The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-12-07

Wolves are doing great damage in
Northern Montana by destroying
stock. I'm Choteau County Charles
Adams was compelled to fly from the
beasts the other night, when they de-
stroyed eighty OF his thoroughbred
bucks. One hundred and fifty sheep
were killed in one flock, and also
thirty colts belonging TO another
ranchman. The wolves also attack
travellers.
II COWS are fed liberal ration OF
nutritious ground feed night
and morning they require no driving.
No dog or boy is necessary to chase
the fields over to persuade them, but
about milking time they are ready to
walk from pasture to barn quietly,
and the pals will be fuller as there
has been no excitement. Keep COWS
quiet and they give better returns.
Thus a saving of labor and patience
pays in part for grain fed.
Will it pay to cut rough forage for
stock7 To cut it involves the utiliza-
ton of parts which the animal would
otherwise reject, but when cut will be
swallowed without hesitation, and
nourish the animal just as much as
any part of the forage. It has been
found that to cut evergreen sugar corn
makes a gain of 10 per cent. in feed
ing value, but to cut the ordinary dried
coin-stalk adds 80 to 40 per cent. The
standard of value is the result in
butter.
Economy with the corn crop means
that the fodder should be stored under
cover and not left standing in the
fields, as is often practiced. Good fod
der is valuable and highly relished by
all classes of stock, but it can be in
jured by exposure as easily as hay.
No matter how much care is taken
the shocks will plow over in via ter, by
which means large share OF fodder
is ruined by being On the ground. II
cattle are turned in on it they will
trample portion also. The barn is
the proper place for it.
Considerable OF success on the part
of farmers depends upon keeping q
close eye TO the market. The first oil
any new crop viii almost always COM
mand high price, and soon after
when there is a rush for the market
prices rapidly decline. Unless one
can be among the first il is better te
hold until the prices have passed the
last stage and come back 70 a mort
normal condition. It is the forcing
of the market that brings low prices
snd for that reason q close watch
shonld be kept OF the reputed suppl,
and demand.
AS the cold increases with appro lcf
to winter, farmers should bear In min6
that an increased amount of food o.
material is T, quired to maintain bodil,
heat; and II animals are only able t.
procure maintenance rations, the in
creased heat required to maintain .
normal hest OF the body must be gen
Grated from 3 consumption of ele
ments OF heat that have been accumu
lated in the shape of fat and tissue
How much better TO furnish the re
quired heat by means OF protection
from the cold by shelter that the 4ebl
saves any waste of accumulated ia
which may be continually held agains
severe emergencies.
The lnending OF the fences and re
pairing of the bitches and drains arr
usually laid aside, along with cuttins
the supply of wood, for winter employ
ment; but though this has been the
custom.in the past, yet 1t is doubtful
II such work can be economically dons
in winter. Digging post holes wher
the ground is frozen, ant hauling
wood over rough roads, or being eaugh
with load IN snow storm, are more
labo.ious than doing the werk in the
fall, when the materials for building
can be more easily procured and tht
work one in q shorter time. All tht
outdoor work should be done befors
the winter comes on. The winter vii
give ample employment with insid,
work. Manure making and stool
feeding are lbs for winter, and muci
of the grain can be thrashed anC
cleaned later on. If any of the worl
to be done is to be postponed let it bt
such as can be done under shelter.
All land intended for spring seed
ing should be plowed in the fall, no
only for the purpose of avoiding th'
hurry of work in the spring but ais
to assist in getting the land in bette
condition. There is no surer remed,
for destroying cutworms in the sol
than fall blowing, which opens til,
soil to frost, thereby not only destroy
ing the worms and other insects bu
also assisting 10 pulverize the soil b,
alternate freezing and thswing, tn
expansion and contraction causing 81
Jumps and clods to fall to pieces
Where the soil is we'll drained N,
blowing will be necessary in the spring
if the ground be well broken late il
the fall. Ii the outside work can b
done before winter the spring WI
open with the heaviest portion of tn
work done, leaving only such as can
not be done at any other season ex
cept in spring.