Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-02

urnS held al the Marquam Grand thea
ars this morning President II. NJ
Ga5xS called the meeting to order, and
af1Er stating the objects. introduced
E T.. smith, the well-lcnown Hood Riv
or hsu'riCulturist, who addressed th'
ekeluEHnRs
EaJ;b county was then called on fol
n nJrMt, and many interesting papers
were read Marion county had many
valuable articles. They were as fol
u0waw
VIE Marion county delegation pre-
sseutssa papers on red clover, alfalfa
GireHrne clOyer). prunes. pears, grapes
1tICwbeTies Loganberries and hop
scS1inre- These papers were the state
EDsnts OF each growers experience.
Marion County Delegates.
Mr. and Mrs. s. A. Reese, w. l..
Jones. Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Humphrey,
R NJ Tucker, ID. II. Looney and G. b.
HigSf, of Jefferson; A. M LaFollett,
Oliver Beers NJ. l.. Jones, A. NJ. AS
pinHal, Brooks; ]. d. Barber. Ma.
xiens r. w. Settlemire, A. r.. Austin
w ~. Marion, Woodburn; Judge and
MIR J. II. Scott, Salem; Fl. e. Browne
hhwoy Browne, Mayor George Cussl.
ter A. A. Leonard, Silverton: Fred
s3chwab, Thos Howe, Fred o. Hud-
son. J, w. Elmer. Jonn Butsch Anton
PooDping. r. Oswald and julius
Thomas, John Fisher, n. s. Fuchs. Mt.
Angel
Following papers were presented by
delegates from Marion county TO the
stale Development League, and are
samples OF many that were read about
Oregon industries They are of
pHctical character and will be widely
oWnlated by the literary department
of the league 10 induce immigration
10 this part of the state:
Htea Glover, by NJ. L. Jones Of Brooks.
Red clover Ia successful crop In
western Oregon on nearly all lands
FINN the foothills OF the Cascades to
the Pacific ocean.
The value Of clover hay and the
feH1lizing qualities OF the growing
crOp are too well understood TO need
any discussion. My most successful
experience In getting a good stand OF
clover is To carefully cultivate the
land for a crop OF grain as early as
tae land can be worked In the spring.
sowing the clover seed behind the
Erain drill and following up with har.
row. With an ordinary summer,
~oaid expect to get u good stand OF
glover. II the stock are kept on the
ground while It is wet, ON fairly good
land we shall get from two to four
IONS per acre. The clover makes bet.
Ter quality OF hay II cut as early as Il
VII do. and the second crop will then
le much better whether for pasture.
hay or seed. When the clover is left
'ianding until the stalks get hard, the {
'econd crop Is not nearly so good and
n very dry season a stand OF cloy I
n VIII be very much injured II not d
otally destroyed My rotation Is q
ioNer hay crop for two seasons. FOL. n
owed by one season OF pasturlng or a
nluv2llng aud seeding In grain. As 4
rule the less amount OF grain seed !,
D the acre that Is sown. the better N
tand OF clover Have the land In q
hopngaly gOOd condition aud sow y
lenty OF clover seed TO the acre. From a
ihe to twelve pounds clover seed tc h
he acre Is required and Oregon seed 4.
prVterred The following spring al
lll crup can be cut, and Il got on n
'aSona6ly early second crop can be 1.
Al sor seed Present prices Of clover Ia
$40 per ton halod e. @, IA at nearest n
'ipplng point The first crop ON good n
md wil reach three tons per acre. In,
his year the seed crop viii be light n,
sang To the long dry summer. but an In
'eTago crop OF seed is three 10 six an
ishels to the acre worla from $500 A,
$500 per bushel estimate the A
~ at making the clover crop at SiOO a
n ton baled ana really Tor shin. IA
ent THIS Is an outside hgure. where m
the work Is hircd done. The ex Ian
'nse OF baling Is N50 to ssO0 per Ne
a. the hmer usually doing an the on
~ of me work and making the pro Nj
Clover lasts two years. II YOU an
~ 'areo 20 Ave pounds OF timothy po
I'd with the clover you viii get
ass erop that stands Ave years Ian
over ON bottom lands can be eut lyl
three Years Glover seed costs 10,
90 per bnshel for hulllug Figuring m,
nee tons TO 'he acre, aud deductns eoI
90 for haihns would leave sst I'M,
a value OF crop OF seed. aud val ma
~ pasture and improvement in the Nj
avs 81 the soil, which win more me
IN pay an cost OF seed. wear aud An,
n Of maelinarV ana fau.,s et.t