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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST REPORT ON OREGON. Irrigation Expert Investigates State and Issues Circular. Washington Oregon farmers who re sort to irrigation, will be deeply inter ested in a 80-page circular just issued by the department of Agriculture, en titled "Investigations of Irrigation Practice in Oregon." The book is written by A. P. Stover, irrigation ea gineer, who spent last season in Oregon making a study of irrigation as it is practiced, so as to find out the errors that have been made and gather data which would be helpful in instructing the irrigators how to avoid mistakes of the past. The report is not as compre hensive as might be desired, but con tains a great many valuable sugges tions, and is worth the persual of every farmer who is obliged to artificially water his lands. Mr. Stover made a study of the pre cipation in various parts of the state, and to a limited extent gathered data on the discharge of the principal streams that can be utilized for irriga tion. He states, in opening his report, that the greater part of the arable land of Oregon lies in the arid section and can be brought under intensive culti vation only by irrigation. He found tbat the low water now of most of the streams of Eastern Oregon has already been appropriated for private irriga tion, but as yet practically no steps have been taken to conserve the winter floods. He finds that little of the water now being diverted is used economically, so that there is a large supply for future development. Because of its comparatively low ele vation and consequent mild climate, Mr. Stover says that Northeastern Ore gon has advantages over the southeast. The practice of wintei irrigation, now practiced along the Umatilla river, is described, and the value of this prac tice is indicated. It is shown that these Umatilla lands, under the Max well flcod water canals, yields a net profit of (24 an acre, when planted in alfalfa. It seems that the Umatilla valley, however, is exceptionally well adapted for this sort of irrigation, be cause of the unusual formation of the soil and the underlying bedrock. Few localities will be found where winter irrigation will be as successful. On Butter creek, where winter irrigation has reached the highest stage of perfec tion, fruits Jare sucessfully grown by combining the principles of winter irri gation and dry farming. Several pages are devoted to a detail description of irrigation canals along the Deschutes river, which have been in operation for the past few years, and also of the Maxwell and Irrigon canala in the Umatilla country. For some reason there is nothing in the report bearing directly on private irrigation in the Klamath country. The report, however, contains something of interest to all irrigators, and will be furnished by the department upon application. Fix Hop Picking Price. Salem One dollar per 100 pounds, or 60 cents per box, will doubtless be the popular price paid for hop picking in the valley this year, since this seem ed to be the predominating sentiment as expressed at a meeting of about a score of members of the Oregon Hop growers' association, held in this city last week. The prevailing tendency on the part of growers, also, is that hops will go to 20 cents by harvest time and all present were in favor of holding out for that figure at least. Dry Weather Hurting Hops. Salem The continued dry weather is showing its effect upon the hop crop, especially in old yards, and those not cultivated as thoroughly asthey should be, and it is declared by many that the yield will be far under the 215,000 bales that has been predicted. Yards that have been well cared for are stand ing the dry weather in good shape. The potato and corn crops are also keep ing a good appearance where cultivation has been good, and the second crop of clover is coming on in good shape. Linn County Wheat Heavy. Albany New wheat is coming into the Red Crown mill in Albany daily now. This is the Portland Flouring Mill's Linn county branch, and annu ally receives all the wheat it can get in this vicinity. The new wheat this year is quite heavy, and is running well up in yield. In many localities the yield is reported more bushels to the acre than in years past, and everywhere the crops are good. Harvesting In Yamhill County. UcMinnville Harvest is now in fall swing in old Yamhill. Most of the Uireahing crews began work last week. The runs will probably extend from 25 to 10 days. The harvest this year will be the largest for number of years. W heat Is yielding 23 bushels to the acre Oata yield 40 bushels to the acre and weigh 39 pounds to the bushel. Barley is yielding from 50 to 60 bushels to the acre. MORE JUDGES NEEDED. 8upreme Court Badly Behind With Its Appeal Docket. Salem The fact that the Oregon Su pieme court is about a year behind in its work and has been losing ground in the last few months has revived the suggestion that the number of judges be increased from three to five. There are now on the docket ready far trial 67 cases appealed from Western Oregon counties. There are also some on the Eastern Oregon docket at Pendleton, but the exact number is not known. The cases now ready for trial extend back as far as December, 1905. There are also on the preliminary docket 84 cases which will be ready for trial in the next few months, bo that there ij every prospect that the supply of cases to be heard will not diminish. The causes of the court getting be hind in its work are several. The number of appealed cases has been un usually large and several cases of extra ordinary magnitude have occupied an unusual amount of attention. Then there has been a change on the bench, which always causes some delay. Judge Hailey was appointed to the supreme bench last winter. He had extensive business interests at his home in Pen dleton and could not at once adjust his private business so as to give his whole time to his judicial duties. Then the political campaign came on and took considerable time for two months. Another change will be made the first of the year, when Judge Eakin goes on the bench. Clover Huller In Linn County. Albany For the first time in the history of Linn county a clover huller has begun a season's threshing. Frank Roth and Ernest Howard, proprietors of the holler, have already listed about 1,000 acres of clover to hull which assures a 40 day's run and success for the venture. In the past three years the rise of the clover industry in this county has been remarkable and even if the present phenominal increase ia acreage does not continue, clover hul lers running the season will be an es tablished feature of Linn county's an nual harvest. ' Lane County Poultry Show. Eugene At a meeting of the Lane County Poultry association it was de cided to hold the first annual poultry show in Eugene from December 12 to 15, 1906. There are several bird fan ciers in and about Eugene and a poul try show will be a success here. Secre tary Williams was instructed to arrange for competent judges for the first show. County Assessor Keeney was chosen as sistant secretary of the association. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 6869c; bluestem, 70 71c, valley, 7172c; red, 6566c. Oats No. 1. white feed, $30; gray, $29 per ton. Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton; brew ing, $23.50; rolled, $2424.60. Kye $1.50 per cwt. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $11 12.50 per ton; clover, $8.509; cheat, $6.507; grain hay, $78; alfalfa, $11. Fruits Apples, common, $5075c per box; fancy, $1.252; apricots, $1.251.35; peaches, 75c$l; pears, $2; plums, fancy, 5075c; black berries, 56c per pound. Melons Cantaloupes, $1.502.25 per crate; watermelons, llcper pound. Vegetables Beans, 57c; cabbage, l2c per pound; celery, 85c$l per dozen; corn, 1520c per dozen; cu cumbers, 4060c per box; eggplant, lOo per pound; lettuce, head, 25c per dozen; onions, 1012)c per dozen; peas, 45c; bell peppers, 1215c; radishes, 1015c per dozen; rhubarb, 22c per pound; spinach, 23c per pound; tomatoeB, 6090c per box; parsley, 25c; squash, $11.25 per crate; turnips, 90c$l per Back; car rots, $11.25 per Back; beets, $1.25 1.50 per sack. Onions New, llc per pound. Potatoes Old Burbanks, nominal; new potatoes, Oregon, 7590c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2022Jc per pound. Eggs Oregon ranch, 21c per dozen. Poultry Average old hens, 13 14c per pound; mixed chickens, 1313)c; springs, 15 16c; roosters, 910c; dressed chickens, 14 15c; turkeys, live, 1517c; turkeys, dressed, choice, 2022c; geese, live, 89c; ducks, ll12c. Hops Oregon, 1905, nominal, 123 13c; olds, nominal, 10c; 1906 con tracts, 1516c per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon average best 1620c per pound, according to shrink age; valley, 2022c, according to fine ness; mohair, choice, 28 30o per pound. Veal Dressed, 5$98c per pound. Beef Dressed bulls, 8c per pound; cows, i45c; country steers, 66c. Mutton Dressed, fancy. 78o per pound; ordinary, 6 (86c; lambs, fancy, 88Xo. , . . ; Pork Dressed, 78o per pound. MANY TO MEET AT BOISE. Interest High in Coming Session of Irrigation Congress. North Yakima, Wash, Aug. 7. During the first week of September the National Irrigation congress will be in session at Boise Idaho, with an attend ance of several thousand delegates. Exhibits of fruit and honey are being prepared by different localities and states. The premiums are liberal. It is expeoted that the governor of Wash ington will appoint 25 delegates, that each commercial club will appoint ten, and that each board of county commis sioners will appoint five. It is believ ed that If a full delegation attends the convention it will be able to secure the next national congress at some point in this state. It is hoped that the vari ous fruitgrowers' associations and the State Beekeepers' association will have on exhibition products of the orchard and apiary which will take silver cups and other premiums. The Yakima County Horticultural union is arrang ing to send elegant exhibits of fruits and honey. The delegation from that county will ask the convention to pass a resolution memorializing congress to appropriate $300,000,000 for reclama tion of arid lands in the West. The State Beekeepers' association has secured a Bigelow observatory hive, stocked with pure bred Italian bees, for the purpose of giving object lessons in the apiary. It will be used at the monthly meetings of the association to teach the farmers and high school class es. It will be one of the interesting features of the display at the Washing ton State fair. The secretary of the fair has agreed to set apart one of the prominent conrners in the main pavil ion for the apiary exhibit, and $200 has been appropriated for premiums in that division. The three days' midwinter conven tion of the State Beekeepers' associa tion will be held at the Agricultural college at Pullman next January, and the observatory hive will be in full operation to instruct the students of that college. The students of the Ida ho Agricultural college, which is only nine miles from Pallman, are also in vited to be present at that meeting. The business of beekeeping is an ad junct of the orchard, bens being the best friend of the fruitgrower, for the reason that these insects cross pollenize the blossoms and increase the yield. These two industries go hand in band, and are rapidly becoming valuable sources of income. As an example of what organization does, a few years ago the Yakima Coun ty Horticultural union Incorporated and sold its shares of stock at $10; the past year the dividends were 70 per cent, a warehouse 50x180 feet has just been completed, the material being stone and the structure two stories and full basement, one front being on the Northern Pacific railroad and the other on the North Coast road. The shares are now selling at $20, and it is antici pated that the capital stock will have to be increased in order to accommodate the demand. Fruit Inspector Brown, of Yakima county, says that in five years from now he calculates that 12,000 cars per year will be shipped from the warehouse at North Yakima. Calls for Texas Rangers. Cold Springs, Tex., Aug. 7. As a result of yesterday's election tragedy, in which E. B. Adams, a candidate for tax asseBBor, and his brother, Sam Ad ams, were killed and several others wounded, the sheriff has asked that ransers be sent here to nrevent further bloodshed. C. L. Williamson, one of the participants, heard that a brother of Robinson was looking for him. Alt Carnes stenrjed into the door of a saloon where Williamson was and was shot and seriously wounded by mistake for Robinson. Americans Caused Trouble. Mexinn CAiv. Ano. 7. The Tmnnr. cial charges that the recently circulated handbills, warning foreigners to leave the country by September 16, were put out by an unknown American, who went from station to station distribut ing and posting the pretended proclam ation. The Imparcial also asserts tbat certain railway camps in Texas and California have taken nart in nrnmnt. ing the circulation of false and sensa tional reports. Raise the Price of Bread. San Francisco, Aug. 7. As a result of the demands made by the union bakers for an increase of $3 a week in their wages, which has been granted by the master bakers, the latter will raise the price of bread in this city. The manner in which it will be done has not yet been agreed upon, but it is said that most of the bakers favor a loaf ust a trifle larger than one-half the size of the present loaf. Commerce Outstrips Population. Washington, Aug. 7. The foreign commerce of the United States has grown more rapidly during the last de cade than its population. Completed figures lor the fiscal year 1906 lust ore- sen ted show that while the population has grown since 1896 but 20 per cent, imports nave grown 57 per cent and exports 109 percent, To Can Cherrlea. Get the large, dark ox-hearts if you can, but If not, the white ones will do, or the small dark red ones. The lighter colored they are the more sugar they take. Stone them, and let them stand all night In the morning pour off the lulce, add sugar to taste, and water, If there Is not juice enough, and boll and skim It till It is a rich syrup; If the cherries are sweet a pint of Juice and three-quarters of a pint of sugar will be about right. Heat your cans and put in the uncooked cherries till they are nearly full, and then pour over them the eyrup and put on the covers ; set the cans In the wash boiler and fill It with very hot water and let It stand all night The heat of the syrup and that of the water will cook the fruit, but the flavor and color will be those of the fresh and uncooked cherries. This Is the way used for all small fruits except strawberries, and one who tries It will never, never go back to the old method. A Morning Stimulant. An egg beaten In a cup and the cup filled with coffee should be given to one with a Jaded appetite for breakfast Stir the egg rapidly while pouring the coffee over It to prevent Its curdling. Cream or milk and sugar should then be added as usual. Do not wait until the person becomes really 111 before using strengthened. They are for the anemic person, those who are recover ing from an Illness and those who are In condition which, if long continued, will result In serious Illness. Veal Loaf. Chop two pounds of cold cooked veal very fine and work Into It salt pepper and onion Juice to taste, a dozen chopped ol'res and a dozen chopped canned mushrooms. Add enongh veal stock to make it very moist then pack Into a grease mold. -Set this in the oven In an outer pan of boiling water and cook for two hours. When cold, set in the ice to get thoroughly chilled before turning out Baked Rhubarb. 1 Take one pound of rhubarb, the red kind, cut In 6inall pieces ; add one scant cup of sugar; put In an earthern or granite baking dish; cover and put In the oven. Bake In a slow oven until tender, the time varying with the varie ty of the rhubarb. When cooked in this way the taste Is much more deli cate and rich than the old-fashioned way of stewing. Broiled Tomatoes. Cut the tomatoes In halves without peeling. Dust the cut sides with very fine bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Set the halves In a wire broiler and cook with the skin side next to the heat. When done set on a hot plate and brown In the oven. The tomatoes may be baked In a very hot oven after pre paring for broiling and be nearly as good and It is a much easier way to cook them. Potato Flngera. Grate six medium-sized cold boiled potatoes; add salt to taste; beat two eggs light with a little milk, add to the potatoes, then stir In enongh flour to make a dough thnt can be rolled out on a well-floured board, with the palm of the hand, Into rolls the thickness of the finger. Cut Into finger-lengths, lay these side by side on a floured pan until all are ready, then fry in deep fat. Fried Banana. Teel eight good-sized bananas and cut each Into three pieces. Bent two eggs light, with one-half cup of milk and one-half cup of flour sifted with one level teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt Dip the bananas In the batter and fry In deep, hot fat until a light brown ; drain and dust with pow dered sugar. Sweet Pickled Peach en. Boll two pounds brown sugar, one pint vinegar and one ounce stick cinna mon twenty minutes. Dip half a peck of peaches quickly in hot water, and then rub off the fur with a towel. Stick each peach with four cloves, put Into the syrup and cook until soft, using one half the peaches at a time. Dlanclotba. Put two tablespoonfuls of soda In a small tub of cold water, put the dish cloths in and allow to soak about one hour. Stir them with a stick. Then lift them Into a pan of warm water, wash the cloths with soap and rinse lu cold water. Tbey need no boiling. Mint Sauce. Mince three tablespoonfuls of mint, add a tablespoonful of sugar, four ta blespoonfuls of vinegar and a dash of pepper. Stir over the fire Just long enough to dissolve the sugar, then set aside until cold. WORTH KNOWING. Women Are Prone to Collect Little Blta of Information. For centuries women have put way all sorts of odds and ends because "they will come handy some time." This practice no doubt began with the first good housekeeper of a primitive tribe, and has gone on through the ages, until it Is now one of the peculi arities of women's education. A man learns what makes for the particular end he has in view. A woman tucka away in her memory any Interesting bit of information, and some day pro duces it, to the surprise of her mascu line rival. This habit makes women especially valuable as librarians. Here Is an ex ample of the actual orth of a scrap of knowledge. A few years ago a shabby old book was sent from a parish library in Eng land to be sold by auction in London. It was seven Inches long and five wide. It consisted of thirty-eight leaves of vellum, on which were inscribed the four gospels. It had four illuminated illustrations, representing the evangel ists, each seated on a stool, holding his gospel, and each having a circular gold nimbus. The book was bought by the Bodle ian Library for six pounds. Months af terward, when It came to be cata logued, a poem was found written on the fly-leaf, containing a reference to the rescue of the book from the bed of a stream, where It had been dropped by a careless servant, and where it lay until discovered by a passing knight Of course the poet attributed the re covery of the sacred volume to a mir acle. The verses casually referred to the fact that when the book was lost it was being "conveyed to the king and queen." "What king and queen, I wonder? mused the librarian. "Why, a story like that waa told of' the gospels belonging to Margaret of Scotland," said his woman assistant Sure enough, a little research showed that there was scarcely a doubt that the book had belonged to Margaret Queen of Scotland, who died In 1093. This book was fully described by her confessor more than eight hundred years ago. He related Its being lost In the brook, recovered and conveyed to Its royal owner, and used by her for many years. So the worn old book which the Bodleian bought for a song Is now one of the great library's priceless treas ures Identified by a girl's knowledge of a queer story In the life of a queen wtio was also a saint IT IS THE RICHEST HILL. Big Black "Butte" Waa Once the Laughing Stock of Miners. Under the title "A Billion-Dollar Mining Camp," the city of Butte, Mont, which Is built on what Is probably the richest hill in the world, Is described in "My Business Friend." It is interesting to note how long the big black butte was the laughing stock of miners who wandered that way in search of gold, and always failed to find it until at last some man, wiser than the rest seized upon the possibilities of the in exhaustible supply of copper and the result was the development of the wealthy community which makes merry Industry In the fissured hills and val leys to-day. It is only during the last twenty years that Butte took Its stand with the copper camps of the world, and dur ing that time It has produced one fourth of the entire supply. So largely does the world depend upon Butte that, should Its copper mines shut down for a period of three months, a copper fam ine would be experienced and every In dustry depending on copper would be paralyzed until Butte could catch up again. At the three Montana towns of Anaconda, Basin and Great Falls, the latter said to have the greatest power next to Niagara, great smelters are busy day and night, thus taking from Butte a small percentage of the smoke which has made It a strangling town for the unaccllmated. In Butte there has lately been completed a stack 850 feet high, which will carry off tho smoke from the Butte reduction works to such an elevation that It will not fall again, a black cloud, on the town. Butte may yet have a smoke law which will compel these high stacks to be erected at all of the mines, and while It will not make the surrounding coun try more esthetic, still it will be pos sible to breathe there and to have the pleasing sight of trees, shrubs, flowei gardens and grass plots. Alfonao Handa la a Petition. The King of Spain not lone aro went on strike. According to the Paria m. faro, his majesty handed hla nrlma minister a sealed petition, with the re quest tnat It be granted uncondition ally. When It was opened it was found to be in the king's own hand. He waa often obliged, he stated, to work twelve hours or more a day. He there fore demanded for himself an eight hoar day, and no work on Sundays and holidays. Better crying woman than a sera tony oh.