From 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.