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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
THE BEST vEGET ABLES.

The Agricultural Experimental station,
OF Geneva, N. F., has become quite an insti-
tuition. 1t issues its bulletins of information
frequently, which, contain many valuable
hints, alike to the farmer aud gardener
Bulletin No. LxXxvI is devoted to vegeta-
bles, and in answer to the most frequent
questions OF visitors to the garden of the
station, Which is the best variety q" the
following answers are given, as to the gem
eral farm garden:
Lettuce: The variety which becomes
early fit for use, is slow in running to seed.
which retains its tenderness and sweetness
Well, and forms large and compact head.
is the large White Stone Summer
Peas: Daniel O'Rourke, the American
Wonder, the Champion of England, and the
very late McLean's Premium.
Beets: The Egyptian for both early and
late.
Carrots: French Forcing for early and
Long Orange for late or winter use.
Parsnips: The Turnip-Roots for autumn
use. and the Hollow Crown for spring use.
Turnips: The purple Top, Straw-Leat,
and Jersey Navet, for autumn and early
winter; for late winter and spring White or
Bloomsdale ruta haga.
Onions: Among the earliest varieties,
Wells Extra Early, and Extra Early Red
A very mild variety, the Portugal White
Cabbage: For earliest, early Wakefield,
Nonpareil, and Early Oxheart, Winnigstadt
for intermediate and Premium Flat Dutch
for late or winter use.
Cauliflower: Erfurt Early dwarf, for ear
liest, and the Imperial Large White French
and LIE Normand's Short Stemmed for late,
Tomatoes: The Alpha has proved the
earliest, Livingston's tavorite, and the May
flower.
Celery: Boston Market is the best vet
tested.
Squash: The Perfect Gem and Canada
Crookneck
Cucumbers: Tolby's Hybred, Early Rus
sian and Early Chester; and the White
Spine for late use.
Melons: The Christiana among musk
melons; of watermelons Vick's EARLY.
Radishs: Early Long Scarlet and Early
Scarlet rurnip for early. and Dayton and
Golden Globe for late.
The foregoing are best adapted to the
above latitude and may answer as well as
others tor different points. BY testing them
as far as may be convenient their quality
and adaptabiity will soon be ascertained.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
THE GERM THEORY.

The germ theory OF disease is now accept
ed on all hands as the explanation to the
cause of each and every disease. Ii an ep-
demic break out in a certain locality, it is
due to bacill of a certain kind; if in another
locality and under totally different cond-
tiOns it is at once ascribed 10 bacilli OF an
other variety. Each disease has had its own
tion being the discovery OF the cholera mi
crope by the German savan and scientist,
DR.. Koch. Immediately preceding him was
the celebrated and indefatigable DR.. Pastuer
whose wonderful experiments have been so
much lauded, and perhaps most deservedly.
Now, while not for a moment wishing to
decry the fame OF these men, is it not peril
neht to inquire whether it be not true that
too much trust is placed in studies of a pure
ly technical character, and which are as yet
read the announcement that the celebrated
English psychologist, DIR. Carpenter, whose
brother was well acquainted with in Mon
treal, and than whom a more charitable
man never existed, has proposed substan-
TALLY new version of the germ theory. He
contends that the same germs, microbes or
bacilli produce different diseases in different
constitutions, theory confirmed by obaer-
vations showing that the bacteria of maleria
and typhoid fever are the same. What with
bacteria and bacili and microbes, we agri-
cuturists must be in a quandary as to how
to explain or comprehend this great germ
theory. We must console ourselves that if
scientists know much more than we do our
selves, they have not as yet succeeded in
making their knowledge OF practical use to
the extent they would have us believe. |
believe fully that we can never arrive, in
this century at least, at conclusive expla-
nation OF and remedy for any of the great
epidemics among cattle. If all these scient-
lists have discovered 81 much, how is it that
the agricultural public know so little about
their discoveries? What can they tell us
about hog cholera after twenty years of
study? Scientific research is ever useful,
beneficial and necessary but wish to make
the point that experiments are not facts, and
when what is fact today is disproved tomor-
row, by perhaps the same great professor,
farmer had better trust to a more practical
experience as guide.-Neao England Far
mer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
PRESERVING FRUIT.
vines.

One of the chief causes of decay, when ap-
Piles or other fruit is stored, is close contact
Should an imperfect apple become diseased
the disease of a contagious form. and spread
from one apple to the other until all are de-
stroyed. This is more particularly noticed
with peaches and plums, and it reminds us
that more care should be exercised in pre-
serving fruits over winter Lemons and Or
anges come to US from foreign countries
wrapped in paper, and packed only in small
lots 1t has been demonstrated that apples,
when placed on a shelf, each being separa-
ted from the other, keep well. and why can
not lesson be taken from the foreign meth
DDS, which enable fruits grown in warm cli-
mates to be safely transported to long dis
tances. When fruit is wrapped it is partly
protected from cold and the difficulty from
freezing is not so great, but cool place
should therefore be selected for storage.
No doubt many may object to the PROPOSE
ton OF using so much care with fruit, but if
the good quality and soundness results in an
increased price no objection should be made.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
The Don5ehnld.

Orange Cake.-Two cups of sugar, scant
halt-cup OF butter, the yelks of flve eggs and
the whites of three, one cup of cold water,
the juice and half the grated peel of large
orange, three full cups of sifted flour, and
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Cream
the butter and sugar, and the eggs beaten
separately. then the water, juice and peel of
an orange, and the flour with the baking
powder stirred into it. Bake in jelly-cake
tins.
Cottage Pudding. g.-One cup of sugar, one
half cup OF butter, one egg, one cup of sweet
milk, three cups of prepared flour, or three
cups of -four and two teaspoonsful of baking
powder. Eat hot with the following sauce:
three cups of boiling water, one cup of su-
gar, three tablespoonsful of corn starch dis
solved in little water, butter the size of an
egg, juice. and grated rind of one lemon.
The sauce should cook until clear.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
GROWING BULBS IN WATER,

In cities, the procuring of soil~and pots
lor plant culture presents frequently great
obsticle to those who would gladly have
their rooms bright and fragrant with flow
ers during the dreary winter days. if it
could be easily accomplished. Whilst,
when soil and pots are covenient, we do not
advise the growing of bulbs in water, to
persons not so situated this mode recon-
mends itself by its simplicity, ease, and
pretty effect The accompanying illustra-
tions show some OF the many neat and pleas
ing forms of glasses used for this purpose.
After the glasses have been filled with
rain or soft brook water up to the neck, the
bulbs are placed on the top, so that their
base just touches the water. They are then
put in a dark and moderately warm place
a closet or cellar-tor three or four weeks.
or until the glasses are partly filled with
roots, when they should be removed to the
light, and gradually 10 full sunshine, where
they will soon make rapid growth and de-
yelop their fragrant flowers.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
A HOUSE OF FLOWERS.

Roses and lilies were wreething the inter-
ior of an ideal London residence. In the
entrance hall of this fine heuse. SAYS a cor
respondent of the London Globe the fire.
place was hidden in pink geraneiums and
grasses. The two fire-places in the dining
hall were resectively dressed, the one with
suntlowers and blue-ball thistle, on the
chimney piece, mixed with yariegated ferns
and foliage aad pink roses at the base, the
other with scarlet gladioluses and white hy-
drangeas; against the deep terra Gotta of the
walls they showed up splendidly. AS one
ascended the stairs, three huge balls of
roses, each about three feet in diameter, were
hung by long pink ribbons, twined with a
creeping plant from the balustrade at inter-
walls; the lowest the darkest, the next me-
dium, and the top the lightest shade OF pink.
The large drawing room had two alcoves.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

LIT is natural for vegetation tn grow on the
fields to protect the soil, as it is for the hair
to grow on the head. Those plants whose
value we have not yet discovered; are called
weeds. Ii one class of plants monopolize a
certain spol, watch how soon it robs the
soil of the food peculiar to it, and how an
other class will spring up. This is natures
rlan of rotation, and every principle of ro-
tation and manuring may be traced back to
it. In this way we learn the mistakes which
farmers make, not only in false systems of
rotation, but also in continually applying
the same kind of manure on the same plan
OF treatment. By varying the modes Of
treatment, manures can be rotated as well
as crops; in fact nlanures could be rotated
TO such an extent that there would be little
necessity in rotating the crops.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

its entrance was large mirror
framed with palms that rose out of bank
OF pink lilies, pink heaths and roses, inter-
sprrSed with lovely leaves
But the other acove, the wonder of the
whole affair. was literally bower OF roses
Wire netting. covered close with these sweet
blossoms and leaves. lined the interior. with
the exception of mirror. II was quite
falry-like. The chimney-piece and Fireplace
were arranged wholly with pink gloxinas
and variegated foliage; a delicate cocoa palm
at each end serving as frame.
The back drawing room mantel--helf was
similarly arranged with pink carnations, and
that OF the bOudoir beyond was embowered
IN magnificent lilies, oleanders, pink gerani-
''ms, and the lower part in glorious roses
with most exquisite greenery. The curtains
throughout the rooms were all looped back
by bands of roses ia fact, it was a perfect
"nocturne in pink" and eliminated in the
beautiful dress of fhe hostess, who wore a
rich brocaded white satin, trimmed with
roses and priceless lace. set off by a superb
set of large, pear-shaped Russian emeralds
hung from 7'ivieres of diamonds.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
CIR Rnnlhy nard.
THE -lGG QUESTION.

My experience with white and brown
Leghorns has led me to believe that the
W hites lay decidedly the larger egg of the
two. The White-Faced Black Spanish that
have bred lay large, handsomely sh lped
and colored egg. Although white egg, it
is a brownish white and is readily dsting-
uished from the chalky white OF the White
Leghorn. From my wider experience with
the Plymouth Rocks and Light Brahmas
have learned that different strains and fami-
lies OF the SALINE variety lay eggs of different
size. A dozen Light Brahma pullets OF a
noted strain, which | once bought, laid
small, pink egg. Even when two years old
their eggs were less than those .of my own
pullets when they first began business.
My experience with Plymouth Rocks
seems TO show that the standard Plymouth
Rock hen, that is, the hen with neat, trim
shape, and clear, distinctly barred plumage,
does not lay large egg. 1t is the large,
coarse-boned hen with sooty, or rusty plum
age. that lays the large, brown egg that Mr..
Rudd so delights in. The other hen lays a
medium sized egg, and one that is rarely
darker than very light shade of brown. |
say my experience seems to point in that
way, but confess my views were consider
ably shaken this spring by the following
circumstance: A farmer who eeds Ply
mouth Rocks for me brought me eggs at
different times to place in my incubator.
These eggs were larger, browner, and very
distinct in appearance from my own. A nd
yet ne had substantially the same stock that
had. Now what made the difference I?
Who can tell? My explanation, and the
only one can think of, is that the feed was
different. My fowls had grass runs and all
they needed to eat. His hens had free range
and access to the pig-pen, barn-yard and
stables, and plenty of corn.
And yet this does not seem satisfactory,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
TIME.

The time needed to properly care for a
yard of fine fewls is frequently held up as
very importhat element i'm the calculation
of the actual cost of poultry keeping, but
scarcely merits the serious consideration
which has often been given it. It is hardly
an exageration to say that the time actually
needed to perform the necessary duties for
the comfort OF flock of twenty fowls prop
erly housed and in yard constructed with
ordinary regard to the requirements of
health does not exceed ten minutes daily.
OF course nearly every poultry breeder will
expend much more than this time over his
stock, but this simply because he likes the
job, and goes through it deliberately.
Should he push the thing straigh through
without any pauses to admire the points of
special favorites, on days when the floor of
the house needs no scraping and only feed
ing and watering are attended to, five min
utes need hardly be exceeded.
1t is cas-, to see that if time so used were
counted at market rates tor such labor. the
the expense is very slight and out of all pro-
portion to the mystic sum of "the time
useu, WHICH Is Held up as Dugbear and
an important factor in the talk of those who
wish to make specious showing on the ad-
verse side of the long since settled qucc,ion.
Does poultry keeping pay? ~
1t would hardly seem worth while to ad-
duce further proof that time used in caring
for fowl stock is of no practical moment:
but if anything more need be said it is SIM
ply that time SO spent by the fancier is used
simply for amusement, and can not be
counted in summing up the debit and credit
sides of business question.
The whole thing SINNERS down to the
point that poultry breeding pays the fancier;
but not the man who has no real interest
in fowls. When we say it pays, we mean it
pays in dollars and cents; and the expert
ence of the past shows the truth of our re-
mark. Do you like poultry thoroue hly?
Then go into the business without fear of
time or anything else, and it will pay you.
But If you have no true love for the vocation
you had better let ii alone.-Poultry World,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
No. g.

for flock of my Brahmas kept on the free
range plan on farm, laid eggs inferior in
size to those | had at home, which were kept
in more limited runs
One thing is clear to me, and that is that
there are some things about this egg busi-
ness, especially in regard to the size of the
eggs under different circumstances of feed
ing and breeding, that we do not yet fully
understand Here is a chance for investiga-
ton.
So far as the marketable value of eggs is
concerned the Light Brama takes the lead
in the Philadelphia market. That is to say,
large, brown egg, such as Brahmas lay,
will bring the highest price. An "egg is
not an egg" any more with discriminating
buyers, and they will pay three or four
cents more per dozen for eggs that average
seven to the pound than they will for eggs
that run eight to the pound. For my part
never could sell Leghorn eggs in thi section
Tor the full market pr ce. In some places it
is not SO, and then they will pay to keep
Leghorns. 81. G. Webster of Delaware
county, Pa, who keep 1000 laying hens,
has scarcely anything in his yards but Leg
horns and their crosses. He informs me
that IT, his market, which is Chester, he can
get the highest price for his eggs, and no
objection is made to their color or size.-B.
Il. Black, in Poultry World.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

THE american Garden says: In this lati-
rude it is not advisable 10 cover strawberry
plants much before the last week of this
month, and never before the ground is
frozen hard Freshly-cut evergreen branches
the concave side placed downward, make
the very best and most conveniently applied
covering material, and may be turned to the
additional use of serving as pea brush the
following summer, for which the straighetr
branches are excellently adapted. On farms
or conntry-places, where some out-ot-the-
way land is available. it would be worth
while TO plant a number of Norway spruce
or other quick-growing evergreen for this
purpose alone. In the absence of evergreen
branches. strew leaves, straw, Or corn-stalks
may be used. A covering OF two or three
inches at the utmost is sufficient. This will
probably do tor Strawberries but it won'tdo
for cucrants and gooseberres, as the mice
will get underneath and peel the shrubs.
However they will not hurt strawberry
vines
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

FROM Mark Shelley, proprietor of the
Missouri valley mills, who recently made
our town visit, we learn that he has ground
some of the hard Fife wheat raised the past
season and is we'll pleased with it, He
says it is fiinty, grinds well, and makes. he
thinks, prettier flour than the wheat raised
In Minnesota. In his opinion it is preferable
TO other varieties raised in this climate, and
he fully agrees with us that it should be
harvested early before it is dead ripe, to pre-
vent it from shattering.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

lhe object OF winter-mulching being to
prevent the ground from too frequent thaw-
ing, it is evident that any process that
guards it against freezing does more harm
than good. Of course, it is possible to mulch
plants SO heavily as to keep the ground from
freezlng at all, but not without smothering
or seriously injuring them, unless they were
in cold trame
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

THIS fall has afforded our farmers splen-
Gid opportunity to prepare their gardens for
early spring seeding. There is. in fact, a
number of things such as onions, lettuce,
reddishes, etc, that might he sown this fall
whether the sowing is done or not the
ground should by all means be prepared so
that the seed may be put in the first warm
days in the spring.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TERRITORY NOVEMBER 90

FARMERS should convert their surplus
grain into pork BY so doing they can re-
aiiZe good price for it and there will be no
danger OF over stocking the market with
the commodity. as the Territory consumes
more than tour times the lard and bacon our
present population could produce.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

THE beet-root sugar works at Berthier,
Canada, have begun operations. 1t is stated
2,OO0 brrrels of sugar will be produced
monthyly. During the coming winter a
colony of French agricultursts will be
brought over to instruct the farmers in the
vicinity of the suga;ie in the culture of the
beet
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

If you want your grape vines TO bear fruit
do nc manure them. Soil for grapes must
not be too rich or the growth will be in
wood ard leaf, not in fruit II already too
rich, sprinkle some lime about the roots.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

The general conclusions is that though the
crop of wheat raised in Montana this season
Is less than last year, the quality is far bet
ter, and the amount of good -four that will
last season.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

In early days in Montana it was difficult
for the farm laborcr to get work more than
five months out of the year; but now fully
one half of our farmers keep their hired
help year in and year out.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

SEVERAL of our friends made a trial at
raising rye this year. We would be glad to
have them tell ns how well they succeeded.
State at what date it was sown and when it
ripened
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

THERE is no question but what Montana
gardeners would succeed bettet if thev grew
their own seeds. Seeds grown in this eli
mate mature earlier than those grown in a
warmer latitude.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

WE having splendid season for breaking
sod land. Farmers who are opening up
new ranches should loose no time in break
ing their sod as it will enable them to put
in their CROPS early when spring comes.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

JAMES JOB, who has had many years ex-
perience in the mills in Gallatin and Madi-
son counties. is chief miller In the Bedford
mills.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20
Iqrifulhral*

The farmers who have raised hard Fife
wheat refuse to allow it to be ground except
in mills having the new roller process.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-11-20

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