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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
HIRED LABOR.

| In the articles written on farm labor it is
usually held that the laborer ought to earn
| some profit on his wages. THIS of course
nobody will gainsay. But should we reject
man because he does less work for the
same price. or refuse paying more if only
the same work is done? Two farmers hired
each a man. the one paying $40 per month.
the other $25. Each man does the same
amount Of work. Is it thea to be inferred
that the differences in the price is necessarily
loss So far from it, the higher priced
man may be the more profitable Of the two.
The quality of work, and the care and dis
crimination exercised on the farm must be
considered for they are important elements
in the prosecution of labor. The point to
be considered is the advancement of the
farmers interest. This is hest done by an
honest, intelligent, experienced laborer,
who never shirks his duty. but has the in
terest of his employer constantly in view
1t will be said t.lat there are few such
men to be hat 1t is true. Yet there are
some probably in every community whom
a little tact and discrimination might secure.
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Where such Man has a liking for the farm
and no means to secure the possession of
one, the chances are that he may be en-
ployed. Hence, to secure such help the en-
ployer himself must have character to rec
ommend him. In this way hired labor can
be made profitable. twill be to the inter
est Of the laborer to see that this end is at
tained. He is a hand that you can rely on
and trust in your absence; aud usually in
the long run the most work as well as the
best will be obtained from him. AS 10 the
ordinary run of laberers, much can be done
by the employer to improve them. On the
farm they mustzreceive their instructions,
so that in a large measure the quality of
farm hands depends upon the employer
Corr. Country Geutleman. tLire A /
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
CROP ITEMS.

Inlreply to our request for crop items and
crop experiments for the benefit of the
HUsBANDMAN's readers. Hon.J. @. Moore,
of Nevada creek, Deer Lodge county, writes
as follows: aE@ ze@H -s-E ~
The potato crop in this valley last year
was unusually good. do not claim that 1
raised the best. My land was comparatively
new and Ia first-rate order. PEI
In regard to the yield of the different va
rieties oftpotatoes which raised last sea-
son, the Dunmore did best. planted three
gallons of cut potatoes, and raised two thou
sand i've hundred and fifty pounds. and
there were not over twenty pounds of un-
marketable potatoes in the lot.
The Beauty Of Hebron was next best in
point ofyield, and were very large. Twelve
OF these potatoes weighed twenty-six pounds.
raised Snow Flakes that were hard to
beat; IN fact, they are nearly as good as the
Beauty of Hebron in yield, and in beauty
second to none.
have other varieties that promise well,
but as this year was my first experience
with them, will make note OF my next
seasons experience and give you results in
future. The potato crop in the valley last
year was unusually good.
The total number of acres of grain raised
in this valley last year was 29O, and the
number of bushels obtained there from was
| | .63S-a little over 40 Bushels per acre.
The oat crop was especially good and weigh
ed very heavy. My experiments with sew |
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
THE COMING G. FENCE"

Farm-fencing has been discussed year al
fencing was used to divide fields and farms
and TO keep OUT Of fields and crops the rov
ing cattle which formerly filled the high
ways and did immense damage to the hon
est, hard-working farmer. 'rhe original
worm fenceo is still in existence, and 80 is
| the "stump fence" in the wilder parts.of the
Stale where fences are used at all. Then
came the ''post and rail,'' which in the most
improved sections continues to be the most
popular and we may say the most efficient
fe'ice; but lumber is getting scarce and
some other material than wood must be
substituted. The hedge fence" in the
Western States has, within the last ten
years, been most extensively introduced.
and many believe that is the fence. Next
came the iron fence, the common wire fence.
followed by the s'barbed wire fence" which
just now seems to claim the most popular
ity. But there is still another Just tried in
the West, which iss coming in tor full
share of popular favor. This is simply
wire tencc without barbs, woven together
similar to a fishing seine, with large.
heavy top and bottom wire. This fence. it
is said, will completely withstand all kinds
of cattle, with no possibility of injury. while
it is''no mere expensive than ordinary board
fence" AS to the real truth OF this state
ment we cannot say, but we should fear that
from the lightness Of the wire, unless well
galvanized, it would suecumb to the effects
of the weather. One thing, however, seems
to be well established, that iron, in some
form must eventually be the coming fence
to stay Wood has become too expensive.
but we cannot bring our mind to believe
that the live fence, however it may be es-
teemed by some will ever be fixture in
this countrv.-Gernanto0n Telegraph.
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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
Gte Anuhry Uard
HINTS ON BREEDING FOWLS,


How many fowls may be kept, and kept
IN purity of breed, depends much upon the
keeper, the convenience at hand and the Sit
uation. 1t is impossible to keep breeds pure
where several breeds run ut large, and if
any pure stock is desired it is necessary to
restrict their range. 1t is quite mistake
that many fall into, that purity of blood is
mmaterial, and that mongrels bred TO-
gether are just as good for all purposes.
There is no denial of the fact that crosses
are valuable and many times to be desired.
out only when the sire possesses the blood
in purity. The quality of the blood will
tell either for flesh or eggs. Beyond this
first cross it is not safe to breed. The profit
deteriorates when cross-bred birds are used
for breeding, and such course has dnwn-
ward tendency. Descent may be easier than
Improvement, but it is pleasanter to be a,
the top than at the bottom Of the ladder.
There is less company, and it il not 40
crowded. Keep crosses where and when
they are desirable, but only first crosses,
and alwas reserve some pure stock, and keep
it fresh with good, original blood, as a bank
to draw ON when necessity requires f.s>
10 be enabled to do this buildings must
be secure, and enclosures Of outside wards
safe and substantial. Oftentilnes the hens
lay in each others nests, and where the
color of the egg is the same. how can they
be told apart? BY the eggs, in many in
stances, the breed may be known. but not
always. Both Brown and White Leghorns
lay white eggs. the eggs OF the white varie-
ty rather exceeding in size, while the brown
lays the most in number. The Black Span
lsh, the Crevecmur, the Houdaa, the Dor
king and some Others lay white eggs, while
the eggs Of the Cochins and Brahmas are
brown, and many Of their crosses Law eggs
OF a5lilac color. Where there is any color
to the shell there is more or less Asiatic
blood in the veins OF the fowl dropping the
egg, the color being graded according to
the quality of blood. as4#a 3 %=@
While the eggs of many breeds may be
termed all white, still a close observer will
note a difference. The Leghorn's egg is
what is called white; yet there is roseate
glow over the fresi-laid egg, which is easily
detected by those accustomed to the hand
ing-a glow like the freshly opened oyster
shell, which is seer on tho inside also. The
spanish eggs possess thicker shells, and are
IF dead white-a chalky whiteness, as are
also the HOudans' and these are lonper and
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

aAHAPs, says the Rural Press, one of the
Il valuable and most easily raised crops
eau De planted is alfalfa. It will yield.
''sated lands, from three to five crops
ahhom,and will produce more than a
~ nay at each cutting, and at least tive
T eah be gathered the first year of plant
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

HE new wire fence, which consists OF
heavy strands of wire, with network
E'ne Wire between, bids fair to become
Hlence for Montana. Ii has none of the
/ HFc'1l'onable barbs that stock men com
II \ 81. and it pat up substantially, will
7stand stock we'll.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

BhE farmer whose meadows grow blue
L need make no exertion to grow TIM
meadow, but those who have to de-
" oh slough grass, wire grass, and many
|'e other low-land grrsses, should. as
|quallty ofitheir hay, as well as the yield.
10 De materially improved.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

Eggless Cake.-One and one-half teacups
OF sugar, one OF sour cream, three of -four,
one teaspoon full of soda and one of vanilla
or cinnamon.
Cookies.-Two teaspoontuls of sugar, one
of sour cream, one teaspoonful OF soda, one
teaspoonful OF carraway seed, -four enough
to roll easily.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

%%r,,a Rocky MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN is designed
q ,,o as the name indicates, husbandman i'll every
N ,oo Of fine term, embracing in its colamns every
ID ,.xtment of Agriculture, Stock-raiGil-g, Horti-
a,,,re Social and Domestic Economy.
ADVERTISING RATES. sy
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

ss''ah of our farmers find that two strand
pea were fences fail to turn stock as they
Rected. Where the posts are not very
II together, breechy COWS get their heads
R'ush and walk right along, regardless
me piowing of the abarls into their tough
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

Will pay well to irrigate fields in the
mat are to be cropped the following
E|lng, as it will put them in much better
1 ealtlen for the grain. More particularly
1ils true when the rainfall is light.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
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A GOOD protection for truit trees against
bbits is to wash them with concentrated
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09
Ig''ifttlhtr!ail*

PREPARE for the coming season
NEVER put off tillspring what may be
pne to advantage now. ~a& .4.#.. @.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

CONTINUAL. cropping Of fields without re-
perating them Is robbery.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

kBucKwHEAT bran is used largely to adul-
Hrate ground black pepper. ,mv
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

0NE hundred pounds of hay will remove
Rrly as much nitrogen and much more
|terlal matter from the soil than one hun-
ed pounds OF wheat. @5j@sa %T,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

1T seems almost impossible to apply ton
pen water TO our sandy bench lands, pro-
Fed the soil can be prevented from wash
away. $50
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

\ A LARGE wheat farm in Dakota has been
alrchased by an association Of ST.. Louis
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

ONE OF the chief advantages that the tame
asses have over our natural meadows is
at they will yield mere hay to the acre
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-02-09

FEBRUARY is usually good month for
eaning out stables and corras and scatter
|g the manure over The fields.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15
Brigandage in Sicily.

A man who recently made a bushes
trip through the interior of Sicily has
written an account of his experiences,
which 60 to prove that this small and
thickly-settled island is much more
dangerous to travellers that the most
lawless districts in our Western Terri
tories. During . part of the trip made
in stage an armed escort of twelve
men was in attendance, and even
with this guard the liability to robbery
was not removed. At one of the rail-
road stations wealthy man came to
take the train, surrounded by a body
guard of forty mounted men, and at the
end of his journey another guard of
fifty was at the station to meet him. This
man was not loaded down with ready
money but was simply going to look
at sulphur mine that he owned. The
Italian Government tries to put down
brigandage, but the work is hard, from
the fact that centuries of misrule have
had the effect of making nearly all of
the country people look upon robbery
as q perfectly legitimate occupation;
hence the military and police authori-
ties have not the least moral support
from the community. The brigands
are not professional thieves. but farmers,
miners and the like turn their hands to
pillage whenever an opportunity pre-
bents itself. Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

Love reckons hours for months, and
days for years, and every little absence
is an age.-Dryden.
The proper way to check SANDER
is to despise it; attempt to overtake and
refute it, and it will outrun you.-George
Eliot.
"A thick corn-husk is not sign of q
hard winter, as some folks think. 1t
makes no difference to corn-husks what
the weather is.-Detron Free Press.
"A man has been arrested in New
York for counterfeiting theater tickets.
His villainy has put him in ga box" but
he signs for the family circle. --Steuben.
Utlle Herald.
=" Yes, sir" says the oldest resident,
"the first trip l made from Lowell to
Boston was over the old canal, and |
worked my passage on the canal-beat. T"
worked your passage? HowP" in
guired his audience. II led the horse, :"
solemnly remarked the ancient mariner.
-Fogg has got an idea at last, and he
says there's millions in it, as it meets a
long felt want. 1t is nothing less than
a revolving house, which is to turn upon
q pivot, so that the best rooms shall al
ways face the sun in winter and be in
the shade in summer Fogg has a great
head-Nes0 HaUen Register.
"A student of human nature was the
Yankee schoolm'am who undertook the
care of a school out West, where her
predecessor, q man, had been tossed
through the window by the rebellious
pupils. She got along splendidly; and,
when asked how she managed it, re-
piled: "Oh, easily enough. I thrashed
the little boys and mashed the big
ones"
-"I declare, JULIA exclaimed
Mrs. Marrowfat, as her eldest daughter
seated herself at the breakfast table,
"your lips are all broke out in RASH"
EYES," returned Julia, with bashful
candor, and a heightened color that
looked as if the rash was spreading all
over her face, Charley has begun to
let his mustache grow again. Brook
Ign Eagle.
"A coachman calls upon the doctor
to ask what can be the matter with
him. "My good man." said the prince
of science, you've got dropsy-that's
what ais YOU" ''Dropsy! What's
that?" "It's a morbid collection of
fluid in the Serious cavities within the
body-in your case, l take it hydroperi-
toneum caused by cirrhosis ofthe liver.
but durable by paracentesis." ~
know, but what is it in English"
"You are all full of water inside"
"WaterP Oh, that's nonsense" Re-
fleets moment) ''That scoundrel of
a saloon-keeper must have watered his
liquor, and yet he swore to me he
didn't" Chicago Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

the Massachusetts, Bureau Of Statistics, real
| paper on 1.-THE Factory Is an Element o.
Civilization Prof. Francis Wayland and
Mr.. Kipgsbury, of Connecticut, indorsed tn
| argument that factories are favorable ele
ments of civilization. Secretary Sanborn CAV,
notice that the next general meeting would b
held at Saratoga, beginning September Sd
1883. ssrf.
The difficulty between Japan and Cores ha,
been arranged. Cores has agreed to pa.
! ESQ.,, 200 as a compensation to Japan and ESQ,
| 600 to the relatives of murdered Japanes,
subjects.
Two strangers entered the Merchants Banl
at Winnepeg, and during the temporary alb
sence of the officers secured possession o.
$4,000 in bills.
The large broom factory of Samuel Cupplei
4 Co., St. Louis, containing large amount
of valuable machinery and great quantity o.
stock, burned lately.
w. j. Hammond, of Nodaway county, Mo.
was killed by falling into new well forty feet
deep. He leaves a wife and three children.
The elephant Emperor, belonging to Bar
NUNS show, some time since got loose al
Troy, N. Y. Before being captured he injured
number of persons. Mrs. Burnes, one Of
the women injured, died. Patrick Burnes
the husband of the deceased, was also struck
by the elephant and not expected to live. Mrs
Longley, another victim, is dying.
Fifty-eight new cases or yellow fever were
reported at Brownsville the Sth, and foul
deaths, three MeXicans and the fourth Col j.
G. Grasty. There are five cases in Fort
Brown and all the patients are doing well with
one exception. In Matamoras the fever is de-
creasing. jas
A collision at Salt st. Marie, Mich, be.
tween the tug VIM. Goodnew, towing the
Russell and other schooners, and steamer re.
suited in the sinking of the Russell. Three
lives were lost, one being woman.
Near Cambridge, Md, John Hurst, fisher
man living at Secretary Creek, upon returning
home drunk whipped his son, 8 years DID, Sc
verely. When his wife interceded for the boy
An earthquake at Panama, recently did great
damage. The cathedral and many of the
largest buildings are badly injured. The loss
in the city is estimated at several hundred
thousand dollars. Several lives were lost.
There is no communication with Aspinwall
either by mail or telegraph, and many bridges
on the line of the road are broken.
The missing Kewanee bank robber was
lately at Dubuque, Iowa, and left in buggy
for Dakota, across the country. Officers
went in pursuit.
Hurst threatened her. He then seized the
child by the feet and threw him against the
floor, striking his head and killing him in
stantly.
Jesse Pace, a highly respectable farmer,
was murdered near Wenona, Miss, by two
men named Curtis.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

UNITED STATES COLLECTOR HAYNs,
ofBrownsville, found it convenient to take
a vacation when the yellow fever made
its appearance at that place, leaving his
Office in charge of his deputy, Mr.. Good
rich, who has calamity stuck to his post
and made daily reports of the progress of
the fever and such other information as
was needed. The Department at Wash
ington has just about come to the conclu-
sion that Mr.. Goodrich is the man to be
at the head of the Office, and it is stated
Haynes will be removed and Goodrich
appointed to the Office.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

THE case of Stephen ]. Meany, an
American newspaper correspondent who
was arrested in Ireland and placed under
bonds for good behavior and to keep the
peace, is of additional importance in
the phase it assumes through the action
of the United States Government. Act
ing under instructions from our Govern
ment, Meany has surrendered his recog.
nizances, and been in turn surrendered
by his bondsmen. Meany's action is de-
signed to make a test of his rights as an
American citizen and to compel the Brit
ish Government to declare itself on the
question
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

CONGRESS, at its late session, passed an
act appropriating money for the pay and
bounty of soldiers, withheld because of
desertion or absence without leave. The
act was doubtless intended for the relief
of such soldiers as were technically de.
serters or absent without leave, when
their companies were mustered out, be-
cause of inability toanswer roll call from
cause sufficient to excuse them. Claims
of this character arealready pouring into
the Department at Washington, but un-
der the law the Secretary of War must
be sufficiently satisfied to remove the
charge from the soldier before his claim
can be considered.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15
pAcrs AND FIGURES.

-Philndelphia manufactured $780,
600. 900 worth of umbrellas last year.
The population of Athens. Ala, Il
5000. and its valuation $4,000, 000-a
thousand to each inhabitant
1t is estimated that there are three
thousand industrial establishments in
the Republic of Mexico where steam
power is used.
Griffin, Ga, has the largest peach
orchard in the South. containing 80, 900
trees and covering most of 600 acres.
On the same farm are 1000 grated ap-
pie trees and 5000 pear trees. =
-Four thousand of the Sharpless
family held reunion recently at the
old Sharpless homestead near Water
vile, Pa. They were descendants Of
old John Sharpless, q Quaker who lived
there 200 years ago. An artist photo
graphed the family in groups of 1000
each.-Philadelphia Press.
The value of property in the United
States is held to be fully $50, 000. OO0,-
600. making it the richest country in the
world. England, the next richest, has
ga, 100, 600, 900, and France comes next
with $37, zoo. OOO,OOO The average to
every inhabitant in England is about
81, 800 and in the United States but
81, 0O0.-Chicago Herald.
The annual production of Canada
malt is about 1000. 900 pounds. OF
this nearly 23.0OO,0O0 pounds are ex-
ported to the United States. The i'm.
ports-almost wholly confined to British
Columbia-barely exceed $50, 900
pounds. In Toronto alone there are
1900, 600 gallons of beer brewed, while
the capital employed amounts to S.
600. 900.
The manufacture of peach baskets
has become an important industry.
Years ago the baskets were made by
hand, costing from % to 80 cents, and
the loss of any considerable number of
them was a serious matter. But the
establishment of great factories, re-
quired by the growth of the peach
trade, has reduced the price to mod
crate figure, varying from Sc to $8 per
100. Along the Maryland railroads
there are now eight or nine basket
factories, each making from $500 to
1000 baskets a day during the busy
season. The bottoms and hoops are
made of Maryland pine, and the slaves
from the Delaware gum Chicago
Times
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

IT is stated that Senator David Davis,
who has been sojourning at Saratoga
since the adjournment of Congress, has
not abandoned the hope of being returned
to the Senate, and that he places some
confidence in the Prohibition movement
in Illinois, thinking that it will be of
benefit to him. The same authority
states that Judge Davis has by no means
abandoned his Presidential ambition, but
that he thinks the present condition of
the parties is such as to make the cleo
ton of an Independent a possibility.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-09-15

For the week ending September 8
there were 1872 new cases of yellow fever
at Brownsville. The number of cases
previously reported was 631, making a
total of 1, 123 cases since the fever first
broke out. But there had been only 46
deaths. 1t is apparent that while the
percentage of cases is unusually large,
the number of deaths is correspondingly
small. The disease is either of very
mild type or medical science has at last
discovered manner of successful treat
ment,