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THE ruRN1p CROP.

The time is approaching when we are to
think of providing the ground for the tur-
nip crop. 1t is too early to sow yet, but it
is not too early to let apart the field intend
ed for the crop. The varieties generally
sown are the early Flat Dutch, the Purple
Top, the Bloomsdale Pomeranian Globe, or
the Yellow Aberdeen. For commercial
purposes, it is rare that turnips can be rails
ed raised to much profit, unless one is in
the regular market gardening business.
They cannot be put in as regular farm
crop, to be taken to market by farmers, and
vet make as much On them as can be done
with potatoes; and yet it is so useful vege-
table for home-use among cattle, or home
consumption as a garden product, that
turnip patch is extremely satisfactory in
everybody's ground.
There has not been mnch improvement
in the turnip for many years, and hence
there is no great varieties. Perhaps the
kind we have are good enough, and may be
regarded as among the best. In most Other
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28
HEN BOOSTS.

Seeing farmer near me building hen
house the other day, took occasion to give
him new idea. He was putting in his
roosts in the old-fashloned way, one being
above the other, at an angle of about forty
five degrees. In this way the fowls-are led
to attempt to get on the highest roost,
and as # gets full the weaker ones are
crowded Oft and fall to the ground, and be-
gin again to climb up, only to repeat the
same performance until it gets SO dark that
they stop climbing, resting content upon
the lower roosts. In the morning the fowls
will not 60 down as they went up, from one
roost to another, but fly from the roost to
the ground. In this way and by falling
from the roost to the ground at night, heavy
fowls, especially when very fat or very full
Of eggs, are often crippled in the legs, or
otherwise injured. Many likely hens have
seen completely spoiled in this way. / told
him that should build the roosts all of the
same height, and no more than two and
half feet from the floor, putting them about
fifteen inches apart. Before I left I had the
e"aeiao1loh VI seeilS Hlm confluence 10 uI-
do the work he had done and build the
roosts as had suggested, and of hearing
an old farmer who was present declare his
intention OF taking out his roosts, which
were of the ''ladder style," and putting in
new ones level and lower. | think they
will save hens enough before spring by do
ing so to more than pany tor the labor it
will ake.-Ane,icaas Stockman.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

Hon. JOHN M. STAHL, of Oberlin, Ohio,
in a communication to the Cincinnati
Grange Bulletin, has this to say in reference
to the proper and necessary education of
farmers, viz: although the art of good
farming is one OF the most important fac
tors in the problem of complete living, it is
not all that is required of the farmer. It is
not all of life to farm we'll. The farmer
must not only master tile art of scientific
farming, but he must become an intelligent
citizen in all things he must store his mind
with that knowledge which will fit him to
take the lead in politics and government.
He belongs to that class which constitutes
the great majority that should rule in all
free governments. 1t has been said by his
torians and political economists that the
middle class of citizens are best fitted to
make good rulers. The farmer, constitut-
ing the great majority of that class, must
find time to qualify himself for this impor-
taht work. He must be more than farmer
in these days OF labor-saying machinery
Man was made tor higher destiny than to
eternally dig into the earth until there is no
life left to look aloft into the grandeur and
beauties Of nature. To enjoy all of life he
must so harmonize his soul as to best be
IN unison with the music Of the spheres,
and to take in those thrilling emotions of
pleasure which an elightened mind alone
can give.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Idaho.
relates the circumstance OF 1000 pounds of
potatoes being slowed in an old mining
tunnel in the year of 1879, and that on the
10th day of June, 1881, they were discover
ed to be in an excellent state of preservation,
and that their flavor for table use was unim-
paired. The tunnel in which the potatoes
were stored was dry, being in rock; the
distance from the surface 100 feet; temper
ature, 4S degrees; altitude, $500 teet. Cor
respondent also inquiries how long potatoes
will keep, This, we think, depends alto
gether upon the surroundings. If proper
temperature can be preserved, itisprobable it
that they would keep as long as time lasts.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28
LETTUCE FOR YOUNG CHICKS.

All kinds OF stock like green food, and it
is especially desirable for young poultry.
Where the fowls have plenty of range it is
no trouble to have them supplied in that
direction, but there are breeders who have
but little room and keep several varieties,
who are compelled to keep their birds yard
ed all through the breeding season, and all
poultrymen know how soon the fowls will
clear up every vestige of grass in their
yards. To keep them supplied with fresh
sods is a good thing, but it either necessi-
tates going some distance for the daily sup
ply, or soon disfgures plot of ground by
taking so much sod from it. Raising cab
bage for them is desirable, but it takes some
time to get it. The quickest growing thing
to raise is lettuce. In very early spring a
small hot-bed will raise enough to last un-
til the sowings in the open ground have
grown large enough to feed. Small beds
can be sown, and if good growth is kept
up at first, the bed will last quite awhile,
as the tops can be cut off as wanted for
the poultry, the roots being left in the
ground to sprout more leaves and tops,
which they soon do if well cared for. The
expense of keeping up small bed of let
tuce is not very great, and from it the fowls
can be supplied with good wholesome
"greens" at a time when other "garden
sass' is yet in its infancy. 1t is one of the
best things for pigeons in confinement, and
as many of our readers are pigeon fanciers
as we'll as poultry breeders, the ADVICE above
given will be of two-fold advantage to him
Breeders, try it.-1he Southern Planter.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

than any other grain. Therefore, it is the
grain to make the base for egg-producing
food. The other important items are when
fowls do not have large field to range in,
to give them once day, if possible, feed
OF chopped meat and more or less green
food. Chickens are like the human family
in one respect--in that they like a change
of food. As a proof, take fowls that have
been fed on one kind of grain for some time
and do not seem to have the appetite that
you would think they should have, give
them little cooked food, such as a cake
made from coarse corn meal and scraps to-
gether, or some other grain than that which
you have been feeding, and you will see
that they will jump tor it and eat it In a
style that will be satisfactory to the most
exacting. While wheat is one of the best
feeds for producing eggs, it is one Of little
value for fattening purposes, compared with
fattening purposes compared with corn, as
corn contains great deal of fatty or oily
substance, which puts the flesh on fowls in
a very short time. Pnre water is also a
very essential item to the health of fowls /;
or, If you have milk to spare, that is better
still, as it not only moistens the food, but
also contributes albnmen, which goes to the
formation of the egg.-Anaerieaas Stocknsan.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

IHE census bulletin on agriculture Just
issued shows that the past ten years have
been the most remarkable period OF agri-
cultural growth in the history Of the coun-
try. The entire cereal product OF the Uni
ted States has made the enormous advance
OF nearly one hundred per cent. During
the preceding decade the increase was but
IL per cent, while between 1850 and 1860 it
was 43 per cent. The yield of wheat alone
has advanced from 2S7, 100000 TO 456 ,0OO, 900
bushels, gain of 70 per cent, while the
product OF Indian corn has sprung from
760,000,00O to l,772, 100000 bushels, an in-
crease of 1873 per cent. The enormous pro-
ductive capacity of the great West and
Northwest is shown by the fact that seven
tenths OF the entire wheat crop of the Uni
ted States is grown in the States Of Illinois,
Indiana, OHIO, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
California and Wisconsin; while the three
States, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri together
produced in 1S79-the year covered by the
census returns-apward of eight hundred
million bushels of corn, or more than the
yield Of the entire country in 1869. Verify
the United States will be able not only to
feed its own rapidly multiplying people,
but also to supply Europe with bread and
meet whenever needed.-Es
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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

A FLOCK of hens will pay tor themselves
before they are one year old if they are
rightly cared for. You can then sell them,
if you choose, for good price and raise
another lot, but it is not desirable to do so,
as the second year is the most profitable ;
but do not keep them after they are two
years old, for after that age they do not
pay.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

lF you want good healthy fowls, see that
your chickens have pure, clean water to
drink. But if you desire to realize all the
terrors OF roup and cholera in your focks,
then let the chicks drink the water standing
in the barnyard and from unclean watering
troughs which contain the germs of all dis
eases to which chicken flesh is heir.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28
Agrifrtlhtral,

THE army worm is very destructive in
bio meadows; at least, so says our Cincin-
ht exchange.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

Now that the weather is showery, it is
bt well to get too much hay down at once,
one rain on it in the swathe will bleach
sso as to destroy half its value.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

THOSE who are growing orchards should
emember that the water must not be turn
A Oh too late, as the tree will be kept
xowing too long, and will be the more liza
le to winter kill,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

In making hay, the grass cut in the morn
,g will generally be cured enough for rak-
u in the afternoon.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

THERE are but few localities where pota-
yes need watering after this date, and here
rs absolutely necessary to keep the vines
pm dying, care should be taken not to let
Re water get to the potato.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

FARMERS should put there machinery in
Eder for harvesting, that there may be no
elay when the fields are ready.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

,,,rx MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN is designed
Y Us Nou .,o name indicates, a husbandman in every
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pSeol ant s Of Agriculture, stock-raisilg, Horti-
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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28
QThe Aunlhg Nard,

BLOW Persian insect powder through the
hens feathers with small bellows; she
will brood her chickens soon after, and in
twenty minutes all the lice will have left
the family. To avoid their presence Alto
gether, use the powder freely in the nests
when the hens are setting.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

FARMERS who have planted small fruits
egln to see what wonderful fruit country
g|ontana is, and to appreciate having such a
alxury. The small fruit orchards this year
FEe bending down with berries.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

n,1pr1sHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
N SUTHERLIN, Editor.
\ suTHERLIN, Associate Editor
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

n :. AAAi lodges because ofexcessive growth
1, IA M ~ irom super-abundant nitrogenous
a Ao'e aud deficiency of mineral matter;
IN, "eaAhess Of the stem is caused by too
ban n uo sueculent growth. When fresl
ssa,lr Jaw ~ manure is applied to wheat lib
IT. ~ -. .'iie should be used at the same time
NJ st;a .neral matter supplies the material
ssma en'pg .s the stem. Salt is used for the
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

THERE are in Great Britain 100000 te-
'ales who are farming. These women en-
Y al the rights and privileges of men with
y exception-they cannot vote tor men,
rs OF Parliament-but they can vote on
municipal questions. It is very seldom,
eWeVer, that they exercise this privilege.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

a-AoooRD1NG to the Marx Lane E9psss,
d A'e iafms in England have been let rent
! I III order to keep the grounds from be-
s oVerrun with docks, thistles and briars.
es are mentioned where the tenant
~ hesitation over the liberal offer be-
~ tne church's claim for 1.-THE amounted
Snillngs, or $1.75, per acre.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1881-07-28

8lAE kentucky Commissioner of Agricul-
~e reports that the dry weather of May
7 uohe lrreparable damage, and that the
'peat \ crop will not exceed two-thirds OF
] average. Great difficulty existed in get
fs stand OF corn all over the State. from
secuVe seed, and the crop will be late in
.a.urlng. A fair crop of hemp is expected
eu prospects for tobacco are good.
National Republican., 1881-12-22
District GoYernmcnt AmIr,.

Building permits were issued yesterday rs fol-
lows: Mrs. Susan b. Stevens, to erect one dwelling
house on Seventh street, between East Capitol and
A streets northeast, 1900; L. French, to erect
frame bath room and tin roof Henry Polkinhorn,
TO construct and repair damage by fire, S5,00O
The Special Assessment Division have com
peted assessments against alleys In square TG0.
The total mortality in the District of Columbia
for the week ending Saturday, December H. 1881,
was TO- being less than the previous week, or at
the rate of20,2 per 1000 per nnnum. OF the dece-
dents Is were white males % white females II col
ored males, and ~ colorcd females. making an an
nual death rate Of 1871 per 000 for the white pop
ulation and 225 for the colored, There were As
births repOrted-ylz 10 white males, IA white fe-
males, 10 colored males and II colorcd females,
making an annual birth rate OF l0.i per 600 for
the white and 2OS for the colored population.
There were 20 marriages reported-lS white and 2
colored. Still births, u-whIte, 4; colored,
The Commissioners, In reply TO n resolution OF
the Senate inquirng for the reasons for obstruct-
ing New York and Massachusetts, avenues at their
intersection between Seventh and Ninth streets
at whose authority the work had been done aud
n statement of the expenses incurred and to be in
cured stated that the work had not been done by
their authority, and that no expense has been In.
CURED by the District; but that the work has been
done under the authority OF the officers Of the
Ifnita1
National Republican., 1881-12-22
The Committees.

The Speaker announced the House
committees yesterday. The placing of
Mr.. Hscock at the head of Appropria-
tions was graceful tribute to his able
competitor and good example to those
who seek TO have two Republican parties
instead of one. Mr.. Kelley's appoint
ment as chairman of the Committee on
Ways and Means will be recognized as
most proper, in view of his financial abil-
ity and long service. Mr.. Neal, as chair
man Of the District Committee, will be q
liberal, enlightened, and progressive
friend ofthe District.
The difficult task of so placing the old
members as to avoid just cause for COM
plant has been well performed by the
Speaker, seconded by the generosity of
many who volunteered TO give way in
orderto make matters as smooth as pos
sible. II is not possible, of course, for
all 10 be Of one opinion as to what should
be done in every given case; but if any
should feel inclined to grumble let each
imagine himself in the Speakersplace and
say whether he could have done better
We refrain from further special men,
tion Of the places assigned the promi'
nent members, lest we stumble upon
some of the very troubles the Speaker
has now left behind him, The joys o.
the Christmas holidays will drive away
any small disappointment there may be
1--WE know of none), and on the 9TH prox
limo work will commence in earnest.
National Republican., 1881-12-22

SIR BENJAMIN BAcKBITE, writing in the
New York Times, and Lady Sneerwell, in
the New York Tribune, are exceedingly
bitter toward the President, though each
endeavors to hide the fact. Yesterday
they lost control of themselves and made
up for lost time in vicious comments
upon the nomination of ex-senator Howe
to be Postmaster-General They both
said some good words of Mr.. Howe, and
then bespattered theirconventional praise
with the more natural nastiness which
oozes from their diseased minds. The
President will do we'll indeed If he can
always secure the disapprobation of these
two scullions of the press.
National Republican., 1881-12-22
MORE SPITEFuL WORK.
A Few More Mean Extracts from
New York "Tribune."

New York "Tribune."
The paper edited and controlled by Whtelaw
Reid Is still at work meanly attacking President
ArhurS administration. Here are some more
specimens Of spite from yesterdays edition:
President Arthur has decided 10 appoint Jesse
Spnulding collector Of the port Of Chicago in place
Of William Henry smith. II is hardly necessary
to add that Mr.. Spnlding favored General Grants
nomination last year"
"EX. Senator Timothy o. Howe. of Wisconsin, Is
nominated for Postmaster General to succeed MIR.
Thomas l.. James, of this city. To say that this
change is In the interest OF the service would be
blank fooishness. Mr.. james, by the general con.
sent of those qualified TO judge, was the best
equipped Postmaster General we have had for n
generation Mr.. Howe Is n simple. minded sin
cere, narrow politician of the most vehement
Conkling and anti Garfield type, with not whit
more training or fitness for the Post Onice Depart
ment than he has for War or the Navy"
We wish to say word in praise of General
Arthur for his nomination OF Judge Horace Gray
TO the Supreme Bench. We have not been enthusi-
astic over most Of his higher appointments and
IL gives MS therefore, the more pleasure to repeat
that this one Is as good as II could be- II deserves
the warmer recognition because II was made in the
face Of very stong pressure from the men who sur
round the President and the faction with which
he has been identified"
"Why do the supeHeTviceable friends of the
President request the Tribune to take notice that
Judge Gray Is not u third. .tcrmer? Do they mean
to intimate so uncOmpimentary thing us a posi-.
bllty of the President appointing mere flunkey.
1sh politician TO the Supreme Bench of the United
| States2 The Tribune certainly never dreamed o.
| such conduct on the part OF President Arthur"
National Republican., 1881-12-22

THE sniveling department of the EreE-
ing star bourbon organ was awfilly dis
NAL on Tuesday over the wickedness of
the Readiusters of the Virginia Legisla-
ture in supervising the selection of sub
ordinates by the officers to be chosen by
that body. But when the Bourbons of
The United States Senate exercised SINH
lar authority over Senate officers in 1870
the same Sdr never so much as twinkled.
How circumstances do alter cases.
National Republican., 1881-12-22
The Ln,e Rey. John y. Han

The Rev. John +. Hoh, who died in Baltimore
on the 10Th instant, and who was buried in Fred
erick, Md Tuesday was rector Of Christ 7. i.
Church. Georgetown, from September 1898, to
March /, 1913, III health required him then to
in December. 1850 but continued ill.health re-
quired him to decline this invitation. The vestry
Of Christ Church, nj meeting held yesterday, took
appropriate action with reference TO his death, di-
reCting the resolutions TO be sent 10 his family.
National Republican., 1881-12-22
ToR SALE or RENT.

II j. J'sUrPHEN. - H. NJ ROGERS.
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.,
NO 0i0 + street northwest
u,ower Floor)
HOUSES AND LOTS FOR SALE
Houses and Rooms, furnished and unfurnshed, OF
every description, In all paris of the city for Rent
ROOM RENTING a SPECIALITY,
on new and novel plan for the convenience Of the
public, anording FREE or cHARoE BY aid Of dla-
giving an accurate description OF fHooms. Houses Lots,
Furniture. Location, &c, WITH EXCHANGE OF REF
We also rent Pianos, Organs Furniture &C.
NICE FURNISHED ROOMS.
No sll o ST. n. W., nice parlors and rooms
No 1877 II st. n. W., extra fine parlurs aud rooms.
No sf VI ave i. W., i5 Of the finest parlors and
No. 20l2 Fourteenth ST. W. 3nice uniurnshed rooms.
No 5os Eleventh ST n. W, splendid double parlors.
No l7ls st. n. w, elegant parlors and rooms
NO 9lS 18Th st. n. w, elegant parlors and rooms.
No. 8l0 10th st. n. W., large. nice pnrlors.
No. 1il5 ST. n. W., fine parlors and rooms.
No. l22i q 81. n. W., choice parlors aud stable.
No. 1904 Fat. n. W., fine patlors and rooms.
No. us 1lth st. ~ W., splendid parlors
no W 10Th 81, n, w, very nice parlors and rooms
No. g2g 9th st. NJ w, fine rooms.
No. 5C9 tth st. n. W. splendid parlors and rooms.
No gl0 ltth st. NJ W., extra parlors or whole house
No. 12ti nth st. n. W., nice large parlOrs
No 2is a ST. $, G., elegant parlors and rooms.
30 ~ ist 81 ~ O., elegant parlOrs and rooms
No. i2ip II ST. n W., splendid parors and rooms.
No ZIG Pe. ave. ~ w; double parlors and rooms;
70. sS lsh st. ~ w. double paLlors and single roons'
No. ~ 18th St n. W., double parlors and 3 rooms.
No. 715 9Th 81, n. W., double pnrlors.
No. GU7 9th ST. n. W., double parlors.
No. gH q st, N. w, elegant large double parlors
NO. 9l6 q st. ~ W.. double parlors ana rooms.
VACANT ROOMS WANTED IMMEDIATELY,
increasing. Those having Rooms and other property
for Rent Will mud u oREArLV TO THEIR INTEREST 10
'% des sn u.s. once hours sGfPieS e. e P % ROGERS
National Republican., 1881-12-22
A Fnn,IIy nIuIculty.

Columbus J. Freeman, II Capitol policeman.
brought charge against his wife some time ago of
attempting TO kill him by poisoning his coffee.
Yesterday Mrs. Freeman appeared in the Police
with attempting to smother her. The testimony
was that as Mrs. Freeman was sleeping on sofa
on the night of the Sd instant her husband came
into the room, and, throwing his body across her
face he endeavored to smother her and was only
prevented by her cries aud struggles. Judge Snell
said that the case was preposlerous, and that he
would not hear any testimony further than that OF
the woman, and dismissed the defendant.