Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-03-08
FARM AND GARDEN
The SO-Called LampaS Said to
be an Imaginary Trouble.
WHY THE WHEAT YIELD is POOR
Most American Wheat Growers Plant
Too Much Seed-Prepare the
Ground Properly.

Long experience in some places mas
impressed upon certain OF the most IN
telligent wheat farmers the TACT that
lesser quantity Of seed sown upon!
properly prepared seed bed will give
better returns than much larger guam
titv of seed sown upon land not sclentli-
ically fitted for its reception. In word,
most American wheat growers plant 100
much seed, and do not properly prepare
the ground. A very common practice
throughout a large part OF the cereal
areas OF the United States is to SOW
bushel and half OF seed per acre. In
at least 80 per cent OF cases this Is en-
tirely too much. In some large sections
five pecks is the standard amount for
sowing an acre of land. This also is too
greata quantity if the conditions lead
ing TO the best success in wheat-growlng
are nearly fulfilled. Careful and pro-
longed experiment has shown that under
easily secured conditions wheat plants
will stool into ten or twelve culms, each
of which will carry twenty to sixty
grains. This would indicate yield sew
eral tines as great as that ordinarily OBJ
tanned and even greater than that ever
reached on large scale. From this we
must infer that great part OF the seed
usually planted does not germinate at
all, or fails to mature grain bearing
plant. With possible yield of several
hundred fold, it is scarcely creditable to
American farmers that they 60 along
year after year contentedly reaping a
enfold or twelyefold crop Of I5-cent
wheat. Ia some sections Of the North
west certain advanced wheai growers
have reduced the amount OF SEED sown,
and have been surprised at tie result.
In fact, ithas been shown thaton prop
erly prepared ground half bushel of
the best seed wheat brings bitter aver
age yield han two or three times as
much seedsown in the ordinar manner.
The write once knew a pogressive
farmer in Michigan who mad expert
ments and erofted by them. From the
usual six peks of seed wheatpe acre
he gradually cut down the amunt each
year, noting carefully the effets of his
slight reduction. He found tht by put
ting his ground in condition ; receive
and bring foith large proportion of the
seed plantedthree pecks would niformly 3
bring large harvest than duble the {
quantity soWn.
AN IMAGINARY DIsEAs.
A correspondent of the Teas Farm
and Ranch whites; THE so clled lam
pas is an imaginary trouble, ind only
exists in the ertile brain of te owner.
and is a relic Of barbarism haned down
from the dark ages, to which INNS most
faithful servant is forced to sumit, be-
cause he is in mans power an, Gsr,NoA
hep help himself; :. l!Eou eeaPa ts no
Co'.s-0r horses of similar age. vouSEf
hd that their general appearance agrea
most exactly, and that in all Young All
mails the gums are down on the teetl
hu as age advances the gums recede |
natural shrinkage and absorptio,
ms change takes place in the moutl
all animals that are supplied wit
'eth-man as well as the rest, vet Il
orse alone is singled out from all II
'st oil the animal kingdom that natu
her wisdom has supplied with teet
reduce food to fit state for assimil
on to nourish the system, and implar
them in the gums, suitable soil
'ow and nourish them, that man IN
norance will cruelty lance, or lake
'st friend to the nearest blacksmi
lop and ruthlessly with red-hot ir
estroy Tor all time to come the barsa
inns which nature has placed thete
special purpose. If your horse Is
S appetite, it is due to some ethereal
an what is commonly called lamp
hen the colt is changing its tempors
eth Tor the permanent ones thereis
me cases a slight inflammation 8
unds the roots of the teeth undergo
This naturally passes
a lew days without any attention,
me as in the child. Our advice Is
lampas alone in all cases" j
metimes advisable to lance the o.
with children in teething. Feed
cd. Washing the mouth with Al
lr drains, water one .pint, !Hfee or i
fcs>a Jay is beneficial. ~
TEETH OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
The American Farmer saws: Not ey
remembers that domestic amin
EN- suffer from bad teeth. 1t is pr
!e that the unthrifty condition of ms
Imals that are pretty well fed il
some trouble with their teeth. VIII
.kes 1t impossible for them to mr.
y masticate their food. Sometir
real cause OF the trouble is not s
,ted' Changes are made in the d
perhaps medicines are given: b
course, no improvement results. \
e may effect a cure of a diseased
ured tooth, but it is likely to tak,
gtlme and keep the animal for mon
poor condition. Then there
es, as those OF very old horses
lch the difficulty is principally
lnlcal. Here nature instead of civ
let constantly tends to make mat,
rse' As the age OF the horse advar
crowns OF the front teeth increas,
9Th and prevent the back teeth
FINDERS from closing upon
er, Where this trouble ann,
'rtening OF the front teeth is the
'quate remedy. The more prom,
work is done the less will be The
y TO the horse, and the greater Wi
saving effected by the owner. w
mails do not eat well, or do not III
N I, the food which they use, it wi
to see whether they have anyt
need attention. II any defes
~, ,aveterinarian should be empl
,opiiy the proper remedy. A litfls
s,e ss IN this dia ion may be them
u seventlng a good deal siAsnftco
.enimals and conside,a~
leowner. "a ole$l
p suNFLowERs FOR FOWLS. - II
,e poultry raisers really apprecis.
=, ~ rue worth of the sunilower Il,
i. lastly grown, and produces food =
M !" anu nutritious quality. When 81
loBiy TO fowls il promotes lo,,;,,'- ~