The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-03

A@A9s A<tNA1Af1N
Having heard 40 much talk about
Oregon farmers and their industry,
when back ir the Eastern States have
taken particular notice of their ways
for the past few weeks aud must ssy
that attn astonished at their want OF
thrift, and can easily account for there
being 80 many farms for sale in this
neighborhood. The majority of your
farmers Fesm hardly IN understand tbs
frs. rudiments Of agriculture az they
raise wheat wear alter year of the same
piec, If Is"d, aud evidently expect that
land 30 improve white they are taking
Al. the virtue nut Of IT,
Now anyone famil ar with Enaland
and i's climate knows that what will
grow there can be raised here with best
ter results, and yet farmer in the old
country can pay $40 per acre for land
and give IL far more labor aud make
good living out of IL, here the farmers
are in difficulties as u g"nerAI tule.
How is tbi. something must he iadi-
c.lly wrong. /. the land bad ? NJ. J.,
the climate at r. IL =? No. l. the m.r-
kst bad Z? M. The tsult therefore
must Law A. the door of the iaruier, ~ho
generally hss mo-e land than he can
work, and plows an immsnse tact, and
summer fall1ws. which in This age IN
quite an expIoded idea. w. know
scientific researches that by growing q
different sort &c crop We FenovAte the
land AZ much as by summer fallo~ing
In the old country directly after har-
vest they plough the wheat siubble
deep and then plough again lightly in
the spring, theu so~ fax with timothy
and clover or Perennial rye grass. Why
can nos this be done here % we'll as
there? II lax were treated properly, it
would yield an income equal to, IL not
better, than wheat. Flax used for
making twine was simply wasting good
material, and far more money could be
obtained IL, after dressing, the fax we're
bsled and shipped to England. Flax ia
usually pulled, but DOW that self-bind-
ers are so much used, a great deal of
time and money can be saved, for If cut
low enough nothing is lost, as little or
no fibre is near the root. The seed can
be saved by the threshing machine
working slowly and the Eheaf held in
the feeders hands 80 as not TO 90 through
the machine. After being thus mani
pulated it should be taken to be stepped,
and when sn fficiently rotted IL should
be taken out and spread, and when dry
it is ready for scutching. People may
argue that there are no ways of scutch.
ing here, but they would very soon find
out that If they had the fax there
would be plenty Of machines TO scutch
it, thereby making a use for all the
grand water power which is going te
waste. Rowans machines are the besi
and cheapest and no doubt could easil,
be obtained from the old country. Thes'
| machines could also be used with |
threshing engine at the farmers homes
Oregon has the finest climate and waite
for raising fax in the world, and woul,
soon prove formidable rival to Dun
dee, in Scotland. should like to sc
some steps taken in this direction, hav
ing been all my life among flax ] ar
able to give these facts, and shall b
happy to give the fullest information I
} any one who may want to know.
II Hoping that have not trespassed
. your valuable space, / remain,
D Yours Truly,
II