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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1913)
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Although la climate where aero temperature are expected, lute fall or early winter pruning of fruit tree la not advised, an making wound tbat do not readily heal, still, after tbe fruit harvest, even In the, beat cared for or chards, considerable cutting out of brunches that cracked or broke under their weight of peaches, apples iMid pears la necessary. Branches thitt have been cracked or broken off about half way would. In most cases, be best sawed off as close to the in u I n trunk as possible without Injury to the bark of the latter. If desirable to save the basal port of a broken branch, make the cut Just above a strong upward growing branch let Clip off all twigs that are hanging merely by their bnrk, also take out all blighted wood that bad not previ ously been removed, cutting this well below the diseased portion, not omit ting to dip the pruning shears or knife it A vi . -v. & I. EH'., AH'I.E T1UJ: OAl-EU'LLT I'RUKEU, BCRAPED 1XU I'AINTEU Into a ve;;k solution of carbolic add and vviiter or Into n vessel of alcohol after making each cut. The tiest mixture for coating the cut surfaces Is a preparation made by boiling one ounce of litharge in one plijt of Unseed oil for two hour and then Btlrrlng In sifted wood ashea until the paint Is of the proper consistency. This la applied with a brush after the edifes of Uie bark have been pruued smooth, and Just enough should be used to coat the cut. All the mummied aud uude eloped fruits and excrescences should also be taken off and decayed fruits and brok en lii:iiiciies clennly raked up and burned, as well as many of the fallen !enve- as possilile. to destroy the germs of disease, and the hibernating cocoons of Insects that may ! among them. Newly scl trees may need some cut ting back of too protuberant or uu syuinietrical growth, and the youug trunks ought to lx carefully examined from the tiase to top for indications of iKirer work, which can be easily checked by killing the young grub just under the bnrk with a penknife oi pointed wire. Where It Is convenient to do so a couple of deep furrows may be plowed between each two rows In both the old and new orchards. Farm Frogres. -i-i-i"i"i";""i"i"i-:"i"i"i--i"H-i-i"i-H"i"i-;- STUDY YOUR SOIL. " Over 400 types of soils are list- ed In the United States. To farm projierly on these various types demands clear thinking nnd good Judgment, for "It pays best to grow our staple crops only on tolls to which they are adapted ! or on soils similar to or nearly Identical to those on whkh they "! have lieen developed." ' Early Pasture For Hogs. If a patch of rye Reeded last fall Is available for spring bog pasture the cost of producing Kirk can be consid erably reduced. If green rye cannot be had. then sow at the earliest possi ble moment a mixture of oats, field peas and nipe. Sow two or tin ih' kits of this and change from one to the other. The oats will provide earliest gracing, the field peas next aud the rape. If not ovenmsturcd. will carry the animals well along through the summer. Hogs do especially well ou green for age of this kind. It keeps them in good health, results In rapid gulfis and is the chcapttit kind of feed. Ordinart ly farmers depend altogether too much upou grain, the most expensive kind of ration. Why not utilize these green crops and reduce the cost of raising pigs? . Manur. tha Aaparagua. Asparagus is a hardy plant It does nut need a winter mulch to keep It from being killed by freezing, but It pays to put on three or four Inches of coarse manure because it will re sult In asparagus eight or ten days earlier next spring aud better stalks as well. Aud this meuns a great deal when you are wait lug for something fresh from the garden in the spring. ml 4 4" W-HM:-M-:-H-J-H"H-W-M-f MOVING THE BULL. One of the best way to bun dle an tiiilnml or to more hltn long distances Is to place a benry sack or covering of some kind over bis head. When an animal Is blinded It la an easier matter to load him Into a wagon or to lead blm. It Is not always easy to get an animal to walk Into a wagon wben he baa an oprtunlty to see It. but by blindfolding him It Is. as a rule, an easy matter to get him Into lt.-Hoard'a Dairyman. 1-frM M"l 1-H- M-W-W-M-H-H-fr SILO INSIDE OR 0UTSIDE7 8om of th Advantage of Each Plan. Plac. Naar Barn Anyway. Kilo are someti.uc put iusl'le of burns on account of the following ad vantages: First. Some men desire to' build a square silo atxl Gnd that they can do so by the use of the timbers of a Joint or band In the barn to support the walls. Second. A alio Inside the barn should freeze less than one outside. Third. A cheaply made alio may last longer If it is inside and not exposed to tbe weather. Fourth. When the silo is placed in the center of tbe barn there is less dis tance to move tbe feed. At the present time the majority of silos are being built outside tbe barn for: First The Inside location is not an economical use of barn room. Tbe man who is working bis plant to Its full capacity will need that space for storing materials which will not go into tbe alio. Second. THfe average silo usually does not need tbe protection of an In side location. .Third. Often the Inside silo is un handy to fill, while a silo on the out dde may be reached easily. Fourth. The location keeps the odors Jroin the barn. Nearly every outside Ilo has a door between it and the barn, and If this is closed one of the chief objections to the use of silage is re moved. The outside silo should not be over four feet from the barn and located bo that the cbuto or communicating pas sageway leads Into the feeding alley. The silo should be so placed In respect to other buildings that there is room to run the ensilage cutter and for teams to reach the cutter with their loads. Profes-sor R. W. Redman. Maine Agri cultural College. HOMEMADE GATE LATCH. . Convenient. Economical and Time Saving Device. ' in ilia ii-tc(ne Im shown a bandy : irate latch made at home from hard wood and oiled so as to prevent the i absorption of water by the wood. The i following description will aid a haudy man to make it: The latch a slides backhand forth and locks in f when j the gate is closed. It Is connected by a Din with b. which extends above the rnte. u-lie.-e It furnis a hniulle and Is connected to the gate below at c. spring of stout wood, fastened be- M HOIIEUAUK UATC'B ON G.ATK. low to the same panel of the gate as b is fastened. A piece of wood, d. hollow on oue side of tbe haudle b to move back and forth In. Nails may be used for fastening the vurtous parte to the gate, but screws are preferable except where there is motion. In such cases short bolts should be I'sed. The lower end of the spring at e should have a large staple driven over It and a wall through it to prevent both cracking and Bllppiug. It may be a good plan on some gates where the panels are not too far a. .art to have a second staple In the part e, either In the lower panel, or if the panel is narrow, iu the one above. This gate latch has been found to work very satisfactorily and to last a considerable time where the wood has been oiled well at first and once or twice a year afterward. Orange Judd Farmer. NOTES FROM THE HOG LOT. Fine balr denotes good quality in a pig nearly as much as in a horse. Dont feed the young pigs Intended for breeding purposes altogether on corn. AkIu have good effect on the pigs' digestion, besides killing intestinal worms. A hog that cau be fattened while youug will be the most profitable oue to breed. ' It Is well to have a trough in the doghouse In which are kept wood nsheti. salt nnd copperas. A hog needs all his time to tuake pork nnd should not be expected to spend any moments fighting Uce. nogs require attention regardless of coudltlon. age or sex. but the manage ment of the brood sow is tlie surest teat of the breeder's skill EXHIBIT FLANS FORJXPOSITION Commission Proposes To Have Oregon Divided In to Four Zones. Plana for the diviiion of tne state into probably four zone tor the pre paration and aiiembmg; of the horti cultural exhibits to ba inon at th Panama Pacific Fair wvre worked out at meeting of the atite eommiiion at Portland la-t ek, says the Journal This way out of the appar ent difficulty which faced the eom mission was decide 4 upon follolnff suggestion from Commii'siot er K. A. Booth, who pointed but the fae' tnat there i no society or organizatiin that can banile the hort cultural interests of tbe rtate as a wnole. ' The space In the state but) ing is to be divided ao that there mf y be a sectional grouping of exhibiis, and tbe commission will immediately urge upon tha different aections of the state to perfect organizations ai early as possible, so tbe work of arousing; interest among horticulturists can be gotten under way. Tbe four subdivisions ss suggested by toe commission should consist of one for the sou i hern counties of the state, one tor Willamette Valley and. two for Eastern Oregon. QUANTITY OF SEED FOR BtSTRESilLTS Thirty Pounds of .Turkey Red Wheat Gives Best Yield. (By L. R. Breithaup. supt. Hafney County Experiment Farm, in Burns News) Keeummg the aiscussion of winter Wheats given in previous issue, it would probably be well to give some of the results obtained in "rat of seeding" and harrowing tests together with a few words on the moisture contents of the soil at tha time of seeding, the pr pur dates for seeding and tbe method of seeding. Conceding from the start tbat the Turkey Red wheat would prove to be tbe best winter wheat tor tbi country, Turkev Red was used for all the tests upon tbeae points. Tbe "rate uf seed ing" and harrowing experiment were moat interesting. In the rate seeding test, two strains of the Turkey Red were ased as checks upon results. Following sre tbe yields per sere at the varied rate of seeding: Turkey Red, local, 30 lbs, 17 15 bu. Tuikey Red, local, 45 lbs, Turkey Ked, local, 60 lbs, Turkey Red, local. 75 Its, Turkey Red. local, 90 lbs, Turkey Red, local, 1201bs, 14 SO bo, 13.00 bo. 10.33 ba. 6.33 ba. 4.15 ba. 19.50 bu. 24.15 ba. 16.50 bu. Turkey Ked, 2998, 15 lbs. Turaey Red. 2998, 30 lbs, Turkey Red. 2998, 60 lbs These results show in favor of the 30 pound seeding. From a study of the results, it is apparent that there is both an upper , and a lower limit at which the seed should be sown. If too thick, tbe plants crowd each other so that none sre able to reach a proper maturity. If too thin, there will be lesser yield because of tbe plants not taking the best advantage of the moisture and plant food available for making the grain. But these results are of value to no one who does not go deeper into tbe matter. There must be a knowledge of the moisture supply in the soil before the dry farmer ran really know bow much seed to sow. We hear a great deal about the. amount vf rainfall certain places have.. What difference does it make what the rainfall is, if it does not get Into the soil. And what difference does it mske it it gets into the soil and the farmer allows it to escape back into the air again as it will surely do to sn incredibly short time unless, moisture conserving methods are used. . Just a little harrowing makes such a . difference. 1 know of an instance -where a man, by discing up newlv clearei land before it was even plow ed, has this year driven tbe moisture to a depth of between 4 and-6, feet ; into the noil. Just across the Dordejr -line on tbe same soil and everything the same but tbe discing, tbe soil is DRY. But to get bscK to the subject': I can see no hope for the man who plant winter grain on dry land that is moist to a depth of less than two feet at tbe time of planting. Of course there are exceptional summers when we get exceptionsl rainfall, but on tbe average dry land soil, two feet of moist soil st the time of planting is little enough. This with tbe winter's moisture should give a little more than three feet of moibt soil. In very sandy soils whjeb carry less wattr It may be that the soil should be moist to a still greater depth. A. E. Friday, a merchant of Plush. eame over tojLakevie w Saturday In bis auto, returning thomeJMondsy. "