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About The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1891)
AGRICULTURAL The Day of Costly Silos is Past.- THE STOCK AND THE DAIRY. Materials Required for Building Cheap Silo Raising Pullets or Eggs Eto. The day of costly allot) la pmt, siiyu jmmsuir nniumer oi tiie New Hainp lure Htation. iinil It. is tM. i. wliiuh enabloe the rapid extension ol his ui .ramife, a wooden silo keeps lie contents with less Iobb than a stone or cement one chiefly because ol the penetration of air through mortar and urinous a tun nam independent ol the burn can be built for f 1 per ton of capacity, if the capacity is above seventy-live tons, If built in the corner of a oarn, tiie cost or labor and material will lie about half that sum. A silo lOx Ux feet will hold luO tons. As Btatcd in a bulletin of the station above niHiitlmiwI if Imili jn n. , vllv Kjf,, of a burn, it will require forty pieces of omiuuiiK, ixo, twenty-live loet long (IHO feet; four piecee basement sills, 8x8, seventeen feet long 3(10 feet ; boards for iiiniuo wan, n.ouu. rue Hoards should not lie over seven inches wide, planed on one side, and the inside course made to oreaa jomtB witb the outside course, Matching the tmrds in ntmium, i mon covering boards free from loose knots are good enough, anil in many cases the barn frame and studding can e paray utilized and the almve quail titv of lumltcr Im f'nnu,lul. ..,l......,l A cement bottom, though not necessary! Among the advantages ennmerated for the silo are the fallowing : More actual food material can be produced from an aero oi corn man irom any other of our common farm crops. Throe times as HiBch dry substance may lie produced from a given area of corn as from a like area of grass. The objection sometimes made that ensilage is too watery is met witii too statement that It is not KB wa tery as pasture grass in June. The farmer who hB a silo is about as independent of the weather as a man can lie. Aside from heavy rains nothing interrupts this kind of harvesting. Light rain and showers, while making the work disagreeable, do not stop it, and when once properly in the silo all danger of imperfect curing is past, The early date at which the land can be cleared makes It possible to either seed down to grass or winter grain a month before corn in the shock would lie dry enough to busk. Another advantage in the iSortlr is that varieties of larger mid later growth may be planted for this purpose that will not ripen before frost. Al fulfil, 1 Alfalfa. Is a perennial plant, in many respects resembling clover, It has long been known in Europe, and its most ex tensive cultivation in this country is in California and some of the Western and Southern Ht.Atn. it. uwnm 0u,nian adapted to dry climates, and succeeds beat Oil a lltflil. NHiwIv n lnan, with a subsoil through which its long top roots tu puiiutrutti a(m U1Q melr wllv mois ture, it hitM Iwmi ur,,u-n fm,,u.fi,M., f the Geneva station in New York, but in experiments on larms In different parts of Vermont has lawn largely winter killed. It will not thrive among weeds, but must have clean land the tirst year. In reply to inquiries that have been made no better answer can be given than a brief statement of some of its bad and and good points as discovered at differ ent Mute stations throughout the coun try and summarised by the central office at Washington. Among its disadvantages it has been found less hardy than clover and not so easily established. If allowed to grow loo long, tho stalks become hard and woody. Cattle cannot lie safelv pastured on it except in dry regions. It requires peculiar treatment to make good hav. Its good qualities are that, when once well established, it lasts for years, It withstands drought well, grows rapidly and may be cut curly, and will furnish several crops oi green fodder each sea son, . If properly cured, it makes good bay and Is relished by nil farm animals. In brief, while valuable as a feeding stuff and as a fertilising crop, it requires pe- ......Hi wilUl,MMin Ml .illlllMLt, (HIM HUH its growth and careful culture and curing to uiukc it a prontaoie crop. s Kalslnir lMiltati fur Kick. ' If yon want good laying hens in win ter, writes a correspondent of the New York World, keep an eye on your early hatched chickens, and select the best developed and healthy-looking pullets for furnishing you with eggs next winter. l'or several weeks after hatching the young clucks should lie led a little five fir fli timau a ,luv nffnt llm, ora lmlf grown, three or four times a day not to laiien uioui, dui to make them grow. I would give but little grain, and that should be mostly wheat, outs or rye, some buckwheat and very rarely a little enu'.Keu corn, iwo rations out oi every three should be soft food made of wheat bran, shorts, mashed potatoes and a lit tle cornnieal, all well stirred jtogctlier. If mixed up with milk instead of water, it will be greatly improved, Give the scraps from the table through the day along with their other rations. Bee to it that they have green food of some description and plenty of fresh water. Green clover and cabbage leaveB will bo excellent ; also a little Ixmemeal iu their masli, and gravel should always he within their reach. By forcing the best pullets in this wny you will be quite sure to set them to laying, in the fall, , which, if properly housed and fed, they will continue through the winter; when, if left to shift for themselves and make omnr null Dl.nUliJ' glUWUll UllUll Will weather, they are not likely to lay at all. until jioiLt spring, . Thrift of th (Ktrniaiia, Fruirnlitv. thrift. t.1. i I Mid (carolling economy Is dear and imwmin to tne true Inwardness of the lierman heart. Thai i,.n n. i v,i..: tog proof o( this. The food i.i abundant ml of excellent quality, but ivlien once a ohit or a rniiHt. of a niiri,u )... v.,. ..... ruuu,"M ' uwu BKV before tha fiimllir n,,l tu.,i, i n 1 . " " l'""!! uuutijiijiiy eft over, this appears with religious rogu- i itj again ana again as long as one mor sel rOmainfl. An Amurlm,,, i,naairAnnn. would he embarrassed, for Instance, at - .Bn ui curving at roe tea table to - .,.. uuitii; mo iwo or mree spoonfuls 01 arinle Hnrira Wl. nvoi. rn. 1... ... . - --. ui uitc menu) at Jlniier, but not so the German housewife. Wh,,t though there be only '"cln klelne Blsohen" a tiny, little M), wlilch, by the way, seems to be the favorite quantity for one or two persons, there are "tiny littje bits" of other things, a plenty that have beon accumulating for nova.,.! A0a wi ,.V'.r. T .v V """""wire, What t ough there be only "cln klelne Blsohen" (a tiny, little -bit), which, by the no one need go away hungry from a table mmtliil mill, i.i ..... ...,.r..v ...... Kuu mings tnongn in rela tively lllfln Imlmnl n,.,,,M Cor. Boston Herald, A Watnh Wlthont Handa. TbA Watch Wtthmif. Imnla .ln. 1. tcntly been brought before 'the public, is , .mi wim urn i nary wneelwork, In which the intermedin t,,ih ...,.. Ing, and which gear every minute and uiuj, x ue uimtnviince, though ad mitted to possess some inconveniences, is. Oil the Other hand, nlnimwl some genuine preferences over the ordl- uuijr iiiase. i nus, tne construction not Dlllv allows the rendlniT tn .. but also permits of estimating the time that separates each passing minute. There Is not only an optical signal given, but .....u nuomj unaii)e of figure the ear perceives a slight sound, w.i0,4uDi,wj iu uBuomes useless lor one to examine his watch in order to measure a given Interval of time a feat ure of sneclttl value clans, officers, ti-iwipra r.v.'uaH...n The exnerfmenter known pyum.Iit v,) . """ uo(jiu ana enus. jew York Sun. Olrl' Soda Blutinotlom. An amnsinir Milnir ilvmt ti,AD i..i. .. . , " ..,.r.C KU0 B .11 uii-j oep up social (iistmctlons. A collar girl docs not associate with a cotton mills elrl. NelLher will i lu.v l,., . in,,.. dry girl for a friend. The laundry girls unV a uvlut tnan me cotton mill Cil'lS. thtUtdl this is dinnntj.fi ntiln recognize the superiority of the collar irlpla . M'l.n ,...tl.. !l .. . i.,c uwiiui HiriH ave tueir own 1 aui:iiiumij to toe cnaracter and qua! itv of their work Tl. i.w UDUi.i men are ignorant of this intricate social eimu, aim mime many embarrassing mis takes at first by giving suppers to which they invite cotton mill girta from Cohoes uuu uiuur gins rrom Troy.- BKlIlOliS 1IANGKR ThroiitoiiB cvpry matt, woman or child llvirat in .. .. ii i ,:tiiu,irv luit-n' lever nun iitriit'miirev .,,, u, , , umiimi iiiMuiine are 111 lliiliiil fnini tin1 iiir unit art' Hiviiilowticl friini the iviitiT uf mich 11 riluii. Mi'illclnnl nHlejruiird Ik ...mmi.u-ij iii;1i:r,mir.y 111 iiiuiiiy iniM (lnilfcr. AH II liiuiinsiir liirtlfyhic mid imeUniiilinB thu uyHvm tllttttr'tt MIllllllK.tl Itltln. IU I .1..' ...... .Mv .....nv iMiini. iriuFiitniriLiUH ill me miniiiiiiii, liver una imiwhib eiH!iiurii."c imilnrtii; -I'l f nii'r'iu.v runt u ii.v im Wilier . ... ...... ,,.,n , .iinii.iu nnu m,lIlt,MI)llH HR' I1H BlHted hv Uh ime. mill 11 vlKomiiH tin well m reKU ... , , ' L,i""ii"' iii'iiinuimi iiyii. um- stltutiim mid iih.vhiie ure thus defended iibiiIum till' Ilirindlu iif i,.l,.Pl.. I.u ll.lu ,..1.1....!: vmitlvi-, whleli In iilmi 11 efrtiiiu mid thimiuiih rmni'llV III th lir. , rut nuunu nl I ..I...... I, ...... I ilmilly Kxiiremod." Waiter, plesne take thin ....voi; nuj iiHiim. h, i uiu UI1UIIHJ lOr Hie. THE BOLTON HOI SE, PORTLAND, Oil Centrnlly loeiiterl i Amerleiin A KumtMiiui nlmi fli-Ht-nliiha; roiwniiHlile rntn. 0. W. Huhy, (iriip. wuut the very lieHt uoikIh that yen know will trow, at chhIi iiriees, write tin. "L1!?"' r. L. POSSOM A. KOii Wirehowe id street Portland, Oregon, Front St Some Children Growing Too Fast become listless, fretful, without ener. irv. Ihin and WAUL-. Rt unu an Inr. tify them and build them up, by the SCOTT'S E1ULSI OF PURE COD LIVER OIL AND HYPOPHOSPHITES Of Iiime and Soda. They will take it readily, for it Is al- iiivai n pumiuuio u inilK, nna II should be remembered that AS A I'KK. IN BOTH THE OLD AHD YBUNG, IT IS UNEQUALLED. uiii('tuiiiofi'm;. I INDIAN OEPREDATIONT PENSION i PATENTS LAND 1 HOMESTEAD "' POSTAL' CLA I IVl S Tlii"KXAMlNBK"miKEAU of CLAIMS IIJIIIRR 'fllB 1UIIMIITHIN OK-- San Francisco Examiner. If you liftvii u titiitni f mi, ileHorlptliiii wluumievnr iiHiiiimi. Hie L nllim HluliiH (igviitnmiiiit. mid . wlHii il apL'cillly mtliuliliaU'U, mliln:n8 JOHN KDDEIIlUIItN, Mauaitnr, (lis F stniiit, X. W. Wasliluatou, 1). e. N. P. N. V. No. 408-S. F. M. D. ISo, 485 on "German Syrup" For Coughs & Colds. John F. 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