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SOFT FEED FOR POULTRY.

There lave been all sorts of opinions as
to the best TODD tor poultry. Mos, persons
recommend soft food OF various kinds. all
SORTS of meal made into dough, arr reconl-
mended as egg producing 10 degree tar
above whole grains of various kinds. Many
seemingly otherwise good poultry experts
are among tile advocates of soft iond; am
often on the unpopular side of the argu
,nent. Still. claim credit for always writ
ing as near HE facts as possible. In giving
til. result OF feeding soft food. many per-
SONS will differ viii, me il. my conclusions,
when affirm that. from practical tests, |
ana convinced that poultry needs. and 10 be
healthy must have. hard TODD. have ied
soft food In every possible form with pep
per and without; with grease and without.
| have began feeling it suddenly and grad
naly; have tel it In ail weather. !; and
have noted the results and have found them
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27

untavorable without Il doubt have lost
more of my best stock from diarrhra ca,,sel
by its use than from all other CAUSES. \
large fancy poultry breeder and exhibitor
has just paid me a visit. While sat ut my
desk writing this. | told hin. my subject.
He said: "Ihat's right; sucl, has been my
sad experience i'll soft feeding, anl am
quite satisfied that gallinacenu> fowls re-
quire hard food.' OF course DO not mean
that IN occasional Suft mess would he cot
ducive to harm. But do mean that the
true food Of our domestic poultry must be
OF 4 hard nature to keep tile flock III 4 goosl
healthy condition. Ii addition to my owl,
experience have paid mucl, attention -
other extensive poultry breeders. and have
discovered invariably al unhealthy condi.
ton where SOFT food is ted. A change Ut
TODD IS essential to good condition. Char
coal. burnt bones. sand. salt. onions. cab
bage. potatoes, etc., are quite good for gen
er'l health. and consequently Tor eggs also.
| - Poultry Banner
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eIt1,iiria1ftsral*

SINCE the season has not turned Ons to
be a rainy one. those farmers who
continue to plow aud low would find it All
ya,tagpons to rrigala The ground tll"rong''-
ly before plnwing. The seeding SHOULD he
kpp, we'll up with HE plowing. as the
ground harro Ned down smooth and rnote.i
will hold moisture longer. Freshly irrgat
ell lands, >own Immediately after pl"wilg.
will hold moisture sufficiently long tor the
grain to come up and get !, good start. II
is now late. but grain sown now under ia
yorable circumstances will an we'll. With the
present prospect of short cr"ps and inrrear''
demand. no farmer should Withhold his
hands OH account of the season. Better SOW
late than never. hut The GROUND >h"'tl'l be
put in good condition, as there is no time t"
he lost.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27
FEED LITTLE AND OFTEN.

Few new beginners realize the Importance
Of the proper ieetling "f fswI-. The gtner-
al idea among people Is tlat tor themselves.
tIeir children. and everything that they
wish to have i'll Il louriShing and he lthy
condition, the more they can eat. and the
otlener, The better. Nov nothing is more
absurd than this. Every one knows INA,
his limbs need rest alter long exercise III
toll; every one knows that his head needs
to lose its strain Of thought and calculation
in sleep; we all know that oxen and horses
cannot 60 on nterninably with work. But
the human and i.limal stomlrl, is, bv lhe
common consent aud tile common conduct
OF tile mass OF the people. supposed to he
ildeslructible. Digestion i'll that organ may
go on,'' like tile brook. forever. And
while the rest OF tile bodily machinery is
relaxing it., working functions ia sleep. tile
stomach must 60 OH digesling HE uncul,-
scioIlable masses that are forced upon it.,
and never rest from its ilburs. There is
tie use in talking to tile average person
about the u.e and abuse Of that important
organ, nor will lie dyspepsia and Tie thou.
sand ills that come ut lis cruel treatment
teach them better; but for tile best manage
unent ot his live t;lrnl or barnyaru stock
there is some hope. He will listen to rea-
son there, and SO. with the benevolent con-
vic,ion That we are doing g"ou, proceed to
state what experience has taught Us. and
many other l,enp e. about feeding poultry.
Never throw them masses Of food to be go,-
bled up ill the sweleh crop can hold 10
more. aud they stand moping about, with
no disposition to move or seek any OF the
aids 10 digestion, and health which they
would seek il not already stuffed to reple-
ton. Feed often iii small quantities and in
variety. Hide grains III clalf and let them
hunt it out. Snow judgment there, il you
do not lake it to your own dinner table,
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POULTRY RAISING.

One OF the first requirements profitable
poultry raising is good stock. This can only
be obtained from IA reliable source. Attempt
ing to breed good chickens from inferior
fowls is only Il Waste of time. After cost OF
purchase. thoroughbred poultry. like other
fine stock, is ~ cheap as mongrels or cross
breeds, and is much more profitable and
satisfactory every way.
As to the different breeds, first consider
the space ana accommodations you have.
and the kind of fowls hest adapted tD these
conditions and to the climate. then suit the
tasle AMI object.
AS egg producers the Brown Leghorns
rank above all others. They are hardy.
easily raised. and mature early. Tile pullets
often lay at four months. ami produce one
humid ed and sixty or more eggs during the
year.
For any and all kinds of poultry, the
house should be placed SO as To avoid all
cold winds and draughts, and at the same
time furnished with abundant ventilation.
for the lack of this essential is the cause OF
many diseased and ''droopyn chicks.
The clllckeu breakfast should consist of
warm. soft food. Az night good supper
ut cracked corn. or the whole grain, should
be given. With the soft food mix u tea
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27
GROWING POTATOES BY IRRIGATION.

At a ~ecent meeting OF the Farmers ln-
stit,,te, of Colorado. there W;ts an essay ON
potato growing read by G. w. Buell.. We
quote from the essay. aS printed in tne Dem
YER Farmer. tile following a.vaunt of grow
ing with irrigation: Ii is difficult to give
rules concerning it, because circumstances
are so various that what would be advisable
in one case might be The opposite i'll an
other.
First, il cultivated lail.i he covered water.
the land settles as the water soaks into it,
and some soils become hard rs they dry.
and Il potato does not grow we'll in hard
ground.
Second, if water runs in a turrnw until it
soaks up aud moi.tens The ground. i will
then dry and The land will remain mellow
and porous, and il potato will grow under
s,,cI, treatment. and herein lies the secret ot
irrigating potatoes. The roots vi a pntato
grows principally ut the end "f the vine !;
AMI the moisture must reach them; collse-
auently have pracliced cultiva,ing deep
uetween the rows and running s,..al
If, cam of water for considerable time; thus
avoi, flooding my land. and ut the same
time soaking that part of the ground thar
really needs the moisture. Some men CALI
not irrigate unless they have water enough
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Observation-Disclosures.

1t has often been remarked hy Arctic rX-
months to ripen their fruit IN temperate eli
mates complete the same round Of budding.
blooming, and maturing III II few weeks IN
der the continuous sunshine Uf the Arctic
summer. A corresponding rapi,lily OF
growth is shown by ANNALS in >ul>-Arc.lc
attitudes, AS in nol thtrn Norway. where the
summer sun, though never reaching /. ilig''
aallude, yet remains above The horizon
from sixteen to twenty hours Il day.
A species of corn ii i,ich tiourShrs in CAN
ada tailed to ripen in. Kentucky. though the
warm season there il some weeks longer
s'an IN Canada. The superior rapid''y with
which vegetation pushes forward during pc
RODS Of full moon and light nights has also
oeen widely noticed; these facts of general
observation, with others of Il more expert
mental character, going TO show that many
81 lhe plants of our temperate climate thrive
~ proportion TO the ,nrali,n ot The daily
'd'rtct or indirectly sunshine they enjoy,
FATHER than according to the temperature OF
The air.
curious confirmation and extension OF
Nlese observations In regard to the intia-
ehce OF light upon vegetation is furnished
ny the recent experiments of DIR. e. W. Sic
alens, testing the influence of the electric
Aeht upon certain plants. These expert
a'eh's were described by DR.. Siemens at
considerable length ..t n late meeting of the
A''yal Sncety in Lon,lnn. According to the
'eport of the London W7ses the method pur-
fafu oy Dr. Siemens was to plant quick
e'""lhg seeds and plants. sueh ia mustard.
s"''hs. ratahagas. beans. c,cuinhers. and
"e."'ls In pots, dividing the pots into ionr
a''ops' one of which was kept entirely in
s'e oark, one was exposed 10 the influence
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27
/. q lIlghe Dp1i,srhoM.

Picked Cabbage.Iakt SMALL heads os
blue cabbage and cut IN alout TEN pieces,
boil Until tentl,r i'll Weak salt al,tl water lnDt
enough ~ ~ ~ come ~ pitcr<) thea poMr
over sweeleneh spiced vve2ar. While cab
hage c;,n he picked same Way. and add two,
ounces ~ t,meric to color.
Iyonnaise Potatoes. Putt Il hint If milk iil
frying pan, add piece III butter the size or
4 h'ttcrn,lt, some salt AMI pepper. leg ii
'oll; take itaping teaspoon oi corn
starch, mix Will II little cnlti milk. ada.
stirring Iil II licktlls. Have Nix or seven
good sized patatoe>. (bnileh nr baketl The
'lay bef,rt) ,n them III snlall pieces. put
al together, cnnk fifteen ninl,tes, stirring
~ prrvtnr burning.
Rock Cream.-Ilis will be found Il yery
ornamental ;is We'll ny II delicious dish TOR
supper. Boil Il teacnp ot rice I'LL quite. soft
" new milk, swtel,.llrd with powdered loaf
sugar. and pile il upon Il dish Lay Oh 1t III
different places. humps ot either crr,lnt Jelly
or preserved fruit Of amy kind. Beat Tile
whites VI tive eggs TO l; >lit irott wit ii it,
Tie powdered sugar. flavor viii, vanilla.
AID u this Whcn beaten very stiff il lahle
SPOON ot rich rrean. aud drop owl lie rice,
giving IT The torn ut ], rock III snow.
Potato Cakes. Peal enough. good sized
potatoes Tor 4 neil, crate Oh i, coarse graf
er. and stir - t,nnl ) 70 eggs fhen il.i,l d
little flour. Sir well, and fry nj l.o, lard.
Wedding cake. Three pounds raisins, five
pounds c,lrrants, one pound 4uilrpn, one
pound sngar, one pound buffer. one po,.nd
lln,,r, sp ces 10 yplll taste. twelve eYgs.
This will make four loave>, or lwO small
pan lOnveS.
Chits Sauce. Peel and slice lwelty-fnur
ripe tomatoes tour large oninllS and six
green peppers take the seeds out ofs one
half. Chop the ollions aud peppers fine,
add tlree-iout'hs OF Il tablespoonful. each.
Oi ginger. cinnamon. cloves, and nutmeg.
four tabespoonslnl ot salt. tablespoonful of
brown sugar. and u learup u vinegar.
Tomato 1oast.-'rake one .lozel, large ripe
tomatoes, pare an.! slice them. put III ii stew
pan over 4 moderate fire. Add psper and
salt to taste. Tos 81 two slices ol bread. but
ter the toast and lay II in The bottom III a
deep dish. aud pour lie tomatoes over II.
Indian Rread.--One quart oi buttermilk.
four cups OF meal. two cups Of llo,r. one cup
OF moasses, one tr;lsp4unui oi soda. Steam
Two hours. anti bake t,lle in IL slow oven.
Roll Jolly Cake.--One cup sugar. one cup
ilour, one-halt cup butter, one-llall cup milk,
three eggs. two teaspoons hakiilg powder:
roll while hot.
Plain 1arts.-Take any little piece of pie
crust, and use 1t up by lining lalty-pa,ls or
the covers of baking powder cans; till with
any pie-mIxtnre, fresh or canned fruit, pre-
serves. jellies or anything that Is convenient;
there IL mol enough of one kind of fruit put
some other kind with It. Mince larts should
be covered. {s
Corn Pafs.-Scald i've tablespoonfls OF
Indian meal aud when hot add lump of
t,itler The size OF an egg. WHEN cold add
Two eggs beaten separately, two cups of
| ssweet milk and eight tablespoonfnls os
Wheat iuur.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27

Of the electric light only, one to the intlu-
ence "f daylight only, and one to daylight
and electric ligh, IN succession. The cleo
trio light was applied for six hours EACH
rven'g--tr"m 5 to ll-;lnl the plants were
then left in darkness during the remainder
o! the nj ght. The general result was that
the plants kept entir' ly in The dark soon
~ or t" daylight only throve about equally;
and those exposed t" both day and electric
light tnrove far better than either, the spe-
cimtn> OF mustard aud OF carrots exhibited
to the society showing this difference in
very remarkable way. DR.. Sie,Mells cnllsiCi-
er~ himself as yet only Oh the threshold Of
il'e investigation, but thinks The expert
me,lIs already made are sufficient to justify
the following conclusions:
|. That electric light il etficacious IN pro
dncing chlornphyl III the leaves Of plants.
aud in promoting growth. 2. That an elec-
tric center OF light equal to l.4e0 candl->
placed at a distance of two meters from
growing plants appeared to he equal in e-
t"cl TO average daylight at this season of The
year but lhat more economical effects cal.
be obtained Ivy more powerful light center>.
3. That tie c;,rhnnic acid aud heterogeneous
compounds generated in Giuinutive u,,;,nti
Ties III The electric arc produce 10 sensible
'leicttriouS effects upon plants inclose,l i'll
closed in the same space. 1. Ttll, plants
Io not appear I" require period Of rest
during the ywtnly-tuur tours ut the day.
bu, make increased and vigorous progress
il subjected during daytime to sunlight and
during the night to electric light. .. That
The radiation of heat from powerful
electric arcs cs,, he mnue available 10 ct'tlli.
,era,t he effect Of night frost. aud is ik, u
10 promote the setting and ripenng OF trllil
in the open air. 6. That while under tie
influence OF electric light plants can S,lstail
increased stove heat without collapSing, !;
circumstance favorable t" forcing by erc.
lric light. T. That the expense OF electro
horticulture depends mainly upon the to>l
o! mechanical energy. and is very moderate
where natural sources nt such enegy, such
In the. discussion whc, followed tile read.
ing ot The paper il was pointed ont that tl,
evidence seemed i" show the pr;cIical iden
tty of solar ami electric ligh with re>lmc II.
l!,eir action un vegetation; an, ii was >ug
gt>tr.i hat the mrho;l at s.,bjecting plants
to electric light might afford great facilities
for the scientific investigation of the influ.
ence exerled hy light. ns compared will
other agencies, III promoting the torna'i"
OF The active principles or most valnahl.
constituents OF plants such is the QUINN,
OF The cilic|,onn bark. tile glnten OF wheat
etc. Before concluding his observation. Dr
Seniens place. a pot OF bud ling tulips IN
lie tnll brightness nf an electric lamp III THE
meeting room. and in about forty minute.
the ln.l> had expanded into full bloom.-
Scientific american.
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WHO potato patch; but the results OF such
work are such that the plan cannot be rec
commended. Having said this much on gem
era principles, will now state in as few
words us possible the way to do the work
with ease. rr.--
The rows should run the way the land
slopes. The head ditch should be as near
level as possible. Let il water enough to
irrigate eight or ten rows at a time, and
keep as many places open as You lave wa
Ter to supply. Checks across lhe head ditch
will regulate this, and thus the water is
managed easier than if Ill III one body
Do not irrigae tile first time until tile po.
| tatoes need il; better 70 let them get very
Try than 10 irriga1e too soon. After they
are irrigated the first time do not let them
get dry until the crop ls grown. lrrgate
every week it necessary. Que irrigation
may d" in some eases, and others may need
three or four. Follow the first irrigation
with the cultiyat0r; the ground will moi
lry Up 50 fast, and it will irrigate better the
second lime. Keep the rows open nc the
end SO that the water can drain OF. Do not
let the wafer run too long the first irriga-
tion Sloislen tile ground well, but no
| more.
| ONE of the most successful farmers in the
country gives lhe following insight into The
secret OF his success: ''ln winter | draw a
plan for the next years operations !; spend
no time III whining about the business Of
farming; read all can and el.deuvor to
get the best ideas.'
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The cultivation nt beet root in France
has now become an industry OF considerable
importance. Tie British Mercantile Gazette,
referring 10 this subject. states that while
only about 43l 400 acres of lalnl were devot-
ell to this crop IN 1878. the number of acres
occupied with beet root III 1878 was about
l.O7S, 6ON, thus showing the grea, increase oil
647 200 acres III four years.
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The average Of mortgages unon the farm
ing lands OF France is bur s per cent. In
England it il S.. The United States has
but 5000. O.OoO,O0O pr"plietory asriculturi>tS.
France. with a vastly smaller area. has g.
200. 600. 5000. 900 ot whom are small farmers.
England has hui $4,000 la,dllolders, antl II
per cent. only OF the people till HE soil; the
rest are enga ed i'll manufacturing and other
pursuits. One million are paupers.
--asn-@--Aa----- @5
SPRING returns OF the Winter wheat area
confirm those OF December. aud indicate an
addition OF one-eightll to the breadth OF last
seasons harvesting. So The Department OF
Agriculture decides. At This rate fair
yield even less than that Of last year, places
the United States III lea t 80 per cent. ahead
Ut France. the next largest producer OF
wheat il the world Ten years ago the
mean product Of both nations was subst;,l,-
TALLY the same. Some statements have re-
Gently been current making Russia the
champion Wheal-prolucer 1t is a greal
mistake. Russia surpas>es the world in the
growing OF rye. producing much more than
we do oi wheat, and at least three bushels
of the former 10 one OF the latter. Our
wheat area is probably double that OF
France.
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spoonful OF sulphur for every dozen fowls
once in two weeks. Keep Il COED supply Ut
broken oyster shells. gravel. and old mortar
in the yards. Fowls kept in confinement
should have,a plentiful supply Of green food
tlaily. and fresh nlent once ~ twice Il week,
bo Ii raw aud cooked. Keep by tl.e.s plenty
ot pure. resi-, water. Clean lie hen house
Whiewa>h everything every three months,
oftener il bitter. With This attention good
stock will pay larger pratit nn the invest
men' than il, Any other way.-Corr. Semi
1ropic Californian. ssf
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27

\ CORRESPONDENT, nt the Springfield
(MaSs..) Homestead says lie has tiltrtn May
p,illrl>. whirl. III lrn weeks from December
laid i04 ggS Eleven NJ tie pnltts are
mixed L,i.hnr,,> and tour Light BrahMas
nr Buff Cnchns. Dnrn. the last >iX weeks
II the ten. tie Leshnrns averaged seven
tgg, per tay. and during the ti',>t part did
nILLhe lnNing. 49, IA.
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rhc ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN Is designed
- be- us the name indicates, husbandlnar every
sense Of the term, embracing IL Its coamns every
department Of Agriculture, stock -raiLi x, 'lori-
.,t,re Social and Domestic Ecnnomv.
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,,,oth9 Nou>,<&>zz
Gusbandn''"'

PuBLiSIIED EVERY THURSDAY BY
R. N. SU ThERLlN, Editor.
W, n. sUrHERLiN, Associate Editor
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1880-05-27

ONE Of the most successful farmers in the
country gives The following insight into the
secret OF his success: ''ln winter draw a
plan for the next years operations spend
no time in whining about the business Of
t;'rming; read all can and endeavor to
get the best IDEAS
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-09
Legends about Potatoes,

Potatoes were first introduced at Moscow
by a Mr.. Rowland, eighty or ninety years
ago. AT first the people would neither plant
nor touch them, saying they were the DEVILS
fruit, given TO him on his complaining to God
that he had no fruit, when he was told to
search in the earth for some, and found
potatoes. A curious Berwickshre legend,
which, however, is palpably anachronical,
attributes the introduction of potatoes into
Scotland to that infamous wizard ofthe north,
Sir Michael Scott. The wizard and the devil,
being in partnership, took a lease of the farm
on the Martoun estate, called Whitehouse.-
The wizard was to manage the farm, the devil
managed the capital. The produce was to be
divided as follows: The first year Sir Michael
was to have all that grew above ground and
his partner all that grew below; the second
year the shares were to be the opposite way.
His satanic majesty, as is usual in such cases,
was fairly overreached in his bargain, for the
wizard cunningly sowed all the land the first
year with wheat, and planted il with potatoes
second, so that the devil got nothing for his
share but wheat stubbles and potato tops
And this scourging rotation Sir Michael con-
tinued until he not only beggared his partner,
but exhausted the soil. In spite of his legend,
however, we must continue to give credit to
Sir Walter Raleigh for having been the intro
Queer ofpotatoes into his country The first
who tried them we are told, fell into the very
natural mistake of eating the tops and disre-
garding the roots.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-09

1--WE are prepared to furnish goods in our
line as cheap as any other House in town. All
goods delivered, free of charge, to Hotel and De-
pot, nOy23- "