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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON, NOVEMBER 5, 1880.
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FARM CROPS AND MARKETS.
Hie Country Uontlcman saysi Tho ICuro
pe&n harvest prospect liavc to direst bear
ing on the tendency of price of grain In the
United States, that it la well to examino into
tho reports find see how matters itand. Ac
cording to tha Llrcrpool correspondent of tlis
Commercial llullctin, the Kuglisli crop tide year
will be 10,000,000 quartern, against 0,000,000
last year. According to a correspondent of tha
Chicago Times, tha yield this year trill be "oter
11,000,000 quarters, tho grain weighed 02, 03,
and 61 Ito per buahel, and 'JtivetU' go as high
occasionally oa even 03 lt. Moreover, thero ia
aid to bo acarccly a buahel of aprouted or
unaounil grain in tha wholo crop." The
Product Exchange Weekly toys that if Franca
nd KngUiid have a largo crops m their own
statlscal papers aaatrt to ho been ralaed,
"the two countries will require to import for '
lign wharttto the extent only of about 130,000,.
OOObuthtli, against 317,000,000 bushels In
1870-8O.Ilaly, Bpaln, Portugal, Switzerland,
llelgiuro, Hollanil and Denmark, have all
good crops of wheat. Auatro-HuugarT was
last year an importer af wheat, but this year
that country will ba an exporter of wheat to
the extant of about 1 0,000,000 bushels. Tha
Dunubian principalities and Turkey have
Una crops, with a very conaldorabla surplus."
Chicago Times correspondent, above referred
to, says that "tha net imports of wheat into
Trance during tha paat cereal year havo been
0,700,000 Irs. but this large import left lluah
stock at all of tha principal ports, notably
those on tho west and north. Tha new crop
is being diliverod very freely, aad is estimated
at about 0(1,000,000 klloa, an average crop
bslag 100,000,000. Hut tha grain this season
is plump and heavy, agcraging "81 to 78 kilos
per hectolitre, or 1!J to 4 kilos above tho
weight in an average of years. At compared
with the past two years, French imports will,
th ensuing year, ba small probably not over
n.000,000 to 3,000,000 nrs. The Produce
Kxehango Weekly says that "the net import
I wheat iuto the (Isniian empire will not, for
for tha crop year 1880-81, exceed 10,000,000 to
14,000,000 buaheles. With a poor rye crop,
it may require to Import the large ainosai."
By Id the leading cereal there, and apparent
ly It will lie lighter crop than usual, and very '
aoorca lu'Auatia. Itussla will have only her
minimum average'export, say about .13,000,.
000 bushels.
' A early as can be ascertained, (iroat
Britain Imported lost year, in round numbers,
132,000,000 bushels of wheat and flour, against
122,000,000 bushels the previous year. (Out
table, said to lie official, makes tho imports
last year 137,000,000 bushela, against 110,.
000,000 the year bo fore.) Of the imports last
year the United State furnished twe-thirds
of the entire amount, Ituaala and lliitiah
North America each furnished about ouo
twelfth of tho wheat, but no Hour was receiv
ed from llusita, and only a email amouat
from Canada. The remainder of the supply
L-ame mainly from Germany, Chill and ltritish
ludia. Allowing the imports Into the United
Kingdom for the current year to ba the same
a last year there will bo needed in F.urape
from 100,000,000 to 17,000,000 buahels of
wheat, to be supplied inoatly from the United
States and Ituaala. It must 1k remembered,
however, that the Kngliahcrop la of for better
quality than last yuar moat KugliaU miners
putting it 23 to 30 per cent, betteri that li, it
111 make that much mora llour. The "home
tleliverie" lost year were 0,000,0000 uuartere,
and 30 per cent of thi equal uearly 13,500,.
000 buahels more Available breadstuff than
last year, Stocks Iisyo been reduced during
the year, but this increase In milling value of
the 18S0 crop make up for that lot. If,
therefore, the United .State aurplu ahould
qua! that of last year, as now seems likely,
it will apparently be equal to all proluible
foreign demands, The autlook does not farst
bigh prices, but as the European reservea
tiavs been reduced very low, and farmers here
are more able than a year ago to hold their
crops, the Uudeoy is to maintain a medium
rauge of prices. At present rate the Kuropeau
granarie ore tilling up, and the demand it
COIIlUtlt.
to como from? There is no better territory for
turkey raising than the mountainous district
of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
The only drawback is in the shnpo of foxes,
raccoons nnd such enemies. Hut somehow
tho turkeys manage to cscapo from these with
a good degree of success, nnd largo flocks may
bo seen in many parts of these States. In
New Kngland tho poultry crop Is ouo which Is
regularly counted on, and is always n largo
and profitable one. A strip of territory along
tho coast from tho mouth of tho Connecticut
river to Capo Cod is famous for its turkey
crop, and tho surface is rough, rocky nnd
atcrilc. It is not unusual for tho farmers
thero to realize from unu hundred dollars to
three hundred dollars for their turkeys.
They nro raised In consideralilo numbers, care
fully managed, nicely fattened and sold from
Not ember to January, principally from
Thanksgiving to New Years. Jiut thoso
thrifty Yankees do lint conlino themselves to
turkeys in Kjultry production. More money
is realized from tho chickens than from tho
turkeys, and this on land on which our Mid
die States' farmers would starve in the first
generation nt least. Hut all of tho crabbed,
sterile New Kngland territory is given largely
to poultry production, and moro money in the
ftr!KrcKato I" derived from poultry than any
other farm crop In all that section of country.
The wild and mountainous portions of Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and New York aro as
well adapted to turkey raising as tho rugged
shores of Connecticut and lthodo Island. As
large a crop and of as good a quality can be
ralaed among tho foothilla in tho Middlo
States as along tho coast of New Kngland.
In tlirs way theso unproductive lands may be
mado to equal in productiveness an equal area
of territory any n hero, lint in these foothill
as in Now Kngland, tho poultry crop need not
be confined to turkey. Chickens may also
lie Included, which aro even as proHtablo
under tho riirlit management as turkeys.
Poultry should bo considered a regular farm
crop and highly cultivated on tho beat lauds,
and largely on rough lands not well adapted
to other crops. It Is a crop worth looking
after."
10 and 10.2. Tho soil and climato of England
will, I doubt not, do now what it did then,
and I think it is the Duke of Newcastle wiio
remarks, "There is no fcarof having too small
horses in Kngland, since tho moisture of the
climate and tho fatness of the land rather
produce horses too large." Neither do I
doubt that in Arabian cross-brccdintr n llko
result will be obtained. Lastly, the Arabian
ha this in his favor as a sire. Ho is less like
ly, from tho real purity of his blood, to get
those atrango sports of'naturo which aro tho
curse of breeders, misshapen oflspring, recall
ing some ancient stain in not a stainless pedi
gree. Tho truo Arabian may bo trusted to
rcproduco his kind after his own imago nnd
likeness, and of tha particular typo. It will
rarely happen to tho breeder of Arabians that
a colt Is born useless for any purpose in tho
world, except, as they say, "to have his
throat cut or be run in a hansom." Whether
ha bo bred a raco horso or not, the Arab will
always Unci n market as long as cavalry is used
in Kngland or on the Continent. He is a
cheap liors to breed, doing well on what
would starvo nn Kngllah thoroughbred, and
requiring less stable work from his docility.
Above all, whatever diseases lie may acquire
in timo, ho starts now with a clean bill of
health, inheriting none of thoao'weaknesscs of
constitution which beset our present racing
atock. Ho endure cold as he endures heat,
fasting as plenty, and hard work as idleness.
Nothing comes to him amiss.
THE FAMOUS BLUE ORABS.
SHEEP SENT TO AUSTRALIA.
POULTRY AS A FARM CROP.
Some good points aro made by tho Farm
Journal oil the subectof poultry t "As popu
lation increases lauds that w ere before ueg
looted and passed by a too dilllcult to work
aro utillieei, i.-vmi wlilcli a half or even a
quarter of a century ago wero passed by or
neglect! aro receiving attention now and lo
ing utilized as tilling or grazing lauds. Tin re
yet remain many rough, rooky tracks, soiuu
of them ntouutatuoiu, which may and can lu
utilized for sheep mid poultry husbandry.
Largo crop of wool ami mutton, eggs, feather
aud drvMCx) poultry can bo produced on lauds
uow lyiug waste iu a uuinver of hUtes,
Much of this rough waste land is w ithin i
moderate distance and easy reach of the
largest cille on our hemisphere. The people
of thoso groat citlea consume immense quau
title of the product of the poultry yard aud
uay large um of money for them. Tho
probabilities aro tliat the demand will not fall
but rather increase for a long time to
American wool grower will lio interested
In a shipment of sheep mado from thi city on
Wednesday, aa indicating tho high estimation
of tho beat sheep in this country held by largo
woolgrower abroad. Mr. William O. Mark
ham, Secretary of tho National Wool Growers'
Aaaociatiou, who ha recently mado a trip
round tho world for the purpose of obtaining
Information intcrcaitig to ahecp glowers, tells
how tho shipment referred to came to be made.
Mr. Thomas McFarlond, of tho firm of Mo-
Farland Ilrothcrs, sheep and wool growers at
Mclliourne, camo to this country some timo
ago to mako inquiries about tho qualities of
tho American merino sheep. Tho Mcl'ar
lauda are cxteuaivo breeder of fino merinos,
and Mr. Thomas McFarland came with a pre
judice against American ihcep of all breeds.
After a careful examination ho waa aatiafled
that Mi prejudice was a mistaken one. The
Australian sheep havo been supposed to be
among tho best in tho world, but a recent teat
ahowed conclusively that tho Australian
grower went not possessed of the most profit
ablo ones.
Mr. Markham received from Mr. John L.
Curry, one of tho best known Australian
brooders, two entire fleeces, which he said
had been taken from their leat sheep, and
sent bare as a aimplo of what ho could breed.
These fleeces, and two llcoccs taken from
American merinos, were, by direction of tho
National Wool Growers' Aaaociatiou, taken
to iKMton ami acourctl. tno scourers
wero given no information a to where the
fleeces had come from, and they wero all
treated in the same manner. After scouring
they wero examined and appraised by compe.
tent and impartial judges. The American
fleeces produced 8) pound of claused wool,
whilo tho Australian, when scoured weighed
less than 4). Tho Australian fleeces wero
valued ta (I 30, whilo tho price set upon the
American was $8 12. Mr. McFarland heard
of this comparison, and then went about
through New York and Vermont, visiting the
principal growers and satisfying himself that
tho ahoH Ing waa not romarkablo. llvcomlug
convinced that it was not, and that the
American merino sheep combined the two
desirable characteristic of largo wool yield
and heavy carcases he ordered two rami and
two ew bo shipped to Melbourne for him.
In obedience to this order tho sheep were sent
on Wcdticaday by tho Ixmdeu route, to avo
the frequent change unavoidable lua rail
road trip to Sail Francisco. These are not
tho llrst ahecp sent from America to Pacitlo
countries. Mr. Markham sent three car
loads aomo time ago to Japan, where tho Gov.
rnmeiit is striving to develop the beat wool
and rarvaao producing animals.
BREEOINO PROM ARAB SIRES.
Ths Nineteenth C.ntur),
As size is a condition sine qua non for most
purposes in Kngland, I feel that something
needs to Ik) said on that head. I havo every
reason to believe that pur Arabian produce,
bred in Kngland, will in tho tint generation
reach the height of 13 hands 2 inches, I have
at present iu my stud farm a jearliug colt
measuring already 14 bauds 2 inches, although
his dam is hardly that height, aud I bliea it
to to the fact that cross-bred produce from an
Arabian aire is always taller than the mean
height of siro and dam. That this should bo
so seem to me quite accountable. The
Arabian of 13 baud is not a big pony but a
little horso little only through the circum
stances of lit breeding, aud ready at onco to
developo aa nature, under kindlier influences,
iutcuded him to do. It may seem a paradox
to say at, but I believe sue to bo uo less a
quality of the racing Auazeli than speed.
The Knglish race-horsu of 100, if we uiay be
lieve Admiral Itous, waa under 13 bands iu
J height, being then, as I have shown, by no
i menus a pure Arauiau, w uerea iinineeiiaieiy
Prize Farming; in England.
New York Tribune.
Mr. Colllnson Hall, of Ksscx, on his 2,000
aero farm keeps 700 cow Iu stalls, with run.
uing w atcr constantly before them. Tho milk,
which Is sent to Loudon, is all passed as soon
as drawn, both Winter and Summer, through
a refrigerator which reduces tho temperaturu
from blood heat to 45 degroos, and thus pre
vents acidity in transport even during tho
hottest weather. Ills stables do not seem to
bo better arranged for ventilation, feed and
bedding than tho best of our own; but ho is
moro careful in tho selection of his cows than
our dairymen generally arc. Theso are high,
grodo Shorthorns, which ho stints to thor
oughbred bulls. Ho sells his calves mostly at
three days old, ami gets double tho price of
his neighbors, who keep inferior stock. For
such oa ho makes steers ho realizes on tho
average 8120 each at twenty two months.
Hut hero is a practico of Mr. Colllnson Hall
which It would 1k well for our own farmer
to ponder, who havo to buy fertilizer for
their crops. Instead of . spending much iu
this way ho purchases com, millet, oats, oil
cake, and oven sugar when as cheap as now,
to feed his cows. From this high feed the
manuro is much richer than such ai comes
from hay and roots, and thus ho gets along
with 1ms fertilizer than ho would othcrwito
havo to buy. In thi way ho realize a
doublo benefit moro milk aud of a tatter
quality from hi cow, moro and better flesh
from his steers aud richer manuro. Wo have
now and then heard an Knglish farmer assert
that tha oxtro value of tho manuro dropped
by their stock fed upon cottonseed meal paid
them for its cost, so that tko benefit derived
by tho animals feeding ou it was just so much
clear vain.
Tbcso high vrado Shorthorn cows when
dried oil" fatten more rapidly with less food
according to their aire, than any other dairy
breed, and their beet is of suptnor quality,
bringing a top price in tho market. Knuliah
dairymen maintain that another thing in
favor of theso cows is that thev aro less
likely than others to abort, especially than
thoso from the Channel Islands nnd Ayrshire,
and not so apt to bo affected with diseases of
the udder. There i a wide dillc-renco iu the
annual profits of tho dairy realized between a
good and and indifferent breed of cows mak
ing up tho herd and these may bo continued
in the broad road of Improvement by regit,
larly selecting from the best each year, and
drafting out the poorest.
A correspondent writing from Frankfort,
Ky., in tho blue grass region saysi "Blue
grass, as an adjective, is in tho Kentucky
dialect a synonym for tho superlative degree
of excellence. The natives uso it in tho same
manner as the names of famous vintages of
wlno aro employed In tho south of Franco as
terms of affection and respect. As n noun,
blue grass Is the popular namo of a superior
kind of pasture growth which attains in Ken
tucky a peculiar degree of perfection, nnd
whoso presence Is tho source of no small part
of the State's famo and wealth. Poa pra
tenses Is what tho botanist call it. June
grass is the name it licars in New Kngland.
Tho sobriquet under which it appears In Ken
tucky owes its origin to the bluo hue
which tho grass nssumoa during its flowering
timo In tho early summer. Its presence is an
indication of the richest land. Thosaino soil,
which, if left to itself, will bear tliobluo grass
with tho greatest success will, if cultivated,
produco huge crops of tobacco anil hemp, the
most consuming of all farm products, without
any sensible diminution iu strength. When
uncleared, trees of black walnut, bluo ash nnd
black locust cover It to bear testimony to its
virtue A dozen counties iu Kentucky boast n
soil strong enough to (produce the bluo grass
in a greater or less degreo of perfection. The
thousand and one requisites for its absolutely
perfect growth aro found combined in only
three Fnyettee, Woodford nnd Hourbon
which together constitute tho famous blue
grass region of the State, Fayette is the
county which includes the city of Lexington
and Ashland, the home of Henry Clay) Wood
ford, the one in which is Woodbine, Alexan
der's farm, tho largest In tho State; ami Hour
bon is tho sourco of the finest of Kentucky's ox
ported cattle and tho original producer of Ken
tucky's corn whisky, whoso name it bears.
These three aro alike districts of exhaustless
fertility, and alike possess a subsoil of blue
limestone which constitutes a perpetual and
natural fertilizer. Tho bluograss is cultivated
as a food for stock. It perfects tho good
qualities of an animal and diminishes his bad
ones. Kentuckians assert that It makes
horses i'o faster, cows givo moro milk and
bear moro flesh, sheep grow moro quickly and
wear moro wool, than any other food iu the
world. It is exclusively a pasture growth.
It cannot be cured for hav. It stands in the
field the year around and the stock for tho
aatne period feed upon it with the grcatcat
relish. Tho fall of snow is seldom heavv
enough In Kentucky to cause them any Incon
venience. It acts rather as a gentle seasoncr,
which tho atock puff" or scratch away, to find
the grass moist and aiiccultut on account of
Its having been there. Usually, unless tho
winter is very severe, the stick Is kept turned
ou th year round in tho blue-grass region.
Sometimes tho sheep have to bo housed In a
heavy storm, but sheep are not a very popu
lar o-common product with' tho Kentucky
farmers. Sheep can thrive on n laud so much
poorer that it seems waste of wealth to raise
them. He fore the war mules and hogs were
tho great staples of tho State, but tho demand
frjm the South, which used to be so largo for
these iu slave days, has grown too slim to al
io the business of their breeding to bo gen-
o'sl. Durham mnl Aldernev cattlo and
t'loroughhrcd and trotting horse have in con.
scquoncs becomo the almost exclusive pro
ducts of this great stock country."
J. B. KNAPP,
Commission Merchant
AND PURCHASING AGENT,
JII llrst turret. I'orlUnil, Orraon.
Would respectfully announeo that he Is In the flctJ,
prepared to reecho and sell the products of tho soil on
Ckinunlsslon, to purchase and forward supplies on the
moit rmsonahlo terms for any who wish to lujr. Hav
ing had )ears of experience In tho handling and sslo of
the products of the farm, gankn, orchard and dairy!
alw In the purchasing and shipping of goods, particu
larly In tho Una of farm Implement! and machinery, I
feel confident that I understand practically the wants of
tho farming community In having at tho city or me
tropolls of trade an agent who understands their wants
and will faithfully and lioncstlj executo their orders,
either for purchasing their supplies or selling their pro
ducts (or a fair, moderato compcnmtlon, at all llmopro-
tcctlng their Interest tho samo as his ow n.
Itccognlzlng the principle that Fidelity to truit Is the
true measuro and merit of success, I risicitiully so
licit J our patronage.
All orders accompanied with the cash will he prompt
ly filled and forwarded at lowest market rates.
Mv e us a call w hen J oil como to tow n.
gelid us j our orders and sav e our time and trav cling
expenses, for w o civil tmy cheaper than ) ou can.
In making orders .pull) particularly the kind and
quality ilenlrul, and kicp a duplicate, that )ou may ho
aMo In determine whether Jour dlrettlons wero strictly
followed In ctuo )oU aro dlsapiwlntcd In ipullly or
otherwUe. J. II. KVllT.
I". (). Iiox 484, Portland.
JOB PRINTING!
AND
BOOK BINDING.
A. G. WALLING
OWNS AND CONDUCTS IN A LEniTISIATK
IIIUIIllll inrni viiv BOVIW liaiinu UIIHllltl T DUetf
1 1 cm. Ilivlnrf accumuUtctl a large assortment of
.STOCK AM) FRUIT CUTS
He can do work for Slock 'grow era and Krult Culrur.
Istsln a Letter it le and at chcacr rates than an
other in the SUlo. Having a '
STEAM UOOK-UINHKKY
Can hind Vatrailncs. Muilc. etc.. In flrat l... ...i.
ad at lowest living wtlces. tV lil.ANK UOOKH T.I
every kind of buslniss mado to order.
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Corbett's Fire Proof Stable
HIRAM SMITH,
PucccMon to
sariTjr, jwasfijslda co,
JlarriHbm'ft, Oreytm,
Daalers In
General Merchandise.
I'rotliico ItoiiKlit.
WIIKAT WAN! KD for their flrit-class flouring MM.
Kl.UUIt alwavs nil hand.
1,000,000 feet acuAoncti lumlier rough and drtised.
2,000,000 feet lugs on hand inylltf
Incorporated 1864.
Home Mutual Insurance Co
OK CAI.IFOItNIA.
HUK WNIiY.
Los8esPnidorXu$1.334lM3.44
LossesPai(10gn,,;:lt,$lG2,363.29
Oregon Itrunvh Oflice,
GEO. L. STORY, Manager,
Southeast corner of Klrst and Stark Streets,
OpinslU Udd k Til ton's Flank,
I'OIITLAND, OKF.OON. MU-tf
T" IVF.ItV, KKKII AND HACKS, COIlNKIt SF.CONf
J ami Taj lor streets, I'urtland. Orcgtin. HcssurnM.
charges. Partkiilurattintlnii paid to hoarding homa
Hacks In attendance at all trains and Iwata, dav and
night. Connected lijr all Tclrplmno Cominnlea. Vvhan
)oii enmo to l'ortland Inquire for "Corbett's II atk.H
aplO WOODAItl) li JIAOOON, Prop's
BURTON HOUSE,
rOKTLAXI), OltKOON.
I. FJtlCTLAKl), MANAOim
OITUATF.D NKAU AM, TIIK KAIMIOAD AND
p htramililii olllces. Hidcndld accommodations for
Kmlllcs. Tllf: THAVKLlSd I'UIIMU will flml wl
llouae conveniently ln.-ntcit, and aecesslhlo to all
hosts slid trains. tjrrilEU COACH no iNiu'iinu
TIIK HOl'SF. au1flo..,M
ThcjUNUwuwanuMpiMttffetiu to " to
Th Novl Been In a Calttornla Dairy Banch.
Loe Angeles (Cal.) Kipratt.
Th most striking feature of the dairy
ranch of K. 8. Clough, iu San Mateo canyon,
is the now dairy house which Mr. Clough re.
cently completed st a cost of $l,fl00. It is
lSx.tllingrouiidilimensions, finished externally
In rustio style, and inside is as trim and clean
ly as tho thrifty housewife's "best rooms."
Die butter room, an apartment 10x13 feet In
dimension, I as Inviting a a parlor. The
apparatus for handling the milk and nuking
the butter I complete iu every detail and ia
designed throughout for the saving of labor.
The churu holds tllty-two gallons of cream
aud turn out from one hundred to one hund
red and twenty pound of butter at each
churuluj;. It I worked by goat power, th
appliance being a treading wheel eighteen
feet iu diameter, which connect with aud
operate a shaft running tho dairy house and
this iu turn connecting with cog-wheels work
ing the dishers. Mr. Clough say that the
goat in operating the wheel indulge their
uatural propensities for climbing, and thsy
apply themselves to the work with great
gusto. Tho heal consist of soma efcht or ten
animals, ranging from the grand-mother and
old "Hilly" with the whisker down to the
youngling not over a foot high. When released
from their pens they one and all, great aud
small, run bleating for the wheel, and the
only trouble to conteud with thcrealter is the
execa of power which they are apt to give it
iu the course of thsir frolicsome gamliol.
Not Worth Fattening.
A cow may be a poor butter cow and a cood
cheese cow, or vice versa; and any good dairy
cow, a really good one, will stand iu tho dairy
until herold carcass ia not worth the fee.1 con
sumed to uiak it Into beef, We once bad a
rsuiarkabla good native cow, Yor milk and
butUr. She would give a large yield. She
went to the city very thin, aud was milked
thre or four year a a family cow, ruuuing
dowu iu her milk through the whiter, and
when going to the grass in the spriug.com
ing up to a fair pail of milk, but when it waa
thought best to fatten her. uo amount of feed
would make flesh) but she had earned her
right in the dairy. An old cow's carcass I a
iwor piae to put (tea.
Profitable Bee.
Any one in the country, however limited
his space, can keep bees at a considerable
prolit, for it must lie recollected that they
liavo tho whole region around them to roam In
and freely forago for honey, no matter to whom
tho land belongs. Thus thoso w ho possess the
fewest acres are just sm well olfforbce pastur
age as these who possess tho mt st. Think of
the hundreds of fruits trees within a circuit of
a few miles around nearly every one's habits
Hon, whoso numerous early Spring blossoms
Invite all tho bees of the neighborhood to como
aud sip their nectar freely and without price.
Then there aro thousands of wild (lowers; and
soon following, millions i.f white and red
clover heads; the blossoms vjf grain, of peas, of
beans aud other things during the summer,
which tho eye of man dees not note, but the
acuter ono of the bees. Then iu autumn
there are Holds of buckw heat, and w ild flow era
still li.igsV in abundance. What treasure all
these combined are for this highly intelligent
and ceaselessly laboring little insect to draw
fiom for the gratification and sustenance of
mull, the sweet treasures of all of which, except
for these busy little creatures would go to
waste. As soon as cold weather ha set iu
hives can bo safely removed to any reasonabK
distance. Let every ono who is uow dtati
tute, possets one at least of these, and iu
many inoi o as can be well attended t-, Won en
aro just tu capable as men to manage bees, or
even more so, as they have a gentler hand,
more patient disposition, aud, we may add, a
lietter tact for the pursuit of this light aud
pleasant home industry.
Pla Fesdinf
National Llvs-SUnk Journal.
Corn meal with potato alone, will not
sutlico to make pork profitable, with any breed
of hogs. The real value of potatoes is alxnit
ouv-thirvl that of corn meal, and they geiicrally
cost to much too came into competition with
coru meal. Suffolk aud llerkshire pig may
be profitably fed, and old at liiue to ttu
month old, upon clover, corn meal, linseed
nual, or corn and oatmeal. Oue-half pound
of linseed meal per day, ou the average, to six
months old, would bo sufficient. Or, corn and
oats ground together iu wpial bulk would do
well. After a thrifty pig
hss reached 100 pounds weight, it may Wo
safely fed upon corn; but even then, a pound
of bran, mixed with the corn, would l a
safeguard auainst disease. There is another
refuse of manufacture which might be used iu
the West tn mix with corn malt sprouts.
Tins' is found at all malt houses, aud is usual
ly sold at about Jo per pound, by the ton; and
if soaked and fed with com, would render it a
healthy food for young pigs, a it poeea 23
par cent, of albuminoids, bemg about a rich
M ht pea ia Um eleowaU,
RAILROAD LANDS.
Liberal TcriiiH,
Low Prices,
aUtlg TlassW,
Low IntercHt.
OIIF.OON AND CAt.IFOIt.NIA AND OHF.OON CKN
THAI. HAILKOAD COMI'ANIF.8,
OFFKK T1IF.IH LANDS FOIt 8AI.K UPON THE
following liberal terms: Ono-fourtli of the Price
In cash; Intervst on the balance at the rato of seven sr
ctni one )ear alter sale, aim eavn following year one-
tenth of ths prlniljal and Interest on the lsslance at the
rato of seven r cent per annum, lloth prlncijval aad
in u. b. iirrcney.
Interest tiavabla
A dlwount of ton per cent will be allowed for cash.
Letters should I addreut.1 to
l'ALX M'lll'LZK, Land Agent,
JlAJ O. i. C. It. It., Portland, Orcvron.
1. F. POWERS,
Manufacturer, Importer and Jolbir of
FURNITURE,
Bedding, Carpels, Paper Huiig
lug, Stoves, Crockery
und lusswnrv.
Stum Factor) Northwest corner Front and Jeflcrsoa
Street. Warehouse 181 and Ui First and
11 Second StreeU,
I'OIITLAND, OIIKOO.V. oc3-tl
m
King of the Blood
PasttaX dlsordsr TtsnlUoc from Irapurltr of th
Waal, Including all Bcrofulou Diseases, Skin
Xrcptioos, Salt Eheura, BwtUIxurs, Dyspepsia,
Urst Complaint, Debility, Catarrh, 4c
Niae-tenthj of all chronic and temporary
disorder are caused by disturbance of the cir
(olasioa of the blood, which depends greatly
yon the quality. If impure from want of
proper food, air, light, exercise, change of
accne, or from overwork, the whole system feel
tt. Sometimes its impurity is indicated by one
of the diseases named ; sometime by a gloomy,
despondent, duU, uy fccluig commonly called
"THE BLUES."
Implying lack of energy, debility, and general
unhappiness. Nothing it so sassjacal in is
effects as this KING OF THE BLOOD,
at once a tonic and alterative, to called because
It Una and alttrt the stagnant functioas, and
healthful activity result.
Numerous testimonials the genainenes of
which U guaranteed by oar standing offer of
liOOO-nd full directions can be
found in the "Tittie"acccsBpanTing each
bottle. Price $l.oo per bottle. Sold by all
dealer in aaedictBe. D. RAMSQM, Son A
Co., PnfdtM BtsfUe, N, Y
.ion ik mo,
tissrnsR or
MERINO SHEEP,
mAKKH PIXAHUIIK IN OKFKItINO TOTIIK WOOL.
I irrowersof Oregon and adjolnlnjr Tcrritorlea nn
chance to purchaag Thoroughbred Jlcrlnos, and aasutlu
iHirtles Interested that they can. and w III endearoe ts
sell tihepif the same iiality and valuoat much chcanei
ratea than such can Klbly be Imjmrtcd. Ksaniliiadon
and comparison Willi other ahocp In the market are cor.
dlally Invited. Addreu.
JOHN MINTO.Saleui, Oregon.
The llams and lUm Lambs of the flock can lx seen on
thelalsnd Farm, aullolnliiir halcm. The Kwos at the
asm place, or at the lllll Farm four and a half suues
south of the city.
4.KA1S SPKIFI MEDICINE.
tiik ;ki:it :m;umi kkwruv.
TRAD! MARK An unfailing rim-TRADB MARK
rtiT inr niiiiinai aaw
M
WWssV
Weakness. Hnerina'
and alldtaoMtx that
roilow-, as a cons
iiucneo of Self.
Abuses; ss Loss of
Memory. Universal
Lassitude, laln in
NMRw
tlin linilr. lliisifi!
lirORI TAIIIIof vLlon. l-rema-AITII TilUkt.
lum uiu sire, ml many other diseases thai load to In
sanity, or Cunsumstlon, aud a premature grave,
iSTFlllI nartlcillirH Itl nttP ttanu.ltti. .Thiol, wm .Wm
toaend free, nyrnall toererron. .TliccinoMdleVnv
Is sold by all Iinii.-ir1.ts at el per package, or sis for 19,
or will be sent frco by matt on receipt of the money, hr
adddresslng THK(.K1V MEIiMINK CO.
No. 10 Mechanics' llloek, DKTIIOIT, Mich.
IdTKold hy all DruggUts. JulUy
Ague Mixture
Chills and Fever aro permanently
curod by Br. JmjHt'm Ague Mix
tare. With alltUocaro on the part
of tho patient to avoid exposure, and
tho occasional uso of Javne'b Sana
tite PiXL8,thls romody will bo found
to bo certain In its oporation, nnd rad
ical in Its effects. In many section
f tho country subject to Ague and
other malarial diseases, it has an es
tablished character as a popular spo
elflo for theso harrasslng complaints,
and tho number of testimonials re
ceived show that its reputation is
constantly increasing.
Intermittent and Remittent Fevers
are effectually cured by Dr. Jmjn'
Ague Mlx(re. In these com
plaints caro should bo taken to follow
tho directions closely, and especial
attention given to the liver, which
should bo assisted In performing Its
functions by Du. Jayne's Sanative
Vills.
HOrXlK, DAVIS J. CO., Wholesale Dealer Portland
Oiegos
u
you are s
.Mk.
n.l b thaaar&lnof
Tour duties avoid
tlmulantsand use
Hop Bitters.
It too ar Tounsr and
OlaCIYUOH vr uiMH
tiH or inls, old or
hoot boalia ir UnsuUa
tai, rvlj who
Wboanr TOQare. ,
wnoTer jol (eel ,
(Has j.of ilra j
rmoi cleanauur. urn.
In ar timiustliur.
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sax nop
esistwvv.
nsTSToads. .
fV,WW, M.H..B
fJMlat, (UMMtt
ct tha stoMtof.
boutit, blood,
lirsroriwrrssf
Ton will ba
cured if you use
Hop Bitters
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low spirited, trj
ill It may
tarsTOur
Ufa. It ha
saved liun-
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Ill ouro
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taeuuoi
.t work.
nLrbt work, tj res.
tori, bruin ueiveam!
nop as.
I suffering from aor In
l lion i li tou are ibar
I souas. sunt rtug from
opll
loir ou a ted ef sick
livers.
lbousaodsdl an
nuaUy from aoiue
dues tut tuWA
hare been pros calvd
IIU1SI7 uMor
HopBrttera
HOP
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FAIL
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