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About Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1900)
i .WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, VFni day, deccmbei: 11. ltvv... mm msm wmm State Board of Agriculture, In Session at the tapuai, Re-elects Its Officers. " - ' .' : -t presiient W. H. Wehrung am Secretary M. D. Wisdom WU serve another Year Splendid Showln3 Made by tbe Board- ! Tfr wraor-me .I' i I From Dally .siaUniimn, TKc. 12.) Tin Stale Hoard' of Agriculture ye.: tcrday liegau 41 annual meeting in room Xo..5, at the Capitol, and wiU jii v f. " " "niuu ifr a uav or two. The itoard. immediately ; after wovening, elected; its officers fur the euMiing year, all the ' officer ana standing fotiiinlttii-a being selected a Lift year," with the exception of the department officers, whoso election was iNttoued to today. The officers clioseu are: ' ' T j '. President, W. ,. Wehruns IliUs loro. ..' -, Vk-e-I'resIdont, J. II. Settlemeir, AVoudburu. -";.' . , . .-Secretary, M. D.i Wisdom, Portland. Treasurer, A. Hush, Saleu. - Standing (Committees. Finance Jasper iWilKlus, J. II. Set-tleuM-lr, J!eorge' Ij Ileer. , t rublk-atioii ainl Program XV. ill Wkhriinjj. otlicio. Ueorge I. lee, Urorse l?liautiler,j M. D. Wistloiu, J. Jl. S.-ttleueir. I . SHetl I'rojrra ra-fV. II. Wehrung, ex officio, tleorge I Itee,George-Chaml-Ur. M. P. vlslom ' I'remiuiii List V. II. Wehrunjr ex officio. J. II. Settlemelr, (J cor ire Chaiul- Icr. Mi IK Wisdom. TransKrtatioii-V. II. Wehruiig. ex otHi-io, 'Javier WJlkius. J. II. Settle uieir, M. V. Wisdom. . The rciwrt of the '.State Board to t lov. T. T. tj!eer wa considered, adopt ed, aud forwanhsl. It show a most excellent and healthy condition of af fains, the ltoaril Wln eut!rely free of delY with a balance of over $JU0 in tlie Xreasiiry. The entire suecesw of the late Stale Fair, in spite of the bad weather prevailing during fair week, wan dwelt upon by several of the ineinlers while making the noimna tioii : jfHHH:les, in which they especial ly emphasized the excellent work of President Wehrung and Secretary Wisdom both f . which gentlemen wrv re-elected by imaui'ious vote of the lnKird. i . i The afternoon wit ieiit in revis ing l lie rule of the ltoanl. and fm idcring the prendum list for the next year. A few exiiilHtorH appeared with oii'pliiint. bin tlii'se matters iroiiiiso to-lie adjusts f itisfactoi'Uy during the week. ' 1 ! The reiort of the board to the !ovl crnor is as follows: '1llth of the State Hoard of Agri culture, Salem, Oregon Ieeeuiber l, V.K . " l ' - To the Hon. jT. T. Geer, tJoveruor of Oregon. j "Sir: As r-tuiiMl by law, we sub mit to you this, the annual reiort of the iro44'ediug of our Board, for the 3 ear ending lc-eiHlHr l, 'While, we have no staticties-of - the agricub tural and indusUial-'prodwts of this late, it affords us much pleasure to . In' able to .report to you general pros-IM-rtly among the agricultural clashes. K-'Kclally -;ti tui. true, of t host who have irarticl liverslfie.l farming. "The live stock industry, which H the right Tiaiiil oC. agriculture,-' is in a more flourishing ; condition in this state the past year than in any oih year of its history, which win. in tne means or building up our breds and addiug vast -wealth to our state in tlie near future. The dairy, ludustry has made wouderful advancement the past year and promises, uitJer the favorable natural condition? that exist, to bo one. of tlie foremost Industries of th siaie. e win dim aiieuipi o ui tlie details reganliug thi industry as you no doubt will receive a full and complete report from our State Food and Iairv Commissioner, who Is loi ter qualitieillto furufsli you with this know ledge. I . , "Our soairf knowleilge of the fruit industry will nM premit us to say any thing further than that cros and rice have 1nh!I very -wit is factory to lh growers, i The State Itoanl of Horticulture, whose reirt you will ncive. w ill give you a full-ami com plete (.bowing of , this Industry. The hop crop was very satisfactory this year and will return a!out $J.n -turn,-which gNs mostly to the Tanners hi the Willamette Valley. V"The wheatjeri'p ,was not gooI and with ft tlepresm-d market will re turn birt little over and al-jve the, cowt of production, Oats, barley, hy aud MtatMM have yielded well and farmer find ready market at pro-, fttable prk-eis. i : i 1 "W. imrp had ma nv letters of iu- M-iiry. the iwst year, from home seek ers, asking trlHut our resources ayd th ehatieeM- of nettrn'ring homes her. . e Itelieve that 4 hi.- Board oold In made n very useful lorean of nfirHialln to aid' and encourage immigration to this itate. if funds; were providiil to collect ami UitTibute tTll.ible informa tion. While the law make this a part of our duty there i uo provim mi.de to defray the exiiense, w e. foie. woul.l rested fun urge .that y.Mi recrmnuend that a snfflcleut ffliu In appnprUtl annually Tor t'?y lug. vouiirflittrt ami dMiributlug reliable Information, calculate Hlnre and lNnetil He ludnstrlal classes, develop tit . rrllW-h can tw bottabt. !"" V J I I itirtcpl en cha n'' lnm I tr4 Aul ff. J ; financial Statement. - , the , - . - i7 niait i lal mteresta of the ige iuiniigratiou. , . "It affords u. much idea ure fliiil gratHflcatiou 4o In able to reoort t yon tb unusual uxcesv of .the recent State Fair. Notwithstanding the fact of a rainv est fair In the history of the so.-kty. Our recipts aggregattd MSur, am against f15.7utl.tii; in lSJfi). Our dis btrsineut! were $1.IM1JI7 as against $14.."sWr. In Out- imHt nor. ,J-;j a-rahist a- loss of s3.!! In ixe. :Wc.iaid. out in - prcniiunt.- ?7NI.J more thau the annual anpro- pfiatiott of $o.b. ? s -The nervhe e gave to tlie Targe uumlNr of exhibitors, who favored ns. was so natisfactory to them and the riviipe vi our t-uecesstui fair is so rreat. that our task, for 1!Ml tdiould In light. aul our capacity for nscr-il-nejs enlargtNl. We wen able to ac complish Jhi result, however .through the able assistance given lis' by the citizens throughout tlu tate i ami isiKeiany iik Imeral ahl and asist ainv given us by tlie citizens of Sa lem. The press should not 'go ''un noticed it Its very generoti aid in id crnsing ine lair ana to tlie dcwsiki- Iers we cr.Nlit the greater part of our HUece. We hoie thi f riendls. ii-ess fouml. in the success of the fair. atis- raetion compensating theuiff for their able work. .We have no utcdiis of re warding tliein for their public Hcrrice except to reiueurtHT thein as patriotic workn such as they '.a re. We ap preciate the liberal iolioy f the tninKtrtatlon compauhs in hauling exhibits to and from the fair thi year which made it NHsilde for eopit to make exlnbits that otherwise would not ha-e Ueii made. ! "In 4onclusiou. we wish to ftay that the buildings on ,Uti f air : ground arc in a I tad stale lot repair and are at me iNsr. inadequate to acouimo- date the large nunilier of exhibits that are now Iteing displayed at our annual fairs. We boast of the finest fair grounds oil the Pacific const, ami our fair this year wa the ltest and largest this side of the Koeky Mountains. The cost of erecting suitable buildings for an industrial hall, creamery and uiaciiiuery nail would in light eom- I tared to the value they would te In nvakiug hirger and better exhiNts iach yesir. We res jN-t fully ask your Excelleiicy to recfiuiiieinl- to the Icg islature. at its icxt shsioii an -appro priation for the construction of nuit able buildings ami such other repair as i iu keeping with the demand of our exhibitor of the present day Tlie State of Oregon Is an agricultural state and .whatever enou rage men t Is given this , industry will In? for the benefit - of 4 he state at large. The State Board of Agriculture has- done great service in developing the re sources of our state, in Improving the varieties" of her ulauts awl fruits and breed of her live stock, and proiuot iug their more general distribution The State Fair is a great educational institution where our farmers, mauu lacwreTs aim oreeocTs see an inai is iN'st in their various fields, learn the latest methods, the most approved tyiN? of oxc-olleuce, and are thus qual ilitsl to proiluee" or breed up to the highest st a mianb " t - "The money appropriated in aid of siie-e-ful fairs gNs to reward the farmer for their en teriiri", skill and iutclbgeiice and Imparts practical edu ciitioii at a small cost. !'-. The following i our financial state ment for the fiscal year ending lee- imi.Int 1. i ltesiNctfuIly Su!- m it ted. . , "M. 1. WISDOM. "Secretary Siiiiimao of Receipts. . . ... $ IfSt to Oate nivipts. Iljice ntries, harns.. liai-e entries, running. . .... Division entry fees.; ...... (round rent- and licenses. . D.tiOO (Mi 711 TtO l.frJS (Ml .1-112 V Sea-sou tickets.,.. .. 1X 4 It wipts in office. ... 'Jitl iTt SiNH-lal sts-k piviiiiniiis..,'.." :5ii (Hi Donation. Salem Cha miter of ; ... Commerce SUke.. .. .. STW 00 Colhi-ttoii fntrr. Naticnal 5 'Trotting Asss lation . . . I J 89 20 'oles and Interest collected - on IKK rae entries - VJH -to IHtiiatiou fnm old sochty. . : 75 (JO Premlttin fund warranbtl of lei ... .,:.4 .! 4.so Stall rent.-. . ... ... ..... '"115 (J5 Ii.Ii. JiMlson refund of pntiy overp5!d. . . . . '. . I 5 tJtl Collection Tor X. T. Asso. ? Dr. 1. Kees. . . . . . . .' . . oS 75 (.'oik-! joit for X. T. Aso, Kills Mclean ....' SS 75 M lie appn prlalioii f tr prem- s iilllis..... ... , ,,to Col. race entry of lW9i,. . ..fK W Total.. ... .. ... . . l. . .f IS.45 !S S ti in lira ry - of Kx iNud 1 1 ores Attendance and mileage .v .$ 577 5 Siilary of secretary. 1 iuo.'; Kulry clrk and office Itelp. ; Sitl of pavilion ami attend-; ants. ...... ... Snt. of ; itonltry lept.' and . assistant.... . . . . . . : Cate keipi ail th ket ven- tlors. ,...- Chief ; marshal and asst's...; Judge of races. . . ... r,,'.;, Judge of division..-. ... : FyiNn-i" of fanu ...... ... . Iiitproveoteuts-. ... i Insurance. ..." . - ; AdverWshig and bill posting. Attraction and niusk. i. .. , Priiiiutirs. . . .. . .!.'-. - Purse ftr harness-ice? ami running races. .. . ;!i Sundry existise:. : - - . . . pa Id 1 o N. 1 T. Ass.., . jnem-bership. . - - Fees, itttletthm for Natlon- 1 Trotting Association .. i:vmss of office,. - - t H 117 W 125 (0 I 2 iH 30 I 7 m set io ! no tm r Ami K7 t S7I ta ' m b I 7s Pi 071 5o 5.7SO 80 7,012 50 50 r 77 .0 : 25o i 45 00 20 00 i:i-i"rle light for groumi.. IKefiiMd- of ea.h on Salem . iulwcription. , . . - ' ; Ijxpense in Trace eour vs. - 111 )xai!:.';.' i. A.$is.oii r - ;" -' Assets. - - Profit ob 'fair of l'.mo. . . .: .$ 40S CS Unitaid race '-eutrau.ee fee - for 525 OO Unpaid race en trance fees for lidio. .......... 527 50 Hue on farm account. " Gl ti5 Bill receivable, turned over; by old oeiety . 3 70 Total.. . ... 13 Liabilities. AtuouuU of shortage, fair of let, a jut report of .-'.' former secretary S25 0! Ew of asset over' liabilities... ..... . .. ... .$ 1.IKJ3 54 Putnam Fadek-ss Dyes do not stain the hands or upot the kettle. Sold by Dr. Stone Drug Stores. RWJAIXED IIKALTII AND DE MONEY KAISIMi CUCUM1 s. Of specialized agriculture one phae that is very i-ourawB Iu some parts of Massachm-ett Is the ciictiuiber fa rui. Most iKTsons wIkj only ie t-ucumler on tin table and iu greengroceries: imagine, if they think alKHit.it at all. Miat cucuuilters grow ttieuiselves.- lt is a Tact, however.that they recutmi irnir. skill -i.t.1 ..-,ler .r- thait nM. and that there is a lot of money la ltamUing litem proiveiur. - Here Is the story of .Mrs. UgUSta F-osworth. a New York music. t whom (condition of health utdde a change desinible. ami Who lte,aiue stiong and hearty In the process of makhig ?oiue inouy out of a cucum ber farm in Massachusetts "Nothing i-aised umler glass demands limre care rliau i-ucuui Iters. A croo will take from eight to ten weeks from mhWI to market. Tl tetiUH'rature tu,ust never fall Itelcnv sixty degrees at night, and during th4 day the heat of the sun Is - folly sufficient. SuHt a crop -has to bo -watched as ciosdy as the sail of is shifting. a eatltoat when the wlndi.Hr itt-o.in.-ni: Aii.l ikar was n ami the temperature mustT be kept even by nicaiv of veutilatiou A smlden chilling cans milhlew. and when that eome one might just ft well say gNHlby to that crop. v-. "Tlie plant must be watcheil like a" infant to lte sure that Its growth -Is steatly. It is interesiiug to note the way H) viih's rla miter over the -wires 3H1 frames. You can almost see tbesu growing They give the p'.ace the general iapiearau of a gniN arlwr. TImv liloom is a liright yellow, and tlK-re art so imiy Itlosroms that the gntn vues are almost hidden. The cucumbers hang over oue's head fciter on and give a delightfully extol effect to the hothous. although the atmos phere 11 humid like That of an August day after rain. "Pee must have five access to the Tliey are necessary, for they place. carrv tlie pollen from one plant to an- oilier. Then, of course, the soil ls all iiilHtrta jit. Before the plants are set tlw liel uiust Im projterly dressd with plenty of rich loam. When the plants are once put iu tliey shoirld lte let ahme. Tlie great mistake is over feeding tlnnn. Nothing Itut water Is neye-sary. providing the IniIs are sat- isYaetorily drainil so will uot get "stiggy. rhat the giwiud "Tin Tucumlier set-ds are plan ltd Itoxes, aud when tle two leave open they are transplanted Into iots. two plants iu a pot. These plants are gen erally repotted twice lief ore they are set out. Tlie propagating house is sep arated from the regular hothouse, be canse young plants will not thrive where tlie old plants are. Tlie biggest cueemlN't farms are at Ix-tHniuster Mas.: -Itut all around Tioston tlie com try Is well .dotUd with such farm. "The "crops are ordinarily plant-"! very early in September for-what art known. as 'firsts.' Tlie growers begin i .-i-: .. .... x' . ....... .n i ilw. HH.u Ikli'fi, 1 II .,11,1111-1 J.-li, III,: ,lir-B continue to yield till January. ."We gathereil frMii our hothouse. nsTfeet long cKiklcrel a small . liousf 1:l bus-hels each of flrst ami "set-i'iids. The former consists of t-iwumlters erf which just tiiuety.-six will --.make..- a bushel. ' -. Tlie others." said Mrs. Bosworth. "are what you see in th griN-ery totes iiaNut New York. The firsts" bring, nt the commission Im'iise. fixm twenty-five to fifty cents 'apiece, aver aging $:3 a bushH but, of course, lirta" a re not the rule." Twicc-a-wcck Statesman, ?i a year. MAX IS BKCOMIXtl TKM I'EHATK. f lwir huiulntl .years- ago Mohamme--dans were the only total altstainers of KnnK. and now 47 of the 50 largest Kuropitin i-itk have from io to 2i active letnperaiiee sis-i'tj-. Ami it Is also certain that even without! the aid of these (H-itiw the iiumlter of fe male tojNr 1 shrinking to a mini mum. At the coin-t of Queen IUss maid of boit-or had a -daily allowance, of six quarts of Init ami drank all tlie wine they could get lsdd of. A Mother's Plain Words I sappose jou will be astonished when I tell you that six years a go I was In a most dangerous condition with bronchitis and long trouble, because you can see how well and strong I am nov4 The attack at that time caused terrible pain in my chest and lungs. I could hardly move, and to stoop caused intense suf fering. Soraeoce advised Ack er's English Remedy and I thought I would try it, alhough I confess that down iainy heart I had little faith in iu The 'first bottle , pave jrreat relief, and the second bottle made ma the healthy woman I am today. My husband's- lungs are weak also, and he cured himself with the same grand old remedy. Our boy and girt have both been saved by it from death br croup. ' I know this is so,- for when they were attacked in the night I had a bottle in the chset, and by acting qaickly that fatal malady was easily overcome. We always give it to the children . when they hare a cough or cold, and we would not ba without it for anything. My sister will tell you also, if you ask tier, mat it is a medicine that can always be depended upon for . ail the trocblesof the breathing organs. I tell all our neighbors about Acker's English Remedy whenever I ole around Mechanicvii:e. n. ,. wncrc tne to bed at night without a bottle of H to the bouse tnaa tney wouia oi jeK thSir doors wide open. As I look at it. parents are criminally responsible when lUCll WVI B w w vjv . . ' they allow their children to die under their very eyes with croup, because her ia a certain remedy that will conquer the terrible monster every time." (Signed) Mrs. Floyd Fovua. Acker's EnrH- Remt1r la sold by all drjortrts mnder a posfHre tht TWmtssewtiIbrefond.Hmcofs.lre. j,"! i battle U ' United Stt? snd Cal. In Rntftsnd, tv rl.rt. sa , p o'Artrf thehmr,-rttir. V. Jt ttOOKZZ CO-.'jVtpffeter. Sew TarK . " - FDR SALE AT DR. STORE'S PKUG STORES. Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey lias Filed ;. His BiennicI Splendid Work Done by the Willamette Valley Creameries and the i ; Expansion of tne Industry Profits of Bntterand ; Cheese Making in the State of Oregon. Fivm Hon. J Daily Statetsiuan Dec, ' . XV. llalJoy. State Fcod and lJairy.; .Coinmiisouer, yesterday nUnl jj bit uufjl, rciNtrt , with . Uov. T. ,T. l"eer. cJVt Kug- the Xxo yvar'of hi Hrvk-e. . The niHH t sliovr? am uor- ! mon an:ouit. of work iNfforted by iJrat depart uieuti and that tli caai- . , ., ... .... .A ll"S&, wr ,mum lln m ul "f puie feod law of the Ktare has tuejf Willi j ex. client reulK Th report fitfa vol- t sut.inun lino illlil MH-illllIill(Is rtlit&iU by tlw Ixgislatmv tov.ards-giviug the FcsnI ami Dairy Commissioner gtHer assist a nee and enabling him to make his work mere .effective. "Tlie- rcitort fciiyw in part: ... - j Iuriug the itast- year.. c,tud.it.us a.f-- fecting H;t 'Ituttcr tn'aket in Oregon were differetrii Irwit that of any otyr sate lu tlK'Tnlou. 'ITie butter tnarket heie wa more active in tha t ea on of tlie yiar wbtaj the, greatest eiuan- . , ... ... :; ... Jt. iud duly swuimei'. Oregon w,i iwr tlculiirly favored at' tliis time. Tliere was an imcne Alaska trale.'shi were having for the north alnuvt daily, ami every lHat took a large Kup ply of fciiry product. T!res tOntli tioiis enrfbleil our dairyiiMii : to gt 5 tot T1- cent more tliau lHi4er was bringing in tin Kast at rhe sauie thm. TlH-re was also a fair tiade with the Orient. T3ie facilities in Portlaml for eoM wtonige are excel ten t ami wlren pries are low. dealety !in ltlace- their init'kr In sId srorage until sik-Ii times an best suit their eonvenieiK-e an.l desire to sHh In tlie "Wrlhi met te val ley last. pring there was- n dutuaiHl for the entire product, and Oregon stand. ready to sujtply tire ciitiie trade that I iitening m for tier. , No ltetter cheese is nuuk n tnirth tlian It man ufactured right here In Oregon, and the lenraud for tin product 1ras lNtu so great that none to .peak of has been exported, tlie bjnie h nuiiid re cruiring the entire product. Oregon buMvr and 'heew uiakett-4 are adopting the most advanced s-ieniific mttiMMls. Ami those mcImds are jtutting Oregon .1 S - i... .1 4...,. 1. . 1 I t A 1. Ir ""H "u lT t , V, I Oregon wiieat. the Itest to ! found in i t tin 'World's market. Some of naie Ore- f M ' ' 1 , m. . . . 1 .1 gon uimer uas reaeiie ine rngivu market during th kit year ami soid right tongshre the licsf - Dutch and IhmUh products. Thi in Itself and rlie fact that the Oregon dairymen te- i-eive the hlgliest price of any. pro 'bicer in the workl rfiould emturage thtmsand of others to enter into the busines In thl stat. Ortbrs were received dnring Mre siniiimr from the Orieirt that iuld not lie filled tc(nu? the product wn- not to.be liad? Tlie effect of the proes butter I'. fraud ore felt in many quarters, but - f1"' Oregon dairymen art qiraintainiug a standard of purity in their iitt;lucts Mia" i idea V; The creamery Ikis given Oregon butter It prestnt "high reftnte ami tlw iutrothH'thin of an Improved lined of ifciiry catth has 4iad a vast iitiueiue iion the qitality ai- well ns quantity of our ta-lc proilm t. One IVrtlaiwl Hm secured a tJovernnieiit contract for jd.ino poumls. The Wil lamette valley j!iipt d altout I.OInMXW pound of Ijnitter during tlie mson lust past!. fhe. averjige prie lieing alMttit 20 centi-. making a Hotal tf fcOMXiO. t'oiirmoit henl art? giving Var to tlM'rrtigllM-ei(. tlairj- experts are giving uiotx attention to tin care of tlieir cattle than ever Itefore. and they ltave fountl tbat tin annual pro duct of Hh rw can lte doubled If fh anim.il- lte properly 1ioutd. pro lrly fed and milkeil at regular liours. 'Hie nutritive value of Oregon grass es will tihtpare favorably with tint of any otber section of the I'nUetl Starts. Tl:e ne of the rcntrifngnl seimraror ha- beconie vini-mou faiiil Ita 4teeu found that within live min ute from the time that the cow flia Iseen milked, every jtartlcle of butter fat can Ik extraetTtl from the milk ami Um fat plaeeil in a cooling Tat for rfiM-n'ng.. Tlie animal heat is altstract- get a chance, ana there are plenty o peo- i nve, wnw irwmuiuv i"7; w f' Statement. 1.1 llV lllA llfA f t tk A ripening vat. which make the cream ready for tlie ehuru. Oregon i partitihtrly adapt- i-d to Hie dairy indu-'ry. It hass a miltl , and etiultaltk climate, ' ami tlie coil will under almost an v coudith lis. jhice fetd in aXmmUinoe. New market will ojhmi up and trade with 1 he Orient will lte luiineuse. Steamers will carry across tlie etM grrat quanti ties of tlairy pnthK:K. ami Oregoit sshoirfd captur? that trade. - S far as the cifamenes 4iave re- Itortrd it will n wn that they-' liave iniiVc MtuH-lliing-like t.t.UMi ptmutte of Itutter ind tire out pur of n-mse not tviNirtiug will, prolubly lrlng lite amount up to 2..tOO.O0O iiouuds, -and that of dairy or rore butter as much usre. making 5,ooo,om ntuuds dur ing the year. It must lie riuii-iuben d That tin iv I proitably 5.-4HX3.i.R,t ltounds of lmtier mil in Portland antt tin nutmy it eilt for wnt tliere, but 'the artK-k come from (he creatneilea on the Washington nlde of the Columbia and- it b -iwt an Oregou trHliut. Wliile I do i tot Ha mii t-liat flits report is correct, it i at iN-st only an ett imite. made after gatliering all rlie In formation itosc-iltle at Ibis time. Hut I am of the opinion that If the exact amount con!d lie known it wnhl lte, under ratlter titan over this figure, as? imist of the cieamerH-, as will in ween by the figures reported by tlieni are as; yet small, affairs, -only four In the Htatei net ke a rc'ioint of more than Uo.oil pounds a year. Tin chec IHoduct twill probably reach l,5n0,ot ltcund. Xo .Industry In Western Oregou Is imtie "terniaiieiirly etaltJisiietl than that of tlairying at the present time. It b true, liowever. thal in this stn--tion of tire state' wiiere mwnrreea for agricultural puiMiits are uiilfinitetl. ttther Industrie an ohler. yet, among them all. none has develoiied so nipid ly ami iiiaduch progress in the year lJxm as' dairying. Fniike fruit.- hop and grain raising, dairying Itring to 'the farmer a moiiihly return for hi laltor, from vhi-h lie rcalir.iM a xqwl substantial prolit, and ro this inoixl than anything else Is artributetl its remarkable growth. Other causes ihave contribu ted ttn-Ir liar to its wiccess, leailiug to the establishment of many flourish ing -rea uier': s, namely, liuwased de mand for creamery roitrct oct--a!otir M 1ty t1wKvehTpiitetit of exiKtrt trade lu the -'Sound cities. Alaska ami the Philippines, where fltutter, in 1imietl cally seahtt cans, found : ready sab, couitled r.1th rlwj facS tlia't Oregon' advantages over other states for wip plyiug these market wtre tveoguized by her enterprising citizens, j I-jirly in the spring of this year, 'Mr. C. H. Markhaiu, general freight and jnisseuger agent of the outhern Ia cific C4Miiauy. began .what af'frward develotel brto a tlairying aiiitaigu by having a statement complied and giv en to the presw for pidltlicathtu, sltow iug by compel risoir ttf figurcs what profit were lNing obtaiuetl by civaui ry initrou In the .Willamette valley a tiuparel with the earuiiiss io ceivitl by fanners In Minne-otsi. The tiguie taken were . thosrt of the Al Itany Co-optnithv t'reainery at Al ltanv. lAnu ettuuty. Oregon. aiMl of an average ;rcainery in Freettonreouiily, Minm-Mita. for thn year KK. a tabu lated tattuieut of which is shown 1 !ow: ;n receipts for .fl.2:J7 1S Anrouet paid patrons...... H.4."V1 ito Xo. jtoumN flntiter in.id. .. 7M.S21 Ave. receipts Itutter int lb. .2:1 Ave. cttst jH-r. -pound. .... .'.' , JXl Ave. test for Itutter fat. . . . ' . Ave. yield butter, lT cent. S.O Ave. iil for milk ter cwt. . . .! Ac. price Itutter fat ir lit .22 P.nfrer yield of a v. ew, lb am; Ave. uiHiilNr patrttn. 5a Ave. earnings, -c:ich Kit rou.S 27M Ave. earnings per w,.... 3H no Average uumlier ttws...., '-. S.1 Ave. Xo. 'cow Nr patron.. 7 t;ros receipts. iKK ,. .$15,000- 00 Amount lriild to ,ttatron-. . . . 1'J.itwi (hi Xo. isMimN bntitT made. . . ve. receipt butler, iter lb .17 .';.: -'.02 V..H 4.5 .10 lOfl 7S 155 n 512 220 Ml 25 50 Ave. Ave. Art. , V-i A vt. 4-ti-t iter lb. ....... test for buKer fat.... yb!tl Jnitter. per cent. lail for milk, per cwt paid for Itutter fat. lit Butter yield of ave. cow. tit Average ruinlsT patron. . , A ve. a ru igns. each pi t roil . $ Average uuhiInt tws.;... Ave. Xo. fw- it pvi.twn. . Ave. canting ier itatron..? Ave. earuiugx iter fow. . , . , Thirty treuuierie' mimI fire fator!e an lit oiNi-ation at cite e tiwijw located rn flif Sftutherii Facilie Ccni Iictny line In tlie Willamette val!y and Southern Oregtm, ami no less than live new- Haul are In courw of taM Wmrt-nt in fle near futurt. - Tie total luaiiiifactni l troibn-t from Hil- ctkiu fT H will amount lo 1sil i" toniMh of "butter ami ,VMfj oniil of cheese. J With faellitie exteiwlefl by the rU rid and exprcs rompaiik-s for tlr transftttrtation milk and cream it very fow rate, farmer living efftfo to the railroad ltave l-u Ittought to within eafy rent it of nearby crea mer le. Tle man with only three -r four cown to lc gin with wa thTelty en abled to conuiicDee building up a dairy herd, and It I therefore no exaggera rtt.tfi to say that every milch row of value Is Is'iug milked for en ii-ry or huie ilairr iurjxitMs. - At Unit ft mi 1 leiiig given to the Ireetling of lietter srtck. -ami to the accttmitlishuieot of tlii emL many imiNtrtathtn of ceK- Itrateil animals have beetle received during tlie cur re u t year. Method of cbeieuing ctwt ttf f.ed 1ty eomntra- Um are als receiving nre atient?oii than ever Itefore. -and, while all vari eties fif grass growTiiJturiatiily hi tbl ' t km. sib are sorfiiginz tip in every direction a It by mast', ton. 4 In UK ea'reftUl. ' ivadiug thej; Tequm--uHnts of our Oregon dairy and fHI law. It ean be plainly feen that the amount appropriated k altogether tco small to carry out tt provi-nu-. wiiMMpvs'oner m-ust le a ieroi w-. .1 oualiee.l ia da !ry matters, ami nbirf . . . .,.bMii In. to give piaf-icat ami meoivtiva. stmcf.ous in dniry matters whenever and wiiereVer omxrt unity offer in tne state, and to collect and- a s-r in ia ttiformation as Is caiciiKiieti ut ile velop tlM' tlaJry Industry itKlitat-. He shall etabllsli nw owue m iue v ... of IVrtlaud and Mian, upon eouip.tu- bt lng iade by any ettixen ot tne raw or without fK-b ixmiplaiut If la hi opinion necessary, examining Into any case of rkiJatkm or "supposed vio:atlou of die provbdous of this act or any or then. It iau ne-rue tiuiy.o ctHinnissioner to visit every cnamery ami che factory la tue Mate once tar and to keep a watchful and vigi lant care over all the datries. of which tliere art thousands, and see nliat nil Ftable where wieli . row "re Kept slutll In well rentilatiMl am! kept lh a healthful couditlou. ami if any d.se.n- etl ettw or any other animals iK-iong- lng to or alHuit any dairy, it- sua.t no tify the slate- wterlnnrian. He h ex NtttI to stand guard ami wauli oVcr lite- Jntensls of tin protlucer lu -tho great state of Ongou a- well a to set that no uiiliea.lt h.v or aduWemted fnl enters Into tin lumie of Hie eousiiiiuT; aud wheu it I eonshlcretl that Or'gm w-ith -htT Ui'irty-thrtH cotiuiMV, xhm of them larger tliau several-ttf our Xew Kngland states, ami all or theu pitslucing a vast amount of'f.sMl pro duct. It Is tpinastuiable to exist-f, w Kb an aiHHxtprialioii-less? iliau Itiat ordinarily imltl fr a comjNtcut el.ik In ninny f mtr business lion, tiny comiiiis'sloner to iterfrni tlri wr.k. . . . . , , , . aiisiycioriiy to iiiuisen t - state. Connecticut, that I va-tly sm:t!lcr than Piany of our eouuih s. ap propriates lo her dairy tWtiuIssknr.T $75o a year audi the only dutyK quins of him is to attend to tlie t n forceoieut of the staTiite relating to iniiratioii ltiHler. tht adultentlliu ef butter and molasses and the mainif.ic tnre ami sale f vinegar. The Main tt MiuiH'stitain iiiany ivspect Htmi lar to thatof tmr ttwu. apiroprjjate $l.s,(too; arhtl all tines roHt-vlcd gttfliito this ftufd. whle'.i makes it alMiut -'.t.: uoo "ayear. 1 t'Uv--. these .tasts lo show tliat ttther stalt appit-iafe Hit, lilt- flll lit lb irk of tlris txtmm birp ami are era I in I u appropriation oi Hituic? the proteitiou of tlieir Industries, mv oitiiiMiti then is no stale in Fntou that wjill atlvame ami make Kin'h trides jC piogress lii-the net few yi-ais a ingtui, aud 1t ieeius to tne tbai money enough sJiould 1 ap prtrrialid to proteeti our' Industrie; .. . . . t tn am ffii.t lifer vtllit HI,,! . 1 III VWU.U " build np iau "empire- within our own isnlcrs. It can In phm, amt it H s Ii'gihttlv Issly of Oregon it shall lt done. with the to ay If ' A Citt to (live. It Is. ttf teu difficult to decide what --.i ... r 1 . . I ! I .. ..I r i io 'ger your incuu iur uoiei.ij Iliiv Is -a ltnggestiou: "(JoinI moriiiug, .Jennie, T have li-ought yon a nice present," said Cert rude." a -she handed her. friend a neatly -wrap) tod package. The pale, weary looking girl, who wo.' slowly recovering from severe Illness, opened the bundle and' held up a largo Itottle of clear,, rich-medicine. . "Hood's VSarsaparllla!" he ex clalimHl. 'l have: been reading aJwtiit it today ami - wished I htitl a bottle." On Xew Year's Day Jeunie was able to lte out ou the street, and to her friends who remarked how well sho was looking she simply saffl: HinsI's Sarsaparllla," ami every one of then; knew It was thl'gt;ent medicine that had given back her h.-alth. WAS Ft'ld.Y l.VSFUED The sljock of goisls, owned by I. Ilenjamlu. and ibuiTAd at Sllvcrtou Saturday inorn- iug. wa fully insured t-cverai inn; over. Tlie owner kccuiciI tj take precaution to Jn prtti'deil against a his by flic. Thru grt af turn- j,mii!cs were rt'irll jn.s.lcrd tjvl a' haviitg Insuretl tlie stock. anl If 1 not known whether Mil is tlie cxti nr of the pivcuti'iiioit taken by the owner of tlie inercJiaml'iM as he may liavt stmght protect hm . iu otiter liisitranci, coiiuiaiiie ji- well a those rcorted.i Tlie followlug are the coiirpani whicli Insuiamt was carried and tli:" amoinit of the istlley In sn li: London & Ijuicashirc. saiMiii: Niagara. $Hmi; AaelrtMi. & 'Munich, $15iO. The total a n fount of Insurance carried I $l5fm. which I regankl M much bf exces of .the value. ,L - 4 T'lLUXfJ A 'VACANCY. .IfJov. and Mrs. T. T. CJee'r-wIH arrive lure thl evening from Salem and the governor will -make 1ii regular IliKpecllttn of In sold i or s' httiue. Doubtlcs Um iiiihi'r oii camlidates for tiie vacant county judgeship -will udeavr to secure an audieiKv with;the governor and-pie-scnt flwlr i.ii!iis. Hie Cocnl Rcpubli "au leaders, we. tuilet-la lid. have de chled So t all a lueetlitg of th !r county central comiuittre on Jalimla.v; Im cemlsr .'15th. to make their' select ion ami present the same lo the gotyrtt-r wlcli tin endorsement of 'the pirly iu the fouiffy. It I Isdieyetl lh gt eriKtr will 1st thttiHtt apitoitit tie (amli dale thus chosen. In tlie iiHfii!tiu:e the number of piratil U sieadily gr-. wing. Ittrvl-urg ; I.evlew, Satur day. '....",.';:'.'.; -: . . ':' CASTOR I A For Infants and Children.- Th2 Kind Yea Kai? Always Bch! Bears the 8bjntnr of SUXSIHNH AND P.KKUIKS.-C. W. Iloberts, of Noble, was In the city yestenlay. II reMtrtel tl s'lii-diiie Iteing at U very brigfitest hift week, while here It wa very foggy ist. if the time. He sfstetl th it hi children, on their way home from school iu .the latter part of XovemlNT. galherl several rijN-ued strawlterries, fully grown. ' ; YOF CAN HH CiriHIlt of nervous id iwa. stammering,, Irad habits, ol- cohollsui. tlmg habit, and sexual dis eases. Alffeiit treatment. lul ruction In itersoiial magnetism. Semi for Lit erature. Institute of Psychology, 7ti and Wah., Portland. tf. .. . - , TwIce-a-Week Stati'man, ft ft year. having rerly been eounM1 K'calkV- lu Ueutliu comitv4.