Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, December 29, 1876, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextWXXUknaira -.. ' r-yi j$IJW . ... tliiini-i 6 WIJ1LAMETTE FARMER. yw w tf e i; L smwt .. tillitnwtt Jarnur. SALEM, FRIDAY, DEO. i', 1870. What the Fanner is Worth to You. We invito tlie Inquiry at to tlio practical value of tho Willamihtk Farmi:r to tho tioople of Oregon, not In any spirit of vanity or concolt, but becauso wo think such on In quiry would convince all tho n asonablo and enterprising farmois of tho Stato that thoy could well afford to jiart with any othor iouruul boforo giving up the farmere' on paper. Tho Farmi:u oIuih to ba practical In Its vlow of overy subject, to lay ahldo prejudice and partlftamhip in tho dittus-slon of public aflairM and coll out tho best IdoaH of tho peo ple themselves In relation to agricultural subjects. By means of tho many and com petent correspondent) wo are fortunate ir Hfcurini; we aro ablo to make a better news papor than could be notion up by tlit most experienced and competent man in tho State, if ho doponded on his own editorial ability alono for tho moauH of buccc&s. Tlioio could bo no moro convincing evi denco of tho Influence and wide-proud cir culation of this paper than M afforded by the intorcf ting and valunhle correspondence that comes to till these columns from every di rceilou. litre then, 1h a medium lor thofree exchange of thought and reason and horo your inquiries call be propounded with the cortalnty lhat oomo inan'a well earnod ex perience will furnish tho answer. Here you will find Important grange new and matters of grange interest; hero all thoeociol features of life can be dlscuesod and tho educated in I ml mako ituelf lolt and understood by those Ichi fayoiod. As the years pass on tho vahioof our cor respondence will increase, for the traits ol'a well founded newspaper aro only bettor es tablished with time and its Influence and power for good must InercuHo If proporly directed. This popfr was brought Into existence through Did wipe and liberal conduct of the Board of Managers of tho State Agricultural Society eight yoars ago. It has since re mained, and still remains tho co-worker of that society, and of nil othor efforts mado to advanco agriculture among ns. If any per au viows tho Faiimku from a personal standpoint or considers it to be Identified with moroly personal Interests they greatly err. In all things wo strive to luithlully rcprotiont tho people and labor for tholr In terest; at all times we seek to keep back in dividual vkvts and pretentions and show no mere personal preleronco or teellug, but to Kiatid forlh as an e.ponont of popular it oiel! of good morals, public ami private, of good agriculture and of thu hardy toilers whoso homos uud hearths wo would lalu in nil things benefit and Improve as we mako our weekly visit. II we can convey tho impulsion that this papor belongs to tho people and secuie tholr conlideuco and rupi.ct, wo shall not care to be personally piomlnent, or exacting. A UPUHpapor that li tulded only by pergonal intorest of tho moment, and not by a desire to grow and command rospeot in the tuture, 11h tho bet and purest stimulant lor good woik and ouduiiiig elloil. Wo inland that tho Willamkitu Fai:mi:u shall bring to your homes oaeh week muful iuforiuation on tho matters you liavo most Interest, cor lehpouiieiU'o on all practical farm topics, w Itn much valuable oxpeileuce, uilticellano OLib articles of esptclal Interest, rc-clttng tho great advancement and progress mado by I be working world of tho nineteenth century as well as mutton of history, biography and i-ouie loucliFH ot roumuce, pootry and humor. And more thau all wo hopo 1U tullueuoe will be lelt lor good In mory walk of Hfo and lt-avo no scar foj time to heal, no evil com munication to emss distitss to any pious soul. For the Willamette Farmer. Old-Time Orchards and Orchardists. (Continued.) How we have reduced tho number of varieties of apples since 1851 will be seen by reference to a catalogue of that year, issued by Luelling- & Merk-, now before ine, in which eighty varieties of apples, forty of pears, thirty-seven of peaches, twelve of plums, nine of cher ries, three of grapes! Apricot, almond, currant, gooseberries and strawberries aro named. Many of the old orchard-i-jts would like, I know, to bee tho 1M, ;ts many orchards of that day were planted with trees of many of these va rieties, as most all the planters wore inexperienced, and none knew what would be best for our climate and mar ket, but tho list is too long; it contain ed such as Early Bough, Summer Queen, Lyman's Summer, Alexander, Carolina June, Glass Apple; by the way, the last apple I believe to bo the best cider apple of all; no other gives such a body aud such a good cider; it is better than Hughes' Crab, Smith's Ci der, or Winesap, excellent as the-o are, but it is many a year .since I drank sweet cider from the Glass apple! The trees have disappeared, and tho name, with scores of others, has been forgot ten. Next conies Pumpkin Sweet, which lias long been discarded as worthless; it is only valuable for exhi bition at our Stato Fairs as one of our best fall apples. Quantity, not quality, is the test too often with inexperienced committees; yea, last fall this very pig-apple secured the first premium for its exhibitors as one of the best six va rieties of fall apples. Talpaiiocking, Spice Sweet, Green Sweeting, Mother, an oxcellent fruit, but sickly tree, and at the f'air last fall I saw some lino spe cimens; Melon, Michael Henry, Win ter Queen, Black Heart, Milam, &c. Many names were then incorrect; for instance, Gloria Mundi was called Hol land Pippin: tho now Holland Pippin, Fall Pippin; tho now Fall Pippin, the Pound Pippin. Many new varieties havo been taken up in tho catalogues, otherwiso the number would bo much smaller than it Is now, for I find in the list of the Hanson catalogue for 1875 forty-three names of apples; in Wnll- The California Fruit Dryer. "Wo havo frequently referred to the Dryer operated by Mrs. E. A. Walling of Zena, Polk county, which last year manufactured excellent dried fruit, of which wo received 1200 pounds as first payment on the dryer, which was sold by Church and Co., of San Francisco, most of it, at M cents per pound. We have just received 1290 pounds moro of mis iruit, lor last payment ot same contract, from Mr. Charles Anderson, who has rented tho Walling farm and orchards, and his attended to drying the fruit, with even more success than was had last year. Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Walling endorse the dryer a3 per fect and complete, aud that tiie only complaint to be made is that it will on ly dry about two bushels an hour, in stead 01 tnree, but sue says that is enough. Another thing the work was in great part done by the children and at times it was carried on night and day. With the services of the family, and not over $75 expended for outside labor. Over a thousand bushels of ap ples will be dried in tho best possible manner, worth $750, less about $25 for boxes that are made in Portland. Mr. Anderson savs that he sent about a ton of dried apples and pears to Messers Evording & Boebe, Portland who sold them immediately at 12 cents per pound, more than ticiccthc price re ceived for common dried fruit y and that firm assert that finer fruit never wont into that market. They say that the work is especially adapted to the labor of children who can do better than men. Besides putting a full valuation on tho labor of the family, apples not at least -10 cents a bushel at home, which is certainly hotter than letting them rot or feeding them to stock. They say every farmer who has an or chard should havo one of these dryers which aro very easily operated in all respects. Preparations for Coffee. Tin: Wood Tkaih:. Capt. Sebastian Miller last weok chartorod tho steamer Ohio, and made a trip to tho uppor riv or nbovo tho mouth of tho Yamhill, af tur a cargo of cord-wood, expecting to load with about a hundred cords of ash, maple, and 0.1k, aud take tho samo to Portland for sale. Ho juobably mado tho trip satisfactorily and sold his wood to good advantage, as this weather is encouraging to tho wood buslines. It will not be long before this trade will bo firmly established and Increaso to a business or magnitude, for tho demand for wood for fuel is constantly increas ing, and tho woodman's six that is con stantly leveling the forests makes it necessary to go further aud further from Portland lo secure tho needed supply. Vick' Floral Guiilo for 1077. Wo are In rccalp ot Mr. ViokN bum I till a inual, which N tally up to tho exoo'.lmiro 01 former years, and tonus not only it aim. loguaoftlio thousands ot planus and sicds Mr. Viol; lalses l..r sale, but is Mbtmvtry elegant work of art, as It Is n ery handsome pamphlet, tlluMniled In the.hluliest stvloof art, not only bountiful with engravings but full of Wkluublo Information. lUmionibor that Mr. Vick contributes liberal premiums overy ye.tr to our .State l'.ilr, that ho Nan enterprising anil houo-st seedsman uud llr 11, and read his advertisement elMiwhere lor Information as to how you can older hU floral Guide, v hloh inry reader of tho Far. ttliu will be sura to prize. At least one half of the tlix, aud one third of nil the enilu north of Snake river, has btn spoiled bv tlm beavy rain during the litter jurtnf the fall, lrHrnitrs sllll ttylnij " thren'i.; ut ara making very poor head- ing it Son's, thirty-oven varieties, and in Seth Luolling's of 1870, thirty-seven varieties; and yet no 0110, setting out an orchard now, would buy more than half tho varieties named in these cata logues, but nurserymen aro accommo dating, and many now beginners aro misled by 11 well-sounding name and fine-looking tree, to buying too many varieties; and, ax it is claimed In other departments or business, so in this it is held, that nurserymen should lead and cultivate tho tasto and opinion of tho planters of trees, and, instead of forty varieties, no moro than twenty-four should be propagated, and this is tho list which 1 would recommend for gen eral use: Summer. Bed Astrachan, Early Ponnoch, lied Juno for warm, sandy soil, and Sweet June. Full. Gravonstein, Bambo, (they should bo picked early to keep from water-coring), Gate, (tho best bearer and tho healthiest treo), Fall Pippin, Vandcvore, Sock no Farther. Winter. Goldon Busset, Yellow Bollilower, White- Belltlowor, Baldwin, Lady, While Pearmain, Swiuir, North ern Spy, Esopus, Wine Sap, Y. N. Pip pin, Jenucttiug, Monmouth Pippin, Ko.vbury Ktissel, And yet half tho above would make a good orchard. For shipping but throo or four varie ties can bo reccomtnended: Yellow Newtown Pippin, Winesap, and Jon netting and MonnumtliPlppiu whero they will keep long enough. Shipping to California, our only market, is now reduced to the very latest keepers. Of the 10 pears In 1851, there remain in l.uelllng's catalogue or lS7l);twonty six names; In Hutu-en'.-, twenty-one, in Waitings twenty-five vatieties. Tho following aro well-tried varieties; and can bo leccoiumeiuled for general plant ing. Suninier. M.ulelttine, Tyson and Hurtlett. Fall. Scckel, Louisi Hon do .!erey. llcurro d'Anjou, Fall Butter. Winter. Winter Nell!.-, aud lluerre. Of the old virietic of pears wo havo thtown out Mich as Julienne, Caps, Summer Beauty, Orange Uurgainot, Moons and otheis. Pound, Vicar, Marly Butter can bo replaced by bettor varieties. Well-known names of pears are better for market thau newer but not well tested sort-. Tho above IL-t is certainly ono of tho be.st. The nine vatloties of cherries of isdl havo grown to seventeeu or twenty new names. Of the old varieties we have discarded Ited Carnation, Vau skyko, n.mntcu, and Morril, and tho lnst uowaroMaydtiko, Kentish, Black TartarIon,Uoyal Ann, Luelling or BLick Republican, lato Duke. TIi:xkyMu.u:k. PlkasantHomk, Dec. 18, 1870. Ed. Farmer,: As you considered a former communication wortli inserting, I again tender my mite and ieavo it with you to refuse or accept. CorrKi:. A few years ago when tho price of coffee was almost beyond the reach of tho moro economical class, various substitutes forthis luxury wore indulged in, and to-day how many preparations are sold for a high price and how many purchase them for econ omy's sake, for by their use, along with a small amount of genuine coll'ee, tho saving housewife makes an articlo of provision go as for as possible with tho least expense. Of the many prepara tions I havo used none givo better sat isfaction than those I offer at present; perhaps they may bo now to a few of your readers, and if tried I am sure will do away with tho prepared coffee in tho future. Cut sweet potato in fine pieces, brown nicely, samo as coffee, use equal parts with eoffeoand sorvo with cream. Another. Sweet dried apples pro pared as above. Theso aro cheap, easi ly had and healthy, and cannot be de tected from puro coffoo, oven by tho most skeptical. Jknniu A. S. Aceut Tor tbe WItlaiuvtte Farmer. Albaey JK Harmon Amttv O (ietchell IScthel LUFrazcr Iincna vieta win Wells, J llutmrl Dexter S H-tndfakcr Ilrown-'vlHc W Kirk DattcUllo J W r.achelder Canyon City D II Khlnehart Canvonville O W Colvlg Colo's Valley WB Clarke Cottage Grave J II S'lortrliUe Clateop a J .Mnrni-on Core I' shoemaker, It F KondJill Corvallls E Wooil-tanl Cre'isell Iocoe Knox Clackama W A Mills Camp Creek I U Uiimmerxley Oallna J D Lee, 1) M Guthrie Drain' Klinvsrin Jr. T).-nlTi Damascus K Forbes llajton E C Hadaway Dalle SLIlrooks East Portland Jacob Johnson EmplreUIty TD Winchester .iion a U Ualne K'Jcne JobnMcCluoe Foxulley A D Gardner rairxra j JBJcians FervetUruve d Hitches, W 1, Curtis Ooshen Jllandsaker erais Mioppard & Gaines Greenville ,1 p Pierce Hil'e.v T.T Clack lloial Ritu WP Watson IlnrrMnux Illram Smilh IIIIIsuoiu a I.nrillni: "-i". .uorrow .v neiien Imlepeiv-ldi e W I. HihIl'Iii Junction Smith. Hra-Ui-M .k Co., W L I.emou Jai-ksonviliu M rvttinm Jefferson W F West Kellogi''-. A It KsI'ol-' Lenlsvllle JJ n-jwley La Grande s UlNwortk Lafayette Dr I'ouplotun. A BHtnry Lebanon S II Claughton Meadowville UK Lansilale McMiunvllle A Held Mitchell a II Brejman .uuiiiiiumii ,v atcrnoue Needy Wm Mnreland New Era .1 fnim J-'ewellsvllIe pf Ca-tlaman North Yamhill DCStenart Oat-ltii'l SICHamond Osco AH Shipley Ott J H Schrocdcr Ore.-onCltj .TM Bacon Oi-Iimo J II Douthit Penllehtn W A Whitman Peoria SD Haley Porlljud P Lee, Agent Stato Granire Prlnes-iiile OMPrlnale Perrytljlo JfcGrow's Store Rickreal v a Pjhi,ii, Kosebnrjr Thos Smith Sclo Irvine & Moiris, Thos Mnnkers Sllvciton Alvah Brown SheddV WJI Powers, Cll Who-ler Springfield A O Ilnvey piMiuunui.'-i , 11 i,eenen S-ibUmity John Don nine Sweet Home Ben Marks Sheildan J JJ Morris Pilot Unci; K Gilliam Jen Mile lilt Gnrney Turner B A Witel Vancouver S W Blown, BBDenure Wheatland LC Fonel Willamette Forks M Wilkln Walla Walla J F Brewer Woodlmrn Matthlot IJtv Waldo JO Elder winow roiK8.. a U Petteys Voncallu J R Ellison, US Applc-uto Zona D J Cooper S God", General Acent for Eatern Oregon. J-k33 jO 3L. DE5 3E.7ST , ..AND.. HARNESS. ttavino rnrtcHASKD the interest or Ol Mr. Watkinds In tbe old established house In tbe abore line, tbe attention of the community 1b called W the stock of on hand, which la offered at frrcatly reduced ratce. SADDLES AND BRIDLES At lowest Granger prices. Hardware, Wiiipa, Robes, etc., To suit everybody. R. H. DEARBORN. Salem. Feb. 1S.16S. wtfd 3?. O. SU&&XVA27. ATTORNEY AT LAW, OPERA HOUSE, SALEM. S. E. corner, at head of stairs. fetsy LTJ0XU3 SBZ.X, Successor to J. M. Ezixkr Co., 95 Liberty t., . . NEW YOItK, ComiiiJssiou Ajyent FOR BUYING AND FORWARDING FKOJC New ork,vlv I-thrnus, Pac'Sc Rallroid, and Cape Horn, all kinds of Merchandise, and for tho sals of Products troin tho Paciilc coast, for tho collection ot money. Ac. octStf JONES & PArTERSON HAVE FARMS FOR SALE I AND Bay and Soil City Property, KENT HOUSES, NEGOTIATE LOANS, AND Rfiake ColBections. AGOTTS FOR Mutual Life Insurance Company OF NEW YORK. Union Fire Insurance Comp'y OF SAN FRANCISCO. KEEP ON HAND, FOR GRATUITOUS CIHCU ... '"'on. tbftr "Deecriutlie Land Circular," aod 'Jjescriptlvo Circular aud Weatbtr Record of Or- bat?-w0?,JE?i,?S flor- oraRA nOUSE BLOCK JOHN cm MERINO EKEEDEr. OF INTO, SHEEP, Letter from Benton County. MoNiton, Dec. 21, 1S70, Kd. Kaiimku: Porhnns a fow linos from this placo muy interest some of your many readers. Monroe is ft little country town, surrounded by a good farming country. There is in tho town ono (louring mill, 0110 good church buildlnjr, two dry goods stores, two drug stores, 11 post office, two black smith shops, ono wagon shop, ono Iwot and shoo Miop, one saddle and harness shop, 11 good school in running order, and ono stloou. Monroe is s-evonteon miles .-outh of Corvallls and i- built on tho wot-t bank of the Long Tom. Tho farmer- up hero havo been btiv plow ing and putting in grain. All the ear ly -owed grain looks well. Tho farmers hero aro getting educated up to fall sowing and I hope it is so all over the State. J. lv. rjlAXnS plcure inofferiulotbe Wool-Growers of a. urcKOU a'"' mo anjnintus: Ti'rrltoris the chance to purchase THOROUGllBitUD M&ULNOS, and as surln' Dirties interested tl at tlmv r.m nn.l will on. dcaor to. sell Sheep of the same quality and lneab MUCH CIIIIAPKR RATES than such can possibly be Imported. Kiaminatlon and comparison with oth- w cr'eup ouereu iu mu muraei njo corni4lly invited. Addicss JOHN MINTO, Salem, Orecou. N. B. Thn Rnm and Ram Lambs of the Hock eon ba seen on the ISLAND FARM, adjoining Salem. The liwencnn be seen at the same place, or at tho HILL FARM four and a hall miles south of tho elty. Salem, September 10, lbTS. aplffy (Succctisor to A. N. Cllbert Ac Co.) C. UZAFOVAGE, ..Dealer In.. ISOOTS & SHOES, nolman's Block, Commejclal St., three doors north 01 tho Post Olllce, S.ILH1, Or. aplly SALEM FOUNDRY, & SM.SM OREGON B. F. DRAKE, Prop'r. jITRVM ENGINES, SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, D Reapers, Pumps, aud al! kii.ds and stvlcs of Ms. ihtnery made to order. Machinery repaired at a short notice. Pattern-making done In all Its various forms, an'l all ki-ids of Braes and Iron Casting furnished at snort no-ice. Also, manufacturer of KNTKHPR1SE PLANSR an MATCHER, and ST1CKFRS and SHAl'ERd. Mav4wU KSTABI.ISIIED 185S. Willamaett ETurserv G. W. WALLING & SON. PROPRIETORS. Oowego, Clackamaa co., Oregoa. Grow ore of the Choicest Varieties of PK.UST tt?anas st BHauBBaaTr Particular attention given to Cherry, Pnirc aDd Pluia treeo. ,s, Salem Flouring Mills. DBST FAMILY FLOUR, BAltBE'S EXTRA, XXX. SUPERFINE AND GRAHAM, MIDDLINGS, ERAN, AND SHORTS, Constantly on I-Iniicl. KUfirhesit Prio In CASK Paid for Wheat . ATAM TIMES. R. Co Sept 13tf . C KINNEY, Ai'ent S. Y. M. Front tho Mercury wo take tho fol lowing relattvo to Oregon blankets: " We have been shown a lotter receiv ed by Mr. Joseph lloyt, of is.tloin, for merly Miperintondenr of tho Willam ette Woolen M11N, acknowledging the receipt of a pair of line blankets manu factured by Mr. lloyt expressly for Mr. Cunard, of tho Cunard steamship line, l.ouilon, Kngland. Mr. Cunard .iysof them: 'Wo aro all delighted with them. None of us over saw such lino blankets before. I -lept under ono of thorn last night. It would ho Impossi ble to ttso two, unless it was a very cold night.' The pair sent wrro whito lamb's wool, and gotten up hi elegant stylo u to linish and trimming-, with Mr. Cumtrd's namo woven in, in Ger man text, and tho year 1S70." Sanative Pills If You Want a Safe Purgative, uso Dr. Jnj-iic" Sanatltc PULh. They will reliovo tho Stomach and BowoIm, without Oriping, and clcnuso tho wholo alimentary canal. if Y01; Want a Liver Stimutant, uso Itr. Jiiyitp'c Siuititlio 1M1U. They will restore tho Action of tho Liver, nntl romovo all obstructions of tho biliary duct. Thoy inny bo relied on In nil AtRn:tloits of tho Liver, and aio ehpoclally helpful in cases of lliliotis DyspopsLu if, You Want a Mild Laxative, uso . Jivvno's KanaUo lHl. When taUeu in sm ill does, thoy romovo a Costho habit of tho body, nsul gradually chango tho vitiated secre tions of tho Stomach and Liver, whU'li if let alone, often generate serious diseases. Dr. Jayno's Sanative Pilte aro of Ijreat help in removing Skin Dis eases, originating from an Iinpuro rendition of tho Wood. They may bo taken u: all timed ithont danger, and while u-ing them, you may eat uud drink as Usual. Home-lVIade and Hand-Made B O O T S . At Aritisti-ong'M Shop, ??IS'n.K2I.rCv0I'P1f" WILLIS'S, P.OOK STORE. All Vonu WArwiNTKD. Pilcee Heaonabl call. uclHIl WM. AIIJISTKONU. Dr. L. S. SKIFF, DENTIST, tlxo 33miat., OREGOIV. Over SAI.EIII, siotr T. A. Oregon DAVIS S, CO.. Vfholcsale Acea Portlmd iwixml J. A. STK.iTTO.V, Attorney at Law, SAL.EM. OREGON. Office on State Street, opposite the Dennett Ooaic U for" the houseTIi HOUSE. ?i,0.AU,Ua,,, No' or VICK'S FLORA 1.3 iuns. 1.11 e. ina ali Units. Au si.,,. ,, u y.1r H.VINu ilitue O....OU. ul..l!uVui.,.1. ib -juHiLiill.tM.I ,j .!.. luVfoalt Ad! J.V.tHi-. v Iv, cIn'Mcr, K. y. tholloiu droF SPECTACLES. SPECTACLES! For OSd and Young. Far-Siglited mid Near-Sighted, KT?r,0t,",f;C5l,'"e" ,op I'-t.,e. bTLCL, blLVEn, AND GOI.U FRAMES. I $eTOi?.,a ,B"p Wv"!: 1. I VWyc'-" DR. K. Y. CiJASK. lonr,.. V t. rtl-. DnrW..-; 1, m-fe. nil Vwtri" ' B . ,KLlKrtV iV!w 5 W-. Volunteer.. GOOD mmmn! Ot'.2")l) 4-0 '"ta "r r"! ft: aIoIl nirt,.-, ,, il bp:uI.tf,.rV7ti .1N A?cin?e ...1.. , .rt,t.r .....:; kw, cun mw... muu 1. .v A.-T L..;u:sifiiii ji ii ....f.A.. -i. .i ue .. . nte.iei.tircDu application lo (j.So lKOWELL f f fif M lUv, Xh I 1 I - T -.toffiwjvti