The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-15
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests Of Farmers
and Stockmen-

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wrong. The best butter is made from
cream that has been recently removed
from the milk.
A good deal is said about the "dairy
form" of the COW. But il must not be
taken for granted that every angular
COW is a good mixer, and every smooth,
straight lined COW a poor one.
After the hen is set and process OF
incuba ton begun, il is desirable tia.
nothing disturb the hen. Every pre-
caution should be taken to keep her
setting steadily until time for the eggs
to hatch.
According to some experiments re
Gently made in Holland, cattle fed OH
hay with other food increased in live
weight more than those fed with en-
silage. but those fed with en- ilage
gave more and better butter.
Poor, sandy soil should not be lett
uncultivated. Carefully prepare the
land, SOW to buckwheat, and plow the
buckwheat under when the crnp is in
blossom. In this way the land may
gradually be made productive.
A few stakes around a young tree,
with barbed wire wrapped around the
stakes, will protect trees from animals.
With this method fluit trees may tie
planted in a field given up 10 stock.
Pyrethrum or buhach will kill the
appletr worms. With a bellows
blow the powder into the nests Cor
webs) after four O'Clock in the after
noon-.he later the bettei-for the
worms will then be in the nests. The
powder will kill them instantly.
Pig pens should not be in the same
location every season. BY having
them movable much valuable manure
can be secured from the situr lted
earth around the old sites, while the
change TO fresh places wall greatly
promote cleanliness and health.
1t is not beet in planting young or
chards tn trust 10 labels or to memory.
Both may fail. The only sure way 10
I know what trees are planted IL Ia
make a record at the time of laying
the orchard out in a map and mark
ing on that each variety.
In multiplying very scarce and dear
varieties of potatoes, gardeners plant
the eyes in hot beds early, placing in
rich soil, and from each eye viii get
several plants. These may be set out
in the open ground, aud cultivated
the same as potatoes planted in tn,
usual way.
/ There are a good many cattle com
ing out OF their barns and stables thi.
i spring with the hair rubbed eff il
some places. Whether it be barn
I =.
the old fashioned cure Is the bes,
Sulpher and lard we'll applied. Thii
knocks all of them.
II sample Of sweet cream is iii
vided, and both parts are kept at
favorable temperature for ripening
and the air is exc uded from one AM
a free exposure given 10 tn; her
both will sour at the same time, bu
havor will Only be inere ,s,d IN tn
one exposed TO the air. Churning tn,
two parts viii show this.
The peppermint growers Of Wayn
county, n. Y, where three-iourths O
he worlds oil is produced, are com
claiming that the prospects this, sra
son sre the worst tor twenty years
they say that Japanese oil is now be
ing sold IN Amerlct at such rates tina
/ the former large profits from the busi
: ness are greatly lessened.
Do not now trim shrubbery ths
blooms on last years wool, il You dt
sire abundance of fl wers. The bes
way is 10 cut Uut the old and weA
wood Immediately after Il ,werinx.
judicious thinning, il too large an
L HI. y 1.
the qualify % the Il wers, but to Gu
back the whole head is not the bes
n way in America.
The garden should be near tn
house but free FROM shade St n
trees ,f any kind in the kitchen ga
: den. Have it laid u, so that as nuc
work as possible may he done by hors,
= power. A sandy l,,am is the best so
/ Tor most vegetables. Use no gree
t manure in the garden. The standar
:, fertilizers are good. u VOID ashG
v freely and slops from the he use. TIL
J. secret of success in gardening, as i
z courtship Ii 5 in sm II attentions fir
r Iuently and steadily bestowed.
h Mr.. ID. b. Widr, says he mas solve
o the problem of the plum cruculil.
n mixture of IN found of Paris greer
) or London purple, and sixty gallon
:. of water sprayed over the trees in
before bl,ssom buds shall ops N, til.
y spraying of soap emulsion two week
e later, with thi,d spraying abor
r June 10Th, will eff ciu lily destroy I'll
a curculio, as well as kill leaf lice, aph
: and other injurious insects.
i There are in America over 4 000, ,OC
q farms, large and small. they GOV,
: nearly 20 100000 acres Of improve
land, and their total value is some hin
like $4,000 QUO, 900. These figur,
are not, OF course, yrIy compreheusiv
\ They simply convey the idea of vas
: ness of area and tqnal vastness of in
j portance. The estimated va ue of u
yearly products Of these farms is
, tween $a,O0O,O00,O00 and $4,000 OOC
Z 600.
= In order to improve the oat Gro
y take washtub or IA large barrel, fill
u two-thirds full of water; pour half
bushel or SO of seed oats at a time i
to the tub Of water, and skim of !
l. oats that will not sink to the hot OF
q Drain eff the water and dry the on
e that are left. You now have fiji
e quality of oats 20 sow. They will gi
q you fu ly seventy five per cent. bett
vie Ill than before, besides having
u sup, rior lot of seed for your neighbo
sr the following wear.
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=, VIM. Z,un, while prospecting
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