Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-05


Saws he will resign if the goats go, b
always has his way ard the goats sta
and multiply. The goats eaS the GA
sprouts and the Fraters eat the goats
tbs wethers make fine mutton. Th
lnannies are allowed to beai- kids AM
are newer eaten. They live to an oil
age and die natural death. Fra5e
wilhelm is ve1y poud of this flock
They clear the hills of poison oak anC
that reconeiles the abbot TO the goats
Fra0r Wilhelm has 40 acres of en-
slage corn. lie got bad seed twice
and had to replaut 40 acres the third
time, but in spite of that has good
stand under fine cultivation and will
Gil many silos with this sauerkraut for
steaa Neitcbts are a sure remedy to
kiln out Canadian thistle. They al
most disappear the first season. Next
vear the vetch win fetch the last this
tie out of tho ground.
Fraaar Wilhelm y actices forestry in
the most economical manner. He cubs
no live trees, although the institute
uses about 1000 cords of wood per
year. Dead and dying oak and fir
trees, and trees THAT must be taken out
in clearing fields, are used. The for
est walth of NJ Angel is constantly
increasing.
The finest wheat fields l saw this
yoa1 are here at the monastery. There
are 100 acris in wheat, 100 ad'es oats
40 acres barDV. His spring oats is
hard TO beat He plows nearly an hfs
land twice, and sheep are turned on
the fan grain as late as April l, de
pending on the weatbT
The monastery has fifteen ac7es in
sapes, growing the red Burgundy,
Reisling, an Gutedel or Sweetwater,
" thy are called in Oregon. The
is one Of the institutions
# the Benedicdines, who have been the
'Tpons of agriculture and horticulture
ince the middle ages in Europe. The
vines made hire are mild and sweet,
ct used before they are three years /
lG and then have little of the intox.
ating element in them. Great tuns
T solid oak cOOpefage hold 600 to
200 gallons and lie in state in the big c
]ohge celknrs near the old college L
nildings. CO
This monastery farm is well Stocked
ith animals and they are handled OF
ith profit. About 80 horses, 60 milch "a
'ws, 500 sheep and about 200 swine %
'nstitu.e the livestock. Cattle sheds az
winter, cool groves with running wa. no
4 for tho nOcks in summer, and all
q animals coming at his call, show on
= loving care for dumb brutes.
The community has 44OO ad ;es range pr
VI timber land, where they run 200 S'
All Of beef cartle, Thy are put ON
range in nd, spring and taken Off on
out November l, and got ready for
market. Only calves and ytgurlings In
Q kept there over wintnr. A very We
pcaror hay is made in the mountains. ye
to and clover sc,1cl once in thrs, sa,
rs To show Wilhelm 5 care for
sto,k ma ke,ns a MN -, -. I'M
elk among the cattR,, feeding them 81
T. and instead of being wild and I'M
ghtcned at the sight of man. they sn
Il follow him anywhere and are cas- mo
rounded up AND taken out in the
l. cal
'T'tr Wl.htm has put in five acres
alfalfa, thrce hrlS of seed some tas
n mocuiated soil and soma without by
"d Md that had last been put into col
W.T. Ho got good stand has
""d oncN wiz NOV severed times
rS Is watching il close, and win
ke sue~sS Of it if possible. bo.
ie has some dna alfalfa lanA ON the "a.
lou" oott"ms that he will put in an,
10 year, whu uhe roots win 90 70 fur
'nSn"nt mots'uro Ii he cu,r gets sch
"a " STAN. Of mcorso clovv as Fred cor
aLleS has ~ Msssion bottom I'M win No