Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-15
Farmers Department.

Farmers Department.
HE who by the pillow would thrive.
Must himself either hold or drive
Tue WH1p.-There is more in the move
,nent Of the driver Of an OK team, ana
the carving the whip, than most farmer
think. says the Ohio Farmer. Oxen
however quick in their movements, n
upright in their walk when il, yoKc. 500
become dull and get the practice OF "shc'
;ng'' or ''hauling, in consequence 9
the driver tagging along. or. IS Il ore
the practice, Of going ahead Of biz team
and from time to time stepping back an
whipping them. A driver OF an OK :ean
shoul.i walk directly opposite the yoke
wa X straight. and carry Ills whip upright
AS soldier would his CUR. Use whip
stock with a short lash, and never strtx'
them on the nose OF over the eyes.
WHICH FOWLS EAT TEE MOST.
The. question has ba en- asked and an
swer. d many times; but nowhere, as ye'
in print, hxv. s-en It to my satisfaction
Writers invariably try to solve this ques
ton 50 rs to make it an arRumt NJ fol
some particular breed, and that one !:
ger orally the breed in which they arc
most interested. Another reason Is that
they are constantly giving ne Iavoritt
coop OF fowls all the tit.bits, which they
do OF count MS anything. But to answer
the question rightly would be TO say
The hen that eats the moot. as rule, Is
the one that produces the most. O1e
bushel of corn, or its equivalent III other
food. will make nine pounds OF 1--we pOuI-
try. or sew u and One-lrnth IOuuds of
lrt ssed poultry, or twelve and Onr.haii
pounds oi eggs. One has only to weigh
his pullet at SIX months old to know how
much money he hxs expended TOR iler,
ard Is lie has not furnished the food he
will know just now muci, she has fOraged
on his eiyhbUrs for lis benefit. Mo-.
farmers bay.. feeling that the corn which
Is I. 4 20 f"w;> j. thrown away, and that
their pocketb0O have been depleted SO
much. They ehould rather look upon
the transaction Is just SO much grain ex-
cha ged for eggs or poultry. the profits
OF winch are coming to tLcm to better ill
that pockei50ok.
Fowls ar machines to produce eggs
and flesh, and We might rs well expect
cloth from factory that has no wcJl or
cot on, US to expect eggs from hens not
supplied with food. When see an un-
usually hearty les, am led to say, ''put
It In, my lady. YOU are either making
eggs or meal, anu l know rs lOu< as
she does it shall not be il the strait Of
the bOy vi as alter the WOO chuck o.
xS.bbath morning, viz: ''Ile had got
TO have h IN, ior h. was out OF mrat.'
Lib.r f ediny means liberal profits; |
fowls scanlily ted pay scanty prUfi,s; neg |
lsct means loss Ut what you 10 give them. |
AS = rule, ted well or kill lii, flock. THIS
should te the rule, for the results are Is
sure to follow as day IS sure to follow
sunrise. I'll. K. f., in Poultry WOrlI.
Row 10 DRIVE SHEEP.
Like many other persons, 1 handled
sheep y long time before acquiring the
srt OF driving them to the best advantage.
when the shet p are turned out upon tue
rcNl,, without any one 10 assist me. The
frst day drove eight to ten miles, aud
got them in the pasture e night. The
next morning. after getting under way,
found the she. p were very hard TO drive;
they wanted to lie down under every
shade, and l labord hard all day, anu
oniy made sew or eight miles on the
Journey, q. d this was my experience for
thrue Or four days. began Ut las, TO re-
il.ct Is to the cause OF the sheep driving
80 badly, and il occurred 10 iilr the RIA
sou was they had filled themselves curing
the night, and wanted to lie down and
chew tier cuu, inst al OF travelling on u
full stomach. l resolved to change my
tactics 1t the neat stopping place. AC-
cordnG:y. when hight came. instead o.
Cur. lug them into y pasture field As lere-
to.ore, put til. m iutO nice clean b.rn-
yaru, aud let them res. all night instead
Ut eating. The result was that next
morning when I turned them Oh the road
l had TO get before them 10 restrain them.
/ found il necessary 10 use long pole to
keep til. n back, 50 marvellous was the
chSL O., and 20 iMpetuOus was their anxi- I
cty to push ahead. The reason tor this
change v us s;n Ply owing TO the TACT that
the sheep had hal u yOOu nights rest, [
and were fresh aud hungry.-[C,r. Amer. I
farM.r. IL
LOCATING FARM BUILDINGS.
The first settlers in the Eastern States /.
we're ip msjority OF INSTANCES Ob iged {" /.
CLEAR away tile forest trees b. fore building
houses Tor thenlselIe S, or sheds aud barns
for their stock. The highways were not
lalu out, but the habit vas soon formed
OF driving t. ans close up the front door
of the dwelling, aid the II OK thus form
ed atterwxId became tie public road. .
In all of the old r Northern States We lind
the old farm houses sanding close TO the
roa:, one side Of many forming the line.
while with others there may be lew feel I
int. r.-niug. but In very lew Instances is
there sufficient space between house and
8 oad to admit Of anything like garde" Y
or lawn. This fashion, habit, or what ,
ever we may choose to call It, arising
partly from ccesslty ut first. seems to
nave become . prevailing custom over \
large region Of country, aud the IONS anu q
graausOns h.litate Their ancestors. with 1
out appearing IT, ask themselves why they
crowd the roads with their iNrm buliding |
y hiie there Is pl, MY OF room further back
and neither necessity nor wisdom H. con-
tin,,img the practice. -nc pioneers upon
the Western pairles, paying only dollar
or two per acre for lani, upon which
there is neither stone. stump, nor other &
obstacle in the way Of locating the isrtD
buildings, are very prone to crowd the {
highways thrO gh tabit anu afterwar'
suffer from dust, stirred up ~ every pass.
ing t. xm or drove Of cattle. Of course,
the placing OF the dwelling near the road.
nesxssitstes tor the convenience -ake the
bull. iugs ntar by, aud the farmer soon
covers the ground which IN after years
will be required tor ornamental purposes.
Such blunders and shorts ghtedness on
the part OF fret settl. RS are certainly bad
enough, but we have seen hundreds OF in /
stuns es where the crowding OF the high.
wars with the dive ling house, did not
seem to satisfy the farmer; therefore, to
make the outlook still worse, the barns,
stables, and cow sheds we're placed dir.
Getty opposite, and close up to the line Of
a very narrow country road. It - M.
necesssr, to comment upon these absurd
and RIDICULOUS arrsng. ments Of farm
buildings, Tor no man Who stops to con-
slider tue subject Tor y moment. would be
guilty Of committing such blunders.
There are no doubt hundreds OF our rad
ers who will, during the coming year, lO-!l
cate sites tor new homes, aud We beg
them to place their dwellings and out
buildings 1t Roodiy distance from what
Is. OF IS 70 becDue the pubic road. l.
NAV b* thai YOU are striking cut into =
sriidvruess to-day. bu. it will G rts'niy
not be manv years b. iole the Wild grasses