Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-21


OF depression
Clas. ELLIS OF Los Gatos was gored
~ death last Saturday by vicious
ball. lie vas lettering the animal
when II made Il wild rush at him, in
hicting injuries from which he died n
few hours lptcr.
Fifteen thousand sheep are held I'm
quarantine at Yellowstone range by
Montana authorities. The No dnys
quarantine will considerably toll up
the range and will discourage driving
sheep TO Montana.
Ther, is an immense peach crop
along the Ohio river this year as well
as In many other portions of the East
and peaches are selling in towns and
cities along the Ohio river as low as
five cents per peck.
1t ought to be every farmers aim to
contribute to the deficiency in the egg
market of this country. Make your
hens lay when the other fellows hens
don't and you will not have been an
entire failure In the poultry business.
Now Is the time every extra pre-
caution In the way OF cleanliness and
comfort will tell and every judlcous
swineherd practices it. Disinfect,
make shades and preparations for
artificial baths If not where they have
access to creek.
Every man who owns a horse should
enforce the strlctest sanitary measures
In the barn by keeping 1t scrupulously
clean. Put up screene and keep out
as many of the flies as possible. 1t
will be money in your pocket to the
feed bin.
On the farm of d. P. Kingery of
Yamhill county, is freak of nature
in the shape of chicken with four
legs,he two natural ones, andone COM
ing out under wing and one coming
out at the back. Aside from the sur
plus of legs, the chicken is as spry and
healthy as any of its companions.
Many Of our prominent farmers say
the hot dry weather Of the past week
has materially injured the wheat pros
pect and most late sown grain will
be very short and much of IL will not
even make hay. The oat crop espec-
ially will be very light. In all, IL
will be the shortest general crop ever
experienced In the Willamette valley.
The use Of "preservaline" in the
dairy business should not be counte-
nanced. One Of the greatest troubles
10 those buying milk ARISES from the
fact that the milk has not been
areated. Milk should never
De put into the can warm from the |
,ow. 1t should be properly areated
irst. Some do areate but with water |
A. ID. Hoppin Of Bangor, Van Buren |
county, New York, has 1000-tree APP |
pie orchard which has not produced a |
barrel OF fruit since 1888. lie hld
planned To destroy the orchard this |
rear, but something prevented, and he |
S now glad that it did, for the trees
ire so loaded with choice apples as to |
De in danger Of breaking down when
,he fruit ripens.
Twenty years ago the $4,000, 600 cat
lie in Argentine Republic we're raised |
entirely for their flesh, horns, tallow |
and hides, and IL was nearly impossi-
BILE to find a milch COW. The milk used |
was Illinois condensed, and butter !
was almost unknown; cheese came |
from Europe. Within the past few
years the native cattle have been |
crossed with the Durhams and Deyons
q peculiar bit of dairy breeding, by |
The way), and dairies are now found in
Ill parts OF the country. Fresh milk |
Is everywhere, and butter of fine quail
ty can be obtained at from 30 TO 40
,ents pound. In 1895 l47 tons of
1utter and 54 tons OF cheese were ex-
ported.