Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-10-29
Farm and Homa.

The fruit growers Of California will
meet In convention in Sacramento, ke.
ginning November 5th and lasting four
days.
Help your nelahbor by giving him
your good experiences through the
columns Of THE JOURNAL farm de.
partmeDt.
Humboldt county, California, cream
cries shipped AL $50 pounds Of butter
for the month"; Of September. Marion
county could do as we'll II creameries
were once established.
Oregon's fruit is the best Of liz kind
In the world, aud our growers need
only to apply the meet intelligent
methods 10 force their product up to
the highest price.
Go among your orchard trees often
enough to perceive their wants. There
is work to be done peculiar to each
month. Clean up late windfalls now,
and, II the tree Is over burdened, gather
and market some Of the fruit. This is
the season 10 gather the brush, brlars,
large weeds and robber sprouts for q
bonfire.
One week ago the quarantine against
Mexican cattle was raised at Nogales.
Cattle may now enter Arizona at Port
Nogales aud the supports Of Bisbee,
Locheil. Buenos Ayres and Yumo,
but entry must be made at Nogaes'
1t is said that fifteen thousand head Of
Mexican cattle will be imported
during the forthcoming two weeks,
New York City seems to have some
genuine philouthropisis, who get at
the real needs Of the poor This season
q large number Of the deserving
families were allotted small pieces Of
unused land In the suburbs, and they
not only got healthy, recreatiye exer-
else but raised sufficient vegetables,
etc, TO render them great assistance
Verify, the greatest charity is to assist
unfortunate people in helping them
selves.
DR.. G. +. Scott, Wlsconsin's state
veterinarian, states that the golden
rod, which has been suggested as our
national floral emblem, Is responsible
for the death of hundreds of horses In
the mining camps in the northern part
of that state. Horses turned out to
Craze feed on The plant and it is report
ed to be so poisonous that no admins
tered remedy will counteract its effect.
DR.. Scott declares that the golden rod
should be lexterminated as a poisonous
weed.
THE JoUkNAL has received some
fine SAMPLES of second growth Bsrtlett
pears, that are nearly matured' They
are from the premises of d. l.. Smith
in East Salem, and nearly bushei
were raised on the tree. A second crop
NJ nears is quite common this year or
the Bartlett trees. They bloomed
shortly before the first crop was ripe
and owing to the favorable fall weather
many will reach almost their usual
size before winter sets In. VIII some
grower predIct:how this double harvest
will effect next years crop?
AS Oregon has mammcth potato
crop this year, with low prices this
product should be made the most Of
bv feeding to stock. Pigs appreciate
notatoes more than do most other
animals. 1t is their nature to root and
And such things in the ground ana
next to following this natural propen'
slty is the privilege of having sucn
things offered them. A email amount
may be prOfitSbly fed raw but large
quantities will not do unless Oo'leo'
Putinto a tub before they are cold they
should be mashed and mixed win
milk and cornmeal. The qnsnu'y
should not be large at first, but small
and gradually increased
Why should the buck ana 'n' '
vel7et-eyed antelope be known 'o.
mankind as legitimate game ior 'h'
suortsman's psstime why shOu''
Nh,Id1an CFV for