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Clackam.b Co., Or.v Jnn lit, 1881,
Alitor Willamette Farmer; o
Last Spring there wu lcooiderblo said
about evener for double-treat, but, lion, of
the ideas presented wero satisfactory to me.
I have spent considerable time in studying
out the true principle upon which the ilouble
tree (hould be mule, and now will give to the
readers of the Willamicttk Famier the beno
fit of my investigations. .
Farmers as a rule, will get a stick about
ljx4x,3 feet) sometimes we hare it in
shape of a round atlcfc, cut in the wood) a few
days prerious to thetitnoof wanting to use it,
sometimes we are fortunate enough to have a
hard wood plank out of which wu cut a verv
nlco piece for a , double-tree, dress it up in
shape, bore three, holes in it, oue in the center
near the front edge, the other two within two
inches of the ends and is far back as we can,
so that tlio double-trco will last as long as
possible. We putthiadouhle-trcoon tlio plow
or wagon and hitched our horses on and com
menced work, not thinking anything- about
tlio true principles upon which the double
tree should'' le made. We have made a
double-tree that will nuke ono or the other of
tho horses poor, because it will have to, do
more1 than halt the work, Suppose the
double-tree to bo 30 incliis from single-tree to
aingft-trce, then, wlieu btli cuds are perpen
dicular to the line of draft, each horse will be
at a distance of 18 inches from the center, and
will draw ono-htlf the load. If one end of the
double-tree be brought forward six inches,
then tho horse which is ahead will still be 14
laches froiA tho line of draught, his slnglo
tree having been fastened threo inches back of
t'to draught pin, but the other horse will lie
only 10 2-10 inches from the line of draught.
Suppose the traction of the load to lie .TOO
pounds, then with the doublc-treo in this
position the horso which is ahead will draw
, 142 1-10 pounds, whilo the heme which is lie
hind will have a load of M7 0-IO pounds, a
difference of in 8-10 pounds, or five per cent,
of the whole load. Thero is another form of
double-tree in common use on tho farm;
especially for1 plows and harrows. It consists
of a simpln shaft or wood with chains at each
end, which are fastened to a ring tn the center,
this form is still more objectionable than the
one just mentioned, from the fart that the
single-trees are usually attached further in
front of the draught pin than tbev sru in tho
rear in tho preceding case. With this double
tree made the same length as before, with the
center ring one foot back of the line of the
single-tree, if ono end is brought six indies in
front of its normal position, then the horse
which is ahead will have only 1 1 inches of
leverage, while the rear horse will have 20
inches. With the same load as before, the
forward horse will draw IDA 2-10 pound,
while the rear horse will draw only 104 8-10,
a difference of 00 pounds, or 23 per cent, of
the load.
The correct principle to make a double-tree
is thisi Make the holes in the double-tree
in a line, so that if you put a pin in the center
bole of the double-tree, by turning it you can
make a complete circle. With double-trees
so constructed, no matter what their position,
each horse will lave an equal share in the
load. In the Agricultural Hall, at the Cen
tennial, there were 171 sets, one of whioh
was just patented, its length was 20 in, and
the single-trees were placed 10 J inches in froot
of the draught pin. With such a double-tree,
one horse taking the lead of only six inches
on a load of 200 pounds, would 1 required to
draw UU pounds, while the resr horse would
have only 81 pounds, a difference of 38 pound,
or 10 per cent of the load. The power of the
horse is variously estimated by engineers.
Gillispie gives the power of a horse to be
equal to 125 pounds draught at two miles per
hour; half that amount at four miles per hour,
and one-fourth at eight mites per hour.
A very little thought will show that in order
to have the draught equally balanced,, the
horse should be at equal distance from the
line of draught, and iu order to do Ibis the
double-tree must be fastened to the single
tree and to the load on a straight Hie. I am
inclined to think that many yes, nearly all
horses that are balky, were spoiled by not
having the double-tree properly adjusted.
Von hitch up a young horse that does not
anow anything about work, by the side of
some steady hone, when all is ready you say
"como boy," the old horse moves right along,
the young horse lags behind; when he starts
be has more than his share of the load, un'ess
you have a double-tree made upon correct
principles. Hoping that every farmer will
try a double-tree made as directed, for the
lwncfit of the poor animal that does our bid
tline;, I will be satisfied. Loiul.ve.
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HOW SHOULD DAIRYMEN MARKET TRXtR
FRODPOTBT
Kditor Willamette Farmeri
I answers Through a'commissson merchant.
And 'why? There are many reasons. All trsde
is govcrened by tho generat law of supply and
demand. 'Butter is a very pcrishablo article,
particularly in warm weather; it is iu warm
weather 'Wat wu pioduce it Iri" (he greatest
abundance, and much more than csn bo con
signed nt thai1 season") licucu if ItVia all thrown
upon tho market, prices must go down, and
way down, for dealers will only invest in it,
to hold at a very low figure If the supply is
less than the demand the prico goes up and
up, in proportion to thu scarcity.
Tho farmer's time and mind is occupied
with tho daily routine of his business. Ho is
remote from market, and it is impossibly for
him to keep pace with constant changes of
trade. Un the contrary, tho commission mer
chant is Iu tho market daily, and his interest
is identical with the producer in obtaining tho
best prices posslblo for the products placid in
bin bands. If thu supply is excessive, ho is
on the alert to taku any and all stcpr necessary
to couutci act thu downward tendency. If thu
supply is short, ho is tho first to know it, and
tikes advantage of tho natural competition in
tradu to obtain the Iwst prices pnsiiblo under
tho circumstances. The lictter thu pricej the
l-rgcr nru his commissions. Tlio producer has
thus, Iu the commission merchant, a powerful
inllueiicu in thu marktt to buoy up and sustain
his int. rests. Not o, however, if he deals
directly with thu retailer. Tho natural KnU
tion of thu latter is to mako tiie beat bargains
he can) he looks to his own intorest, and has
no stimulus to sustain the interest of the pro
ducer. Under such circumstances the com
mission merchant will almost invariably ob
tain tatter prices than the producer, and save
more than tho amount of his commission.
Not only cau the producer afford to pay a
commission merchant for this service, but he
saves money by it. Under the present fool
ish system of dairymen putting their butter
directly in tho hands of tho retailer, contract
ing for the highest uiarkut price, thu tendency
is downward, and grows worso year by year.
Let us look, for a moment, at tho real situa
tion of dairy intercat of Oregon and Washing
ton Territory. Wo have a climate and soil
unsurpassed for dairy product. We do not,
and have not, produced enougn to supply our
homo demands. Last year w e imported from
California over 150,000 pounds of butter
alone. This years importations will proUbly
goovcr 200,000 pounds. Tho best butter to
day in this market sells for 20 cents and will
soon go to a lower figure livcausu tho market is
glutted under Till IIIIIUKXT makkkt muck
hyhTKM. This samu article, t( properly careil
for, will bring, four to six mouths hence, 33
cents to 40 cents per pound, an advamu of
"5 to 100 per cent, over present prices. Still
the butter makers continue in. tho same old
rut IIIIIIIEHT MAKKKT rillfK HYHTCM Very
plausible in theroy but very deluive in prac
tice. Hut says the producer, "what shall wo
do? We waut money, must have it from
month to month to meet our expenses; we
must reali) from our butter." Such change
will not diminish the consumption a single
pound. Your butter will be bought and paid
for, just as readily as now, and at better prices.
The dairy trade of Oregou and Washington,
if all concentrated in the hands of one man,
or firm, would make quite a nice little busi
ness for one house. They could afford to
handle and take care of it properly. It would
put the price up at once to a fair, reasonable
figure. It would put upon the market from
day to day only what was wanted for daily
consumption. Tho retailers will take from
day to day just what they want for theirtrade
and no more, knowing that they can always
replenish their supply from the same source;
prices will be uniform and all will make their
legitimate profit; butter would go to the con
sumer fresh and sweet, and the complaint of
inferior butter would become a thing of the
past. The surplus, over and above supplying
present demand, would be put down daily for
better prices for the Fall and Winter trade.
The commission merchant would soon be able
to gauge the market; hi looks would show
the amount produced, and also the amount
consumed during each mouth of the year, and
be woild regulate and govern the trade ac
cordingly. Each dairy would maintain its
own reputation and individuality more per
fectly than now. Those of reputation for
superior quality would have the lair coinpeti
linn nf thu whole retail trade, instead of being
confined to one party as under the present
.v.irni The Jairv interests should be
brought into honorable competition with each
other, to improve tie quality of their pro
ducts, all would be stimulated and educated
up to ar higher standard. J. H. KsArr.
More People Die
from diseased kidneys than of consumption,
but not one fatal ivue in a thousand would oc
cur if Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
was taken in time. Hy all meaus try it
PORTLAND, OREGON,
The Apiary.
Mohawk, Lank Co., Or., June 5, 1881.
Kditor Willamette Farmers
The Longstroth bee hive was formerly pa
tented, but it lis now expired, and any one
who choose can make them. Tho lumber for
the hivo should bo of clear stuff, well reasoned
and a plump inch in thickness, dressed on
both sides. Ilriefly, it is a rectangular box of
any size to suit, say 12x13. or larger and 21
inches In length. Tiie bottom board is fitted
tightly insldu tho Ikjx 3 inches from bottom of
box, extending in front 4 inches to mske an
alighting board. The top board extends ou
both sides 2 inches and ends 4 inches, and is
nailed lightly to box, so that it may l pried
loose with a knifoand raised off to gain access
to hive, iu order to remove frames, examine
liees, Ac. llabbct top edges of end pieces of
Ikix, lxj inches, to hold frames. Nail cleats
on rutsido of hive, J inch from top of sides, to
hold the cap or super. Tho movable frames
aru of four pieces, the top and end piece be
ing of 1x1 inch and bottom pieces of lx J inch.
Mako top piecu to fit loosely in rabliet. and
bevel it to an edgo on under side, so that
comb will bu started to straight along Uo
liilddlo of mine, mid nail it iu also thu IriUoiii
piecu on ends of cud pieces, kecpim end
pieces J inch from end of liox anil Iwttotn J
Inch from floor. Keen frames in hivo J inch
from each other, and do not maku hivo larger
tlisn tho bees can fill. When all is full below,
take off top lionnl and nut on super. It Is a
box 0 Indies deep, mailo to fit over the top of
hivo resting on cleats loosely, and is filled
with four lioxes, with mo glass side holding
alwut four pounds each, or with thd Harbison
section frames or boxes.
1 propose to mako basto slowly until scien
tific apiculture has passed tho experimental
stage in this State. That method which in
sures success iu California or the KasUrn
States may not answer equally well here. Am
making my hives 12x13x21 inches, so that if
tho bees do not make much honey, there will
not tie much extra snacu in the hivo in Winter
Wo gather dampucM or hide moths. If there
are well IUIimi Willi linnoy aim come out in me
Spring with a strong colony next season, I
shall mako larger hives, Hut bees cannot
gather honey unless there are honey produc
ing plants. I am sowing tho white and nl.iko
clovers, buckwheat, alyssum and mignonnettc,
though I do not commend buckwheat. It
makes dark colored honey, and thus injuries
tho sale. I cannot but believe that bee-keeping
on n limited scale would return n fan
profit on tho investment with le laW than
l ailing grain. It is a business that is rasily
learned, can bo managed by ladies with liss
labor than washing ibsbes, liendiug peer the
wash tub, or running a sewing machine. I
know a young lady wno began the season w ith
100 stands ol bee, douhlod tho number, ex
tracted several tons of honey with only help
occasionally, and besides, in tho Fall, pit
married, llut I do not airrce with Mr. Mc
Willis that lionev can bo produced here
cheaper than in California. Living in tho
center of the great honey region of Southern
California, and in thu midst of largo, apiaries,
1 liavu known liouey to sen lor lour cents.
Let Mr. M. convince some of tho apiariit
there, (who are writing to me, asking if liees
nav here) of that fact, and an extensive emi
gration of that class of persons may soon U
uxpee'ed. While we cannot expect to make
honey pay 4 or 0 cents, ve can produce at
leaal tuoush to supply our honm markets at II
and 10 cents, and enjoy the golden nectar on
our own tables. J. 8. CHl'rtcim.L.
IK MEMORIAM.
At a regular meeting of McMinnvillo
Orange, No. 31, I', of H held June 4, I8SI.
the following preamble aud resolutions were
unanimously adopted i
WHKKKA8: Death has taken from our
midst our Worthy brother A-a Downing ;
therefore le it
Kkxolvkp, That oar Orange has lost a
highly esteemed inemler; the church a faith
ful laborer, and the world an honorable man.
ItrjoLVi:i, That we tender 0 the bereaved
relatives our heartfelt sympathy In their
affliction, with the hope thai what is their
exceeding great low is Ids eterual gain.
Kkmilvkp, That a page in the records of
our grance be devoted to his memory, and
that a copy of these resolutions be presented
to the parents of our deceased Ilrother, and
also to the Willamette Fahmku and to the
Yamhill County He porter for publication,
Mrs. L. C. Kill',
D. O. Durham,
J. 8. II IBM,
Committee,
From the utalaw.
Sciilaw, Lank Co., Or., June 3d, ISsl.
Editor Willamette Farmeri
We have bad a glorious rain storm. It
commenced raining Friday at U o'clock iu the
morning, and rained until midnight) there
was some lightning aud thunder but no wind.
This is the first soaking rain since March, aud
the ground was getting very dry. Crops do
not look as well as they did last year at this
time. There is more or less cheat among the
grain this year, than is common; timothy here
on my place is good, just heading out and will
make as usual I to 0 tons per acre. We had
a heavy frot iu May that injured early gar
den trunk. With ine it hurt tho cherries and
plums; so I will not havo more than half a
crop of them. I will close by wishing the
j FAnHKH tUCCeSI, F. M. NlblP-WAS'PtK.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1881.
THE COMIKO ITATK FAIR.
Maiiios Co., Juno 10th, 1881.
Kditqr ,villamette Farmer!
'Regarding the remarks of Mr. Wilkinson
the subject of the opposition gotten up in
Portland to the fairs of the Oregon State
Agricultural Society, 1 see' no particular
reason for uneasiness. Such things always
havo been, and perhaps always will be) al
though there appear t bo more of this thing
in Oregon' than in other patts. The principle
of "live and let live," should govern all busi
ness men, but it appears that there aru many
exception, especially in State to the rule. It
might bc better for all concerned, if tho State
Fair wasl moved to Portland, and It wi uld
serve Hajcm right too. Thero the price of
nearly everything is "put up" during Fair
week, couit times, etc., and tho principlo
(or lather un-priuciple) appears to prevail
that visitors should bo "gouged" as oppor
tunity oilers, and a party of citizens who
wero hunting tho "Turner rblicrs," weru
charged iloublu prico for breakfast by one of
thu "business men" of that place ns thev, came
in at an off hour. There's n pilblio spirited
citicn for you. And during, thu coining Sta o
Fair the Mine gumu will no doubt bu run.
Hut thu Agricultural Society should go
straight on, and attend nvcrlv to its own
affairs, doing its business in such a manner
as to satisfy thu people and command their
confidence and respect, yet truckling to no
one, ami Poitland Agricultural Horao Trots,
will not injure its usefulness or prosperity.
If the Oregon people do not know their own
interests sufficiently well, that a little horse
racing nt Portland can materially olivet thu
State Agricultuial Soceity, I havo greatly
mistaken their business caiacity. The day
may come, and is, perhaps, not far distant,
when it will ho best for all interested, that thu
A"mVlSUto,Fairs will Ik) held near Portland,
bnt it is not yet) and Idoulit if a display there
of fire' works and jockey raring will hasten it.
So let us bo easy. If wo maiiago wisely and
well, wu can hold thu Statu Fair over the
4th day of July every year we pleasu.
II. O. Hkuian.
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INFORMATION WANTED.
During the past week we havo lereived tho
following letters of inquiry from thu several
places named. If any of our readern know
where such cm be obtained they will pleat o
send us thu uihlrem of tho parties. In regard
to artichoke?, we would say they can Im pi o
cured either of A. II, Oardner, Fox Valley,
Linn Co., Oregon, or of II. W, Shipley, Oswe
go, Clackamas Co , Oregon.
Waitmiiiiki, W. T June 4th, IS8I.
Kdittr W illamettu Farmeri
Where can I get tho seed of tho Mammoth
Itiissian Siiullnwir spoken of in the Faiimkh
of May 27? Plouse answer through tho col
umns of the FaiiUKK and oblige
Many Suim-iiihkioi.
.Iiiliikmialk, Juno 2, 1831.
Kditor Willamette Farmeri
Do you know anyone keeping artichokes in
Portland ? I have a friend here that wishes
seed enough for livu acres immediately. 1
tliouuht the Faiimkk the best source for in
formation. Pleaso let me know by postal if
they can ik nail ana at wnat ci. II. .
How To Make Ood Ink.
Mohawk, Lane Co., Or., June 5, I8.S0.
Kditr Willamette Fanner t
Thero are probably oue thousand or more
boys in this Stato who could make all the
ink requirol in the family, and thus save from
50 cents tod 1. 00 every year. The method Is
simple1, not nuw, and the ink is as good as that
sold at the stores, (lather oak balls before
they begin to dry up, express the juce, liottlo
and add sulphate of iron, or what is just as
goxxl, rusty nails. Let stand until it turns
Mack and the Ink is made. Ink of tho best
quality is made from galls. (Jails used in the
manufacture of iuk are thu swellings or knots
on young oaks aud rose bushes, caused by the
stiug or puncture of some kind of insects.
have found only a few here, and would be
glad to have the Fahmkk loys keep a sharp
lookout for them, I he galls of commerce are
imported principally from Smyrna and Aleppo.
J, S. ClIl'llCUILL.
Aiss of a Jury,
Mr. D. M, (iuthrio lately amused hiinsilf
when sitting on ou U. S, Jury, with personal
statistics, and here is what ho learned alout
the 12 intu sitting iu a mining caso from
Jackson county in Judge Deady's courti
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Jun t, 1li
THE NEW IN3ANK ASYLUM.
When atSstem on Monday we mule a visit
to the site of the new Insane Asylum, where
work is going on busily and tho foundation
bring rapidly laid, The situation Is one of the
most sightly and beautiful to be obtained, on
a wide bench of pralnc.. looking' towards
town, with Polk county lulls and the red hills
south of Saem iu tho background, a wide
Weep of prnirio liehind, towards the et, and
gracoful, tall oaks framing In tho near view,
The excavation of basement and for, founda
tion walls is being 'done by convict, who
work well, their striped clothing betraying
their identity. Tlio Stato prison Is down In
the valley, not far off, to tho southeast, pre
senting a picturesque appearance, (iuards
with loaded rifles, march up anil down on
raised platforms, overlooking tho work, ready
to open fire with their repeating rillcsatany
moment when convicts may make a break.
It is claimed t at each ono Is a crock shot and
would not hesitate to provo it in caso attempt
should bo made. Soinu of tho convict work
men uro nlvout as good looking young men as
you can find, with a reckless appearance,
however, that accounts fur their unhappy lot.
One Is immediately struck with the grral ex
tent of ground to lie covered by tho projected
asylum. The stato house Is'a large building,
but not nearly to large as the asylum will le.
,The plans ol tho different floors show a really
imincnso establishment and explain tho
minuteness of calculations and the complete
ness with which tho work is to be fitted up
for the uses Intended. I'very pains will be
taken to provide all that is nocessary lioth for
comfort and security. Tho latu legislature
appropriated tho Mini of ono hundred thou
siiul dollars for tho construction of the
asylum, and convict lalior to lie used In con
struction and iu manufacture of brick at the
penitentiary will be twenty thousand dollars
more. Willi'' these means at command thu
Stato board ha undertaken to construct an
asylum that will bo immense in proportions,
threo and four storie-s in height, largo enough
to accommodate over four hundred patient in
the licst style, nud can do ciowded so as to
contain seven hundred patients. How to
mako this limited means do so greatawoik
bus been the linixutaut question with the
Hoard, w hiih is luing favorably solved with
thu nld of W. F. Hootliby, Kq., who it
architect and superintendent ol i.iitriiction,
and is proving himself fully qualified for thu
woik, (lovcrnor Thayer and Sccrctaiy of
State, IJirhart, mid Mr. I'M. Hiit-ch
Treasurer, are carefully siqicrvislug all th
plans and contract for tho purpose of securing
all tho economy piueticahle, and Mr. Hootliby
is using all his skill aud experience as a
builder to secure the sama end. As all arc
interested In making the appropriation go as
far as oihlo wo limy expect to see moiu re
turns for the money invested than was ever
realized liefoie on public works in our sta-r.
A hundred and twenty thousand dollars
may seem to bo a great sum of money to spend
for any public work, but it is list a consider
able sum to lie used fcr such an uiidertt'jing.
The insane asylum plans are on a plain but
elegant order of aichitecture, and nothing Is
sacrificed for mere show, yet the structure,
when complete, will bo harmonious in design
and elegant in appearance, the more so as thu
dillerent wings aud extensions will bo in
agreeeble relief contrasted with thu main
structure, and hrdly oaks will bo rncloscd iu
the quadrangle formed by the extensions.
The situation aud harmony of stiucture com
bine to maku tho coming asylum a great at
traction to tho passer-by, and when con
structed it will tie a marvel how so much
work was ever done with the money at com
mand. It is exacted that the walla will lie
up aud the roof on by the 1st of November,
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Compound Oiyien Treatment,
This treatmttit ha already attained a world
wide fame aa a curative agent for all disease
of the lung and other respiratory orifans,
I J dyspepsia, asthma, catarrh and nervous de
rangements. wujimm'iiniaiiesMiiy wimo
of the leading physicians of the nation, whoso
endorsement could not lie obtained for a
medicine not deemed worthy of it. The dii
tienacrs ol Loinpouml uxvgen, Urn. ntarkey (c
'ulen. are thoroughly educated physicians of
extensive practice, and are receiving tetimo
uials from all part of thu Union from person
who have been cured of disease, which in
many instance have lieen pronounced hope
less, by thu Compound Oxygen. It Is a source
of gratification to ho able to recommend such
a valuable remedial agent that can lie used at
home. D. HitowK,
Two dollsis a visit, when tjl will buy a l-ot
tie of King of tlio lllood containing
V) ilouc
urniloztii visits! I
ti n of a physician
or n dozen visiul It wo the favorite 'prencriii
ii of 30 year experience.
, A Single Btone
f i bin a running brook slew thu giant (ioliatb,
and millions or noblu m n inco that timu huvo
diiil from a siuglo stonu in tho bladder, whioh
Warner' Safe Kidney and Liver Cure would
liave dissolved and earned away.
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THE HATIOHI STOCK OF WHEAT.
The Chicago Tribune figure that while our
foreign export footed up over eeventy million
more for the same perion to April 1, 1881 than
they did to the same In 1880. Still tho ex
portation of breadstuff's show a considerable
falling off, and conclude that the wheat crop
of I860 waa considerably over estimated and
that the surplus on hand in different ehipplag ,
poinUjt much le than wa on hand last year, '
and much leu than wa upoaed to lie on hand
now. The Tribuno draws thia conclusion'
That our present stock of wheat i not more
than sufficient for the. home dsmar.d until'
harvest, and that there la left no iurplu in
the United State except on tho Pacific. Thi
place a very different faoa lipon matter from
what ha generally been believed,
In it editlorialof June Oth that papernayit
" Our 'vlslblo upply' of wheat that is, the
aggregate of stocks at tho principal rciving
points on tliis side of tho Kocky Mountains
is really small. Including that on tho lakes,
the Krle canal, the Mississippi, and 'in transit
lip rail, aswell as th'a In "storeK" eighteen
oities in thu United State and Cauaelas, the
quantity was less than fifteen million bushel
a week ngo and I preumbly still lcss now.
A) ear ago the aggregate exceeded twenty
millions, but wheat won really a scarce article
by the time of last harvest, though tliat oc
curred nearly a month earlier In tho yearrthirn
we aro Justified in looking for tho wheat har
vest nf 1881. It is truo therols a good dual
of wheat left over ou the Pacific slope, and
tho iieculiar chararter of last winter left con
siderable quantities oftwheat in stack in the
north-western stato that would otherwise
havoVcn sent to market. Hut with all this
the aggregate of wheat now in the hands of
our miller aud at country receiving point
(along tho line of railroad) I small, estimat
ed not to exceed seven and a half million
bushels with no report nf asHing pressure
on the part of farmers. With tho exception
of tho overplus in California, our stocks scorn
to lie- worked down quito closely so closely,
indeed, that if we .lid not export another
cargo thu stocks on tho Atlantic half of the
continent would bo pretty well used up by
domestic consumption by tho time that new
wheat is available from the coming harrost.
That tho yield of last year waa very much
exaggerated is now widely believed, indepen
dently of the fact that thu agricultural bureau
nt Watbiiigti'ii ha recently cut down it estimate-,
and the United State continue more
wheat at lioinu than when their population
was smaller and poorer than it is now. The
latest advices do not iiidicato that thu recent
weather ha accomplished thu iiuimisihle feat
of increasing thu number of wheat stalks, after
the stooliug iieriod is over, though it may be
the means of incrcasim tho yield on tho stulks
already in existeneo. With favoiable condi
tions from this dato till tho wheat has been
gathered in, the shortage may provo to be ma
terially less than that indicated a week ago;
but It doe not seem pnasihlo that any increase
in the late planted section to the north-went
of Chicago can anything like make amends
for the notoriously poor out look in Indiana,
southern Illinois, Missouri, Ohio anil
Michigan."
A NEW WHEAT CtEANER.
Mr. Thomas Holmati, who has built fail'
idng mills and wheat cleaner at Salem for
year post, ha invented and will psleirt a
new idea for a mill cleaner, that powciuh
many advantages. It has lieen a ureat ob
jection that by the ordinary method clean
ers have created such a dust a to make it im
possible to woik around them, except under
great disadvantages, but Mr. Ilnlman now
liuild his cleaner with a suction, a well a a
blast, and this suction take bold of the grain
as it leave the hopper, extract all dust, dirt,
chaff anil light stuff, which is carried off by a
spout that reaches outsido the mill, thus
creating no dust in the mill and actually -doing
lietter and cleaner work, He has ou laud
cleaners of all site for farmers, iiiiflur or
warehouse men, and his reputation is based
ou the hundreds ot machines Out he ho made
and sold through tho country.
Big Six Colt
Malum Or., Juno 4th, I8S0,
Kditor Willamette Farmeri
I'leaau insert in your paper tho weight of
fine colt sired by Widu Awake. A yearling
filly threa-fourths Perchuroii, owned by Wm,
Townscnd, iiaiuu Nelly Cray, acight 1,110
pounds. Also a colt 0 day old, .one-half
Percheron, weight 2301 pounds, owned by
(1, (Jib.on, T. J. Kiuiit.niino.v,
If you aio going to Satoin to atUcid tho
Stato Fair, K. Myer & Co., thu oldest eatab
li.hcd merchant in thu ropital city, call your
attention to their great stock of as-witwd iner
ch indue, which they will tell at Poitland
ca'i prices, Seu their advertisement
NO. 18.