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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1872)
2 WILLAMETTE EA.HMEH. ti oxtesporibtntc. iio the best iiin of sowing fall, wheat Is Itcd clover mixed with timothy out' to drill it or plow it In, hi Harrow quart of It to'thrcc of timothy, niul lands with deep middle Viirrow. 'own on well prepared land In the sprlmr. nnd well rolled, makes excel lent hay and much of It, nnd makes J tno iiest or pasture. On very high mid dry land they graces do not succeed well, unle-s Irrigated. (..wti)i:.N axd murr. Tho gardens in this county since the late heavy rains are doing well. iow, wol lands should never .seeded down to fall wheat. Till: UAlMlOAIl. It cannot he presumed that von. Mr. IZdltor, houhi ho held accounta ble for tho views of your correspond- cut-, unless their statements hhould ue ol a pergonal and slanderous char pCMITKIt or ITKMS. Ed. KAitMim: And now again comes .your old friend with some Itenw, which, If worth their room In your RutMi.it, are submitted to gen eral reader-'. (.hops I"" '" """""iiiniviwinumi- mi-nuc ilea v,v rums are aoiug wen. acter. 1 lived in the valley of the The fruit crop is nearlvn total fail ....... MIMpp! in an early day, before ' ure in this county. IJut there Is in " -!. j-.i.i imiwi--' ititmi nwu pmiiui uuu ui5w tiiiui" Liui viiniiv nnmvm i fit t r mi inn rt wards for a while, and J saw what 'demand. The wild and tamo black thoo roads woro to that country, herrles are plenty, and will of totir-e nun since i came oui nero i nave a'l-t In making up our lack of orch wen wen poieu in me mauer mere. And nowthat railroads are Iielngcon tiuded In our Slate, the people slmtllfl hull llll.itvv.nl hi Int. timt tin. larger acreage of grain will ho har- probation. It may be that uo of ' .T?'1""1, t!R' ,S,"!t !,t ,,,r?' tl,l( vested in .Marion county lid-year! the owiio., or employees of the-e , P1' "'! ' 'f l"' ,,P,nk iiifin ,..,. i.,.r...... i ii,i..i- iimiL.ii r .V...'.i...nii.i Ing water, and water newer and iren -.. ... .wi. . . ........ ...... i,iiii.i,i.i-uii- nut ihjiicci in an mini;; ,.,,., ... ,., ,, , ,, full wheat Ih a .Initio heavier, and niul. illivim,iin,n...i,w.o,wi .,... itlaI health are the wonder and boast n ol., i. ,.t t .... f,.i, ' .. .... . ..... .. ...,. 7. . ...'.'. ... ofthoStuto. I'orelrnorhoiildiio(e els per aero: sprint: wheat, -'0 bush eli per acre; oat", .'W ; potatoes !ni; liarley, 18; flux 8, and buckwheat 1'-'. Hay, on old meadows, 1-Vio IT.-, per aore. On now meadow especially swalei properly prepared and own to timothy, .'vi'io H-s per aeie. A tin! products this year in the north ern part of the valley. hi: wrir. Throughout the State at large, the from experience In fruit culture here. lie proposed, however, to mako that branch of agriculture a part of his future operations. Jlemnrks wore also made by other-', but the Secretary's paper ran short, and made reporting them im practicable ENGLISH FAK.MING. Profesor George II. Cook, state Geologist of Now Jersey, after h3 return from visiting sonioof the best farms in England, mado roinnii.-u.. JKugllsh farming before the Xcw vonc i-urmciv ctuo, as follows: wi mi mo ouier crop, tno "rett ,r ,, . ....... ., , . y "" ll,u ui'.yi oi", mo .11 ... 1 . Ill iril V . lllllll'l III II lllll.Kl. n.'AII t.......lln. ...n ... .1 u.u. '- ' -- o. iiw.ii. wvn' juiii 1-ti.vi iiiu jiiut. Tlin resolution to be introduced ul tho KnglMi larmer may jtttly prldo next meeting, to change tho name, mM .hIs ':iuwledgo of tlil niul lurtlv tb.. t.blt.ct-. t.f this flub. 'V."S ? "''" i"u,J " "tr - i --' - 0-. j ..- gor Im-liK'-s nearly all in their owl hands they put on nrottvhoavv tin- Ill' duties; yet tliey are under Slate and National law, and under tho laws of trade, production, and trun- portntion, mid theo matter- will a 1 the grain Is plumper, than for ten year pat. Spring wheal niul o;its will be well filled no doubt. The Into heavy nilu will add more than "u percent, lo the ijuallty and quantity of the spring -own grain and hay. There K a larger acie.igo of oats now glowing hi llil-t county than u-ual. I'Voin all nppt-nmucfw thl- will he a jiro-peroiis year among-l our pro ducers. And If the farmers llourlsh, nil trades nnd callings of our poopl. will fool tiiengieetible impul-e. 1'IIHI.S I'ruiii what I can learn from all parts of the 1'iilted States and Chi na and I'urnpo, cniiip.ulng -upjily and tlemaml, the prices of our grain will not rule In Western Oiegou a high as lat year. The very large wipply of grain tu Callt'ornla thiwear, and tlio lack of tonnage craft, w ill tie press our salt's in thN valley. And another 'mall Hem N, that there Is perhaps 'JO percent, or the wheal and oat.s of last year's crop yet in the f'tltllfll'tllW Cftll llll'llllllll.ll llti.ll ..l.li... I .'"" '.'l..l.ll..lllinj, tl lllll I'lll I n- - ." .n.tirv. .17, mm In (ravelling over I. inn county, and I ""'I "l, present lines of railroads In (his county, lately, I Hud that very j wI" ,,l '"t U"' prelude of others yet tniliiv fiii'iniii-d urn ni.irli.i.tl'iil In lul... I llloru II 1 11 1011:1 111 III mil- stt.it.. A'.. "".'- h.iv..i.. ... ii.i.- - i ....... in Ingand reading uchpiiperaswoiilir,,l"sl admit, and 1 Ibroue glory in 11 ii i... i .1 in.,. ., ......i .I. ..i ii ....i ..... ...... . V. ' ..I ,iuv- 'i imcr ,, .. ",r .. i.i. iin. .-ome iieias mat 1 -aw wonlil K S. iiitleson was appointed to average thirty, some thirtv-lix n read an e-siy before the Society at others forty buhcls per acre : sivf- :.. .i.... niul lvti-.r.nii. in.. nn, J...' V ii- iiu.m ineeiin-f. . "", "-v ""-ii n.-puneil. , On motion, the Secretary wa- In- J,'"1' K" -'! "l Isiw lmvo tm ,...,. . ., ,, , average of forty-four, and I heard i -tructod to report the proceed hit's- of .. ,iv,?i..,,,.,.r.i.f,..,.i' t.i i... '.'' Ul ' till- Club to the Wii.t.AMi:ni:FAii. acre. 'lH.it wheat f did not sop Mint. H"t I am well satisfied that the yield On motion, adjourned to the -ec- from ilfty to one hundred percent. ond Saturday ii. September, at -, "' K'ge. Xow, ....i..i.. .' y. "'".""."v i'--i me jviij:. S. 3fATTJO.V, Sec'y pro tern. lisli farmer tint", nnf .v.,r.( .."...?i , wheat except on good land, wolfnia- uuii.il. .-ccuiui no iuivunze.s thor otig ily and makes tho best possible -ucti-ueii ior wnear. iio plows. cros-plow-., then rolls, then harrows n.vi.r-ii).s-. ' . i ..i i . .... . . - i -v origin iiiuire is ueiore Us. Wi-e t - J legislation, teinnemnce. indusirv. Ditirr or AuiticrirriiAt. Mrs j ....... t- j -. - . 1 .. 1 . t . Ul. .1 J 1 1 it & . . M PM I J 4 till 1 rwil ...! ...... ' .seine ilown to a level with other l'ftice, weaun, J.oiior anil general , iai me iiiminiiuon ol imglanil'si ''"(u --i " covers iroin an countries. We had not thocapltui in ' I'ro-perlty. David Ni:vom. -licep stock to the enormous extent iJJi'i "i ' 'J, "!?.. 'V.1'" Ji-i5--ilel lf tJ10 oiir State to build long, connecting .'ulyJi-'d, 17J. ,of nearly ,mtm liead is a great Onpooi-'iiois'he miv"u Slwf& lines of tlie-o road. And if Con- - - i agricultural and, in sunt) degree, weight of nitrate of s0da; nnd this gre-s in their liberal!! v miw fit to i !,,l'k ,(,llt I'-irmrr-' lliih. , national calamKy, not only because i "-'cial ferllli.iug brings up (ho thin grant liberally of the ,',1,1.!!,. land, j Itoric 1'oT, M.vmo.v Co., ) I f l,,rocl "" 'l'w! -iiireroil ffiTo'iiileoVSw floW P VC,! ft0Ul along these line, of roads, and if .lulv 111. JSTl'. I by the owners of flocks durinir the1 .!. .? . i,.i.i ..,.....:.,.-..... I'll - l 'lull i ,i ... .II..1 I I.... I... siMlsmi.. (if lllVllltll. lint lini. 'III.. tin i mili.-ii. linn... .1.1,,... i ..' . V. ' . V.. 11 . 1 -..,.. v ... - .. i. a.vill .lull ..ri. mil lit "h .l V lllll-l III llf.tll?. I'dl'Cli'll I'llllllillUf I'llllli. til I-win- 1 niul 0-- ..(...... . .... .u.r. ii..... .it... -.. ..... .... ...... .1 liulltl these roads at enormous ex- Olr. I'dell. the I'resldent. pendlliire--, tintl spent large sums of The Secretary being absent, the gold amongst us and are developing , Chair appointed Dr. F. S. .Miitte.son our vast, dormant resources, and at- Secretary no mi. The Socloly's trading multitudes lo our fair State, hooks being locked up and the key and l'urnlhlng us means of Internal , hi the Secretary's poesslon, no mlii- Ir.MHportatlon to siii landing, slionltl utos were read. we raise Hie war cry against tliem '.' '''he resolution, which had been of-1 Our timber, coal, lime, Iron, lead, "-'rod at a previous meeting, "to upper, iiminio aiit. an larm producls eieci uio rsecreiary at me next regu wlll have a vent diortly, to the great '"' election, for one year, and until outside world. And we hope that '''" Miccessor Is elected and qualified,' Congres,i HI yut remember us; and keep them well posted upon (lie de mand and i-tipply of breadstuir, meals etc. 1 have s,i often written and spoken be re about taking Hie "gilp" on our surplus produce, and holding on to It at homcorilcpostiing It In the inlll-.-ff-fiff7f ri' . hiVf but lint free of interest oil pill! of the amount to merchants mid mechanics- former debts due them Unit 1 need say no more. California does not puiuisuehiU'ouri. Many farmers .seem afraid to sell at even a Very fair price lust the buyers should happen In make a prollt on llielr Investments.' The bids on tho new grain by November, will doubtless bo equal to tho Nifoly buyers mid "' simultl then nil. How some of our wool seller, have been deceived (hi. year In taking the (ion their wool ! was taken up, and on motion adopt imI. Notice was given of two resolu tion to be olioretl nt the next meet ing, a follows : i:foh(d, That a committee of three the center from which a half dozen l' appon e,i ny uio ciia r to revio the prospect, that Portland will be And will not she accord to (he Cifv of Peace Saloiu-ii half million State lloise,lenl(en(lary, Insane Asylum, Inebriate Aylum, and two or three railroads v lur giowtli and prosper ity will not In any wle detract from theirs I hope that our next l.egl. latum will purine a w!o coure, In reference to these great State men ure. VAItllTIUs til.' l.UAl.N. Ouroltl fall white wheat ha never been displaced yet by any .sent here fi-om the State; but It remains the the prldoand boa I of Oregon, and Hie wonder of Xew York and I. Ivor- pool, l think that the M.iooth Chile ... . -i.v.-iuiu iui-iiuis, m wneiu tc j-iuck masters, now- acre, on n n i nr n; m . . . lii '.if -. " -vn iiv:ivs. i over, aro now, no says, receiving , oiisiau manure is Kept undercover, some renuineratloii bv the greatly , i""1 '' ''' -prlng ho cultivates bo- ...... ..W-....J ii. i. nu iviihh.ih.vi iy neie. the high prices tliey have to pay fori . - le:lll .shooti In (In iiiiiiiMiIiih. Ilumi. I'HiiTlviini' t I'mit.'i.i ivli.,. .. I " " "" b niv.. n-I - ..v...wi,n.i.iin,inl.. selve-i toward roniedylng the evil. J Tho llalUtown (X-. V.) Jh-mocrut fiayn This he thinks, will be an advantage, l lhiring tho recont Sunday School and he adds : I Convention, held In this village, one 1 have n! way. held (hat farmers f the delegates hitched his hor-o in should mix breeding with arable front of" P. J I. Luther's at an eaily I. .1...- it . .ii.. - . I l.. i it i . . .. . niiiiuiiK. i r.icucuiiy, i iiiivo lotinii "our, aim iniii nor-o tood tnero In no dilllculty in rearing my own the hot sun from eight o'clock in tho sheep, lrrepectlvo of permanent , morning until after live In thoaftor- ms.uh., nicn i am more mm more noon (nine long noursj without rood ........ I.. .....i r i . . . . .. ' i. I.... . . liwasaoiacic, small pony, .bite hind foot, hitched to rnlll IlinilllfAfl Inn lilllrivl tit On motion, a committee was an- re.iiltinir from the uo f i..iiii"ii.i- which u-n n u-blin binnirot trimi.in.i pointed, consisting of Jlers (i.W. i cultivation and the introduction of1 with red. During the afternoon Hunt and R S. Matteson, to viit lartllli'lal manures and abundant for-' some one placed a card on the horso the Highland Farmers1 Club, and elgn feeding sdilKs Thopastoral age ou which was printed : "J belong confer with that Society In reference is fortunately fast becoming an all'air to a ChrMian ; have stood hero since to tho marketing of the coming of antiquity. I morning without food or drink." wheat crop. I , - ni motion, tno Mihjod for dNciis-, uv.v. Pi:ti:u Cahtwukuit i) l) i ..-""'y,0"tlKatou story is that i ... , mo Mieen in v.oioril( () J.avo loll" A rnriv.-iiiiiwlniit wi-lllni.. rrnm i i i.. ...1.. i. ... . '". r u."o uie ceiner ironi wiilcli a half dozen '.'"ri"'" . mo . imn- m revio p.isuue, which x am more anil more noon (nine of railroad will radiate in many dl- Society.' " "' hy " ' ,,,,, convluml Is a great loss to tho conn-; or drink. J recllons. Thai illy will oon teem l!tufvitl, That ihNSoch'ly take the I trv ",uI " 'onger adapted to the with ono w wilh fifty Ihoiisantl good eitlzoiis. "''''-'"ary -lepi to prnciiiva charier, jwnv and improved circumstances ' black, gol Ami u'lll ii. .1 .1... ,...t i.. ii... ii... Oil motion, n eniimilHiin n-u .m. i-nviilMmr rrnin Mi., ii... ,,r .!.......' V,.. i...t,.l. ,...,, ion, " I'ruit Culture." wa then tak en up and discussed. Mr. Hunt said he had planted many varieties, and found but few -A correspondent writing from J WOol, In which dust accumulates (111 Pleatuit Plains, Sangamon county, ' ring unimor. Then when tho grass xu umici mm' ui iiuuu oiu, hays: "" b""v y i iu wmii carries I Mq'lilv. ida.m I. liiHm.iti.l.t .....uw.t.,1 UIV i'VUI JHIU UIU 1 1 1 1 .-. 1 1 4 Ol TMil ; iia-7 i14u.j n iiiiiiiiiiiui.) ilutllll ' n . 7. ----- iv protitable. I'or apples, ho pmferreil, I ed with tho name of the l.ev. Peter I i00;1", V1 wl"tc'' t"o rain falls, tho for family 110, the Karlv Harvest, Cintwright, whose re.idenco Is only . ('"f' ' V,1"11''1 . ,mwh Jl which ltedAtrachan (iriveiihtoin Y..ii.m tubmit tfiree-fourtlis or a mllo froi 1 't grow'.""(1 t,R'il 'o;iaands ol 1. 11. ii.. . w 1 . . tho l'i"t village. Tho venerable ' f lu (''' i""-v o seen traveling about He lefleur, W hito Winter Pearmaln, ' man is still llvlin? i.m l .. v 'rJ !' ? , 11 vunluro clad, and with their nas- pool. 1 think (hat the smooth Chile "" I ' "Kmnn.iveiimB'. ' hie condition, and his death at nyi "" meii -dick. . . iMir iiaMi'-: Hit v'iiiiiii 11 i.w..,. 41... 111111 u'ntiui imt wiii.riwit it 1 rKimni.. - -- Tiiomii'iiii PAitMiM.. !prigviieat will iliplace tiiecom. ., , '" -,... 1V.1Y . .Vi 'The rnmllv of this iniml lo eer of Apaciiiat Was.ium.to.v.-Goii. lu my late escur!,..,-, I have con '.J"n club wheat here ; on account of J w J ' J'.i'1 fK' . the Jiffillst .ffiani ' n receipt ' J""1 k .W,,1il !'n t0 wJ,6,S rail test f scientific farming. The ! ''. ' '" - of the traw, S .l Vlen m l' , e,' ,Vi r ' . Mlvro i'Il",0,t J,V,r' ''' from v- Ite ,&'!! tK' Vro"iUV .rijlll.lll.yfr? hereto, TXUiT ' " " ZJ$SM 'anSSp&ii labored arirument ti move ll. Verv I ''' '"' has never been excelled IV'' ..A ".'V'": " 1,,0.r. aU'11. nlzes his friends at intervals . jR, tlieu to form a treaty, with a pw,. feeiiuug, nnd Hope Is ontertained of hi, rocoverv. p.m '"" " wm b0 oro faithfully I I.. .1..1 I.. .1 J . I Mllklllll,nil Hllllt JliA ..111 n (loop iilowliiK.r'W, null llioii sab-till , l'1'11' ill all respects The nririu ....... ,,.Ti. .' iV." plowing lu the fall, and making go.nl , "'", l N'Mm- cits, hen well iiitllui- , h, 0;,,",vlNo 0,v (iiicne.s W'lii mo 1'iows in tne iiiive-i""-"' ""v ""u"" "l" '" poorei t oiiof hot oscen of he am : niul '"""S "eiug irong in 1110 talk So.mi: time ago a small parcel of Tin-en. timt tu.... ' ""V"""3 ,,,u "no viionan, nil. lad that llvo young tanners was received from the Patent Oflico ion 01 1110 ttosceiu 01 1110 mi 11 ; 11 1 ......1; u. s,,,,., , ,, ..i,,,..,,, . , . , ,,.,, ., , ,. ,. 'I'm-r,.t i,,,t n.... v ' ""V"".'" ,,,u "ho 011011.111, Incl S.1V two bllsbelNiif viirlni' ulu.il .... I till, ill l.illll COIIUIV. lllld silliO 111 .Mil oats per acre, i early a tho season , r,on 'i"dy i't iy that It I not a wll jKissIbly admit, will, In neaily 1 "'.'"'"(' ,r,v . I lli it were oVcry ease, aluindaiiHy pay the tiij.iolliO'wNe. Itotalion niul variety or of (he soil. I cannot 'too much "Imi'ld be our aim. Wry rich land, urge upon our people the great ioii.,'l',,l''y l'hwetl and well pulverized, ClK (ob'odeiivedby .iiii)iuoi'.raIlov. 1 a,H' MW1 ,0 "a very enilyiu (ho I .1. .1.. 1 ... I .. . .. I vlii'tliir ml. .lit i.i... .!.. .. .-..I.. .... ... mg men iuiiiis, iy iieep tall plow -' ""H"i lumnur iiiir prom I I.I ... . I 11.1 IVf.l.l.l.l .11 .1111. .1.1.. 1 1 . I . iiig.iuiu iiioi-ougn summer-iaiiowing, nearly all the sorrel, fern or other noxious weeds can be destroyed. If Mr. .11, ha, liiu acres Ineuliha liou, niul ho fallow. mi acre every year, and sows down tho romalmler In Kii'l'b he will sow only hair the soeil that ho would on Ida acres and reap over only half the surface, and yet obtain at leat UO per cent, grain over" the- H'o acres own every year! Odllo and heop may run on (he fal low laud to profit. I n in sati'fled that Old around orilliv thin Imuls vlmnl.1 not be sow n to flax, ltyo I a most exulleiit crop here, and will iio well on nearly all soil If well put In. For pastiue it i superior. (.UA.SU. lie was bnin Niiiiiiimimi. i.t irv-. I., observed than tho old ones . . ...i... .'";: v.-,""; .".. ,wi " one Pencil, tin 'iiivi'i i-uiiiiiv. iruima." lCarly Crawford. . - Of cherries he would Plant Hello iieciioiey, May Hon, Itoyal Late Duke uVeely). 1 thoy .supposed to bo Mvcot elcelv (O,. ! ? lit! iJW!.H !'. n.I10. !a,,k?fc,n.ro ,?,JK or raspberries he pronounced the1 '" tonffMaltt,) n HeMiy rtxit long. Wnie of tho heads c6ii(ai-i common wild Oregon lllack Cap, and WUH " "l'lv'y, agreeable Jlavor, but ,ni" grains Its seedlings best. . wlilch was probably wild parsnip or ' . "-,r"r The Klttatlnny 1-. tho best black-' 'wbane .Uvimwrn ri,iihi,) should I4l),a,':u';VN,:C"onj;i8l'MUl,h berry for high hind. . "ggest caution against 'lasting roots ' J , v to 1'nnu 1,fttn'Iyi" ' :- of grape,, he had found the Ul.ick l,,'llt'' ' fruit- which are not known . l'rL'?l!"Ply 'UisoJIrltishfarm .luly, Concord, and Hoval Mla,,K,.V0,u, I'eradveiiture to ho non-pol- r !,,,avotml,r'tonHTa-tlioUriti-i dine, good varieties, but tho Dela- 01,n""'' ' miuulf,lL'tlir- nlmost. at their ware 1 best of all. " - doors, aiyl that other corn 'producing Of strawberries he knew but little ' A 0Oult,:6l'ONr)i"'Vor the ehni countries have hqI nny mlinufactiir aud therefore would not poil- of ' Ji'"r" 'lve,, ll- following seilvbie ' Qra tl,nt ifritUh agriculturo" is ricJi them, but would wait and hear from , t,l,r0 ,or ,l0,,mv ,lor" : In ll!tloii to . n,ul mrlvlng." ins irlend the Dr. " Klu wicea day of good clover or T , ,,,"iT", 1 . 15 iim unit ltv mu v.'..eiiiiiiii v I.. . . , 1 nave never lounu any i:ra.a n. "II frIo.nl ti... m... .., ' umoiny nay. cive t honinietoii n.,t. ., Oregon equal to thuoihy, U.th for euco l hl direction w., Ihi he h , nwl U ' l of cor,, or IffirSSSK S I metulows and p.isture.s Oivhard He had planted but fv varieties '.0:U mcal uail.vn' the hollow "in a land and 2,Mi,000 ncres of sugar land ;; ...,.. , b, .. win 1WI ...I I "SlJtS'iM ,,,. , , ,wl .a n.ita,. cwvcutoi, -r sue. """'" ,o m'mr e"1-, i