WILLAMJBTlfl FABMEK: SALEM, OREGON, MAY 13, 1887
leraed trerr Week by the
WIIXAMKTTB FAKHKK PDRLIRHI.HU CO.
thumb or aUUSUItlFTlOIk.
One year, (PoaUr paid), to adranoe 1 t.00
Wlx moothi, (Post paid). In adraaoe 1.26
beet than tix mootin will be, per month It
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MrertleemenU will be Ineerted, prorldlngtn are
epecUble. at the following Uble o( rate I
oe lacb of tpeee -er month 1 1.60
Man Incbet of tpece per month 00
ta-half oolamn per month ... 16.00
Oa oolamn per month 80.00
WLIIimple cople eent tree on application.
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I ITBRRSR
Tiierk lalo rnina nro nllogothor too
much of a good thing. Tho winter
whont is growing too heavy rind tho
wcodH nro fimt outgrowing tho wheat,
wlictlior wintor or spring. This is
going to bo it fnmoufl sonnon for woods
nnd it will not bo oasy to work gitrdonu
woll. If liny had como in nlonatntly
nnd Bunnlly, nnd wo could hnvo hnd nn
occnslonnl shower to perfect tho 'crops
Hint wcro thriving, tills wholo region
would hnvo in timo, hnd nH good harvest
n could ho desired, hut thin month is
very unscnBonnblo nnd it is moro thnn
jwssihln Hint producers will suffer from
ita phononiinnl nnd wintry fenluros by
injured crops nnd poorer harvests.
Aiiout 1808, twonty yonra ngo, wo
hnd a wet summer nnd much hay and
grnin wns injured or spoiled by tho ruins.
At Hint timo hnrvcHting machinery was
not so abundant nnd liarvoet work wont
on until in September. Wo romombor
cutting whlto wintor wheat in that
month in 1808. It mined through hay
ing timo nnd much good hny wim injur
ed. It rninod through harvest nnd poo
do worked hard to savo thoir whont
that wna out and bound, handling it
ovor and over nnd having their Hhocks
sprout nnd grow ns green na could be.
It ia Htiggoatod that wo nro to hnvo such
n Btimmor ngnin. It ho tho dnmngo
ennnot bo so great though tho produc
tion baa very grently iticrousod nH wo
nro now nblo to savo grnin much moro
readily thnn wo could twonty yonra ago.
TUB PEACH BOREll.
Now ia tho timo when tho insoctH that
damngo fruit troon commonco their work.
Ono of tho worrit of tliwo ia tho pench
lorcr, n small wbito grub that soon des
troy h tho young tree. Last yoar wo
wont ovor tho poach trcoH in timo to
nrtvo many by digging worms out. In
tlio fall wo went ovor them again. Moat
of tho plum nnd prune trees now sold
nro grafted on tho peach and when thoy
nro young mid tender this worm may
get nt them. It habits ia to lay ita
eggs on tho body of tho young treo
throe or four iivihos above- the ground.
When it hatcher tho worm dlga a chan
nol down tho Mom and nttnckri tho root.
It is claimed that thorough washing of
tho Htem of tho treo n foot nbovo tho
ground nnd a few iuchca below tho sur
face with n strong wash of lyo will keep
tho incocta awny. At least ono gontlo
man gives bin experience that trees so
washed novor nro touched by tho boror.
It in entity tried nnd now is tho timo to
try it, or ns soon nH tho rains is ovor, so
lyo wont bo washed oil by it.
H. B. Jory, inventor nnd builder of
tho Oregon fruit drier, has recently boon
investigating tho habits of this boror
and has made nn important discovery.
Ho had ntrnwborry plants among his
trees, and noticing that somo of these
plants woro dying, ho examined and
found that tho poach borer was tho
cnuso. Ho examined tho insect under
a microscope and they woro identical
with tho peach loror. This is something
of great importanco and now tho ques
tion is: How shall wo treat tho vines
nnd treoa so an to kill their destroyer?
Can tho lyo wash bo mndo available for
tho Htrnwborry plants ?
C0MPAUINO. SBAI0NB.
Tboro can hardly bo a region whoro
tho seasons and most especially that of
Spring -nro so different nnd variable as
ours, A fow year ago wo remembor
that from tho last of March until Octo
ber thero was not rain-fall at any timo
sufficient to wot tho ground an inch.
In 1883 March was warm and delight
ful, and at no timo the present year
havo wo known any such wenthor as
lasted through March on thnt year, but
April following it w&a exactly what
March should be, and one comtequwre
wah thnt tho cold rains blighted tho or
chards. In 1884 March was like April
nnd tho wholo spring was a full month
in advance of usual years. Harvests
wero very enrly nnd wo began to dry
prunes tho lnst week in Juno instead of
tho first of August which is usual timo
for peach plums to ripen.
In 1885 wo had all things normal;
tho spring nnd summer wont off in tho
best of shape, giving us scnsonnblo rains
nnd good hnrvest wenthor, whilo in 188-1
there wero rains about Soptcmbcr 1 that
damaged fruit. In 188G wo hnd nbun
dnnt rains nil tho spring nnd there sot
in n continuing cold rain thnt lasted
from 6 to 15. Tho result of this wns n
blight of tho pruno crop and of pears,
though chcrricB, pcachca nnd npplcs did
well wlicro not damaged by frost. Tho
present season And yoar have been
noted for continuing rains sinco Nov
ember, with not a week of time in six
months without rain or snow. Wo havo
got to tho samo timo that proved so try
ing lnst year, whon tho cold rains
blighted orchards, and wo seem to bo
having vory similar experience Tho
wonther of April, howovor, wna not bo
wnrm this yenr and tho trocs boro so
littlo last yoar thnt thoy nro strongor
nnd nblo to benr n heavier strain. If
tho ground docH not not becomo soaking
wot and remain ho for n week tho pruno
nnd ponr crops will not sudor.
No doubt tho prcBonco or nbsonco of
snow in tho mountains in Inrgo quantity
has much to do with our spring seasons.
Bomotimca tho snowfall is light through
out tho Paciflio slopo. This year it lias
boon heavy, and snow lies now in heavy
bodies on all tho rnngos west of tho
Rocky mountains and especially on tho
main spurs of tho Cascados. This
causes our cool spring weather, as theso
great snow deposits hnvo tho effect to
condonso tho moisturo in tho ntmoa-
nhoro and causes rains ovor the wholo
Pacific region, for wo learn from tho
Inland omplro that crops tlicro hnvo
been blessed with abundant rains, whilo
theso may cnuso Homo damngo in tho
const vnlloys tho gcnoral efToct will bo
to insure good harvests throughout tho
racifio Northwest.
8IONAL BERTICB REPORT.
(lou'l. Orcoly, of tho Signal Service,
has arranged to issuo every Monday
morning n bullotin, giving tho climatic
conditions of tho farming districts, in
eluding lemporaturo nnd rainfall. Tho
first wau issued May 8th. It reviowB
tho year to dato ns follows t
"In tho grain regions of tho north it
has been comparatively cold and dry.
In the cotton rogiona west of Georgia,
wnrm mid unusually dry. In tho cotton
nnd rico regions on tho South Atlnntio
coaHt, cold and comparatively dry. In
tho tobacco regions of Virginia and
North Carolina, cold nnd dry. In tho
tobacco rogiona of Kentucky, Tcnuoseo
ami Pennsylvania, tho woathcr has been
warmor, with tho rainfall slightly less
thnn usual, except in I on hern Ken
tucky, whoro tho rainfall was slightly
in excess. From reports received it up
pears that tho meteorological conditions
of tho past week havo had tho ell Vet of
rapidly advancing tho season in thoso
sections whoro it had been proviously
retarded.
conitruetlDc Cattle Cronlngf.
Published by Authority.
An Act to provide for constructing cattlo
crossings under public roads and high
ways. lie it tnacttd by the Lfjulatht Annuity o
the Matt ofOrfjon.'
Any person owning, using or occupy
ing lands oa both sides of any public
highway shall bo cntitlou to tho privi
lege of making a crossing under said
road for tho purposo of letting his cnttlo
nnd other domestic animals cross said
rond ; provided, Mild person shall erect
nt his own oxponso n good nnd substan
tial bridge, with good railings on each
sido thereof, and build nn embnnkmont
of easy grade on either side of said
bridge; said bridge to bo not less than
sixteen feet wido, to bo covored with
planking not less than two inchos thick,
and to bo approved by tho road super
visor of tho district in which such bridge
is built, and tho samo to bo kept con
stantly in good repair by tho ownor or
ocaupnnt of said laud, tho construction
subject always to mo consont ami ap
proval ol tho road supervisor ot tho ills
trict; and, provided further, that in coso
such crossing Is nuulo on any water way
or natural channel for water, and where
nculvortor bruigo is mauuninea as re
quired for road purposes, said owners or
occupants smut not bo rcquireu to con
struct any moro ot saul crossing over
and nbovo tho uecossary cost of u suita
bio culvert or bridgo for road purposes
nt such place j whon so completed ho
shall bo allowed to connect his fences to
said bridgo to comploto his stock way.
Approved February 21, 18S7.
Tiik laws wo published this weekand
last are suoh as apply to stock interests
and should bo prosorved for future ref
erence, Theso laws aro published by
authority and consequently can by re
lied UKm. Wo shall bo glad to send
extra copies of this issuo and also lost
wook tor five cents per copy, l'oatago
paid.
rXOWIMd BT STEAK.
Dr. Blalock invested in n traction
engine, nnd sovcu plows for it to draw,
and undertook to plow tho upland of
Gilliam county by storm. It proved too
much of n task, for tho iron horse ovon,
nnd in tho effort to mnko him do his
promised stint, wo rend thnt things flow
to pieces terribly. By experiment it
was found that tho ongino could do
good work with thrco plowa only. No
doubt on cngmo built heavy in propor
tion could bandlo tho seven, but, of
course, steam power has its limitation,
and iron resembles muscles in haying to
measure its work by its strength.
Whoro fuel is choap, nnd land Ilea lovel
nnd not rocky, no doubt steam will somo
day bo employed. It may bo that somo
othor motor will como into uso, or that
stored power will bo mado nvnllnblo,
nnd men go nbout taking "jobs of plow
ing nnd harrowing land," just as thoy
do for reaping nnd threshing. There
nro to bo now appliances and motivo
powcra brought into uso in tho futuro,
no doubt. Tho writer rcmombors when
steam wan a comparatively now thing in
uso. Ho was n bay in Now York City
when not n singlo rnilrond entered it or
wa8 thought of thon when the modern
ocean steamships was not known, ho
recalls tho advent of matches and cook
ing stoves, nnd n grcnt many littlo
things, now indispcnsiblc, moro un
known sixty years ago. Sinco ho camo
to Oregon, tho invention of harvesting
mnchino hna como to pass, nnd shortly
boforo ho camo lioro tho telegraph was
in use. Sawing mnchincs nro n recent
thing, nnd it is not to bo supposed thnt
invontion has been exhausted in ono
half century. No, wo look for yot othor
improvements in farming life, nnd thnt
somo othor power will to somo oxtont
roplnco horsfllosh on tho prnirio roads
nnd furrowB. Tho timo will never como
when tho horso will bo loss necessary,
but tho timo mny nnd will come, wo bo-
liovo, whon, instead of having to feed,
nnd curry nnd enro for nnd doctor
horses, man will touoh off tho feed nnd
mnko n flro in flvo minutes, ns in case
of flro engines in cities, nnd go nbout
thoir work of tonming nnd plowing as
effectually nnd moro roliably thnn horso
or ox, or mulo, or cvon cnmcl or elo-
phant can work.
And what a saving of timo it will bo
whon this now working motor comes.
Tho weary tenmstor or plowmnn won't
hnvo to put out his tonm nnd feed it,
and nfter suppor rub thorn down by
lantern light, but will merely hnvo to
oil his mnchino and koop It in good or
dor. Hut tho destiny of our agriculture
is towards small farms and thorough
farming, and tho worker must hnvo his
own tonm for this work. Tho uso of
mcchnnicnl power in farming can only
bo renlizod when ngrioulturo is carried
on upon a largo scalo, and thnt will
soon bo accomplished, no doubt.
Yellowstono Park ia tho subject of ono
of tho prominent articles in May Har
per's. Mrs. Alico Wollington Ilollins
writos a lively conversational sketch of
tho summer trip of n party to tho Yel
lowstone Their amusing experiences
and raoy dialoguo nro interspersed with
ncurato descriptions of tho wondors
which thoy witness, forming n very
brilliant troatmont ot a magnlficont
thomo. An abundanco of admirablo
ongravlng from special drawings by
four artists illustrato tho narrativo nnd
tho sccnory with splendid effect.
Head This.
I you want any photographs taken go
to W. P. Johnson's, whoro you can got
tho best out, tho benefit of tho recent re
duction in prices. Johnson is nlwnys
willing to divide tho benefits with his
patrous. A recont drop of pricoa on
goods enables him to givo a liberal re
duction in prices on all works in his
lino. Itemombor tho place. Commer
cial St. Salem Oregon.
Temperance Rally.
Salkm, May 0, 1887.
Editor Willamette Farmer:
On Saturday, May 11th, thoro will bo
a rally of temperanco pcoplo nt tho
Opera House, Salem, nt 10 o'clock n. m.,
whon a county Prohibition Lcsguo will
bo organized. Ablo spenkors will nd
dress tho meeting, and frionds ot tho
causo aro invited to bo present.
R. 0. RaMBHT.
Aito&UMng SueceM.
It U the duty ot every penon who bu used
ltoecheo't German Syrup to let ite wd&derful
qualities be known to their friendi in curing
Cooiumption, severe Cousha, Croup, Aithma,
Pneumonia, and in fact nil throat ami lung
diieaiea. No penon can use it without im
mediate relief, Ihree doaea will relieve any
caae, and we conaider it the duty ot all Drug
giiU to recommend It to the poor dying, con
sumptive, at lean try one bottle, m 60,000
doxen bottle were sold laat year, and no one
caae where it faile-l wu reported. Such a
medicine at the German Syrup cannot be too
widely known. Ak vour drusciit about it
Sample bottle to try, 10 cent. Keaular lire,
75 centa. Sold by all druKgiat and Dealer,
In the United State and Canada,
orfknlfnraL
Paget Bouno for Hops.
Ezra Meeker, tho hop king of Wash
ington Territory, writes to Post-Intelligencer,
of Seattle, W. T., ns follows :
I half fenr to writo whnt is hero to
follow. I don't want our hop farmers to
feel "puffed up" over tho prcstigo of
Washington hops. Tho fact is, I feci
just n littlo that way mysolf honco
havo a right to suspect othora may feel
so, too. Tho fact is, nnd wo mny ns well
whlspor it nround nmong ourselves, that,
now that tho Now York hop i'b out of
our way, Washington Btnnds nt tho
bend of tho list ns to quality. Califor
nia sends somo very choico hops, fully
oqual to our best, but tho bulk of thoir
crop in qunlity is far below ours. And
when it comos for summer uso, tliov nro
fairly out altogether, whilo Wnshiugton
hops nro coming to tho front. Whilo
this is t mo, it docs not follow that nil
wnsmngum nro a goou summer uso
hop, for they nro not. Thoso that nro
not thoroughly driod, or nro driod nt a
high heat - go off" early, ns the trado
phrase goes, in quality nnd consequent
ly in price
Blue arasi Sod.
After land hns boon seeded thrco or
four yenrs it is npt to bo filled with bluo
grass. This makes oxcollont pasture,
but in cultivated fields bluo grass is a
pestilent wcod, only a littlo loss difficult
to subduo than its cousin tho quack. It
takes n good denl of cultivation, nnd
sometimes nfter it is turned under, to
got bluo grnss roots to rotting. If tho
lnnd is to bo put in corn or potatoes tho
sod should be plowed as oarly in tho
spring ns tho soil will ndmit, nnd tho
piowod surface harrowed nt lenst onco
n week, nnd ns much oftonor as possible
until it is timo to plant. Even with nil
tho culture thnt can bo given, tho sod is
nt so good for immediato results as a
clover loy that can bo mado in oightcon
months nfter seeding. Thoso old sods
nro gonernlly supposed to bo very rich.
Thoy mny bo but it gcnernlly tnkes
nbout two yenrs' cultivation to got thorn
in good condition for cropping.
The Weoly Aphli.
Ono of tho most successful nomolo
gists of California recommends tho fol
lowing dend shot for tho Wooly Aphis :
"Tako one-half pound Darbndocs or
crudo nloes nnd dissolve in ono gnllon
of nlcohol. Water should not bo in
cluded. Apply with n spongo. In
October nna November this nronnrntion
should bo applied to tho body of tho
treo closo to tho ground. April nnd
Mny nro. howovor, tho host months to
do tho work, nnd then tho wholo troo
should bo sponged. Mr. Ilunyan, of
Visalin. tried this wash on apple trees,
nnd whilo it is most offectivo, ho thinks
it too costly. Ho suggests thnt tho
troo infested should bo cut back nnd tho
balanco sponged. Tho cost is tho only
objection to it
More Monej for Your Work
if you improvo good opportunities.
Hallott & Co., Portland, Maino, will
mail, free, full information showing how
you can mnko from 5 to $25 nnd up-
wnrus n uay nnu nvo nt homo whorevor
you are located, uottcr writo; somo
havo mado ovor $50 in a day ; all now.
No capital required j started free. Both
sexes; nil ngos. Succoss for every
workor. Send nddrcs nnd sco for yourself.
KNAPP, BURRELL & COMPANY,
Tmjwvtcrs Of
Agricultural Implements,
WAGONS, BUGGIES. CARRIAGES, ENGINES, Etc.
SEASON OF 1SS7
Tho Following Lino of First-Class Implements tfcMucliiiies.
lfiESDMBpr
Tho Buffalo Pitts,
"Chllier- and "EconomUt- Thrwher.
The Buffalo Pitts Euglnes,
And UorM Power.
The MeCormlck Harrcslcrs,
lttipn and Homer.
The Becriug Harvesters,
Keaper and Mower.
Hodges Improved Header,
Light, Stronf and Durable.
Tiger aud HolUngsirorth
Sulky liy Rake.
WOOD WORKING MACHINERY.
Belling, Barbed Fence Wire, Etc., together with a Complete
Assortment of Small Implements,
STEEL GOODS, DAIRY SUPPLIES, ETC., ETC.
Of emjr description In uie on the fun,
Illustrated Catacue for 1SS7, or manufacturer Pamphlet lent to any adree upon application to ui or our
aftnu. Cermwa4ta(e Berilclltet.
BKAMCa
WALLA WALLA, W.T.
8POK4NE rALLS, W. T.
TACOlf A, W. T.
WES t
COITAX, W. T.
CHENEY, Vr. T.
ISLAND CITY, OR,
Orowlng gooseberries.
Tho goosberry is nn excellent fruit,
but so subject to mildew thnt it is not
so much grown na should be. Tho fun
gus which causes this mildew thrives
most in hot, dry wcathor, as in tho cool,
moist climnto of England it is littlo
known. In Europo it is a maxim among
fruit growers that success with goose
berries bceins where success with cranes
ends, nnd vicn versa. Wo want and can
hnvo both luxuries, and both are neces
sary, ns thoy ripen nt different seasons.
Some American varieties of gooseberries
aro quito good, and aro less liablo to
mildnw than the old English sorts.
But tho fungus on any goosoborrios mny
bo destroyod by timely application of
flour of sulphur to tho leaves. This
kills tho spores if dono ns soon 03 they
fasten on tho plant.
Codlln Moth In Spring.
Whnt codlin moths nro hatched from-
tho worms in winter apples will bo
found in spring under edges of barrels
or othor places in tho cellar whoro thoy
havo hidden thcmsolvos. As soon ns
collar doors aro opened thoy cscapo and
as it is not long before young npplos
sot they then begin tho work of propa
gation. By looking over collars enrly in
tho Spring many of thoso moths will
bo destroyed in their cocoons. Clearing
up brush nnd rubbish in orchards, and
scraping off rough bark from old applo
trees, effect tho samo object if (lone
early enough.
Take It In Time.
A man who presents nn nppenrnnco of
debility, wIiobo conntcnanco is anxious,
nnd who is subject to spoils of fnintness,
is liablo to sudden death from heart dis
ease Lot him tnko Dr. Flint's Heart
Itomcdy before it is too Into. At drug
gists. $1.60. Dcscrintivo treatiso with
oach bottlo; or nddrcss J. J. Mnck
& Co., S. P.
Rolling Meadows in Summer.
A f tor wintor freezing, whilo tho ground
is moist, is just tho timo to roll down
meadows, smoothing obstructions to tho
mower nnd pressing into tho soil the
snail, looso stones on its surface. This
is n work thnt needs to bo dono evory
yenr. Not only doos frost henvo stones
to tho Burfnco, but many nro brought
up in rnking with tho wire rnkos now
gonernlly used which scratch tho sur
fnco onouch to loosen stones. It is tho
rory small stones that nro most likoly
to dull knives of mowors by potting
betweon tho. strnnds. which would Dush
larger stones out of tho wny without
doing nny dnmago.
Bare Places in Meadows.
Thero nro many meadows which havo
partly run out, nnd yot which cannot bo
convoniontly plowed. Thoy enn often
bo brought in good condition with a
littlo grnss seed nnd n dressing of man
urn harrowed in over tho bare places.
This is better than plowing. A run-out
mondow is of littlo good to plow for nny
cron, unless it can bo manured. And
with plonty of mnnuro tho plowing will
not bo needed. Whon tho sod is thick
oned by top dressing, tho field mny bo
prolitnbly put in hoed crops for n yoar
or two preparatory to being seeded down
ngnin.
Miss Florn Goodhuo hns brought us
a fow ripo wild strawberries. These aro
tho first that wo havo scon or hoard of
this year. If tho present good weather
continues tho supply of wild strawber
ries will bo quito largo.
Hugglcs nnd Carriages,
Prom th Columbua Buny Co., and other well
knswn mtkert.
The Itacino Spring Wagons,
Uuckbotnla and UojuI Ciru.
The Rain and Olds Farm
and Democrat Wjoni.,
Tho Buckeye Forco Pump,
And Iron TurblooWlod MUI.
TO,Sf2SKl Portable
84W Mm "d Katlua'
maim erriCKi
Cor. Front, First and Ash Sts.
Portland, Oregon.
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