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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

the SMALL income that, taking one year with
another, is such Il sure one; to resign the
five chances Of shining success in CONNER
cal lite to those who are willing to take the
ninely-iye chances of sure failure.
The cities and towns are full of men who
once had visions OF a business success that
would in monthly profits put to shame the
small profits of a farmers lifetime On the
home-stretch of three-score and ten they
find themselves dependent for livelihood
on salaried positions, which they hold by a
dsmally uncertain tenure, or on the pre-
carious commissions of canvasser or a
commercial traveller. In comfort and in in
come, the lives they have led make shabby
showing conf ared with what they might
have done as farmers. and point an impor-
tant moral for the young men who are now
debating whether they will turn their backs
on the farm, and try their luck in the lot
terry Of city life.--Good Company.
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TOULOUSE GEESE.

Toulouse geese, when hot Unfortunately
forced for exhibition, are hardy, early lay
ers and reasonably prolific, often raising two
broods of gosings a year. The young early
take care of themselves on good pasture,
and grow with astonishing rapidity. II is
not well to let them depend wholly upon
grass, but at first to give little wet up oat-
meal daily, and afterward few oats or
handf,'ls OF barley, thrown into trough or
shallow pool, to which they have access.
Geese bear, with little danger, any degree
OF pampering and stutfing, but in our ex-
perlence this is likely to produce such ac-
cumulations Of internal fat as to prevent
fecundity These fine fowls attain, on a
good grass range, nearly double the weight
OF common geese, and, forced by high feed
ing, pair have been known to reach the
weight of sixty pounds. Twenty.pound
geese are not rare. Early goslings, if well
led, will attain that weight at Christmas.
and even ten-pound "green gosling'' is a
delicacy which might well suggest the de-
vout proverb of the Germans that a GOOD
roast goose is good Gift of Godn The fact
Is that common geese make poor show on
the table unless they are very fat. This is
dlstastetul to many persons, and they can
hardly be very fat until the late autumn. be-
cause we need grain to tatten them. With
this variety, however, and the Embdcn.
winch natures early and attains great
weight also, it is-different; the goslins are
heavy before they are fat, carry good deal
OF flesh, and are tender and delicious early
III the season, when simply grass fed, or
having had but little grain-An,erican Aq,i-
cuttu7'ist
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31
LIFE ON THE FARM.

As to Its drudgery-whaleve has been
the case in the past, when there were stumps
20 be pulled and mortgages to be lifted from
almost every field; when it was long way
to market, and the buyer paid for produce
in ''trade;'' when almost all implements
were laboriouSly hewn out at home or cIum-
silly hammered out by the village black
smith--here is, happily, less drudgery on
the farm now, and less need OF it every year.
Taking the year through, the working hours
OF mcii on farm are no longer than those
of the section hand on the railway or the
artisan in the shop, who has in his own
garden TO hoe before breakfast or after sup
per- The busy lawyer or the doctor in av-
erage practice work longer and harder than
the farmer. The grocer and the editor and
book-keeper each sees less of his children in
their waking hours than the farmer. who
sometimes ensies them their s'easy life.''
IL must be conceded. of course. that the
profits OF farming are not so large on the
average, as those which are realized by men
who are successful in mercantile or profes-
SIGNAL lite. But, such as they are, they are
surer-twenty-fold silrer, at least. Large
profits are always contingent on large risks.
One mu not expect the same rate oi inter
est from government konds as from mining
stocks. The wear and tear, the losses and
defeats of business men in the last ten years
have been an experience that no farmer
need covet. He may well be satisfied with
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31
q Mye DnnSrhnld.

fWree OF Ionaatoes.--Take a number of
tomatoes, but them up into quarters, and
remove from each the pips and watery sub
stance it contains; put them into a sauce-
pan with an onion, plenty of butter, pepper
and salt, laurel Leaf and some thyme; add
lew spoonfuls of either stock or gravy:
keep stirring on the fire until they are re-
duced to pulp. Pass this through Il hair
sieve. Put an ounce of butter into d sauce
pan ana mix with it on the fire two table
spoonfuls Of -four; as soon as it begins to
color add the tomato pulp, alittle at time,
and keep stirring on the fire till the puree
thickens.
String Beaas.-Break Off each end from
the bean pod and pull the string then cut
into pieces an inch long and cover with cold
water. Let stand few moments. then
put over the fire in boiling water. Add a
little saiarattls to the water, but no salt, and
boil from an hour and half to two hours.
or until tender. Drain off the water. season
with plenty of salt and pepper, add little
butter, dredge over some flour Gust slit
ing). ana pour over enough sweet milk
with few spoontuls of cream in ito
cover. Let all cook two minutes. and then
serve.
10 Bost Peos.-They should be freshly
gathered, and not shelled till short time
before they are cooked. Put them over the
fire in boiling water, with salt enough to
season.. Cook them twenty minutes or
longer, according to age: they must be
boiled till tender, A little bunch of fresh
parsley boiled with them is considered by
some an Improvement Drain through q
colander and put buck into the kettle: add
a little butter and pepper, with little flour
II desired, and lastly add sweet cream and
milk gill OF the two to each pint of peas
Will not be too much. Let it cook on the
stove moment or two; then serve.
Saratoga Potatoes. Slice the potatoes on
a siaw cutter, very thin. Let them stand
Tor halt an hour OF so in salt water, then
drain them on n sieve Fry them quickly
in hot lard.
Lemon Ice Crean!.--Take one pint of cream
halt teaspoontul of extract OF lemon. or
juice of two lemons, nalf pound of sugar:
mix and freeze. One quart.
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nag they soon do that, and grew at a rapid
rate; so rapid. indeed Us 10 crowd each
other and when they begin to do this, it is
nigh time to cut them from the old plants
ana remove gl,m. The best situation for
THEM during tic summer is an open. sunny
spot, where THEY can be placed on a hard
bottom OF coal-ashes. as these are impervi-
Gus TO worms. L" afford the plants every
chance, and prevent them drawing they
should have plenty Of room, that is. sutfi-
cent to be just clear OF each other, and so
placed or arranged as to be convenient to
water. as during dry weather they will re.
qulre It daily, and IN all cases when given it
should be in lnlficent quantity to soak
through and wet the whole of the soil. By
the middle of August or so, the plants will
he sufficiently advanced to take liquiu ma
nu'e. which. properly diluted, may be given
t"ice or thrice a week with the greatest ad-
vantage, as a slimulant OF that nature helps
them on wonderfully.
The runners they make must be carefully
removed by cutting or pinching them away
as last as they farm, by doing which the
whole strength ana energy of the plant is
concentrated in the crown. and unless this
is weIl and fully developed, The truss of
blossoms each should contain cannot be
formed. If the Weather should be very drv
aud hot. the plants will be much benefited
by an occasional Swinging, the proper time
tor doing which is during the evening when
the sun is OH. or The plants may be watered
overhead by using a rosed watering-pot :;
such Wetthg OF The foliage is very refresh
ing TO them, and The best means that can be
u-ed of warling fsf red spider, an INSECT
minute though it be-wllich often throws
the plant out of health by sucking the sap
from the leaves. In the autumn, when
growth ceases, the plants will not require
nearly so much water, and should only have
just enough to keep the soil moist, as a wet,
>oddentd condition at that season would be
very injurious to the roots after their activ-
ity ceases. On the other hand, dryness
must be avoi,ed, tS that would be quite as
hnrttuI. until the plants 90 entirely to rest,
after which they should be stored tor the
winter. The best place for them during
that season is a cold pit or frame, where
they can be plunged in leaves. tan, cocoa
nut fibre, or anything OF that kind, to pre-
vent the frost acting on the soil and burst
ing the pots. which it is sure to do by the
expansion it causes in the ball of earth, ow-
ing to the moisture contained there.... If
pits or frames cannot be spared, then the
plants may be plunged in sheltered place
ashes are deep enough to cover the pots, the
plants and pots will be safe.-S D. in Lon
don Garden
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31
G:QEte Anulhy Nard
HOW TO MAKE HENS PAY.

you've mighty purity gang of hens
and Chickens" said neighbor Perkins, as
we were on the way to take look at the
garden, ''and they do say Mrs. Cornplanter
beats the whole neighborhood at making
'em pay.''
''Well, yes, we make them pay little
profit; besides, it is great convenience to
have an abundance Of fresh eggs on hand or
fat chicken when we need it,
Somehow or 'nother,' said Perkins.
"onr hens seem to be more plague than
protit.o (And SO it is with many another
man. and in other things besides poultry
raising). By a few we'll directed questions
| learned that neighbor P.'s poultry were
ted corn during the winter, shifting for
themselves two-thirds of the year; that no
attention is given to the lice with which
they are continually infested; that they
were dogged out of the garden, out of the
orchard, and away from the kitchen door.
and when one was wanted Tor the dinner
table, there was a grand rally of all the
forces, and poor ''Biddy" was cornered or
run down.
But by the time we had reached the gar
den Mr.. Perkins had found another surprise.
and his first exclamation. before taking any
notice of the s'stuff'' we came to examine
was: Il shoald think your chickens would
destroy yonr garden; | see them all over
the place"
They are we'll fed twice daily, - replied.
land the younger chicks with their mothers
three times, and though some times a little
damage is done. with full supply of food
they are not very troublesome. We are.
careful not to frighten them, but let them
come and go as they please. We are satis-
fed that the insects destroy more than pay
for the few berries, peas. tomatoes, etc.
eaten.a
''But how do you manage to raise early
chickens? The hawks take nearly all of
ourS.''
Those are not early hatched. About MAY
lst is early enough; at that time we have
warm weather; the young hawks have left
the nests and do not require chickens for
breakfast. and by the first OF August our
May chickens are about as large as those
hatched in March. We find more profit in
the sale of eggs than chickens, as in the
present condition of our village market
chicken is a chicken, and we can't afford to
sell in market where such sentiment pre-
walls. We sell our eggs directly to the con.
delivering once or twice week and
warrant every egg, and get trifle more
than the market price,
just at this moment Mrs. c. crossed the
yard on her way to feed the poultry and
gather the eggs; there were perhaps so
old and young, running about her
feet and more coming from all directions.
We'll, do declare y says Mr.. p, "when
any one goes among our hens they run and
fly as though fox was after them. had
an idea chat hen was almost of no account
at all, but it seems under Mrs. C's manage
ment she pays for her board, and also
makes quite display OF affection for her
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LAYEGING STRAWBERRIES.

O. the m"ny fruits that are forced. none
and a!mosr any on" possessnga greenhouse
or either glass structure may have them by
lay"rinI runners al once. so as 10 secure
good plants, on which success in great
measure depends. The first preliminary is
to obtain suitable soil. the heft for the pur-
pose being that ot tutty nature with plen-
ty of fibre. and which has been laid up lust
long enough for the grassy part to perish
and decompose little, as beyond that, the
treSler II is the better will the plants do
To get such soil in proper order it is neros-
sary to crop it in pieces and break it with
spade, so as to reduce it TO moderately
fine state. when. with the addition of a little
SCOT sprinkled over. and the whole turned
to mix the two well together, it will he
ready for filling the pots. These may either
be of the size it is intended the plants TO
fruit in or small ones from which they can
be shifted afterwards, but with ordinary
care in watering, | prefer the former. for
this reason that the runners need not be
severed from the parent so s"an. which
regard as very important matter. as the
and have their help as nursers. the stronger
and firmer they become. This being so.
advise layering in siX-inch pots. Which are
quite big enough fer any kind TO fruit in. as
there is nothing gained by giving the plants
much root room. which, instead OF assisting
lt,C fn
has tendency TO cause over-uXuriant fol
iagc. In the preparation OF the pots one
crock placed well over the whole is suffi-
cient, which being done, it is advisable to
throw a pinch of SCOT, as SCOT is a great
help in keeping out worms which are at
by the draining through of the water. When
filling the pots with soil q handful of the
toughest should be placed in the bottom of
each; the other portion should be taken as
it comes, and made quite firm. as IN grow |
ing strawberries the thing to aim at is good
sturdy plants, with compact, bold crowns,
without super-abundant LEAKAGE, and COM
pressed soil does much in bringing about
such condition.
In layering. the chiet object should be to
select the best runners, and having done so
and trimmed them ready for the removal of
any beyond them, the next thing is to set
the pots in an upright position, and peg a
runner firmly in the center of each. This
may be done by the use of common, cheap |
hairpins, bent wire, or pegs cut from old
birch brooms and made for the purpose, or
the runners may be secured in their proper
positions by laying stones on them of SUIT
ficenr size to keep them down till they root.
With regular and proper attention in water /
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PROFESSOR TAYLOR, sot the Agricultural
Department. announces the important dis
coVery that naphthaline is sure insecticide.
H. he says, seeds, grain, dormant plants,
vines, ETC., be placed in tall vessel with
small quantity of the napthaline, and the
vessel be covered, in few hours any insect
winch may infest will be asphyxiated. If
'ae substance be chemically pure it will not
ai'ect the vitality OF the seeds Or plants.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

PREDICTIONS as TO what the market will
oe are OF course more or less guess-WOrk,
YET such as are substantiated by a good train
VI reasoning hit ottener than they miss We
would then think it well for all who have
harvested to thresh their grain and market.
ihe price is good, and while many claim
'''st 1t will remain so, there is scarcely a
possibility of an advance. Good judgment
would therefore dictate early sales.
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Transient adv dvertiSemerts pavADc in advance,
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
Twenty-f five per cent added for spec Il advertise
ments.
Renittances by registered letter, post-olfcc
order draft at our risk but not ut our expense.
Any one failing to receive his paper regularly
should notify us promptly by postal card
A subscriber desiring to change the post-oice
hrecton of his paper must communicate to ua the
of the pCst-otlicc to which it has previously
oeen sent, otherwise may be unable to comply
with his request.
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SALTpErEE. a tablespoonful or M re to a
bucket of water. is an excellent occasional
application 10 most kinds OF garden plants.
being at the same time a fertilizer and an
insect destroyer. Many grubs and bugs may
be destroyed by copious waterings with this
solution
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

HE dmerican Cultirotor truly say that
above al things else it j. necessary that
there b" q general understanding that large
crops A''' always np,uportOi,ately more prof
Iith'e hau small ,rur>; ihai Within certain
'''t'its " @jr"f amount oi prnNucts can be
grow rlrre "}isnplv OF five acres than on
ten, WjttJ 'f,is tni.t j. t,routrly appreciated
the pOpnt"t crulr 10 secure. more land will
be alsaiea and be.lef culture or fewer acres
will take the place of the present system of
half 'iiage over large areas. In a general
way farmers DO understand this position ;
they recognize the fact that small crops are
generally Improbable: thn! il costs money
10 pioW. pl;Int and till an acre in any crop
aud even if the farmer and his sons do the
work. it s|lonG none the less sbe paid for
just the same ~ il i were performed by
hired labor. Tne !armcr should be able to
ears! aud Securr better wages than the aver
age hfca help. rs be has presumably more
knowledge aud skill ls;tn those he employs
If be cannot earn good wages for his own
work SOmetRin" is decidedly wrong in his
make mp or his SURROUNDINGS
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WjNTER raLi>hes should be sown during
Au2n~'. TIE California Nj tmnotl White
WlntF' RAhi~i is the best variety IT is of
go" :. mild flavor. and may be kept in good
cotl,'i ion all Wintrr in q cool cellar. il coy
cred with Si,''t A~ with All radishcS quail
ltN depenlls largely upon Quick Growth.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

THE department at Washington has COM
lnenced this season TO make the first syste-
matte attempt at obtaining a correct report
OF the agricultural statistics of Montana,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsEANDMAk is ,leslglt.l
be, as the name indicates, Il husbandnan u every
sense Of the term, embracing in its columns every
department. Of Agriculture, stock-raisg Horti-
culture. Social and Domestic Economy
ADVERTISING RATES
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BY turning the water on to meadows after
cutting. good growth of grass can be pro-
duced before winter that will make splendid
pasture.
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II is beneficial to water fields during the
ton or not
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THERE is wonderful increase of pro-
duction this season over that OF last year.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-08-31

WHEN the farmer hourisheS trade flows
IN a strengthened tide in every channel of
commerce. and the country prospers.
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The cabbage crop of the Territory has
been cut short from one-thirtl to one. half by
bugs and cut worms.
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ALL kinds of grain and vegetable crops
will mature we'll this season.
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The farmer is reaping his rnward-the
harvest.
-J-~amA
WE do not know of a single crop this
year that has failed.
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No. ~.

mistress. But must 90 now. and we will
continue this here subject some other day
Corr R,trat Neac Torhss
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TnE foot hill farms have been proven be
yond doubt to be the best tor winter
wheat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-09
POEMS WORTH READING.


Prom Hdrper's Weekly
Earth forget thy winter; q Naturc bud and bloom,
And ,othe tho slopes with greennets that late were
hung with gloom,
o clustered Easter lilies YOUR cleaning consers lift,
rth comes the mighty Victor the rocky tomb to rift
- ., =. stcr angels he swift to greet the day
ES zen rom IN. guarded chamber the stone s rolled
And d swHiS King steps w"rH with death beneath
him dead. -,.h glory on Ills
Aud leads Ills ransomed homcward, w." sN'' y" '''
heat
Three days ngo they laid Him all ruscess on the hier;
The thorn marked brow was palli THEN hearts stood
still in fear,
Three days Of solemn stl ness, three days Of grief
pause when seralhs waited to hear the throba OF Time
Aud nowf No burst OF music. as when Babe lie came
Though heaven is thrilled with rapture, ana chcrub
anthems flame
In souidess ught sweeping the shining dec end
TO give our earth the Key not. o. songs that shall not
end.
What though there are who lsten lin win for voices
hukhcu,
What thou hthcrc who languish DER sweet hopes
early crushed,
And yet the Easter promise hath soluce FOR our tears
Tho Christ for hath conquered one relentless foe
our vanished with Han are sate, We know"
q fragrant Knsicr lilies lik" tapcrs fair Yc stand,
To pht the silent portals that guard tile deafness nhu
Haste gentle Easter angels who rolled the stone away,
Come uvocaa spirp, shame unhcliet THIS day,
Aud help us tread II under our footsteps ~ wetinR
Tile Joyous lS INNS OF Easter around our risen kinG
M,pGARrr L. sAECsrIR
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THE KILLING or JESSE JAMES.
The BOY Robert Ford Tells How he Kilied
the Outlaw.

81 first met Jesse james three years ago
He used to come over to the house when was
on my oldest brothers farm. Last November
OF Thomas Howard. My brother Charlie and
/ had known nearly all OF the gang. hut had
coliusion with tho detectives. Jesse meyer sns-
pectcd that we were false to him. and. as his
gang was all broken up. he MantSd , new new mate
he came to Clay County to SEQ his mother, Mrs
Samues. who lives forty miles east OF kan nsI1
to Join him and be outlaws, and he said all
right. Charlie came hero with MIN week ago
sunday and / followed last Sunday night We
both stayed at his house, a onc;;story building
with seven rooms. Gov. Crit tender mad offered
100000 reward for jesse dead or alive. We
knew that the only way was to kin him. He
was always cool and self -possessed, but always
on the watch. Duringthc day he would stay
down down town to the news depot and vet the pa,
pcis. He said there were men here who ought
to know him. but they never did. ,,,..
Commercial and Kansas City Times regularly,
and always knew what was going on all over
Blue cut train robbery last September. ana /
don't believe he had oyers7oo or $500 in money.
he was thinking OF rGon,nS some BANK near Dy;
for this he wanted our help. We knew we had
to kill him. But there WAS no change to get the
boy Of seven and girl OF three were in the
kitchen j Jesse was in the front sitting room.
II never knew him to he so careless. He com
mcnced brushing the dust of some picture
frames but stopped and took of his weapons.
and laid them on the bod. There was Colts
revolver and Smith Wesson, each forty-flve
calibrc. He also had in the room WINCHESTER
loading shotgun. As he turned away from the
bed we stepped between him and his weapons
him when he heard my pistol cock. He turned
his head like lightning. fired. the ball hitting
over the left eye and coming out behind the
right ear Charlie had his finger on tho trig-
ger. but saw he was done for, and did not shoot.
Not one of us spoke II word. He fell dead at
Charities feet. We then got our hats. went to
the telegraph Office. and tolegraphed what We
had done to Coy. Crittendcn, Capt. Henry
Craig of Kansas. City. and Sheriff Timbcrlake
of Clay County"