WILLAMETTE FAEMER.
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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,'