Willamette farmer., November 02, 1883, Page 5, Image 5

WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM. OREGON, KOVTMBER 2 18S3.
Eastern Inqulrlas.
The Yakima Record gives the following
krief bat interesting and correct review of
the region east of the Cascades:
We are frequently called upon by friends
and o'he's in the States, by letter, tor infor
mation respecting this section and the Terri
tory at large. A long lrt'er from an Iowa
friend lies before us now. In this artiole we
hall give our impressions regarding the dif
ferent points of inquiry.
The typography of this Territory Is so
varied that one must mention it by sections.
East of the OilumMa river and south of the
Bnike there is little varivion from an un
dulating slopes and table lanK The valleys
f the rivers and streams and the Blue
ll'.unUini are the f xci-p lon. North of the
SnaVe the hills and uartVating pliina con
shna), but gnerilly the surface U less broken
and the elevation gret r and the timber
stretching firth' r away from th mountains.
West of the Cilumbia and east of the Cs
sailes the country is cut by lung low moun
tain ranges without timber, and the valleys
are as a rule quite bv.l. RcacMug theiooV
hills of the Cascades the surfioe is more
broken and timber, d. The mountains are
mostly covered with timber of the evergreen
varieties.
Ai swering as to the amon t of sgriculturl
land and spcaUioij nf oastern Wjsliiiii,t3n,we
won'd say that nearly all of the valley, hill
and undulating table-la'idn may be termed ag
ricultural Ea-t of tlio Columbia these lands
yield biuntiful'y without ir isjuion as do
much of the vslley lands west of the Colum
bia. The bench lands of Yakima, however,
require irrigating to make them profitable for
farming purposes. 1 he hills may yet produc
well without irrigation, like those east of the
Columbia; but it will be after general cu'tiva
tion of the country brings greater rainfall
Thso lands, upon which water cat: be taken,
are very valuable and can be made to raiaa
from thirty to eighty lu-he's to the acre of
wheat, barley or oats. Corn and sugar cane
do well in all i he valleys about Yakima and
below, with little irngati n. Vegetables of
all kinds attain a perfection in aiza and flavor
we have never teen txcelled. Smalt fruits
ditto. Apples, peache-, plums and pears do
well in moat of the valleys.
The Walla Walla country Is the grandest
wheat field of the Pacin'o slope; and as a fruit
garden is hardly excelled. The Palouse coun
try is exc-lleut has a higherMtvation, win
ters a little loi ger anl colder than south of
the Snake river.
The climate varies with the locality. West
f the Cascade mountains the weather from
September to ar ut June is cloudy and it
sains frequently. Snow seldom falls there.
Daring the summer the Sound is a paradise.
In the interior or Yakima country it rains fro
uently duriug the spring and autumn months
and, as a rale, occasionally during the sum
mer. In tho-o parts bordering the foothills
f the Cisodes the tnow usually falls about
three feet deep during the winter, and the
mercury frequently reaches fifteen below.
Those regions farther east receive less snow
and the old is less. About Yakima it is not
surprising to have a winter pass with no ex
treme -old. Thern is no win I in winter east
f the Ciscades except the warm winds called
Chinook, which take the snows as if by magic
It is not Straus to see a dqep snow disappear
in one night almost entirely. In the Walla
Walla country the winters are much like
thosoof this section except that there is less
snow and rcca-t'onal rains. Plowing may
and often is cnitiiiue I up to Christmas in the
ountry and a. metimes is done in all the
winter months.
Thunder and lightning in the Iowa sense is
unknown here. C clones and blizzards ditto.
Occasionally we have a dust storm which may
last half sn hour This aud the necessity of
irrigating in pirts, are considered the draw
hacks of the ountry. Much of the hill aud
valley lands in the interior of the Territory
are covered with sage brush a bruah from
ne to six fset high with fine limbs aud sage
looking leaves never found except in dry
oonntries. This has to be cleared at an ex
pense of two arid'a half dollars per acre and
then the land 11 ready for thx plow. The bal
aace of the land is covered witr. rye and bunch
grass) in the valleys and bunch grass on the
bills.
The Yakima and Kittitas valleys of this
connty are among the best agricultural sec
tions of the Territory. The yield of grain to
the acre of well tilled land is without excep
tion the largest we have ever seen. Hops are
very productive aad profitable industry
here. Sugar cane is betas' 'raised, with the
beat of results; and stock raisin; is a princi
pal source of wealth. The timber is confined
to the mountains except that the bottoms of
the riven and streams usually contain
growth of balm and other soft wood.
The minerals of the Territory sye hardly
excelled. The Cascade aril full of gold, sil
ver, copper, iron and oj1, anthracite and
bituminous. The gold, silver and copper are
so far, found most abundantly In Yakima
eonnty where fiere are being developed some
rich mines. North, near the British line, are
aid to besoms paying quartz. Placer mining
is prosecuted on the bars of many river.
Iron is abundant on the east and west slopes
f the mountains. Tne develcped iron and
soal mines are all on the western slope,
limestone is only found west of the moun
tains.
Railroad building is the grind frafare of
this epoch' in the history of the T-rnlory
East of th ColumbiahH con t y is no will
applied witW'rallwy Tb C tcido r-noti
,sJ the Nuitheru Pajiric s put a 1 mid rem'
tract snd a lar.-" I. re- at wi k n it c n
ttrccthn. It leav s 'i in no lin' at A n
worth, neirtbe ci fluent of th Co'uinbls
Ad Saak rivers, follows the Yakima we.t-
wsrdlyanlwll terminate on P,ig t S tut I
One hundred and tu uty five ruiies 14 to be
ompleted in nine, months. The lyifm of
d on the Sound, completed and proj acted
will be ample for tho great traffic which will
cluster around that magnificent inland sea.
Immigration into this Territory during tho
year psat has been immense considering the
facilities of getting hern. The completion of
the Northern Pacific having now been accom
plished, it, is expected that the future will
see the flood tide of immigration. The cities
and towns of the Territory are growing rap
idly in popilation and commercial importance.
Seattle and New Tacoma are destined to bs
large citits. Walla Walla,' Dayton, Colfax
and Spokane Falls arc good towns in the east,
with Walla Walla ahead, In thx interior
Yakima', sEIIeniburg and Goldnndale are the
leading towns.
Sneaking generally, this Territory ia point
of health, is unsurpassed. A few localities
are subject to diphtheria; and ague is not
unknown thcugh there is very little of it.
Fevers are little experienced in comparison
with Iowa. We have tome hot weather but
seldom the smothering hot kind rxp rienced
east. We have cold neither, but without
wind or dampness. In summer the nights are
comfortable and in winter tho days, as a ml-,
are pleasantly cold only and th nights are
still and cold. In this part of the Territory
there are lets cloudy, dismal d iys and mere
snushine than any other place we ever saw.
it is wen lor inose contemplating a remov
al from the States to any joint nest of the
Ricky Mountains to bar in mind that the
country to which they are coming is to differ
ent from an) thing they have tver sjen, that
there is nothing within the laugeof their act
ual knowledge with which to compare ic, in a
way to give them anything likea correct idei,
A person may have read all that has ever
been published relative to this wonderful
country and yet have formed mistaken notions
of it. The first impressiou received here is
that of desolation. This, however, soon
wears away. One thine all can be assured
of and that is, that tne soil is fertile bejond
question and the climate is free from many
of the drawbacks of the east. Also that a
man with little means cm make a livi y here
easier than there after his farm is in cultiva
tion. a ii,
Facts About Oregon.
The annual salmon catch on tho Co
lumbia river for the past eight years has
maintained an average of 1,407,000, repre
senting a value of more than $2,000,000.
The exportations to Oreat Britain absorb
five-eighths of tho annual yield.
In 1881, 10,560,000 fret of lumber
were exported from the Columbia river
mills, and nearly 21,000,000 lVt from
other mills on tho west coat of Orecon.
San Francisco absorbed the bulk of this,
but much of it was shipped to Hong
kong and Australia.
The wool of tho same year amounted
to over 8,000,000 pounds, of which 1,
500,000 pounds was consumed in tne
woolen mills of Oregon, aud the balance
exported.
Hops to the amount of 7,0-11 bales nnd
flaxseed to the amount of nearly 4,000,
000 pounds (grown mostly in Eastern
Oregon), wore also exported in 1881.
Oregon can scarcely bo counted among
the mining State, though the product
of gold in 1881 amounted to $1,140,931,
of silver if 18,984, and pig iron 8,000 ton-.
In 1882 tho cattle in the State num
bered 271,848 bend, to hordes and mule-,
113,384. head, tho n.ioep 1,007,59 J. ho.id.
Tho vnluoof all the property in the) State
in 1882 exceeded ninety-two million dol
lars. Oregon has a rango ot mountain,
the coronet caps embracing Hood, Jef
ferson, Diamond Peak, Thrro Sifters,
and others. Mt. Hood is 11.023 feet
high, and the view from ' its summit
spieads a vision of all Oregon, from
the Bluo Mountains to the tea.
Last spring Martha Walker, eldest
daughter of W. T. Walker, one of Lane
county's earliest and bet citizen, died
of scarlet fever at tho residence of Pro
fessor Johnson in Eugene. The remains
were buried in the Odd Fellows' ceme
tery, and the clothing was taken to the
family residence near lioslien. Kecont
ly the clothing was taken out of tlio
trunk, and tho fover started. Frank,the
oldest son, was the first to take it. He
died on Monday, October 15, and was
buried the following day. The father,
W. Thomas Walker, died last Monday,
Oetober22, aged about 55 years. Two
grand children, who were at his' house,
died the same day, one a girl, aged 3
years, and the other a boy, aged about
2 years. The name of the children is
Bailey. The remains of Mr. Walker and
his two grand children were buried
last Tuesday in the Odd Fellows' cem
etery near Eugene, being five nf the
family who have bein laid to jest there
arrthin a few moh'$h four within one
week-all victim of J scarlet fever.
There were five other 'members of the
family down with the fever. All are
getting better. State Journals
Out of
Amos Strong, the popular Commercial
street coniectioner,displayed in his show
windows last week a bouquet of black
berries as they were gathered from tho
vino. They consisted of ripo and green
fruit and also in the bloom. Such a
freak of Nature is rarely ever seen out
side of the salubrious climate of Oregon.
This will be sufficient to convince the
Eastern readers of our paper that wo
aro having a gcniul, open winter in Ore
gon thii H-aon.
We wuiiM call the attention of our
P'a lern t-i the advertisement of John A.
Child & Co., druu'gitH, in this issue.
This an old reliable firm that pride
tliem-elve on dealing only in pure drugs
and chemicals. The beet only of for
eign and domestic fancy goods, perfume
ries and toilet goods. Orders by mail
will be carefully and promptly attended
to. Their place of business is comer of
Morrisan and Second streets.
The San Francisco Chronicle on the Oreat
Northwest.
Tho Chronicle of a late date says, in
nn editorial:
The estimate of tho future prospects
of the vast and rich region whoso pro
duco is to bo drained by tho Northorn
Pacific railway and its branches i heavily
discounted by tho mistake mado by the
government in not taking full owner
ship and control of that road when the
Jay Cooke syndicate failed and threw up
the job. Had tho government built tho
road on its own par bonds, at 3 percent.,
for say thirty years, the cost of the
work fully equipped had been many
millions less than the company bus made
it, nnd the interest account at le.ist $2,
000,000 a vear lc. This $2,000,000
(probably Sf-3,000,000) is a premium
which the supporters of tho rood will bo
taxed by the corporation, over and above
sill rates which the United States, ns
on tied nnd operator of tlio ro.ul, would
have charged. It is an enormous dis
count on the resources of tho country
nnd the earnings of the people; but still
the natural resources of Oregon, Wnsl -ing'ou,
Montana and Dakota atc-o vnht
in coal, iron, tituber.liiniber, capabilities
fur cereals and precious nietnls that not
ev n this huge dis-count set upon thorn
can long utaul a mighty development.
"When it is reflected that California
produces fully ono tenth of all the
wheat of tho country, and more than
one-fifth of tho wheat exports that we
do this with an area of not more than
3,500,000 iv res planted in vthout that
Washington anil Oiegon hao three
times as many acres better adapted to
wheat thiin ours, and that within the
railway belt of the Northern Pacific, we
begin to form an understanding of the
future agricultural possibilities of our
northern neighbors, whoso rosources in
coal, iron and lumber aroeon greater
than in tho cereals. Given a shipping
terminus on tho dee) waters of the
Puget Sound, equal in facilities for large
ships with thoso of San Francisco, and it
needs no prophetic mind to lorcseo the
creation of a city there which, within
the lives of its young men, will in its
extxirts anil lmpotU roach the magni
tude of our own."
In this connection we might add the
following special lately sent to the Port
land Oregoniau :
"Rev. Henry Ward lleeeher hits just
returned. Speaking of his trip through
Dakota, Montana, Oregon and Washing
ton Territory, he said: 'In the very near
future they aro going to be magnificent
States.' In Utah he made the acquaint
ance of a number of gentlemen who
were formerly connected with the church
there. He procured documents from
them with which he will study tho Mor
mon question. The conviction on every
sido was that Edmunds' bill would bo a
failure, and tho de&ire. of tho Gentile
population there is that the Territory
shall bo governed by a commisMon ap
pointed by Congress, similar to tho
method of the government in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Something has cer
tainly got to bo done toward hedging in,
for .Mormoutsin is increasing very rapidly.
Tho Mormons are well organized. Their
chief men are shrewd and sagacious and
pooseis a thorough knowlodgo of human
nature. They ore selecting in every di
lection the best timber and valley lands
where irriiriitiim is possible. 'Of all tho
country that I have been ver,' continued
-Mr. lleeeher, 'if I was a young man anil
wanted to bottlo down, I would go to
Oregon or Washington Torritory. A
vouug man who has got the health and
stienglh And good habits cannot pos.sibly
fail there. Ho can go out and raise
wheat, go into the lumbering or shipping
business or into manufacturing. The
immigration tide has not really poured
over into these States yet, but if young
men wore of my opinion thoy would not
stay in the States, but would pour oer
the Kockies to where tho climate is
charming, winters very short and sum
mers very long aud mild."
The Crop Product of the Year.
Washington-, Oct. 12. The October
corn report for tho Department of Ag
riculture fully sustains the telegraphic
summaries of September 10 relative to
injuries by frosts of September 8, 9 and
10. There wero light frosts later, the
most noticeable being on September 16,
in the rsortiiwest. The stale average
condition shows the extent of the injury,
which was greatest in Michigan, Wis
consin, Ohio and JSew York. There was
also s ere loss in Minnesota or Dakota,
and some damage in the elevated jor
tions of Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia, in the northern counties of Indi
ana and Illinois, in the "least advanced
fields of Iowa, but scarcely any in Ne
braska and none in Kansas is reported.
Except a few cases in Northern Ken
tucky and Missouri, there is no mention
of frost in any .States touth of Pennsyl
nia. The returns of yield of wheat per acre
indicate .a production of, about 24, bushels
per acre less 'than the crop of last year.
It is only 9 J bushels per aero in Ohio,
10 in Illinois, and only a fraction above
10 in Indiana, It is above 12 in Michi
gan, and 13 in Minnesota, Iowa and Cal
ifornia. The Missouri average is 12
bushels. Dakota and Nebraska exceed
Hi, aud Kansas will average, aliotit 17.
These averages aro in tevoral States
based on t-ystenutically rocorded results
of threshing. While a revision of the
records of the K-ason may catuo slight
local changes, it is certain, it is certain
that the final average will not differ
much from 11.3 bushels per acre. The
aggregate will exceed 400,000,000 bush
els, and may reach 420,000,000. Tho
quality is not up to an average.
Rusty Floacha.
"If you have a vary rusty plough,"- says
a writer in the Cincinnati Times, "pour
about eight ounces of sulphuric ncid, as
purchosed at the apothecary', into a
quart of water : do this s'owlv and erv
carefully, f-ir it will burn hands, clothing
or utmost anything elso; also use an
earthen or crockery vessel rather than a
tin or iron one. Apply this to tho rusty
surface two or three times, makine each
application as soon as tho former one is
dry- Then wash with clear water, and
'repeat the process. Givo some of the
ui sjiois u run wiin a mi oi iiristoi
brick; wash again with water and wipe
dry. Put a little kero-eno around the
bolts, and take the plow to piece, scour
ing each picco to get off the remaining
rust stxiN if necessary. This sounds like
a formidable process, but the whole o
erntion ought not to take oxer an hour.
Uil all e.nool surfaces with kerosene
when you set your plow tiwav, nnd
when you do your spiing ploughing a
very lew turns will tinisti oil the balance
of tho rust."
Rags Wanted to Make Paper.
In 1809, The News letter, of Boston,
says: ''People are so veiy backward in
collecting rag that tho mills at Milton
can scarcely supply the printers in town,
and if there is not moio caio taken to
save rags theio wi'l b" a nice -stty of im
porting paper to cany on Ituine-s, rags
being tho main suppnit of the pnpor
maker, nnd he mn-t I avo fine r.igs to
make fine paper. In the ln-t year a
small quantitv of ireo r.igb being col
lected near fifty roams of go kI writing
paper ucro made and --old as cheap as
English paper of the ime quality, anil
iiiuch money was lhuss.utd and kept
within this province. As tho saving of
rags will moio particularly fall within
tho sphere of the Indies, it is not doimtetl
that their lovoof lilwrty multheirb'tulor
connections with the other set wi'lin
duco them to givo their axsMa' co in
supporting the inti'iots uf tboir country
by the foil iwing metlnd : IIao a small
bag or pillow-easo hanging in some cor
ner or closet, into which throw all your
pieces of scraps or linen, though they
should not bo above an inch long, in
stead of throwing them into the the, as
too many have done, and at tlio end of
every two or thrio mouths sond thont
for sale or givo them to somo indigent
body for that purpose; and thereby
you would do a deal of charity and not
in the least impoverish youtself. Let
me now ask those ladies who have a re
gard for their country to save the sums
of money that will go to England for
paper if we do not furnish our paper
null with nigs so that our papor may tie
manufactured at the Milton paper mill."
Have a P an tor Fanning;.
A great fault with American farmers
is the inconsistent desire for change.
Tho farm is rarely thought of as the
home which tho children are to occupy
during a life-liino and then leave to tboir
heirs. I here is too much changing with
the crops first ono thing and then
nnother, the result of which is a shifting
that is ptofitlo. For a few yoars it
may be that sheep raising is tho leading
feature of the farm, soon to ho followed
by rearing a breed of cattle, or cultivat
ing hop, tobacco, or e en rhubarb. Tho
general management of a form should bo
planned oneo for all, it only being sub
ject to thoo changes that an improo
ment in ngrieultur.il methods suggest.
The work of a farm should go on regu
lotly from year to year, so that oen in
mid-winter the fanner may make his
arrangements and eompletu bis schemo
of wotk for tint wholo season. Tho ono
who is trying to rcII his farm has his
heurt in somo other locality or business,
and bo who is ready to devote his ener
gies to somo new crop or method i sol
dom on tho highway to success. It is
well to try that which is new, but not by
giving up the old aud well-tried methods.
Texas State Former.
Tie Host Extensive Bee Farm 1 tne World.
Near the village of Beeton, Ontario,
Canada, there is a bco farm which is prob
ably ono of the most extensive and suc
cessful thincH of the kind in the world.
It consists of four liee-yards situated at
the angles ef a squat o mile of country.
Tho current year, so far, has proved fav
orable for honey. I). A. Jones, the own
er, hod at tho end of July already se
cured 50,000 pounds of honey from" 020
stocks of bees. The hives used aro ob
long pino-wood lioxes, with a cubic ca
pocityof 2,240 inches, tho inside measure
being 15 by 18 by 12. The proprietor
expects a total yield for the year of
70,000 pounds of honey from his 19,000,
000 littlo workers, in which case ho
would net between 17,000 and $10,000
for thn year's product, without taking
into account the Bale of swarms or of
queen bees.
OBT OP CLUBI.
The Fa km En is making an cfloit to enlist
in its behalf all the reading and thinking
portion of the fanners of tho North West.
Hubscription has been reduced as low
as we dare venture in the belief that wo can
double our li't of paying "uliscribers and
greatly increase its influence and jopu
larity. The Farmkr is closing its flhcn year
of publication. It i" no new venture, no
utKcrtaiu thing, but well founded and
ably conducted.
Any single sub-vriber can remit 2.00
and recciw ln Fahsikti ono vear from
date of paviuciit
Those who write and end in a club of
five, all paving it' we. can have th
Fakmkii one yur for 11.75 each.
Old friends of the Fajimeh can easily
secure among their neigliUini five or teH
numes and secure their pajier at $1.75 or
l.f0 per year.
Wo none that many will get up clulis
and vindicate our faith in their good will
towards their old time friend,
The Wiixamette Farmer.
Imperial Ere Food.
Miller Bro., of Portland, aro agents
for this excellent chicken food. It is a
grent help to moulting fowls, and starts
htns to laying rapidly. For young
chickens it is unsurpassed and will make
nens lay proUhclv. Eery farmer and
poultry raiser should try egg food. It
is sold in quantities from ono to ten
pounds and at from (50 cents to .$3 re
spectively. Address Miller Bros., Port
land, uregon, anil get a catalogue and
sample.
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COMltHITlt criti.ii.
An ol.t liyjlcl'in, retlmi f'om puctlcc, tmlne lin.l
n'areil In his humNtiy an Eit I'idU mllonar tlio
f'-rmnh of a tltnplo c;ctab)e rcinnly for tlio spi-oly
a-d permanent cure of Consumption, tiro chill', Cat
arih Atili , ami ll throat and I, ne Affc tl'ns, 1o
a rlt r anilnuliinliinelcr tciliis l-eblil) i it
NiTiuCnintiltiut. tacr Ii !iu t. t ,1 It' w.,rl,tri.l
curuhu AtiBln Hiotain!9 ot c wa ha-, frit h hm
in ij io m. ken Ricn to Ms i Hcrii p f. ili s Aitn
lelhjr hlolintl atiiil adtslrn Io ro Ue huimn nf
frrlng. t v, '1 sliiiI fr uf rhitrcc. tanll hoU sir.- It
ihU tnl,e In ntiiiin KiclMi or rr mh, lih lull
dirictl ii-forpii'ii mi mid mt'ie. Suit l,v n nil l
mid f'tn; wi h sum,
pin I nandnj thin rt per, W
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.OVE-., HO I', wer's
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PROSPECTUS.
Cou tub riurost. or tlaci-nu the
W ILLAMETTE FARMER
Within tlio reach of i-H'ty farmer In the raclfla North
wet, mo dull aficr this date reduce the prlco aa
follows :
iihp Year, lit Ailtiiurr, $ 1.00.
rinlK i.r Tmi, (money wltlinimot) . . . oo
i IiiIkiiT Ho, (ni" nry with name,) . . s.3.1
3.Cltltrtcti!ileromiKedof old and no yuhwriUra
TusUo SUuim will not bo takei. fj. Suu-irlptloii.
Tills new schedule of prlcu l meant to aeronmic
date all class and levo no room tor complaint or ilia
oatigfaHton. At the price namod aboie thta paper
the cheapest on the 1'aclflc Coast
As man perso- a hao objected to Ulnp aaUcil
piy In advance we reduce tlio subscription prtco
those Mh'i make advance payment and shall never
del UUi from the terms seated. You ran mako money
ny Drepa)iuent,a,id we prefer that all should pursue
that plan.
Wo Intend to make a farmers' paiK-r that orcry
farmer In tho laud will need and will not wllllix;!?
do without.
We understand the tnteiosts of agriculture In all
this region and intend to contluuatty study and work
for tho advanceu ent of the clans wu represent.
We hao correipoi donts In all sections of tho
Pacific Northwest who Mill report the auccrrs of farm
ing in every locality.
We shall visit all sections ai-d personally report
our observations. We ahtll compile from ojr content
porariea of the press all facta relating Io dot elopmuit
and , and material Interests of farmers In all
parts the country.
We shall keep paco with production In eery do
partment, and report, through correspondents and
from personal ohmriatlon, all important facts concern
ing farming In all its branches, Including productions
of grain, grasses, frulia ana vegetables; concerning
stock raising, ti e value of cattle for meat and for
dairying; of horses for all purp:es; of sheep for wool
and mutton, or both ; of swine and poultry. Also, as
tobeeaand honey.
We Miall coutlnuo to study the markets and Inform
our patrons on all points, so that Uiey will ho able to
judge tho bltuatlan fi r theinuclvea. Our old patrons
will bear witness we have worked faithfully, In this
connection, in the put. Wo shall do so In the future.
No dallj newspaper In Portland has ever given the
producers of the country such clear tlcws of the
world's crops ard markets as the Farmkr often does
Our market rriorUhato been worth hundreds of thou
sands to the produiers of this region.
We shall ran fully cull such miscellaneous matter
for use aa will binellt and instruct both joung and
M. Tho Fakmkii alms to be an educator in ecry
depirtmcnt of life.
Our editorials will freely and independently discuss
every quo-tlon that lnterotts tho cople from tho
standpoint of right. So far as we have Inllutncc, it
shall lie exerted in favor ot good principles, good gov
ernment, true rclijon, temperance and fbr ediuatlou
of the masses of tho Uerera. nnd State noterimitnla.
The Home Circle la edited Ly u lady of mature
experlenio 111 the lihora of the fanner, and well
acquainted with the wa)sof the world. She interests
herself In all the duties and pl as ires of iiotne. Thou
sands bear witness to the gl lutlueneo tho Fahhkr
exerts In many liomea o make the llcs of mothers,
wives and children bitter snd happier.
It la aa a family paper that Ihe Fahuir wistalns
the closest relations to the people and eierelses tho
most salutatory influence.
The WiumsTrB Fahher la not local In character,
aa the naroo might mislead you tu believe. It was
named fifteen years ato, whon the Willamette Valley
was Oregon, but It has expanded and frrown with the
growth of tho coil try and represents all the agricul
ture of Oregon and Washington.
Tills Is the farmer's own organ, open for all to
relate experience, seek Information, and state any
grievance they may have to complain of against who
ever aud whatever teeka to oppressor deceive them.
Our lolumus belong to the peoplo, and the value of the
Fauts c'llefly depends on such popular utterances.
The Kdltor brings to your assistance the expert
eace of S3 years spent Io thla region; Intimate
knowledge of the country; many years connection
with agriculture and twelve years' acqualntajjc
wun many or you in tne columns or tna riauaji.
The reduction o' prices is nude in expectation
that It will bring Increased drculatlou. We ask every
friend to aid us Io that respect, and shall appreciate
the rood will of all who do so.
J. B. CONGLE,
110 rtont SUeet, East Bide, Portland, Oregon.
AsrsUa la Baalaaaa.
MANUfACTURKfta AND IMPORTKWi OF
Waddles,
HrneH,
Bridles,
,WkliH,
Saddlery
llardware,
E c, Etc.
RcpsUrlaf
Heatlv and Proaptlj
At'ended to
STOCK MEN, ATTENTION!
A Hare Jiurfalv,
344) ar'ts cf land three miles iiortli nf Gol Irndale,
W, l.,and thirteen mllea from Coluu Ins v!,i is
It oatsd on tha Odumtla rive ios "(lia
nUtlou," on the O. R 1 V l t y 'f lals irao
acres la loltov-i lanl sin 1 si r 'tin Ii itA .
Ua,cK afounttln r nv w u tl llranelj -,
tlie Kllaltat river rins li. rmig 1 1 ie - u u iact.
IM srres, uud.r f' C-, l n Tl x-itliy, Yi heat, Oal
aad ilailty.
Houm; and
114(5 Hani.
Tts. above Is offrird at
for further rjartu.ul.-r . V to
easy Wrros.
LiDItimBFrtllABVEY,
W t.uBiOT NL, fertland, or to
H. O. DUNBAR,
JulyfT tu CkitdsadaJe, W. T.
iLH LLLam
Strayed or Stolen.
TWO OOOt MILCI1 COWHFUOM VV W,.CEOF
real once, at the foot uf lllch street, In ralem,
one lifchtrcd, about setcn years old, and tr.nd on Hi
left -1 io with a iirgo WJ; is wild to atramriM. Ons
dark rod, about 12 tears old, with crop off tho rlb
e rand split in the left, and had on a snail sheep bu
when tlxyleft home. Any person lilting any Info
m.tlon about Hald cows by letter or otherwise, will
liberally rewarded for their trouble.
, 4011V aWr.llZt.B, Ea'cm, Or.
SnovStp
FJ&LN M JO JN S nZ to'KieCTS
ilron. Parent.. Pn.
bns now IncrcirJ. Chaivrs rt dscnlon now rc
moved; 1! (charges and llountv obt ineJ IIorM
ciilms new p hi. Pcml stimp for Nkw Lina nd
banks C.1 L PIN lit AM, Jsttrney ti.c 8-15 for
CUtu)san1 Patent Washington, 1 C. no.2m0
1831
Tilt t ITMatT4.lt
1884
potmfrii
citflcmntttj
THE BEST OF THE
Agricultural Weeklies.
Iiii! Coistbt Or-mii Is the lcullng j nrnal ct
American Agriculture In amount and prueileal talue
nf Contents, lu.xtcntand ablhi) ot O rr.eicndencc,
in u!lti t f pipr and stjl, ot ub'lui'l in It i, eu, Isk
tho FIH!T HANK, It Is Ml o I to hate no superior
In cither of the ill ee chief ditlsionsit
liltnn, A' niaiiBd I'rnce-sos, I
Ilorlfculliirr nml i-rsilt fironlusj
I.Ik- Muck nml IMilrjIniTs
While it also Includes all mlmr di'pirtmor.tl cf rural
nlin-ils, such as tho I'oultrt Yard Kntnmolo.'v, lleo
Keeping, Creel, bon-c on.l ririp. ft, Vctrr nart Iteplleii,
urni yueitloiHuml Answeri Hichlo Ilia )ig, Lom-c-ti
fceo'0 y. and a summary of the news of tho
week Its Market Kcp'Tt. are milium!, onplete,
and much a'tentlon is p Id to the Pro-iacts nf tho
irnp-t, as thron'ngllght upon oi-oof the msst Impor
t lit of all quotlo.s Wnin o liny and When to hell.
It Is liberal y II utrtnl and li Inten ld to surlily, In
a e ,iit,ni ill) Increased devree, and In tho best sense
of tho term, a
Live Agricultural lYewspiincr.
Although Ihoroi'aTRT OvNTtrMAN h-w ictn Orcatly
Enlarued ly Iw-reasing Its size .roni 10 to "0 pages
weekly, tho trrms con inuo ns heretofore when pi d
strl tlj In a l vancc: oe Copy, ono j ear ?,?,a; lour
cople, SID: andanaddtl'onilrop for tho Mar free to
tho getter up of tho club Ten loiies, WO, nnd an
a dltlnnaliopi to tho getter tip of ihuiluu.
aMTAU NKW subscribers 'or 1831, plng In rdanri
niw will rccel e the mner Wr.r KI.Y, frnni ne.lpt of
remittanc to January 1st ISSI without ohsrge.
fsrM'KCIMKN COI'IfcS rill K. Address
Luthor Tuckor & Son., Publishers.
ALtlA.NY, N. Y.
RUSSELL &CO.'S
PORTABLE SAW MILLS,
FARM SAW MILL ENQINES,
THRESHINO MACHINES, ETC.
Circular Hue! i'1'M.ei-a.lala neui !'.
RUSSEIj & CO., Portland, Or.
F.I). IIUOIIKS, Manager. InntGm
WILL.iMHTTE
PURE BONE PHOSPHATE !
Omioriliti Ilrat Frrllllsrra KnoYSn.
One Load la Equal to FIFTY Loads
of Stable Manure.
T3.r'orfull particulars fand, other Information ad
dretai the manufacturer
J. I.. WICICMtSIIAM,
Or: rat 1'oiUanil, Oregon,
MI1.LKH IlllOS. Hrcdmen,
r) Second H'.. I'ort and, Or. Jul20m2
C JM. POTTEH,
NURSERYMAN,
SALK.M, OK.
Fruit, Shade and OiEamental
Trees, Shrubbery, Vines
Etc.
t-a.lla an cspuumlly (Ino lot ofi
PLUM and PRUNE TREES
OK TIIK
VERY BEST VARIETY.
AilelroasU. N. IMtTTKR,
Novl2tt Haluni, Oregon.
"TANGENT NURSERiT"
II. W. Setili'iiilrc, Proprietor.
MUrtrd IK5I30 Iran a Nurseryinim,
AM, BOKTB Of
fsttlT, OKNAMINTAL and HHADK
Trees, Vines and Shrubbery.
aTaTBend to Tangent, Oregon, fcr price list and des
criptive tatalogue, declSU
A. ROBERTS,
.SL'OCKMhOlt TO.
FISHEL & ROBERTS.
Oor. Hrst andAider 8ta,f Portland, Ore.
THE LEADING
Clothier,
Merchant Tailor,
And Hatter.
OF OREGON,
CtaarantecH to sell the very
beat CLOTHING for let
Mouey than any other honse
in the Htate.
Juneltt
JOHNSON GRASS,
TIMOTHY AND
CLOVER SEED.
Ml TR
r: .. Hsedmen,
, .. o.-iiiuil Mlrrrl, PurtUnd.
a , AV A LAltOP. ISVOICK OP TIIK ABOVI
I I name grasa snxis. Ihey tan supply all dc-
ands lu Iota to suit Purchasers. Bend for price-list.
NOTICE!
WANTKD TO RCNT-A hiULL ABM WITH
in from one to three mllea ot the city of Port.
Unil with house, barn aid never falling supply el
witcrwithat least from fjftteii ti tt'-6e acres
I'ndcr ploar. IBAAU IIADLKV,
a IVtu p Qcrrals, Marlon osuoty, Orats