Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-01-08
The Avant Courier.
FARMERS Department.
''He who bv the plow would thrive.
Must hims.lf either hold or drive"


let us xlI try .nd make small ditlO'
10 this funu OF .niOrMatiOI the presen
winter.
WHY JOIN THE GRANGE?
There J. re u,af.y rea>s.ll>. The Crang'
IL /. means Of national amt hIgs.'y brne.
ticial social e,.jo. meat. TIE Grange y )
means OF al.Iabl ins ruc ion When
faryi,ers NEE. together t.ey naturally
talk. Tie, ta!k Oi their business Us tar.
mers. OF the fharkefs, the OPP ressiOus 81
mon0pO)ics. IT." rate Of Interest. the rail
road law, hi. t..ird t.,i1. the prospect
Of tll. PatrOn.' mUvtnei,t-jn short, 81
everyih NJ that inter, Sis thsm rs men.
A lew days since two good farm rs SAT
here 1t our table and talked OF the d. fer
snt breeds OF hogs, tn. d Of their proper
care, the,, OF other stock matters. and SO
Quail or us w.r instrutte by the talk
ing together. SO every where. and par
ticulaf.y ut the Grange meetings, good
farmers VII, find much valu BILE in true
ton ID the mutual Int rcf,ai,ge OF views
and the relation Of their exp ric,,ces. IL
this connection the a'ivice can Ut com.
amiss II W. say. 20 early. 1t will afford
got tie greatest OPpcrlu ity to talk with
-FOUR ~ ixhbors, The Grange IS The
Jn.ans Of large savings H. business. Al
ready, through the State aid county
ugellci.s. u vast aln.'u"t ~ farm ilIAciiln.
cry and Olbtr supplies have tern pur-
chas. BY the farmers, VI greatly reduced
prices. and arrangements are now making
Tor still lurther rr,.ucti.,ns and vast
transactions. Cooperative stores have
been started, insu, ance companies Orgai,>
i1s4i, elevators built and agencies for tue
sale Of iarm products established. Ali
tins tends TO saw. money for the farmer,
oLd teach him habits u business.
TIE HORSE \
The horse Is not IN idiot; he has :
mind It once quite clear and sane, and is
very obs~rvant IN HIS own way. Most
domestic an,ln8ls are rs Aeeniy alive 10
their own int, rests rs \ man OF bu.i..cSs.
They can make bargains and silica to
them, ard make you stick TO tlo.n also.
] have little nnsre that used 70 r. qulle
Elk men u catch her ~ the pasture, Tut
] carried corn to her TOR long time
without trying 10 take her, leaving tue
corn on the ground. Next, Induced |
her 10 eat the corn whilst held It. still |
leaving her tree. Finally, persu s'leu !
her to follow m.., and low che will COME l
,rOtt ne hsit-a ~, Z ., my whistle, ie..p-
Ing ditc. e., ,oid,ng brooks, !" the dark
tness ann rain. or ~ imi~n-trab,e fOK.
She follow me like = log to the slabl' !,
aud uGn inisltr the cora tin G. Bot II
is arSaln; she knowingly sells ncr LII.
erty Tor tiit cora. TIE exp. liialent u re-
dusi,.g the reward h.yi"K been tried 10
test Ler behavior, SHE ctas.d 10 U6rt the
whistle aid resuln:.d hes former habits;
but The full and auc quantity having bern
fesiOre.. size yieiutu her Ilberiy axan
without resistance, .nu Since III. u Si'c ~
not to BE- cheated. IN tile Otiicr hAnd.
size is very Ignorant OF thu&h that
naAe ,rsAapi l
nave p,.ke.. up ~ the use 81 La guagr.
In our stin T. ) vi xnin.Al .lisrac.tr v.
always commit one er two MISTAKES :
either We con, lude that the bass have
grea, knowledge bec.u>t they setM 50
clever, o. else we faut3 ,hat THY mus
be stupid because We have asctrtaIuc.i
they ar. ignorant: So that, gu the 81 z
hand. VT c0..sta. IT, sc, animals severely
Duni.he.i lOr not Knowing what they
could only have learned through hunitn
language, end. OH shs other hand, Vt
lind lNcn VI ~ frequently un0efi alinE the
wonderful natural ilts li,xei.ce u the
brute cseailOD. aid treating snimAi.
without the least consideration iOr ti'eli
feelings, which sie often highly senei.
us..-lEAeLslxe.
HALTER PULLING HoRsE.-Permit me
60 snswtr question ~ your valuable
paper o. Oc!ON 0o, ~. oW sI'a" o.esA
: nalteF.punnk nols Don ~. ~!
OarD ~ t..e n.'Fi, nIst, = - clue. sM.
~ uncs.e'. ~ eyo"uy, VII - ~
p5VO. DH'Sy n'AA' IL" ku'a TT Vue 81 ~
20 &et away IToiA Tue PAIN. nave o1okeh
IN &c numbtT u hOrs.s anu colt, SON..
Of them very hlxh-struhg aud VICIOUS.
Ny way would te 10 put gu strong live
ring halter (t,tsd piece); then take FAITH
er wide &trsp (abOut one aud one -iiali
!ocles WE "tnI'nA3 oac~'r ."as ~ cu"u
tne niVrA y x: Aehouu Ply suSc'"k ="
nN ivOst acu ~ u'e e''P t"e.J Psss
suIvukn mat w" &c sov'. 90 ne luns.
WI uIaW MS naI'u Ie9 ~ IIoM n
NOOF, an t!se = suits MT tnAt ne mas HO
purcbase. think tina !. By tvNoWlnA
this up closely. you Will find he Will gsv.
up - : osd bargain. y TINS GOES net
0scsK n!M' : ny wv O'ncr me:''gys
~. .n"A -. se~G .'w ~ Z" =. =.
s e = 49, "ot !, ,usv.~ ~ .e" y, - -.
n l.' US .ass = ~ '~'leu v1'-l !" estel''
A'u.:' W.
eOntrlbuses the following 70 TIT DOrche>- |
1arey sre sprs s.inx rapidly Throughout
the country, ! th'lk y my duty ~ iaiOsm |
the puOlic VI wsttfihe horses " ne PuO- |
We tFOughs. Due Xlauaered horse Gun
innoco.ass, ,wcnty or more horses q oss
trough. Either OF ING diseases are " |
contagious ~ lnrocuistion 20 the morse |
% small pox Y 70 tue humA" s.mlIy.. !
have condemned % y khied. si'ice Last
october. ever one ~ 'oIea nofs. . Affect
90 win xisnuels Anu '"lcy. = - d.H&c'-
o0h 70 naIo'e VI "rive : k,'n1ereu h"rse,
- the nsfhess, &C., " g useu L. MAl
carry tue colt xlon: IL H!isIhx sSa,.sl
the wini horse which " Affected, woeh
ne 1nofss. the spray Ir00. us Eostr'ls le
NaO'e 20 cOmG osca - eus rAlnske, MO
Persols IOe!sn, 0.sMk oeslcste sAIn Or
Ge.CHcs W esupssOOe " e1c1 ~ euo