Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-10-01
COMMITTEES REPORT.
Report OF the Committee On the
Special Exhibits at the Ore
gOn State Fair.

Mr.. President and members of the
State Board of Agriculture:
The first object brought to the at
tention of your committee was 1
fruit dryer, by j. M. Coulter. In
the opinion of your committee this
dryer meets n want supplied by
no other dryer. 1t drys by steam
heat and can be supplied IN sizes
suitable for ordinary Kitchen stoves
large or small. There can be nt
scorching of fruits. The largest size
shown your committee measured
22x4l inches and could be attached
to medium size cooking stove anC
and has capacity of 60 to % pounds
OF prunes daily, while the hea'
could be made to meet all ordinary
family wants of the day. AS ,
dryer suitable and. convenient fol
family use it is deemed very com
menduble, and we recommend the
award of the diploma to its owner
The exhibit made by the u. $. Eek
perimental station attached to tn,
State Agricultural college ut Corval
lis: The exhibit (for n beginning)
was an excellent one, consisting IN
part of eighty varieties of potatoes
shown by sample; fifteen varieties OF
tomatoes; of corn there was twenty
varieties; fifteen of sorghum; of Cor.
don peas fourteen kinds, and eight
OF beans. Wheat was shown in
fifteen varieties and oats twelve
The station has already collected
eleven varieties of native clover, and
had u good exhibit of native and eX-
otic forage plants. The products are
mainly secured from what Is known
in Western Oregon rs white land,
one of the most unmanageable
of soils to the ordinary farmer.
AS il Is understood, this station
will not only give out periodical
statemements of what its carefully
conducted experiments shall prove
to be, good, better and hest, but,
will also be u medium for distribu-
tiOn to farmers of seed and cuttings
of what IL found To be worthy OF
general attention, We commend
this Institution aud its labor to the
attention and confirmation of farm
ers and trust that in future its pro-
ducts may continue to be feature
of our annual State Fairs.
Morseley's Occident creamery
next received our attention and is
deemed well worthy of commenda
ton as n valuable addition to an
ordinary dairy stock.
Ia
mon Sense window balance which
seems n cheaply constructed, easily
managed, secure mode of adjusting
window frames and sash.
A hydraulic cider and wine press
II ydraulic Press Manufacturing
company, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, SEEM
ed very effective machine of its
kind.
Staver Il Walker of Portland, had
II large display of farm implements
and machinery. Amongst them
the Ross cutter is commended to
notice rs good machine for use
especially in connection with the
preparation of ensilage. This cutter
has an upward stroke. The continu-
Gus baling machine also deserves
commendation as IL Is we'll adapted
and strongly made for its purpose
Kings lightning pruning hook,
patented 10y J, NJ. King, of Hebron,
Neb., is an admirably adapted inn.
plement for the use of orchardists,
IL is highly recommended for eill-
cheney by committee of the Thayer
county, Neb., Agricultural and Me.
society, whose commenda-
tions we endorse.
Two fence-maklng machines for
making combination wire and shat
fence were shown. Wright's fenc-
Ing machine and the Empire fencing
machine, of Richmond, Indiana.
They seem both we'll adapted To the
Use intended. The latter Was repre.
'ented by Hon. Z. Paquct, of Clack-
amas county.
The committees notice Was cited
% n display of peaches and grapes
~ Mr.. Nancy, of The Dalles, Wasco
county. There We're also tiiteen VA
'ieties of peaches aud fourteen of
grapes, proving that most superb
ine fruits "rhe flowers of conlmo-
iitiesn can he produced In Eastern
oregon Respectfully submitted.
NM EIIIOT