Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-11-14


of aristocrat. Public opinion puts him above
the mechanic.
The cotton crop of the present year is es-
timated at nearly 5,5OO,O(W bales, the largest
ever grown in this country.
A true business man, on farm or in office.
has the ability and the intention to do what
he promises.
There is to be a large canning establish
ment erected in Iowa city, ready for next
years business.
The farmers do most of the hard work,
own most of the land, pay most Of the taxes
and feed most OF the world.
Agriculture is an art that must be studied:
practiced and picked up. Go to the fairs
and pick up many rich ideas.
A family which raises and sells more than
they buy is growing richer. But how can
this be known, unless strict account is
kept.
John Bidwell, of Chico, has received an
order from the Agricultural Department at
Washington for 100 bushels of barley for
distribution.
States turn out annually 50,000,000 barrels
of flour, 1900, 90 barrels of which are export
ed. The annual wages paid to employees
amount to 500 ,0OC, 800
Farmers now is the proper time to see
that your roads will be good during the
winter; look to the bridges, and see that
places usually bad in wet weather are put in
as good shape as possible.
The noblest men on earth ere those whose
hands are brown with toll And the noblest
women OH earth are those "who looketh
well to the ways Of their households, and
eat not the bread of idleness.
It has been discovered by Minnesota farm
ers that two acres of suntlowers will supply
a family with fuel through a long winter.
The wood of the stalks and the oil of the
seed make roaring and cheerful fiFes.
The world progresses. The New Hamp-
shire legislature has declared laziness a
crime and provides for its punishment 1t
is an evil Of monstrous magnitude, working
evil to the Individual, to the family and to
society.
There is an oak tsee in Texas upon which
have been grated sprgs otpine, holly, dog
wood, elm, ash. walnut apple and peach.
TIE spriggs have all budded and give prom
ise of thrift.
Gram cut twelve or fourteen days before
it is fully ripe, is said to weigh heavier,
measure more and be of better quality
than when cut after becoming fully ripe.
1t pays to give particular attention to saw
inc and selecting seeds of various kinds. tor
farm. garden or flower beds. This is the
month that many seeds ripen.
Farmers should get so independent that
they could all unite. it they would get living
prices, and not sell bushel of grain nor a
head of stock for one year. Then it would
be seen that we were masters of the situa-
ton. This is the way Other industries 90,
i and it covers our public-interests as sum
mer cloud.
Dr.. Sturtevant says: "One of the best re-
suits which could happen to our talking
agriculturists would be to sweep from exist
ence the idea that cheap results can be ol
other than OF cheap value. The true results
are always costly of time aad Thought. LEI
the agricultural thinker receive recognition
i'm accordance AS his thoughts is based or
facts"
CrowelI. as the result of political aspira
tions, says: "aknow a farmer who Is u pol
itician. i'm the sense that people generally
understand the term. He is q man OF goot
mind, social generous and intelligent. BE
fore he got into politics he was thrift,
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