Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-11

the acreage will not he quite as large
as last near, but the quality has every
Indication OF being hrst-class. The
yards which have been cultivated
4 shows an abundance OF young hops on
the vines, and as yet they are free
from pests of all kinds.
Take a look in your hen houses after
dark to see how the hens are behav-
ing. If you find them with dropping
wings, heads extended and seemingly
not able to sit still a moment, the
coops need more air and less lice. 1t
is cruelty to confne your fowls in
such places.
Now when the pigs are wcaned Is
the time TO select the brood sows that
must replace some of the old sows. 1t
pays to discriminate well; like will
produce like. If the old mother SOW
is deaf, or has any other weakness,
and others of her family lines are
similarly affected, refuse all her off
spring.
The benefit to fruit trees of not
haying to raise crop of fruit this
year will be very great. If nothing
serious happens next year in blooming
time, the fruit grower will reap a
harvest such as never before has been
the case. The benefit TO the market
will likewise be great, cleaning up all
surplus and eiTectng prices materially.
Speaking of the sheep prospect the
Washington Farmer says: "A large
number OF sheep, from Oregon, are
coming in. Snow has remained late
on the mountains. The water courses
have continued high, retarding the
driving Of the bands. 1t seems as If
the ranges will be overstocked, and as
a consequence most OF those intended
for mutton will have to be fed next
winter"
Charles l.. Daley, of Salem, MEM
Der of the State Board of Horticulture,
having just returned from an inspec-
tion OF Lane county, reports the fol-
lowing facts. The number Of or
chards from To years old, 107.
Number of acres from to years old,
LII. Number Of acres OF apple or
chards from TO 8 years old 225.
There are about $500 acres of old APP
pie orchards.
Unripe' honey may be detected 10y
It's sickening 'syrupy' taste, and II is
too sweet and leaves "A raw after-taste
Honey produced in country where
the nights are cold is seldom thor
oughly ripened. Much honey con-
tains lobelia, flower which is used as
q drastic emetlc. 1t can easily be
told by It's bad taste aud bad after
effects. Dog fennel aud many way
side weeds, and even some tame flow
ers are worked upon by the bees in
times Of scarcity, which will contain
mate the honey. 1t is we'll TO shun
all honey with an of taste TO IL.
Seedless raisns are TO be produced
in quantity in way quite new to
California. 1t is currently reported
that George w. Petit, of New York,
and Colonel William Forsyth, OF
Fresno county, have commenced the
erection of three-story mill in
Fresno for seeding raisins. The plant
will cost $4,000 and will seed two car
loads a day. The only other mill of
the kind In this country is in New
York and belongs to Mr.. Petit.
The plant" which the California
Wine Assocla tion is establishing in
Fresno In connection with the recent
purchase of the MADEIRA vineyard by
the SwIss-Itallan Colony, promises to
make boom In the vineyard indus
try. The property bought amounts
TO $40 acres, of which 100 are in wine
grapes. Three hundred and fifty
acres additional are to be set out
when the rainy season comes ON.