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w m Ql iySS : -fi:" VOL. XVI. During tlicte Hard IIiiiim tlio tendency to re trench l wry itronjrnnd wry 1'iojicr. Let tho (inner ink hlmiclf, liovio.Tr, II lio can afford to dlipcnio with tho only Journal In the btito tint belongs to him find rcprcent Mi Intercuts'' Thirteen )car ago ho purchaicd UioWiiumkuk I'iMUtrtt ami Inv cited In It allour iiiMtunnJ tliobcit jirot aucnl llrci. Con ildcr,frlcndt, whether It li not inert rcAtonalto at Dili time, (when jou know how hard tho t'mc must pinch tho rmbllihcr of jour own Journal) toga out and col lcet a tmall club of new itibicrlbcri at the low prlco ottered rather than think of "economizing" hy dolnif without tho lertlcci ol n friend of tuch lonj; itamllnir. 4fyvvrt$$muhnt$. They Don't Know How. Saixm, Or., Dec. 20, 18S-1. Editor Willamotto Farmer i I rccclvo ninny letters of inquiry of Into hi regard to tho ixniltry business, somo nuking how tlioy must commence to succeed, others if young chickens (fryers) enn ho raised nt u profit, while many nro Htill anxious to know mora nbout tho succcsps of tho different poul trymon throughout tho Stntc. To an swer nil separately would ho quite n tnslc, ho I reply through tho Fahmkii. Tho Inttor inquiry I htivo already givon my own views upon, mul they lmvo coino from cxporioncc, not theory or imnginntion, ns I boo oho of your corre spondents hns ventured into. I might just ns well say through tho columns of tho FAitMi:it thnt turnips were now pro duced on vinos or cabbages woro grown in (ho ground, nnd mention Mr. Fields ns making tho attempt but failed; but whnt if ho hnd, others were making a success out of it. Thero would lo just ns much senso in mo making this state ment ns for Mr. Fields to say thnt "Goodhuo had failed in tho poultry busi ness, but whnt if ho hnd, others wcro making n succoss out of it." When ho docs not mention it single- instnnco of success in tho Northwest, ho cortainly ought to know thnt pcoplo who liko to read facts, will tnko his stntcment with a tolernblo degrco of nllownnce. I correspond with nil tho leading poul- trymen in this Stato nnd Washington, nnd I know whereof I speak when I say nono hnve mndo nnything out of tho poultry business, entire, ns yet. Thoso who continuo in tho business have very cheap lnnds, t-cattoring the hen houses about nnd giving each family of fowls n wido rango; by so doing tlioy mo nblo to kcop them hoalthy and the fowls pick up n pnrt of their living, and tho ex ponso of food is somewhat lessened, but this modo of keeping fowls in such local ities is attended with mnny difllcultios. For, to iirocuro cheap lnnds tho foot hills noxt to tho mountains must be sought, nnd tho loss by vermin is very heavy, in spito of nil precaution, in such localities. Tho most successful estab lishment of this kind carried on in this Stato is situated on such lands as I hnvo mentioned, but is not ns yet on n pay ing basis, although tho proprietors nro poultry men. It is carried on ns on egg farm, chiefly. To bo suro of succoss in poultry, keep nbout twonty-fivo in ono lien house and keep your houses far enough apart to allow each family of fouls a good range. Thoy will then pick up pnrt of their food. Feed them in variety with a littlo meat or burned lones nnd'kecp plenty of gravel whero they can get at it. Kcop just as many fowls on this plan as you possibly can without seriously inter fering with your daily routino of busi ness on tho farm, or, in other words, "don't stop the plow to attend to the chickens" and you aro bound tosucceed. To rniso chickens for market in this country is not profitable, only in a small way. My experience is, to mako 2.50 per dny, clear, would require tho hatch ing out nnd raising of about 5000 chick ens at $. per dozen, in ono year, or about thnt number. Tho jwrcentago of loss is too heavy nnd the market too lim ited for nny person to undertake this business with any degrco of success as yet Geo. D. Goodhue. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1885. rending Treaties and Cbaap Labor. UrrrevitlK, Doc. 22, 1881. IMitnr Willamette Farmer: In speaking of tho "Chineso in Mex ico," you sny that "tho Chinese nro will ing to work for less wages thnn whilo men nsk." Why don't you say cheaper than whilo men can work nnd mnko n living. 1 think think thnt tho subject of Chineso cheap lnbor is underestimated. A Chinamnn will livo in n hut, pny no rout nnd support no family, nml why shouldn't ho work clump' They do not help to support schools nor churches. How different the whlto mnn that hits' a family to support; ho must have iicom fortablo houso and it must bo furnished to enablo him to livo comfortably. His wifo nnd children must bo clothed with comfort, and ought to hnvo liner clothes for extra woaring. lie helps to crcnto n society to support our churches nnd schools. Contrast this with tho China mnn, nnd can you expect them to work for China wages? And yet somo pcoplo will say to tho mnn thnt lms n family (o support: "Oh, I can't givo such wages! why, I enn hiro a Chinaman for one third less thnn thnt. Selfish men I that look not boyond tho present boncfits, thnt care not for schools or society, far less for tho needs and comfort of men who nood work for tho supiort of their fam ilies. Somo time ago, you spoke nbout Hovonden leasing land to Chinamen for cloaring it, and said thnt Hovondon spoko with sarcasm, saying that white men would not cloar laud for the uso of it. How could n whlto mnn livo whilo ho is grubbing laudT If ho Iwrrows money to livo on, ho might as well nay, far better uso that money to buy land, nnd when ho got it cleared ho would not hnvo to givo it up ngnin after u few crops, Again, selfish men, all our treaties that aro before tho .Semite for ratification will bring slavo labor or very cheap labor into competition with American free lit lor. A great many farmers would liko to hnvo ugar and other m tides mndo cheaper by having the duty taken off, but they don't liko to see tho duty taken oil' of wool. Oh, no! They don't liko to seo their own ox gored but enjoy tho sight if it happens to Ih somo other fel low's ox. And ngniu, tho shortsighted ness of man. Joei. 1'. C!i:i:n. Leglslattro Action Desired IMitor Willamotto Farmer: I think that the school law that 10 latcs to school districts should bo re pealed by tho legislature that will meet soon. Wo want lows enacted that will not crenton division in neighbors where unity is absolutory necessary. That is what tho pretont school law doos adds fuel to tho ilro in school districts. The Stato should collect all school taxes and hiro nnd pay ofl' school teachers. I think that the Stato Hoard of Kducation should examino all teachers, send them to tho different school districts in tho State. Teachers to furnish them selves with loard. Could bo removed by petition to tho Board, and could bo re tained by petition. So, you seo, that when wo received a good teacher wo would keep him by petition. And when tho public money was used up wo could hiro him at our own oxpenso. Kadi dis trict would hnvo u normal school. I .Oil A im:. To Destroy Oreen tic?. Sau:m, Or., Dec. 21.18&J. Editor Willamette Farmer: Please givo your readers this valuable recipo for killing green lice, which uro so detrimental to young applo trees. Take of purest twist plug tobacco, say about two inches square, stew or soak it in about four or five gallons of water. Tho way to apply it is, tako a largo pan and put about ono gallon of tho liquid in it and dip the ends of the limbs or twiggs in tho liquid so as to thoroughly wet thorn, and those that cannot bo wot by dipping apply the liquid by band. Ono or two thorough applications will cleanse tho worst infected tree.''. Try it, tho'o of you who nro troubled with tho pest next spring, and you will bo richly lowardetl for your trouble. I hnvo n very thrifty growing npplo orchard of over two hundred troes, some of which this pest hnd nearly mined Inst spring. Hut, by being informed by Mr. leceon, who had experimented with tho tobacco liquid, I saved my trees, which mndo a very lino growth nnd yielded a fair crop of fruit. J. H. Liuimav. Pass Lawn to Frotcct Our Dalrloi. Poirmjm, Or., Dec. 20, 1SSI. KJltor Willamctto Farmer : In the columns of the Faiimch I hnvo long been silent j my last chango ren ders mo still n slavo to business, so I hnvo littlo leisure for writing. Tho Faiimkii roaches me regularly ns n clock nnd I senn its p.igos wnlching for tho old cor respondents and becoming acquainted with tho new ones. With the benefits brought us by tho ml von I of the rnilrond i "nulsnnee" enmo also. Our market is Hooded with immilutions of butter and cheeso nnd sold ns tho genuine nrliolo. Tallow nnd tho rcfuso fat of tho slaughter houses, manipulated with chemicals and brought out in tho most attractive forms, colored and scouted with tho ossenco of clover and called butter and noU ns such to unsuspecting purchasers. J.rd is mix ed with skim milk and a substance mndo to imitato cheeso nnd sold as such. These disgusting imitations arc palm ed off on foiiBtiniors to tho doirimont of tho public health and to tho injury of tho honest dairymen nnd fnrmor. Wo want a law to prohibit its sale or rather regulate it and bring it under certain restrictions ; to compel tho manufacturer nnd venders, however small, to marl; or stamp every package, or toll, and print plainly its tmo character and soil it under its proper nnmo. A Inw of this kind interests consumers ns well ns pro ducers of gouuir.0 dairy products. Wo want Mich n law passed at tho nextStnto Legislature which meets early inJnnuary. liio session is snort and wiintovor is done should ho done promptly. I havo wnited fuV months hoping home of the agricultural journals of Oiegon would innitiato u movement in this important matter ; but all hocm to have overlooked it. To insuio prompt action nnd favor nblo consideration of tho subject on th paitof tho Legislature, I will suggest tlii -t plan : In it shmt editorial you call the atten tion of nil your subscribers to this matter and with this issue send a print ed heading for n petition to the legisla ture for the oiinctmout of Mich u Inw, request ench siih-cribor to poslo it on n shoot of paper and ciiculnto it and obtain signutuics to tho petition and when so obtained bend it to the lopiesentativrs of their district requesting them to pro sent such petitions and aid in securing favorable action upon it. Send a copy to evory Orange. If this plan is fol lowed jictitions will go up from every Grange and election precinct in tho Stnto and every member of tho Legisla ture will receiva sovoral such petitions requesting his favorablo consideration. Such a law directly interest probably nme-tentii oi mo cwzons ol tue htato and thero can bo no valid objection urg ed against it, and let us hope tho object may bo accomplished. J. I!. K.VA1T. We, the undersigned, dosiro that such laws bo passed as will protect our dairy industries from tho nmmif.icttiro nnd sale of manufactured butter nnd cheese. lr vot don't want the Fakmki; for 1885 drop us a postal card and say so. Wo don't want to lose a singlo sub scriber, but shall not forco our paper on anyone. Don't forget tho place Port it Son, Stato street for tho mojt comploto drugstore in the valley. Their prices aro reasonable. rUlUQ AMD Pi1U!IE3. An old friend writes us to know whnt varieties of plums nml prunes to plant for drying. Wo answered his inquiry by letter but ns tho matter is of general interest mid others mny bo misled ns ho was, by sight, we will givo the viows wo wrote him. JIo has already sot out somo Hnulshaws nnd (.irosn Prunes, (or Hungarian, also known us Btuld'n Seed ling o' soino such nnmo) nnd thought of sotting out several hundreds more Wo havo '200 Hmdshnws and some of the Gross piuncH, nnd found thoy dried away nothing. Thoy nro very largo nnd hand some to look nt and sir.o nnd looks mako them sell whon ripo but they nro worth nothing, nctunlly nothing, to uso for drying nnd thero nro other varieties much better for cunning. Wo wish to put this ns omphalic as possible. Pcoplo who expect to soil fruit when ripo havo an uncertain market beemtso a littlo ripo fruit will overstock nny town or city in Oregon. Tho only safe way is to dry or can fruit nnd there are certain varieties excellent for that purpose. Tho Peach plum coiucb usunlly Au gust 1, nud is very excellent for canning, though will require considerable sugar. It makes good dried fruit but not over 10 pounds to tho bushel, and perhaps not that. Wo si mild put it nt 8 pounds whon pitted. It will not pny to dry them, thnt is our experience. Tho Ponch plum lasts 8 or 10 days only nnd from August 10 to 20th there is no good market plum. Wo have a seedling thnt originated in our own orchnrd that is largo as Coo's Goldon Drop nnd much heavier nint. It is a very excellent plum and Mr. O. Dickinson and others pronounce it a great discovery. This plum is nearly as tart ns thoPench, tho treo is very hardy and it boara full yearly. Wo propose to propagate this romnrknblo fruit ns it comos in oxnetly when there is no good market plum, from August 10 to 20th. About August 20th to Septonber 1st comes sovcrul good plums, including Washington, Yellow Kgg, Potlto prune fl'Agon, Columbia and llluo Damson. The Wellington dries nwny loo much but is a nioitexcoll ntplum for canning. Tho Yellow Kgg thloi well n it has a heavy meat. Tho l'etito prune dries among tho very best but is not as choice fivor canned as somo othors. Tim Jlluo Damson, genuine, is ono of tho finest of fruits for canning but the fashion is that white fruits shall be canned. However wo hnvo 2fi() liluu Dnuisou set out in 1882. The Columbia is the very best fruit of all, for reasons wo cannot stop to gio in full. They aro large, heavy nnd dry or can A No. I. Don't fail to sot lots of them. About .September, eomo tho Carman prune, Princo Knglobort, Italian or Fallcuberg, also Gross prune nud llrad thaw. Tho German is usually a good bearer but tho fruit is not tho host flavor, dries HO iKiunds to tho 100. Princo Knglebert is as good fruit as can grow, good size, flno flavor, etc., yields !t!l pounds to 100. Italian is the very best, yields XI to 100, and rans as tho , finest prune grown. Thcso three enumerated nro all drying fruit and hnvo reputation tho world over, esjucially tho two last. We have said all that is necessary about tho Gross or Hungarian nud the Hradshnw. They are not as good as others at canning and nro not worth the troublo of drying. Along Hu 10th to tho 20th of Septem ber nnd lasting through to October, come two excellent varieties. Tho Jtulno- Claudo do fiavay plum is ono of tho finest fruits for either cun ning or drying. Tho Coo's Golden Drop como latest nnd aro excellent for any use. Our ex perience is that the Golden Drop dries NO. 47 nwny too much and should bo canned. Whilo in its prime nnd full size this is tho bost plum grown. A person who wishes to plant plums nnd prunes can read tho foregoing nud learn nil wo can tell about tho best varieties of plums nud prune.1', and tho best uso to put them to. MOIIMANISM. Tho Oregonian bolioves Mornionism will sprend and grow until it will riso against tho government and only a civil war can suppress it, Thero is nothing unreasonable in this belief. Our gov ernment tampers with this enormity and political parties nctunlly pander to it nml study how they can bost uso it for their own purposes. legislation Is ovnded nud defied and thostriotcst laws Congress can bo got to pass amount to little whon they have to bo enforced in Utah. Thero nro certain evils thnt no law can rectify nnd oxterminnliou must bo tho cure. How to exterminate Mor nionism is the most difficult problem of our tin. It is certain to bo an evil, oven if transplanted to some othor por tion of Xorth America. If it could bo transplanted to nn island of tho ocean nnd kept there, it might in timo rectify itself, work itself clear nnd pure us somo liquids do, but so long ns they can aggro js against our Inws nud our Nation Mormons will increase nud thrive. If wo hnd iv despotic govornimmt, ovon then wo could not put down Mormons, for they thrive on persecution. Thoy forever quote that "tho blood of tho martyrs is tho heed of tho church." They are so infamous that nny net of government would l justified. Ignor ant and degraded as they nro, thoy are etrongor for their numbers thnn nny other body of people on the earth bo cause they nro so united. If opposi tion or rebellion eiops out among them, its it continuiilly does, tho rebel sudden ly dies. Murder nud outrage cement thorn into unity. The tnles of horror concoining nctH perpetrated on GontiloH palo into insignificance compared to tlfo danmnblo villainy exorcised within tho gntes. To doubt, or oppose, in any way the hierarchy of the church, is to court sudden death and often the most horrid torture, and this pcoplo who"o leadors are holl-houndf, flaunt thoir devilishnesH in tho face of the gavernment. The few who havo strong wills control tho tons-of-thoiitands of the ignorant nud debased nud can lead thorn to slaughter ns Kl Mahdi dons the Ainhs of the deseit with the cry of Islam. Mohain edisiu has its parallel in the Latter Day Saint of Utah Territory. Nut OroMiig As a rule, all sorts of seeds should bo planted as soon as thoy nro ripe. Nature plants the seeds when tli y rt.V. There is more certainty in planting the seeds of nut-bearing trees than in purchasing tho young trees fiotn a museryman, and it is also clieajx:r. Get the nuts fresh from tho trees, and if you havo no timo to plant thorn now thoy may bo kept moist in sand or sawdust until thoy are plantod. F.vcry fanner could mnko tho foundation of n good nursery in n day, which in not many years honce might bring more profit than all the test of his farm. Nuts may be planted cither in the spot lit which they aro intended to grow into large trees, or in garden or nureorv, and tho saplings afterward transplanted, care being taken to kcop the laud cloiin while they mu young. Two years nfU-r planting is tho best timo for transplanting, or the young treos may be It ft in tho ground tho third winter and transplanted in tho spring. Tho best way to lid a horse's cars of warts is to rub them well with a coareo cloth nud then touch them well with u littlo nitric acid every alternate day un til you have administciod three applica tions. A singlo drop of tho acid will bo sufficient for the smaller oiios. Can vot' do without tho Faumku for 1886? Wo hardly think so. l'uro drugs nt Port & Son's. I