Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-10-03

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no extra trouble If disposed of at stores,
all arrangement should be made with the
dealer whereby they may be kept in sep
arate lot. and sold under the name of the
producer. Customers readily appreciate
eggs, butter, or other produce that comes
from regular responsible source. When
a lot is mixed with lots from other farms, it's
individuality is lost; if good, it may only be
helping to sell the poor article of somebody
else, and the producer does not reap the
benefits of his pains in increased custom. No
produce can he supplied to city dwellers to
better mutual advantage to seller and buyer,
than new-laid eggs delivered direct, the du-
bious ones now in market causing much loss
and yexation. Poultry farms may be es-
tablished at the west, and have the benefits
of cheap land and grain or at the south,
where the season is earlies and water trans
portation available. But the Value of ma
nure at the East is so great, that it is more
economical to bring grain here from the
West than eggs; the latter being so trouble
some to send by rail. Butchers waste, pro-
cured fresh, being almost absolutely neces-
sary, is an important consideration in favor
OF proximity to city. When it is seen that
high prices for eggs depends on their being
produced near by and delivered fresh, and
that the labor is no greater to raise them
close by the market, than at distance at
lower rates, with an additional deduction for
transportation and breakage, we believe
it must be admitted that the best place, is
on the whole, near an Eastern city. The
site should not be far from railroad freight
depot or wharf. The amount of Western
grain needed is large. Hauling this many
miles by team is too costly. Enriching
ground at the East by feeding out grain
from the praifies, is an indirect way of i'm
porting their rich mold. Therefore we take
care that this importation is judiciously con-
Hlved. A mill near by, for grinding, is de-
sirabe A tract OF arabic land may be
found (but rarely), surrounded ON all side
by either woods, swamps, Or rocky pastures,
so that there need be no dangeE that the
fowls will stray into the titled fields of ad-
joining proprietors. In case such farm
could he procured, the expense of fowl
proof fence all around it would be saved. If
the tract is, unfortunately, bounded by cul-
tivated lands, then it must be 80 large and
OF so cheap quality, that border, twenty
or thirty yards wide, may be afforded to be
kept in permanent pasture. The land should
be on a slope, for there must be quick sur
face drainage after heavy rains; but the
pitch should not be so steep as to prevent
easy wagoning. A southwark inclination
gives proper sunny exposure; and if there
is a belt Of woods on the north to break the
winds, so much the better. Ii near swamps.
sea-marshes, or damp river valleys, the site
should be SO elevated as to be out of reach
of the worst raw chilling togs. We havr
enumerated all the above qualifications as
necessary for an egg farm. Their combin-
ations with certain essentials of soil, make
the matter OF selection one of considerable
difficulty. Many more important points are
to be attended to than in choosing place
for ordinary farming or gardening .-Am' Ego
Farm, by ii. H. SToDDARD.
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.
Canadian farmers claim that six bushels
of peas are equal to ten bushels of corn for
fattening hogs, and that peas will yeild a