The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-21


The estimated loss TO the cotton
apple and potato crops from insects il
$4U, 100000. Yet the farmers take no
precsution to protect the birds. Every
bird killed adds just the work il would
perform 10 the labor OF the farmer,
whs consequently h, a greater mum.
Der OF insects TO destroy.
In building fence around our
young orchards several years ago we
tried many plans FOR preserving posts.
Having occasion to remove the fen, e
this winter we noted the conditions of
the posts as follows: Those set with
no preparation were decayed an inch
or more in thickness those coated
with thick wash OF lime were better
preserved, but were quite seriously at
tackled with worms those posts coated
with hot tar were perfectly sound as
when put in the ground those painted
with petroleum aud kerosene were
equally as sound and as good for set
ting Let the posts get Thoroughly dry,
and then with pan of cheap kerosene
anu whitewash brush, give the lower
third OF the post, the part 10 go in the
ground, two or three applications of
the oil, letting il soak in well each
time. Posts so treated will not be
troubled with worms or insects of any
kind, but will resist decay to rem ark
able degree. This we find to be the
simplest, cheapest and best method
OF preparation.
As breeder of diseases, there are
few things that excel the average
farmhouse cellar. 1t undeflies the
whole heuse, with nothing TO prevent
its exhalations rising into the upper
rooms, except thin board floor. In
this cellar all manner of things for
family use are kept the year round.
Meat, vegetables, milk, butter, bread,
pastry preserves, pickles and fruits
are here stored in their various recep-
tacles. There is very seldom anything
to separate the fruit and vegetables
from the other parts of the cellar, and
there is usually more or less decaying
matter 10 load the air with
poisonous germs. At various seasons
OF the year the cellar walls collect
or small pools of water lie
under their loose board floors, sending
up malarious odors into the rooms
above.
The trade in Christmas trees and
green's grows larger year by year.
Thirty years ago a Christmas tree was
seldom seen except in some home of
the richest class, and the adornment
Of churches for the festival season was
TO the Catolic and Episcopal |
denominations. But the immense in
crease of our German population has
the Christmas tree |
throughout the length and breadth of |
the land and with the waning OF old |
Puritan ideas the decoration of church
ss of all denominations has become
customary. The extent TO which ma
-erials for these purposes are now re-
Iuired is shown by the fact that a
single dealer in New England last
Tear disposed OF 10000 Christmas
.rees, 25,O09 yards of wreathing and
800 barrels of evergreen spray. The
smallest that are sold bring on the
ground 10 cents apiece, while the
srgest-25 to 80 feet in height
bring from 81 to $S.-Gades and For
81.
The question comes to the stock
aiser, how shall / lessen the cost of
producing calves? One way is to feed
lew milk almost wholly at the start.
live it TO the young animal fresh from
he COW, but never let it suck. Feed it
Fell when young, at three or four
weeks lessen the quantity, and at two
months gradually wean it. In the
ummer season the calf will do we'll if
Teaned at less than two months old.
n winter, skim-milk, after two months,
Till help calves great deal. They de
elop naturally and easily, learn to
AXE care of themselves, growing fairly
Tell. The green feed does most good
o an animal when it is three or four
ears old.