New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-18
ITS AGRICULTURAL CAPACITIES AND
PRODUCTS.

7. h Editor u The v y T,ibs..
SIR: find the following in Your paper Of Jan. "A
az part Of the proceedings OF the United States
Agricultural Society
Dr. Newbery next delivered eetur, The Aenrare of
Oregon California tic he'd entertained preposo,on in
is,SI OF otsSn as an o @s.r Gg' MS
Leu, Williamson and Abbot have forced change 10 his opn-
ionsa decision of California but Dr. said The val
ley Mississippi superior 20 either Tie soil Of Sscrs'
valley h in soluble inorganic matters bu; thrFei.
copy for publication was offered
In my opinion, the Doctor does great i1uttice to
Oregon in saying that she is inferior TO California
and the valley of the Mississippi in agricultural adj
vantages
The only advantage we claim over California is in
not being like her, liable to drouths and having
more waters but if variety of crops ease Of cultiya
ton productivcness health, and saubrty of climate
are TO be estimated do not hesitate to affirm that
Oregon and California possess superior agricultural
advantages to any other portion Of the Union. With
the exception Of cotton sugar and Indian corn, Ore
gOn can produce one-third more of everything grown
in the United States with the same amount of cult
walton; and with the same culture required III the
Middle and Eastern States, We can produce a. much
corn.
Oregon is unsurpassed by any part OF the world
in the excellence productiycness and variety Of her
fruits; and all kinds of domestic animals attain here
their highest perfection, being remarkably healthy
aud prolific.
JfDr. Newberry bases his opinions upon personal
observations, they must have been very superficial.
If on the representations Of others he has been very
much mised.
Twas raised on farm in New York, lived eight
cen years in the heart Of Illinois, and six years in
other portions of the valley OF the Mississippi, and
have been practical farmer here in Oregon for the
last four years. am located ON an average quality
of soil for Oregon, and by way of showing what can
be done here in the growing of wheat and oats,
yvil Oiv a fair ayamne of paPh
In the month Of February, 1856, sOwcd fifteen
bushels Of oats on six acres Of wheat stubbe,
after once blowing 1.-TWO crops OF wheat having been
taken from the ground in the two previous years
without manuring). The July following harvested
50 bushels to the acre. leaving enough on the ground
for seeding. When the Fall rains set in, it up
very beautifully without blowing or narrowing, kept
green through the Winter, and now promises yield
of 80 or 90 bushels TO the acre.
Seven acres Of Winter wheat were sOwn the first
day of February, lSJG, on new prairie ground that
had been broken up the June previous, simply hsr-
rowing once in place each way. In August fol-
lowing over a. bushels to the acre was harvested of
clean and most beautiful wife wheat.
II has occurred twice in the last fourteen years
that our Fal-sown wheat las been Winter killed
in the willamette Valley. This occurred in the
Winter of 1856. The most of the ground was re-
sown in February and enough more than an average
crop harvested, owing to the unusually late rams 10
more than pay for re.seeding. 1t ia remarkable
feature of our climate, that Winter wheat can be
.own from May until March following, with very
great certainty of harvesting good crop the July or
August following. 1t is also matter of>yery great
importance to the farmer that the rains continue
long enough in the season 10 mature his crops; ana
then he has great certainty of from two to three
months of uninterrupted fair weather.
If Doctor Newbcrry will give the public his reasons
for not ranking Oregon with the first class of agri.
cultural States will try 10 correct his misappre
tensions by reference to facts and figures that will
not be questioned A. e. ii.
Lafayette, 20. IT,, March &c 1857.