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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
TO MAKE HENS LAY.

An exchange gives the following pre-
Put two or more quarts Of wa
ter in kettle and ore large seed pepper, or
two small ones. Then put the kettle over
the fire. When the water boils stir in course
Indian meal until you have a thich mush.
Let it cook an hour or so. Feed hot.
Horse-radish chopped fine and stirred into
mush, as prepared in the above directions,
and for results we are getting from five to
ten eggs per day, whereas previous to feed
ing we had not eggs for long time. We
hear good deal of complaint from other
people about not getting eggs. 10 such
we would warmly recommend cooked feed,
fed hot. Boiled apple skins seasoned with
red pepper, or boiled potatoes seasoned
with horse-raddish, are good for feed--nuch
better than uncooked TODD. Corn, when
ted to the hen by itself, has tendency to
fatten rather than produce the more profit
able egg laying. A spoonful of sulphur
stirred with their feed occasionally will rid
them of ver.nin and tone up their system.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
VALUE OF FARSNIPS.

For spanning over the season "betWeen
hay and grass' there is nothing better than
a liberal supply of parsnips. They are the
only roots that will remain in the ground
all winter without injury from freezing.
They may be dug and fed to stock at any
time after the frost is out of the soil till they
begin to leave out. For early feeding they
may be dug in the fall and stored in pits.
For cows giving milk in early spring they
are excellent. Horses, sheep and pigs will
also eat them readily. II they are boiled
Or steamed, pigs and fowls prefer them to
almost any kind of food. Parsnips are ex-
tensively raised for feeding fowls in France
and Belgium. When designedsfor fattening
fowls for the table they are first boiled or
steamed and then fried in cheap fat. The
parsnip is more valuable for human TODD
than most persons suppose. They should
be first boiled, and then cut in thin slices
and fried in lard, butter or drippings till the
surface is brown. Cooked in this way they
are excellent when served with ham or roast
meat. No edible root Is so easily raised in
this country as the parsnip. Our climate is
not favorable to the production of turnips,
but parsnips may be raised with very little
trouble. They should be planted in drills
from two to three inches apart, and thinned
out SO that the plants have space OF about
four inches between them. II cultivated by
hand the rows may be only eighteen inches
apart 1t is necessary to thin the plants by
hand. After they have attained consider
able size the foliage will cover the ground
so that little cultivation is necessary. Five
hundred bushels an acre is an average yield.
Racine Agrscutturist
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
LEG WEAKNESS.

Almost every mail brings letters from
people who want remedies for leg weak
ness among fowls or chicks. One says: II
have a fine Cochin pullet that is weak in the
legs, not able to stand up any length OF
time" Another writes IL have a valua-
BILE Plymouth Rock cock that seems to have
rheumatism, or something like il; is unable
to stand" A third Says that his early
hatched Brahmas and Cochins 'are con-
stantly squating around as If something
were the matter with their legs" A fourth
says that nearly all the chicks hatcheu on
his premises this season, ''seem to have
some weakness in their legs; they stagger
around and walk with difficulty, and then
after awhile some get well and some die"
And in Il late number of the Prairie Farmer,
see that some one complains that his fine
Light Brahma cockerel has the rheumatism,
or some other weakness in his legs.
Now to begin with, let me say that leg
weakness in any form among young chicks
can generally be cured if taken in hand
when first discovered; but doctoring an old
fowl is different thing. When an old bird
gets so that it is unable to walk, bless it ior
the good it has done, and kill it as soon as
possible.
When young chicks 60 moping and squat
ting around, and stagger when they walk,
you may conclude that they are troubled
with cramp, caused by damp runs, and by
exposure to cold dews and rains. Removal
to dry warm place. and cayenne pepper
given daily In the food will usually effect q
cure In short time. -
Sometimes herapidity growing Brahnlas,
Cochins and Plymouth Rocks "fail up' in
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

the legs when they are tour or five months
old; this is the true leg weakness, and is
caused by u lack of the bone forming mate
rial in their food. 70 prevent this weak
ness, see that the young fowl, have plenty
of crushed oyster shells, or lime i'll some
shape, and give bone meal in the food occa-
sionally.
When birds first show signs of weakness
in the legs, they may sometimes be cured
by giving ''Parlsh's Chemical Food" and
feeding bone meal. ."#. t.
Sometimes chicks that are we'll fed and
we'll cared for III every respect will take
weakness in the legs. and some will get we'll
and some die;' this usually occurs where
fowls have been bred in-and-in for several
generations. have no cure for chicks tlas
are afflicted with this form of leg weakness;
they must take their chances. but should
advise their owners to kill the old rooster
and get one that is young and vigorous, and
not akin to the hens.
Rheumatism is generally confined to old
fowls. Remove the afflicted birds to 4 dry
warm place, and put the legs and feet in hot
mustard water for ten minutes; then dry
them off, apply coal oil, ''Mage oil,'' or
any good stimulating liniment. and rub
triskly with flannel; give ginger and cay
enne pepper daily in the food until the
fowls are cured. Fanny Field IN Prairie
Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

brought from across the seas, we have not
been idle with our time, and have produced
an American breed which is sure to do us
great credit everywhere on account of its
intrinsic merit The Plymouth Rocks are
yearly becoming more popular, the demand
fully keeping pace with the supply from
breeders, who give them the best of care
and attention and much of their time, and
many of the other breeds have to give way
to them. They are, when well bred, very
handsome birds, and cannot help butssprove
attractive, even to those who do not belong
to the fancy" while they have real merits
which commend them to all who want a
really tirst-class breed" We an. pleased
to see the friendly discussions, from time to
time, in regard to the different points of the
Plymouth Rocks, for it serves to bring out
the views Of the best breeders, and thus con
duccs to improvement in all particulars.
Probably very few, if any, of our readers
have ever tried the experiment of feeding
oats to breeding poultry i'll large proper
tions-say at least three-fourths to one
fourth of any and all other grains. A tan.
cier who has done this (and, as he says,
"both economically and successful!y"), as
sures us that oats may be used in this way
to very good advantage, as daily food for
breeding fowls the year round; and espe-
cially to the Asiatic varieties, that are so
predisposed to put on an excess of internal
tat, when fed in the ordinary way.-Am.
Poultry Yard . E"..
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
e1tlt.ifnlh1raL.

THOSE who needed the suggestions We
pairing warm beds for starting garden plants
can now realize the advantage of taking
time by the forelock. Cabbage grown In
ahis way are now transplanteu and have a
good start, and radishes and lettuce grown
thus have already made their appearance
on the table. In tact. those who have taken
any pride in gardening have their tables now
well supplied with fresh vegetables. But,
alas, how many farmers homes are there
all over Montana where the tables are sup
Piled to-day with the regular winters bill
ot fare, bread, meat, potatoes, beans hom-
my and dried fruits, instead of salad, aspar-
agus, lettuce. radishes and rhubarb.
The cold spring is no excuse for this ne
glect. These plants are all hardy, and grow
ander the most unfavorable circumstances.
Rhubarb seems to be especially adapted to
Montana; we have seen it, In cold and wet
springs, growing four feet high in old fields
turned out to rest. 1t is the easiest plant
grown in the catalogue of early ''garden
Bass," yet there is not more than one farmer
in ten who has more than one or two plants.
just enough to make pies for Sunday, and
we regret to say the majority of the gardens
are on the same principle, instead OF an
abundance there is only enough planted for
. mess once or twice a week. Farming, 1t
s true, is one thing ana gardening is an
ether, but to have happy home it is neces-
sary to set good table, and no woman can
10 this unless she is supplied with garden
attording an abundance, and the earlier the
Better. Those who have not got around to
hc garden yet would do we'll to put it in
aow, as it will come ON in time for late use.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
VALUE AND COST or BEETs.

Having fed beets for few years past to
cows giving milk, and also to fattening cat
tle my opinion of their value agrees with
that of your correspondent, mr. VIM. Gro
zier. Cows which calved last December
and which have been ted peck of beets,
four pounds of meal and bran, and what
hay they would eat per day, have given q
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
ADVERTISING RATES

Transient advertisements pavanlc in advance.
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
Twenty-Five per cent added for SPECIAL advertise.
ments.
Remittances by registered letter, post-ofice
ssder or draft at our SIX; but not at our expense.
Any enc failing to receive his paper regularly
should notify us promptly by postal card.
A subscriber desiring to change the post-offce
direction of his paper must communicate to us the
sane of the post-oflice to which has previously
been sent, otherwise we may be unable comp y
with his request.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

get yield of 1000 bushels per acre
where $50 worth of manure is applied, and
probably not more than two-thirds of the
value of the manure is used out OF the land.
Cor. Colorado Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
he Nguultrg Nard.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.

Americans can justly pride themselves on
the success they have achieved with poultry
since they first undertook the task of inn
proving it. While We have greatly improv-
ed the different breeds we have originally
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17
Uhe DnnSehpld.
BREAD MAKING IN SPAIN.

The bread III the south of Spain is deli
cious; it is white as snow, close as cake,
yet very light the -four is most admirable,
for the wheat Is good and pure, and the
bread well kneaded. The way they make
this bread is as follows From large, long
panniers filled with wheat, they take ont
handful at a time, sorting it most carefully
and expetlitiously, and throwing every de-
fective grain into another basket. This
done, the wheat is ground between two cir
cular stones, as it was ground IN Egypt tive
! thousand years ago. the requisite rotary
motion being given by a blindtolded mule,
which PAGES around and around with untir-
ing patience, a bell being attached to his
ne,k, which, as long rs he is i'll movement,
tikles on; and when it stops he is urged to
his duty by the shout of ..arra lnula'' from
sone one within hearing. When ground,
the wheat is sitted through three sieves, the
last OF these being so fine that only the pure
flour can pass through it; this is of pale
apricot color. The bread is made In the
evening. 1t is mixed with suffice Mt water
with little salt in it, to make into doughs
a very small quantity of leavell or yeast in
one batch of household bread as in Spain,
would last week for the six or eignt dom
key loads of bread they send every day
trom their oven. The dough made, 1t is
put into sacks and carried on the donkeys'
backs to the oven in the centre of the vii
lage, to bake it Immediately after kneading.
On arriving there the dough is divided into
portions weighing three pounds each. Two
long, narrow wooden tables on trestles are
then placed down the room, and a curious
sight may be seen. About twenty men ba-
kers, come in and range themselves on one
side of the table. A lump of dough is hand
ed to the nearest, which he begins kneading
and knocking about with all his might tor
about three or four minutes, and then passes
it on to his neighbor, who does the same,
and so on successively until all have knead-
ed it, when it becomes as soft as new putty
and ready tor tie oven. OF course, as soon
as the first baker has handed the first lump
| to his neighbor, another lump is given to
him, and so on until the whole quantity of
dough is kneaded by them all. The bakers
wives and daughters shape the loayes for
the oven, and some OF them are very small.
They are baked Immediately.
Beef Rolts.--The remains of cold roast or
boiled beef, seasoning to taste with salt,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

uniform quantity OF milk through the win
ter and are now yielding as much as at any
time. The cost of the peck of beets is near
ly the same as two pounds of meal, but an
addition OF two pounds of meal per day lin
place of beetS). making six pounds of meal
in ALL would not keep the flow of milk up
during the winter AS the use of meal and
beets combined has done. The quality of
butter made has been better than before
beets formed a part Of the ration. Better
results have also been obtained by feeding
beets with meal to steers, bulls and dry
cows while fattening them, than formerly
when meal alone was used. 0a ."#-.
With the moderate average of LOCO BUSH
els per acre the cost Of beets is seven cents
a bushel, stol ed in the cellar at one end Of
the stable, handy for feeding. The beets
are sliced in plank box, on wheels. which
is filled in the cellar and then run along the
feed floor between the rows of cattle, and
fed out with a shovel, avoiding all lifting in
IL basket. The sicer is made from a worm
out file about twelve inches long, drawn to
an edge, ana heavy iron handle two and
one-halt feet long Welded to the middle.
This handle has a loop at the top for one
hand, and a side handle about foot lower
down for the other hand A man will ca
silly slice bushel a rninute with it, and the
| beets do not have to be lifted into a cutter.
This method of cutting is better than any
hand cutter turning with a crank.
After several years experience, find the
cost of an acre of beets rs follows:
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN Is designed
py be- rs the name indicates, a husbandmaE il every
srnse Of the term, embracing in its columns every
department. Of Agriculture, stock-raioi-g, Horti-
.ulture Social and Domestic Economy.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-06-17

Beef Rolts.-Ihe remains of cold roast or
boiled beet, seasoning to taste with salt,
pepper and minced herbs puff paste. Minse
the beef tolerably fine, with small amount
of ITS own fat; add seasoning of pepper
and salt and chopped herbs; pat the whole
into roll of puff paste and bake for halt an
hour. Or rather longer, should ,he roll ha
very large. Beef patties may be made of
cold co .5 meat by ml"elng and 81 seasoning M o. ny; beef beef
paste In patty tins.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
r. N. SUTHERLlN, Editor.
vt. n. SUTHERLIN, Associate Editor
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

11e EvE u tx GziDesTi.5s COLTsnuoa n
aesgs. IL sszie TIE ijeEes OrDin&lec, 81 isy
a. ne a. stss :, !1cge, r1seis with universal
Ec,rD53s5o1 az W. " sgypor'ed with ibe
Fss11ezs ez11ElSka T3s Bo-a La lioD u BloI-
al Sss e s-sDD3ss = lie po,S-sT demand, and
a. -Le r,D-s cpupii-oeItsry 5sczose i WAS
III sOsg.t NJ be.1el, vno wss chosen by &c
<-1za-SDz s0r Lisg:e1.zr' I5OFsrrsog il & Yong
zs<- u sp5s1cso persDosl appearance sD6 oi fine
sle-5sczxl xSiiirT- he "a uDcOpbfecly 'be most
o1SCzs EEr z Marc cV8riy ss Ist beeD
sT1s1cs> D. lie Ts1<z'eo elecsiOos ~ mayor oi
Esg Sszt he ZANE Tss presented 70 ihe Con
ss-.s0z 2, tLosi speecA ~ Ma. 4 J Russell,
- D-SGl, AZ Tie domination made amid .
h-aE Il Nd syplsUss- Win s1ch iicket-s
fscEsz ssprsssDiinZ - Ia; might pOi inspp,opfi-
Eas.y - all IL Progressive Young Democracy
-EsctlgT > Already assured Conservative Re
c-5L5czas We lave the W; reasons III knowing
50 giEs ]; ter barry sUIpori, and We think il
sn1sec a n.os; 10.'.os;e combination Of circum.
slGooz tat Las bsO9xbi about the selection Of a
tScDe M only satisfactory " the Democracy
~ suiDe1fiy ~ 70 . large proportion Of the
oppnAEt5O1 VITO NItt " wan; . government IN
EE5c1 tbey Nil have oon6deDce and which will
- s1miDisieres iD the interest Of the people
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

Il il quite time, says the Montgomery AdOev-
t><r, 10 drop ibe Ohio idea out Of political
specuisiions There are now fortunately no
divisions IL the Democratic party upon financial
questions And even il Democrats differed as 70
financial tbeorie-, they could not afford to bring
these differences 10 the front in the face of the
SOLEMN exigency into which the government Is
driven The great issue Of local selEgoverDment
that Dow confronts the country. in the eyes Of
patriots Of all sections, oversbadow all other ques-
tons
The Cincinnati Enquirer wisely remarks
The contest in front of us il unlike any that
has taken place in the history Of the country. 1t
relates 10 civil liberty. II is 10 be nght against
ceuiralism. Ii will ask whether the individual
shall be exalted and the power OF Q central gov
eminent kept within proper and constitutional
limits or il the Individual shall be suppressed,
local selfgovesnment sDotheTed and q central
power exalted: The Democracy Of This State
have courageously taken the lead upon command
ing questions as they arose Harmony. for civil
liberty under the Constitution Of this Republic
of States, seems 10 be the Democratic need Of
this hour, and the Democrats Of Ohio should pa
frioically contribute 10 this splendid result. Lea
il be emphaiicslly understood that the candidate
OF the Ohio Democrats for the Presidency L. the
nominee Of the Cincinnati Convention. Let the
Ohio Democrats act as q unit, % far - possible,
but let them not quarrel Harmony 10 contagious,
as is quarTeisomepess. Ohio can exert q gentle
and controlling influence over the Cincinnati
Convention, without aiming Tor State pride "
or isms" The Ohio Dem0cfAts may, and
should insist that respect be paid TO their opin-
ions, and can still exhibit spirit Of harmony.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

II there il eas iAlng needed mare than
another in TallaAassse b b . good coruet band
Oar neighbori.e towns in every direcaoa have
organised brsn banda. so@e rccensly ard Others
years ego; whils b Tazlahazsee Ne ere torced to
depend On and Be NJ tAe neEcy Of vesy indif-
freas colored band, whose oaly reca@DesdAtion
to public favor b thak thsy en- mako b'G
noise. The memben al besoag 10 The Isepaet-
cana. down 10 the esds Of their big brsse hossA
and he only way tAey cAn be induced 70 serve
The Democrats In any political mater, r 10 pay
them three o. four times what their services are
worth. We aAdezaand ,heze Ase nuEh6sr Of
good insirumenh owned In town, Belonging TO
an old OFganimsioa. which caA be secured, and
Il win not lake much additional expenditure TO
thoroughly eQuip Ars,-clas cosnet or sAz-AO
band. x8 Sk&
A 10 talsas, ihess CA b No poaniha aosea
that there b enoagh amoag cur ycaas Inea .
osganiss Rood hapd. asd thus ssenreE !" ~
fru@ shs sxiostions and niscondnek a " CO..
.ossd hand L14 someaf shos whaAass~ mss'e
u their so1ls . inapeunss sAs eesa rcd ana
70 essr&nts ~ - hsaEU ana snsAnssasfo
supPsss a. onr el>isssA ss1 xaa III
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

Washington letter 10 the Springfield RspaA-
koan "A few more such victories and ihe Re-
publicans are undone," 10 the frank remark q
prominent Republican Senator ID credited with
making upon seeing how they were to win their
fight for Kellogg by the aid Of the best elements
on The Democratic side Of the chamber Wade
Hampton's manly avowal of Independence ye-
terday was followed today by an equal high-
toned and even more effective speech on the
same side from Pendleton. "0enileman George !"
looked his best, and. though he read most q his
remarks. they were delivered with his usual
grace. and more than his usual vigor. Tia
speech possessed that rarest quality IN lawyers
speech, brevity, and was admirable for its clear
mesa. Indeed. Il h not possible 70 praise too
highly The temper Of hin speech, which. IN con
junction with Hamptons, has placed The discus-
sion On non-partisan hasis thai re0ects The
greatest credit upon the majority The Bspek
licass could hardly conceal their Gee when Am
. few weeks ago Induced the Democmis on the
election committees TO report resolution In
favor al 0lsting kellogg bscauss they kpew
they could desire NO better campaigm nFgumentB
than 10 pasnages Nov thAs Tho bese Depocxnae
NORTH 90 .9ouih areS Aecaasing themse1ves b
fsvoe of keeping Kellogg IN, however. he Re-
pnb1tcans go that the majority ere going %
aesengJhen mthef than weakeu fhemseIvm Iflh
IN coanfIY " Their ffenfment ~ iii queuti6n
an6 that 10 oaly passy whIch y foanf g r 7
anytk1n " = - Dsnoqeate
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

The editor q the PatriOt will have his little
j0ke- De has this 10 cay about the Democratic
nominAfon for Governor
Mr. BIoxham's defeat is q certainty be will
zEzin bs returned 10 the bosom Of his family
sn1 fbas remain in the shades Of private life
While 8. B. Con0ver takes command Of the ship
q 6laie and guides her 10 Q successful and glori-
sH future
Wbe9her IL Was the Jacksonville editor, or the
Cedar Key editor. OF the Tallahassee editor, OF
ne Washington editor, or the editor for the
5lafe md cO1ntry sa large. who wrote the above
ne are unable 10 determine; but be has had his
It1e joke Al The same The same editor, which.
ever one IL Eas, says that Bloxham's nomination
which was made, - he says, by exclamation
amid 0e1fening applause" and this In q conven.
Ten composed Of three hundred delegates from
every county IN the Stale, was the effect of the
wire pulling Of the bosses" rather than Q spon.
inDs0ns expression Of The preferences of the
peopie Wei. well; the editor Of the Patriot ID
100 ac11iered, 100 widely distributed, as it were
to be able 10 get things exactly straight always
En1 sone allowance must be made for the de-
Doulizing ELECTS Of the nomination Of Blox.
han in he Republican camp
Tie Azr0fs little joke will be the more thor.
Oqghly appreciated II there h good foundation
fr ne rumr which n now current here TO the
eGsz fhat Mr. Boss Bisbee Il expected in Flor
la h fsw days with positive instructions from
A& bo@ 70 see hat Conover incontinently steps
aDEn and cut When that little ceremony IL
p~<orDsd fhs Rshriofs occupation win be gone.
and in liftle jokes wiz be beard no more.