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WHERE TO IIM US.
People wishing to call on us
while in Portland Mill please
take notice that wc are on Ash
street, between First and Front,
opposite Knapp, Burrell A: Co.'s
hardware store, up stnlrs.
Tllt IHI'.Rft are rtqaestfd lo Inok at the
date en their la, n la there "
errers, please Inrurat a when, aad where
aad fe whom asoaer wa paid that has net
era credited.
PKOSPECTUS FOR THE YEAR
OF 1881, OF THE
VKILUMETtf FARMER.
Twelfth Yes of Publication A,
Successful and Uaoful Career
The Pioneer Agricultural
Paper of Oregon.
We aro now in tlio Knit, at the time
when people choose their reading for tho
year to cotuo, ami wo .jirt.eiit Uia claim of
the WlLLAMETTlf FAliMKlifor a full itipport
ami general patronago from all tho producer!
of the Northwest. TTliin paper has lietn in
xiitonco twelve yean, anil h accomplished
more good for tho farmer than any other
journal in the State. It hat presented the
coudittom of tho wheat market with intelli
gent criticism and hai aeveral times predicted
improvement that haa come truo, greatly to
lilvintim of tlioio who relied upon it.
Tlinnf.li this ninar is nublished at tho Metrop
olis it fully and unequivocally represent the
Country, auu depend! upon uio vounwy ior
upport. In all things it is independent of
the Influence that work against the producer
and considers hit advantage against all other
Intoreit. If it was conducted with all pos
sible Independence, and yet lacked Judgment
in forming correct opinions, it would be of no
use to the public, but it lias a record of many
years, since it wa edited a at present, and
the testimony of iU friends will bear out the
asertiou that it lias shown rare good judg
ment In forming and expressing opinions, and
has confered great bonellt upon iU subscrib
ers, and through them upon the State.
ALWAYS YOU TIIKltOUDCKK.
At the present time we are engaged in up
holding the intercU of wheat grower with
out assistance from any other journal of in
fluence. Wo aro correct In predicting the cer
tain abundance of tonnage bsfqre Spring, and
decline of freight in cousequeuce, aud to some
degree against our owu interests, we stitllen
the farmer to resist the practical extor.iou
olurged them in paying present freight rates.
Not only is this paper iu itself an earnest ad
vocate of all that benefit the producer, but it
is the natural organ through whish the farmer
of the Northwest can make themselves heard
and relate their experience.
. ITS (!UOVTlt.
Such a newspaper is more useful than is
generally supposed, aud this oiiu has not come
up and grown Into being of itself, but has
been built up by long and patient labor. It
has not wholly been built up by the mean
furnished by iU patron, but the editor has
'for many years been a hard worker in other
fields of literature and has earned thousands
of dollars that ha been used to support and
b-iild up the WlLUUirrrK Fahmku, By this
weans it ha beeu Improved aud liaa been able
to deserve upport, and with increased patron
age may now bo considered on a paying basis
if subscription are promptly paid. It has
'OtJst a fair fortune to build up thi newspaper
to It present Unding, and the same Invest
ment in almost any other much less laboriou
budiieai would have been more remunerative,
but with those who have struggled for o
many year to create thi newspaper and give
the farming community an able and Indepen
dent organ, it haa been a labor of love, a work
that cnlutod all their power and all their
aympathie. and it I a matter of pride with u
that we so fully posses the confidence of our
readers, a we have frequent proof is the fact.
We make the positive assertion that no acri
cultural newspaper in the world, of equal
worth, is published with the same support
No other community of equal population pos
esses a good an agricultural newspaper. We
bave taken great chances in the past, because
-e country was growing rapiuiy ana we Knew
itli we should grow with it, and our expec
tation ha been fulfilled.
WUAT IT CONTAINS.
mneral mean of information the Wit-
. .wn-ri riiMt cannot be excelled, because
take from a multitude of exchangee Mich
M Jy Fasay m 7 SasasasaL "wtf atkaaaasaL BL
fact and matters as we believe boit calculated
to educate and inform the people of this coun
try. Our miscellaneous reading covers n w ido
copo of subjects nnd of itself show clearly
tlio progress making In tho world at largo.
Any person who carefully studies our columns
must bo comparatively welt informed of nil
that goca on in the world. Our summary of
foreign news covers all matters of importance;
wo glean fully from our homo exchange uvery
item of interest, and especially all that relates
to agricultural growth and production nnd tho
resources and development of tlio country.
WHAT WK AUVOOATK.
Wo are striving to make this pcoplo self-supporting
in every possible, way. Wo can grow
cano and beets 'and manufacture sugar for
home use, and we do all we can to mako this
known and induce tho effort. Wo lwllevo thi
country can produce flax and manufacture
linen) can follew omo routine- of fapuing less
exhausting than wheat culture) can grow many
kinds of fruit to ship fresh or dried to foreign
countries! can mako more intelligent use of
sheep huslnudry iu connection with farming;
shall pay more attention to improved stock;
that beauty anil comfort should bo more gen
erally introduced into the farmer' homo life)
that dairying should asaumo moro practical
shapo than it now ha. In short, we bvlicvo
In intelligent progress and ilcsiro to help secure
It in every branch of production and in the
lives of all producers.
The Fahmkk la especially valuable to tho
mother and children, for the Homo Depart
ment is edited ami conducted by a woman
whoso experienco ha covered every phoso of
a farmer's lifo. The children's column con
tain spicy contributions from all part of the
Northwest. As n family paper it has tin equal
in the Northwest.
WILL YOU IIKLT UK.
Tlio Fakmkh for 18S0 ha Uen an improve
ment on all former years, and wo intend to
take a .Up orwrJ U.1RSU Wtl Jiccd all the
help we can get, and the only way we know
of that we can got it is for every friend we
havo to become a worker and sccuro us all tho
additional subscribers he can. Wo cannot
afford to put canvassers in the Held, and our
growth iu the past represent the good will
and positive efforts of our friends.
We renew tho offer we have always
made, to tend tho Fakmkk free one year
to any person who will send us three
new subscribers, or we will allow four
months on subscription for every new
subscriber sent to us, A new lubteriber
U one irio doc not talt the jiojxr at all, not
oue cho hat been taking it and rentici or the
jMtr to come.
We invite all fanner who want a non-partisan,
non-sectarian paper wholly devoted to
their own interests, to take our paper and to
contribute freely and frequently concerning
all matters of interest to the farming com
nrinity. Emigrant.
Last Saturday we noticed a train of emi
grant wagons in our streets, say The Dalle
Time, and started to interview the occupant.
They wero the advanco guard of a train of 80
wagon, comprising the Washington colony,
which started from Kansas on different dates
May 4th and July 10th. In thi advance
guard there are sixteen teams, and they intend
to crus the mountains this Fall to the Sound
country and prepare the way for the lialance
of the colony. They ore composed of men of
all trade and occupations. So far, they are
not very much prepossessed with the new
land, but seem to still have a longing for the
"flesh pots of Kgypt" which they left. Wo
told tltem me of the many good qualities of
this coast, but they seem incredulous. We
can assign no reason why they should have
chosen the Sound as a country in which to
settle, when there I o much better agricul
tural land in Eastern Oregon aud Eastern
Washington. They were full of an ambition
to fell the forest, and they will find plenty of
that to do on Puget Sound.
installation l o. o. a t.
Ikvi.no, Ogn,, Nov. 7, 18S0.
Editor Willamette Farmerj
The following officers were duly installed in
Golden Gate Lodge, No. 188, I. O. O. O. T:
W. C. T Lue E. Hood) W. V. T Click
Bond) W. 8., Lincoln 8. Bond) W. F. S.,
Alley W. Boud) W. Treae., W. Mcintosh)
W. C, Thomas l'itxerj W. M., Louise Rowe)
W. D. M., Wilton Cornelius) W. I. G., Jame
Cunningham) W. O. G., Lewi Gibson) W. K.
8., Wm. Quimbyj W. L. S., Wm. Bower)
W. Ass't S., Josie Fittingerj P. W. C. T.,
Edwin O. Potter. Membership of lodge, 42.
W. M.
TT. i,l ,, the leadini stock
holder in the railroad company. And
it was literally true, for he holds the
horses while changing cars.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
FACTS CONCERNING TRANSACTIONS IN HOPS
from Kuffene Journal.
EfilKSE ClTV. Nov. 3, 18S0.
Ei. JoimvAM Undoubtedly many of your
readers remember reading nil announcement
made through your paper some time ngo con
cerning the organization of a hop growers as
sociation, which would, it was hoped, cairy
out successfully tho intention of tho hop
growers that constituted tho association. On
the 8th day of Juno 1877, tho following pream
ble was read and approved at tho meeting call
ed for tho organization of thonbovo mentioned
association; "As it Is an old and established
fact that co-opcrativeexertionis generally meet
with success, ami that division is ruinous to
any enterprise; and having had within tho
last year opportunities ,of moro thorouuhly
realizing these fuels; we, m hop growcri of
Lauo County, Oregon, do hereby band our
selves together, funning thi society, which
shall be known a the Lano County Hop Grow
ers Association. Tho object of tliij ustucia
tion shall be to promote the general and
mutual interest of those engaged in raising,
curing and putting iu proper shnpo mid condi
tion for marketing that product known iu
commence under the name of bops." Signed,
A. V. Patterson, W. 8. Linden), .1. II.
Ilrowu, J. 0. Day, T. 1). Edwards, P. Ayru
J. A. Clearwater, W. 11. Walker and A1
others. With your permission, I desire to
give a littlo of the history of the workings of
tho association, hoping from tho information
I shall give concerning transactions in handl
ing, our grower may gain ideas that may in
sult leneficiaUy ta their pecuniary interests.
On tho 1st day of September, 1S77, a meet
ing, was held for tho purposo of making ar
rangements for tho gathering of the hop crop
of that year. The yield being unusually
large and pickers scarce, it was deemed nec
essary to send Mr. Thos. Kcamey to Portland
to secure Chinese labor to pick our crops.
W. .knrlM1 Mr KWiiey to do the lest ho
could In the way of obtaining help, and fib" at
once set out fur Portland. Alter arriving
thero he was informed that tho firm of J. Mc
Craken V Co. had facilities for furnishing
Chinese laborers, and immediately repaired to
Mr. McCrakeu' place of business and tried to
nejotlato for the requisite number of China
man. As Mr. Kearney had no one to vouch
for him in Portland, he was informed by Mr.
McCrakeu that ho would havo to get security
for the parties he represented. The merchant
of Eugene very kindly gave us the lucking we
were in need of to pay the Chinamen and sent
it to Mr. McCrakeu, who disbursed the sever,
al amount and settling our business for us,
making no charge whatever cither to us or
the Chinamen for hi service. We sent our
hops separately to market to diflcreut parties.
Prices rated very low and our lots all sold for
a low price, and nearly every one of us lost
money from that year's transaction. Tho 8th
of September, 1878, found us with another
crop to gather aud with low prices offered,
Tho hop grower association was called to
deudo whether it would bj advisable to pick
the crop or let it remain on the poles. After
thoroughly discussing the matter, a few, in
cluding Mr. llodney Scott, decided to let
their crops remain untouched. Mjself, A.
W. Patterson. J. 0. Day, J. A. Clearwater,
T. D. Edwards, H. D. Edwards, P. Ayresand
Walker Bros, concluded to try the experiment
of harvesting anoUicr crop, hoping thero
woidd be an improvement Iu tho prices then
puling in the New York market, but after we
came to the conclusion we found wo had no
money to go on and our credit so impaired
from the losse of the year bcioro that it would
be alinoat impossible for many of us to raise
money in Eugene. I was authorized to ge to
Portland and see what I could do in tho way
of obtaining Chinamen, and to try and per
suade' tome commission merchant to advance
money on our hups, so as to enable us to pick
our crop. I called on the firm of J, McCra
ken & Co. aud mode my busiues known to
them. Mr. McCraken asked mo if I had any
security to give for the amount .needed iu
gathering our crop. I told him I had no
securities, but would give my word fur it that
the parties I represented were houorable men
and would lie responsible for tho amount ad
vanced. Mr. McCraken replied by saying
that it wa not a proper wayof doing business,
but would consider the matter and let me
know next day. I called in due time aud
was informed by Mr. McCraken that he would
trust us aud advanco the amount asked, and,
futhennore, he would vouch for us to secure
payment of Chinese laborers. When our hops
were picked and baled we decided to send
our lot to J. McCracken & Co. and have
them put iu store to await higher prices, (in
this scheme we were joined by Mr. Scott,
Lander and several other) the prices then
offered ranging from S to 10 cents per pound;
we were of the opinion that the market
would improve and would realize U cent
per lb; w,c drew tho advanco of I cents plb .
and Instructed Mr. McCraken to hold for tho
1 1 cent. After holding for almost six week
and thfvmaikct declining Inte.vl of improving,
aomo of tho shippers began to feel uneasy and
wrote to Mr. McCrakeu to have their lots
placed on t.ie market, which ho nt once in
structed hi firm to do. They wrote lnck
that thero was no possibility of selling hops
then, n no olfers were being made, that ujHin
the arrival of the hops in San Francisco from
0 lo 10 ccut were oircrcd for some of tho lot,
but no (ales could lit) effected, a tho good
wero held olmve their price. Seeing that wc
had over estimated tho strength of tho Kan
Fwncico market, I was instructed to writo to
Mr. Wells, of New York, instmctlng him to
opeu a correspodenco with J. McCraken &
Co., our ayput, with a view- of moving our
crop to tho New York market. Wo instruct
ed Mr. McCraken to ascertain what overland
fri'ight were, and to sco what could yet lie
done in San Francisco towards disposing of
our crops at remunerative prices. Word came
hack Wist the market was dull and nothing
could" o done In tho matter of sales, and that
they thought it best to select tho best lot and
forward to New York. Wo wero told to give
mi answer what should bo done, which we
did, Instructing them to tend tho hop to
New 'ork, or givo them discretion in tho
(natter to do what they thought lct for our
inlcreita. Upon examination, lomo of tho
lots wern found to bo worthless. Tho best
bale wire sent to New York ami sold. A
price wero low and many lota inferior, tho
outcome was against tho shipper, somo of tho
bales forwarded to New York not selling for
enough to pay shipping expenses. This ex.
perience teaches a lesson and prove conclusive
ly that In the mattor of felling hops nothing
can be gained by co-operation, a it is almost
IinpoMiblu to get all tho lot of good quality,
and for holding alovo tho market price it I
apt to result in loss to tho grower, for very
;-hopgrow oLiiiy .acquaintance aro able
tu turn spocuUton, a tfioy-- . .
position to know Just exactly when tho market
wilt take a turn. Thoio that have attempted
it havo invariably lost money, and, of course,
always feel very sore on account of it. It is
no uncommon thing to hear hop grower, after
they receive return from hop that tell for a
mall price, accuse commission merchants
of dishonesty in thc matter of selling and
making returns. That thero aro dishonest
and irresponsible parties engaged in tho com.
mission business I have no doubt, but that all
are dishonest I do not believe. There is no
hop grower in Lano County that has had
larger dealings with commission men than my
self, and no-man ha lost more money in the
hop business. Yet I can say, although nils
tnkt have been made, I have no reason to
believe that I havo lieen dishonestly delt with
by commission merchant (with one oxccptlt n',
nor that any of them over hail any desire to
appropriate my goods to their uses) but I
have alwaya reclevcd good advice from them
concerning the condition of tho markets, and
could, iu every instance, by following their In
structions, luvo savrd much money and a
good deal of worrying. There are very few
hop growers in Lano county but havo lust
money in hop transactions, and many havo
become discouragciHherebyt but wo hail Jinuch
to contend with in the start, wo hail low
prices and iuexperinco iu putting up hops, and
a strongprejudive existed among dcalei and
brewer toward Oregon hops. Thi wo have,
in a great measuro, overcome, and no doubt
tho uxper once of the Origin hop iTowcr will
lie mure agreeable and result moro profitably
than iu tho past, a our hop aro becoming
well aud favorably known in tho East and iu
the Han Francisco market. We havo had
buyers hire from Portland and the East who
havo paid fair prices for the lot purchased,
Wo havo also had lota kohl in San Framisco
by commission merchant that have paid a
great deal better. My own experienco with
Mr, McCraken, and other' experienco with
the firm of Allen & Lewi aud Corbett &
Macleay, of Portland, have been more remun
erative than telling to buyer here. I havo
seen returns made by the alxve mentioued
commission house through our own merchants
that have shown much better result than
from sales made here in Eugene, The com
mission merchant ha a much to contend
with in disposing of hop when they come iu
contact with dealer a we have ourselves
when we trv to sell at home, for it Is a tart
of the buyer's business to undertstimato the
worth of a man' goods, aud work hard to
obtain them at low rate. Without giviuii
any advice, and admitting that selliuir at
Home 1 me saiet piau, 1 must say, iruiu past
experience aud Judgiug by the retunui made
to other grower by commission men in Port
land, that I believe that let it find it way to
market through the hand of good, reliable
merchants, lie will, in tlie long run, realize
more monev from hi crop than he would by
jumping at the first price offered at home.
rf, SO. JJIfcUIV,
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13, 1880.
SOMETHING ABOUT CORN.
Clackamas Cod.nty, Nov. 8, 18S0.
Editor Willamette Fanner;
I wish to apeak a word in favor of coin, a
it is not properly appreciated iu this section
of country. In making n success of Anything
it must be understood and adapted to Its
proper life. To begin with, I had tlovcn
long-nosed shoats that got throuirh last winter
on tlio potatoes that 1 could not sell, and
started out finely in tho Spring on tho grass,
but along about harvest time tho grass dried
up and they thinned down nomouhat, so that
one day they succeeded in getting through tho
fence into a field of lato oats. Wo got them
ou', and I scut Abo around a tnilo cf fence to
atop the holes. The next day they were in
tho oat again, I went around and stopped
tho holes. Thoy staid out for two days and
began to look liko the pod of a case-knife-beau
when they succeeded again. Then wo
both went round. It is usclcis to repeat, only
they wero successful, and continued so until
about tho ninth time, when we finally discov
ered that they never could get out at tho holo
where they got in at, and Alio wanted to
know if it would not be easier to "chink" tho
hog than tho fence. So we went and pulled
an nrmfull of com, stalks and all, and
throwed them to thi hogs. After investigat
ing for a short time they Iwgau on them, and
cleared them up and wanted moro, so wo fnvo
them mora and they continued at them until
we saw that it wo impossible for them to get
through any fence. Tho victory waa ours.
In a day or two thoy went along the fence
away, grunted a few time aud camo back.
We kept a regularmpply of corn before them,
and it was not long until my neighbor w anted
to know If I did not havo an extra breed of
hoc. (Don't say any thing about thi Mr.
Editor, but I sold twenty. three dollar worth
on private terms for breeders, and if ever they
find out any secret about it, it will bo simply,
corn.)
My cow began to lay out at night and 1
full of (talk after milking in thcovViYlflg,'m.'
since that they have beeu a prompt to time
a I have. I havo somo fine porkers in the
pen now and corn enough to make them fat.
My stalks are tied up iu bundle and stored
iu tho ham for the cows, 1 have a sack (nil
helled and dried and will take it to mill to.
morrow. So come over nnd wo will have
mush and milk for aupper.J ,To any persfii
that may have trouble liku unto mine, I say
let him plant two acre ot King Phillip corn,
aud feed It as I havo suggested. It may taxe
him a doctor's bill, for if anything usu ilkt-.ul)
a ii an' "hilo" it wi'.l bo to Im c a dozui l.ogt,
in hi favorite grain field. Or so it is, tit lea. t,
with your humble sei van t, T. U.
u si i I I
Cure of'caUrr!
We call attention to tho advertisement iu
this issuo of Dr. Keck' "turu cine- for
catarrh," which is now ottered to the public
In drug store generally, or can b ordered
through any druggist in thi Stato or Wash
ington Territory, Dr. Keck ha made this
disease hi special study and subject of prac
tice for many years, and ha lieen very suc
cessful a a practitioner in thi vicinity. Ho
now manufacture his remedy with full in
structions, and offer it to tho public through
tho medium of Mtssrs. llodgo Davis .t Co.,
wholesale druggists, who are general agents
foi Oregon and W, T. This diseaseprerailsto
frequently and cau.cn to much misery among
uirerers that suy pj ulsr remedy that can
affurd relief wilt bo generally appreciated,
Tho success of Dr. Keck in his previous prac
tice justifies the belief that his remedy w ill
prove efficacious. Ho refers to e eral w ell
known citizens who aro willing to attest the
good hi practice ha dune them.
Hats and Bonnet.
A tho Winter i coming on the .Summer
hats and bonnet need renovation and prepar
ation for Winter. We tail recommend our
patrons to go to Millican k Co., in Salem, for
anything in the line of millinery or fancy dress
good. They ha e just received a new invoice
of latest styles from San Francisco, w bile Miw
Hensley I there ready to make over or trim
new lists in the best tasto and stylo. There
is no establishment iu Portland that can turn
out better styles or work, a we know from
experience.
Preparing for WtnUr.
Tlio W. W. Statesman says; "Saokaa and
the uppr country rcjurts from the North are
very favorable, aud the large emigration
throuidi the couutrvi benefitting it. Every-
nna is busv erecting dwellings and fixing fur
tho Winter) alt speak highly of their prospect.
Six hundred Ohiueao who were woruiug ior
tlia N. 1' IL It. are now oominir here to work
on the O. It. & K, railroad. The work on
this road I progressing rapidly.
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NO. 3i.
CO-OPERATIVE UNION.
A New York dispatch of Nov. Gth give the
following account of a fnriwell reception
given to Thoma Hugliesi "Thomas Hughes
woa tendered a farewell reception nt Cooper
Union last vcmiiir. Tlio Catherine was also
intended a n starting point for an cxtensivo
co-operative movement iu this country after
tlio manner of the famous lEochdalo, (Eng.)
system, of which Hughes has been a practical
and pronounced advocate With this in
view a number of circulars, letting forth the
advantages of tho system and subscription
card for tho signature of those present, wero
distnbtitcd nt tho door. The discourses of
the evening, including that of Hughe him
self, wero devoted to this topic, Dcsplto tho
disagreeable weather tho audience that as
semblsd cntiicly filled tho hall. Those who
composed the audience wero evidently per'
sons of intelligence and respectability, and.
there were a great many ladies among them.
Upon tho platform President Barnard ot
Columbia College, Collector Merrilt, J. 8.
Sliultr, S. 11. It. Vance, Simon Sterno,
Thomas 0. Acton George W, Curtis, Peter
Cooper, Itev, Dr. llylanee, Itof. Itobert Col
lier and other citiren of note give counte
nance to tho proceedings. Tho organization
of brown stouo cutters, amalgamated engi
neers and macMnista, tailors, eoutral ceuncil
shoo trimmer, united carpenter and Joiners,
hagmaker (east and west aide), bricklayer,
painters, lathers, coaclimakrra, fresco painters
workinguien's lyccuui and Philadelphia indus
trial co-operative) associations, wero all repre
sented by delegate. At thoVear ot tho plat
form was hung a sheet of miUm bearing in
largo letters, tho legend, "WoVdvocate tho
Union of Interest of tho CMtalisU, the
Laborer and tho Consumer, secured by an
Equitable Division of Profit bctwOvn them."
Mr. Hughe gave a brief history oKthe co
operative movement iu England andot tho
ltugby colony iu Tennessee, with aNliort
sketch of the plans aud alms, and plenuul -
word of good cheer to honest and indusM-.
--J ! ir. i. ..ii 1.1.
co-operation would rapidly spread from imWsv
incuts already began here, if right condition
wero faithfully observed. He said;
I found from my inquiries within the last
few days that thero are a number of center
in which societies aro cither formed or are
forming at the pioaent time. To all such per
sons I say, If they care to listen to the experi
ence of ouu w ho ha been long councctei with
the movement iu England, do not ge about to
rich sympathizers to Iwrrow money for your
skirt. Start iiiioii your own funds, aubacribed
In ever so miiuiII instilment by yeur own
nembers. Do not bo In haste about starting,
but let the cniam rise. Collect sufficient
capital befoiu taking any definite step for
beginning your store. Chouse the liest men
nmong you fur a committee of management,
and when you havo chosen them, havo faith
iu your loaders. ,
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"Shannon.
When young Nathan Coomb came up hero
t'ireo year njo, say the Dal'ei Empiie, and
old ten or twelve blooded horse (Winter
and Tiado Dollar being tho best lot,) ho hail
an aged stallion named Shannon, a full bro
ther to tho renowned mare Mollie McCarthy,
This horxo win bred to a number of mares at
Walla Val!. during thu season of IK78 and
left behind him a lot of sixteen or seventeen
flue colts, the best of which is "Wasco,"
owned by Tilmau II. Glae of this country,
to our notion. As Mr. Coombs passed through
hero, ho offend the big brown horse to Col.
Njo for 81,000 but the Col. declined to pur
chase. Null nu i'ot home iu NocuiIht and
lost year Shannon tarutil '-C00 iu the stud
and this yean he cleared S'.'.GOO. His colts
won live out of seven two-year-old race iu
California, this year, and he attracted the at.
tcntion of Governor Stanford, who purchased
him from the Count boys fur ft, 000. Wo
regard him as the coming racing sire of the
Golden State,
New Varieties or Wneat.
Iu the last issue of the Ashland Tiding wu
find the following concerning a new variety ot
wheat! Early in the season we iiiudo mention
of a small patch of "Proper" wl tnt on Mr.
High farm wldch piomisi a heavy yield.
There was a-i aero and a qarter of it, on which
I'Si IU of seed was sown. It was threshed
lost week, and produced S4 bushels. Mr.
High has been olferod five cent per pound
for somo of the wheat for seed. Ho has also
received a tack of tho White Tuscan wheat
from California, which is a irrtat favorite
among the farmers w hero it lias lieen raised.
A limn in Warruu 'county, Kentucky,
driven uu ox toam that is to well ac
quainted with his habits that when paint
ing a naloon tho animals will nut movo
until he goes in to gut a drink.
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