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WILLAMETTE FARMER: PORTLAND, OREGON. AUGUST 25, 1882,
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Sit mont) , (rostneo paid), In advance l.
Less than 1 montln will be, per month 25
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One Inch of spaeu per montl . $ 2 fO
Threo Inches ol ppace lr month 6 00
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ALFALFA 0M BUNCH 0KA3S LAND
On tlio wiij ilown Hie Coluniliia list wrcK,
wo fctoitpcd n. day at 'I lie TMlks, and got our
friend, S. I., ltrooki, to ttlio n tti into thn
Lountry two milt 8 and n. li.ilf It) tliu farm o'
V, fair Hill, Kmj to fc(u liow alfalli 13 ftrow
tug mi IhrIi nilfjf land, Thn (jntstinn of pa
turo yrSH(H is t.rctnd to no ollur, ns c liao
.tttfiii)ttil to dim oimtrate of I ito. Having
hraril tlat Ml Hillliad mado a bikcoss of al
falfa, wo wliu iktirinmed to tertt tlio i-xpcrl
ninnt by tlio foil nuil txiiiinialioii of tlio con
dittoim of tnltiva'ion. Wo found I lie alfalfa
jjroH in;; all mtr tlio siiIls nnd surfaco of ,1
ulitin lidu. I'lio noil aa hiiiiIj loiiii, bik.1i
w is foiiml all tlio wiy to Walla Walla; tlio
giound vt3 in good fondition and cleat of
hcciIh. Tin' alfalfa wan grten and still grow
ing. ItN limtory as gitn hy .Mi 11111 in tins
Last Jfir Iih iiindo a tin rough tent to ham if
alfalfa could lio cultivated to advantage 011 tlio
dry lulls uhuo lux faun is loiatcd, Ho bowid
20 iiouiiiIk to tlio aero on thitc aius. Uiic aero
was in whrat and alfalfa was wiwn with tlio
win at; another aem was high, flat laud, and
attll annthii was tioiithwrstirii, stop lulUido
xpoaid to the hot altirnoon 11111. 'I ho lcault
uastliatthowhe.it held its own, and alfalfi
did 1 ot tniiio up 111 it, oxcept that on a small
pietu win 10 tlio win at fathd tlio alfalfa cauio
up and thioo. 'I ho uatuial iuftrviiot is that
alfalfa will 1 ot grow with wheat. Itoth tlio
nthir pn-i 011110 up well and grew vigorous
ly. That Willi tlio hottist I'vposiuo on tho
attrp lullsido did rs well as that oil flit up
land, Ilia Kiietics last) tar uidiittd him to
attempt on a linger unlu tins, and ho his thu
ty aeiea in all, glowing on tho Miles anil sum
nut of a iidgo. Tho location has no atlantngis
supciiur to I lie aMiage- of high and iliy lull
laud 011 Milletcik Last veil's sowing has
thickeutd imd utoolul, K) that it inakis a foil
s tuil to a wollstt wlu.it lit Id, Ahout tho fust
of July ho ait u ton and a lulf to tlio acie,
and now it is up tight 01 ten inrho", tnil is
gictn and vigorous The hud town this )( u
111 spam Iv nt at present, and tho stalks look
old) spindling; I ut ho sijs it will IliioUin
nhiindaiitly nuothcr cai, and is suecouling
fully as well as tlio elliei ilnl, Ho had just
run n mower cvi. it t.i eut oil thu topand in
1 10 it to utool. It is liniilj tooted, and no
effort can pull it up. On this ) cir's 1 mil ho
put ( Jy 17 pounds to tho acio 'I ho heed was
procured ft out California, and oust 111 tents a
pound. Mr. Hill has liudo an mipoitant ov
poruiHiit with hiicrtss. Ho eaj h 'alfalfa will
suppott font titius tlio stoek oidiuary liuneh
glass ill, and Kin uns guen and glowing all
uiiiuiiui. It is dillieiilt to cd alfalfa started,
1111I it glows slowly until it has made a good
ut. It improV(S with age, ni d luioinea hi
well looted as to defy drouth, When we con
sider thut this has bun a vtry dty spiiugaml
auinimr, wo must eonoludo that Mr Hill's ex.
peiliuent has Ihsii ngrtat suecets Mr Ilrook
told of Mr, 'I lioinpson's Held nf alfalfa on
Kivo-Mile ertrk that was in a hottom hut not
ovtilltmul, whtili ho cut thrie times every
so.ii.on. I'rohuhly, win 11 his alfalfa Ins undo
a sulhcieiit growth, Ml. Hill will cut sevoril
erops if ho denns, hut lie said his w mh was to
ute it us pustule. Wo were well lepud for tho
1I1) spent at The Ddles.hy !( coining informed
of this iinpoitaitt faet, tint all tho dry
lulls of Kastt ill Ougoiiaiil V .ishiuglou will
protluco altslfs, which is prolM) tho most
valuable ftrago pi nil known With that fait
An.li red tl.e ciacit) of that iigion u rv.itly
iucreasisl, Mid Its pnwril) doulilv attrcd.
It has 1'ieu a h"'oub ipieatiott to ansuir, and
one oftin uskid 1 "Ho shall we leplne tho
native grasses, that aro easily trodden out,
with Utter and lnrdier grssi!"
MIMt OTIlt It I'AlTH
On tlio saiiio lull with allalfa, wo found a
fiddofiom that was riHinng in gotxl onlir,
nil ought to mse ,10 bushels to the acre. It
tocxl G foil lilgli. A uttl of potatoes Ixstdo
it WMjiddiiig wtll, aud rivaled other pota.
toes wo saw givwing lit thu Imttoins, 'Hie
coin and potatixs who plant 1 among (tuit
Uvea that wtio doing very well, M thece
facts d uninitiated that tlio lull lands of Was
o can piodueu unfailing crop of all kinds.
IjIiIo or 110 inn has fallen nidi flantieg.
ilr. Hill says that w should hv wu hit
turnipi", that are mikino- a fine growth rn the
same dry upland. Ho seems to bo accomplish.
ing much good by Ins practical experiments.
Another experiment he has made may rival
in importance the culture of alfalfa. He says
he prourcd and planted a unall quantity of
tho seeds of the Egyptian or Arabian pcrennt
al millet, which camo up, and is holding out
heavily ,1J Jr 4 feet high, and will mako heavy
fodder. It lias a dozen stalks for every seed,
and new ones sprqut up a foot from the main
stem. He alto proeured from San Tranci'co a
piece of tlio loot of tlio samo grass, which is
jointed. Ho cut it up in as n.any I leces as
there were joints and set them out. They
grew finely, and are doing almost as well as
the Beed that was ptintfd much earlier. This
also seems a viluahlo experiment, for the per
ennial millet when onco in posse sion hold its
own remrka!lv. We sliall wait tlio further
n suit 01 Mr. lull expeiiuients Willi mleiest.
Below Mr. Hill's place, in tho vallcv of Mill
creek, is tho t lace of Mr. Charles Adams, rpnee
a resident of Salem. Mr. Adams has much
fruit. 'I Ik re aro many pitches of straw berries
and a world of blackberry vines all loaded
with fruit. Ho his also tliousinds of fruit
trees planted only 0 feet apiit; plums, prunes
and peaches aro in majoiity, 1 ut eccin not to
have borno well, probably from frost His
trees and vines aro all watered by a ditch
from the creek above, and bis placo should
prove profitable. Tlio temptation to plant
trees in creek bottoms is great, but w o believe
tho hillside, up sufficiently to bo clear of frost,
would pay llfcttcr. Mill creek is famous for
orchards, but they aro all in the bottoms
when they ought to bo on tho hills. In Dalles
City tho garden orchards aro all loaded with
fruit of all kinds, especiilly pearsand peaches.
Tho vapor from the broad river tempers tho
coldest atmosphere and prevents injury from
frost.
In town, haek of tho old brewery, there is a
successful experiment of growing alfalfa in
sand that has drifted there It has been wa
tered by hose, and his undo a wonderful
growth,
PILOTAGE AND TOWAOE.
Tho farmers of Oicgnn aro interested in
whatever lelates to commerce. Kvcry tin
uasoi able tix on eoninieico is a tax 011 pro
ducers innro th 111 on merchants. 'I hu coming
session of tho Legislature should so a uood
liw pifsed for legiilation of pilotage and tow
age, and tho farmers in tint Legislature should
sco to it that this incisure, or somo other
measure that shall meet the cise, shall pis.
Wo hivo reason to believe tho bill prepared
wilt be in the ttuo interest both of commeieo
and piodiicirs.
Wo publish clsew hero n letter received by
Donald Maelay, llw(., from r. gentleman 111
Muglind, who tilks plainl) of tho estimation
our commcicial interests maintain abroid.
Whilowo have never flatten d tho pndo of
l'ortland nuieh, wo tako pleasure in giving
the merchants of this city ciedit for making n
movo in thu right diicction, that show .Pa pub
lic spirit wo appreciate They hivo orgmied
a tug boit company, with n largo pud up
capital, and now hive a first class tug an tho
way out that was puichised at Philadelphia.
'I hey will meet with ditcnuimd opposition
fiom C.ipt. I'lavel, who has controlled the
pilotage and towago of tho Columbia long
(iiough to beeoma very Ui.il thy. It is cer
tain that wo shall havo safer towage and also
cheiper. This (litirpuko of those I'oitland
merchants looks to tho guuial pood and
ciiinot ho (tie8tioii(d. Wo may expect
to sea 0111 eomiucicu better piottctcd and also
111010 iui8onably conducted. It remains for
tliu next Legislature to do its pait hy a thor
ough revision of tho law legulating pdotago
and towage.
K biSAloil Mm HhLl, is evidently intend
ing to mako all the fight that is ill him and
there is a gruit deal of tough and tumble
political "sciunniago" in him to gobickto
Washington as U. S Senator from Oregon.
Whin hu was our Senator ho appealed as tho
indefatigiiblo d( fender of tho Central and
Union 1'iuific nail", and, in their interest, de
nounced tliu Thiirmau bill as uncotifctitution
ll, which only had for its object to reiitiro
tin so lOiupmos to do something towards
st curing the (iovtriumnt for tlio millions
loaned to build their roads. The Supremo
Court did not agree with Senator MitchiU(
toitouatcly, hut Ins record on that matter is
very plain. Mr. Mitchell has a way of driving
his paity to his support. Hu was tho political
"boss" of Oiigou Republicans a long time",
hut the day of "bossism" is waning 111 other
Stitts, and wo wait to see, now that Republi
cans again lnvo power here, whether tlio
Mitchell nog can control tho next Legislature.
Thu I'eMMiu has not often meddled with pol
itics, but our position towauls Senatot Mitch
ell lias been plainly tikeu, for )ears back, and
remains unchanged. Mr, Mitchell liasehitigenl
his tactics pet hips, but we cannot forget hu
fierce advocacy of tho w 01 st monopol) in ex
igence, or bo willing to trust him as 0111 Sena
tor, As to hu eliingo ol liise, our Senatot
should piwsess consistency to 0 iiiiimiid re
spect both hero and in Washington Tho mm
who once won his way to the Senate b) liar
teiing ollices for votis will bo Mire to repeat
tha experiment llicwo who favor civil sr
mco reform will s. e haw fouigu tolt must Is)
auv 111,111 who.. iuc4s is lucd on tlio abuse
of pitwsige. lUeaiuo we oppoao conujitioii
111 politics wo shall H(,nt to see all) lira suc
ceed whose career in politics has beem a
"Uws" of tho inaclnuo, Tho professional
politician of any party is a corruptor of pub
lic inoial", and at eiuutty with tmo govern
ment b) the people.
Information Wanted
Atl Hi, Spokan Co., W. T., Aug. 1.
Kditor Willinutte r'artneri
1 address )0U to know if )im can gtv 01110
thn whereabouts and l. 0, address of Mr,
Jonathan lUgattb. If v,ou or any nf )our
rvadersewn, it will ohligo mc very much by
doing so. I was told his name appeared in
)our paper as a number of a graug lodge,
Kcspoctf ully ) ours, Jons lloeUKTIl,
HARVEST TIME IN THE UPPER
COUNTRY.
WHAT WAS DONE IN A DRY 8EA80N EAST
ERN WASHINGTON AT ITS WORST.
Forty Bushels Wheat per Acre In a Dry Year
Seyenty-Flve Busnels ot Oats per Acre
Without Rainfall A Half Crop
In Spokan Equal to a Full
Crop In Minnesota.
Hiving rccen'ly returned from an extended
trip in Kastrrn Washington, and to the front
of work in Montana, on the Northern Pacific
railroad, vie cm give svno definitoidca to our
readers ot the general prosress tint is being
made m tho region cast of tHt Cascades, and
of the appearance of that rct'ion under the
least favorable circumstvnces that have ever
been known.
Tho past seaon or rather the present sea
son has been the worst ever known for
drouth. Of course it cannot promise us much
in such 1 year as in ordinary ones, win n all
conditiors favor large yield of crops. The
true pirt of a hist'itiin is to elcil withficts,
co in writing up the interior portion of tho Pa
cific Northwest wo must take things as they
are and give a plain statement of matters as
wo found them.
After viewing tho country oast of tho Cas
cade", and miking the conclusions that natur
ally suggest themselves, wo realize that it is a
region of w onderfnl fertility, w hich even a
season of severe drouth "innot seriously de
press It s 1 matter of doubt if any other
country can pr"scnt as favorable an aspect tin
drr thv simp dmdvantiges We shall nar
rate facts nnd leavo tho reader to draw his
own conclusions
Durinr tho spring wo visited tho diffi rent
feetiori" nf Ka'tern Washineton Territory it
the time when farmers wer putting in their
erops. ThrotiL'h tho country ouh of Snako
river there w as morn or Ies winter wheat.
epeci.illy in the vicinity of Walla Wa'la.
Tlis pcasnns aro consMrrablv earlier in that
section than cvn thirty miles to the north
andeist of there, so that thev were row
ing wheat lb ut D iv ton, and beyond th're,
from two to four weeks later than around
Wnlli Walls. Crosm? Snake river we fnun 1
the fanners of thn falou'e recion still later
with their work "south nf Snake rjvorthov
aim to grt the'r sprine- erops all in dnrine the
month nf April white to tho northwatd of
Snake river in he region rxtondinc 0110 hun
dred mi'es rortb ri the Spokan river farm
ers vor" I lowipf nnd so'vinr grain on old
land stubble all through May mil even
tlirniiEii the firt week m June. Very little
land is sowed m- planted on od the same a ear
it is broken Whrn "o functioned whether
they eould depend nn "urn returns from such
lato planting, tho nnvver ilwavs was tint
" they would not thank any one to injure
them less than forty bubels of wheat to the
arm on nrnnnd sown by the first, and even to
the tenth of Juno in inire ctcs "
We noticed, t"i, tint in thn Pnlnue coun
try snd north of the N. P R. R in tho
Spokan eouutrv, no winter wheit had been
sown The reeminc certainty ofgool, nnd
even of extraordinary rorinn. from sprint?
Hovrint? placed nra'nst tho other fat.t that
winter w heat hnd in some instances froen
nut. made the farmers nf tho creator portion
of Ki'-tern Washington too confident. Thev
had had dry enn". but had known no fail
urn nf ernp It vi as show n to us by M"
Matlnek nt Palonso ISridgo, that wheat ' nd
matured well and mad" very heavy return"
wheienoiain h-d fallen to thnrnughlv " rt
tho sod from thn timo nf planting to herv st.
o thev snwed all thrnuch Mav with pcifect
confideneo they "-ould rem in duo season, and
so thev are reaping but tho crnps are liahter
than thev evpeeted, rankini? only at ono half
to two thirds nf what is nn average vi.ld in
favoinble seasoi s That I" to ay instei 1 of
lnvinc 30 to 50 bushels of wheat,
their I ar-
vest only raners from 15 to 30 bushels,
iv. nging, say, from CO to 2S bushels to tho
acre
To bo plain and specific, tho jcar 1SS2 has
been the worst seann for crops evrr known
on this line of the Northern Paeifio mid, and
in all Pastern Washington and Oregon. Wo
accept the situation, then, that this is a vear
exceptional in its character. There has been
no effective lain fall through alt that region
for threo months, though light showers hivo
gone over parts of it. Kvery where wo found
good gardens, and fruit trees planted the past
spnne have made a good growth. Corn has
done exceptionally well, foi it has been a
geod season for com, tho best ever kiovvn.
At tho land office of tho N. P. R R. Co., at
Cheuej, we gathered interesting fads, repre
sented by specimens githered from the pres
ent )e,ar,B crops in that vicinity, and on ex
hibit there, bearing icspe-ctively the history
wo give Inlaw
Mi Ainslcy, near Medical Lake, 111 the
Diep Creek hcction, sowed Russian oats Juno
1st, and harvested them August 14th. I he
average luglit is f feet, and will jielel at the
rate of 75 bushels per acre. There was actu-'
ail) norain.ia.i 1ro.11 1110 tinw 01 punting to
reaping tnco osii. moisture in all cases, can show an average
There is also, exhibited by Ainsley, some I ,eM of no.,mlf to two-thirds of a good bar
hull les cits, crown by him this season, 1 eit lhat rfmuuUhed jfcM, morevcr, is fully
without anv shell, that he savs will go 40 up to u,c axeraK0 JleU o 10 great ,xhcat
bushels per acre; sewn Mav 15, harvested ' gro,K states of tho Northvvct. Tho Pacific
August 15, on which not over one fourth of Xorthvvist stands a crucial test of its agticul
au inch of ram has fallen since planting tural carai;ity ai uo other (,! , au,i
At the s,.ne otlico is asainploof Red French ' tW Us wori(t ycar( jugt,y icrea,e, its great
wheat, grown by M. N, Knight, near Rex-k ' re pUtat10n.
creek P 0, that was sown September 15, 1 It must bo rememWrel that this is tho
l.sSl, and lmrvesteel duly .M, lSs'J, vet) ex. newest part of tho Pacific Northwest, and the
ccllent heads. It w as not measure.!, but vv ill ltt leveloWjl Farming there is only just
..,.,,. ., , , comnienced They hive much Und plowed to
vergoJ5to 40 bushels to tho aero of good i,0 ,0vvn this fall, but their etforU hitherto have
merchantable (.lain. been without iv item or method. ith th-ir
Ultivilleis thefirt ponit on the N. P. R. farms, opened and prepared for systematic
R. that is cearsidervd to b arable laud iuvit- joltivitwn. Jliev will sow-their grain in the
. ., .1. ., ., , , ., fall, and be independent of a Kitted ipnnc
lug icttlemeiit. Ireiu th-re the land otlico for the spriiic of fSl was late in coining ami
shows sample of Snow flake wheat, sown land could not b plowed in April, w hicli was
April 12th, by J 0. Reunett, who also shows " uuusual occurrence. The sure way 10 run
bunch of well filled oat. sown this season m h"t u to1"i'n, ,ho fft.f " prCl? W
, the seitou previous. W ith that niethoel fol-
tame locality, lowed, no possible drouth can affect tl e liar.
They 1mi have ipecimtiu of grauea grown veils of the Upper Country disastrously.
this season in different parts of the Spokan
region of country; orchard grass giownon
hill land is four feet high; Kentucky blue
grass threo and a half feet hi?h was grown 111
Cheney; all cultivated grasses do well in this
part of the country, as wo Karned from Mr.
John Robeits, Waverty 1'. O., Spokan coun
ty, who is County Commiss oner and a man
of excellent standing. The li d rfiico shows
good cloicr tint was grown on high
rolling land near Rosalia, south of Che
ney. They hivo buckwheat threo feet
high, also alfalfa threo feet high, that
was towed lst sprint' by Lefevre, of
Medical Like, w ho alo shows well matured
corn that was planted May 1th and was ripe
Auguvt 11 th, tint grew eight feet high Mr.
ftoberts cinie hero five years ago. He is well
informed from personal experience and from
information dcriv ed from older settlers. He
says this has been th driestand hotti st season
he has known; duiing five years of his rest
denco there has been no dry season that 1 as
injured crops. The oldest residents say that in
right ) cars they have only had one season w hen
they could make a complaint of drouth, and
that was not nearly so prolonged as it has
been this car. All accounts agree that this
las been i year especially unfavorable for
spring sown grain.
Mr. Roberts lived for a time near Walla
Walla, and previi us to that was for a long
time a resident and practical farmer in tho
Willamette Valley. His official poition shows
that he commands the respect of this commu
nity and his experience is reliable. List
year (1881), he had .1 threshing outfit in the
field, and says that with the cultivation na
tural to tho beginning of agricultural develop
ment in so new a country, the threshing of
last year showed as an avcragoth.it wheat put
in in the spring on stubble land gave from 37
to 43 bushels to the acre, and that oits went
from 50 to 73 bushels. The present j ear Ins
been less livonble for wheat and oats, but is
unnuilly good for barley and corn, which do
0 st 111 iliy. warm seasons.
Corn grows well in the vicinity of Walla
Walla without any rainfall, owing to tho na
tural tendency of tho soil to retain moisture
The only tioubbi is to got the varieties usual
ly cultivated at tho Kist to ripen 111 a region,
wlnre they have such cool nights all summer.
Tho dews of the Upper Country are so heavy
tint they refresh the crops, while tho sandy
loam, often dfop, is inclined to retain moist
uro. In tho garden of I, W. Pange Hmj , at
Chenoy, wo saw goo I results from vccctables
planted lato and never rained on or irrigated
Trait trees have mado good growth that were
set nut this spring, and Catalpi seeds
plmted Juno 1st, have come up with
out ra'n, and hive grown well. In
the gravelly lands at Spokan Falls, we saw, in
Mr. A. M. Cannon's parden, corn, potatoes,
cucumbers, melons, tomatoes and other eg
etabies, that had ripened and ieldcd well
without rainfall or irrigation. Ho alo had a
field of oats that yielded well.
Hy the kindness of Mr. Cannon, wo visited
tho Peo.10 Prair e, nine miles north of Spokan,
and close under the Cccur d'AIeno Mountain",
which is .1 beautiful fanning dNtrict, with
deep, rich soil and rolling surface. This valley
claims an average of 25 bushels to tho acre for
18S2. This, too, for grain, which has not had
half an inch of rainf ill since it was put in tho
ground. List oar fivo fanners on Peono Piai
no hid 50 bushels of w heat to the aero. 1 hat
was for spring sown grim. TVom Moran Prai
ri", 1 fit c rilcdtui 1 d stt " t 30 lthof okan
Till-, 11 'omo ii'tinec, they iepoit 1 full
ci p of wl tit tho present veir
Cummin" up. tho nmicu'tural 1 rosri ts of
j:18tnn Washington, tlio present yi.r wo
fi (1 tn,t illt ! llCati eli put ; m1t,ea on
EU mi;o A ,,R0 ylc aLj tint spring
K,aln un(icl. m0,t diba.lvnnt.iKcs cvci ki own,
fiives r, to 30 bushels ti the acre. The gar-
,iu)S aro 0(,a , 1 con) :3 eNce)e t fjood
cltiv.at.nn. nnd snwni" nf fall wl nit. v mild
Hln(t. l,o fariiiers nf all this ri conn al,n . anv
.. . -.0 ,
, clmico for disastrr
t Mr Roberts, 1 f Spokan county, allii 1 d to
I alove, asserts, as tho result of Ins oxpu enco
in Oregon and Washington, that Spokan
county will produce one jcar with Hiiotber,
one-third more grain than the Willamette
valley ever could in its best days. He con
siders that region equal to the couutiy south
of Snake river, and cast of Walla Walla, As
to the best v ariety of w heat to sow in the fall,
to stand tho winter, he says the little club
vv inters vv ell and doesn't shatter. He says all
whoat sown last fall has done well this year,
and will yiell 35 to 40 bushels to the acre,
which confirms our own impression that the
farmer here can insure hims.lf agiinst drouth
by sow ing fall grain. We saw many fields of
oats, not )et ripe, tint look well. Comparing
that region, and its crops this vear, with the
Willamette valley, it seems certain that under
similar conditions crops there are much better
than thev would bo in tho Willamette sorn
, at the same time, and hav ing no rainfall to
develop them.
In couclu8ioni It is a fair question to doubt
whether there is any part of tho United States
where crop", without a drop of rain in some
in8tallccS( inil wlth sllch emaU amoui.t of
ORASSES AND PASTURES.
NOM11HI IV.
We propose in this effort to tako up the
most radical feature of the question, and show
that even at heavy expenso for preparation of
the soil and purchase of seed, pastures aro
more profitable than any crop the Willametto
farmer can raise. While wo sliall apply tho
test directly to this valley, it need not be re
stricted to this locality, but farmers of all
other regions, East and West of tlio Cascades,
cm draw their conclusions.
We will suppo-e that land is worth 30 an
acre, in a good locality, close to tiansporta
tion, and in every way adapted to wheat cul
ture. The fact is established that the only
way to grow w heat to advantage is to sum
mer fallow and raiso a crop tv cry other ) ear.
To do this lie plows in the spring and plows
and cultivates again in the autumn. Ho spends
money to advantage and pays two)eara' in
terest on the laud. It is tho same as if he had
the money loaned, we will say at ten per cent.
aeir. Then the interest is ?0 on tho two
years. He is out S8 an aero for work aod
seed before ho gets his wheat into the ware
houso. That is not a lariJB calculation when
wo corsider tho superior quality of work
necessary to make a good summer fallow. Wo
will bo liberal as to returns and concede the
farmer 30 bushels to the acre at harvest time.
His chince for price for three years past
would be S25 in acre, and a very high return
would bo SI a bushel, or $30 an acre, which
would give him 55 50 an acre, according to
lito years' average price, or $S an aero if ho
reseived the very high la'e of 51 a bushel.
The most probable result w ould be 25 bush
els to the aero, and S20 an acre as his reward,
which would give him S3 an acre profit over
outlay and interest on tho investment.
We have several times referred to the storv
we told two cars ago of the success met with
by Mr Richard Cary, of Waldo Hills, who
said that ho had 24 acres of land in pasture
on which ho expended $100 for grass seed.
This ws choice lind in the best locality, and
will answer our pui pose for an estimate, for
we do not wish to underrate on one hind or
over cstinate on the other. We desire to be
as fair as possible, Ik came we have no object
but truth, and that for the gool of Oregon
agriculturists. Let rs c mate :
Value of laud, 24 acres at S30 $720 00
Cot of gras Sf ed 100 00
Preparing lind for seed, 2 an aero . 48 00
120 sheep at $- a head 240 00
Total SI, 108 00
Mr. Cary si'd he thought the land could
support 5 or 6 he id of sheep to tho aero all
th ' jcai, and wo lnvo stocked it at the lesser
figure. Wo lnvo estimated 3hcep at $2 a
held, which is only tho puce of good, common
sh ep, while the same land could I eep full
hloodo 1 animals woith ten t'mes tho money.
Tp all things wo piefer to work on the basis of
common lifo and common stock. Mr. Cary
said it might be necea'aiy to feed the stock a
little a few weeks in winter. HU oxper'cnce
wn.3 th-it ho had town his seed in the spiing,
put stock on the hnl the August following,
and Ins stock hud imvoi been able to keep tho
grass, 01 some of it from toing to seed He
said ho puichised seed of nine different
grasses, red, white and alsiko clovers, timothy,
orchard grass, mequite grass, lye grass, Eng
lish blue grass, etc. He purchased, in fact,
all sr.'ts of seeds, and did not make an en
tirely judicious selection, we thought at ths
time, and have hoped to hear from him in
course of time, a statement of the growth of
the different grasses, showing which did the
best and were best adapted to this pui pose.
As we remember it this 24 acres was part hill
and part lower laud, but none of it really
bottom land.
Let us figuro on tho pro'eeds, increase and
wool from this land. Wo liave put 120 sheep
on it, and we will claim 100 yearly increase,
aud sell that many each year, or rather,
allowing something for old age and natural
losses, vv 0 w ill claim but 90 increase, though
by selling off yearly his surplus stock, tho
ow ner can readily get rid of his oldest sheep
and havo very few, if any, losses. He sells,
then :
90 sheep at $2
.$180 00
250 00
1,000 lbs ot wool at 20c. . .
Annual sales $430 00
The debtor account stands as follows 1
Interest on $1,100 at 10 per cent.... $110 CC
Dipping slieep ana leeeltng in winter
months 90 00
Total $200 00
This is certainly a liberal estimate, es
pecially when we consider that if the sheep
are kept up nights tho manuro that can be
sav ed vv ill bo no small object. By this sort of
husbandry tho farmer leads an easier life, has
less care and uncertainty and his returns of
actual profit are $10 an acre, when, by tho
other, at tho highest rcasouable expectation
of yield and 1 rice, he cannot make over $3 an
acre profit, and has a much greater probability
of not miking over $3 an acre; he cer
tainly vv ill do vv ell to realize $5 an acre.
It is undeniable that, as a class, the wheat
farmers of Western Oregon aro less properoua
than tho stock raisers. The latter are some
times ready to sell out, for they know they
can find a wider field in Eastern Oregon, and
make more money, but many a wheat farmer
sells to pay the mortgage. The wheat crop,
ho .e ever ell it may be put in, exhausts the
soil, whereas the pasture with its sheep, is
recuperating, and is a permanent thing to de'
pend on. One third of tl e farm in good grass,
well put in, with another third in cram, and
meadow and summer fallow for the rest,
looks more sensible than to only depend on
grain. Land that is worth 930 an acre, that
lies in possession of this cheat, or June grass,
aud csunot support two head of sheep to the
acre, is as poor an investment as any man
possessed of ordinary reason can possibly
nake
uur pastures anouiu do matters ot
nrida and profit, and should, call out our very
iwak juugniem.
Tim great distinguishing feature Bedding's
Russia Salve is its power to reduce inharama-tiou.
STATE NEWS.
Lots of drummers in Jacksonville.
Several vessels ready for sea at Astoria.
The ,-ailroad camp over on the Umatilla has
an extra supply of measles.
The Southern Oregon Pioneers will meet in
Jacksonville on September 15th.
There is a party from the East in Jackson
ville who will start adistilleiy in that section.
Forest fires prevail in Coos county.
Apples sell in Baker City for 2 ctnts per
pound.
The Coos Bay fisherman has commenced
taking salmon.
A money oruer office has been established
at Diains Station,
A steady printer is vvanted by the Bedrock
Democrat of Biker City.
Hounds are reported as killing many
young deer in Coos county hy running them
down.
A son of Wm. Alexander, who lives near
Roscburg, was accidentally shot through the
body, near the lungs and the left fore arm.
He is doing as well as could be expected.
Mr Buley Willis, the gentlemen ir charge
of the western division of Villaid's Trans
continental survey, was in Pendleton, aud has
gone into the mountains to day to look at the
coal mines lately discovered.
A young man at Centeiville, named Eagen,
is suspected of having stole a horse. Ho uoi
rowed a suldlc for a couple of boms, and was
next heard of at Waim Springs. The deputy
sheriff, Henderson, followed 1.1 pursuit.
On last Saturday, siys tho KoscLurg Plain
dealer, as the overlaid stage left Roscburg,
thoSihei Col net band gave it a serenade,
and it was intended that tne last stage on
Sunday would be honorel 111 thu same way,
but on account of the fatal occurrence of that
evening it was dispensed with. On the 14th
day of August, 1859, tho Overland Stage
Company's coaches fitst arrived at what, at
that tune, was the very small village of Rose
burg. While (Jco. Sargent's men were at work
harvesting near Weston, a couplu of Indians
put elovv 11 the fence, and taking 11 tail each ad
vanced towarel tho header, on which wis a
young man named Hay, The Indians wcro
intoxicat. d and I ent on mischief, They at
tempted to injure the machinery. Day threw
the monkriv -wrench, files, etc., at them, when,
gatlnring up the loose instruments, the In
dians tinned and fled. Day and the other
men followed. TIhso tame Indians have been
tho cau"t' of trouble several times in the past
few yeais bays the Weston Leader.
Bishop Morris will visit Eastern Oregon
next month, nnd has made the following ap
pointments, subject to tome contingent
changes : Weston and Pendleton, September
10th; L-iGraude, 11th; Wallowa lake and
vicinity, 17th; Cove, 20th; Baker City, 24th;
Canyon City, October 1st.
Says tho Union County Iiecoul: Wo learn
from SI. Baker, agent for the Blue Mountain
uuivcrsit), that arrangements have been made
whereby the Columbia River Conference of
M. K Cluii c't is to liquidate the indebtedness
against the university, and the board of trus
tees aro to put S1500 worth of improvements
on tho buildings and grounds.
"tekkitokialT-
Emigiants aro passing through Walla Walla
d uly.
A foot lace between P. Brandt and H. Mar
shall, of the Star and Walla Walla clubs, re
sulted in fai rr of Marshall, at Walla Walla,
on Monday last. Distance, 300 Icet.
Citizens of Boie City, says the Sentinel,
have raised a purto ot $1000 for a 50 mile
race, to be run over the track at tl at place,
at tho annual meeting this Fall. We learn
at least four well known riders hive decided
to take a run for this 1 irge purse, among whom
is C. Steers, Erq,, of Union.
A gentleni en who is in a position to know
informs tho Walla Walla Union that the
right of vv .y foi tho milroad from Walla
Walla to Mu'on Junction, 13 miles, has been
practically and amicably secured, and that the
work of coiistiuctiou will romrrence, as soon
as certain documents which are daily expected
from the East are received,
Patent Window Ventilation
M. B. Burke, of Dayton, W. T., shows us
a model of his patent window, designed to
facilitate ventilation. It is readily adjusted
and opeiated, and really strikes us as possess
ing merits that should command the atten
tion of builders and i chitects. The subject
of proper ventilation of houses and publio
buildings does not receive the attention it re
quirts. Mr. Burke's invention is so simple
merelj causing the w indow frame to swing on
a pivot instead of moving up and down that
it can be cheaply put in operation. We first
knew Mr. Burko here in Portland 31 years
.1.0; he is the father of E. B. Burke, the well
know 11 cl rk of the courts of Columbia coun
ty, W. T. He has sold the county right for
Warhington county to a well known con
tractor and builder, who says he can build
windows on this plan much cheaper than he
can put in the ordinary weights and pulleys
He proposes to sell county rights here and
then yisit the Eastern States on the same
business.
On i. of the best hotels to he found in all
Oregon is the Cosmopolitan at The Dalles,
owned and kept by Mr. Thomas Smith, who
formerly kept the Chemeketa at Salem and
the Occideu al at Portland. With long ex.
pcriecee in business Mr. Smith has learred
how to provide for the comfort of his guests.
The Cosmopolitan is close to where the trains
otop, only a few stcp3 above the locomotive,
anil alwav s has a carriage at trains or boats.
It is one 1 f the largest and most commodious
of our Oregon hotels, as -well as excellently
kept.
A Few More Left
And a happy circumstance it is, too, that
notwithstanding the rapidly increasing de
mand for Hunt' Remedy, there are a few
more bottles left. This is, indeed, jojful
news for the afflicted. People are beginning
to find out ther.nave kidneys, and that weak
ness of the back and loins, and many supposed
rheumatic pains, come from those delicate or
gans, and lie precursors of serioas troubles,
like Bright's Disease, and of death. People
are also finding out that the sure specific for
all ailments of the liver, bladder, and kidneys
is Hunt's remedy, and hence the great and
increasing demand. And still we are able to
aay of the bottles of this Rreat remedy, there
are "a few more left."
Weston Leader; A field of wheat near
Weston gave an average of fifty.two buskeli
to the acre. The only secret of such a yield
is that the grain was put in properly and at
the right time,
"Barhapaib.
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