Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-07-28
FARM NEWS.

nOllltry UnlS WllltI btt Oiidb All VII III ih
Is extermin ated.
To make war on one vermin is bet
ter than have a million virmin make
war on your flock.
The flax raisers of Minnesota and
Dakota will this year harvest over
of million acres of fax.
Ten to twenty drops of carbolic acid
ina quart of water is a good portion
TO give cholera infected hens.
The farmers Of Lincoln county
should not allow so worthy an enter
prise to die for want Of support.
Poultry can be made to almost en-
tlrely subsist upon green food and
what insects that fall in their way.
The Rathburn Blackberry is prom
isIDgnew berry. 1t is fine large berry
Of excellent flavor and free from any
core.
Twenty-Five years ago d enmark
was grain growing country, but to-
day It is one Of the most prosperous
dairy countries.
The Pierce County Agricultural and
Industrial Association will hold its
meeting at Tacoma, Wash. september
l4th TO 18th, inclusive.
We are informed by subscriber
that few punches of mint placed in a
hay loft will keep the same entirely
free from mice. This is worth trying.
Eugene Guard.
The prospect for big apple crop in
New York state is immense. Conse-
quently that state will contribute
largely to the supply Of the foreign
markets with winter apples.
The fruit crop between La Grande
and Summerville promises TO be OF
finest quality, says the La Grande
Chronicle. Winter shipping apples
are an especially promising crop.
The wool production in Victoria Is
valued at 1927 1851, 1885 yearly. The
annual sales are 292, $40 bales. The
value Of the yearly wool exports are:
Greasy, S27, ,724, 800; secured, 1864, ,445i
washed, 1851 ,425.
You may be able To know that you
are a success In the poultry busines
from the fact that you are supplying
the market with broilers and are get.
ting your money before they are full
grown.
The unsual drought has killed all
the salmon berries, raspberrles, aud
other wild berries along the Necan-
nicum, in Clatsop county, so that the
bears, which In the summer time live
principally upon these berries, are
Induced by hunger to come very close,
tomen's habitations, looking for food.
An appeal has been issued by the
Department. Of Agriculture for the OBJ
seryance of 'bird day." in the pub
Tic schools throughout the country,
that children may be instructed In the
value Of birds and the means Of pro
tecting them from wanton destruc-
tion.
The Mitchell Monitor, In Crook
county, is informed that the sage rats
are leaving that section OF the coun-
Try, travelling In a northwesterly d.
rection. They have been doing much
damage TO crops and the range In past
years. This year, crops thatin former
years have been destroyed have been
left untouched.
Denmark is a small country, but be-
sides supplying its dense population,
IL exports annually about lO5, 5,OO0, ,OOC
Kroners' worth OF butter, and about
4oWO,OOO krOners' worth OF pork and
mans, largely made from milk. "A
kroner is about 2s cents.) Danish
ontter is about cents pound higher
than American butter.
The Happy Valley creamery is now
running in full blast. The new
creamery will make new business and
me in hither-to dormant dairy dis
trlct. Prosperity and wealth Is certain
wnere dairy becomes one Of the
principle features OF a locality
Inc Toledo creamery has closed f0I
SMaht OF milk The supply OF mill
u"'hdied down 70 less than IS cows
Very few watermelons will bs
rsised IN Josephine county this year
Nei'ner Lee nor Shattuck, our formcl
"S'ermeion kings, have any planted
=" speak OF, as prices OF late year