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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1873)
Tbc Wools of Commerce. -.1-....I 1.. ..n .f II... wiiai livit.irfntlf. I tox Ito nda.tr In tins country, iyl f tho nni.na. Is ,7,,,. llXlZh ,hC V " '"n w I and America Is the greatest wool- indispensable; and perfection In this , 1,1'"' '71 " '" 2?., n it n,nv Sn nese t,mt tlH''r "" c0.untr mefn growing country In tho world. It Is r,.s,,0'c,, together wth ll1iroVW, ped- "' " ' f "' Z "hi ' I their power o put a stop therefore of Importance that we'njru, constitutes the ..cine of choice , 7 ,em'. " ' t ! i, ZUt- Already they feci the dee on e ahouldknow every practical detail breodlng. The small number of rt'e W' " friQ 01 " ' ?"r , of work and wages, and they have of tho qualities of sheep's wool, "fucli choice animals, In comparison tho progress mndo In sheep farming ' with tlio vast aggregatr of the breed, .. various coui.tr os, i ,c con . . - tlve Increase in the weight of and proills on wool, tho modes of tend- j rorns seem vastly disproportionate lug, sliearing, washing the fleece, j( their intrinsic value. A noted baling, taking to market, boiling 0V(.r r fancy trotting hordes ex down the carcass, ami steaming for i pressed surprise in our presence, the tallow all or which points are de-1 other day, at tlio result of a late uuc serving of notice and attention. Of ! Hon sale where some llne.SIinrt Horn all domestic animals except the dog, I bulls and cows brought from SI,Wiu tho sheep Is the most really modified in form, size, or quality of fleece. There N, for Instance, (lie coarse wool of long-wooled breeds like the , Cotswolds, furnishing what Is called "combing" wool, and employed in (able will nIioW this; l.uiiO pounds or potaloe-, raw, wmi f.ill, make ij pounds of wool ; of mangold wurel, raw, .'it; wheal, II; oats, III; rye, v ith niII, 1 1; rye, w ilh- nut Milt, r-'.'; bailey, l; pea, I(U; htickwIi'Mt in. ' "i.v..... ii. iL w',..,... H...I i.,..m. uln.!ii. nndrve, which contain the largest per.enlageofalbui.ieu, p.oduce tho havaud water, wllh a dally allow- inn hum iniii ' ,' " .,..,..., ...i i in co oi im' ii.-si i.iiii", .inn -linn- ootaloes or carrots, or green food.- ,". ',.".. ',.', 4 ' 1 tUuirt Horn Sales of IS:i. Thls year Is probably the most no- table, thus far, or any In the history or hort Hums in the Ciilted. States. t.'or sever live i rs nist the increase . m .. . i , I ofShoit Horns in numbers, their table, thus far, of any In the history . - , luiprovomeiit lu quality, llietr rapid ii... t.ii.f.nr.w.itit-fi f.r ff.Msii u'lii'siful .... n i.i-it.fiu wfinifi lui i.vir.ivntfiiiit. i ' ... . will iicrlinns end in worse cns goods; and there I-, again, the short the,, bulls can begot thousands of ' "Jr ,.,,,?,,; v l,UV" ,,t'("1 'T " ? " ' lino wool of Merino sheep, ready to others inheriting their valuable ' r;'''' r' Hpiu Into the finest threads. Corn- qualities, and the latter can beget j ,ht " ' ' '. " ' A .f ri'iln.i Cathay. . ..... i.i r it ...tiiniitf trfifiti iifinr ktfifit.- tiiimi iis4 ' nut, in opening toe gales oi i lima .. . miiiiiilliiir In lliexii vnrleties of fleece equally gooii neei siiick upon ic. . , . . . , ST-"" TT" i iiy:i r:r;;:; . ,,, ,, ;fcsrSnl,:::S;:;,y::i'!,::f;!:r,;;rr:::;;tn;M: -- -!--. , aro accompanying varieties i.r form, ,.,.t. Bn.ater In quantity and much I ,.... i.tju.n have hllpned out, , , ? ,'t,'5T iJKKJWffWiiKTsaifc i'-frirtss;1 M.atch ii precarious living by travel- ,..,,.,, Hhorl Horns In the Unlte.l I .t(.,r ,.,.,,. of ()r assertion, lest we Inter-ect its orbit; and on November ingovera wider range, exposed to KliiUw, lint uiuiitr nil tli- tlifrufim , :J, ,'"'.. up !-4ltlTm Tim eon-1 ' or 11 It will encounter another bleak winds and the perilous storms hardly be counted a single thousand '"" t0 ,m(. '" r p !' ' . ,, ', " , ! ' shower of shooting stars, or equal of mountain wastes which would Im acknouledged ,,r sequences of our own deeds alreivly' Tho lnnd recentlv trav- ormounlaiiXMstM the very hlghe-t merit; yet the olf- hioiii bitter to many on this Pacific- '""R"1 u,u' ' 10 '"'.'..JVim " nl i. i'roiii this It Is evident that, in l-,H,irB,,,ft, thou-and will be better I ,.., , the incoming flood or cheap c kl,own ln"cient times as the troduclng sheep Into a now country, ,mll VIL. ordinary .Short Horn, and .m""..! Tears or St. Lawrence, Is about 10,-1 it Isor tho almost ii rlai.cotose- they, In turn, will Improve the ua-, '"""r"s ll,ru,U", . , ,' , , " , T,i '. 9 18,1100,000 miles In Its greatest dlam-, led tho breed which experience has tlve stock. Tho men ulin pay these from he poor w I e nan, and gi e , . . ,, . i ,lj( '.I,..,, h gh iir ci-.s make money by Moling It to the poorer Chinaman. Theun-i ','" .. ' ' . .,., proved to be the best a laptei co - l,,f0,ttM)tlu.r hnmh,t xw) aro ot n.ctunate Celestial has been conmar- l,()il,t oftho cnr,h 8 t,rossi"lf-, it i .titutlonally to tho climate and soil. Kv,.rm., ,1V ,ere caprice in their , V' lo , t ,,, b." i! salt rmlmhly tlio most recent investl- Another point to be noted N the purchases or extra stock. At this " t0 ' "'f't' '" "",l "V, , gallons Into tho naturo or tho erratic sort or food on which they are ..our- year's -ales many herds containing the gold becomes n contact th constitute the.o vast 1.1....1 r,.r ,.- mi Imm.I i.iMvbi. .M'veral choice an mals have sold lor and keeps It. or sends It back to his tllU lll)l..tl. ...1VJ ... ' V "" iJIIVII ' v . i t '" ................. . ..f .. ... fM.In.i ' 1 . ........ "",, tumnrw ces h tliertounprecedent- starvimr f.millv on tlieothersldo tlio ll " '"l-"""ut "",;,", made, by the aid of rertlllzers, to ,,,, - anUmh wl low, but ,S, " ":l " "in ',,,t lU., t. tl.o lits-1 r--11-1 "",I "thornin tht fnll or last yonr, i produce Hirly per cent, more than when the average for herds or thirty " V . , , mpuu ""i ! rei-oiitly iiulilNhfd in .faiftt-l Its usual yield, so may sheep bo lo sixty animals runs iVon. SKKlto ce or this comparison altogether, T ', , pri,K.pally upon tlie made to give rorty per cent, more 'gKZSK wool by having their rood adaple I ,,,,! , ,. ,,, u r c , , i mwli inN In he at!r"IIl(, wllkh M ncnr 0r1,lio ' lo the special formation and growth .... The cheaper Short Horn bulls, ''' "''? ,r ; ' ; " ' ' ,1 , ,V , Italy, during the latter part of An-, or that article. Now, r the which a.e bred inoslly for crowing 'It es ofh. n l-rancl c .ami I ortluul, The course of tho body elder constituents or wool Is albu- upon ihe natives, a,,d areuMmlvo but we will .suggest that ": , w",'f, ,. .southward and cast-' ; - "- - "; s .sirh::i,;yMi!re;., ite ;;;;zmror:ur;:;?n's ;; 121 contain the most albumen make the Mom y be ,is pn,e, their pedigree l "l-o min oi oiirounniuiou.il ,, pmI,Ullra ri,ddMi light which' most wool when given as food to may be of as longand untainled de- ty licio to whom the name would , lv lu.rt.aH-d in brllliancv, sheep. A glance at tho following -ce.il, but not having been eros-ed apply. As an example, we need p nun wool, ghlng nlNiiit twice (He ' ' ' ,"" ,,,', its altitude at the beginning was i ... ,r . ,.i.,..i.. ii.nl iii,itif...iieil re urn the bees lo the empty liive or eggs, ci ckeiw, and other nrtlth's or , , .,, ,, . ... nuinber of ioiind'i iic.il nuns or equal .... , ,, . , , , , , . . ,, . , measured at !), corresponding to an ... .1..1.1 .i.. i...ii.m ..oni iininl nil. hov. I.el lliem remain undisturbed, fooi I, a Ho ihe anioiint piidoutfor ,'",. ,'.,.,' b ,, we glit do. Indian-corn meal, on- . ,, elevat on ol about IM miles. The ,..ik.,nn.l Hln.ll.ir g hslumr-, until by .heir ies,lessess they s a, v esoibita.il reus for ...Nerable lr. , , are the UM rood If .allow Is wauled; that they h'.ve be, .onwur,...! he r (er-. and lho I co-e he pays, as r j f ... ..I. ....ill.. ....iwlllliill 'I'lli.ll lllllllir III. ..., 11,1. Iil. VMinll illlll U'lltllP Ml U '. '" """ ,""t- I " .'......ib but ir theol.jecl Istiieniostniui iiesi m -" .... . fragments at a few hun-' ...a ii... .i,.,..i. .mner niiistrelvi.il ' 'in wllh tobacco, sprinkle them Have we considered the amount of """ """, ','" "l "l u "-" wool, tlie .sliecp-owner iniisj n i on ... , ,, ,. , ., i red feet above the earth. Jliove-, oMcnsio, overo ri .......,, .... . r ... m .,... ., '- ' thereby, In many Instances had their ' ". " will liavo already lost tin iMiiml irltv thev have reached couios in roiation aim su.ihe nn me . iin ... ... . iso ... . . . ,., JZ II L .....I 1.1." w boes down on a sheet. Set the combs lives preserved and prolonged.-, -J of its velocity, and -f lUrfarni. among In elllgei.t and progressise ,,, ouo ,,,,,. Illv,.t al,d run the bees Wl. think the question remains an I N ,.,, iherofore tint w. crent agrlcu tiir Ms have been unprece- ,, ,:, ,,,. ,,, .,, , , , , It is on I. Ii n. thcrcf. ri t o j ri at dented, 'lho inabilities oftluhort till they show .Ig.is signs of queen. ' Immigration of ' , ," ' . '"?" LTV . . . I ... ... .... t ......t.uk ...! I Horn lu the da rv are also oeing rec- icssuess. men ii.vi-i-n us ii.n.T, mmi..-..v.. ...... v..... ......, ........ ..,,- .il.i.l...l Tbls'bree.1 now alworbs ami after twenty-four hours1 coullni- an Ignorant, low foreign population, ,,yllB M,iti,0 formuhe to tho case Ivf r hoL-r ae d U , ..r. lie m'""'. "in then, Into a hive in which ,.o kuiiii of the cities of Kun.pe, point and assuming tho specific !. far tlio isreuesi it (,ne or pun in ,iu,irnrlglim frames and -.nibs have , , HMWV ,, , t. do tliis dirty . i.'. nftllcl imm1v l0 ., o of ....... atleiitiou, although tho llerelonN, U-en userted. They will be content . f .,ivn. tl... ,m-..r . ' . ,M,M1', ,u '-- 0I, ' te"u .i... . ..... V....I. n... ii. a. .. r.....i n...i.,...iv.s ift,.r their urn-, xu,rk 'or " "ulng the power to eriU , ,. i s not far from tho lll iri'iilit III" ituir-'i hi' Kleins nud even tho Scotch (lallo- longeii aosiiuence, ami w ... inn in- ""' - "' truiii, it lias neeii foniut t mil t neaug- , " ' ailiong our Canadian neigh. J""' " '" im--'n.-I Jrmf. then, the most gold or whisky, and ' Ilu,Iltatl(m of temperature, after borVflud manv iii1v.h-.iIo- of their " , .T1 ?w T ' l''''Kt"is'lttheearth'satniosphereI merits on soils to which they are Cuors is low.v.-Tho Iowa Home-,"'";" wl,n ' Ml into A.nerl- WoulI ,,0 3iWSf,07.8. Fahronlielt, u letter adapted than IheShort Horns. Mead estimate!, tlio .wheat crop of c;;ul c',1l'"S ", 1,muor '"" .V,:l" , degree far more than suftlcient toex Tho capabilities of' this breed as lowa at not more than 10 bushels per heathen Chinee. ebelieyo ,,,, ,e pUM1omena of light and meat-pniducers, on a gisid soil, anil acre, with an acreage one-fourth , N stut0 ,,r ,,,Bi ,0 " ,u,r on,' and heat, as well as of tho explosion wlthplentv of forage, are acknow- greater than Ixst year. Northern '"tentative, in the case of a crowd- or total dispersion of immenbe mass- ledgeil lo be unrivaled. .Short Horns may lw divided Into two clasps: .. Fanhloiiablo" Short Horns, couiliiniog oukhi, nreeiiiug, and quality. Many of them trace Iwck, through a long line of approv- cd ancestors, one hundred years, nud some even one hundred and fifty. tft,.l. ......Itl.. I., ii...... It. ml. mtfl causes them to sell a prices wmc, to pen-ons unacquainted with .Short to $3,000 each, and oxil.iimod, " but those bulls and cows can't trot!" lie did not, however, consider a trotter dear at $."i,0!W to $lo,00i, and in gelding at that. We explained 'that, although for rtfrr breeding, w .; iiu.M." M, )or !s ,,j, pr,,..-.,, .stork .Innrintl. -- "o lo Introduce queen Bees, 7 !l onr ber-are in a iniiiniiiii 'h or -'raw hle, drhe lliem oul In the usual manner Into an empty bos or hive, then shake ll.eu.out onat.l.eet. ., i vuiir new oiieeiianionir them, gently . - . . - '"' uncaged, having previously be- .smeared her with honey taken from the hive Irom whlcli they were drlv- en. She w ill be readily and gladly 'neei.nie.l. Let the bees and uncoil .., 11,.,1,ii11,riiiiisrmiiliiod in the unfurnished hive twenty-four hours. unfurnished hive twenty-four hours. Then shake them out on a . sheet and run them Into a movable comb hive, into which the combs have been JZ thIM-'ll MUM if vourbeesaivlnaiiiove.iblecoiiib 1 . . . !... ...!... .. .i ...i ...tn 1.. lowa gave the lHst yield, urotner small grains It thinks the averago will l about w u.ua. Corn prowl. ;sosh iiiiryiciu uui uoi vuiu m u.m i or last year, and with one-fourth lew acreajfo. Hllll ril; II ..lll-, nun i.n.mm..- mil l illlll M 11 i.. iintii ...in.' in. WILLAMETTE FAEMER. For the wiitamttte rr-r. rhlncsc Immigration, free country. Aro wo getting " sent word to their coming brothers yond this, or behind It, when nnytjmt ,ey wm mvo trouble If they party or organization of tho people ,; - , Immlgra,,on of , '' ..... .. ... ,..,. ..." , ,, any nation by the oppression or nbuso of Its people, fir the persecu tion of our own countrymen for llilnkingdlfrerently from themselves on any given question ? For many years the nations of tho West havo tried by every means in their power (r(iralu(1 .,. whMl ,M pn)i,aby to open the gates of the Last, hoping 'j (mW (m lho M1i,ject bydo to get gain by trade in silks tea-, n, ,,,.,,, who wish to and KaMern wares, atticl to ctnblf-,h iiM(kti llliniIarltv for tlicm-ulvoi, nntl greathou.es ror commerce am ex- ym mvo M1,,,,C(lo(1 ln arouslng the change in the cities of China. After (MM im, liv Uno ,)f ,,. ,0WlHt u vast amo.int of diplomacy and ex-, ,.v,.ltnhl0 classes, which fWI11h.fl TIII.V IIIIVI. ffftftfl IIIIS. fffflf fit- ... . -..I. . .1 .. i .1 .i.t i ... money away In the payment of in terest ; ami merchants who ab-orb our last dollars and scud them to the Kist, to I'urope, and even to China, in piyment for gowN. While u erlingtli.it the China sponge sends all his money out of the country, would it not be well to except the t t i it work that we could not g.t on well - without, ami work that none but the lowest and most ignorant dw of mi u will ever do. The Chinaman i,.., ...,i done much or the hard work , il,.,t uoinen would otherwise have i....... ,t!,ii.r,..i ,, ,i. in tlm iih.eiicn ' ,,f tr.iliii'd servants of our own ol-(riim.,i servints of our own na- Crated that, if a meteor . ' i.,mii.ean s,.rVants. thev limits of the earth's atm "' "r i.uroptan i ruini uuj . . velneliv of ) have done iiiuch to alleviate the Mif- minimum eloclt. 01 .. for of , ovrhurdened wives1. second, when it arrive. l-..-!.,. ..I II... ,...,rl,Mnl,li... irlvn IV-llll- ' UH 1111 MMIIIIV HIM IIHs.1 ,tii,is of our laud who have " " " jfik r tli.ir itiitii i1i tt'ittiltl trtk " ."'."" "' "" ,' , 7T ' fev .streets In Portland, he WftSffig S 'canT manaS without injustice to any class, and as tor dirt, wo nave seen camps or Irish luttoroN in fair New KoglHiul.ih tlltby I as any tililncso quarters could possi- bly become. Should llio immlgra- !.... frnm China continue, we have Mime hern where they aro not want ed. As to thoe of our own people who oppose their immigration and employment, wo presume they have a right to their opinions, but they have no right to try to enrorec tnem upon other people. We think the whole matter Is viewed in nn exug- than ly as large as the moon, nud then In stantly disappeared, a long cloud, of serpentine form, remaining in its place. About three minutes after, a violent I'Npirninn wa heard, followed by two other.s of lo-s intensity. Krom the point or llrst obervatIon to that or Its disappearance, the meteor trav eled overn tmjectoryof (U miles, and loclty or the mass was calculated at ;i-'." nines oor second, --" I-rsuou. ln order to determine the of heat developed by the aor :J.'J miles per second. amount aorolito ar ter entering our atmosphere, Nchlap parelll's Investigations were employ- l. That astronomer lias demon- im-'stmted that, IT a meteor enters the atmosphero at a D.C miles per SCCO (I. WICIl 11 irriVCU III H llOllll where the atmospheric pressuro Is at ... . . . i . . ...... es. A number of fragments of the me teorite nlwvo referred to, quite small in every instance, were picked up and subjected to careful examination. The mass was crystalline, and formed of various substances. An tingle waa polished with dllllculty, owing to the extreme hardness. An abundance or malleable granules ,r nlckoliferoiu iron was recognized. Tho interior of the fragments appear porous, but outside they were covered with n pellicle of vitrified nntlcr. licyoml the Iron above mentioned, the great er part ol' the mass cunt lined soluble silii-ntf, priiielpilly those or magtiu slum and of Iron. Krom the fact that it lias been noted that the meteors of tho August and November showers, traveling at the rate of from ill) to in mllesporsocond, find an insurmount able obstacle In tlio atmosphere. .Schiapiurelli litis pointed out that otilv bodies or an enormous magni tude would be ablo to penetrate It and reach the surAiee or the earth in a fragmentary condition. Ferrari obsurves that, from this, it may be considered that the meteor Ii i d0. scribes, having it velocito nearly equal to the above, must have been or tremendous size, and he notes, as a remarkable fact, that an unusual number or these bodies, ten in all, Tell In Kuropo between Julynnd Sep tember or last year. The author states the result of his observations to accord with the fol lowing conclusions previously oiiun elated by Schlapparelli : 1. The In timate correlation between tlio com ets, .shooting stars, and meteorites is now placed beyond doubt, and the Immense velocity observed in somo meteorites renders It imposiible to ascribe to them a planetary origin; coiiscqu"ntly tlio hypothesis of .l lar origin is the most probable. U. I'mni this .supposition, the masses come from no single body, since di vers cases demonstrate the fact that they arrive from totally dlirerent re gions In stellar space. .!. The hy pothesis admitted, it must follow that the chemical and molecular structure of the Imdles or tho iini ver.se, situated In dlirerent positions, must he of similar nature to that or the meteorites themselves. The below given views regarding tlie mineralogical structure mid coin position of aerolites are ascribed to l)anbree, and aro tho results of ex- aminatiHii notn oy spectral and cliein Ical analysis by tho most eminent chemists prove that meteorites eon tain no simple body unknown to our globe. H. There liavo boon recog nized with certainty twenty-two ele ments, given below in the descend lug order of their Importance: Iron, magnesium, silicon, oxygen, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, titan, iiiiu, tin, copper, aluminum, potassi 11 in, sodium, calcium, arsenic, phos phorus, nitrogen, sulphur, chlorine, carbon, and hydrogen. It Is wry curious fact that the throo bodies which predominate in nearly every meteorite, Iron, silicon, and oxygen, are nlo tho-e which predominate In tlie earth. II. Meteorites have also many peculiar mineral compounds, principally native nickeliferous iron and ol nickel (sclirieber.site) mid Mil phlde of iron (trolllle). There aro iil-o i'ommoii to the meteorites of the earth agroatnmnberofconiblnatlons, similar not only in chemical compo sition but even incry.stallluo form. I. .Meteorites iudicato in a measure the temperature at their formation, and that by which they are caused to diaggregate. 8. Lastly, the.e bodies demonstrate the existence of Innumerable masses disseminated through the remotest regions of space, which would he completely unknown were it not for their sudden and splendid apparitions. A'ctenttfia . American. I.ANDQU'S Hr.COt.NMTlON orOr.N , ir.s. I.oid Houghton saya of Walter , Savage Lander In his "Monographs," 1 " I could give many examples of tho rare and generous delight with which Lander ever welcomed tho apparition of genius; It was as a fresh metiil to the mineralogist, ns n new planet to the astronomer; tho 'ardor was miiho times excessive, but often more than Justified by tho event; and those who nro now re celved with tho trumpets and shawms of popularity look uack with (deeper gratitude to tho prescient ' praise of tlio young-hearted veteran 1 who decorated them from tlio laurels 1 and myrtles of ids own classic gar den." Tin: story R. told of a woman who ( freely used her tongue to tho scandal of others, and nmilo confession to th prkt of what she luul done. Ho gave her a ripe thistle top, and told her to go out lu various directions, and scat ter the seed: one by one. Wonder lug nt the iRMinaco she obeyed, and then reutrueil to tier conusor. To her aiuaeinent, he bade her go back uiiil gather the scattered seeds: and when file objected that It would be impossible, he replied that it would be still more illtllcult to gather up and destroy all evil report which shu had circulated about others. Any i thoughtless, careleaschlld can scatter I nantirni or tinsiio a-ieds before ine viiud in a moment, but the strongest and wisest tueu cannot gather them j jfln. 1