The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-24
AGRICULTURAL.
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been taken off, the success of next
year largely depends on the treat
ment given the vines from now until
the winter comes ON. There are two
modes Of cultivation, the first being
the removal uf all vines except one ON
space, which is known as "single
stool plan, aud the other is the close
mating of the vines in rows, the rows
being about one foat wide, with room
between the rows for cultivation.
The total oat crop of this country
in 1887 was $50 100000 bushels. Illi-
nois took the lead in this crop with
l09,O00,000; Dakota raised 81 900, 900
bushels.
A stock company with capital of
$2,000,0O0, equally divided between
English and Minnesota capitalists,
proposes To ship wheat direct To Liver
pool by way of the lakes. The prin-
cipal object of this new plan is To
avoid the mixing in transfer elevators,
hitherto found so hard 10 prevent.
Mr.. w. p. Atherton, whose success
full apple culture is mentioned IN the
Maine Pathological Report, urges set
ting the trees of each chosen variety
by themselves, instead of scattering
promiscuously through the orchard I;
and he refers TO several sorts highly
recommended and planted freely,
which experience compelled him to
root out.
To show the numerous sources from
which potatoes are received in New
York City, it may be stated that dur
ing single day recently the following
lots were received BY Rotterdam
steamer, GIG sacks; Amsterdam
steamer, | SOL sacks; Hamburg
steamer, 1925 sacks; Stettin steamer,
276l sacks; Nova Scotia schooners.
II ,444 bushels, and by Prince Edward
Island schooners, l3,l47 bushels.
A South Jersey asparagus grower
says that growers fifty miles north are
often earlier with their first shipments,
because as soon as the ground Is in fit
condition in the spring they throw a
light lurrow from the sunny side OF
the row in the morning and throw il
back again toward night, thus letting
in the sun to the crown of the plant
He thinks the extra price received
does not pay for the labor expended,
however.
A New England paper says: "Oleo-
margarine IL not selling SO we'll this
year as in past seasons, as It's true
character is known by customers.
This bogus stuff never would have met
large market, offered under its true
colors. only by a series of deceptions
has il been sold better last year, and
is selling better this season, by reason
of the wholesome restrictions upon the
sale Of filthy substitutes"
A writer in an English journal dis
cussing poultry matters, says Gross
bred chickens are less liable to disease
They grow apidly. individuality il
not wholly lost by crossing. The lay
| ing qualities of several breeds, and o
poultry generally, will be improved by
| crossing. Gross bred fowls WILL "a
rule, attain a greater size than if pure
bred. An additional point for Englisf
| poultry men is made Of the fact tina
damp soil, which l. fatal to the Dork
ing-the favorite English breed
would not initiate against the produc,
of cross with that breed"
Plums and otner similar fruits ma,
be grown in every part of this wild,
| country, whore the trees will WI b
stand the climate without any dam
age from the plum curculio, by spray
| ing the trees with the earsenical poIsons
| Paris green and London purple, on,
pound of either TO fifty or sixty gal
Ions Of water, through the use If til,
spraying pump. First spray the tree
| lust before the blossom buds open
| second, two weeks after the beetles fiy
| If a weak soap emulsion is used a
these sprayings 10 mix the poisons, i
viii also destroy the leaf lice, aphis
bugs and all other insects injurious I,
the fruit and the foliage Then
third spraying about June 10, and tn
fruit is safe.
Salt gathers on the outside of but
ter, writes Prof. Arnold, because of tn
evaporation of water contained in tn
brine form d by the salt added 70
seasoning the butter, the brine beinj
crowded out of the butter by con
traction from change of temperature
Ii occurs when too much moisture i
left in butter when working it, an,
when there is so much water in TIA
composition of butter that it separate
freely and forms an excess of brin
when salt is added. In the Latte
case the butter contracts from tn
liberation of moisture without chang
Of temperature. Just as curd contract
from the Liberation of its whey by tn
action of rennet, or as lean meat con
tracts by separation of its moistur
from the application Of salt.
The Commissioner of Agricultur
at Washington, has just received frou
Europe n consignment of choice sill
worm eggs which he will distribHt
gratmtously to all persons who desir
20 raise silk worms and who are {
situated that they can do so satisfaC
torily. He will also be able to furnis
books Of instructions in silk cultur
before the sericultural season CON
mences. For two seasons he has bee
purchasing cocoons from Amer ca
silk growers at an average price of
cents per pound. All, therefore, VIII
seek market for their COCO ms c
who wish silk worm eggs. or books {
} instruction or information of an
sort in relation to the industry ca
obtain the same, free of charg,
upon application to Hon. Norma
J. Colman, Commissioner of Agricu
ture, Washington, ID. G.