Npcclnl CniitrlliiitorN. A. 11. PHiri.KY, THOMAS SMITH, MIIS. A. 11. Hllll'.KV, m:v. i: s. KMuiir, it. mim.i:u, Mils, .maut j. rvi.i:, ,. .1. Ill'Fl'll, a. ii uomkhts, JOHN Ml.NTO, T. W. 1IA r.NlfblT, MIIH. IlKI.Mi W. COOKi:. Sulcm, Saturday, R'b. 24. OUK FOtKTII VOLUMK. This number of tho Fahmkii opens tlio fiiurtli volume. Throe yours ago wo Issued tlio first number, ami since tliatilulu wo havo given nil our en ergies mill laliors to make tlio paper deserving of success ; anil with what result our rentiers may Judge. We enter on the fourth volume with In creased iletermlnatlon to make the paper u welcome, entertaining anil useful visitor to all our rem lor.". Anil If anything Is lacking, It .sluill not arise from any want or a good Inten tion anil zealous purpose to deserve the Niipport anil patronage of every farmer anil family In Oregon. We have received ninny words of encouragement, and great kindness and assistance from fanners and cor roqmnilontx in every eotinty mid neighborhood in Oregon, and even from sections far beyond the border.-. For all this we beg leave to leturn our sincere thankfulness nml grati tude; assuring our friends that ev ery lift they give us Is most heartily appreciated, and places us under last ing obligations to labor with re-doubled energy to deserve ami vindicate (heir confidence In ami recommenda tion of the paper. We are especially grateful to tho-o wIiom.'IhI us subscriber". There Is nothing gladdens u printer's heart mid makes his face shine with Joy unspeakable, equal lo any elongated list of yo honest farmer's autograph", with ye coin thereunto appertaining. And next to the subscript Ions ami subscribers, are our thanks especially foil to tlio ourroxponili'iitn ulio fiolll time to time sent us interesting mid useful communications. These let ters add great Interest and useful ness to the p.iper. Helugtheactual ex perience and ob-orvatlon of practi cal fanners, dealing with theiircuni btuuees and conditions ofour own soil nml cllniate,tliey cannot beotherwl-o than valuable to every cultivator. Wo would llko to have every num ber as interesting, In point of corre.i pondeuce, as the last Issue, anil to to that end solicit every subscriber to send In his observation ami experi ence In Oregon agilculture. Ami now, for the future, we make no apology for again appealing to our friends throughout the country to make one moro grand rally along the whole lino from "Sailor's Diggings " to Whhlhy's island, and from "Clat sop Plains'1 to Salt Lake, to secure to tlio " K.vit.MUi" now subscriptions ami Increased lists, (teutlemeu, we are lighting for your Interests. Our success Is your gain j our growth Is your prosperity also. Our Interests aro mutual ; let us labor for each oth er. As the "Faiimiiu" labors for the Interests and prosperity of agri culture, let farmers lend a helping hand, and speak a commending word for their paper. Hundreds of sub scribers can be .secured for tlio paper by simply saying to your iielgliUir, " Mere Is a copy of tlio farmer's pa perIt laWirs for our Interests, don't you think wo ought to sustain It let mo semi In your name as a sub scriber'."' Try this simple plan with every farmer who docs not take the paper. Some persons Mipposo that the State Agricultural Society owns nml sustains tlio paper. Let all such ills, miss the Idea at once. This paper is wholly and entirely a private enter prise, dependent alone on the pat ronage of the people for siipimrt ; ami without such support anil patronage wo would have to stop Its publica tion. Tlio " 'i 1.1.AM irm: Faum ku " alius ami claims to lw an honest, In dependent, straightforward advocate of the rights anil Interest of farmers; nndnssueh It may be unhesitating ly recommended ami endorsed In any quarter. Wo strive to make It readable and Interesting ; and hope to see It in the hands of every man and woman Interested In laniN, ag riculture or kindred Interests. AVe will not for money, or any other con sideration, publish any of the lying, swindling, cheating, humbug, or lllthy quack doctor or other adver tisements found In many other pa pers; and for this icason,thol,,AitMi:H may bo cheerfully Introduced into every family circle. Neither will we, for money, or from fear, favor or af fection, or any other consideration, hesitate to fearlessly expoo and mercilessly denounce every project, movement, or f-eheme, calculated to rob the people of their lights, corrupt the public conscience or sow evil among the people. (0I.0M7.IMI VOTKKK. As the last days of February ap proach, wo hear lloatlng around dis graceful rumors that certain parties are "Importing" voters Into certain counties. No man who loves the honor of his State ; no man of cour age and true grit, who loves to see "fair play and let the best man win ;" no man of common honesty and average decency, can all'oril to stand by and see any such dishonor able conduct, without ralslngh Is voice to lebukoauil denounce it, and with out pledging his honor and manhood to defeat It. What Is an imported voter'. A vile, scurvy scoundrel, who for a miserable pittance of money sells his tight tube considered a man ami litl.eu, to some other scoundrel wiio has money to paj, skulks In the byways of the nolghliorhooil until election day, and then sneaks out from his cover llko a sheep thief dog, hastily deposits a fraudulent and cor rupt vote, ami Hies from the county In shame ami disgrace. Any man that will thus act, Justly forfeits his right to vote, ami the laws should so declare It. lie commits perjury In easting such a vote. Totally desti tute of all moral principle, or a unrlc of honor ni n iiiuii, omt nlleil, regardless of the rights of others, an "Imported voter" shows himself to bo a base brute, who, for twenty dol lars, would cowardly lire your barn at the dead hour of night, or poison the faithful dog who stands watch at your door. He may vote your tick et to-day, ami to-night steal your bor.se and run away. Ho Is a thief, a coward, a sneak, or a desperado, and you can't aU'oril to have him In your community for any purpose, because the opportunity to rob Is all he needs to make him a robber. Ami who Is the man that employs such dishonorable means to secure a political triumph'.' As the siilKiruer of a perjurer Is a more dangerous and desplsablecreature than his contemp tible tool, so Is the man, who, having money, uses it to defeat the will of the people, a more dangerous person than the base hireling who by fraud and violence registers his corrupt purposes at tlio poll". Let all such be scorned In dishonor. They forfeit the confidence and supiKirt of all honorable and Just men. If they would defeat you witlt money ami Imported voters, they would not stop at any othercorrupt means todesxll you ofyour rlghtsor property. The evidence that any public iniiii Is en gaged In this dirty business, should bo the signal for every honorable man to withdraw his supHut ami take active steps to secure his defeat. Let no partisan suppose a victory secured by such means will bring any substantial good to his party. The man who sells Ids vote to one party to-day will sell to the opposite party to-morrow. There Is neither sitety nor honor In such business, it Is ru inous to the State ami corrupting to private morals. Wo appeal to hon orable men in all parties to frown it down, nud ttamp it out. If one par ty engages in it, let the other stand upfor honor, f.ilrplay, and a pure bid lot box ; for on such a platform de feat w 111 prove the crown of laurel. Hut you won't Ihj defeated on such a noble platform. The people aro not dogs and sheep to li led ami driven by dirty politicians. Show them the right ami the truth,and they will sustain it. WILLAMETTE FABMEE. THK jtUHIt'ULTl'U.U, COLLEGE. Ill the last Issue wo published a comtiiunlcntion from "Corvallls" in reply to our article some weeks since on tlio nbovo subject. We nre glad to learn that the Cor vallls Collego hns oven thirty-five acres of land, nud that ten acres have been nctunlly cultivated. That is something. From this communica tion wo Judge that tlio Corvallls Professors of Agriculture aro proba bly doing us well us their limited fa cilities will permit. Our complaint Is not against the teachers or iniina gersofthat Institution, but against the Legislature for the manner In which they disposed of the matter. Our correspondent seems to think that it is all right; at least we Infer that such Is his opinion, because he does not say so directly. Wo ditrer with him. Wo linvo not examined the Journals of the Legislature, and do not desire to. Taking our corres pondent's statement that it was eighteen whole days from the time tlie bill was Introduced until It was approved by tho Governor, we still say that there was no tlmo nor op portunityor Investigation, and none was Intended to lie allowed, and the matter was substantially dNpo-ed of In a day. The bill was all the tlmo in the hands of a coinmltteo of Its friend. The law shows for Itself. It Is no law at all for the subject. It contains no rules, regulations, con siderations, or requirements to be had or done by Corvallls College. If tho College does anything to deserve the franchise, It Is Just that much more than it Is under any legal obli gations to do. A proper Investiga tion or the subject would have placed the Agticuturul Collego franchise in the hands of a responsible coininis kion to Invito proposals for the locu tion of tho college, without authority to thoroughly investigate all such proposals. If that had been the ease, and Henton county had been com pelled to compete with Marion, Linn, Yamhill ami other counties, and Corvallls College placed In competi tion with the Albany, JSulem, ami Forest drove school", wo would have seen something more than thlrty-Jlre uerex of land secured to such a noble purpose. Wo would havo seen mon ey, building", farm, philosophical and chemical apparatus, etc., etc., secured to the State for fanners, lu requital for n ninety thmnand wee land grant. OurcorrosiMHidont must see that Interests of the State have not been consulted in this matter. We did not say it wnsn Doimcnit Ic Job but a jxilitieal Job. If the Democrats are responsible for it, let them take tho blame. We know that Republicans voted for the bill. The information that It was a "Job" came to us from leading Democrats, one of whom was a inemberofthel.ey Mature and voted for the law, he ex cusing his vole by saying that it was nece.ssnry to do so lu order to secure votes for the passage of another measure. We forlionr to mention names but such are the facts. CHOI'S INK1UXCE. Full report" of the hist grain crop place the dellclt at from thirty to forty-live million bushels, being a larger crop by at least fifteen million bushels than wax expected In Au gust hist. The falling off Is hard enough to bear by the poor French peasantry, many of whom were stripped by the war with Germany, and all have now to contribute heavy tuxes to pay tho Prussian bill of costs, lint this variation lu the crop is felt less in France than It would be ii any other country, on account of the great frugality of the producing classes, who make up by their econo my for the fallings of nature. Hut their loss this year on grain, will be more than made up next year, If the season is favorable and the coun try Is not disturbed by war or kid home government. Tlio French are all heroes, ami will rise from their misfortunes with wonderful olus ticlty. The grape crop did not come up to the general oxiect!tIon, and, per consequence, tho vineyard farmers did not secure as much for their la lors as lu years past. Hut the exjKir- tntlon of wines (so-called) will bo fully as large us in formor yenrs. Tho French merchants aro skillful in the manufacture of doctored stuff from acid", alcohol nml sugar, and John Hull especially, whero they drink port nml sherry, will get more than his usual doc of French drugs. What ih to in: Doxr. ? Years ago there was no better beef than was produced In this valley. It was before the natural grasses were eat en out. Now, and for n considerable time past, thero does not grow, as It would appear, grass enough in tills valley to fatten our stock. We send off large bands of cattle to feed and fatten on our eastern prairie-;. What is required now Is n system of culti vating the grimes so that wo shall be able to increase, and feed and fat ten, stock lu this valley. How can this bo done'.' JJy making three blades of gras grow where one does not now. llowean this be done'.' This Is the very thing we want to know. What success has followed at tempts made to make pastures of the cultlNntcd grasses '.' What are the best grasses to bo sown so as to keep the pastures green through tho season '.' These aro matters of deep Interest to the growers of stock ami herds In this valley. Ti:m i'I'.uan'C'i: Con vr.XTion. The State Temperance Convention as sembled In Ibis city yesterday, and Is in session as we go to press, it Is composed of a class of our first citi zen", and Is the largest temperance body which lias ever met in tlio State. A good effect will certainly result from this demonstration. Faiimiiiis' Cluiis. Tlio farmers living about llethcl, Polk county, will meet at that place on tho 8th of next month for tho purposo of form ing a Farmers' Club. Tho fanners of Yamhill county are also moving in the sanio direction. Kvery agri cultural county lu tho Stato should havo one or more of tlieo Club". KUIIOVKAN. ItoMi:, Feb. 1(1. Itlsannounccil that the Pope Intends to renounce the Con cordat, so far ns uintcs to Alsace and Lorraine. Paijis, Feb. 17. Tho activity of Houapartlst ngents, who are striving throughout France to secure a return of the ex-F.inperor, creates a great ex citement lu 1'nrllniiifiitury circles. M. Itouher, recently elected to the Assembly from Corsica, appeared In that body mid took his seat. His en try excited extraordinary attention from members. Minister Waslibuiue, accompanied by Count Do Dciiiusnl, Minister of lorelgn Affairs, hail an audience with Thleis to-day, anil presented dishing, Kvarts, nud Walte, counsel of the United States before the Geneva tribu nal. Itancroft Davis was unable to be present. Moutuehlsts In the Assembly are canvassing with great nctlylty to ob tain the nignaturcs of their friends to the coming miiiiifcsto, nml to orgnule n compact on the part of newspaper oigansof Thleis nud of legitimists. Itoth accuse the Orleanlsls ot Intrigue and bad faith. London, Feb. IS. Gladstone enter tained Minister Schcnck at n dinner on Saturday, At a general meeting of the Anglo American Telegraph Company, Jast evening, n reduction of the present toll for dispatches was favorably re ceived. A proposal for laying n fourth cable was well received. Small Pox H.uiinci all Ovi:h Ku. iioim:. A letter from Messina, Italy, of this county will perish beforo win dated December 0th, 1S71, received In terlsove'r. InUmatllln, Wnlln Wnlla nsjilngton, says: "Almost every 'and Yakima counties the loss is bound city in Italy Is Infected with small- to be considerable, pox. In Messina a large portion of the T .... ... ,.,. ...... rP, 1r ,, lower classes J8 attacked, and ninny ofi LAM)tf ithuiiawn.-TIio Herald them die. The health ofllee gives clean says the Land Department nt Wnsh lillls of health, but since the 7th Inst., lugtou by telegram to tho Land Offieo V'1 '"""'"V' " '" "N1""1 """. "i- necessary, as, in the r onlnion. tli disease was raging over the whole con tinent of Kurope." limn Watiiii. The rains last week brought the streams up higher than thnu they have liecn lu llvee years, doing considerable damage along the low lands, in sweeping nwny fences, etc. Tho running of trains" on tho railroad was Interrupted for n day or two, but otherwise the damage was not great. h..lr S i . ' Vth ?hS To om drawnl from market, or action under If, , , " i 1, ,rr ii i.. nf w"f Homestead Pre-emption laws nil k i ., ful.iel, inTi '.I1' lrt",,,, " " Northern Vmler of this Sllv" TheohcrXS mi. i ue outer cousins tlilnu Kim- ,,, ud i, iu B,Un.i ti.iu i.. i,i,irV NEWS OF THE WEEK. Skttli:i). Tho dlfllcultles between r the Railroad company and Campbell Chrlsmnn, of Lnno county, have oeen satisfactorily adjusted. Siti:i:i' KH.WJU. We lenrn that M. L. Savage, living near Lnko Lnblsh bad a number of sheep killed by dogs one night this week. Mail Aokxt. Joseph Mcndenhnll hns been appointed mall agent on tho Oregon and California Railroad, be tween Portland nud Eugene City. Ixsani:. A man nnnied W. K. Reach wasdeclaie Insane, beforo Judge Terry, lust Wednesday. The Judge or dered him to be sent to the Asylum. Tvmi Valli:y. Nelson Mahony, who tc-Idcs near Tygh valley, Wasco nmiiitv. writes Hint out of 750 sheen he ! bad lost "(). Snow was live Inches deep, and feed plenty. ..JUL. GitANT County. A letter to the Jlullctln, from Grant county, states that out of 10,000 bend of enttlc in tho county, less than onu hundred have been lost this winter. Will Rinunx. It Is now under, stood thai, owing to his long deten tion lu San Francisco, Mr. Hollndny will not go to Kuiope, but will proba bly return to Oregon within n few weeks. Sr. Patkick'h Day. Arrangements aio being made lu Portland for the eel-T ebratlon of St. Patrick's Day on n grand scale. Hon. George K. Shiel, of Snlein, hns been selected ns orator on tho occasion. CnooicKD Rivkil The Kugene Journal learns that stock on Crooked river are doing well. A few days be foro Christmas snow fell to tlio dcptli of twenty Inches, but It soon incited away so that stoelc could get plenty of grass. OiixmioLotiv. Rev. P. S. Knight delivered a second lecture, last Tues day evening, beforo tho Normal Class of tho Willamette University. Tho nudleiicewnH large, niul seemed highly entertained. TiinRenton Democrat snystho roads between Corvallls nml Pioneer aro al most Impassable, owing to tho high waters nml deep mud : also that heavy storms have prevailed there ns well ns In this section of the country. Political. Tho Republican Coun ty Committee of Mnriou county ns scinbleil in this city last Wednesday, and named March 0th as the time for holding the County Convention, nml March -d for holding precinct meetings for election of delegates. Lant. County. From tho Journal welcaru that a boldnttempt was made to nib the store of tho Manufacturing Co. at Springfield, a few nights since, but tho efforts to open the safe were not successful. Abraham Ilnutl, n young man. hns been nrrestcd on n ehnrgo of perjury, and committed to await his trial. Yakima. A letter to tho Vancou ver JiCitntcr, dated Feb. 2d, says one hundred dollars per ton Is offered for hay In tho Yakimn valley, nud none to bo hnd nt that llgure. Tho coldest weather hns been nineteen degrees be low zero. Thero hnd been snow on the ground u foot deep forsovon weeks. Tim: Stacii: Company. Col. Hook er, Superintendent of tho Oregon nml California Stage Company, is now lu Oregon. Ho stntes that notwithstand ing the high waters and terrible con-, ditlon of the ronds they have lost no mnlls, and the failure to receive our eastern papers nml letters Is entirely owing to the snow blockade on the traiis-contluentnl railroad. " Wasco County. The Mountaineer, Feb. 10th, says: We havo not been able to get nny reliable information in relation to tho condition of cattle in tills section. Wo are sntlstlcil, liowover. time a Inrgo per iiu ruiiniii-ii, mi" ui-, uiitv I itllfu I'll 'out. of tho pnttln of tho nortliorii lmrf ci at Orejion City has directed tho with i i ' . :. ----- loosed ! the Northern l'ncllle Railroad Com pany. AnitKSTs-. During tho month of January there were 150 arrests made by tho police of Snn Francisco ; and in Portland, during the sanio time, tho police made 142 arrests. Ponulntlon of Sau Francisco, 150,000-of Portland 10,000. Tho Oregoniun suggests that probably tlio chief of police of Sau Itraiiclsco doesn't get a handsome jxjr rUlem for the boardlug of those arrested , I as in Portland. M