The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-07-27
AGRIcuL
Devoted 10 the Interests OF Farmers
and Stockmen.
cahhages.

carload of cabbage went through this
valley and on up the Columbia, on its
way to Butte, in Montana. II is pos
sible that other carloads have gone
since then and have gone often this
spring. The question that comes
home to producers here is: Why do
miners in Montana have to depend on
California for their supply OF cabbageY
and why do the people of this valley
eat California cabbage this springY
These questions show that something
is wrong in the producing capacity OF
Western Oregon. 1t is to be hoped
that the present year will see cabbage
enough planted to supply Montana
from Oregon as well as to supply our
own home market.
Probably the day will come when |
sugar can be pro6tably made from
sorghum wherever sorghum thrives
but that day is yet some distance IN
the future.
1t appears that there is about as
much difference in maple sap from
| different trees, as there is in the milk
| from different cows. This difference
in sweetness may be due to age, loca
tion, exposure, strength, time OF seat
son and other causes.
In California the raisin pack OF 1887
will amount to 100000 boxes, aud
the good quality of former years is
fully maintained. The demand III the
East increases every year, and the un-
favorable season in Spain proves to be
advantageous to the California grower.
Anew York paper says: II Western
dealers would realize that it is utter
folly to send stale or even rotten eggs
to this market the country would be
better off, Good fresh eggs are in de-
mand. Stale ones are not wanted.
When ever they come here they cause
trouble, disappointment and profanity.
An authority on dairying says: A
healthy milch COW, in full flow oil
milk, will drink and requires sixty To
one hundred pounds of water per diem
! 1t is utterly impossible to get one tc
I take one-half or even one quarter oi
this amount of ice water, nor will they
drink the ice-water or cold water with
any regularity.
America is far ahead OF Europe il
4 many things, bus in the matter at for
estry in all its branches this country
is 100 years behind them. The Rus
: sian city of Kazan is said to have
: better collection of American tree
than can be found in any one city il
the United States. We have far NOR
natural forests than exist in Europe
:, Meat, it is said, is actually dearer il
Buenos Ayres than in London. In
: deed, the people of the former cit
. complain that while the best of Al
genIine mutton is sold TO London cor
- sumers at nine cents pound, the
cannot get the best at all, but have t
pay ten cents to twelve cents Pc
pound for inferior mutton.
os Because the fields are getting gree
q don't imagine that your stock can no.
so get good living there, The animal
o' that have been confined TO dry feed fo
ID months may NIP eagerly the few bit
lie of grass they can find, but it dee
Is them little good. Keep up the ration
Of hay and grain or your stock wi
e. lose rather than gain for several week
" Make the change of diet gradual.
I'd kindly Take advantage of rhe con
of ing season, but don't push the presen
lg Make haste slowly now. 1t wi
v. pay.
as Farm help undoubtedly costs MOI
at th1n the great majority OF iarnlel
can afford to pay. 1t is quite possib
Sc that there will be some reduction
an wages from this cause another seasoI
Sc but it will probably be very slight, an
he not sufficient in itself to give materii
No relief Wages are slow to rise in tim'
id of prosperity, aRd corresponding
ed slow in responding to time of indu
trial depression. III farmers in ii
10 East or West were to pay only ii
"a wages that present prices and croI
~ would warrant, after reasonable pa
as for their own labor and capital, the
- would be decisive reduction, whel
Iar now there is likely 10 be little. if an
IN. What remains Is to devise every po
IL sible means to make labor as il CT
be.
= One of the common causes Of thin
~ seeded meadows and poor pastures
- lack of sufficient seed. The conmo
- idea is that grass will spread and GOV,
o,s vacant spaces. Usually, howeve
"a these will be filled by weeds that ha,
"a greater facilities for spreading thi
the more valuable herbage. II Il
farmer would get grass seed free fro
weeds, and then double the amour
I'm sown; putting it on twice and crossir
IN, The field each way, the value of Il
sar grass crop would be immeasurably i
ng creased. 1t is scarcely possible to ha,
ae' grass fill the ground to completed
Ie- ne The closer it is seeded the finer Il
lly forage grows and the more easily it
ng cured. This is especially true
.as clover, whose thick, juicy stem
lmn- IN caused by too thin seeding, are almo
ne impossible to dry for hay.
Barley is somewhat better than GA
to SOW early for soiling purposes.
= grows up to cutting size more quickl
and just before heading out is espe
cut tally rich and succulent for cows gi
ing milk. There is still time after Il
tc soiling barley is cut off to grow crC
yes of fodder corn or Hungarian gras
This d uble cropping system requir
,wt heavy manuring to make it successfl
ed. but that does not matter, as it fu
nishes abundant feed for the stock !
!, -, quired to make the manure. 1t nee
49, also the best attainable COWS to MAJ
IL this double cropping for feeding the
pay.
be A praiseworthy institution call
the the Young Woman's Christian Gui
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