Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-02-01
FARM AND GARDEN.
New Kinds Of Grains, Vegeta-
bles, Plants, Flowers
AND TREES ALL THE RAGE.
Many of These New Creations Are
Produced by Hybridizing-In-
discriminate Mixing.

The following is clipped from Farm.
Field and Fireside: We have noticed in
recent years increased efforts to intro
duce not only new varieties of our old
standard grains, vegetables, plants,
flowers and trees, but to get new kinds,
or at least those new to this country or
special locality. Many of these are new
creations produced by crossing or hy-
bridizing, and are in effect new; others
are introduced from foreign countries.
Some of these are not successful at first,
but eventually become acclimated; still
others are old to one section, but new to
another. All our Western forage and
seed plants are new to this country,
Their name is legion, and there are great
possibilities in them; much we think to
gain by crossing. Each has peculiar
characteristics, and a plant containing
the best of all is likely to be the result.
A word of caution will not be out of
place. Do not allow indiscriminate mix
ing, or fairly good plant may be dete-
riorated; especially do not allow cross
ing Of the saccharine sorghum with the
non on-saccharine, as Its use for syrups will
be spoiled. Every section has its pecu-
liar needs in plant; so let the crossing
be with this ideal plant in view. These
forage plants are unknown to many Sec
tions. Some do not need them, but
many will find them profitable introduce
tions. The forage is much better than
corn, and the analysis of the seed shows
it to be as valuable, though in yield,
ease of handling and feeding it will not
compare with corn; but ii might be prof.
itably used as a change of feed, especi-
ally when farmer wishes to use chopped
feed. We especially urge every poultry
raiser to raise them extensively, especi-
ally the Kaffir corns. Barley is not
well-known crop. We never saw but one
crop growing until we bought seed the
present year; did not even know what
the grain was. With no experience in
raising it we are well pleased with it,
and shall grow it largely next year. We
think it will be more profitable for horse
feed than oats in this section. Time
may change our opinion as we find out
its disadvantages, but at present we
should recommend it for trial here.
Broom corn is in its favored home here,
and it will be raised largely; but with
out experience we Judge the harvesting
OF it will interfere with wheat seeding
here, and that the wheat raiser will give
it over to the specialist. In our dry eli
mate there is not so much care needed
in harvesting, nor so much storage room,
as it can be bulked without danger; but,
as the profits in such crops depend
largely on the finer color and shape that
it goes upon the market, the best success
is attained by specialist, by which we
mean one who has a special liking for
IN linnS nf
past it has been a very profitable
crop, but there is likely to be reaction
and low prices for few years, as the
acreage has in consequence of present
prices been largely increased. Cow peas
but new to all others except as a fertil-
izer, plowing under as a green crop. We
think they will be raised largely by those
who can give special time to the harvest
ing and by those who have land especi-
ally adapted to their raising. We have
written of land here that we thought
specially adapted to them, and now we
know of one trial acre or little less that
produced twenty-one bushels. The new
lathyrus sylvestris has not proved sue
cessful here, but on the sandy lands Of
Wisconsin it is reported very product
lNo lOidSe pldHI'
KEEP YOUR FOWLS TAME.
The Poultry World says: Yes, keep
your fowls tame, for you will find you
are gamer thereby. There are far too
many who do not make it point to
keep their fowls SO tame that they will
readily take food from the hand, and
consider such thing useless expendi-
ture OF time; but it is not, for tame
birds will be more contented, will lay on
flesh and fat faster, and will lay more
eggs than those which are kept constant
ly in a semi-wild state. Kindness is
never lost on anything, no matter how
small the object may be. Look at the
stock breeder who is noted for the big
quality of his stock. and you will never
see him harsh with his animals, but at
all times kind and considerate OF their
comfort and well-being. He never beats
them or speaks harshly to them, for he
well knows that such a course is very
detrimental to their well-being. As it
is with larger animals so is it relatively
true of fowls; if you at all times exer-
else kindness toward them, they will
doubly repay for all your care and kind
attention.
HOW TO KEEP PUMPKINS.
writer in an exchange thinks to
keep pumpkins in fresh state for ten
months or year is very simple mat
ter. A person has only to select those
that are sound and well ripened. Han
die them carefully so as not to bruise the
flesh: wash and wipe dry, and then store
them in dry warm room. Let each
pumpkin have separate rest; that is,
do not pile one on top of another. Keep
the temperature OF the room as even as
possible at all times, and sound, plump
pumpkins can be had in June lust as
well as in fall or early part OF winter.
For the past two years he has kept his in
the upper hallway leading from the din
ing room. A portiere hangs at the OPEN
ing OF the stairway, so that the heat
rises and keeps the upper hall at the
same temperature as the dining room,
II a person has roomy pantry, well se-
cured from frost or dampness, the upper
shelf would answer nicely for a storing
place. Or clothes closet, secured from
cold or dampness, would answer the pur-
pose as well. Winter sauashes can also
be preserved in like manner. Dampness
and frosted air soon put this line of veg.
etables on the road TO decay il left long
under its influence.
DoN'Ts FOR THE FATHERS.
Don't expect the boy to keep up with
you and the hired men and run errands
or carry water at the same time.
Don't lean down too hard when the
boy is turning the grindsione; this is one
OF the causes OF boys leaving the farm.
Professional to the Last.