TRliXS
OF SUBSOKIPTJON
ADVERTISING RATES.
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wit jrr. tii
$2.00 Tor Month
Willamette Farmer,
M plili slitDs Ikitowpilct e
52,50 Tor .flinntini.
l'ot an ln:h el adrertltlnir tpatr, to
the Ant month,
1,00 S"or "Vlonth
Tor tolmlio;
SS5.00 3?cr IWonth
Fcr three nclics, lth rU'or.aklc term
fcr lotjp time admllienicnti,
tJTWIlh the ailJiJ cxptnw ol an en
Red Isnue c caunot afford tlio pnper
without pre-;a)mentrU lri than
llSO-OCM
UirnJtcrour I n rsilable thirds mil 1
$2.50 in advnce. or
$3.00 after Six months,
Ami we itrrtir to hate fa) l stlvaiitc.
Lcunl Advertisements
, TuUldirJ on 1'atcfallo Tcrni
VOL. XI.
THE CHEAPEST HARVESTER.
If wu understood Mr. Dan Clark correctly,
in hi lato communication oa the gulijoct of
harvesting machinery, lie asserted that tliu
cheapest of nil harvesters were tlio cradles
that cut down tlio grain twenty or mora years
ago. At tliat time wo were neighltora to Mr.
Clnrk and tlicro were no other harvesters
known. Wo sweated and toiled, cutting and
binding the grain, and when wo wcro done
tho cradles wcro hung tip for future use, anil
with good usago one lasted many seasons. It
is very probable that ha is correct in assart'
ing that no machinery lias reduced tho cost of
harvesting wheat, since tho timo when the
cradle was supremo, hut machinery has en
nbkil us to malto tho most of labor Jtow er,
and dear away tho harvest in shorter tiise,
oven if not nt less cost. Within twcnty.fivo
years' time tho operations of tho farnior havo
changed wonderfully, He has learned tho
tricks of machinery, and every farm has to
havo mowent, reapers, horsc-rakca, threshers
and cvtsry patent thing imaginable. AH havo
to bo i uplaccd every few year, for very few
preserve farm machinery by sufficient care,
mid constantly something new and letter
appears and progressive farmers must havo
tho best.
Perhaps wo vak in qualified Urms for wu
know it must hurt somo tender people's coma
totroad heavy: perhaps our farmcni ipcnd
occasionally more thui they can afford fur
fann iiiachiiicry. Tlioy need to icotiomUo in
tho light of present fanning prospects, and
should mako old machines last their full time,
and maku as few innchiiics as, possible do the
work of n neighborhood.
Tlio idea ro intend to present is, that Mr.
Clark is correct in intimating that farm ma
chinery has not lessened tho cost of harvesting,
and to ask if any person could count np the
i est of his harvesters, including interest and
repairs, and so istimato tho actual average
cost per aero of reaping grain. This would
lie aii interesting inquiry, and can bo arrived
at by taking tho cost of n machine, adding
interest and repairs for tho time it lasts, and
tho cxpciisu for all harvest work of men and
horses in connection with it, oil, fixtures,
etc., so as to give a total of expenses for m
many years, to bo divided by tho numlter of
acres harvested. Such an inquiry, well on.
swereil would bo a matter of ejenend interest,
and might possibly result in showing that
anfEcicnt economy is not practiced in respect
to tho uso of fann machines.
GBAIN PROSPECTS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM.
As will lj sceu by tlio facts gathered by a
prominent Chicago journal, and publiihod in
tho diHpatchcs this week, tho grain crops of
the West promise well, and tho wheat surplus
will lio immense in comparison with former
years, tlirougn tlio united mates, anu ims
must havo its effect upon tho Kuropcan mar.
kets to keep down tho price. Of course wo
do not know what may happen to affect the
harvest of the world withju tho next three
month), but the present outlook is for an
immense yield and an increased surplus. Our
own continent forbids all fear of famine in
tho world, and tho overproduction that is
apparent hero iusurcs that prices will rulo
low, another year, if present appearances aro
realized. Wo cannot oxjicct such low freights
for the Columbia river for tho year to come
as w have had for tho year past.
In tlio dispatches published May 10, in tho
8. F. liullutin, wu find this t
Ciuc.MtO, May 17th. A Times' London
special say Tlio Times' corrcsondent to-day
publishes an interview with t evcral Norfolk,
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire land-owners, who
say that farmers ore failing right and left,
which failures aro only known locally. Many
landlords, after reducing rents, canuot get
tenants. Several laren owners aro about to
Mabttheir farms and woik them thcmrelvcs.
evcral great .Scotch landlords havo reduced
rents CO to 30 per cent. To-ilay tho rrmca
of Wales's agont in tho Duchy of Coniwall
gavo notice to his tciiants that in considera
tion of tlio present depressed state of agricul
ture, a remission of J0 per cent, from tho
rent for a period of 3 yeas would bo made.
This is owing in part to bad harvest, but
chiefly to the vast food importations from
America.'
This explain the situation of things obroad
caused by great food Importations from tho
United States. Hou- will it be, another
j ear, when the United States will have, in
all reasonable prospect, a much greater sur
plus to tend abroad! Wo don't wUi to
croak, bnt we do wish to put every farmer on
his guard, so as to avoid all expense possible,
for economy is just now as needed as industry,
to make the farmer's career a success.
A Wirrfsnondent writes that the cauBO of
K the continuous rain is "became the planets
are m perhelion." That's so; and it ha
' -pt.-tbf!el'on quite lengthy. Couldn't we
havo it to " 'perholdon,"
Read Dr. Keck ml. in this week's paper.
Ho cakes somo wonderful cures.
. APPLE TREE LICE.
Mr. 11. C. Shattuck, who lives on tlio
1'owoll Valley road, eleven miles from l'urt
land, shows us ft branch of apple tree crowded
thickly w-ith lice. Thcsu rctcmblo tho cab
bago lico that infested Oregon n few years ago
and seemed to Iks very destnictivc, for ho in
forms us that young applo trees set out three
years ago this spring havo been killed by
them. They appear to suck tho sap out of
tho leaves and buds and the foliago crumples
and looks withered and then dies. Tho limba
opiic.ir to bo dying and hu fears thnt whole
orchards will bo destroyed. Orchards on tho
cast ildo of thorn or, many of thorn, npjtcnr to
bo affected tho samu way. Wo shall bo glad to
hear from experienced fniit growers what
their opinion is of this lonse, mid what means
can lw taken to destroy them or prevent their
ravages.
Sinto writing tho above wo havo conversed
with Mr. I'. ('. Bradford, who, though only a
few years in tho orchard business, has planted
very extensively and hai been a very careful
observer. Ho says that ho huw whero somo
person w riting from Oswego, Oregon, to the
New York Times, described tho louro and
ro-ked information, but tho atuurrwa that
tliu description was not sufficiently accurate
to enablo them to form nn opinion. Bradford
sayn that ho (omul that ICO nppto trees on his
place, went affected by tho samo lice, which
made their appearance lo.it year, without
proving lc tractive, but left tho trees literally
covered with small nitti. Ho was satisfied
that they would destroy tliu trees, to ho pro
cured lyo, inadu soft soap, and used a strong
solution to wash every tree, liodic and limbc,
and tho conicqucucc is they aro free of lico.
Tho same remedy is open to all, and if
orchards are worth raving tho trees ran bo
rAved in this way. There is some danger of
doing harm to buds if strong lyo is used, aud
yet it is iiccetsary to havo tho soap strong
enough to destroy tho nits. Whero trees aro
largo tho way will lo to uso tho solution with
a hand.pump and thoroughly syringo tho
trees. Wo aro told that trees sold by our
nurserymen havo in fomc instances been
troubled with theto lico. In cato they have
hatched it might bo posiiblo to kill them with
strong soap suds, or by somo sort of ftlmlga
tion. Wo repeat tho request for information
on this tnbject. It will bo worth tho atten
tion of tbo Horticultural Society nt its inert
iug next week.
Homosicnd Act-
Wu havo received from Mr. J. A. William
son, Commissioner of tie General Land Office,
tho following in regard to the provisions of
tho act of Congress entitled, An Act to graut
additional rights to homestead settle on
public lauds within railrcad limits, approved
March 3d, b!0: I'irsti That act provides
that from and after its passage tho cvtn sec
tion within the limits of any graut of any
publio lands to any railroad company, or to
any military road company, or to any Statu
in aid of any railroad or military road, shall
lie opened to settlers tinder tho homestead
laws to tho extent of 1 (JO acres to each settler,
thus doing away in this claw of entries with
tho distinction letwecn ordinary minimum
and doublo minimum lands, or lands held nt
$1.26 per aero and Lands held at (2.50 per
acre, which had existed under section 2,289
of tho revised Statutes of tliu United
States, so far as the double minimum lands
may bo found in even sections within the
limits of land grants for railroads or military
roads.
Second. The uot further provides that auy
jicrnon who has under existing laws taken u
homestead on any even section within tho
limits of any railroad or military road graut,
and who by existing laws shall havo been
restricted to eighty acres, may enter under
tho homestead laws an additional eighty
acres adjoining tho laud ciubrnced in his
original entry, if such ruldition.il bo subject
to entry, without payment of fees and com
missions, and that the residence and cultiva
tion of such peron upon aud of tho land em
braced in bis original entry shall lo considered
residence and cultivation for tlio samo length
of time upon and of tho land embraced in his
additional entry and shall lie deducted from
the five years residence required by law, with
the proviso, however, that in no cose shall
patent issue until the person has actually,
and in conformity with the homestead laws,
occupied, resided upon, and cultivated the
land embraced in his additional entry at least
one year.
Third. The Act further provides that
should the person so elect ho may, instead of
making an additional entry, surrender hii
existing entry to the United States for
cancellation, and thereupon bo entitled to
enter lands under the homestead laws tho
same a if the surrendered entry had not
been made.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MAY 30, 187$).
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From Turuor.
frits ki:, Or., Mny ISO
lMltor Willamette l-'nrmer:
If "tho clouds drop fat net. ' thin spring,
pure grcorc ought to run in tho funows, and
tbo pigs get fat by simple contact with tho
(.oil. Hero it ii, the 2.'tth day of May, and
tho low-landers with but half their crops in
yctj while a screw is loose, or a lwlt run off
lomrwhcro in the weather's machinery! and
another thunder storm passed over to-day.
Surely this is nn unusual season. If it don't
stop raining before long, fomebo.ly will be
gin to swear sure.
Tho lllcakncy Jlros. havo the fratn-yirf their
shop raised and are even yet hopefui of see
ing lino weather enough to get lho roof on
during tho summer. Somo little other build
ing is nwaiting fair weather) aud business
generally lags for tho samu cause. Tho
wealherttino say that tho "planots uro in
perhelion," (whatever that may be) which is
tho (ciiko of tho general cussedntss of tho
Mintlier. If no, why can't they get out of
" perhelion," nud give its a rest.
Tlio citizens here nro " taking step,"
(windy) to build a i.uw school houw Uoil
knows wo need one bad enough.
The usual meeting and disagreeing is being
gone through with in customary form. Tliu
"site" is the bono of contention. Alt eligi
ble site of two block is cfTercd them
gratuitously, but tho usual pow-now has not
yet bieii expended, and tho oiler js therefore
not nccvptcd. After tho captious ones havo
ox haul tod themselves in thu proper omouut
of jangle, wu may exK'Ct tohao u suitable
sthtKil house. H.
Undcr-Drainlnc Low Land.
Aliiany, May 2C, WJ.
IMitor Willamctto farmer!
With your permission I send you a few
liucs, as everything is blockaded or closed up
with tho rain. This is otio of the most won
derful seasons that has ever transpired in tho
Statu of Oregon. This is tho '-!itb day of
May, and tlio ground Is thoroughly Immersed
aud still raining, with littlo or no prosjioct of
clearing. This makes tucnty-one wet days
out of twenty-six.
Last b'ridny I took a drive over the prairie
fourteen miles, and I discovered many largo
fluids plowed and ready for tho seed, and tho
furrows standing full ol water. Aftir this
week I think it will not bo worth while to
cow auy more this season, but suiniiurfallow
and prepare tl.o ground for thu fall needing.
One thing thu fanners of Oregon need alovu
idl others, is I think of tho greatest imjior
tani u to tin that is, under-draining. When I
sny under-draining, I don't mean David New
som's kind of under-draining, that is a deep
furrow plowed with a plow. This i very
good if w o can't do any letter. Hut, sir, what
wo want is uudcr-drnius atlcastthirtyiucl.es
under tho ground. If our lands wcro now
under-drained, the very moment it stopped
raining wo could goto sow lug ut plowing;
whereas, tho ground being full of water, we
havo to wait two or three days for thu water
to disappear. It would actually nt this
present time mire a lior.o to walk over the
plowed ground, Is there- no hope for Oregon
to get a tile factory that tho farmers can get
their lands drained at a reatonablu expense!
This is a subject of tho very greatest impor
tant to tho Statu of Oregon. Farmers, what
do you all think of it? Let us hear from you
all on this subject, and let us inquire whut
can bu done, Yoi tlk nKiut railroads and
rivers, bnt this would Lool more benefit to
us than any railroad. One dollar apicfu from
cno thournud farmers would start a tilo
factory that would supply all tho State of
Oregon with tiles, and 1 know you will agree
with mi that this would be a wcll-siicut
dollar.
I forgot to tell you wu had latt evening
quite a thunder stonn, audit rninid pretty
sharp for awhile.
Dark and stormy was tl.o night,
Thu ram is pouring down,
Thu w ind blows soft from fcouth to north,
The clouds aro driving on.
i.
Tlio thunder rattles loud aud long.
Along the mountain side;
Whilo underneath tho torrent plow,
And down the valley glides.
The I'.xmI, the storm, the thunder bolt,
Are all designed the same;
To teach mankind there is a Ood,
Aud nothing made in vain.
J. J. K.
Bad Newt from Mill Creek.
Mr. L. M. Herren, writing from Turner's
Station, under date of May 24th, says :
"Our crop prospects are looking fine on the
up-huid. GtM is splendid, but the low
land is gone up this season, for the waters
aro up like mid-winter. Iiut some will sow
oats as late as the 15th of June, on the
bottom abovo here."
HOOD RIVER NOTES.
lihlor Willamette Fanners
Farming most done. (Ircal plenty of rim
so far. Ilito bill fever quite contagions and
malignant this spring. Saw-will men quite
cheerful sinco tho fire. Rogers's new flour
mill will bo on tliu " lift " soon. High water
is making it quite damp for hay-makers.
Thu turbine wheel for Lym.au Smith's new
saw-mill catna Saturday and lumber will lw
cheap for cash, Fniits, excepting peaches,
quite abundant; mildew still clings to that
crop. V. L. Smith is grubbing nud plowing
for wheat, calculates to seed 100 acres this
fall. 'Match gawo base ball vith cost side
club nnd grand torsbnek tournament for n
crown'and pursoon Saturday, ftmti 7. Kvcry
ono cats his owu hash.
Mrs. J. A, Oilell commenced n school hero
on Monday lait aro fortunate in securing
her services, Mis Ncttio Cooku (sister of
Clyde Cooke), is giving good ntirfait.wi r.u
teacher in Or. Itarrett'sdistrlct. ('.
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Scotch Agriculture
Editor Willamette -Tanner!
I notltu a communication in your jujier in
refurenco to Scotch farmcre, and ns I know it
littlo about tho subject, I think your or
rcspontlcnt would' hau improved hut letter
gtvntly had hu been more explicit in his lig
tires and statements. In tlio llrst place hu
says that thu landlord and tenant at the ex
piration of n lease, ngrou thnt said tenant will
havo tho outint of keeping thu farm at his
best bid afterttbo farm has boen ulvcrtised
nud comj,ietition raited, There fs very littlo
trickery nf that sort inri'ietraled in'lotting of
fanus U.orp. thinWltlri ii fsrm. i f
leit lUroniiing otic re rs mwnys Know (U iney
read tlio pajiers), whether the present tenant
is or is not to bo an offerer.
Secondly, ho talk nbout somo 240 (teres of
laud in tho West Highlands, aud takes that
n a criterion for the wholo of Scotland.
Now, that will nut pass rnunter, ns any
man knows who known nnythiiig at nil nlut
the country.
He also omits to give us any or all ctienses
on inch n fann. Wo do not cee nny mention
made of manure, both heavy aud light, that
often eott more than tho rent of ft farm. Ho
does not givu us joiners' and blaeksuuths'
accounts, which often are g.'iOO n year on such
a sired farm. Ho does not tell tu nliout tl.o
prices of horse, cult, cow, onlf, bulloek, hug
nor hen. Tho only cry is tho rent.
Taking things us your correspondent at
tempts tu show them, a Stottisli lanuer
could not buy salt for his notatoojr, math less
inatiRgfl an artificial farm h as to make it
pay.
I nlso no ttated in that letter that a man
has to keep v much stock on his fann. . That
may Ihi so rou.etiines, but not tho rule. That
is optional with tho renter at timo nf uniting
thu bargain. 1 know of ri nttd farms tint do
not havo oven u solitary cat mound tho whole
buildings. A man can sell any or all of his
stock nt ono time, so long at hu works his
placo according to lraso and pays his rent,
I never heard of farmer in Scotland pnyiug
rent two or three year in advance, tho lint
rent lcing .aid 18 months n!tr entry, tin it
semi-annually.
Your corrcsiKtmUnt may Keep his miud
cosy if It has got unhinged on this subject, ns
Scottiib farmers have in past yearn made, and
are still making money, although not n latt
as when trade is brisk and tlourithlng.
If you lJud room for this cpittlc, 1 mt.y ut
omo ft.turu tunc, with jour pcrmirHon, give
)ou K'ine hmWuiboul Heottuli artiticml farm
inj- Vkiutax Siottv.
MrQi'M-N h CLVliialiAir. Stawiox. i-arin-era
and horsemen interested in good draft
horses, should see this lino stallion, owned
by Mr. (i. II. McQmvii, of Furmiiigton,
Clydesdale is a beautiful dapple giay, six.
teen hands high, six yearn obi and weighs
fiftc-en-Jiuudrud pound. JIo pusnostes a com
bination of good qualities rarely seeu in so
largo a horse; is a free, graceful traveler, has a
towe-rful I -one and muscle-, ami is of n kind
disposition. The cUe tired by this horse
w hich may bu teen at Farmington aud vicinity,
uro the best recommendation of his superior
qualities. I'alouse Gazette,
Ml:. Dam Claiik is agent for one of tlio
best I'orUble StcarnjFarm Knginesever mode,
which hi own experience tell hirn i all it
claims to be, and his advertisement will lw
found elsewhere. He ha ono of these engines
to exhibit on his farm, four miles south of
Salern, and another can lw seen and tested at
the Mount Hood Implemeut House in this
city, by Messrs. Newberry, Chapman ft Co.
Davidson brothers new artist is tt ming
out some lino specimens of cibinets. They
only clrarft' ?& a tlo-eti for rali nut
FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION.
H is hoped that iu many fntit-gruwers as
e-nn possibly do so will attend the meeting on
Saturday of tho present week, to bo hold
in tho Council Chamber of this city, over thu
National itank. Wo need association and
considerate action to secure our interests in
that direction. Tlio Stato has great capacity
for fniit production, nnd there is avcry reason
tu bclievo that our interests ns n farming
community will lie best advanced by diver
sified production. We rnisu grain, nt givat
cost of labor nnd other expense, nud it seri
ously damages the soil, whilo n small area of
ground fn orchard will, after a fewjears,
produco great results and make us indepen
dent of ono staple, iu cntu of failure ef crop
or low price. If we miso orchard a need
reliable, information upon nil x,mta .inm-ct-e-d
therewith. Our excrieuce ns it '-'tatc, is
limited, nt best, urn' nhntwu can lenttt by
comparing notes inn. "swapping facts " will
be worth n great tlcnl to tl.o public, it is
difficult to determine whnt is tho best courtu
t3 pursue, but hi ueccinnry to tnko somo slept
for the purpose of obtaining rclinblu iufonua
tion concerning fruit, and there nro noti
enough persons in tho Stnto who nro so inter-
osted, to form n very strong Horticultural
Asrocialion if they wil' take hold of it
cticrgutieaily.
Rant On Wheat.
MrMiNNViur, Or., May It', Ih"'.'.
Ktlitor Willamette Fanner:
1 will givo you what 1 know to bo n pre
Veiitntivo for rust or mildew on wheat, (t
will stop the nut from coming, or ncciimu
lating after it has appeared. My father
oAVc.jiJ ciyji iroiu rniti several years ago In
Califon'ita by it, and lias tacd it many times
since by tho same method,
Kvcry morning ltcfore the sun rise let two
men taken rope about twenty feet long, and
go into the wheat field. Kach man must toko
hold of ono end of thu rope, havo the rojie
Iwtwien them, then drag it over the wheat.
Tako a strip or convenient jiortion, and drag
thu rojKi over it tno or three time, or until
thu dew or water ha all fallen tu tho ground.
Drug tho lojio over the wholo field in the
samo manner, in thu nist season, every morn
ing before the sun rises (when it Is plcaswt
weather), nud there positively will not lie any
rust nr mildew. If the rust nud mildew ha
iipjteni ml, this method will removo it except
where it is very heavy, and ha stood for n
long tunc. Then the rope will do bnt littlo
good.
"Hunt uccomp.uiies a hinvy growth of
wheat on nioUt, rich land, where rain is fob
hmed by warm sunshine." It is plain, then,
if tho water is notallowid to remain on tho
wheat wheu thu sun shines, no riift or mdilow
will uppcar.
If fanner will try thu nltovr, they will
find it a sure preventotiw,
Hriectfully,
NllUMAN HAMILTOt.
Tbo Minto Paw Road.
The Statesman saja: Mr. John Minto
inform ua that work will bu commenced on
Monday thu 2Gth iust., on the Minto I'.ms
I'.oad. It is tho intention to work two gang
of ten men, niul thu work will lie pushed for
ward ns fast ns iMMsiblc. They will legin at
n point near Mr. Don Smith' place, alwut M
miles al-ovu Mchema, to which point u good
roul is ulrtady t instructed This will be tho
means ol settling up that country uud nlso
opening n shorter wuy of communication to
ljuteni Oregon uud u mute that can ho
travikdin winter as well as etimmor. Mr.
Minto lins gri-at hojic that tlio road will lw
completed this summer, nud with such men
a him at the hind it vill be finished as fast
ns ioible.
Ouit readers will do well to patruniro any
oho who advertises generally jc-akiug it is
a Hfcii ol propuritv; run! a prosperous busi-
iii ss rnr.it give a better article fur tho money.
Cull nnd get it dozen cabinet photograph of
1 rank Aboil for iC
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NKV.miiiYCiiArMA.v&Co., tho well known
agricultural implement houio of this city,
have their advertisement iu tin issue. They
have a largu business and invite attention
to their stock, and all persons desiring to
purchase farm machinery will do well to
send to them for their full doscriptive cata
logue, which will be received by all who
apply by mail or otherwise.
OrJK market list this week, is corrected by
Mr. I', Selliutf, on) of the leading merchants
of this city, whose opularity with the coun
try trade in based mi selling good good at low
prices. This eminent merchant has a great
and diversified stock of goods on band, and
van fdl all oideiu scut h'm, or it will pay will
tu call ' tl Jt him if you havo buaiuoss
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PcilrlnglilxrM pvM Imo sr-ccl
tcrmi; not lea tlnu 425 per month for
ft column of twenty Incite.
NO. 15.
Lowls River Valley.
This valley is beautifully located lictwcen
thu Columbia Ithcr bordering oa tho west,
nnd Lewi Itiver tin tho cast. Tho valley i,
somouhat triangular iu shape, it widest pari,
being in tho north, terminating to n point nt
tho south, it covers nil nreaof nbout ten nnd
one-half square mile. About one-half of tho
alloy is usetl for grazing nud wild gras land. .
Tho auiiual Jutiu rise of tho Columbia Itiver,
which covers nliont two-thirds of this portion,
is proven to bo n benefit to tho grazing portion
and nlso to the meadow land, ns it enriches
tho soil nnd produces n better yield of grnm.
It is true, thu water docs Miinctiincs mako it
appearance on the fanning portion, but:'
this only occurs once in nlntut seven yenrr.
Tho oversowing would not bo so ilrtttructivn
were it not for thu tearing down ami lloatiug
thu fencing nbout, and in n gient many,
instance rendering t impoulhlu to bo re
placed. Thu soil of the valley is of n good
quality, yielding on an average from fifty to
sixty bushcN of oats thu acre, nnd forty ot
wheat. Frequently there have been UK)
bushels nf oats harvested from one acre) nnd
in one instance) thcio grew 12H bushels of nntn
on one acre or land. The soil is well adapted
fur grant, from which theie is n great ileal ot
liav exported nnuualK. Thuhavis of that
quality which itemaud thu full benefit of tho
market price. There has been considerable
! tinnier uxorted for lumlcr, mirh rut onk,
nth, maple niul fir; nnd n great deal of this
timlie'i- is now being cut into emd wood,
which demands n re-ndy snlo at two dollars ou
tho bank. (.'or, of Vancouver Independent.
Minnesota Chief Thrcshcri.
Mr. .1. M. (irosi, representative iu this
State from the manufacturers of Minnesota
Chief Threshers, is new here, and makes hi
headquarter with Messrs, Newberry, Chart
man & 6'o. He will remain in Oregon nil
Summer, ami attend to thu sale of thu
machine and putting them iu successful
operation. I.nt year 400 of these mathiutj
were sold in the Statu of Kansas nlonc, and
we learn that L.VX) nro being manufactured
to supply thu demand for Will, throughout
thu United States. - -
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Fknumi. -Ouo day last ucckwomlo by
tint hedge fence which niduses one sldu of
W. 8. Ollliain' lauch mi Dry Creek. Tho
fence M half n mile long and six year old,
fiom the see-tl. It is hog and cattle proof
uud nu ornament to the country. Mr. Oil
liam, niul Mr. Corn well, hi neighbor, havi,
1m tween them, nbout two mile of hedge
fence, five year of ngu from the, tcvd. One
of thcsu gentlemen informs us thnt hrdf;o
feneo cost less originally than any other
kind that they have built, that it cost nliout
two Keck work loch yt nr to cultivate, trim
and plait one mile of hedge. Of course it
tokr somo time, from three to four years, to
grow n hedge strong enough to timi stock,
but when it ! once well set nud plaited, it
Hill last fur generation. An I'.itern ux
chaugo says i "1'rneiug in Kansas accord
ing to the re sirt of tho Stnto Ikianl has cost
.5.K.,,0.'tSir.l4. There are 1,007,100 rod of
stone fenio, lWI.IS-i rods of wire, 2,ri7yj.'l7
rods of hoard; 0,074,701 rod of mil, and
1 1,019,014 rod of hedge. Mnklnc n total ot
20,riC0,UI!! roil .if fence, nearly one-half of
which nt ft living, jiermanint hedge. Thin,
with proper care, skillful training nnd
seasonable planting aud filling up of nn oc
casional gap, caused by oarly neglect, will
insure nut only protection to growing crops,
hut n constantly increasing value to nil sucli
inclosed lauds. Stone, wire, lxiard and rail
eoit never less than a dollar x.r rod, while
thu hudgu costs but half that sum," Tho
cxjcricucuf Kama should teach our peo
ple u valuable luwon. With n no fence law
iu force, fur u few yeau, it would bu poisiblu
tohctlgu nil the praiue farm nt a much low
cost thin it cat! now be done, as it U nov
necessary to urotcct the licdtw bv
feneiug until it is old euuugh to proJ&
Itself. Wnl la Walla Statesman. tt- -g & S.S Z. 4 V
Haiinkss ami HauT
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largest auiLHsJe
ha lust received thu larui
ment single and double, buggjr,,$rfy
team narnei ever urougm ioem.
from Uio celebrated nmutttfto?yi
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