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HOGS FOR MONTANA FARMERS.

IN casting about US for relief for the Mon
tana farmer from the present crisis of low
prices and inactive mark cts, we at once see
that the greatest relief can be had through
the production ot pork. There should be no
stagnation trade, no inactivity OF tarm
products so long as We find the farm com
modify of other countries that can be pro-
dueed here, being consumed in our midst.
Montana is using large quantities OF bacon,
hams, and lard every year that is shipped
from the east, that, if produced here, would
consume double the present product OF our
Territory. But some farmers argue that it
takes the cream of the soil to produce hogs.
So il does. They also claim that hogs are
always produced in Montana at loss. But
we cannot see why such is necessarily the
case We do not produce corn to be sure;
yet we can get as much fat-producing ma
terial from one acre of land here as can be
had from an acre in the States, and at as
small cost OF labor. Forty bushels of corn
is good yield per acre in the States, and
more fields yield less than there are that go
over that, while in Montana we do not con-
slider forty bushels of small grain large
crop by any means; and the average of our
Territory is fully up to that of the best corn
producing State. And, since small grain is
just as valuable for making pork as corn
Montana ought to be able to compete.
Corn is an expensive crop to raise and this
will nearly make up the difference i'm the
price OF labor between the States and our
Territory. The Montana farmer, to get the
best results should, of course, used chopped
teed, wheat, barley, and peas. Swine here
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
WHY DO EGGS SPoILs

We find lining the shell thick skin,
which, when kept in healthy condition by
the albumen Of the egg, is impervious to air,
but if the egg remain too long in one posi-
tion, the yolk being heavier than the albu-
men, gradually sinks through it, and having
none OF the qualities requisite for keeping
the skin fabricated and healthy, the skin
soon becomes dry and impervlous to air,
which penetrates through the yolk, causing
the mass to rot. Therefore, the true plan IS
to keep the yolk in central position. ny
doing this the egg can be preserved for
long time. Ny plan for accomplishing this
is to take keg or barrel and pack the eggs
on their sides, end to end, laying a tier first
around next to the slaves, and so continue
until layer is filled; so on until the barrel
is full. Use oats for packing; jar them
down as much as is required to keep them
firmly in their places; head up the barrel
ready for the market. By rolling the barrel
about quarter round every few days the
yolk of the egg will be kept as required.
By making chalk marks across the head Of
the barrel at right angles across each other,
you will have a guide for rolling the barrels
as required, When eggs are packed in
large quantitioe for market think this plan
will be found convenient and safe.-Ameri-
ran Foy,ner
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
THE JUDITH FOR WINTER WHEAT

Tue fine crops grown this year along the
north base of the Snowies proves conclus-
lively that upon large area of the judith
valley, good crops may be raised without ir-
rigation. Sod land broke up in May and
sown in oats and wheat as late as the 2Sth
of that month, grew crops, the average
yield OF which was as heavy as those raised
elsewhere. with irrigation. The soil appears
to get sufficient moisture from the Snowy
mountains TO grow crops with perfect GER
tainty. 1t is believed that this section is
best adopted to growing winter wheat and
several farmers are making trial of it, hav-
ing this fall sown the grain. Now that a
Touring mill is being built there we may
look for more rapid development, and we
believe the Judith is destined to be the great
winter wheatgrowing district of Montana.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

THE american Agriculturist says: "The
great point in keeping onions through the
winter is to get them dry and keep them
dry aud cool. A damp, warm cellar Is one
OF the worst places. Ii you do not want to
use them until spring, good place is to put
them in a dry barn or loft, and cover them
over with straw or hay a loot or more thick,
aud let them freeze and stay frozen until
they thaw OF their own accord. They should
not he handled while frozen, unless you
wish TO use them Immediately We have
kept onion sets by mixing them with dry
malt sprouts say not less than one bushel
OF sprouts to a bushel of sets. We placed
layer Of sprouts two inches deep at the bot
tom of large bin, and then layer of sets
four inches deep, and then two inches of
sprouts. and so on until the bin was tull,
when we placed foot or two of sprouts on
top. The bin was in hay lott where il
was exposed to frost. In the spring the sets
come cut in the most perfect condition
none decayed and none sprouted. Coarse.
dry bran, would answer the same purpose.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

THE Scientific Anaerican gives the result of
experiments which have been made In Eng
land as to the comparative value OF good
hay tor stock. 1t is estimated that 100
pounds of hay are equal to 275 pounds of
green Indian corn, 400 pounds of green clo-
yer. 442 pounds of rye straw 800 pounds of
wheat straw, l6O pounds of oat straw, $50
pounds OF barley straw, $50 mounds of pea
straw, 200 pounds of backwheat straw. 400
pounds of dried cornstaks, 175 pounds of
raw potatoes. 504 pounds of turnips, 300
pounds of carrots, 81 pounds of rye, 46
pounds of wheat, 80 pounds of oats. 45
pounds of mixed peas and beans. GA pounds
OF buckwheat. 81 pounds of Indian corn, 6S
pounds of acorns, los pounds OF wheat bran
l67 pounds of wheat, pea, and oat chaff, 179
pounds of mixed rye and barley, SO pounds
of linseed, and $50 pounds of mangel-
wurzel.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
Ihe 1nnsehnld.
HOW TO BE PRETTY.

A tablespoonful of sulphur taken every
other morning for a week, then omitted
three mornings and taken again, will clear
the complexion in a couple of months, but
will probably make the black specks more
numerous for week or two A mixture of
powdered birthstone or sulphur in diluted
rubbed on at night, in connection
with the other treatment, viii soon cause
them to disappear. Wash off carefully in
the morning with soap and water in which
there is a little ammonia. After this, if the
face seems oily, wash 1t at night with spirits
of camphor, reduced with half as much gly-
cering and frw drops of ammonia. LIN the
morning bathe the face as before with a lit
lie ammonia in. it, and after wiping it care
fully, sponge it over with camphor and wa
ter, and in short time the fairness OF your
skin will delight yourself and surprise your
frieuds. Lilly Langtry.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

MANY of our people think poultry grow
ing in Montana Is not a success because
prices remain quite high; but this is mis-
take. There is an abundance of chicken and
egg producers, but a very large percentage
of them are consumed at home, and this
will always be the case as long as sirloin
stake retails in our markets at twenty-five
cents per pound and 1t is well it is so, for a
farmer cannot afford to ray that price for
steak and sell full grown fowls for less than
fifty cents each. 1t is better to keep the
birds and SO long as living is high poultry
will be high too; and farmer who engages
in the industry will find it profitable il the
product is used only tor his own table.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
MONTANA HARD FIFE WHEAT.

Some time ago prediction was made in the
columns of the HUsBANDMAN to the effect
that the hard Fife wheat raised in this coun-
try would in few years become a soft
wheat. The grounds for this was based
upon the fact that the color of the wheat
raised here is not so red as the Minnesota
wheat. Also that the White Toas grown
here is OF lighter color and softer than the
States-rased The Montana Mllers who
have expressed themselves on the hard Fife
wheat as far as has been ascer,ained do not
agree IN the belief that it will be any softer
than that grown in Minnesota. They con-
cur, however, in the opinion that the present
crop of the Montana wheat is superior to he
grain from which it was grown. AS soon as
portion OF the present crop is ground the
question will be pretty well settled. II the
hard Fife proves to be good wheat for this
climate it will in all probability take the
place of fall wheat. Besides being the bes,
wheat for the the roller processes it is
claimed that it rpens earlier than the other
kinds OF spring wheat raised here, which is
indeed great advantage in its favor. The
only objection yet urged against it is that il
skaters more easily than other wheat This
it is suggested may be overcome by har-
vesting while III the dough. We hope soon
to give our readers the result of hard Fife
grown and milied here this year.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
WHO WANTS A MILLER.

GENTs:-I have been advised to write you
regardinga good location for miller.
have had thirty years experience in Glas-
gov, Scotland, and three years here. 1t
there was good encouragement | would take
a share and superintend the erection of one
on the new system. and run it. Am mar
red and have family of five. | have a
mill leased here but trade is very slow.
am sir, yours truly. NEIL MARSHALL.
Monroe, Mich, October 24, 1884.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

FOR large hanging baskets the Madeira
vine Is very satisfactory. 1t is best not to
give it very rich soil; its growth will not
De so strong, but the leaves will be closer
together and more attractive. Pinch it back
merellessly till the basket is covered with
ioliage. After that let a few vines grow,
allowing some to droop, and Others train up
along the --chains suspending the basket.
Aeep the glossy leaves clean, and we can
assure you from our own experience that
you will have a charming plant.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

WE are proud of what has been accom-
plished in Montana, In the way OF producing
eggs and poultry during the past nine years
that we have been conducting this depart
ment. In early days we often met good
practical farmers who declared that poultry
were an expense rather than a profit; that a
hen would eat her head off half dozen
times year, and many other discourag ing
assertions. But we maintained that there
must be something wrong; that properly
handled poultry could be made the most
profitable thing on the farm, and by persist
entity keeping the matter before our rea ders
the most practical information to be had
in regard tt feeding, the best breed, aud
other matters pertaining to the business, we
are proud to say that it now ranks well up
with other farm industries. The farmers of
tie Territory are all well stocked with
fowls, land the farmers table is well supplied
With chickens and eggs Nine years ago
these commodities were luxury but they
are not considered so now to the farmer,
since they find it better and cheaper to grow
them tor home use than to market them and
buy beet.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

Lemon Pie.-Take one pi MT of water. dis
solve one-quarter of an ounce tartaric acid
in the water, sugar to taste, and flavor with
lemon; add two beaten eggs and two table
spoontuls of cornstarch; put the whole in a
tin and set in kettle of boiling water; stir
until it thickens Can be baked with two
crusts or one, with meringue on top.
Light Buscuits.-When setting the bread
to raise at night, put in one quart extra Of
-four. In the morning take the dough over
the bread and put in one egg, one-half cup
OF sugar. and one heaping tablespoonful of
lard; mix all together and let raise; when
light, mould into biscuits and let raise
again; then bake in rather quick oven.
Sauce for Puddings. Stake a piece of but
ter the size of an egg, one small cup of
white sugar, two well beaten eggs: beat all
together; stir in gently one tablespoonful of
flour; pour over this two cups of boiling
water; set on the stove and let boil a few
minutes; flavor with vanilla.
Buns.-Lemon buns are made of one-quar-
ter of pound of butter, half a pound of su-
gar, one pound of flour, four eggs, half a
teacuptul of sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder; add lemon extract to your
tast; currants, also, ii you choose. Bake in
a moderate oven.
Frscasseed 0ysters.-Two quarts of oysters
four large tablespoonfuls of butter, a table
spoonful OF flour, salt, dash of CAYENNE
and the yelks of three eggs. Put two spoon
tuls OF the butter into frying pan, and let
brown without burning; add the seasoning
and the drained oysters. When the oysteas
begin to curl, stir in the -four made smooth
in the remainder of the butter. Let bubble
up, add the beaten yelks, and axe at once
from the fire. Garnish, if you please, with
sliced lemon.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
No 1.

are not Subjected.to the diseases that harass
the States' farmer, though the severe cold
weather in winter will make it necessary to
provide swine houses. But with all the
disadvantages of providing houses, chopped
feed, etc, our surplus grain can be market
ed at good figures in this way, and we are
anxious to see our farmers undertake this
method of disposing of it,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
WHITE SULPHUR

CUT your flowers. all of them, beft re they
begin to fade. Adorn your rooms with
them: put them on your tables; send boquets
to your friends who have 20 flowers, er ex-
change flowers with those who have You
will find that the more you will cut the
more you will have.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

THERE is no industry we are more pleased
to see flourish than poultry growing. We
want to see fowls as plenty in our markets
as mutton and beef at all times in the year,
and eggs within the reach of every home in
the land; not only the producer but the poor
yillager who has not the facilities for grow
ing his own supply.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

The farmer who plows his land now will
have the largest half of his spring labor
completed before that season arrives.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

d. f. CHAMBERLAIN. OF Grass Range, this
year produced potato that WEIGHED six
pounds. 1t is nice and smooth and free
from bumps, and is, we believe, the cham
plon potato grown in Montana.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

During the year 1883, the wine product Of
France was 36, 1929, 1872 hectolitres, one hecto-
ltre being equal to % gallons. This shows
an excess of more than 100000 hectolitres
over the average production of five yea s,
1915 to 1880, during which the phylloxera
was making its ravages,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

The London Live Stock Journal states
that no less than sixteen different species OF
worms have been found in domestic fowls,
some mere parasites and Others quite large.
AS a remedy it is suggested that ali artiti-
cally prepared food should be cooked. as it
is believed that it is by ca ting such that the
fowls become infected.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

WISCONSIN leads in the production of
cranberries; Michigan. comes next; from $50
10 2oo bushels is grown to the acre. Why
cannot our marshes be utilized? Certainly
the industry will pay abundantly.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

Transient advertisements PAYABLE in advance.
Regular advertisements payable quarterly.
Twenty five per cent. added for SPECIAL advertise
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Remittances by registered letter, post-ofice
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Any one failing to receive his paper regularly
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with his request.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

MOST persons agree that to grow small
grains, such as rye, wheat and oats, in
orchards is injurious, especially in young
orchards. Timothy is said to be even worse,
II lett to grow to maturity.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

AS YET but few farmers have attained any
success in raising buckwheat, and the i'm
preston prevails that il cannot be profitaby
grown in this climate
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
Ghe Aoultry gard

MONTANA is proving to be all we have
claimed tor it as poultry producing coun-
try. Fowls are generally health and very
prolific. 1t requires warm house to be
sure, but these are not difficulty or expen-
siYe.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

NEVER in the history of Montana has the
farmer had a better showa get his fall Ia
bors completed, do his fall blowing, and
make all the necessary preparations for
winter
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

PEAs are the easiest crop grown; and
make most excellent feed for hogs. Those.
however, who undertake to raise hogs
should sow wheat as well as peas, and mix
when fattening hogs.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

Do NOT exhaust the soil by continual
cropping, but rest your fields alternate
years and thereby keep up their fertility.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

PLENTY fills the farmers storehouse. and,
though the markets are inactive, the farmer
has a good living.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

Eggs bring much higher prices Ia winter
than in summer, and the aim of poultry
men should be to obtain liberal supply OF
winter eggs. An exchange says extry early
hatched pullets, not much matter what
breed, are the best winter egg producers;
but they must have warm quarters and
warm feed, carefully varied every few day S
oas to stimulate their appetites. Fowls are
great meat eaters. In the summer they sat-
isfy their desire for meat by eating worms,
cts, but. in winter they have no such re-
source, and so they should have meat scraps,
bones, ETC., furnished them. In fact every
thing which will tend toward increasing
the production of eggs should be supplied
the hens, in liberal quantities.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

THERE is no class of men on earth so in
dependent as the agriculturist.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

THE wheat fields of India are to he en-
larged as well as increased in numbers.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13
agricultural,
The farmer is king.

The soils our greatest source of wealth.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-13

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUsBANDMAN Is designed
to be, the name indicates, hnsbandman in every
sense of the term, embracing in its columns every
department. Of Agriculture, stock-raish.g, Horti-
culture, Sc cial and Domestic Economy.
ADVERTISING RATES.
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,,othe Monn<z1z
Iusbantl,na"
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.

r. N. SUTHERLlN, Editor
w. II. SUTHERLlN Associate Editor.
The Dawson journal., 1884-10-30

The Americus Recorder.
IN speaking of the
hotel just opened in Americus
by Mrs, Allen, late of Dawson,
Gays: The hotel is a model of
neatness AID comfort, inside and
out, and under the charge Of Mrs.
". H. Allen will soon become Que
OF the most popular hotels in the
State. Mrs. Allen is already we'll
and favorable known to the travel
ing public, having conducted the
Farnum House atDawson in such
manner as to make it fayorite
resort of travellers, and we have
every reason to believe that she
will make the Allen house even
more popular. Americas is to be
congratulated upon this addition
70 its hotel accommodations for
there is nothing that gives stran-
gers q more fayoroble opinion of a
city than well kept hotels.
The Dawson journal., 1884-10-30

The ladies' of the Methods
church at Chickasawhatchee are
going to give a festival on next
Tuesday night, the 4th. of No
yember, for the purpose of rails
ing money to buy an organ for
the church. Everybody is invited
to attend and assist the ladies' in
this laudable enterprise.
Mr.. Lumpkin Bowen is quite
sick at this time. We hope he
will soon recover.
Don't forget to attend the festi-
val next Tuesday night,
Mrs. j. W. Edwards, Mr.. J. D.
Foster and Mrs. Foster, who have
all been quite sick for some time
past with typho-malarial fever,
are all recovering.
All who attend the festival at
Chickasawhatchee on Tuesday
night next may expect to be high
ly entertained.
The Dawson journal., 1884-10-30
A Good Suggestion.

The Dawson correspondent of
the Americus Recorder says in a
late issue of that paper.
An old gentleman came into the
store to-day and asked the price cf
bacon. | told him, twelve cents.
lie looked astonished. and exclaim-
ed; Meat at twelve cents and
cotton at eight and half! What
are the poor farmers to do?" |
replied: Raise your meat and
buy what cotton you want. You
can raise meat cheaper than you
can buy it, and you can buy cotton
cheaper than you can raise it."
He looked down at the floor and
scratched his head a moment, as
if repeating the words over to him
self, then looked up, smilel, and
said; "D-d good suggestion!
I'll try.it." But l fear he will
forget it when planting time
comes.
The Dawson journal., 1884-10-30

The Rev. Mr.. Stansbury who,
it will be remembered, aided in a
series Of meetings here last sum-
mer, was in town yesterday en-
route to the Baptist Association
near Cuthbert.
Mr.. Smith Davenport, of Web
ster county, and father of Mrs.
1. H. Pickett, was in town this
week. We deplore the circum-
stances that brought him hither
and tender our profound sympa-
thy i'll this sad hour.
Mr.. S. r. Rachels paid his re-
spects to this Office last Saturday
and left with US two dollars for
the JOURNAL. He does not owe a
dollar and has plenty of meat and
bread at home For another year; in
fact, to use stale expression, che
lives at home and boards at the
same place"
An exchange says striped para
sols are taking the place of striped
stockings We don't know what
the vagaries OF fashion may i'm
pose on ladies, but it seems to us
that striped parasols would be a
mighty awkward thing to wear in
the place Of striped stockings.
Don't you?
The Western skies are again
beautiful at eventide with varying
shades of red, pink, orange and
gold, and the slanting rays Of the
declining sun are some times so
bright as to cast shadows long af-
ter the sun has set, The cause
producing these effects are all
coniectural and, therefore, unsat-
isfactory.
The Dawson journal., 1884-10-30

The fine lands of Terrell county
attract the attention and admira-
ton of every stranger coming into
our midst. Our farmers who own
land in this county should feel
content and go to work in good
earnest to improve their places,
with the assurance that in few
years they viii be worth twice OF
three times their present value.