, 1867-10-04

perhaps they want six or ten new stages IN the
spring. they would see this and learn the price
and order them put mp here instead of sending
below. Il would, Of course be examined min>
utely in all its parts, aud inquiry made as to who
done the blacksmithing, who the upholstery, and
who the painting, &c. It would be a complete
travelling advertisement. The great superiority
Of thu American reapers, mowers and thrashers
over any European inYention, is chiefly owing to
the severe tests aud comparisons to which they
are subjected at these county fairs. 1t exposes
every weak point, so the inventor goes directly
back to his shop and makes the necessary im>
proyement, until he has his machine just about
as perfect as it can be made. 1t is a source of
no little interest aud pride for an American to
look at the comparative merits of the American
thrashing machine as compared with those of
the English and French atth great Exposition.
In one hour the American thrashed 740 litFes;
" +" Cayton's, English 4I0
Duvoir's, French, $50 "
and French paper speaking of the trial' said
"This American machine literally devoured the
sheaves of wheat. 1t is one of the greatest re-
suits possible to attain. The impression which
it produced on the Arab chiefs was profound.
These great Improvements in harvesting and
thrashing grain are of the greatest Importance to
US on this coast, where labor is so high-in fact,
we could scarcely do without them. The reap>
er, the thrasher and the mower are types of the
ever progressive spirit of the age. They point
US to a glorious future, in which they will
achieve, for US aud our country, grander tri>
umphs than the triumphs of arms; for they will
develop the means disappearing millions of hu
man beings who will come to this coast from the
over-crowded cities of the Atlantic States and
Europe. And there appears to be yet still an
other improvement made on the reaper and
thrasher, which, if mistake not will work
complete revolution in the very worst feature
of farm life. A little red-haired Oregon boy
scarcely out of his teens, Will have on exhibition
at the Oregon State Fair, next week. a machine
(the Davis combined header and thrasher, J
which, with three men and ten horses has, this
season, cut, thrAshed and sacked, at the same
time, in the most perfect manner, from twelve 20
twenty acres per day, leaving every thing on the
ground, excepting the grain, as il should be to
enrich the soil for another crop, instead of TAX
ing everything from the land and returning
nothing which will in time impoverish the best
of soils.
When this machine comes into general use, as
believe it will, our poor overworked families
will not then so much dread the harvesting aud
threshing season, as it now really constitutes
the worst feature of farm life. Then, instead of
harvesting and threshing lasting two or three
mouths, as now, with from six to twenty men to
cook for, it will all be done up nicely in two or
three weeks, with no more than the ordinary
farm help,
l would like to speak of the natural advanta.
ges of this Valley, of the richness of the soil,
the healthtuness of the climate of the immense
wealth surrounding US on all sides in the rich
natural grasses furnishing unlimited pasture for
stock and of the fine, healthy, well developed
horses that raised on this nutritious grass
and in the open air. Stage mea tell me that
there are no horses raised in any part of the
world equal 10 endurance to the horses raised on
these upland praries that can stand up to the
work as well and make an hundred miles as
soon, We all know that Oregon has produced
some of the finest muscle, and her stock has
made some of the best time on record For in.
stance, the Sim Olds' mare was first taken tc
California, thence to Long Island, and thence tc
England, and has proved one of the fastest ami
mails on record. Every one knows that thi!
Valley is superior in climate aud in natura
grasses to any part of Western Oregon or Calis
fornia, Many of the diseases common to horse!
in the East are entirely unknown here. shal
| expect to hear of some of the best horses being
raised 10 this Valley known in the whole civil
\ in7d world. These and several other items
would like to dwell upon, but have not time now
wish to call the attention of farmers to yery
common error which T have observed in thi
Valley--that of
SPECULATION.
| Farming and speculation are entirely difFeteu
| things and ought not to be united Quite a larg,
! proportion of failures in the mercantile commu
| nifty originate in outside investments, by build
iGg or dealing in stocks, or real estate or cereals
Now this is always done during flush times
when labor is high, real estate advancing, aut
money plenty soon there comes the ineYita abl
panic; capital is locked up where it cannot b.
realized, and the speculatug merchant finds hi
store locked up. But if this is true of the Iner
chant, how much more true of the farmer Tn
| history OF farmers speculating is n short one
! They buy because their credit is good pay dar
comes, they have not made expected turns the
borrow money, perhaps by SIMPLY giving the
note by this time it becomes noised aroupt
that A, B, or c, is considerably involved, Tn
next time be borrows money be has to mortgag
his farm, and hually, to pay up, has to sell th,
whole or part of it, and worse then all, has I,
pass years, during which he is slave to interest
Every farmer wEO borrows money to speculate
! ought TO dedicate the remainder of his DAYS Il
| interest. For there Is 90 person, white or black
bought and sold with the soil, no galley slave
| there never was negro On u Southern planta
ton more absolutely toe property OF another
| than the farmer is i bound thral to iuterssr
His master lives with him, aud grudyes him ey
cry spare mOmeuti he goes with him to tn
neid, he eats with him, or rather eats bis dinner
H"N6S NH ul' SAtIb IL every Transaction q
business, be appears to him ia darken ID costum
/ n the watches OF the night, he poisons ever
pleasure, and haunts and dogs the footsteps o
his victim like shadow. Few persons fplI,
realize the great disProportiun in our moderI
civilization, between tue rewards OF labor an,
money, when that money is loaued. To ilIu,
trate Suppose this young Territory of Wash
ington should give ner note running in this wise
''For value received, October Sd, 1861, promise
to pay John Doe or order, two hundred wear
from date, one hundred dollars, with lawfnl in
1erest, to De compounded annually" When hi
Snots-shall become due. Washington will cootai
several millions of Inhabitants Six generation
VIII have acted their part in the great drama
lie, improved the land you now cultivate. i'm
proved your rivers aud harbors, built railroad,
"nleh shall be the great thoroughiares between
What then will be tue great cities of the Nort
acme coast, and the immense population whic
snall tarong the Mississippi valley Great stear
liue' shall connect you with Asia aud tbrono
your lap shall flow the rich commerce. of m
hAs'i which has ever borue empire in its natl
"py But strange as it may seem, it would TAX
: ' 'ue property, real and personal, of the the