Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-08

OF that valuable article of commerce
In this county east OF the coast range
rather than the discovery OF fact.
---Umpqua Valley News.
The valuable dairying adjunct al
falfa Is proving It's worth this year.
Flint Martins field, which was ap-
parontly slow In getting deep rooted,
has come to the front with a bum
per yield OF fine hay. The problem
OF alfalfa's succeas here has been
solyed.-Telephone Register.
A. Wolf has cneery tree in his
orchard which Is a sight 10 behold.
The branches are bending almost 10
the ground under the load of beauu-
fui cherries OF different varieties. II
Is a very old tree and years ago diff
ferent kinds OF limbs were grated
into the -Sllvertonian APP
peal.
Merchant Buxton had on exhibit
tion at his store on Wednesday
head OF lettuce raised by Capt. Wei
iGnder that measured 8 inches nc
ross the top This plant was close
AiMNNM WAAM NNlNMs hnM iNA ANNA AiANAN
Il was not selected for exhibition.
the CAPTAIN sent it to one of his
neighbors for use and not for show.
Newport Signal.
Those who rofralnod from digging
up their prune trees when prunes
we're low are realizing upon their
wisdom now 10 Is raid that VIM
- -. l. l.
present prune crop at price from
which he Will probably make S8b
per ton. He will have about so tons
OF dried fruit-Telephone Regis
ter.
J. J. nouscr has Just presented TO
this office a remarkable sprlg OF
black republican cherries, the tip
end OF a single branch containing
forty samples of the luscious fruit.
For any man 20 go back east and tell
the truth about this bunch of cher
rios on about the trees Ia Mr.. Hou-
ser's yard or the trees In other yards
and orchards at this time. would be
10 provoke naught but smiles of I'M
credullty. The cherries taken from
the single sprig referred 90 above
sihlo to the average oasterner. That
many trees and whole orchards bear
as generously In huge proportion Is
not within the grasp of one who has
not seen.- Gazette Times.
J. w. Mitchell. of Crabrec, who /
won fame IN Albany a couple years
ago. was In town today. lie Is a I
diversified farmer for certain and .
Is demonstrating how man can .
make IL by hustling Last year ne 4
cleaned up S2bO0 to $4,000 ON pota-
toes, having eighteen acres In spuds. /
This year he has planted thirty five /
acres. Besides he has five acres of 4
cabbages, three of onions forty or
nifty in hay, some In rutahagas and .
IN fact there Is hardly any thing
Mitchell doesn't raise and ra 'se Well
with big family to back him And
mat is what is going 90 count I'm
this valley Albany Democrat
What Is probably the heaviest
stand of morchantablo timber IN the
world, or, at least, the heaviest that
appear from any cruises available.
is embraced In portion of tho
flght-oi-woy OF the T., h, a ~. tho
'Lyile road" 20 rillamok The tract
rs al acres In area, ls located an town
ship 3 north, range west VILLAIN
cite meridian. rillam0ok county,
about 60 miles northeast OF salem,
and on thcso AZ acre thero are To-
f03,aa0 feet of standing timber,
mostly hr. This Is less than one
third of a quarter section. and
cruise1 221,S60 feet to the acre. on
aS,Al7,600 feet 20 the quarter see.
tiou.
The largest a sembly OF strawber-
~ plekers ever 60 get together In
Linn county Were at the John q.
Swink plantation, foar miles north
Of Lebanon, on last Thursday. whea
between 500 aud 400 people were
In his patch at one time or on one
day Mr.. Swink has the largest plan
Iation OF berries In Linn county,
here being about sixteen acres In
pno strawberry field of fine two
fearold plants. and this aud next
rear they viii be at their best. The
field OF berries this year has been
below the average crop, and the de-
nand for berries has been very large
ar beyond the supply,-Lebanon
'riterlon.
s. l.. Benneett. an orchardist near
fedford Oregon, a few days ago re-
elyed draft from London. Eng /
and, covering the sale price of the
lst carload OF apples 10 that mar
et. When the returns were all In, 1
lr Bennett began figuring on the /
,tal returns for last seasons's apple !
rop. and he .cund that from less