The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-10-19

Florida promises to become large
producer of opium. Sixteen plants
viii produce 81 900 worth Of opium.
If all farmers would fence to keep
stock in there would be no need OF
fencing to keep stock out.
Plister is cheap. and handful on
each corn hill will be of much advan.
tage. 1t should be used on grass
crops also.
Experienced tomato growers claim
that fiock of turkeys will effectualls
put an end to the depredations Of
the tomato worm.
One pound Of Paris green 10 three
hundred pounds dry land plaster is the
proper proportion for application to
potato vines.
A few drops of oil in harness and
saddles occasionally may reduce the
profits of the saldler, but il will also
reduce the wear on the farmers
pocket.
In China there are over four hum
dred species OF plants used fer fNd,
and in the world probably ten time
shat number. Sawdust in Sweden is
used III bread and found digestible.
Now is tie season when butter
taints quickly, and none more quickly
than the choicest article. II is a time
Tor special care in manufacture, and
for the earliess possible consumption
The wool product of California has
averaged nearly 100000 pounds p r
year since 1850, bringing TO the State
So 600 600 year. This is about one
seventh OF the entire wool product OF
the country.
Keep account of the date of breed
ing your mares; you will then know
better about the time they will foal
It is better TO have colts come after the
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on dry feed.
/ you know the weight of each of
your horses7 1t is quite satisfIc-
ton to know Just how much each
horse weighs, and as plentiful as scales
are IN the country, there is no excuse
for not knowing.
The only farmers that are making
money now, or ever did or ever Will,
out of horse breeding are those who
raise the best classes, and are willing
TO pay literally for the use OF first
class stallion.
The tomato is commonly grown in
gardens on soils made much too rich.
The vine attains remarkable vigor,
but the fruit ripens slowly If only
moderately fertile soil were used for
growing tomatoes, the crop would
ripen earlier, and be less subject to tn
rot, though this disease is apt TO take
the first ripening fruit Of some kinds
of tomatoes on any soil.
Gravel serves the same purpose with
birds that teeth do with qaadrupeds.
The grinding in the gizzsrd may be
heard by placing the ear near the
fowls when their stomachs are full
and digestion is taking place. The
Sound of the gravel stones grinding
and rubbing against the grain is es-
pecially audible in the case of ducks
that are about hall grown, at whi h
time they are increasing in size very
: fast, and digestion proceeds very rap
: idly.
While the man is certainly failure
in his business who cannot make good
butter out of good milk, yet that man
has never been discovered who could
make first-class butter out of sec nd
class milk. The dairyman should
above ali things, have his barn anc
. premises in good sanitary condition
Any decaying animal matter, whether
1t be dead rat or split milk, about
= the barn or milk-house, will transmit
both its odor and its decomposing
properties to the milk and its product
butter.
Have you a set of hay capsH
!, not, get them ready at once; they
r will often more than save their COS
: in the first season. Get stout yard
p wide or five quarter sheetIng and Gu
) it into squares, hem the raw edges
, and sew into each corner loop o
stout cord or small rope, TO fasten tn,
caps on; or, better still, use the water
proof Gber hay caps. Have a lot o
a stakes ready, and where they will b,
at hand. 1t is bad time to hunt VI
stakes when \ shower is coming up.
There is no simpler, more harmless
! aud effective remedy for worms il
hogs than flour of sulpher. Swin'
readily partake of 1t when mixed will
cruel or other sloppy food. For pig
: under three months old a teaspoonfu
is dose; for older ones dessert
spoonful to a tablespoonful. 1t ma.
be given four days in succession ono
n or twice daily, and be repeated thu
u every other week, but only as long a
s it may seem necessary. Give plent
:, f sour milk, buttermilk, with a fey
It raw sliced onions, green fruit, celer
d tops aud acorns. Avoid stagpant
Y putrit water, giving only pure water
, Keep charcoal and soft coal alway
apcpssihlp IN swine