I. "ill pages docs mil contain o much that is" icallv valuable ami coni'liisivo as this welicousideied ami condensed icpoit. (im:i:n fiit.is. llecauso it is of such impoitanco in tho economy of . i . - solution in water, wiucii its roots suck up at their curoniitios ami com bine iith essential elements extract cd from thu atmosphere. When thus combined, tho grass becomes nour ishing food lor heibivorous animals. Wlllllllll 'n, tliei llllllll nut II vt tit nil. All their digi'stiie apparatus is con stiiieled iiith lelcrence toappiopii- atmg lood (litis oi initially piopared in gtass for their growth and health. Cm ni voi ous animals could not feed on wgetnble food, but as soon as that litis been uniiuulicd by being eaten, then tbev feed on the llesh of those that fed on grass. Lastly, man, be ing oinuivoioiis, has the necessary mechanical organs :or iiiiiysung either M'gctnbU' or auinial food, FPp aralely or combiueil. l!ras, tbeie loie, hegins tlit'iiocess ot lamMiing food for the cattle on thu thousand hills; men cat the beef; ami so all llesh is actually grass, according to the llible. Destiny tho glass, uul tho gieat magazine of uniiersal food uould fail, and all animal life 'would cease, by slanalion. - - - A few apples and peaches aro now puunisc, and it is thought that all the aoove luuncil vailetles ot tilllt will ilouiish ami niatuie in tlio valley, Cm rant and goiwcberry bushes mo full of fruit this season. Tho wild currant luoduoes abundaiitlv hero: it in. in fact, tho healthiest of all berrv .. ; . .. . v. rry bearing shrubs, ami is found in full beaiiiii; 011 tho bead of Sweetwater, of wheat in Minnesota is estimated at JO bushels to the aoro. In Illinois, 8 bushels. In Ohio and lVnnsylva-l ma, 10 nusiieis, ami lowa 1. tnisiiels per aero. 'I'ho avenigo iu California is .o ousueis in I'lvuon, '.'-'. I no viold of "wheat in the WeJein States lias diminished more tli.m ono'half w itlnn tho last ton years, while iu tho Now Knglauil StatVs tho 'vleliL liaa iiioronso during tht unu.porioU.uti- mi a svbiem 01 c.iieiiu cuiiiirc. Established in 1803. IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Of London. Capital, - - $9,947,000 Losses paid here in Cash IMMEDIATELY ON ADJUSTMENT, IN U. S. GOLD COIN. I i Fallcnor, Sell & Co., 1 1) California ilm t, (l m-rnl Agonta Tor tlio Pnclflc ! flKl-l Uzafovage & Wright, Mii)IO-ij-. AkciiIn, Na I em. UNION HOTEL, (Uiimmlal rtmt, litiir Mi- tiltaiiihoiit Uutilliiy, SALEM, OIIEIION. W.m. Li'.iNiNiiint, 1'iopriotor. Mtiii: ijnionTToni: ok tub jiost ciiiiiiikkIIimw Until In lliu clly. niirt I near I ho Mi umbiuil l-uiilliit1. iIiiif uirunllnj; ailvan-tni-i mor nil nlhi r Hull l In Hilton. Tho Tnlilo l mpplliil with Hie VEltY 11KST tho iimrki I ntrnnl'. Warm and Gold Baths iiithoi.lt uluro lUtliinii Ik' inn.uml. ilyiih Jfiir HDW YOIIK BAKERY -AMI- Stiilo Klroet, S11I0111. 1 TUB t'NDKIISlONKI) 1IKKEHY niiiiniinco Iu lliu pnlillc muvrally that llu-y liatvnpi 111 1I11 Bakery and Restaurant I On Mull- rlrii I, In Imllillnj; formerly nccuplid hy (llll A Co, uhcri' tin) nro pnpariil liniroinrnl nt nil hour, nf Iho ilny TIip tlio1rrl lnnil III llu nmrki I nro inii.tnntl) ki-pl nn tin- Utile. liKDiiiiiOlnn, uoiiruprtpiirisl to llll nil nruVrn fur iiiii:i, i;aki.s, and cms, mi.Icu iii to 1I1 llii nil tnnnviiirl of Iho illy. 1 OIINA.MI'.STAI. UAKKS jinpnn-il on fhorl nn- llfi IMnrl-in SAVKIIS ,t lll'CKLKY. Books and Stationery. I GILL &. YEATON, STATE hTUKET, SALEM. rMWltTEUS AND WHOLESALE AND UE L tall iKali'H Iu SCHOOL BOOKS, Blank Books, Stationery, ssmrr muszo, Musical Instruments, &o. tST Tha Triulo upntlcd at San Kriuclico prl- tVAKonlt for tho IcaJlns Masazlm and New. lpi r. 'i rw Bole Airmtt fur A. MOItTOJTS C10LD VENS. ' 1 I., ,-, I.' MirJ-ia J. M. COULTER & Co., DEALKltS K Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Soots aud Shoes, AI.0. M INri'ACTl'ltnilS AND DEALEI1S In all l.ln.l. c.r Cooperware. Wo fell clii nji for Ciii-li tir Cumilrj" I'lmlncc (IhiMoiirnli. unit rtc forjiiiioilw Ji"lli)ml ililliirtil tu njr mrt of Iho clly tnr of rlinnrc. fulfill llrlik lllnck, ('(iiuiiiii-iliil rlntt, SnUiii. I PATHFINDER. fiV, TIIH NOT Ull STALLION HAS TEHN JS5rir,u,ltl) liil'iTlul friim Now llnmpfhlni. ,M fl,: Hu wii 'linl "J OM rni.ili .Mnrrlll. or ! liunilU', I i U uf ilnrk briiwiuiiliir, ninl rtnuiln pisii'i ii iiiimi. nun In tin' Millie In- hnn Iriitlcil n inllo III '2i,13, nntl I nt Iho la-t Sliito l'n I r, ill Sultm, he nmiK lh bi'ft tlmo uier nmilo mi lliu limb K-Uih nlthotuti lament tin-tlnio I I'A'Illl'IMIKIt will plntut the ti-tilli'K(.lroii nt the KnlrllnmiiiU, nt Snlnii, CfimiiH'ii.liu April 1. I TCKMS-Knit) iliillnm. Nolm ruunliu f inontlm Jliiri' nut prmlng In Dml ran he ulnrii iu noxt oimn fnii nf rlmruv. llutnrnyu liiriil.hiil nl rciimimhlc ralo. Nnm iin.lhlllij fiirnicliliiili. iiri'Tiipir. Knr fnrllivr purllciil ir, iipplyou tlio nrcmticft. or hylittirlu ' , .. . . J. I'l'T. HMITII, Mnrl-tf. ll.rluinil. Willamette University, Hiiloiii, Oih:oii, G kntli:mi:ns coli.koi ti: Di:t'AitT iiuiii io iHrrr'nini! 01 u wnk. j ..Lm!li'i'C'iilhvliitoDiinrmuiil-l3p(ritc(i'lmiur I'lypamtnr) llcpirlimnt, M )Cr-$0 per pi'Ii,h nf 11 ulf, ' l'n p inli.r) Dqmrlnu nl.-.M year-$1 Jpir n'p-li'ii nf 1 1 i-clkn. fayahlilvliinjii In mlrnnco. Tho Tlilnl Sii..hin riiiuiiHm nn Iho llilril Jinn ilny In April lnrmnhir uirllnhir n.l.lr.-... tho fnnhUnt. lp.iij lilt, N. llot'NDS. I ODD FELLOWS' I RURAL CEMETERY. IfllllK LOIS IN TIIU NKW ADDITION TO ' A ili;nlii'iiinliT) urn iii.u n-mlvrnr paUmiihI iiinhohailh) nppljln.-ti.j IIOIIIMHI.nt tlio ilr-l iiiiio ixiiitli nf tlio (.'itiiiiiI-. nr In tlio liliclcivklinl. I III Salem ' I All iktm.iii. nut I1.1t lii-fili ( il- fur ihclr tutu In Iho nlil (iniitrj. nn- roiiu-.tii m mil linniulhitih. , nmkoiinjiiiint rnr Iho wimo.nnil li! llirin. nr In I euro nf tilluro In ih ph. tho Int. m III urn 1 11 lKi mlil , lll.O II. IIIIIDLLUi Ma,,,, ,f V ,"? Ifiilffift. !T""Ul'- Foundry & Machine Shop hALEM, OKEOON. B. F. DRAlj" Proprietor. STEVM KNOINkOhTw JIHI.s. O It 1ST Vlll'.ltiiipori'. I'nmiik. nniIallLliiiUaoitftili.il nf.Maihliuri liiiulu Innnlir. ' Mm him r npnlrulut n thurl notice. 1 illorn-niaUliii ilono in nil Iu arlou. furm. nmlnll Unit- ..r llra ami trim OAhTIMJS rum' l.hiil al horl nollco. mart The Cars are Coming". I 'X n.'Kkiir SU1'KI"'" hiuiiiUli. l'lciioli iuki Aiiivrli'iui I MERINO SHEEP. I Ihith nwlo anil finish, n portion nf hlch houHl . ill.pn-o nf nil napnnalili' tinn for ru.li. nr ulll vt i Iuiiiko a porth.il nf Iho lluik-ifnrinmiiinii slrt .,r ii""i',',. Z f',"""int '"J.ri'hhnco. half a mllo i,'nh nf W Ini h i -tor him Dimi.-I.i fniml, nn llio rta.v mail I'allaiuUioni) iliHk. Mil-' If TIIOS. b-HITII. . LUMBER, LUMBEE. rillll'-CM'irM. LlTMllEIUNOroMI'AXVAItn I. mm-prtiuiri-il Inninil.hullkliidinf LfJIIIElt I ilro-.oil ami iimlri'.-iil. ".n.r.n,. I PliHirlii.-,lillii', sMliik.,ai,asU kln.U nf-Donr mill Mmlim tVi.lnj, Konco Tlckiu, nation ami Fir and Cedar Mouldings nf all dlmj ilIoii., anil hot qnalllynf SIirNOLES and LA-lIln kipt oii.tnutlj vn uaiul. '"J1"1-- AI-ulholHliiutlty uf WAGON MATERIAL. -Vnl AVoll ttountoil. UVaro alMiinpanil In AimUh allklnj of TUUN- I.ViVJV-'ll h!1' t?ii;L'u,1 ha a jf-l .took or llhlisTKM), SCTs, t-niniiliio. TA1ILE LEGS NKWM jhtJ nna CTAfll Im-JtbK3. ' All nnlrrit iimnipily rtllnl and lUlhrml on Iho' ixhnrf fur .htniiii in. nr in muv til..., t.. .1... i... JOHN PAtTKllON U anlVorizoil to aiund lo all liujlno prrialiiln.- Iu tho lYinipany, and can al .. ...... 1. r. ryi. .nun.- ,u i,K. ixiupany, anu can al ii bo fnuud t Hi? oitlm or lu thu lank roal to nail III ni.ll.lll.rai . 1 1111 cu.tuiai'rv. JOHN I'ATTEkVoN. 'SStf J'JHTAl LfMBERINO CO Mr,'