Npcclnl CniitrlliiitorN.
A. 11. PHiri.KY, THOMAS SMITH,
MIIS. A. 11. Hllll'.KV,
m:v. i: s. KMuiir,
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Mils, .maut j. rvi.i:,
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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