ADYM'IM RATES.
sni an nice,
33.(50 ror 7onth
for tin hi of adr, ,!Unrrco,
UisnrAMjntK;
G ,00 J?er JKSonth
torto Indies;
35.00 3?cr Ittonth
I'ur thros rli, r l;ti rcsiucsMo terms)
f m kfr Urrttii-, j.-(TMa(t. 1 11 ST ft
ci;nl .Vdvorllscnacut
PubUshml on Parens) Tsrnis
IU.HINIMS MItN
HlrlnjHtisrilipsjosrnihSTO ip:l
terms; not less Uiui S2S por month foe
ft column of twwiij loehes.
Willamette Farmer,
piid'l aduct L thslawjilcso
G.O.GO Tor .annum.
rjTWitli tho whlml cxiwimc of an en-
.11. 1 T 111 .......
vc-liasim a mimvittuuru win 'Jw j
without pro pajuicntat lens than
tl SOiOO.W
litre sttor our invuhbia clurifo will Iw
$2.50 In advnee, or
$3.00 after Six months,
.Ail wo prefer to lute ajr In ailrancc.
VOL. XT.
Not in Good Order.
A business mm,, situated to know what Its
i talk nbout, informs uu that very littlu money
has bcn madu tbii year by wheat buyer,
but that the most who liavo touched wheat
have 1 .at monoy, generally becauso it liaa
proved ii. it to lio in good order, and they liavo
jihad to stand the cost of cleaning ami t!io loss
Sot gerccnin t Of courso farmers nro not nl-
jSlvays i.hmtc 1 ro that they can thorougly
fcloat. flier m boat before taking It to market.
jThtav t. i-MiliJ les, cheapest anil cutest
Jdono nt th w irehnisu when tlio farmor store
;it, oiul I oidd bo well douo at that time, nu
that i' "H havo a rcliablo marltot valuo
Tho f iruier and warehouseman nro Itoth inter-t-td
in thn, and thu only romedy in in hav
i ingjM.tfi.ct clewing arrangeiiionliinttlio ware
lirmj. Tlmro aro sovoral warehouse, nota
bly at Albany and Salem, that prepare wheat
in cooil shape for shipment. If this couliii-
! uoa, wo shall noon soo thu wheat buyer ills-
criniinato decidedly against wheat not well
cleaned, and that will boat tho oxpenso of tho
I former. .So ho idioutd insist that tho ware
, lioniciu.-m jmta nj, gooit cleanin,; milla.
Oswogo Iron Works.
Wo aro infonnud tliattheju works havo
oioaud down for tho jirciont. Tho works aro
to Ix) reconstructed with larger cajneity am.
loeided imiirovcincnti. Tho jircwut owncni
tliorougUly tindcntind t'io bni.iiics, and
Uiougb iron bcim n low jirioo, tlioy havo
midc a fair kuci'ci.i in their entoriin-o and
aro cueoiiragoil to invost their canim;j in
nuUlm; iiiinrit'ineiiUi which will iwld ma
ton.il'y to tlio cip-veity uf tho workj and
inorv.iau tuo jiroduct. Tliey havo mi unuiling
Hupjily ol ora and UiU cnait olbjra a market,
mi it in well kowti that thu iron innlui.cil
tbcro ii of tho vary bojt quality. Vo lannot
tllni ..i .'TCt' ) .. itnjmitauov if 'ij'K
dovi'bp.. rtvof progon rciourocs uuIum wo
ntudy tho iron intcrosti of l'onnsylvaiiia, ni
well an of K'island, Swollen ami Norway.
Tho ikmiowioii of rich K'dit of iron nro nlfur
an unfailing rcjourco for all timosi, an, tho
nuQiif.icturo of iron in crude ahajio will in
timo lead to it nitnuf.veturo into many fnnm.
Tho more that can ludoaoto bring tho in.wm
facturinji era ujion iw tho better. Tlmro i
whrro wo can ami mint tmd great hucvcji in
tho future.
Tho Season.
April camo in delightfully, but ninco then
J wo bavo had colli raini and tho appearance
oj wheat llclili Ii not improve!, tanner on
low lands complau of not being able to jiViw
mid how apring crops and lomu havo not a
ainglo aero yet bow cd. Wheat docs not look
so dark in color; in somo instances tho lately
dark vegetation how a yellow look, but a
few days pleasant sun will remedy that.
While tho rains aro rather unseasonable it is
still truo that wo liavo a fine, outlook for next
harvest.
Answen to Questions.
Wo do not understand that there is any
law against hounding and hunting deer on tho
tfabbath more than any other day, or that
arm work on tho Sabbath is against tho
statute.
Tho 1'luMiner Dryers come at from 375 to
$000, according to sizo ami capacity. They
can be furnished from Albany by the men
who own tho county right.
A "Reador of KARMKn," of Cobing, will
have to sign his nam. before he can expect us
I) to publish jHTsonal remarks.
'Against the Chinese.
Portland Worklngmen (so called), meet
orcry SumUy, now, in tbo plaza, and express
their opinion against the Chiucae, The most
incendiary propositions are advanced and ap
plauded. The speakers denounce "capital
ists" in unmeasured terms. About two hun-
tired were in attendance last Sunday.
Kro8t. Thoso who are interested in fruits
are watching the mornings very anxiously
just now, fearing that frost will destroy their
hopes- Wednesday morning, in Portland and
the surrounding hills, there was a sharp
touch, a veiitabto freeze, rather heavier than
a frost. The sou shone, but a moment and
went into a cloud and a fog covered every
thing for a w hile. It maybe that fruit was
not injured, but it had a narrow escape. We
.hJi11 be glad to hear about the effect of frost
in other localities.
lA The damage done by the recent freshet on
'thebKaeit was very crcat. Millions of feet
-of logs have been formed into solid jams at
the various points near the mouth of the
river, and these can only be removed at a
very low stage of the river and during tho
highest June tides.
A VEKV large percentage of the 390,000,000
pounds of the cheese produced last year in the
United States was made in the Improved
Obeese-Malung Apparatus manufactured by
H. H. Hoe & Co., Madison, Ohio.
Fruit Growing nnd Drying.
A few yoas ago ami fruitgrowing did not
havo such iinjiortauco among us ns it has to
day. Many orchard wero sot out nt a very
early period, and after thu prico of fruit ho
camo reduced thoy w em neglected mid ullowod
to decay. Tho country was full uf thu old
mid nrgtoctod orchard, mid their ragged and
halfilcaJ branches wero n standing reproach.
Tho introduction of thu Ablcn Dryers created
hopes that wero not realized. They wort toj
costly botli to build and to operate.
Tho introduction of l'luuiincr'ii Machines
thrco ye.ir.i ago, reams to have solved tho
ililllculty. lly tlnuu machines jiersons can
nao thu fruit of their own raising. The out
lay for tho machine is small mid it can bo
operated upon any scale that ii desirod.
Sinen tho success of tlicsj machines hai been
demonstrated, hundreds of thousands of fruit
trees havo been set out of thu varieties best
calculated for drying jiurjioscs, and the old
and neglected orchards havo been trimmed
and brought again into bearing. Kntcrpris
ing men, in every county of tho htate, havo
purchased thu patent right.1 of Mr. l'lummer
and aro preparing to mako tho machines and
ollcring them in every neighborhood. Theio
nro already sovirnl hundred of them in suc
cessful operation.
Tho owners of the rights liavo lately met
and formed an allocution, and furnish ua
t'io following minutes rf their meeting and
organisation:
A meeting wan held nt tho Chomukuta
Hotel. Salem, on Tuesday, Ajiril 8, I8"!,
nt - o'clock . ii. Henry Warren w.n called
to the chair and O, W. Mill elected secretary.
W. S. l'lummer stated tho object of thu
meeting, which was for the purpoo of pro
moting tho fruit mid vegetable drying interest
of Oregon. Dr. .luuuaof Albany, and others
liado snmo appropriate rug jctthms in regard
to tho jiresorving. oaro nnd packing of tho
frril M 'or mid during fsrocvra nf di j log. '
It was moved that those present form
themselves Into nn association to lio known
and designated ni tho 'Tliimiucr Fruit Dry
ing Association of Oregon." Motion carried,
mid ic was further moMid that tho ollieen
elected be thu ulllecrs of this Association.
On motion made ami carried that n committee-
of three bu apiHiinted to designate
some design to bo used ai n trado mark for
this Aitociation, to be placed on all impeded
fruit: committer) matlu repot t, uhie- was
adopted, and all those owning County Iti'hts
for tho l'lummer Dryer were npixiintcd in
spectors of fruit for their respective countus,
with the Hole right to use tho trado mark of
tho Association, so that the fruit would be
placed in tho market in thu best jiossiblo con
dition. .Some nro careless nbout packing, nud
it is thu inteiitiun that this Association ah dl
uso nil duo diligcncu to see that fruit is put
up in a good and careful manner.
Tho Association has in contemplation thu
building of four litiuo... ' -'i-veis tho jircsent
reason. TlioMumaiid for these dryers comes
from every art of tho State, and it is doubt
ful whether all the orders can I hi tilled.
Thcro aro now in uso in tho State .'ISO. All
that usu them recommend them to others and
no comjilaint against them comes from any.
Tho following preamble nnd resolution was
read uml adopted by the Association!
Whereas, Tho State of Oregon produces a,
largo nmnuut of fruit and vegetables of
superior quality not summed by any other
State, in tho Union, bo it therefore
llcsolvcd, That tho Hoard of Trado of Port
land, Oregon, bo requested to tako into con
sideration thu propriety of sending a commis
sion to Australia at their great exhibition of
1830, to introduce the several uroducts of
Oregon; that t'aoy include the Oregon dried
fruits and vegetables preserved by tho l'lum
mer process.
Mured that tho abovo bo published in tho
several papers. Motion carried.
O. W. Sill, Secretary
Coot County Farms.
The idea prevails abroad, and to some ex
tent among our own peojile, that Coos llay
and its tributaries have no agricultural re
sources worthy of mention. This is a mis
take. It is true that the coal and lumber
business have stood foremost among the pro
ductive industries of this region, yet ther
ato agricultural resources in process of de
velopment which will shortly astonish those
who have formed their opinions from casual
observation. Thcro are, oven now, a number
of farms that aro well improved and very
productive farms that in the aggregate valuo
of their products, would compare favorably
with the best farms of tho interior. Coast
Mail.
Tilt farmers of Snohomish and Whatcom
aro turning their attention mora to the rais
ing of grain each year. Where two years ago
only a few hundred bushels of wheat were
raised, tievcral thousand bushels wero raised
last year, and this year the amount will be
increased to forty or fifty thousand bushels.
The yield on the dyked lands is said to range
from fifty to sixty bushels per acre, on the
uplands from thirty-live to forty, and on the
bottoms from'thirty.tive to fifty bushels. The
firaeticeof fall sowing wheat is growing in
avor, being found to result better, both ia
regard to yield and quality, than the spring
sown, besides the economy of time. I'ugeS
bound patten
Frank Askll, with his able corpj of ar
tists, is doing the finest photographic work in
the State. OaJlery on First Street.
PORTLAND, OREGON, APRIL 18, 18.75).
Blixsd Farming.
1'Mitor Wilhmctto Fanner.
If those kropinj; t.ikcil farm) would adopt
a system of mixed farming, thoy would find
it greatly In their pjjuniary advantage, and
nl very instructive.
Wheat is tho great btaji'.o of thu Willamcttu
Valley, but our htidi havo been wiiiutkd
if woiiiayba allowed tho uxjiriesion until
thoy nro ludly "run down" and linpovcrialiod.
And njain, if wo sow uvory thing to wheit,
nnd an unfavorable uavion rho-ild cut our
crop short, the yield being only a nominal
one, and jirioM rhould doprcciato, M they
often do, until there i.i ncarooly onough real
ized to pay oxpenso of raising, btrvcstiiig and
marketing tho crop, to ray nothing of meet
ing a probable store nud blacksmith bill, or
getting a jiart of tho supplies for another
yoar. This wu think makes a point in favor
of mixed farming, so if wheat fails wo shall
have something else to "fall back on" with
which to meet arrears.
Let us sow a ro.uon.iblu urt of our land to
grass for hay, and alio anothsr to tho licit
grasses for jiasture. Wo would row zomo
oats, romu barley, and on tho land wo intend
to summer fallow raiso potatoes, com, beans
(beans are shipped from California by tho
ship-load and sold to our fanners at from four
to seven ccntn per pound, nnd wo can niiso
from ten to twenty bushels per acre), mniigtl
wui7.eb, turniiM, carrots, nud other roots
which Si-ill jiav big for feed and tho root
irop is important to tho mixed farmer. Now
sow all tlio balance of tho land tint ii well
piepared, to wheat.
Now wo shall bo able to keep rovoral cows,
aeuordiug to our ability to pasturu them, and
with proper oaro they uy aj well ao anything
wo can keep. Hero wo can bring u profit
from thu umiier fallow by folding thr.fn-'pr'
ra a..- thire, such ns nweot corn, rape, jicaa
nnd other green stuff to kocp up tho flow of
milk during thu dry season, nnd tho nungols,
turnips ami other roots to keep up thu rupply
in winter. Now, with jirojicr care, and tho
frugal housewife to manufacture butter or
cheese, this stock will add largely to tho an
nual income, without much outlay for care
and keep.
A few hoga of somo good breed aro good
things to have, to tako up all tho wastu of thu
stubble nnd cat all tailings nnd ntlur waste.
A sullicient number nro ready to fatten when
wn tako them olT tho stubble, and this may
lo done cheaply by feeding jiotatocs and
ground barley cooked togetker, thus manu
facturing Your own meat, and jurhaps somo
to fcell. It is believed that liarloy cornea
nearest to com of anything, ns a cheap hog
feed. Tho "mixed farmer" never bums
straw, but stacks it in sheds or bams, and it
is cheap feed for calves or other young cattle,
who will winter on it finely. .Vow let us
havo n few head of thrcu-ycar-old steers to
tio up in February nnd feed a fuw weeks on
barley, oats and timothy hay, together with
turnips, mangels and carrots, tuns cheaply
preparing them for thu market at a time of
year whui highest prices aro paid for fat beef,
and also furnishing us with somo welcome
coin to commence tho season with.
Sheep are iudispenslnlo to profitable farm
ing, provided wo havo good sheep and do not
overstock with them. Tho cost of care and
keeping is trifling when coinjiircd with tho
profits accruing, and the proceeds coma at a
timoof year when money is scarce with tho
wheat farmer, enabling hs to enter harvest,
with somo of the needed chance.
Tho profits arising from tlio keeping o(-'
poultry are not 10 no uuucrcsiimaioa. uso,
there aro many other things to which tho
"mixed farmer may turn his attention with
profit, which wo may notice in a future arti
cle, which may bo made not only profitable,
but pleasurable, amusiug and instructive.
You say, 'This system of mixed farming'
would greatly increase our labor." We an
swer, emphatically, yes, if you follow the
old routine of plowing, sowiug, harvesting
and repesting. lint we can promise you your
income will bo greatly increased too, 1'e
sides, your soil will be growing better and
more valuable every day. Most of the addi
tional labor in this system is performed in the
winter season, at a timo of year when tho
wheat farmer is doing nothing but waiting on
the elements.
Not least among the profits of tho mixed
farmer is tho amount and quality of manure
manufactured for bis lands. J. Ii. M.
aiiKKuriLLK, Or., April 7th, 1879.
Anovn Wali Walla. Last July, 1'ataha
City consisted of a farm bouse and out build
ings. To-day it contains twenty-four houses
and is inhabited by 13 families. A fine flour
ing mill with three run of stone has been
erected thcro by Messrs, liowmau A Snyder,
and it is now engaged in making seme of the
best flour in tho land. There is a fine largo
school house with "'A scholars, a store with a
large stock of well kctlected goods, a tin
store, and an agricultural implement house.
Three miles lielow Pataha is located the tow n of
Pomeroy, which contains forty houses of all
kinds, including two stores, a post-ollico and
an express oilier, a (fine largo flouring mill,
the finest school house in Columbus County,
with an attendance of tifty-tivo pupils, a
brewery, two saloons, hardware store, a good
hotel, a restaurant, two blacksmith shops, a
wagon shop, a butcher shop, a liven' stable, a
drug store and two agricultural implement
bouses. Two years ago the only buildings in
tie town were the farm house and out build
ings of J, M. Pomeroy,
From Washington County.
11am. ov IlirrTRdiiAuni', Mar. It), 70.
Kditor Willamette Fanner:
Ilutto Gringo meets tho third Wednesday
of each month, at lOo'clook a. u., at it hall
nwncd by tho (Irango in tho neighborhood of
Ilutto fkhoslhousa, and on laud formerly
owned an 1 donated to the Orango for that
purpovj by W. M. Tigird, who is aUj, ci
well ci bis wife, nno of onr best, moat punc
tual, nnd faithful mombcir. A subject for
discussion is nolcctoJ nt each inrmliug for tho
n'leccedinj ono generally ra nelectcd by our
Worthy Lecturer, who nt present is J. A.
Itlcliardron. Tho rubjeel of discussion for
today'o meeting has been "Plowing and
Planting," nnd although it U hard to report
in full tho remarks and eugostioui made and
idoaa advanced by tho different rjieakcn,, 1
shall endeavor to givo a summary of the main
jiotnts an far as memory will servo inc.
Tho Worthy Lecturer, J. A. Uiuhardsoii,
after stating tho subject for discussion, set
forth in a few well-chosen remarks tho im
portance, of a thorough nud complcto prepara
tion of tho land before planting. Thomas
Paulsen then read the following cssayi
"Thcro Is much dilTeruuca of opinion re
garding tho proper depth of plowing, but
many noils nro ns much ami more wnminent
ly injured by plow ing too itpcp than too shal
low. Kspccially ii this tho case with much
of out timber land in this vicinity. Many do
not soom to umlcratauJ that it will not do to
bury tli') best part uf Uicii sail so deep that
the plr.ut, in tho firt stages of its growth,
when it most need i it, cannot obtain tho prop
er nouilalimc.iV Hut nut only Is this sub
soil deficient in phut-food, but its mochnnic.il
condition, uutil ameliorated by several yearn'
oxjiosuts to tho mellowing iutlucnccii of tho
sun, nlr and rain, is such ns to render it al
most oirtain to halo and becomn hard all era
heavy idiowcr.
i l,ct'"n "' tho'subsoil plow in atirrisier
-jV eoee..i' ujii mellowing tld. uU Will
without bringing it to tho surface, is much
mora lionollci.il. Hut oven this i consider of
very littfo lasting profit unless tho land is
cither naturally or artificially well drained.
Nor wou'd I recommend tho usu of tho sub
soil plow on nil soils. On somo classc.1 of
randy or gravelly soil, those that are what is
commonly called Icachy, thu uso of tho sub
roil plow would prove n positive injury. Tho
quality and mechanical condition of tho soil
varies ao much that it is impossible to adopt
any set rale, whether to plow deep or shallow,
nnd even on tho diltorvnt fields of ono faim
great damage might bo done by plowing all at
a uniform depth."
J. P. Coloy stated that as far ns bu obser
vations went, tho men who undo a practice of
summer-fallowing wero tho oncn who raised
tbo large crops; but in tho timber, whero the
amount of arable land was necessarily limited,
this was bat very seldom done. Hut bu was
of the opinion that it might oven ay here to
cultivate less ground, and do it right well,
uud especially was it necessary to plow aud
jircparo ground well for potatoes and similar
crops be (pro planting.
A. Ii. Heath called attention to thu fact,
taken from his own osjiericnce, that similar
treatment would often produce different re
oult owing to tho diflcreuco iu thu seasons.
WM. TIgaril related somo oxjiericnco re
garding different modes of preparing bud for
potatoes, and asserted that land intended for
potatoes should at least bo ploncd twico and
jvcil harrowed before planting.
".All coincided thu itnjiortance of thorough
(preparation before planting.
Our Orange meets at 10 o'clock a. m,; and
generally continues, until about A o'clock r,
St., with a recess of ono b.ur or more for din
ner, during whitb wo alsci enjoy, in addition
to the table comfort provided, a good, social
chat, which ia not one of tle least enjoyntcuts
of our meeting.
Yours truly, Thou. Paulsen.
Bepretcntativea Elected.
Multnomah County (I rang- Convention
met on April I'.'th at hall of Multnomah
Orange, in Kast Portland, and elected A. F.
Miilcr and Jennio It. Miller to rejiresent raid
county at the coming State Orange.
Multnomah Orange on last Saturday con
ferred the fourth degree on a class of eight of
our most substantial citizens. After confer
ring the degrees the table was spread and
loaded with the good things that please the
inner man, to which all appeared to do ample
justice.
Multnomah Orango is now in a flourishing
condition, admitting a good many new mem
bers, and doing in a quiet way considerable
business beneficial to tho members and the
community. They have just re-leased tho
fine brick ball of iiurckhanl & Strobe ou the
comer of Fourth and I streets.
Our Worthy Couuty Deputies, Plimpton,
Kelly and Jacob Johnson, aro regular old
wheel-horses in tho work of tho Orango, and
under their leadership tho Order is progress,
mg all over the couuty. A. V, M,
Kast Poktlano, April H, 1879.
Stkanoeku in town, when desiring to sit
for pictures, should call at Davidson Ilros.
Oallery, First and Yamhill t., Portland.
Ohio Correspondence,
l'.ditor Willamcttu Farmer
I scarcely know how to uddrosi you nitico
you took poajcsiloti of your more pretention!
establishment down th river, nud tio pun
tigu which this rhang-j of baso must givo yon.
Wu aro dragging abm on thii IMtli day of
March, and just oinorgiug from ths lliiitl
rnow-iilorm which has occurred lltn.i far dur
ing tho jircsent month. Aggregating tho
mimr-fall ainco tho first of last November, Mro
can declare nilcp Hi of thrco feet snven and
one-half inches until dato. This may rv-cni to
you somawh.it fishy, but tho actual and suc
cessive incaaurcmonki boar rao nut. Nolio ly
recollects so much biiuw falling during niiy
ono winter, or dcairca to oco it again.
1 havo real with interest tho discussion
going thu rounds on tho PaiAfiu Coast with
regard to John Chinee, tho Mollikon man hav
ing evidently gono back en thu Mongolian ,-id-
vanturcrs. Should tho amendments to Cali
fornia's constitution bu adopted, tho Chinoso
element will soon Scatter into the adjoining
Slate-i nnd Territories, and you will lie forced
to play amendments too.
InmyurticlotoyouforAiiril, 1878, Itipoko
of monopolies, especially in sohool liookn, and
w hero wo found the remedy. 1 was recently
shown a noto from friend Porter, making in
quirk J with regard to tho book mattor, und
holioyo that thit gantlcmin hu found tbo
match that will, when struck, throw a bright
er and butter light on tho path of uvory Web
foot who hu thu advancement of education
at heart, llrotlier Porter, liko myself, ban
jiodagoguud mtiu't, and consequently wo are
jircjiarcil somewhat to judge) ot books by their
merits a.i woll o:i their prices. I taught tail
winter, and do without icssrvo pronounce
Ilutler's History, Smith &. Sargent's Grammar
tberliv r.iej1iinlV,nt.riil Anlhmotlo Hid
Kcric.t of Ilcadcrti, with Mitchell's Geogra
phic.! brought down to 1878 tho most uom
ploto and praotic.il system of books for gen
eral educational ptirjtoecs, th.it it liai been
my privilege to coma in contact with. I am
no agent, and havo but a common interest in
accordance with my preferences, but I cannot
help hciioving that over at Aun.svillu a profit
able reformation has already commencc-l for
those who havo children to educato in tho
land where thu hfcr ry of Jesso Applogato,
ft. P. Holmaii'a Pioneer Sjiocch and tho Mixloo
Wnr all originated. Observing your fearless
manner of defending n principle upon jcir
convictions of right, I will liavo you to re
ccivo somo samples, and then let mo bear you
ouoo more ilay thu school book qtimtiou as
you did last summer, lleliuviug that reforms
nro always hud thy, and that your able peri
odical is always for progressive intelligence,
scatter every thought broadcast that tends
to break down innuoHiliis, or will rouso tbo
peoplu to look after their public and jirivatu
welfare.
With high regards for my Oregon friends,
and increasing esteem for your piper and its
high moral tone, I will try to get better ac
quainted thu coining season. I am still yourr,
Mar. HI, '7U. John Watkiw.
Linn County Convontion.
The Linu County Convention nf Patrons of
Husbandry met in the Good TempUn,' MaH
in this city last Saturday and organized
temporarily by tho election of Statu Deputy
itobert A. Irvine as Chairman, and ti. A.
Dawson as Secretary.
llrotbcrs Harvey Mielton, J. Newman soul
Thos, Muukers were appointed a eommitUo
oa credentials, and reposted tho delegates
entitled to seats.
Tbo Convention then proctxikd to the eluc
tion of permanent officers, which renultid ua
follows i Chairman, It, A. Irvine; Secretary,
K. K. Train; Assistant Secretary, S. A. Daw
son. Next in order come tho main businem of
the Convention tho olection of delegates to
attend tho State Grange. The Chair op
pointed Jlon. Thos. Munkcrsaud Hon. Knoch
Hoult tellers, and.ufU.ran informal ballot wiss
takon the following persons wero elected as
members of thu .Statu Grange for this couuty,
to serve during the ensuing year, Mr. and
Mrs. Win. Cyrus, Mr. and Mrs, ft. A. Irvine
and Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Train.
Tlio Convention then odj.urneO. (Albany
Democrat.
The Now Pavilion.
A iiortiou of the new pavilion, DOxilV) feet
and -0 ftet in height, will lie built this sum
Eter. This will bu ono-half thu iia of thu
building when completed, Thu cost of tbo
whole structure when finished in all its jiarts
will bo about $7, (XX); and tho estimated cost
of thu half of the structure to bo erected this
season will be $.'),3.V); tho greater portion,
nearly 1,000 has already been subscribed by
the citizens of Salem. Tho butane of thu
required amouut can bo easily raised in the
surrounding country. This enterpriso shows
that the Oregon Stato Fair at Halcin shall be
a fixed institution. Perhaps enough can bo
raised to complete tho whole building this
summer. Town Talk.
NO. 0.
FAlR'GROUNDPAVILIONr-
MICRnifd ATMI.KM AND AMOUNT lUAU,A!fTi:K!.
Aii enhtusi.istio mouting was hold at tho
Opsra llousj, Halam, Thursday oveniug, Mr.
W. J. Ilcrrcn in tho chnir.
Tho object ot tho moating w.u iitatoJ to
bo for tho purpojo of gclliug mi tixpressiou ot
tho citizens of llaloui, an to tho propriuty of
building a nsw pavilion on tho Slalo Fair
Grounds, ,
On motion, I!. M, Woilo, B. U Adauu ami
.1. II. Gilbert wero njipnlnloJ n commiltoo on
resolution:!.
Whilo tho corumiUco went out on resolutions!
remarks wnro inado by Mcsars. John Miuto,
David Nowfome, O. llced and others giving
brief history of tho orginisitionof tho Oregon
Stato Agricultural vlocioty and its present
condition.
Commutes on resolutions avjhitiittod tho
following) ,
Whereas, Wo doom tho standard of ox.
collcnco of our Stato and County Agricultural
Fairs ai n natural and Icgiliraata index ot tho
agricultural, luochanical and general prosper
ity ot tho Stato, nnd,
Whereas, Wo regard thoHtato Agricultural
.Society as (tin parent society, which, from
it location nud general representation, is tho
natural source of rncccss nnd prosperity to nit
tho auxiliary mid nubordinata I sirs of tbo
8ta.tr, and, t
Whereas, Itbascomo to ourknowlodsothab
thn Oregon Stato Agricultural Society, in
order to tho more comploto nuocois of tho
iwr oi irwu, is iu nnoj ol nuaililitioiul nurtil
iug for exhibition purposes, ami,
Whoreii, Ity reason of novoro ritVoraos,
during tho mat two years, occasioned wholly
by tho inclemency of tho weathor, a loss in
itiannuil roaclplsof many thousand dollar,
has no oiiibarrassjd thn nocioty r to reudur
it lmK)ssHila nl this timo to mako tho im
provement which roams to lio demanded by
tho patrons of thu Fair, Iborofoie,
llusolvod, That we, thu oitizuns of Halom,
ot Miuion Couuty, In puhlia meeting us
nombUid, hereby plodi;o tho sum of :),0i)3 far
tho erection of u now pavilion building on tho
grounds of tbo Hocioty during tho saosou ot
187, ami its completion for occupancy for
tho annual oxhibition of this year.
Itesolvcd, That wo will givo this enterprise
our hearty encouragement ami support, ami
to thu end that n successful fair, for IS7'J may
bo obtained, wo urgo iijioii thu Hoard ot
Mauagors uf tho society tho selection of &
period not later than the fith nf Hoptombcr
noxt for tho commencement of tho annual
exhibition.
llcsolvcd, That wo adopt tho plan nnd
eievauon presented iy i;, ai, wane, anil Hut
as Mr, Waito has beon authorized by tbo
Hoard of Manacurs of tho Oreiron Stato Aeri.
cultural Hocioty to build a pavilion on their
ground, that bo bo npioinlod lo auierintenal
tho erection and completion of tho exhibition
Uiihling as stated by him, frcu nf charge to
tho sulwcription fund or tho society, aud that
bo procure from ceKiipoluut architects such
-. !ft..-i! I. 1
jiuciueAiiuiM iu, uiuy uo iiexentiary, oiiu pru
coed at ouco to let tho furnishing of alt work
and material to tho lowest bidder, taking
care to protect ns iu tho usual manner in thu
disposition of bids nflcrud, and tbut when ,
tho building shall bo completed, to publiaU 9 '
in thu iiajH.ni of this eity, n tomplutu stato
rnrnt ol all tho money raited nnd expended,
04 much for his own protection am for our in
formation and that of thu society and tbo
general public
Kejol.cd, That thu pcrn of this city are
requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting, ami that tho secretary furnish a
oopy to thu paper of thu Stato for publica
tion. IX M. Wait, 1
H. 0. A li A mx, Cotnmlttoo.
J. II. Ai.HKiir, )
On inotM'ii tho resolution wero adopted,
On motion K. M, Waito was uppoiutod to
raise tho u4.sary funds by subscription for
tho erection tf the pavilion.
lly thu plvis submitted, tho now building
will lie t.V)7U feet. As soon as tho contract
ere ret, a lengthy inscription will b furnished
for publication.
At tho clow, of the meeting. Mr, Waito re
'ortud iJV'.tKO subscribed. Adjourned.
J. M. PATrr.nsoif, Secretary.
Thoroughbred Berkshlrei.
Mr. J. W, Gilbert, advertises that bo cass
supply llcrkshlru pigs of thu finest strain of
breeding, to all who may apply to him. He
has stock that bi recorded in the American
llorkshiro Itecord and caii compare for purity
of blood and high breeding with any pigs evor
brought to Oregon, Mr. Gilbert is a Saltm
mrrctunt, nnd can bo touml at bis store, or
can bo addressed' by letter. Hu has his farm
near town and takes great kiteiest iu stock
raising, having practical acquaintance with
such pursuits. Full dependence can bu placed
on his rtatemuits, as we can bear witness;
of many years jicrsoual acquaintance tli t
giso ua confidence in bis reliability.
Oregon Stato Grango Meeting,
Mr, A. It. Shipley, Master ot tho Oregon
Stato Grange, informs us that the 0, .1. N,
Co. and tho 0. - C. It. K. Co, will issuo half
fare tickets to oil thoso who attend thu licit
meeting of tho Grange. Thoso parties in
terested will govern themselves accordingly.
F.ach person will pay full fare going ami will
bo returned freo of charge. The noxt incetiug
of the Oregon Stato Orange will be held at
Salem, on tho fourth Tuesday in May next