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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
THE KIM TO CHOOSE.


An exchange says that there has been a
wonderful improvement in the last few
years in thoroughbred poultry, bred for spe-
cal purposes 1t is impossible to combine
oil the sxcellences in one breed. 1t is possi-
bic to combine them in y moderate degree,
80 as to get good layers and q fair average
weight OF body. The Plymouth Rocks are
an Illustration of the best that caa be ac-
complshed in this way. Those WHO breed
for heavy weights must not expect to secure
great laying qualities in the same breed,
any more than they can expect speed from
n heavy draft animal. Poultry men who are
near large city markets, and take advantage
Of high prices tor fresh eggs, must be salts
fed with msdium-sized fowls. All the beat
laying breeds are below the average weight.
The Asiatics (Brahmas and Cochins) Law
very large eggs, but net so many dozen
during the year. We do not condemn any
breed, but in the selection OF poultry, AZ in
that of other live stock, it is desirable to
choose animals bred for the special purpose
need.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
GOOD AND POOR LAYERS.

The difference between the yield OF eggs
In the most prolific cases, as com pared with
poor layers, is as three Or four to one. Indi
vidaal hens haye been knowa to produce
200 eggs year. Yet 200 is reached SO sell
dom as to be called remarkable yield. The
grertest average yield that we have ever had
ourselves, In flock of twelve hens, was lat
eggs, while the greatest average in twelve
fiocks, numbering in all 200 layers, OF vari-
Gus breeds, was l02 eggs. In the latter case
there were eight different breeds, and some
were old hens and others were pullets, and
many OF the number were employed part
OF the time in Matching and rearing chick
ess.-~ Western Rural.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

AN exchange says: Every farmer should
understand something OF agricultural chem
tstry, and OF botany. He can then tell just
what sorts of plant food his crops require,
and he need not put constituents on or in
the soil that are not going to benefit him
Feed the plants according to their necess-
ties. This IL as essential to plants as to ami
mails. Animals fed according 10 their ne
csssities will thrive and become source OF
profit. Plants treated similarly will pro
duce similar results. Study the effect of the
air and water upon the snil-fOr these three
combined are the sources at fertility in all
eronA
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
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fifteen dozen OF eggs, worth here $375.
me value elsewhere can be calculated at
market rates. That is tair price for a
bushel and a half OF wheat, and the hen is
worth to eat what it cost to keep her until
she began to lay. So that wheat Is the
queen OF the cereals and the best of them
for human food, but 1t will pay better to
put it through hens than through the mill
either as new food product or as market.
able commodity. Wheat 10 good for hens,
and 1t will way to teed the best OF it to lay
ers. Corn is cheaper but less profitable food.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

ana many vegetables may be frozen, and il
thawed slowly in the absence of light, will
suffer little or no damage; but potato once
frozen Is ruined. On the other hand, tenn
peratare above 30 degrees will encourage
sprouting If it does not induce rotting. Po-
tatoes shoald be excluded from the light.
2. A mediuth degree Of moisture. An
atmosphere so damp that the potatoes will
appear wet on handling will promote rot
ting; or If so dry that the potatoes shrivel,
or appear wilted, will injure the quality Of
the crop and diminish the weight, though
they may not rot or sprout.
3. Potatoes shosld not be stored in large
heaps, or bins, and these should permit free
ventilation. To fill these conditions pota-
toes may be kept in q vegetable cellar, for
vegetables should not be kept in cellar
under livirg room; but il SO kept it will
oe fer to store them in barrels, or bins not
more than three feet deep, SO that they can
be inspected frequently. But ii the. crop 10
very large and 10 intended for the spring
market, it will perheps be cheaper and safer
to store them in piles or holes, covered with
earth, in the primitive way. About Rfty
bushels OF potatoes may be piled in conf
Cal shape, as steep as they will lie. This
sh''uld be covered with good ceat of straw
and an this ten nches of earth should be
placed; or better, If dry sawdust can be
procured, that four inches OF this be spread
over the earth covering, which may be re-
ducea six inches. The pile sheuld now be
covered With cora fodder, or with boards,
SO as TO keep it dry.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
@ gunSehold.

Cr0ustaaes Of Chicksn.-Cut the crumb of
leaf OF bread into slices two inches thick.
and then with round paste-cutter, abeut
two inches in diameter, cut out of each slice
as many pieces as possible. With another
paste-cutter, about one and half inches In
diameter, make q mark on one side of each
cylinder of bread crumb. When all are
ready, fry them golden colo. in very hot
lard. A deep frying pan should hc used,
and plenty of lard, so that the creustades
fairly swim in the fat. When done, iay them
on sieve In front of the fire to drain and
afterwards remove the cover (marked with
the small paste cutter) and with the handle
OF teaspoon scoop out all the inside OF
each croustade. Hince finely some rem
Aants of roast or boiled chicken, free from
skin, ETC., and add an equal quantity of ham
or tongue, rs well as quantity OF truffies
or mushrooms, alse finely minced. Toss
the whole in saucepan with piece OF but
ter, mixed with pinch OF -four; add white
pepper, salt and powdered spice to taste;
meisten, If necessary, with q little white
stock, Stir in, off the fire, the yolk of an
egg, beaten up with the juice of half lem
On; ill the croustades with this mince, put
button mushroom on the top of each,
cover them with sheet of oiled paper, put
them into the oven to become thoroughly
hot, and serve.
BaekVssds Pie.-Grate coffee cuptul of
maple sugar, beat it up with two eggs and
a little salt, and add enough cream to fill a
pie plate lined with crust. Bake until the
top puffs.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

ACCORDING to the statistical returns re-
wheat yield of the Territory is % bushels
per acre, and the oat yield is 463 bushels.
The report is complete from every county
in the Territory, and 10 as near correct as is
possible to obtain. We are confident that
If the whole crop was measured the yield
would net vary as much as bushel from
this estimate.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
THE GENTLEMAN THAT PAYS THE
RENT

BY careful analysis OF the treasury re-
ports, it 10 found tina. the hog furnishes
more export material than all the fat cattle,
all the dairy products, all the horses, all the
mules, all the sheep, and all the poultry
and poultry products pat together. While
the exported hog products for the two years
OF 1879 and 1880 amounted to the great sum
of $lS6, ,0s7 ,726, and all the products of other
domestic animals and the live animals them
selves amounted to only $lO5 .s7O, 1892. max
ing about S75. .000, 900 in favor of the hogs a.
against all and every ether domestic animal
and products frsm the same, that found an
export market. Really. this shows well tor
heg raising. How important, then, is the
hog stock In this natien, and of the great
Northwest in particular. n
The hog multiplies fast and natures quickly.
When it is considered how important fac
tor hog ia in production Of wealth, is it
not little strange that the real scientific
knowledge of hogs to raise them aad keep
them healthy, is SO little understood? As
seen above, the hog brings more money to
this Aasion from other nations than all
other domestic animals put together, and
yet there is not man in America that un-
derstands the diseases Of the hog, or can
cure him when he il sick. We think there
is Held that our agricultural colleges and
veterinary doctors had better explsre.-
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
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ments. ....1. 1..#. ......
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been sent, otherwise we may be unable to comply
with his request.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

GoosEBERRY and raspberry canes should
be laid down after the first light freeze and
covered lightly with earth Hay and straw
would be a good mnlching, did it not afford
too good chance tor mice to depredate. A
light covering "t earth will not impair the
canes and will give these pests no show.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

ALTHOUGH the indications are such as to
warrant the assumption that the coming
winter will be light, farmers and stockrnen
should prepare tor q severe one, just the
same. There Is nothing lost in being for
titled aRai At tie cold blasts OF winter,
whether they prove severe or not.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

1T must be remembered that the thresh-
Ing is not yet through, and the estimates OF
our correspondents are liable to increase or
diminish slightly. The work, however, has
advanced far enough to warrant the repert
being accurate enough for all practical pur-
p0Ses
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

planting OF English ivy ON the bare ground
under trees where grass will not grow j;
adding that where the winters are too severe
for it when trained on walls it will often re-
main uninjared en- the ground Plants
should be set within. four or live feet of each
ether and plenty OF old manure given.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

WE are getting the statistical department.
OF this branch Of the agricultural bureau
very complete. We have large corps Of
very able correspondents, who are prompt,
and upon whose Judgment the country can
safely rely. .s~
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

The increase of acreage OF grain this sea-
son over last is placed at 81 per cent. The
Increase OF pield of wheat tour bushels per
acre, oats ten bushels pc" acre, This gives
the Territory much larger crop than ever
before, ''
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

THE low price OF grain will tell severely
on the farmers bank account his year, and
admonish u system OF economy heretofore
unknown TO Montana husbandry.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

Do not close your root house doors until
it Is absolutely necessary to prevent the
vegetables from freezing.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

The lowest estiinste OF the wheat yield
per acre from any section Of the Territory
this year is 30 bushels and the greatest 36
bushels. ,.4sf 43 .,. ....
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

Corn fodder is Nh excellent crop to grow
for dairy cows. 1t will increase the milk
both in quantity aad quality, and our f'd
can he made to produce enough per arrt a
make it a profitable crop. Try it another
year e4-lgt. s. .aatss .a ,.s
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
STORING POTATOES,

The conditions to be filed in keeping po-
tatoeS are:
l. A temperature that shall be little
above the freezing point. Freezing is fatal
to the potato thaw it as we will. Apples
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

FRUIT trees. shrubs. strawberry beds, ETC.,
should be mulched, but it is too early yet to
apply it.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

THB Westrn Rural, one OF our leading
agricultural exchanges has been changed in
ferm, and greatly enlarged and improved.
1t Is now one Of the handssmest of our ag-
rlcultural exchanges.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

THR Journal st agriculture has recently
underwent q considerable improvement and
now appears in the. popular pamphlet form
for agricultural prints. s.s
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

UP to this writiag there are localities
where tho frost has not yet killed all the
tender vegetables. but the time is not far
distant when it will
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

THE grain yield this season excels an thiAg
the country has known since 1873.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11

lF your roots are not securely stored, lose
ne time until it is done.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1883-10-11
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Tusbsndma"

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HusRAxpkAN ls designed
to be. ~ the name indicates, husbandman in every
sense Of tho term, embracing in its columns every
department. Of Agriculture, stock-raisiLg, Horti-
c,alture. Social and Domestic Economy.
ADVERTISING RATES.
National Republican., 1883-06-05

son college, the Boston university scholar
ship, and the Cornell university, are prizes
for the district schools. The Cornell scholar
ship will be awarded this year to the colored
schools, the white boys not desiring TO COM
pete. With regard TO the other three, Super
intendent Wilson sent on Friday letter 70
Principal Pane saying, You will please in
vite all the boys who are qualified TO take
the benefit of these scholarships, and who
desire and intend to do so in the event Of
their receiving the award of the same, to
make known to you their desire and inton-
ton. You will then please make out list
of the names in full of the candidates for
each of the scholarships, giving opposite each
name the record Of the pupil for attendance,
department, and scholarship, and report the
same to me not later than 3 o'clock p. IN. of
Saturday, the ninth instant.
The award will then be made by the COM
mittee on high schools. Mr. Pane made out
the list of candidates yesterday, and sent
them to tho COMMITTEES. Where there wore
two or more candidates for the same scholar
ship, he submitted school marks of each.
There will, therefore, be no competitive ex-
animation for these prizes this year.
National Republican., 1883-06-05
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Yesterdays transactions at the District
Buildings.


The commissioners have authorized the en-
gineer commissioner to present for payment
the account of the district against the Wash
ington Market company for paving the space
between Seventh and Eighth streets.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
st. Patrick's congregation to build one stone
church on Tenth street, between + and G
streets northwest, TO cost 100000; B. Bruce,
to build one frame dwelling in the county, to
cost $500; B. ii. Stinemetz to make repairs at
1921 and 1923 Fourteenth street northwest, to
cost $3.50; w. f. Ogle, to build ono brick
dwelling on Crescent street, Meridian hill to
cost $500.
Hon. Samuel ]. Randall has written to the
commissioners suggesting that @ street south
east be paved with the same kind of blocks
used on Fourth street, near Pennsylvania
avenue.
H. l.. Crawford has been awarded the con-
tract for repairing bituminous pavements for
the next fiscal year.
Deaths reported June A Oracle F. Marriott,
diphtheria; Ella Berry, phthisis; William b.
Cox, phthisis Barbara stump, scarlatina
George w. Getman, pneumonia; infant OF
Alice Dulane, atelectasis pulmonum; John
II, Banks, hydrocephalus; Maria johnson,
catarrhal pneumonia May Belle Lewis
bronchitis; Edward Spear, cerebritis; Chas
@, Hills, pneumonia; Mary Lanahan, maras'
mus.
National Republican., 1883-06-05
March On, March ON 10 Victory

Under date of Nov. 81, 1882, Mr. Albert w.
Handy, of Pratt and Whitney company, Hart
ford, Conn, writes;
Having been great sufferer from severe
attack of Kidney disease, and endured for a
long time the intense pain, many aches, and
extreme weakness that always attend this
dread disease, including tho terrible back
ache, after trying doctors prescriptions and
many other so-called cures, without gaining
any benefit, was finally persuaded to take
Hunts Remedy, and after using II very
short time find myself entirely relieved
from the backache and other pains; and,
better than all the other improvements in my
general health, my Kidney disease is cured.
II affords me great pleasure 60 recommend
Hunts Remedy to all who may be suffering
as have been, as it is a safe and reliable
medicine for Kidney disease"
National Republican., 1883-06-05
Yesterday at the palais Royal.


A reporter, either attracted by the crowd
of pretty faces and dresses, or led on by the
advertisements notifying special reductions
as souvenir, or more probably by idly fol-
lowing the crowd, found himself within the
Palais Royal on the first day Of the annual
summer opening. His idea concerning the
opening seemed somewhat confused. We
somewhat suspect the reason from his fervent
and glowing description Of the beauty of
some of the ladies he saw. He said, however,
that wherever there wero stacks Of goods
with ticket affixed, "These goods ore re-
duced as souvenir Of the opening days"
there the crowd was so great he could see
nothing but the eager faces of the customers
and tho excited looks Of the sales ladies. He
was profuse in praise of the artistic arrange
mont of the store. 1t is only necessary to
add that Tuesday and Wednesday (to-day
and tomorrow are the last days of the SOU
venirs of the summer opening to know that
the Palais Royal will have as eager and en-
thusiastic a crowd of patrons as attended
yesterday.
National Republican., 1883-06-05
Special 9utitss.
ncSfs THE EQUITABLE COOPERATIVE
RR BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
JOHN JOY EPSON. Secretary,
f@. posToFFicE NOTICE

fls5o PosToFFtCE NOTICE
Foreign mails for the week ending June o, will
close At this office ss follows:
and Turks isianG per st steamship ssnto Dominso;
a, &3O p. m. for Europe, per steamship Aoyssnia;
Liynsston, per- steamship s City Of Da"s, % VIA New @
wEDNEs sDAY.-At $50 a. m. for Ireland, per steam-
ship Pavonla, via Queenstown (etters for Great
Britain and other European countries must be dl-
dam; at 10 a. in. for Jamslce 5avaniiia, and Car
Europe, rer steamship Main. via Southampton and
Bremen Qetters tor France must be directed per
Many att p m. for France direct, per steamship
I'll lURsDAY; &oo a. m. for Europe, per steam.
ship city Of Berlin, Via Queenstown Uetters for
Germany and France must be directed per CITY OF
Berlin "; at II. m. for the Woodward Islands, per
steamship Japanese; at $3.50 a. m. for Europe, per
steamship snevla via Plymouth, .Cherbourg, aud
M aS y S dqs RSrG Via fSS "nd
at2p m. ior Newfoundland per steamship Alharn'
FRiDAY.-At 10 a. m. for jamaica, Hayti. sava-
nila 1s Gseytown " SN ana hmon per steamship M Asa;
ship E. r. Ward. Jr., via New Orleans.
sATEGRDAYa1MAt a. han: a. m fSr the West indies via y
per steamship City OF Rome; via oueenstown let;
City 81 spd at Ss' s &c
rect, per steamship Belgenand, via Antwerp: al
Ma Via aiasgow at il a. M for Europe, S PER steam
ship Rhein, VIA Southampton and Bremen; At I
encla; at i;3O p m. for Cuba and Porto Rico, per
steamship Saratoga, via Havana.
s iGr Spa Sr Close Rare c
p M m, Malls I9r australia New ZealGnd Sandwieh
JvIa san Franciscol close here June IA at % D. M
tThe schedule Of closing of Trans: Pacific mails is
overland transit to San Francisco. Malls from the
eaSt ARRIVING on time at san Francisco on the day Of
HENRY G. PEARSON.
National Republican., 1883-06-05
THE DISPATCH BOAT.

The dimensions ofthe dispatch boat will be; length
2io feet BREADTH 81 feet mean draft excluding keel
lSla feet and the vessel viii have displacement Of
The machinery win be one compound engine with
9iamsteT , respSe'yey spec and stroke Of IS
densng surface of not less than 3400 square feet;
air pump worked by beam connected with the cross
ent circulating pump There viii be two steel boilers
of II feet diameter and Is feet inches long, each with
lions and two steel boilers Of ii feet diameter aud
feet inches long each with two furnaces all the boil
pounds and TO have aggregate crate surface OF not
less than 80 square feet with heating surface OF
tion, with three blowers of sufficient capacity there
SG Shs q hs sn o
purposes and screw propeller Of 4 feet diameter
No offer for more than one vessel should be in,
cuded In the same proposal. Zach contract awarded
such equipment as may be specified.
Each proposal must be preceded or accompanied
able @ 20 the order Of II Secretary Of NAVY %
Se es Pfpbpsdy bdsyr 81 h0 fail @ eses
contract, with snreties as required, within
posai. The amount OF such deposit or check
shall be 10000 the 1900 ton cruiser s20o0O each
Hoa so All deposits and cheeks Of bidders. % whose pro
posals shall not be accepted within Ave days the
Rod be returned q them and those Of each sIccdss
u bidder win be returned TO him when his contract
Every successful Bidder will be required. within
twenty days arer the acceptance OF MS proposal 10
enter Into formal contract for the OF his
work, and 10 give bond therefor, with sufficient
suTetles ana with penal sum of s00000 II to build
the 450O ton cruiser 900 TO build either Of the
900 ton cruisers, and s5OOO0 fto build the dispatch
boat
The three cruisers must be completed within egh.
teen months and the dispatch boat within Twelve
months from the execution of the respective con-
tracts Payments to each contractor win be made in
bills duly certified from which ton per cent. will he
reserved, To be paid on the full and final completion
of the contract
The designs and specifications OF the vessels may
be seen at the Navy Department In Washington. and
all information essential to bidders Will tbe given
there. Proposals must be made according to forms
which will be furnished by the department.
WILLIAM II. CHANDLER,
Secretary of the Navy.
NAVY DEPARTMENT., Washington, April d, iSSa
National Republican., 1883-06-05
Baao .BaII Notes.

The Quicks and the Stars will play match
game on the National grounds this evening
at 4;3O o'clock sharp. A very interesting
game is expected
The Quicks defeated the Shamrocks Satur-
day evening by a score of to g. The fea-
ture of the game was the pitching of Doyle
aud the catching of Davis
National Republican., 1883-06-05
HoNEsr ENDORSEMENT.

Mr.. @. T. Melvin, of Providence, r. l., says (:
believing, as do, that an honest indorse-
ment of all you claim for the virtues of
Hunts Remedy, with pleasure attest to the
fact that its action in restoring healthy con-
dition to diseased Kidneys and Liver is in
my case little less than miraculous"
So say we all Of us,
One, two, three, four OF US
and so on up to thousands, that Hunts Rem
edy is incomparably the best Kidney and
Liver medicine known.