Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-04-27
Great Decrease Predicted in
HOrse-Breeding.
TIME TO CLEAR TIMBER LAND.
Chop the Piece in Summer When the
Leaves Are on and Full Grown
The Advantages.

- underbrushlng," which NAV be done
as well in winter when the ground is
frozen, as the bushes will then cut easily
The usual way is to cut all saplings up
to five or six inches in diameter. but I
only cut the brush and smallest saplings.
because the ak is liable to become dull
from coming in contact with the ground.
and it does not pay to chop large timber
with dull ak. Chop the piece in sum.
mer when the leaves are on and full
grown. July is about the best time.
The advantage OF chopping at that time
is that the brush will burn much more
readily with the leaves on, and the
sprouts will not sprout so badly as if
chopped in winter. In order to insure a
good burn it is best to pile the brush
: well. One that is inexperienced is sure
to pile the brush too carelessiy, because
the leaves make it look as though it was
: much thicker than it is. Leave it until
probably be some hot day in the latter
: part of August. Log and burn it off as
soon as possible, taking a little pains to
make the log heaps on the grassiest
places when it can be done without much
, trouble. Plow thoroughly with "iump
shove" or new-ground plow and SOW
: in winter wheat. In the spring seed
down and leave in grass three or four
years, when the stumps will be suffi-
ciently rotten so that the most OF them
: may be pulled and lhe ground ploxed In
good shape for corn or other crops |
think this will be found the best wav
when it is necessary to have the use OF the
ground right away. Grubbing all bushes
and small trees and clearing ground at
.. once of all stumps and roots is impracti-
cable for all except those of almost un-
limited capital. If a man is in no par
tlcular hurry to have the use OF the land,
a still cheaper way is to chop in winter
when not busy with other work. Pile
brush fairly well, but cover as much
ground with it as is consistent with hav-
ing it burn we'll. Leave four or five
years, during which time pasture flock
; OF sheep on the piece to keep down
sprouts, weeds, etc. Burn some very
dry time, and you will be surprised to
; see how much will burn, not only all
brush, but many of the logs and stumps.
, Log and burn and pull all the stumps
left. A piece of land treated in this way
will plow up like an old meadow and be
, in excellent condition for corn or any
other cultivated crop.
r HAVE YOU AN ICEHoUsE?
We hope none of our agricultural
/, readers are so unwise as to have neg
(; lected to provide for laying in store OF
l ice for the coming summer, provided
C they live where ice is procurable. But,
r if any have been so improvident, let
them be SO no longer. There is time
!, enough yet to build a house and fill it
: with ice. 1t does not require much OF
3 building to keep ice in. A rough struct-
!, ure OF common boards, say sixteen feet
4; square, with good drainage at the bot
9 tom to prevent an accumulation OF wa
!, ter, will give an ample supply for family
J, and dairy use where the family is not
r unusually large and the herd does not
!, exceed twenty or twenty-five COWS.
: Board up on the inside OF the studs with
(; single boards, leaving a window four feet
square i'll each gable end for ventilation.
: When packing the ice cover the floor
g with foot of sawdust or hay Leave a
space between the ice and the sides of
J, the building sixteen to eighteen inches
h wide and pack with sawdust, tanbark or
/, hay as the ice is put in. On top of the
ice put layer OF sawdust or bark not
!, more than six or seven inches thick. Ice
/ packed in this way will not melt much.
!, weather boarding on the outside of the
}. studs Will, OF course, give the building
more finished look, but it isn't essential,
=; and so much may be saved in the cost OF
d the house. The three essentials are
!, drainage, ventilation and exclusion of
:, heat. If the house is built on hillside,
the first condition may be easily secured,
+; even II the house is partly underground.
T.; Ventilation Is mere matter of having
}. two openings, through which the air can
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:, dust between the ice and the boarding
secures a protecting, though invisible,
wall of cold air to repel heat. Only a
:, shiftless, laxy bones will be without ice
: in the summer when it can be SO easily
) and cheaply provided.
V BREEDING AND REARING HORSES,
|, There is tendency among stockraisers
II to breed the class OF animals most in de-
: mand on the market at the particular
time. Ordinary horses have not sold
/, well during the past year. Farmers are
t often at the mercy of local buyers, who
l., fail to make reasonable distinctions in
{; the prices paid for different grades of an
t imals, Breeders who have given the
(; care and expense necessary to build up
a good stock of horses feel discouraged
when obliged to sell their animals at the
prices paid for inferior ones. High merit
| is occasionally found in animals of COM
! paratively unknown breeding. When
three or more generations OF ancestry
/, possess nearly all the desirable qualities
do not hesitate to claim excellence.
Horses can be kept on grass and hay main
ly after two years OF age, if they are not
worked. Do not sell good one for a
poor price; it will pay to carry it over
year. Worked steadily and moderately,
they increase in value until eight wears
old. 1t is economy to hold desirable
colts this year, working them two or
; three times a week. They will be in a
good condition to sell a wear hence.
) There will be a great decrease in breed
ing i'll 1884 and in 1895, and the follow
ing years the effects will probably be
seen. There never was better outlook
for careful horse breeders than at pres
; ent. High stallion fees are as a rule not
desirable; but, if they restrict breeding
) TO only sound mares OF good disposition,
this apparent bar to progress may prove
blessing to the business.
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYING
Consists in changing the feed into such
a quantity OF milk that we get paid for
the feed and labor and have a fair profit.
How Fish Eat.