The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-05-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Dp2sesd. TO the Tntsreata Of Farmers
s and stockmen.

upper bark which the W0fs< fis<s 1,
digs 10 the ground 1A3t n44as
Ihan an inch or so long, showing t#4N
the egg was laid near the grduuf
For four or five inches below grounW
thers Ia mass Of gum and the worm
dug small holes and short channels in
the bark Of the main root, causing
gum 10 exnde largely. You will often
find that small roots, putting out near
the base, that are tender, have been /
all eaten and need cutting away.
you watch, as the gum is cleared away
the worm will be easily found, but II |
not careful The worm may be lost in |
the mass Of gum. The safe way is 10
dig the gum out with small wooden |
shovel made OF shingle and throw l. |
OF out OF the way, 30 the worm viii |
die. Wood is better than AN iron |
knife, and il does not hurt the roots. |
Dig fresh earth and pack IL we'll
around the roots, and your tree will
do better than il the gum is left neai
it. Clean and scrape the roots so no
gum will adhere 10 them.
When the worm is small and found
between the gem and the tree, dash
of hot water would probably kill il and
would not injure the tree, but II the
worm is inside the bark, hot water
would do no good. The surf st and
best way is To dig away the dirt, clear
away the gum, kill the worm and
scrape away the dirty mess OF gum and
castings. This leaves the tree clean
and well cultivated around the roots
and the work il not thrown away.
WlstlA lao -.
young trees, il sometimes kills older
trees, and as many as twenty fellows
threequarters of an inch long have
been found IN tree, which their
cbannels under the bark had thor
oaghIy girdled. They are often found
IN roots of prunes grafteI on peach,
especially il small sprout has grown
from il roots.
A grove oi lines comprising only
iouI acres and half, nerr Stndfold,
Fla, nettcd its owner $4,000 last sea
son.
The culture of the apple and pear
is on The decline IN illinois. The
trees OF the old orchards are dead or
dying. Few new orchards are being
set.
has been destroyed in Germany by thu
timely use of disinfectanls aud tllling
of the fields in which they first APP
peared.
A full third OF the territory of the
Unit, .ates is a sheep pasture OF
the most favorable character. Texas
represents the highest money value
in SHEEP, aud the most extensive
ranches are there.
Look over the peas and beans for
weevils. Placing the seed in vessel
of water for few hours, adding a tea
spoonful OF blue vitriol TO each gallon
Of water, would be an advantage
The seed should be carefully picked
over.
At the Iowa college farm. the eighty.
two acres of corn which were put int
silo, gave the equivalent of sixty
live tons OF prime clover and timothy
hay, according To Prt tsident Chamber
lain. But the drought operated u
prevent good growth of hay, SO that
the corn was really very profitabl,
food.
A hoed crop should be part of tn,
regular rotation on all farms, for the
reason that such crop requires clos,
cultivation, and when removed leave
the ground clean. Unless this be don,
the weeds will at some time take pos
session of the fields, though mucl
benefit will result from the use of tn,
cultiyator if corn crop is grown.
One OF the best things TO break
colt is common sulky rake. Tn,
machine is strong, with wide shafts
and there is no danger of kicking out
and it cannot be turned over; back
ing does not hurt, and by putting tn,
teeth down you can get some draft.
you have freshly plowed ground it i
all the better.
A good cow should yield 365 pound
of butter year, allowing for the tim,
she is dried off This yield is seldom
secured from each animal in dair,
herd, but it is not impossible, as sucl
yield has been greatly exceeded. b!
using the butter producing breeds, an,
feeding for the highest possible pro
duciiln, the profits from herd ma,
be doubled.
Tie disease OF scaly leg. caused b,
an insect which is identical with th,
insect causing itch in the human fam
lly, may be cured by rubb ng the part
with an ointment made by mixing
equal parts of sulphur, lard and kero
sene. An application about once
week will be sufficient, when the sub
stance will begin to peel off.
A good plan for butter packing
Make three gallons of brine that viii
bear mp an egg; add a quarter of
pound of good white sugar and on,
table spoonful OF saltpetre. Boil tn,
brine, let it get cold and strain il
Wrap up rolls OF butter nicely in clear
muslin and tie with string Ther
pack the rolls in earthen jars and pu
weight on them. Lastly fill up th,
jars with brine till the butter is al
covered.
Wheat fed whole to laying fowls
and wheat screenings or cracked
wheat fed to young chicks have al
ways produced the most desirable re
suits, though it must be RENE mberet
that they must not be fed in the sam,
quantities as corn, or preparations o
corn. The tendency of wheat is t,
produce healthy growth, feed tn,
muscular tissues, and aid materially
in causing the hens to lay often anC