The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-04-06

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Give warm mess every morning and
whole grain at night. With fresh eggs
selling at nearly half-dollar dozen,
it will pay TO take some pains with the
fowl.
what Fruit Growers should Know.
l. He should be acquainted with
all of the more common insects that
occur in his vicinity, their names (not
necessarily the scientific ones), their
injuries and their habits
2. He should be able to detect new
insect pests, so that he could promptly
submit them for scientific study.
8. He should be able to di tingni b
between insect foes and insect friends.
so that in fighting the former he will
not destroy the latter.
4. He should be able to refer them
to each ene of the several orders to
VII ch they may belong, so that he can
speak or write of them understand
ingly, without grouping them all
under the name of "bugs."
5. He should know the manner of
insect feeding, whether by means Of
biting jaws or with proboscis, so as
to be able 10 employ the proper class
of Insecticides.
6. He should experiment with snch
remedies and preventives as his own
observation and experience suggests.
There are about 5000 900 farms in
the United States, of which 500 900
are worked under lease or on shares.
BY running smooth harrow over
the wheat-field the young plants will
be greatly benefited. The harrow will
C .vering grass seed that may have
been sown early in the year.
Do not omit the warm water for
cows because of moderation in the
weather. So long as the water shall
.'e cold and the weather ehangeable, il
should be slightly warm, and the av-
ersge yield of milk will be maintained
thereby.
Any of the potash salts may be used
with advantage on all fruit crops. In
the early spring is the best time 10
apply them. If 200 pounds of super
phosphate be applied at the same time
its effects will be very marked at the
harvesting.
Cut potatoes to two eyes. If they
be desired early. for home use, thin
out the plants 10 a single one in Che
hill. This viii give earlier, larger and
more uniform potatoes, but the yield
will not be as large as when two plants
are left to the hill.
A change in food Will be relished bv
the sheep just as well as by any ami
NAL on the farm. Nature is a pretty
sure guide in such matters. There
may be and is choice of foods among
those that sheep will eat with relish,
but it is mistake to feed what they
do not relish.
There are many new varieties OF
vegetables offered in the catalogu S for
/ 1888, and some of them are probably
valuable acquisitions, but it is best t.
! experiment with new varieties the first
year OF their exi, tence, as it is not
always advisable to discard an old and
tried variety for newer kind.
The best rule is 10 keep farm tools
housed when not in use. The wastage
by exposure of costly implements each
year is enormous, and it is responsible
for considerable OF the hard times thar
some farmers complain of No m latter
how soon tools are rusted out, the
farmer cannot escape paying for them.
Work in the garden Is always well
bestowed. If the value of the vege
tables grown be not equal to the .bor
applied, the advantage of having fresh
vegetables and of a superior gu lit,
will more than compensate for the cost
Very often the labor given Tvs foi
itself in promoting health and Impart-
ing enjoymens.
The condition of hoilow-horn il
simply a symptom of disease, AMI in
stead OF directing medical attention to
the horn the practitioner should make
haste to look in other directions 70,
the disease; for the very fact that the
horns are insuffio emily supplied wi h
blood Is proof that the is too much
blood somewhere else, and hence "a
state of congestion.
Anyone with little practice can
learn to graft. If people would only
study the principles involved in tn,
operation we should hear less of bad
luck" in grating. One of the main
elements of success consists in having
b nth scion and stock in the proper
condition. To secure this, scions
should be cut early, before the sa,
begins to work. They must then b,
packed in some soft material, such a.
sand sawdust or moss, aud placed in ,
cool temperature. Some prefer wait
ing in the spring until the buds on the
stock commence swelling, while Others
perform the operation very early, bui
in both cases the scion will unite il
carefully prepared ard thorousbl