Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-26
with Hoods sarsapa-
lila. q Sales Talk" and
- -. that this medi-

The Oregon Poultry Journal will re-
snme publication again on September
let This valuable poultry journal
should be In the house Of all Oregon
poultry growers.
VIM. Bremen, OF Sclo, has now on
hand about 300 hogs. The hogs are
now running on the stubble, but he Is
making preparation to commence
feeding in short time.
The Oregon state fair offers this
wear the munlHcent sums of $334.50
for fancy work, $32l.50 for paintings
and other works Of art, for flowers
5000. for horse races $4,000.
recent issue of the United States
agriculture bureau shows conclusively
that crimson clover is dangerous horse
feed. "Hair balls" are formed In the
stomach and prove fatal.
Probably the owner of the largest
number OF dogs in the world is Gus
taya Jovanovitch, "Russian cattle
king" who has $4,000 shepherd dogs
to look after 100000 sheep.
From consular reports we learn
that from the large quantities of ap-
pies, received from other countries
into Europe, American apples com.
mand the highest price.
Dehorned cattle, says a writer, look
better, are better behaved and sell
better than cattle with horns. If you
can't breed them without horns, take
tie horns of after breeding.
At a combination sale Of Poland
China swine at Springfield, ILL.,, Aug.5,
the immense price Of 1910 is reported
to have been paid for two-year-old
SOW, and $3.50 for another.
A number of milch cows, from Ore
gon, were lately shipped TO China.
They are scarce across the water, and
the Chinese drive them through the
streets and sell milk by the drink.
G. j. Gessllng's strawberry patch OF
90 square rods netted him S209 79,says
the Hood River Glacier. II this ratio
could be maintained, 10-acre fruit
farm at Hood River would be bonaza.
The creamery, started at Oakesdale
has been moved TO Sunset, Oregon,
owing TO the neglect Of the farmers Of
the former place to furnish milk.
Sunset farmers guarantee enough
milk to make 1t a surcess.
Soil and climate in Western Oregon
and Washington make the hop think
life is well worth the living; but the
price Of hops make them think that
soil and climate we're made in vain.-
Farm Stock and Home.
A farmer says that using his Jersey
Oull on a small tread power for run
hlng his cream separator Is not only
cheap and easy way to secure all the
cream, but results In more vigorous
calves.
The assessors books, OF Sweet
Grass county, Montana, show that on
January l, 1896, there were In the
county 9,295 head OF sheep, an In
crease, since January, 1895, of nearly
II per cent.
Cape Colony MOhoir exports in '95
were ii 100000 pounds, worth $780,
wv against 100000 pounds in '94,
worth only s2,lO0,OOO. In addition,
Tue annual exports OF goat skins aver
age 81 100000.
Alpaca, the fleece of the South
american Llama, is similar to mohair.
ihe price CT alpaca rises and falls
win that OF mohair. The supply OF
'ne former II limited, and has been
uniform for a number of years, the
average being 5000, 600 pounds.
Inc Chicago Dairy World, a bright
sparKiing dairy journal is on our ex-
suauge table. 1t is one OF the bright
ss' class papers OF its kind in the
ssVuntry' Every dairyman should avail
a, ".nseil OF paper aud carefully study
every issue.
Ine number OF sheep in Victoria is
hs'sIered at l,27O,OOO. The colony
"as "s really over 100000. AS us
,S al' tue error proves to be the fault OF
o ,us author. He wrote ''l2, 10000" Pro-
asWe give it.
n,o,.' J, smeed of Walteryille, commenced
R'g Reaing his early hops last Friday.
vii ilon ha brothers OF the same place
The Oegln picking in a day or two.
pietapslie pliee paid is 25 cents per box and
stss0ns are said 10 be anxious 10 nick
pflce,-Eugene Guard.