The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-07-13

Where n pasture is oveTrun with
weeds turn i'm the sheep, and they will
keep down the young weed4.. Sheep
eat close 10 the ground and diligently
search for all the young and tender
herbage.
Every blossom left ON the young
strawberry plant will enfeeble il to a
certain extent. II the plants be ex-
lhicken in the row they must under
no circumstances be allowed to blos-
som and fruit.
The lawns that are frequently
moved will soon die out unless some
kind of fertilizer be applied. Every
| time the lawn-mower is used a certain
proportion of the elements OF the soil
are removed, as il issreally cropping
the ground.
No delay should occur in going 10
work in the apple trees to destroy the
caterpillars, as they will quickly fes-
toon the trees with their webs. The
sooner they shall be removed the
easier the work, as the young worms
can now be caught in. the webs.
The ordinary little hand-weeder il
the best implement To use for eradicat-
ing weeds among thickly growing
plants, especially where the hoe may
be detrimental. On heavy, hard sol
its use not profitable, but on light
soils il permits of effective work, aud
az a low cost.
The persimmon tree does not de
prive the soil of large amount q
feItilizing elements, and for that rca
son makes the best of shade trees fo
stock. In the South, even on aba Ia
doned fields, the persimmon is alloweS
10 grow. lts growth is slow, however
but its fruit is highly valued by some
White clover is the best pastur
grass that can be grown for sheer
As white clover is short grass, il i
more desirable than red clover 70
grazing, as sheep detest long gras.
prefernng 10 crop close to the ground
On a mixture of grasses in "A pasture
cattle and sheep may be graEed &c
gether, as the grasses that may b
Objectionable 10 the cattle will b. Al
' propriated by the ieep.
Ii fruits of any kind are to be sc
: out, see that the supply be purchase
I and the ground picked out aud prs
. pared, the stakes set, so that when tn
time shall come for transplantin
: there need be no delay. With man
, spring is considered the best time f.
d setting cut fruit, and if this plan b
e intended, so far AS possible, the wor
y should be done early, SO that tn
trees or plants will be able to make
: good start to grow before hot, DIR
L weather shall set in.
o Many people suppose that artiiici,
e incubition is modern invention
X Such is not the case. Tue Copts
is Egypt have been engaged In artIficii
egg Matching for centuries. There al
J. 7UO establishments for that industr
l. within short distance of Cairo, an
r the production of chickens from lh
. ovens reaches l2,OUO,O00 annual
d The season for incubatlng Lac
!, through three months in the earl
\ summer. The country ople tab
fresh eggs TO the owners OF the over
and give two for each newly hatche
chick.
n Sheep are close feeders and can &,
y a bite earlier than any other domest
- animal. But ewes sucking lamb wi
!, need grain early To keep them in Il 81
while the succulent grass stimrlat'
mik production. Later la the seasu
ie the lamb demands more milk just
y the failing pasture make. less. 1t
l. then that an arm tuil Of cut clover
y hloom to each eight or ten shee
W mFkes valuable add ion 10 the pa
's ture iced. IL may be vAri d with o
- casional cuttings at green oat-, viii,
," Just tef r. th,y head out are vel
u rich and succul,nt Iced
J. In oiden times sowing land wit
"a salt was symbol OF it, desclatIo
!! In large enough quantities it W
destroy every ira e OF veget's
Even tn &c lau'~ wmch, like aspar
Is gus, ar a,ur4l lover of salt "a
a. have. ton m oi e dn-'., hut aft
time lwHv u = "A III i,rd r. c,ver- j
t. { rtility, I'D M y e>eu ie the ett
8. for tins t',a nrni. We have h ard
OF rmers Who, 10y mist Ike, applied /,
IN much salt To wheat but they seed,
the following spring, and for sever
ms years thcr. after the field that h;
been over salt d p oiured enormo
e. crops Of hay The endency Of :,
n is TO make the soil moist aud cool.
Is g, tier, fore, exc llent for crops til
g. require these ondit