Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-08-26

the way you treat its mother. The
indiscrimlnate hired man, who will
Kick and excite and frighten your
COW should be taught few object
lessons In tins line. This Is true with
every line OF breeding even in poultry.
The Fresno Expostor says that over
200 cars OF watermelOns have been
shipped FROM Fresno, each car CON
tanning from eiglty-hve to two hun
dred dozen. Prices at the beginning
of tho season were $l.50 per dozen and
have gradually dropped to Is cents.
The flax crop OF North Dakota was
never finer than this year; we learn
from private letters, and If nothing
happens to 1t the yield will be enor-
nous. The acreage is larger than last
year, owing To the late spring The late
rains will mature the crop to perrec-
tion, and ia many places the straw is
nearly 4 feet tall, an unusual thing.
Tobacco is damaged by the flea-bug
In North Carolina; in Kentucky IL is
"frenchihg" on low ground; in Ten
nessee rains are injuring the crOp,and
In Ohio some of the miami tobacco
lands are flooded Still the general
prospects Of the crop are not much i'm
paired, and good yield is probable.
w. G. Myers informs US that he has
been riding over the country for sew
eral days aud that the people are
unit in saying they will not pick hops
for 25 cents a box. Tle thinks that
growers will have TO pay 80 cents for
seven-bushel boxes and 10 cents for
nine bushels, In order TO secure pick
rs.--Lebanon Advance.
There would be as much sense in
asking that the blacksmith's trade be
taught in the public schools as there
Is In asking that horticulture be
taught. There have alreaddy been
added enough side issues to our public
school curriculum to cripple IL anG
make 1t Ineffective to large extent,
and we do not believe that the de-
mand for horticultural instruction
will meet with much favor among the
people.-Yamhill Independent.
In conversation with some Of the
hop growers around Lebanon this week
we were Informed that there would
not be more than One-fourth OF a
crop in this vicinity this year. They
say that more than half Of the yards
were not cultivated, and those that
we're cultivated will not yield half
crop.-Express.
The largest living hog in the world
is in Texas. 1t was sold the other
day, and weighed 1890 pounds. He is
8 feet Inches long, feet and inch
high, and measures feet around the
neck, feet around the body and %
inches around the forearm. His feet
are as large as those OF a common OK,
and his leg bone is larger than that Of
the largest steer. He is cross be-
tween Pollen China and Red Jersey.
He eats corn like an OK, takes In
whole ear at time. His hams will
weigh 200 pounds each. Those who
have examined him say he can easily
be made to weigh 1900 pounds. He Is
thin and in che pink Of health.
Begin saving seed corn early. Go
into the field and mark in some man
ner the best stalks which contain the
best ears. Proliicacy, early maturity,
depth Of grains, size OF ears and vigor
can be noticed from now TO maturity.
All OF the most popular varieties Of
corn were produced in that manner.
and every farmer has 1t in his power to
improve ON that which he has. 1t is
better than procuring some variety
from elsewhere, that may not be
adapted TO the farm. BY .carful selec-
tion every year marked improvement
in the corn will be effected in few
years.