Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-29

1t is now evident that peaches,
cherries, apricots and early pears in
the Snake river fruit district we're
nearly all destroyed by the heavy frost
of March 30.
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Oregon can beat the world growing
line, rich, juicy, tender uniuns. The
old beaverdam land Is considered the
best. The Oregon onion ought To be
In the eastern market as well as Cali
fOrnia onions.
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Turkey has removed ths embargo
against the expectation of Angora
goats. The highest prices paid for a
lot recently shipped to Port Elizabeth,
South Africa, 81, $50 for buck and
1854 for doe.
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In Canada there Is a law prohibit
ing the spraying of fruit trees while
in bloom, both On account of the bee
keepers and on account of proper
fertilization. The bee being large
factor in facilitating proper fertiliza-
tion.
There is no milk straiuer that
equals small bunch of clean cotton.
it will retain the minutes PARTICLES of
dirt and many other impurities.
Sterilization and Pasturization Is not
nesessary. Cotton will remove nearly
all of the germs In the milk without
extracting any of the butter fat.
The disease known as "Blackhead"
in turkeys has been pronounced con-
tageous and is rapidly spreading. Ii
Is very prevalent in the eastern states,
so much so that the business is being
abandaned by many who formerly
realized largely by 1t.
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AS IL is a fact that sterll eggs will
keep better than fertile ones and hens
will do better without a cock to harass
them. Most poultry men keep too
many useless cocks, which only tend
to make the poultry business un-
profitable. 1t takes two hens To sup
port cock. This is a point that too
many overlook.
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III. ID. Mount, Of Silverton, a pioneer
hop growing, has made some expert
ments at grower chicOry which are
satisfactory. From one row 100 feet
long he raised As pounds OF chicory
after It was dried ready for use. He
says a good profit can be made at DC,
pound.
Too often too much attention Is
given To the male, and no regard Is
paid TO what kind OF mother swine
the stock is to spring from. A well
bred SOW will contribute more to the
upbullding OF your herd than II you
give the attention entirely to the
male.
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Use the best breeding stock and no
light weaights, but something that
will make l600lb. horse or heavier and
you will raise horse that commands
profitable figure. 1t costs no more
to grow a horse OF this kind than TO
raise scrub and the pleasure Is
certainly much greater as well as the
profit.
The division of pomology Of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture has issued "A special report on nut
culture. 1t is quartO volume of $50
pages and neatly illustrated. Thirty
cents Is charged for this work, and
those interested in this subject can
hardly afford to do without this use
full work.
The Sugar Trade Journal gives the
number of pounds of sugar consumed
by the various countries per person
as follows: England, S6,08; United
States, 62.60; Denmark, 45.41; Switzer-
land, 44.66; France, 3O6l; Germany,
1888; Austria, 1881; Russia, 1904:
Italy, 6.65.
Fruit growers say there never was
a time when fruit sold out so close as
this season, though much OF 10 was
sold at low figure, yet this low price
was due 10 bad packing and grading.
With a short crop In sight II Is reason
able TO expect good prices for next
years crop II the quality is as good as
usual.
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The raison growers OF the Fresno
district, in California, this year have
agreed 10 try cooperative marketing
OF their product. The packing houses
and merchants will join hands in the
disposition OF the fruit, and all the
fruit will be put on the market