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

have tasted bitterly OF hard times.
The hot sun has cooked the melons of
the Sacramento valley, 50 our VIII
lamette valley friends viii have 10
rely on their on productions in this
line. These are are always late and
scarce.
IL is said that there isa marked de-
crease Ia horse breeding, and csti-
mates are made. which may not be re-
liable, that 100000 are canned annu-
ally that the annual death rate of the
worn-out is l,0OO,O and that with
the large export added large deficit
Is already evident. II Is quite GER
tain, however, that there will be IA
paying demand at fair prices for
really good horses suitable for road
and draft purposes, and for cavalry
horses To go to Europe.
1t is generally believed that fish Of
the salmon family do not hybrldize In
state OF nature, because there are no
evidences OF crossing between distinct
species. Fishcultural operations, how
ever, have produced numerous crosses
among trout and salmon, and some of
them have been described. Among
them are hybride between lake trout
and brook trout, golden trout of New
England and brook trout. European
salbling and brown trout.
Hon. e. o. Mccoy spent several paws
In Sherman county this week aud from
his observations there, estimates there
will be as many bushels of wheat har-
vested In that county as there we're
last year. The crop is not SO good as
1t was last season, but owing to the
acreage being larger he says the usual
amount OF wheat will be threshed.
The yield per acre will be about one
half what 1t would have been under
more favorable circumstances-Tim
Mountaineer.
The winter wheat harvest is about
complete throughout the couHtry and
In many localities spring wheat is
maturing which is scarcely as good, so
Ear as threshlng has developed its
quality, as was expected. Heavy rains
in its middle belt have caused some
damage to shocked wheat. The yield
is poor IN Ohio. There is complaint
of rust in spring wheat, which, how
ever. has not spread very much during
the past week. IL is disappearing in
some parts Of Minnesota.
The cool, cloudy weather OF the last
few days has done wonders for spring
wheat, and IL looks much better be-
sides being headed out more satisfact-
orlly. There are reports of fields yeld-
ing better than for years, and yet all
together IL is not safe TO state that
there is over two thirds of crop for
many fields are In a bad condition.
When the harvest Is over IL will be
found that the warehouses are full
and that after all Linn county has
not gone back on its record OF having
sure crops.-Albany Democrats.
The cattle export movement has
been stronger, there were 32,2l5 head
shipped, worth $2,903, 239, against 21,-
257 in May OF last year, worth sl,97d,-
SS3. The exports of eleven months
are 3l2, 2,22O, against 2SS,l27 for the
same period of the previous fiscal
year. There is also an increase In the
exports OF beef, both for May and for
the season, l97,1ls,6l3 pounds, OF fresh
beef having gone out, OF the value of
s16, ,S03,779. The exports OF salted
beef have been 64,747,620 pounds,
valued at $685., ,436, and 42,754, ,436
pounds OF tallow-a very heavy In
crease. Already live and dead beef
exports aggregate about S7,OOO,OOO.
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