Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-30
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WHY soME FARMERS KEEP Pooh,

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. A recent writer says: AFTER long OF
seryation l have come to the conclusion
that great majority of the farmers tina
are poor might have made money. Ifyo'
enquire into their business habits you vii
e. find that they always sold the best ant
kept the poorest. For instance. if they
i'h have too many sheep on hand, they picl
out the best to be sold. If you ask then
why they do so, they will say. Because
they bring twice as much as the Others
and am hard up just now for money.
know that it is not good plan. and do
not intend to follow it always l think
the habit Of selling the best is very poor
plan for any man, | don't care what his
circumstances may be. have man in
my mind now who always sells his poorest
sheep for more than twice as much as the
;; average farmer gets for his best l have
seen farmers in the fall pick out their best
y pigs to fatten. because they would make
few more pounds Of pork than the others
his call very poor economy"
EGGS.--IIow INCREASED.
If an increase of eggs be desired in the
polltry-yard before large sums of money
are expended in the purchase of everlast-
ing layers. we wOll recommend the sys-
TEN Of keeping no hens after their first, or
at the most, their second year. Early
phllcts give the increase. and the only
wonder is that people persist as they do in
keeping up a stock of old hens. which Law
one day and stop three. instead Of LAYING
three days and stopping one. In some
parts Of England it is the nvariable rule to
keep the pllllets only one year. Feeding
will do Il great deal "a surprise work. in
decd in the production Of eggs. but not
when the old hens are concerned. They
may put on fat. but they cannot put down
eggs. Their tale is told. their work is
| over. Nothing remains to be done with
them but to give them a smell of the !
kitchcn-tire, and the sooner they get that
the better.
HOW TO MILK cows.
Five per cent. and perhaps ten. can be
added to the amount of milk obtained fion, !.
the COWS of this country if the following
rules are ineNoribly followed: |. Never :,
hurry COWS to and from pasture. Milk :,
as nearly at equal intervals AS possible. u
llalt-Ilst five in the morning and six at :,
night are very good hours. 3. Be cspe-
cialiy tender to the COW at milking times.
!. When seated. draw the milk as RAPIDLY !,
as possible. being always certain to get all. =,
D. Never talk or think of anything besides :,
what you are doing when milking. 6. :,
Ofler some careSS. and always Il soothing -,
word. when you approach COW and when
You leave her. The better she loves YOU
he more free and complete will be her
lbandon as you sit by her side.
ITEMS of
II there is one thing that will pav more tn
han another. it is raising stock in the VAL d:l
ey OF the Upper Missouri. Hayis so cheap al
mi abundant. that it costs but little to tn
winter stock. and then again. in many in
tances. stock has been known to r,lr at
irge all winter long. and come out in the
prlnS in aood ORDER Bismarck T,lb- 90
ne.
MIR. Harris. last fall. planted a single az
ram OF wheat near his cabin. on the hill ~
lst or Miller street. and now has a stool ~
thirteen thrifty stalks. eight of which ::
re headed out and in bloom. and fine 9TH I'LL
s not far back. The heads will aycr,ue 'o'
lree inches in length. and the yield from H.
us single grain will not be less than 1000 ..o
ld. Talk about the Black Hills not be- W
& M agricultural country. As we'll SIN Nv
!. co,l,ln.t ,,;so h.,;, M - "'' ant
q ,,,,,s ,.;II. Iu': S II. sale
OncCr.
We learn from Roger Munger that when wa,
passed through Oliver Dalrymple's som
neat field. he had II self-binding harvest 70 :
already planted in the field. ready to
mmence work. Mr.. ID. commenced har-
sting last year on the 10th of this month,
IS golden fields are ten days earlier this r.
an last year. Mr.. u. has. altogether. a qua
1-blndlng harvestcrs. all of which will mir
got in operation on the 9Th. He has, in ed /
lnd numbers. 1000 acres of wheat and to O
acres OF oats in crop. Now. we toll
'uld like to know if Northern Dakota ever
mot boast Of tie largest wheat fields in Eve
nited States? Mr.. ID. broke. the past Iesi
son. some 1000 more acres of land so toI f
II next year he will have 1900 acres Al
isn,a,ck Tribune. ,,.1,a
old. damp. sour soils can be made bro prov
tive by draining and manuring. ret ,
One years seeding makes seven wears. Thel
rkIng, SO it don't pay to raise weeds. is by
BE careful what You sign" should he is by
MED in large capitals and put up in lndl
ry farmers house. men,
ee'is OF the squash family are said to be anu
proved by age. as the flew seeds run pines
vines, While old seeds produce more ehce'
t. is. Il
Is doubtless a fact. though not fully ,,n,
rccated, that from the extra food '',
IN all meat-producing animals comes all ,';u
profit. WIN
man
n some of the New England farms whi,,
e are six bushels of salt per acre. ,,,.l
y claim that it promotes fertility and s,o,d
an