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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1876)
. 2 "WILLAMETTE FARMER. tllU ut H iUj leu iro the fine hi I wh ItlO sor a fibi its ; loc I od hoi Co, Jut tll( da tibi ; d" thi P i up mi 1 -A' hll til ill 111 tt l U it o tl ll u p u t H Has Man Been so very Lone on the Earth? . There has been a tendency among men of science to pass from a profes aiou (so few years ago) of total igno rance ns to the mode of origin of all liv jng things, to a claim to almost com pleto knowledge of tho wholo progress of the universe, from the first speck of living protoplasm up to tho highest de velopment of tho humnn intellect. Yet this is really what wo havo seen in the last sixteen years. Formerly difllcul- ties wore exaggerated, and it was as serted that wo had not sufficient knowl edge to venture on any generalizations on the siibjccs. Nowdifllcultiesaroset aside, and it is held that our theories are so well established and so far reach ing, that they explain and comprehend sill nature, and at tho present day it seems to ine that facts which oppose popular views hardly receive duo con sideration. It is a curious circumstance that notwithstanding tho attention that has been directed to the subject in ev ery part of the world, and the numer ous excavations connected with nil ways and mines which have ofFered such facilities for geological discovery, no advance whatever has been made for a considerable number of years, in detecting tho time or tho mode of man's origin. Tho Pnlicolithic flint weapons lirst discovered in tho North of Franco more than thirty years ago aro still the oldest undisputed proofs of man's existence; and amid the count less relics of a former world that havo leen brought to light, no ovidence of any one 01 tne links that must have connected man with tho lower animals lias yet appeared. Tho conclusion Which woniustarrlvoatii, that if man lias been developed from n common an cestor, with all existing apes, and by no other agencies than such as have affect ed their development, then lie jniiit liavo existed in something approaching his present form in the tertiary period, and not merely existed, but predomi nated in numbers whorovor suitable conditions prevailed, In that caso it will boa fair argument, that, lust as ho clover and ploughing after the seed crop is removed is, that poor land may bo employed, and not only put in con dition, but highly remunerative crops may bo realizee for at least a couple of years 'ooin mo xexiure aim inu jurui ityoftho land being improved at tho end of that time. A single season of clover does all this: there aro two crops realized of clover, and one or more of grain, all good, and the land left better at the end of it. It needs but a "catch," however poor tho soil may be, to realize this. Aided by plaster, tho ground being dry so that the frost does not lift the plant, you aro safe for a fair crop to cut, or for pasture, ana a crop 01 seeu to lonow. We havo found it best to plough land in this condition rather late in the fall the Inter the better, if it is dry. In winter we havo turned it down and had our best cron. But avoid wet ploughing, especially of calvey soil or all tho good done is neutralized: this, so Jar as tlio texture is concerned, ana that is tho medium of fertility. One wot plowing will effectually do this, even when dono in tho fall or winter tno old condition or worso will oe re stored. Where tho land is rich. black, sandy moid, with good drainage less harm seems to result from wet ploughing. But your yellow sand and gravel ridges, sprinkled plentifully with clay, must be treated tenderly. We "learned this from a long experi ence. G., in exchange. China. as in his mental and moral nature, hi.- i capacities and aspirations, so infinitely raised above the brutes, so his origin i is duo to distinct and higher agencies , than such as havo atrectetT their devel opment. A. 11. Wallace, at the liritish Association. i Pkminixi: Maxacjkmknt. Many t families owe their mosnnritv fullv ns ! much to tho fact of femlnino manage ment ns to tho knowledgo and activity of tho father, Tho managing woman js a pearl among women; siio is ono of tho prizes in tiie great lottery of life, and tho man who draws her may ro ; joico for tho rest or his days. Belter i llinn riches, sho is a forfimo In lmrsnlf a gold i.i no nover fit nc In lisvirtil. Tho woman who is ablo to sympathize and carry on smoothly tho work of an ordinary family, illustrates ".higher sa gacity than is called for by sovon-tonths of tho tasks dono by men. Men take one trado and work at It; a mother's and housekeeper's work requires n touch from nil trades. A man hns his work hours and his definite tasks; a woman has work at all hours and nn Incessant confusion of tasks; his work brings tho nionoy, but doos not tax tho head, heart and hands as woman's work does. Evory wifo should know hor husband's income. That knowl edgo should bo tho guide- of hor con duct. A clear understanding respect ing domestic oxponses is necessary to tho peace of ovory dwelling. If It bo little, bottor is a plainer meal whore Jovo is, than an overloaded stomach and hatred therewith. If it bo ample, it 't bo onjoyed with all thankfulness. WlMjii tho wifo, seoing hor duty, has inailo up Jior mind to this, sho will brighten hor homo with smiles, which Will mako It a roglon of perpetual sun flhiiie. A saving woman at tho head of a family is tho very host savings bank yet established; ono that recolvos deposits daily and hourly, with no cost ly machinery to manago it in. Tho idea of saving is a pleasant one, and if the women would imbibe it at onco uiiii iiunuro to it, uoioro tliey aroawaro of it they would lay tho foundation for ft competent security for a stormy time ami rainy day, but it is an excess iu Having whon wo dony ourselves of ev erything that will mako um comfortable our surroundings convenient and pleas nut. TltKATtNG POOR I.AN1I WITH Cl.OVKll. luriilng down clover as a green crop is highly reconimouded,' and no ono can dony that It is good. Our oxpori mco for nioro than a scoro of years has ""' l"k ' "est way is to turn clown tho laud nftor a crop of seed has boon takon from It. This has been demon, -tratod also across tho water. Our practice hits boon to pasture tho land until Juno 15. if in largo clover: if In Juno or medium clover, thotimo was extended a week later wo are in lati tude Jil degrees. Master U sown im mediate y, which Improves tho stalk and seed, and of course tho root. WIini the crop is removed, thoro is not nnnarentlv mni'li ,i ,.L ,.li Wo; but tho ground, which is nioro or less Ivirw, is mollow. This has been uniformly tho caso. To put tho plow Into such Luid is like putting it into ,jrardoii.soil. If the soil bo drained, this mellow condition remains in tho apring, wio ituui naviug been ploughed in tho fall. An early planting and sowing worn therefore available Wo jusod not say that whatever graiu was uown hero grow well. Wo had n bet. ter around than this for tarlnv im.i Bprlng- wheat. Oats would grow too rnufc. and lodge, unless In a drought, in which caso no more remunerative crop could bo raised; but they loft tho land in n jworor condition than when Iwrloy was raised. For corn it was ex collcut; and for potatoes It was only eurmssod by a thick well rotted sod, with clovor roots ibrming part of the soli. Tlio Alfalfa. This comparatively new clovor, known as alfalfa, is lucerne. slightly modified by tho climate of Chili and California. It is a perennial plant that H it continues nioro than two years and In the State of New York fields of it can bo seen where tho seed was sown over fifty years ago. Tho common red clover is biennial, shorter lived, and therefore bettor suit ed for a system of sliort rotations. Al falfa is equally as hardy as red clover, and is peculiarly adapted to rough hill, sido lands, rocky etc., that cannot bo cultivated to advantage, tho long tap root winding amongst the rocks until it finds moisture, and. onco o.-,tnbliirfl ii improves every year. Sow the seed broadcast on very clean land as soon as possible, from ten to twelve pounds of seed to tho aero. At all events, fit immediately a half aero or an aero of clean land near the barn, and givo it a fair test as green food for horses and cattle. Thoro Is no risk however, in sowing an hundred or moro acres. Nover pasture it or cut it cIospIv tlir. first year, but let it grow enough in tho ma iu iiuiko a good winter protection for tho roots. Do not pasture it tho first year, whon tho soil is wet or muddy. Tho seed of alfalfa,, whon fresh and gooa, is yellow, glossy and heavy. If mo soeus aro winto, it is an indication that they aro not ripe. This clover is particularly relished by swine, both in summer nnd when mado into hay, which they greedily oat during the winter. Try half an acre, and you will sow moro next year. Rural World. Itov. Thomas Williams, of Provi dent, It.:i., who died tho 29th of last month, was tho oldest living graduate of Yalo College He was born at Pom fret, Conn., and graduated in 1800. His llfo nnd ministry were full of eccen tricities, which aro narrated by a cor respondent of ono of our religious ex changes, and of which tho following is a specimen: Whon lie desired to preach particularly well, ho was in the habit of taking off his shoos iu tho pulpit bo foro ho began his sermon. His illus trations wero generally moro forcible than elegant. Ho accopted nn invita tion to preach in a small town in Mass achusetts, ono Sunday. In tho middle oi tno discourso ho took occasion to" compare uod's cliosen people, casting all mannor of wickedness from their hearts, to a horso kicking away at whatever gavo offense. "I tell you and with that ho drew back and lot his brother minister feel tho practical unuLib ui ins lorcioio illustration. Tra dition doos not relate whether Mr. Williams had his shoes on at tho timo or not. In these days a really valuable addition to tho stock of the planlajthat are' wprthy of general attention is rare. Many so-called; new grains, vegetables, trees, Ac, aro regu larly advertised every year, and pushed into unmerited prominence, to be replaced in dne course by others of a like kind. In conse quence of tbls, a great many farmers have become distrustful of everything, whether good or bad, and resolutely abstain from countenancing or touching anything that is not established and known. The middle ground hero, as elsewhere, is best tho man who buys on the recommendation of a ped dler, or agent will often bo duped; and the Individual who is destitute of all disposition to investigate and experiment will surely find himself, or bo considered, far behind. Tho interest in the Chufa plant has been on the increase for at least a couple of years, and a good point in its favor is that even now the interest increases rather than abates. The demand for the "feed" as tho little tubers formed at the roots, and which con stitute the valuable part of the plant, are la I... . - - ' -called will next season be ahead of the sup- i)ij, auu (ma iu tpiie oi me jaci inai unuias havo been grown very extensively and in all parts of the country this year. The Chufa is generally regarded by those who have Been it as a grass, though correct ly speaking it is a sedge, and not a true grass . Mr . Henry T. Duncan, Jr., has been growing the chula In his garden at Lexing ton, Kentucky, and he has sent us a speci men, "root and all," lately taken up very carefully, which is hanging up iu our ofllec, so to rem:.'u for the cdilkatiou of our friends who my call. The foliage about two feet long, m u tho "nuts," or, more correctly, tubtr , pro in a cluster among tho llbrous roctj. Tho Chufa is evidently, as Mr. Dun cm says, very prolific,, and it is said to Le excellent for feeding almost every kind of domestic animal, and is not such bad ftre for eveu man himself. Thus fur wo havo not soon anything in the public prints about the herbago. It would be quito important to know whether cattle, horses, &o., like or dhhke it , Can it be made iuto hav? Our subject is a native of tho south of Europo, and also grows wild in some parts oi Africa. It is cultivated in various parts of tno Old world-Egypt, I'aly, Spain, Portu gal, Franco, Ac. It Is not native In North America. It bears a variety of titles Chufa, Earth Almond , or, as the French have it, Pomme tie Uric. In several European coun tries chufas are used as an article of human iood,and havo beconio a considerable item in commerce. They possess restoratlvn nri stimulant, as well as nutritive properties, and contain about 16 per cent, of oil. Tho botanists call this plant Cypcrus esculcnlus. The cultivation of the Chufa is very sim ple all that is necessary Is to plant in rows, after the ground is prepared, as for any ordinary crop, and keep the surface stirred, at regular Interval;,, and free from weeds, until a fair start haa been obtained; after which the Chufas aro well able to take care of themselves. Some of those who grow this plant for hogs, instead or harvesting alter the regular and approved methods,' let these champion rooters loose, with liberty to help themselves. It is only nocessary, so those who have tested the matter say, to plant chufas once indeed, their "staying" qualities are such that they aro reported verv difficult in eradicate. The little tuber, or "seed" the part, we repeat, used as food Is slightly larger man a good sized pea. In the South the chufa may be planted in shallow fur rows , two feet apart and one foot from tuber to tuber, and time trout December to April. There are many good points about this plant to reccommend it to tho consideration of the progressive frmer-also. there are thousands of farmers who, to our certain knowledge, want the "seed," and, such be ing tho case, those '.who bavo them for sale will consult their own Interest bv maklnir me isct widely ibnown. Minna's Home Journal, MILWAUKIE MESEEY. GrcatcNt Varlcts- or FJR UIT TREES In Oregon, Consisting of Apple, Fear, Peach, Plum, Prune, Cherry, Grape, G'hoiry Currant, Lawton Blackberry, Raspberry ana Strawberry Sets, California Walnut, Black Walnut, Butternut, &. Filbert, WHICH WILL KG SOLD LOWj FOR CASH. s. luellTn-g &SON, Proprietors Jlllwauklc Nursery. Nov. 1, 1STC. 400,000 FRUIT TREES, All of the nest Varieties. JOHN G. WRIGHT, Dealer in G, W, WALLING & SON, Os-vocfo, Or., Have this number of I Fruit and Ornamental Trees. For ealr. In their extcneUe Nursery, including tho remarkable WALLItfG'S FAMILY GROCERIES,. Crockery and Glassware,. Wooden and Willow Ware, Tobacco and Cigars,. COMMERCIAL. STREET. Salem, April Si), 1S75. d&wtf m WlBS x .' Pacific University. FOREST GROVE, OR. " 7 FACULTY J KFV S. H. MAKSH. D. D.. President, nnrt Prnf. - or of Intellectual l'hilojophy. Hsv. 1IOI1ACE LYMAN, A. M., Professor of Rhet oric nnd Illctory. Cai-tain R, II. LAMSON, Professor of Math. emmicf. JOS. W. MAIian, A. 3I., Professor of Latin and Greek. J. D. UOBB, A.M., Principal of Academy. Mi?i MAKY E. MACK, Preceptress. J. W. MAKSH, A. M Librarian. Miss SARAH BOWLBY, Teacher of Music. There aro three terms in tho Colleiiate year. Tho Fat.l Tznu begins on the first Wednesday in Seiit'r. The tuition Is, in tho Academic department, $30. nud in the College $ J 5, per year, pajnblo per teim in advance. A circular, and any desired information, will bo fur nished, upon application, by tho President. aula PEACH PLUM, Tlio Italian. Prune, And the best varieties of 1'Iiim, Prune, 1'each, Apple, 1'ear, Cherry, Nut and Shade Trees, IN FULL ASSORTMENT. Send for Desoriptive Catalogue. Purchasers raivisit the WILLAMETTE NUBSE MXt.0e,' C2- or xh'y c'u fl"l . W. WALLIMl. with an ansoitmcnt or To at the UraniierMur Ue, PORTLAND, OR. nov Storage at Portlands WE ARE PREPARER TO STORE Grain on the moet favorablo terms, either in our lire moof Store, or In our fvamo Warehouse on the wharf. Ratsormico hau not tioubled grain or.flonr in ei ther. Toi further partlcularf apply to J, McOHAKEN & CO., aulSIf romtASD, On. B. STRANG, .Importer and Dealer in H Improved Ranges, COOK. PARLOR, AND BOX S T O V 3E S, And Manufacturer of Tin, Sheet-Iron & Copper Union Block. Commercial Street. SALEM, --.. OIZECO'V IRESPECTFUULY INFORM ATT Mv m'n Modi ; and csutomers tear I have resumed b ncss. and invite the public generally to call and i.m ine my stock and learn my prices. ' Nov" istSF" nUvanttio gained ly using I OAMARRA. 11Y 11A1UIY OOnNWALL. Gauiarr Is daluty steed. Strong, black, and or a noble breed, Full of lire and full or bone, With all lila line of fathers known: Fine in nose, ills nostrils thin, Hut blown abroad by the pride within! Ills wane la like a river flowing, And his eyes like embers Blowing In the darkness of the night, And his pace as swill as light. Look, how 'round his straining throat Graoe aud shifting boanty float; Sinewy strength is in hb reins,. Aud the red blood gallops through his veins ltlcber, redder never ran Through the boasting heart or man, lie can trace his lineage higher Thau the llourbou dare aspire lkniBlas, Uuiuau, or the Quelpb, Or O'Hrlen's blood itself! ' ile, who hath no peer, was born Here, upou a red March morn: Hut hla famous fthr dmil Were Arabs all, and Arab bred: And the last of that great line Trod like one or a race divine! And yet he was but friend to one Who A him at the set of sun, 5tf.'!?.m ,one fonnl'n ,rlK-ed with green; With hiru, a roving Bedouin, He lived (none else would he obey Through all the hot Arabian day), Aud died, u stained, upon the sands Where Ualkh ukUt the desert sUmds! Mrs. Hardy's pa.-aflne mould trick bi again been eiposed lu Jtoston. An Investi gator slyly put coloring witter into the pall ful of paraflne from which the spirit were supposed to make tho mold, yet tho mould came out as white as uiual, How sm: Lkahnud the Mkthod. a na- per published in Sacramento, Cal., gives the following: "Yesterday, a young lady called at the counter or the registry department of ihe postottce, and asked for the privilege or re-opeuiog a letter whtoh she claimed to ha vo droppwMn tno box that morning. The post m ater, aller finding the address aud taking particular description, of the missive sought, obligingly searched among the letters In the drop,' and, finding the letter.Uproceedod to open it In the presence or the writer, to do ing this the oWctal used a common load nen- cll , but the lappal orj he envelope was stuck to 'stay stuck,' and a general mutilation lm. tulnont. Observing the unprofessional meth od the lady said, decidedly, 'glvelt to me; let me show jou.' Tho letter was handed over, when the fair manipulator deftly ran tho thumb-nail nudor the edge of thelappei, raising U ueatly. Following this up, with delicate touches In kind, It soon-became an. jparaut that the opening, without leaving a uaosoi me manipulation, was only aques tion of time. The postmaster and his demit v looked on In charming and inuooent in tare -t ine performance was a Wgh art a doll facility, eloqawat ofpatlent practice. Nsativ the work was done, and as the carerui open- iu - coiupieieu ine ladyemarked by way or explication merely, aud lest some inference unfavorable to the legitimacy of this skill might be drawn I.used to be iu a post olUce myself, you see; I learned how it's done, as you know.' " A young girl, now llvlrjlntbe Hue Vol tlre(i In Bordeaux, Franc, who was born without anus, usee her m'juih in n. ,.,.,. extraordiuaiv manner. Sb,e can write with the greatest i.Vlllty. can thread iho finest .,Jn,eu,bfoUte,.ku,, cbroohet work, mrk llueu. An .Mth m.rv.ip,.,., ..........r' and pit. ,'.i,hZr. "'").' L-tin. " ' "" HWU HOI SJUtor v,. Notice of Final Settlement. TVJTilS ls. bctciy lvcn that Wm P. Pnch Ad i:..?ln.Iftrator,or "" c"e of J". E. Hall "late of ffiW&wwSm "."'''eoVrira'nU' JHU. C. PKKRLES. account. novIPwl the before said hare to caid RAILROADJURSERY. Prunes and Plums made a Specialty. 200,000 FRUIT TREES For Sale Tills Season, CONSISTING Or Apple, Penr, Quinco, Plum, Prune,' Peach, Cherry, Grape vines. Currant! Blackberries, Raspberries (eight vari eties), Strawberries, Chestnut, Mul berry, -Black and Whito "walnut, Hickoty, Suear Maplv-HonojJi-tust, Combardy Poplar, Mountain" Ash, Weeuiner Willmv Hrnn.i,n,. and Lilachs, Honeysuckles and Ivy.' Evergreens. Arbor Vitre, Italian Cypress, Golden Cypress, very fine, Pines, and Cedar Dcodar.Pancanthus, Japonica or Fire. Tree, forty varieties of .Roses, Flow ermgr Shrubs and Plants of all kinds. -English Haw seeds for hedging, also English Privet Plants, for fancy Hedges. J Now I call special attoution to the- Amsden June Peach. Fifteen days earlier than any other l each known. I havo only about 200 yearling trees of this Peach. Price, SI eachlO per doz. 2,500 dormant buds of this Peach; price 23c each. 25 per hundred, $200 per thousand. I also have a few trees of the Mount Vornon Pear. nnwv'nn13 on- of.tho most valuable new I all Pears m cultivation. -Prico of trees, $1 each. Oregon Champion Gooseherrv. It '?t1,urIyflv?rth a! other Gooscbeories for prof it, as it Is a flno larpc berrv. and thn ,.... i..JTii bearer cer known au per Hundred Price of pUnts. l.w per doz., Co. Judge of Marlon County. Final Settlement. SaleniTproT. 6, ISToi'S"'. J I,KEBLES. Jndiro. J. 8. DEAUDSLKT, J. I. COCIIRAJf. nUARDSLEY & COCHR.iJV, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, AND niiLERS IX California nnd Oregon Produce, No. 313 Dala Street, betw cen Clay and Washlugtoi CUax grtaxoiaioo. 09) 2ra ONE DOLLAR WILL feECURK THIS CHICAGO LEDGER Red Warrington Gooseberrv. I his Is the largest of all Gooseberries, and Is a W red. very ornamental, and an Sicellent berry. Prlco of plants, 00 cents each, (a per dozen. Foaoh SoodUxu-, sentCrfrLr.end;a$d,dreCs5.tll0U"a", PruS U Plum and Prune Trees on Peach Roots. rI,f,!flm tlia' tbe Pch 'ot is far superior to Plnm Ion,- 'FfS.'SS pr!?DC8 and Plams-on, for thesf re soni: 1. Yoaneier have any sprouts to destroy the lie or your trees, s. Tho pruno and plnm succeed better on peach than on ploi. 3 The ruioaud plum Snllt'?U"?w h,nnP,"c1.' T"tf,: and th efl or beS !JJ J"5 My.blP""T has a Prnno orchard of 400 trees ihPtoTu flvo J'cf oW that hid forty pound to tine 'WZ1?1 1I18 ,rcca Late wrr tnilftyand ... Mu th,1w r5' " Peach roots that are twen-ty-flvo years old. perfectly tound and healthy. Testimony in ravoroftho Peach Root. II W. PnKTTvv.-S'urtorlSW ...;.;ji -" "niiiuy j-ium trees rwenty years old. j-riftcd hi. pejeh roots. They hare nevei ipranted. SSnVf'aSJlB WCll l "on.U "otha.a'phlmof pruno irei imie; it us on peach root. en, rcp.-ctrtilly, w. T., Nbwbt. .eiit lor my .Vuraerr. Sff ft "'"V" A Judkina. Kagene . k W W nipp:e, cotue Orec; S Berry. JleilUaylllci- H. W. PflETTYMAN-, r,nimc oP'ie'or of "Uroad Nursery. ' co'10tf EAST POHTLAND, Or. FOB ONE YEAR. ' fissasssaas i .1.; ... --..-.. . .fin jr.. an intAii. and ccueral rrae-, for the I carv u taken and lJeeru tj, r,r...:".V. '" ,c . .'im0f'- Send H Illinois. $25GSHf!l men of ;u iniere, luff tu ?u" riii' rcadl.ur old and r.ius. for V,'k housrwte. and for aT flaw.,' s.S!.i'"in lorjJkBli. u.uoui i'oT.ilf,.h..,; i. ,"."'" lifwirr.Y,fVnd,v,;rr';ddo liU Lt.Iasi. L'hlnfo, Dili BAILROAD LANDS.- lllei-nl Tornii! LOW PRICES,! LONG TIillKt tow iNTBBKrrr- Tiff ilKP9N ? CALIFORNIA RAILROAD CO. th. hJun,.tJ?e.lenl'' of llc pr ta cni latere or tne baUcce at tho rate of seven per cent, one year Kn!.l0',.,ntcrcn on " lIauco at the rate of M.n,f.he.ntfieronnq"- liolh principal and Inter estpyableln U. S. Currrncy. ArtWcoant of ten per cent, will be allowed f.r eaib. t ErTM e,i'i !? be ddresscd to P. BCfJULZE. Land Aceal O. A C. R. R.. Portland. OrtTOrZ ' . W m I ii: , " mm--jjZ