Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, December 21, 1872, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextFrom London Telegraph, October 8, 1875. High Price for ThorobgbrcuN. The last great race but ono of the year will to-day bo celebrated nttlon to InpomniniMn !. niint -ii..ii.. r pendous prices realized by recent vendors of famous British thorough breds, and of mighty bulls and heif ers, sprung from the blood of Bates or Booth, have, not unnaturally, ex cited much interest upon the other side of tho Atlantic, and among the inhabitants of our far-distant Aus tralasian colonies. In England tho surprise awakened by tho figures at which tho stallions and marcs of Mr. Blonklron,and tho pedigree cat tlo of Lord Bunmoro and Mr. Down ing, were knocked down, was, in many instances, startling and un foigncd. Tho oldest and most ex perienced judges of horseflesh shook their heads incredulously over the prospects of a young Stud Company which, in Edmund Burke's phrase, "auspicated its proceedings" bv giving 12,500 for.BIair Athol. Far rtM,t nr,lni.Uii.ufu 4K.. !... i- iiiuiijuuu ugiuuiiuiioio niiunyiiuui tho i length and breadth of these Isl- , . , , ,, ,. ,. , Is asked dubiously how it could nnla linu-nrtli wlilln fnr Mr Innil..nl.-n iiaia titiiiuit .u uiuuiin nun ml luiiiii 1.050 culneas for an illustrious bull. or for Lord Bectlve and others again ' w ' est and most high-bred cattle Is ever on tho Increase " In this country," says an enthusiastic Transatlantic writer, "Lexington, tho slro of Hur ry Bassett, has been worth a net sum of 20,000 to Mr. Alexander; while Leamington is well known to bo a fortune to Mr. "Welch. Two of our famous stud horscs,namcd Kentucky and Bonnlo Scotland, could not bo bought for tho price given in Eng land for Blair Athol; and It was from u Canadian named Mr. Cochrane, and from two Americans named Messrs. Walcottand Campbell, that England first learnt tho value of her pur sang short-horns." By parity of reason ing It is argued that Blair Athol is no bad bargain at a price which ex ceeds by nearly 3,000 the figure paid heretofore for any British stal lion, and that, inasmuch as his year ly earnings nt tho stnd ought to bo about 1,000, ho will extinguish in four years tho principal and interest of his original cost to tho New btud Company. Assuming tluit tho re nowned son of Blink Bonny will flourish with unabated lustre for tho noxt four years, tho samo writer tells uJ that " during nndi after 1877 his earilimrs will all j bo profit: not to mention tho chanco of his producing a successor, nnd perhaps a superior in which caso'ho will preservo intact tho capital. kIvoit for him,, and his' ontlreinet earnings- may bo regarded as1 tantamount tosorauch clear profit. Now, hero it is evident that our Transatlantic commonUitor reckons without Ids host. If.Blalr Athol ha4 tho happy fortuno tq bo tho father of a son as1 good us himseir, or bolter, it 1b all' but a certainty that his " suc cessor or superior!' Will not bo the property of the youngStud Company. It is to bo presumed that, following tho wi-o example of Mr. Blonklron, tho now' owno'rs of Blair Athol will sell all their colts nnd fillies sprung rom his loins year after year at tho hammer. Indirectly tho prowess of Blair Athol the 8ocond:wlll inure to tho advantago of his Biro's present owners, but tho direct gains result ing from his" achievements 'will go into the pocket of tho buyor who Is so lucky ns to own tho winner of tho Derby and St.' Leger In 970 and 'niif tlinTmnuiitlniitli mill Austral- auuugiuii iu viisie i,.vu giiiiieii- or ; 3Inll, In all the pomp of aristocratic ". 'K,""Bnusiy 10 ouiru 1 no 1 mn)8 by a pressure of !W0 ton. Tho moro upon a Duchess heifer. But prldi. The r-ri containing but ff&jf; XrS con.efrchomso'r' '- l'ler is turned perfectly from across the Atlantic there comes ono Jlf dnme, hjj, wHh ts set-out - !X,$fita !tTumZtu S m ' nwnil, and by n pressure of twent.v to us a ringing voice, which pro- ore iH 1 n?o - i 1 a 'o 11 1111 1.0 o7 T?t 1 1 " chlnew" weru never m scarce. ' live tons n huh Is forced Into a hole claims unhesitatingly that Blair ft iiSJm, 'r'j !?!' .l'rk'ca which have lately I , the centre. This paper wheel, by Athol Is cheap nt tho amazing price last begin to think of what hey call Sieli voTv UicmK ' a I'"-"'""? f -r' ". I" "ext forced .. .1 ...a i in ....,.&.. unit ....!.. ...... i i"::rvn" - x.Bwa. BW v i.nniiiHi.... ...u.. ..i. a t... n oi wlow,mu lime iioueninnu in .me. v p 'J' ' butir over tliu tJovernment has to ! steel tiro with one-quarter of tho United States for England's pur- "ft5 como suddenly Into the market as a ' an Inch bevel upon Its inner edue. ' l .1flTW fVT'-T "I; W-'t-m i ton, oommcn.w pppn Jhp. sale pf Blair 'A'thql'andh'ts aia'at. Middle Park, and' the prices which Bates bulls aud Poothcow8 have lately - i ...1,liln Vln.l iamci-laahln in vv..a ....,.-.- i -ju.. i. tit .- - .j .x.i .IMiinu"nil' lV WWII t.MFx ing reason! thoWerich us that tTiee and Plwirro. New Zealand amicus. ( little Islands are regard outn nnr as . iiuuiu vi niv iiiii'ai iiurnt nun when we recapitulate that In nciai. I .. ........ ...... ...- safely aver thafhltheHo wo are uf - rering from no symptoinofdccadenco ..iy iiamas always oeen conslUeretl by Adam Smith and a thousand other Writers to bean art which establishes a nation's claim to tho foremost rank among i(s peers. Br. Arnold tells us 1 mat 1110 superiority or Hannibal's wild Numlillan horsemen, " who rode without saddle or bridle, as If the rider and his horse were ono creature, and who scoured over the wuiiijj wiiu u apceii ana iuijiuv Itv defvlne cscanc or rpVlVtaiinolMcnr' 'V 'P".1 " ;o rnue in noix ".' ""Ki"s nurses irom opain nnu "r vv "".ri..;. ". :..:.:."... ""- , , . . . -" --' " Africa into Italy, mid thu secured , ,,,' y'l""', VAVV" '" "-cry ine mai ne grows a green e lor them an equine brood which ' ,Y'f.. ''"V"' 'Tr A" ,v ,' 0l 'Vwwnidly to fl.v vegetable ninuc inc Apiuan Way the llottcn-1 i ";.,. "' ' "icse isiaims - tl .. row of the Eternal (!'ltv-oon.nl..iI. P PII T own wants, and tout "ieMMl- Alia Tftt llu timfnlilrwa Iaaiu.i T. 1tlA manner tne lamous sporting writer who has Iwon best known under his nom ile littc of " Xlmrotl." Invifod " attention, nt fho mni f . h.,w.v.,' Ulerfew article, in 1832. to the slclit . ilfmnlnil Itv tltn AlwliUITniiUn..Mi.iw.M t..l I t a m mw ' I """" , r rvj vtov- .' itvi i V'11,0, TA "rk ul)0niu,.v j 'noon. "Let a man," says Mr. I r0rly, only sit on tho rail near t after- Ap- vinvi 11 nnnr di mi & an . . Lon'tV',,..)!.),! (.,..., ...'ill ...i. I " hl hand, nnd within two hours ho . i ..till .wt.. n !.. ..1 ...11 I...-.I I mil ikv it iiiuii.-iiiiu Huii-ninxmiiL'ii equipages imss before him to tho tol. soon nnulinio lin In Lnmlmii and we must own we consider it ox- trcmcly doubtful whether anything iiko u win do visiniein i.nuuou dur ing tho second spring of the first re formed Parliament." Tho Judicious editor of a little volume, containing "Nimrod's" admirable essays upon OL'UII UU IIIU llllfltlll M il 11 IT IIIM) ...l.L.n..l 1....7..u li I . ... a ..I 1 a .. ... . . . . . " tn lu snn nmV1im-. imf in iniuimi. ' ",vr, 11 n inn pici huiu hi two ciivuiar Iron lilatOH aro then ha wisely umiUed the last 'sentence - !1 l "? l ,,n ""J'1? aU-,,,C from his republication; but wo nroi'''lsiroi'-'lB'Hktofwork Tiiri 'iinso. iiin'i'iiri. nnu fin Knnii." tho wortis us originally , tiil.ifnrT t.i llin '.4II.Vlt ' illV Infill. I I f Ity JlllliHi AnnOiAP TtAfnnii Ttlll. In tulrlltlnii in QlWrVy Wr,7ilimii nnd corn meal mixed ns follows: that or 18:i2, has swopt over our heads, aud tho Hydo Park of forty r . - .... ' -..........--.. - years ago is too Jiydo 1'arK ot to-uay what ft mole-hill is to Mount Atlios. But London is no longer without its rivals. Tho Champs Elysees, during tho hist ten years of the Second Em pire, wero thought by many to throw Hydo Park Into tho shade: aud the samo Amoricau wrltor whom wo have already quoted tells uu that, If any observant spectator repairs to tho Central Park of Now Pork, ho will behold, day atter day, "oyer five million dollars worth of fleet nnd beautiful horses all of them Ameri can trotters in ovory stugo of perfec tion nnd ..development." Ho pro ceeds'to info 1711 us that one famous trotter, named Goldsmith Maid, has wommore than 30,000 with the last three or four years, unil.tluU the most celebrated trotting sire of tho United 'States' Ilaiiiblctoniau by name earned nearly 0,000 lu 187, and has been worth to his ownor, 2ioooCeaW' n"rt 0VW ' 10,000. IU,UUU. I Vi lu a lm l.n.....l ll.rt.i Il.nf II. n il" w uu iuji.-i, iiiun, ruin iiiiri purchasers of Blair Athol nave, with ordinary luck, got a hotter bargain man many ungual breeders wore at first Inclined to Imagine. Tho truth Is that wMhln these Islands wo nro breeding prlro stock horses, cattle, sheep, nnd pigs not only for our selves, but alto for tho rest of theclv llfccd worhl. Ifrom every corner of the earth i?ieu, with tho pumo of jij.inlliu l.i till 1n...1o Miltnl. 1 W11MII.IIU3 111 IIIUII Mlllll.1.-, IVI'llll . year after year toKngiana in order 1 to carry off peorlesa stallions, brood , marcs, and yearlings, to say nplhing of horned nrodiirles nud niutchles 441 sheep and swine, to North or South America, to Australia, China! and uiicrii'ii, tu jiMatiiiiiu, viiiiih, ii tho uttermost Islands of tho seal Tho k! wjk5 a bull by the- Government of Japan, and'tho naflvo cnttle;hr Russia, Bes- unrahln. nnd Kffvntnro helnir ohmm! utLiuii ui Liiruu siiuiiiiuiu iiutici uu H..fniivwitriiinimaiuirfi.iitriii. trunsDorted Iidy .TJuol'.s, celebnited cow, Ilosdal? proimunccd by tunny good judges to be the liest animal of her cbvis that ever won a price at n tto&'ftl'Agriculturalwliow tonxeirlon where, In winter, icicles liaojr, ftqtn her uoitrlls antrear.s. Iu tlio vulloys of California and Oregon; Kngllsli tiioroucii - nreu sires arc iiiingnng .. . . . '( lBii'iiW"wiM - imniiiu.n,i. m..nu.u . Ah nam Hinnnuil. nura "WTLLA-METTE FA - trail,, abound with British cattle and i uuraw wiiicn imvn Riiirtiv ntia-iittsni fc0- The Pnnipeiw, or wild herds- . . 0m."l!in orican Pampas, ivuu iiuiuiiniini RiW'Pd nun niwiiimiinn 1 0' foghorn atok of an v cUStfon is dear, converge steadiCvuiwnEng- ..il "I."- mi m.. . "'. r auwio in uieso (lays lor II PfWklrnt frt ItlVMIMllli-tn ! nfttt mLi at which a stallion or hull ninv ho knocked down, will be unrcmuuera-' m?r who ploughs with horses, keeps tlve to his purchaser. In the midst, ' no other stock to make stall manure, thuLu JiSJIS?181 flgurPs,lw " tho crops from his farm; with which recent sales of thorough- , ., t i,r .. , , . breds and of cattle have familiarised ,mtho I'emls $tfi wortli of com us!, it should not bo forgotten that, If merclal mamiros on each acre annu a sudden war wero unhappily to ' ally, mid he attributes his success in overtake us.' wo should have to Day nnrt in Mm r,mf ih)i,iJu'i,ninA,r.n u n. ' wn "ii: umiu in iiurV" !. Ciif tflftl II Tmui lnn.l Ilk I...M-... , . " VA"" "u1a""1' , reiami, wn en ft "$ I'orso-breec Ing region " th? w""i contains but little more llll ow.ooo Head scattered broadcast ?'.?? . !!". ? urface.from tho (Slant's I I1I4I'11 V If v,ausull to tho Old Head of Kin- uiii A recent writer lmx fnmtiutiil that the Emeniht Islo might advan- tageously niulth.ly her existing hor- 80S by llVO mill her OXlstiHircattlu ItV .'V,1!' ,n!!.d-" !?.. i,(5 .,0Il?r, XT? .,. blind our eyes to the fact that In England the demand for horses N ,w""ra".u "",Vr " n "A" llu "' wholesale buyer, it is not pleasant to i ,V " V lu ,MO ,,r,lls ,,M" w'" ,H,V0 comcmpia to bo paid. Bkht Fki:i ion Mti.ni Cows. W. II. Tannor, iu the Chmilt'i (ten tlemtiH, Niystho most profitable feed for cowh giving milk during winter, marKct, is n good quality or wnent Eight pounds of bran and corn meal for each cow daily. I f tho above can bo thoroughly cooked with cut hoy, It increases its vuluo about one-fifth by (actual experiment. I produced from fifty cows 500 quarts of milk dally on ten pounds of feed mixed as almvo aud thoroughly cooked. I than changed to dry feed, whon it took thirteen pounds of tho same lillxturo to koep Up tho flow of milk, Brewers' grains, of which the gen tleman Speaks, produce nn inferior quality of milk, and would bo vory much more, expensive than other feed nt tho prices nuniod. If 7iot so situated ns to cookxtho food used, consldorablo lieucflt would ariso from soaking It, oven in cold wntor, from six to ten lipur.s before feeding. A Ni:w iiAiiiiow.-Hon. Jas. K Oaxlw brought down with him, tho model of a harrow, of his own in - --.., -.- .. w vent Ion, und on which ho is propnr- ing to apply for a patent. Mr. Wal ton is making tho necessary drawing for him. Tho harrow Is carried on wheels liken seed drill. It has ar rangements by which it can bu In stantly gauged as to dopth, raised Instantly over low stumps orotiicr obstructions. Tho driver rides in 11 seat rigged on. tho axletree, n- in .1,,. mn nf Mnir.iilou-s.iuiilfmni this , - t?' ,' ., ,,.,,, Q vwvwva u with easy facility. Mr. (Jiuleyhas used 0110 of them 011 ins farm 111 'Uniixjua, about a year, and says AvpuHl liot attempt to carry on fa,r ho aflniffroSr twmx k: 1j5&FulZJn JJE.".'". "ffllH?L Hmnffftnpund. Any boy Mhft.drlvcs :.' 1 . -- ... n 11 icun. ,can iiianago machine. r L'.viiHit the caption of ,fStetiii I Farming and Crop-," the Aijn'i'uUttr Uaayni "4,ln England 'Is a'turm efi37. acreri, on which- for wcvoral yeais'tho crops have been sold stand ing, to lie removed by the purchaser.1 Jhls your Jho cfopsr-all tfnot vn- Peracreiwsti erq Isnq, stock upon this farm, no manure i i nv otituu iiiiiM Miiiiiti iiiii I'linmiiiii IUffiER. made, and the ploughing and cultt- i... . ,nnnj J1"-. 'not' " farm of M)0 cmuvmeu on mo sairto pian, nmi cniin mwti. nmi mntnmiuwi nil of which were removed by the purchaser bodily." Tit Hut nlun intend 4lir vam ilnnn ploughing by Mean, brought ,,p the plant food which had fim-years been MiiklnrHi.tn. or wns confined in the subsoil. But Mr. Prout, nnoflier fur ... Il, II HI V IIH well underdruluod to tho uvomgc promt- rop oo- mattcr In r.vi'nu c.vit Wiu:i:w. It Is stated that n Connecticut railroad Is about to make n trial of tho so-called paper "- '.mi iruc or "(,'r Iwoinotlves. Tho-o wheels are costlv. but run snfolv ntul onstlv; they have been known forsomotlnio to ..nphuiMp,-. i)llt their intrmlnpf l.m into general uso has been prevented j Kv Iho expense. .Sheets of common Utrawimneraro forced into ncomrmct two circular bolted on to the tire to keep tho ia- per filling in place. By this arrange ment the steel tiro rests upon the pa per only, and partakes of Its elastic ity. It is claimed that these wheels wear longer than those of any other description, injiiro tho tracks less, and nn" run with less hoIms A mii:i.i. mound, nearly a mile long aud halfamllo wide, has been discovered on tho California coast, near Sail Pablo. Tho mound is covered with a growth of shrubbery. Fragments of jiottery, miido of rod earth, aro found on the surface and near tho top. About two years ago tho owner of tho land dug a trench, and tit a dopth of twenty feet, near tho base of tho mound, ho succeeded In unearthing a number of Indian skeletons, bones of dogs and birds, and implements of stone. One baby was rolled In what appeared to bo a plcco of red silk. All tho skeletons' woro in n sitting posture, with their faces to tho north. Tho shells nro evidently tho'Teinalns of oyster and clam dinners. Tho fact of tho skele tons facing toward tho north is inter esting, and tho comparison of there mains with those of tho Asdccs might perhaps give somo cluo ns to tho origin of that strange people. AfilMCUl.Tl'ltAl. CO.VVKNTIONH. It Is ono of tho most hoiieful tokens of agricultural progress (hat farmers meet iu convention to dNcuss practi cal affairs, n 14 evidence that ihey bejlii to think that thdy have Ideas worthy'Of discussion and promulga tion, and wh h'h nro related to tho Interests of tho whole class, jiy tho nature of his vocation tho farmer Is necessarily Isolated. Ho has llttlo itmo or opportunity to meet with and consult with Ills fellows. Thoro can lio no co-operation without such consultation thero can lie nostrength developed to aaslst In correcting evils and attaining the greatest Joint good without co-operation. X. V. Mtrtil, V ffiiiiMiMiiwiftiif mnk'fi-i Ihu Mniml. hlo rcmnrk that, winter or summer, 1 except; in fitormoy times, there Is no I place so' comfortable for colts or tlrod work -horses ns n good iKisturo'iot, To tie upa.horso nt nlghf lit a nar row ecu, with a pianK' poor to stand on is1 ii sncclcs of cruoltv that clvlll 'iatIon!,bagh'i"ld WnatStfB 6t?1 If. tho 'jxior ,imn;nl musi bo'''cou)lnod line ii convici in u uunguon; iorjii" &)f.c let hWh'avp his Headanrt give u soft dry floor to stand or lio on. if. denth of fiuir fnnf i U ntuu The pulse of ourdomesticnnlmals, as given by Vntol, In his Veterinary Pathology, Is as follows: Horse, from 32 to 38 pulsations per minute, ox or cow, 25 to 12; ass, 48 to 51; sheep, 70 to 7; dog, 90 to 100; cat, 110 to 120; rabbit, 120; guinea pig, 110; duck, 135; hen, 140 to 145. A RARE CHANCE For UumtiiOMM. PARMEIfTERft BABC0CK, HAVING DKCIDUU TO II 1HOO NT I X U K their KtSall tmlnrf , utfrr their rntlrv f toi!i ror Mlo AT COST. To any one wlihlnj; to cii3o In Ihu Furniture Business, Thin l a rnro clime i Tin' limit tn u r t 1k cIiwcJ 1j OcliitxT UI, i will IioioM AT COST, TOR OAfX OWX.T, TliU l no hnmbne. Wo iiiorni lmlucf. A! iwmn ludclitnl to u to rcprctnilh riHiHCUM to cull ami n'tlln Dip mdic. l'AUMKNTKlt A ItAUCOCK. Kiirnlliirc I)oli'r silfin, A.u'it s, uu. air WOOD PUMPS! THE BEST ami MonI Tiiiiiiovm1 WOOD PUMP NOW IX lSK, i on RniBing Water for Somostio Purposes or for Baru or Stock Wells. I'.wn i"."l "l"1 ll '""I rxpi'ilrnrc In tho illir.' i nt it-nf nil.lMLMMilor, ki"' TIMaib; 1h M WAV OK KOINO IT SO I'llKAl'I.Y. mut III. Ilml tlicw l no imiiii i iliimtilo, coini'iikol, nr fti-i' friMii liniiiirtlni; imtu'ilIlM i li mnilii In llu- Iit llic l'lln Wlillli l'1.Ml' miniiifiiclurvil Tin' Snlrni I'limp 4'oiiiiun) . hpl l!l. IsMtf I'MIKlt A IIAA- TIIM UBBARD ,r COMBINED JET SELF-EAKE -t HEAPER & MOWER MAM KAITUIIKI) AT TIWI rHB 0BEG01 AEBICDLTDIaL WI1IS. Salem, Oreggn. TIIK I'llOI'IIIKTOIIOr T1IIH WOIITIIV Kr li rptl HAf luijinjii-ti iiu'iiijr.niu nr Ihno Superior Machines ! .i nun uu im"iniH iu iMiiiur in iiniiT in irvi III i iHirlln Iti Ont'i'ii lillnKciinniliul IkM llicy ore lliu BEST MACHINE! Mamifaclnrcil, lm hit,' riH-flicil'llia only GRAND GOLD MEDAL '.tl lliu ldl I711 L'nllnl hlAtm ralr) nr lliu IUSHT Combined Self-Rake REAPER AND MOWJR ! Wn can rnnOdi'iill) rccnnimond tliein In tli ulil bcliil fur dukCrliillvti CAljiluifuifMifiil fnit. M?liluii ncm't oiirofflcviiiiMlilblljuu.aiiil ' tali-. ' I ' ' r , Oregon Agricultural Works, NVI,l'Mn OItiOf. THIPARKERGUH. &EMD STAMP lORCUWUUa.' , PARKER BRO ,pi mi,nu.nuM . r r WAJfTED. 20,000 I'OL'NDS Of LiyK OKKS2 i w&y tor Mch one dolur ptHpoaud will W pAld, viV'nwdiikwHariiiitW '.llialOH In fnflter,"a Utdftt atMm:i, eorntr or Salmon and t Irtt MttNU, rorUart; ' Ma . WUl. i .. .. . ...i , .. i . . i ijJHfBUEDfbk.