Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-26
DIVERSITY OF CROPS.

I'D. JOJ RNAL.-l see cODSlQefa DIe
said IN your columns on fruit grow
ing. All of which are true enough
Yet our eastern friend9 may iufer
that raising fruit is the only profit
able mode of cultivating the soil
We, who live back at a considerable
distance from the city, and at all in
convenient distance from Salem's
big canning and evaporating estab-
lishments, aud being no nearer any
other market for our fruits and vege-
tables, must find some other en-
ployment. We have one recourse
/ that never fails us, and of which lit
tie is said in the valley papers, from
the reason that we live here in the
foot hills enjoying the mountain air,
and IA prosperous and healthy life.
The Industry that | wish to call at
tention 10, is that Of dairying.
With some eXperi0nce in cheese and
butter making, both here and in the
East, / have come to the.cOnclusion
that there are few places where a
better article can be pro-
duced with the same amount
of labor and capital as can be
in tue foot hills of the Will
lanette valley. There are severa!
reasons for this; first, we have mild
winters aud it requires but little
feed for our stock, the early spring
produces early pasture, and which
cannot be excelled anywhere for
dairy stock, as the quality Of our hut.
ter and the quantity produced from
limited herds will lshow. The old EN-
pire state may boast of her dairying
but we en- show results with haif
the labor and with double the prices,
that would startle her The trouble
of keeping the milk sweet here is
light task, the cool mountain springs
which are abundant are all that is
needed. Ice is not needed IN sum
mer and little is seen in winter.
The milk here j. richer in caSeine
matter and more butter can be OBJ
tanned from the same amount of
milk than from pasture fed herd f.
In any of the Eastern states. .
From some careful Observa- .
tions made from n herd |
Of thirty cows of q mixed grade, a |
few half jersey, but most of the herd I.
were grades of Devonshire stock, /.
which are not noted for dairy |
purposes. nor was that our intention /.
when we selected the herd. They /.
are hardy cattle and fine beef
stock. We found from or herd .
tb 1t about % pounds OF milk would .
produce one pound OF butter, and 10 .
pounds of milk, one pound of cheese.
These figures are for the whole year. |
In the fall and when mill feed is
used the results are better. The F.
y GldSC u iNC lNNtlNSh lOl bulNtI t
was about - cents aud the F.
cheese netted us about II cents. /
About % pound of milk is what may
be expected from each COW per day,
in an average herd where they have
good pasture. or course, many of
the herd will go beyond this, but it
Is an extra herd that can do better
and keep it up for three or four
months. The air, the water and
he pastures here are especially fav-
1rable for producing fine cheese and
)utter of a rich color and a flavor
hat can rarely be surpassed; yet
his is done with half the labor re-
luired to produce the amount in the
EASTERN states. Good dairy products
ind a ready market at paying prices,
md the veal and beef and even the
DOrk fattened from the milk from
he butter room commands good
Drice. Our pork is not so fat as corn
ed, yet for sweet hams they must
,e had in Oregon.