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Hereafter our larobble eharjre will be
$2.50 in advnee, or
$3.00 after Six months,
An.l we prefer to hare pnr la advance.
VOL.. XL
Tho Fulnro of tho Grain Market
-cro is something moro or less alarming to
Amor,ins in llio fact that at the present
tlmo tho ,reaj nat,ona of Europe, on whom
wo depend 0 mar)0t for our surplus bread
stuffs aro -onainfing, very seriously, tho de
pressed condion x ngriculturo among their
own people, ana .Mating tho necessity of
discarding tho freo tii0 y,icm wjt, regard
to brcadstuffs, that has Bnm. nroVailcd. and
adopting protectivo lUtics tocourago,j,omo
agriculture Wo nlludo to Knge.,, Kranco
and Germany,
What is especially truo of Kngland is u,Q
of tho others in perhaps a less degrco. Tliol
English farmer is brought faco to faco with
rapidly increasing American competition that
lias made- prices drop so that ho cannot pay
liU rents and mako a living at farming. Tho
surplus from America has increased and mutt
rapidly increaso in tho future,
Uorctoforo Knglaud has welcomed our
grain becauso she needed it, and her homo
market was still good and prices well sus
tained, but tho profit of farming fresh fields
has caused nn over-production in America,
and wo now rcalizo that a low price follows.
This to-diy causes depression in Oregon, and
wo look forward to noxt harvest with tho al
most certainty that there will bo immonse
crops in our own country, and moat probably
average yield in all foreign countries. It is
truo that wo hear that tho depressed condi
tion of tho grain trade has lessonod tho acre
ago of wheat in cultivation in Kngland, and
thoro is possibility that tho crops may not
tarn out as woll as is hoped, but wo can hard
ly expect any contingency to ariso where tho
American supply will not banish oil fears of
scarcity.
It remains to bo soon what tho effect will,
bo if tho countries named adopt a system of
protection,, and to discriminate against Amor
item products. Xhoy will certainly do so if
they deem it nocessary thus to protect their
own industries. Thoy cannot prosper unless
tho farming iuterests aro on a satisfactory
basis, and thoy owo no consideration to us
that should prevent any restriction in their
favor. Such a courso must produco tempo
rary demoralization in tho United States, and
if tho effect shall bo to stimnlato increasod
production of grain in thoso countries, our
agriculture must suffer. It Is moro than pos
sible that wo shall have to meet this contin
gency, and if so we may in our turn oxperi
onco a greater depression than that from
which wo nro just recovering.
Hitherto our surplus products havo gono
abroad to feed tho artisans and working
classes of Kurope, but wo shall be more than
independent of them if no can transfer to our
own shores tho manufacture of all tho goods
we need ourselves, and can also extend our
export of Such wares as rapidly as has been
the case of late years. Amorican energy and
oaturpriso will not lightly yield to circum
ittanccs, but will create circumstances. Thoro
i a growing market for the products of moro
civilized countries in tho now fluids of Asia,
Japan, tho Islands, Africa ami South America.
Ojr merchants are determined to push their
trada into the romoto regions, and troato a
market wherovcr trade is possible. Such a
course will attract to our couutry skilled
labor, and dovclopo all the labor capacity wo
have nt home, and timo will solvo tho prob
leu in our favor, though tho first effect may
lo to prostrato our agricultural industries.
Ouo thing is certain: tho great nations of
Europe find all their iudustnctJleproMcd, and
believe that their agriculturo suffers from un
restricted American competition, and they
are considering how they can guard them
selves in that and all other respect against
oar aggrandizing efforts. Of late wo hate be
come prosperous at their expense, and if they
can help themselves and secure prosperity by
adopting protection, they will most assuredly
do so, without any consideration of what the
consequence may be to others. The condi
tions of trade throughout the world show a
process of transition. What we call progress
in the world means change. Thero is a great
er struggle for commercial power now going
oo than was ever known, and in all respects
our own continent is claiming so great a share
as to disturb the equilibrium of trade through
out the world.
From Turner.
TcBNa-R, Or., May 3d, 1873.
The hills an 1 fields around Turner are green
with wheat. Ditto thoso in the low ground.
Rleakney Bros, aro building a new shop,
whero they v. ill make wagons, furniture and
coffins. They expect to uso water power.
A hardware storo has been opened hero,
and the initial steps aro being taken to build
a new school house, tho old ono having be
come too small to accommodate the rising
generation. 8.
Aa soon as the warm weather comes on, lice
and ticks Income active, and annoy the ani
mals greatly. A mixture of equal parts of
lard and kerosene oil, put on the back and
brisket of cows, calves and sheep will have a
good effect
Interesting Factar About Wool.
Mr. W. J. ltcrrcn, of Salem, has lately
mado a visit to California, chiefly, as wo un
derstand, to acquire facts with regard to tho
wool market. lie thero met with many farm
ers and grangers from that State, and also
experts from tho Host, who represent wool
buyers and manufacturers thero, and bad just
reached Sou Francisco, and wcro inspecting
samples in tho Wool Exchange with a view of
learning tho conditions and quality of tho
clip, to 1)0 prepared to buy upon receipt of
orders from their principals.
Tho Wool Kxchango represents all thero is
M tho wool trade, and inspection of samples
from JlQcront parts of tho Stato gives accurate
knowledge ot tho product of each section.
Much of this wool representing 4,000 bales,
storod, and as ytt finding no purchaser was
sheared last fall. A groat deal ot it is very
dirty, and full of tho clover burr, that Is such
a pest. When wo hear of burry wool selling
at a very low price, wo expect to And a very
coarso and inferior wool, but Mr. llcrron was
surprised that California wool growors havo
gcnoratly brod better than wo havo in Oregon.
Much of tho burry wool is of exceedingly
fine llbro, and low price is caused by tho fact
that burrs and dirt compose at lent 70 per
cent of tho actual woight, aud add to oxpenso
of freighting and cloanlng.
California flocks aro bred up to a high
grado of merino, not yet having been brod so
long as to produco an unduo amount of yolk
or grease. Tho wool is of a quality that is
desirablo, whon tho flocks aro thus woll bred.
Tho finest lot of wool ho saw was brought
down by a Mr. Stewart, brother of the lato
II. E. Stowart, of North Yamhill, whose sons
are famous brcodors of short-horns, and
among our most enterprising and intelligent
farmers. Their California uncle sustains the
family reputation tlir,l Mr. Horren
thinks bis wool as desirable, and in aa good
order as any he over saw.
Mr. llerren has, as we wero aware, always
beon prejudiced somewhat against Merino
wool, that is, against breeding for wool that
should prove too heavy in grease to bo availa
bio. Ilia conversation with Eastern experts,
and acquaiutanco with California wool grow
ing, recently acquired, has mado him mora
than horetoforo an advocate of tho Merino,
The Eastern buyer explains that tho Eastern
and Middle States havo to breed their flocks
for tho double purpoio of supplying a steady
demand for first-class mutton, as well as for
the fleece. This has led to Hooks that havo
wolghty bodies, acquired by an admixturo of
larger breeds of long-woolod sheep, and tho
resulting Ucoco proves to bo a combing wool.
It is a sharp question, thou, if tho demand
for combing wools will not hi fully tuppliod
in tho older Statos, whero tho conditions of
sheep husbandry aru based on mutton as well
as wool, especially as theso samo conditions
prevail in tho Uritith Islands aud the nations
of Europe. Thu tendency at tho East being
to produco combing wools, loavoi open a mar
ket for tho finer clothing wools that must bo
supplied from outside regions that do not pro
duco sheop for mutton, and dopend chiefly mi
tho wool clip for a revenue. Such conditions
domaud n, ahosp that will bo small-bodied,
hardy, not a gross fcodcr though not over
particular in its feed, which will yield a heavy
lloccu uf fiuo clothing wool. Tho Mcriuo is,
then, thu animal that exactly fits these con
ditions, and will answer to brood upon com
mon stock uutil so high bred as. to yield wool
overweighted with grease or yolk.
Mr, llerren believes tho presont seajou will
see a demand for fine clothing wool in prefer
ence to any other. Such was tho demonstra
tion of tho Eastern experts ho met at the
Wool Exchango in San Francisco, aud such
aro the judications from all tho advices we re
ceive, from whatever source. Coarse wools,
for carpets and blankets, will be in small de
mand, and that argues ill for those who have
bred their flocks of late to Cotswolds.
In this connection we have lately taken
some pains to ascertain what good results have
followed the introduction of Cotswold and
Leicesters into this State without much suo
oess. The crossing with Merino flocks and
common stock seems to have produced an un
desirable fleece, and a leu hardy animal.
We shall be pleased to hear from any who
have made tho introduction of such success
ful, for we havo no prejudice to gratify, and
desiro to be fair to alL
If any marked success has attended long
wooled flocks, it seems to have been attained
in connection with New Oxfordshlres, that aro
a small or medium animal, very hardy, and
yield a payiug fleece. When Merino flocks
need an infusion of some element to keep the
fleeces dryer, it seems to us that in point of
hardiness and quality of wool, the crossing
with Oxfordshire! may be of advantage to
produce a fleece of the finest combing wool,
if not of texture for choicest clothing wools.
This is a point that should call out an ex-1
PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY J, 1879.
prcssion from our old ftiend Wilkins, of Lano
County, tho most successful brocdor of Now
Oxfordshlres.
From what Mr. llerren tells us (which wo
lustily reproduco from memory, because so
busy a man as ho may not find timo to writo
out hio oxporienco aud Impressions, which
would bo far bettor), tho Merino shoop prom
ises tho most favorablo roturns to Oregon
flock owners. It is an important subject, and
ono wo havo taken especial intorcst in, and if
oar crudo remarks shall call out a full ex
pression from tho different experienced ahsep
brcodors in tho region cast and west of the
mountains, wo shall givo thorn nil a hearing
with tho greatest ploasuro.
Explanatory.
Wo havo latoly been sending out postal
cards inviting thoso who aro commencing a
new years subscription to remit $2.50, and
pay up for tho current year. Somo of our
subscribers writo back, a littlo indignantly,
that they do not owo us lor a year. Thoy
think that wo claim that thoy are a year be
hindhand, whereas, it roads liko tbisi
"Dear Sir Your subscription to tho Wil
lamette Farueii for tho current year com
menced Jan. 1, 1870. A remittanco of $2. GO
will pay your subscription ono yoar from that
timo, and much oblige, yours truly."
Iuitoad of Jan, I, wo flit in tho actual data
whon tho yoar bogins in each case, and wo
cannot soo that the notico gives any person a
right to bo indignant, or should be misundor
stood. Our terms aro $2.60 in advance, and $3.00
aftor six months. Wo prefer to get it in ad
vance, and It not paid within tho timo, shall
certainly chargo tho other halt-dollar.
To thoso who owed us over a year wo havo
sent explicit accounts, and to thoso who aro
on a now year wo send postal cards reminding
them, of the fact. If they will be Kind
enough to remit us $2.60, wo shall bo glad to
give them dno credit
After noxt fall wo shall havo dono forever
with tho credit system, and regret very much
that wo have not for two years baok exacted
pay in advanco for subscriptions. It is the
only way that first-class papers aro made,
We proposo to mako a first class paper, and
we shall havo to adopt the only plan that will
enable us to do It.
A Misstatement Corrected.
The papers of tho Stato havo lately, many
of them, sovorely criticised tho conduct of tho
West Sido Railroad Co. in discharging white
men from their employ and substituting
(Jhinoso laborers, and it was also charged that
tho men lost 25 cents on tho dollar in getting
.vouchers cashed for their services. Tho facts
iu tho caso, plainly stated, aro that tho com
pany did not employ thesa men or dischargo
them, or have any responsibility for their pay.
Tho work was done, it eoonis, by a contractor,
as all railroad work is dono. This contractor
claims to havo found whito labor unreliable,
though ho triod to secure a good force. Ho
says ho found it impossiblo to calculato cer
tainly, and whon ho thought ho had a good
forco at work thoy struck for higher wages,
and thou ho concludod to get hands that ho
could dopend on, and took on a gaug of Chi
nese, Hut wo inoroly givo a report of what
tho contractor says, as rumor, for what it is
worth, knowing that it it liable to bo truo.
Wo havo official authority for our statement
with regard to tho railroad company, and
feel liko oorrecting publio information in that
respect. Tho managers of tho company dep
recate tho exclusion of whito laborers, and
havo no sympathy with tho Chineso, yet in
tho prosecution of gnat enterprises contract
ors have to secure themselves from loss the
best -they can, and cannot bo expected to
yield to unreasonable demands when cheap
Chinos, labor is to be had. The people of
Oregon have no reason to find fault with the
capitalists who have done so much to develops
the resources of our State, and whoso enter
prise contemplate further railroad construc
tions, even to the extent of affording us con
nection with the East, and their management
has so far given no occasion for charges of ex
tortion, or disregard of the best interests of
our country.
Lou of the Republic.
Sinco tbe Great Republic has stranded and
gone to pieces, it is asserted that her frame
work was rotten, and that she was unsea
worthy. It may bo considered a mercy that
instead of meeting disaster to easily, she did
not founder at sea in somo terrible gale, and
leave no sign to tell tho fato of her eleven
hundred passengers. It is to bo said, in favor
of the Oregon Steamship Company, that they
havo discarded all the worthless hulks they
purchased of Den Ifolbulay, and substituted
the best class of iron steamers, to that they
are as safe as they possibly can be. If the
Elder or Oregon had grounded as the Repub
Ho dill nr.lt Iter nt Lhitm uniiLI fiavM ivina irk
pieces as she did. It is believed, aod was
perhaps truo, (hat tho Central Pacific Rail
road Company, ot California, furnishod tho
money to buy this old but magnificent ship,
to run opposition and break down tho Oregon
Company, and this with no favorablo design
towards tho peoplo of Oregon. It is well
enough for peoplo to remombor that thoro is
a mutual interest betweon our railroad com
panies and tho iite.ims.htp company, and that
they aro better usod than thoy could expect
to bo if thoso franchises .sflsro controlled by
tho California railroad Kings, whoso courso in
California lias not conciliated tho people, or
shown muoh regard for tho publio wolfofc.
Pleasant Words.
It looko egotistical to publish flattering
comments of friends, but wo aro pleased to
say that wo constantly rcceivo very kind as
surances of appreciation. A friend from
Umatilla County sends his subscription for a
"trial trip, and avow himself n subscriber
"as long as you praotioo what yon preached
in answer to the wheat ring." Ho promises
to do all bo can for us by showing papers to his
neighbors, etc., and wo tako pleasure in
acknowledging his kindness. Ho resides in a
region that might also appreciate our constant
advocacy ot its interests, for tho Faiimik is
reliably and disinterestedly a friend and
advocato of tho upper country, laboring for
tho frco navigation of tho Columbia Hirer,
and for all its best interests so far as lies
withiu our power. Wo ask no favor of
corporations or rings, and bclievo in tho peo
ple, and with their support wo shall not lack
success. All tho succoss wo havo nttaluod
in tho seven years wo havo conducted the
Farmm, is based on tho fact that wo havo
worked for the peoplo and not for rings
or corporations, ssd tho peoplo bavo faith
that wo will coawiasodoao.
r &l&4SZDY'cliUBF DIP,
TIIH UXST-KNOWN DIP FOR COBINO TT1H SCAB
in giurr.
To WooL-Giiawxusi Lhave for a number
of years been manufacturing, soiling and using
Sheep Dip, with a now of getting an article
that will be acceptable to sheep men as a rem'
edy for tho disease, known as Scab in sheep.
Objections have been mado to tho uso of my
Hemlock Dip, on tho ground that it was
poisonous, onu in some cases i& prouueou
death when tho dip was swallowed, or taken
into the stomach by tho sheep when dipping;
this ot courso was one objection, and in the
lianas ol inexperienced partios and rudo work
mon, a sufficient amount of care in using the
dip was not observed, and notwithstanding
its efficacy as a remedy for tho skin dlseaso,
iiartlcs wero constraiuod to abandon its use
through fear of handling it. I havo removed
tho only objection mado to tho uso of my Dip
by making mid placing on tho market Non
Poisonous and Ton uxx Sheep Dips, and I
confidentially recommend them as tho cheap
est and most effectual remedies over mado,
aud by their uso you can cradlcato tho discaso
from our flock. Try it, it is nafo to uso at
any ilc;;rco of strength, and is a rcmody di
luted 100 or ISO parts water.
I'. S. Order cithor of my Sheep Dim, vis.:
Concentrated Extract ot Tobacco, Hemlock
Sheep Dip (poisonous), also Non-l'oisonouv
Sheep Dip.
rillCn TEH (1AI.L0M
Tolucco Dip, $2.73 Hemlock Dip, 92.113;
Noii-l'oisouous Dip, $1.MS.
Yours truly,
H. 11. Kunhkut,
Omalia, Neb.
0'Mck ov fjTKnnr.NH, Pout ft Co., 1
lUrKKHJ, I
Ciibvknnk, W. T., April 10, 1870. J
Ukntlkmkn: I havo known Uio bearer, 8.
It. Kennedy, Esq,, for over throo yoars. I
havo also used the sheep dip manufactured by
him during that timo, and I know from ex
perience that it cures scab, as I havo eradi
cated the disease from my own flock by tho
use of his dip, when all other remedies tried
had failed, I con6dent!ally recommend his
Non-I'oisonous aud Tobacco Dips as the best
aud cheapest dips in use.
Very respectfully,
M. K. I'ot.
Mr, George Ituble, wholesale dealer in sad
dlery hardware, leather and findings, Denver,
Col., under dato of April 11, 1879, in order
ing some GO gallons of dip, sayst
"I believe yon havo struck tbe thing now
on which I will orentually succeed in making
big sales. It works to perfection so far, and
all those that have used it are much pleased
with its operations. Will send you a few
testimonials soon. I have no fear but we
shall come out ou top eventually,"
Yours truly,
OtoKaK Koiilh.
Mr. Kennedy will bo in Portland for somo
time, and anyono wishing to see him will find
him at J. McCrackeu ft Co's, Front Street.
Crops in Marion County.
Editor Willamette Farmer!
Everybody is busy. Fall wheat looks fine.
Prosrxct never better for a, rrnn.l rrnn. Ifxuhh
of the community splendid. Yours,
K. Her.
Occasionally somo of our subscribers re
turn their copy of the Fajuumi. or write to us
and fail to give their F. 0. address. As our
list is quit, large, w. tlo not know personally
MtH HUG.
Soro Teats of Cows.
Monmouth, Or., May fl, 1870.
Editor WUIamotto Farmer:
In tho last issuo of tho Fahmkk appeared a
noto asking for information about a euro for
soro teats of cows. The cnuso, ns I think, is
tho saliva ot tho calf's mouth acting upon tho
skin of tho teat, and, as it were, digests and
destroys tho innor skin (cutis vera), thus
rendering it soro, and what is called canccrod.
It may bo cured in n fov days by tho uso of
n salvo mado by tho following formula! tako
ono-half pound bittcr-swcot, and boil iu a
now tin pan, not iron or rusty; strain and
ovaporato to ono gill; put in eight ounces of
rosin, eight ounces clean tallow, and four
ounees of linsood oil. Then ovaporato till tho
water is all out. Great caro must bo takon
t. provont burning or boiling over. 1 can bo
done on a atovo with a briok bolwtyon the
storo and pan. When dono remove horn tho
stovo, and whon nearly cold stir in k tablo
spoonful of calomel. Allow tho calt to suck
bofore milking, then wash tho toaU clean with
water and a little castllo soap. Whon dry
anoint thorn with tho salvo cithor beforo or
after milklug, and a euro wilt speedily follow.
Tho bittcr-swoet can bo bought nt almost any
drug storo at about CO conts iter pound. If
you cannot cot irj mako tho salvo without it
by melting the rosin and tallow, and adding
tho calomel and linsood oil. When mado witli
tho hittor-sweet thero is nothing that can ex
cel it for any kind ot sores .Mid indulont
ulrers, and for tho cow's teats. Great relief
will follow tho first nnnlication. and a contin
uation will effect a pormanont euro.
ino uittorswoot may bo got liy mail from
tho principal drug stores at Portland, tho
nosiago on a pound Doing iu conts, or l will
furnish the salvo at what will barely cover
cost and postage W. WATKnuotrsR.
To Clackamas County Patrons.
Tho Clackanua County Fomooa Grange will
meet at the new hall of Tualatin Grange, No.
Ill, on Friday, June 6tb, at 10 o'clock A. u.
lectures will bo delivered by tho following
brothers: Hon. 0. P. Batey, subjoct, Educa
tion; Hon. J. A person, subject, Stock-IUIsing,
Breeds, etc.; A. W, Steers, subject, Seo
Culture; oho, short addresses from othor
brothers and sitters.
It is tho desiro that thero bo a full attend
anco of fourth and fifth degreo members from
all parts of tho county and adjoining coun
ties. All aro roquestcd to como prepared to
lay some subjoct beforo tho Grange whereby
wo can make our moetings not onW Interest
ing but usoful. Wo havo a vast field in which
to labor for tho culture and elavatlon of tho
husbandman. Wo havo abundant ability to
handle auy subjoct that may bo suggested for
the good of tho ordor. In our Grnngo is tho
placo to mako our wants known, and wo can
bavo able and trusty counsel and bo well ru
wardod for all our timo and trouble by tho
elevation of our minds and thosu of our chil
dren. And futuru goucratious will say ''Well
dono, good and faithful sires."
11. E. Haym, Master.
Weather Deport for April, 1870.
Dnriug April, 1870, thoro wcro I (Maya dur
ing which raiu full, with an aggrogato of 'J.OCt
inches of water; hjvcu clear days aud i'd
cloudy days other than thoso on which rain
fell.
Thu mean tempcr.itiiro for thu mouth was
CI.3.V; highest daily moan tem;ioratiiru, n'j
on tho 1st and 3Uth; lowest daily mean, 1'.'
on tho ICth; moan temporaturo for the month
at 2 o'clock r. M., nS.CG0; highvat thermome
ter for tho mouth, 7-'l at 'J o'clock r. si. on
tho 1st: lowest thormomotor. 32" at 7 a. u.
ou tho lltli.
Frosts occurred ou tho 11th. 15th. 21st .ind
'.'ill, Tho prevailing winds for tho mouth
wcro from trio north during 10 days; south,
seven days; south west, four days.
During April, 1878, thero were eight rainy
days, and l.M in, of water, eight clear anil
I cloudy days.
Mean temperature for the month, 48.85;
hixbest daily mean tcmiieraturo for the month.
&r on the 3d; lowest daily mean tempera-
turn ior me inoain, u on uio r.'in.
Eola, May I, 1879. T. Piuncr.
Sniilaw Items.
Soislaw, Or., April 28, 1879.
Editor Willamette Farmer:
I havo been requested to furnish you with
a fow items from here. At our Grango meet
ing on the '.'Cth of this month, tho motnbera
unanimously adopted a resolution favoring
Capo Foulwoathur as a harbor of refuge. Our
Grango is wido awaku. Wo have made a call
for tho people of this section to meet tho sec
ond Saturday of May, at tho Grango Hall, to
organize a Fair to bo htld somo timo this fall.
On the 19th inst. tho (armors in the upper
part of tho valley met and organized to build
a road over tho mountains to Cottaip Grovo,
a distanco of twelve miles. This will oivo
them a shipping point on the railroad.
Seeding is pretty well through with in tli.'s
valley. Fall wheat looks well. Winter oats
froze out, and had to be re-suwed this spring.
V, M, NlOlliWANfjEU,
Secretary Hulslaw Grange,
AD7ERTI81NQ RATES.
m miaoa
S3.S0 For Month
ror aa Inck of sdrertWng space, fa
Uie Int month;
94,00 Per Month
rVr two Inches;
$5.00 rcr IWConth
Fci thrra nehes, Kith reason iMo terrai
for long time edrerUseraent.
Legal Advertisement
Published on Parorahle Terms
ncaiNBss mux
Desiring lleorit spue will hara eptcla
terms; not low than S23 per month tor
a column of twenty Inches.
NO. 121
Faro Brod vs. Tbe Common Fowl.
Many persons not acquainted with tho
oxtra good qualities ot tho improved breed ot
fowls, oak: In what way do thoy differ from
tho common barn-yard fowl? What better
qualities havo thoy? In answer, I feel safo in
saying that my opinion witl bo vouohod for
by any person who has had oxpericnoo ewith
both kinds of fowls: that tho puro brod oxcel
tho common fowl in every particular. Thoro
is as much difToronco between thorn as thero
is betweon thoroughbred and common stock of
any kind.
1, A Brahma or Cochin fowl will dress for
market or tho tablo as heavy as throo of tho
common, and as a tablo fowl thoy aro superior,
thoir moat boing juicy and tender,
2. Thov will lav a lamer and more rlohlv
flavored egg; and will lay twice tho number
during tho yoar; and with very littlo caro
win lay an winter; wiiiio your common lowis
aro rating thoir hoads off without giving you
an egg during thoso months.
3. It costs no mow to koop good fowls than
poor onos. After getting a good start, a fow
good puro brod fowls will pay for themselves
throo timos ovor in ono year, by tho oxtra
number ot oggs they wilt givo you.
Tho agricultural interest owes much to
poultry fanciers. Thoso who devoto their
attention to tho Improved breeds of poultry,
aro too often misunderstood. As in many
other casos,- when peoplo dovoto themselves
to somo special pursuit, tho poultry fanciers
aro looked upon as mora enthusiasts, who
simply amuso thcsolves without conferring
any bonollt upon tho publio. This is un error
which docs great injustico to them. In many
farmers' yards may bo soin cither somo puro
bred or crossed fowls, that aro much bolter
than tho dung-hill fowl. Somo of tkeso com
mon ones may weigh thrco pounds at matur
ity, and porhaps lay thrco dozen eggs in tho
summer and. none in winter. Cut tho Im
proved fowls will roaoh an aversxro woiaht ot
six pounds, and produco eggs nearly all
winter, and continue till lato In the fall. Tho
product of egg and flesh la at lout doubled,
This result is due to fancy poultry breeders.
If farmers would try and improve their
poultry, and visit the exhibitions they would
toon find out that their poultry waa the best
paying stock on the farm. Cor. Rural Press.
Tho Asgkans.
Somo old Indian officers call them "nig
gors," or "deml-savages." Yet most of them
havo fine foaturc aud a splendid physique.
They are said to call thomsclvcs "Benl-Israel,"
and to trace thoir decent from King Saul.
Their Hobrow physiognomy, the division into
tribes bearing the familiar appellations of
Israel, Juset and Ibrahim, their custom ot
avenging blood, and of changing their pos
sessions every fortieth year (a possible cor
ruption of the jubilee), mako tho hypothesis
at least Interesting. Tho hill tribes, who in
habit the Imrdors, are people whose hand is
against every man, and though soma of them
aro nominally subject to tho Ameer, thero Ij
no real suzerain and no common national
feeling, unions it bo thu uniyeral hostility to
tho "fcringhoo," or foreigner. Theso "Path
ana," art they aro usually called, speak tho
Pushtoo languige, while tho name of Afglian
includes all thu inhabitants. Their religion is
of tho Liml which, whilu rendering U Allah
thu prayers, ablutions and fasts tmpposod to
bo his duo, loaves thum freo to Indulge their
natural ijutincl. Tliu women, who aro
usually pretty, aro mcru household drudges.
Thoy uru often, however, tho occasion of a
r-jloutlcni blood foud, tho prosocutlonof whloh
thruugh lu.-ig years In looked uikiii a a
religious duty.- Mucmillan's Magazmu.
From tho Uppor Country.
Kanuman'h CitfcKK, April 1.1, 1879.
Editor Willamette Fanner:
Tho spring is backward, ami croju) will bo
lato this year. Grass Issploudid, and stock is
doing well. But few cattle or horses havo
beon lost iu this suction this winhr and
spiinjr, and iu every case a good shelter and a
littlo food would bavo prevented it.
Emigrants are coming iu very fast now, and
soon the most of the "Garden of the West"
will be one waving wheat field. There is a
bright future for us, wo think. As soon as
tho iron horse gives bis first puff on his
through trip to the Sound, then wo can com
pete with the farmors of the Willamotte, for
wo will not havo to pay portage, towage, in.
aurance or pilotage over the Columbia bar.
We think tho daugor of an Indian war this
summer is at an end, and the probabilities aro
that beforo another year thero will be too
nuny whites up hero for tho red men to think
of suacoasfully contending against them. We
want morn grist-mills ami saw-mil!s, and men
of capital. I am satisfied, after passing
through tho hard winter, that this is a stock
country, uapomlly for horsoi and cattle, and
nhcop if they havo good sheds during deep
snow and cold, freezing weather, Tluru nov.
cr was a bcttir placo t. raiso ftcd, t.pecially
roots. Respectfully.
P. GlLBIHT.
Mu. M. Wilkins, Picsldint of tho Oregon
Stato Agricultural Society was in Portland
tho other day. Ho was down In tho interests
ofathat Society. Through bis influence Mr.
Kohlor donated the utc of a car to tako a
load of shlutiles from Canby to the Fair
I Ground. Tho shingles will bo usod iu roofing
tbe new pavilion.
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