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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1892
Page
2
A funeral like mourning for a baby appears in a poem from Demorest's Magazine. The page then shifts to local notices: Dakota fatalities and a brick price in Vancouver Washington, a Massachusetts appointment to Oregon’s Morrison Institute, and council plans addressing town drainage. Oregon tax rankings and reform school placement are noted, followed by horticultural pest warnings and a feature by Gr Sargent on fruit inspection and pest control.
The text describes two disease and pest control remedies used statewide in Oregon. The first uses lime anphar salt and water in staged mixing and spraying on foliage when off the trees, claiming no harm to buds or fruit. The second, a winter wash, combines lye resin and water heated to about 100 degrees Fahrenheit for application.
Fruit Post Inspector Sigueur calls Oregon fruit growers, handlers, and nurserymen to join a statewide effort against San Jose Scale and other pests. He urges removing infested old orchards, burning them, and strict monitoring to prevent a repeat of damage across orchards and nurseries in the Chehalem Valley.
In recollections of early fall, settlers remark that rain is scarce and intermittent, a point echoed by locals. The fragment suggests a weather pattern note about rainfall frequency during the season.
A Portland Oregon reader provides a detailed rainfall and temperature table from the Oregon Weather Bureau. It lists monthly rainfall for cities including Portland McMinnville Newberg Fort Yamhill and Oregon City, plus historic maximum and minimum rainfall figures, mean temperatures and other climate data from 1870 to 1890 with notes on wind and cloud conditions.
The College relocation committee reports after evaluating several proposals. They accept the Edwards 25 acre site south of Ninth Street with a $2,500 subscription and adjust the treasury accordingly. The decision preserves the church block and outlines implied indebtedness and land endowments.
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