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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

1he modern strawberry bed. instead of a
very small raised pIatot ground in the gar
oef among the flowers and shruhbery, as 1t
often existed in old-tashioned gardens, sig
Mines good sized piece of ground where
strawberry plants are sci out and cultivated
WIN horse as we cultivate the corn and
the cabbages. As labor is the chief item OF
expense in growing in growing garden pro-
duets, 1t is important to practice a cheap
system of of growing strawberries. NV
system-the chief merits of which are econ
omy and cheapness-is as follows:
set out strawberry patch every spring
as early as practicable, usually during April.
do not expect to obtain but one crop from
planting, although occasionally the plants
are left to bear two crops. The advantages
OF this one crop system are that the first
crop is nearly always the best, and that to
preserve bed to produce more than one
crop requires to much labor in order to
thoroughly clean the Soil OF grass and weeds
and loosen the soil between the rows and
about the plants. By setting out a patch
every spring and plowing down another
one every year after it has truted, a fresh
bed is always ready TO produce tul crop
OF fine, large berries, and the gex pense for
wedding and cultivation ia tritling.
plalt in rows three and halt feet apart.
and the plants are one foot apart in the row.
keep the soil clean, loose and open by fre-
quent cultivation and the use of the hoe.
No runners are cut, but they are allowed to
take root along the liua OF the rows. Late
in the season the cultRator teeth are mar
rowed up and the runners are allowed to
form matted rows togsof eighteen inches
wide. Late in autumn after the ground
freezes hard enough to.hold up team, the
entire bed is covered otcr with clean wheat
or rye straw. My rue is to cover lust
enough to hide the sdl and plants from
view. In the spring afer the frost is out of
the ground, the straw overng is raked into
winrow between each ,wo rows of plants
and lett there o keep iown the grass and
weeds and prevent theSoi from becoming
dry. This is all the lbor required before
the fruit ripens. unlesSt be to pass over the
bed and pull out a few weeds which may
make their appearance | believe this to be
the best system tor thee who have plenty
of land and on heavy solls.-Couptrv Gen.
t(e732Gn
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
1ghe Auulfry nard.

CORRESPONDENT of the Poultry Yard
follows the plan described below, which, il
carefully used, may be safe and effective.
He says: '1 make saw benches for roosts-
that as, take 2x4 scantling and nail legs
to them of the length to suit space and breed.
These, as you will at once see, can be moved
at pleasure when cleaning droppings or for
any other reason that may present itself I:
our the best part OF it is as regards lice.
Every week take my kerosene can and 90
to the hen-house, carefully carry out of
doors my saw-benches, pour the kerosene
on them and Gouch it off, the flames will
quickly run over every part of it. and go
out without burning the wood, but every
mite or nit that would have made One, You
are rid of forever. [ have followed this
plan for some time, and have no trouble
with lice.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
No. g..
HOW TO FEED.

The first thing is the food. Every morn
ing about as soon as they can see to eat the
fowls should have warm breakfast OF
boiled vegetables mixed up with wheat bran
and corn meal. But don't feed the same
thing every morning from now until warm
weather; experience has taught me that
hens lay most when fed upon great vari-
ETY. Of food. Turnips, potatoes, apples, car
rots, pumpkins, squashes, celery tops, scraps
from the table, anything of the kind when
properly cooked will be greedily devoured
and turned to good account. Our way of
preparing this feed is to boil the potatoes
or whatever is on the bill of fair at the time.
until soft enough to mash easily. and then
thoroughly mix with enough bran and meal
two parts Of bran to one of ofmeal--to make
a stiff mess; this is seasoned with a little
salt and pepper and fed warm. Sometimes
we scald wheat bran and middlings with hot
skim milk, and feed for change and again
we boil up bones and refuse meat, take out
the bones and thcken the soup with meal
and bran. This is superior egg food. An
hour or two after breakfast we scatter
among the litter in the shade few handful
OF oats, sunfiower seed, wheat, or buck
wheat, sometimes one thing and sometimes
another. This is given more to amuse the
hens and keep them scratching than for
anything else. At noon they get light
feed OF oats, wheat or buckwheat, and at
night full feed of corn or wheat.-Faa,sie
Field IN Prairie Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

Irish ivy, to be train up over the window,
is most pleasing, or ivy may be planted in a
hanging basket, to trail over the sides and
be twined up thd handles. For plants of
this kind in pots, the India Rubber plant,
(Fscus elastiea), is one of the best. Its leaves
are large and vigorous, while the reddish
sheath to its young leaves are almost as
handsome as flowers. The Umbrella Sedge,
(Csperus altesmitoIius), looks something like
a miniature palm, is easily cultivated and
very snowy. The universal window plant
OF Paris is Asptdistra lurtda va,segata, which
has no common name. Our florists supply
it, and it is an excellent plant for the win
dow. The plant known as the Wanderin O
Jew. Aaron's Beard. and by many other
names, (Sarsfraga sarnaeatosa). 1t throws
out runners which hang over the pot or bas-
ket in graceful manner, and although it
sometimes blooms, the flowers are not very
snowy, and its chief beauty is its variegated
leaves. Among the plants to flower in the
window, we place first the Chinese Prim-
roses. If plants are to be procured from
florist, select those that do not yet show the
flower buds. They will flower for a long
time. Some of the Begonias, such as the
B. fieschaotdes, and B. muttiforu, are free
Towering, and of easy culture. The so cali
ed Crab's-claw Cactus, (EpiphyIIuns), are
excellent window plants, as are Seduns Sci
botdss, the Cigar plant, (Cuphea). and Cycla-
mens.-Ameaican Agrscuttwist.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
STR AWBERRIEs FOR FARMERS.

| wish could induce every farmer reader
of this paper who does not grow straWber-
ries to appreciate the value of a strawberry
patch. | believe there is no fruit which
combines so many excellent qualities. De-
licious, health1ul, comparatively free from
insect pests and easily produced in all kinds
of soil,-what other luxury so cheap yet so
good 1t is perhaps creditable to farmers
that the use of strawberries is growing pop
uar among them yet it seems unjust that
any person having patch of land should
deprive himself and family OF a full allow
ing season.
The chief reason that Strawberries are not
more generally grown by farmers, is that
the term strawberry bed often signifies some
thing which the ordinary, pushing farmer
cannot afford The strawberry bed Is asso-
ciated with the flower garden, the lawn and
the grainery, rather than the cabbage patch
and the onion bed. In other words, most
farmers who do not raise strawberries for
family use believe that their productions
requires vast aLnouhI oA ohiii, p"tiohN0 "nH
labor-more than they can afford. This is
by no means the case. Every person who
can have a cabbage patch can also have
strawberry patch, and the latter requires no
more brains, patience or labor than the for
mer. Indeed those who are accustomed to
growing strawberries in plenty for home
use would drop the cabbage patch rather
than the strawberry patch.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

The duck is peculiarly the poor mans
bird, its hardness renders it so entirely in
dependent of that care which fowls perpet-
ually require; and indeed, all those classes
OF humble life who have sloppy offal of
some sort left from their meals and do not
keep pig to consume it, ducks are the best
save-waste for them. Even the refuse of
potatoes or any other vegetables will, with
little bran meal, will satisfy duck, which
it thankfully accepts and, with degree of
good nature which it is pleasant to contem-
plate, swallows whatever is presented to it,
and very rarely occasions trouble. Though
fowls must be provided with a roof and de-
cent hadltation, and supplied with corn,
which Is costly, the cottage garden waste
and snalls and slugs which are generate d
there, with the kitchen scraps and offal, fur
nishes the hardy ducks with the means of
subsistence. And at night they require no
better lodging than nook in an open shed.
If a habitation be expressly made for them
it need not necessarily be made more than a
few feet in hight nor OF better materials
than wattles and clay morter, door being
useless, unless to secure them from thieves.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
THE KAHI OR JAPANESE PERs1MMoN,
HENRIETTA, CLAY COUNTY, Texas
November Is, 1884. (
Editor Husbandman:

hENRlETIA, SLAY COUNTY, 1EXAS,
November Is, 1884.
Editor Husbandman:
DEAR SIR:-rhe interest in fruit among
our people seems to be on the increase, and
many new varieties arc being introduced.
Among others. The Kahi or japanese per-
Simmon, and OF this excellent fruit there are
many varieties. | herewith send You
sample in semi-dried state, of tho Ongatov
or date kahi, from which you may form all
opinion OF the excellence OF this fruit, and
also as it is in fresh state. | have a num-
bnr of trees OF this variety which is the only
reproduction variety with which am ac-
quainIed-growing in my orchard. If any
readers OF the ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUSBAND
MAN are interested [ will send them sam
pie free, on receipt of tou' cents in stamps
to detray mailing expenses.
Respectfully, L. r. BUDD.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
PLANTS FOR WIDOW CULTURE.

Many persons thin plant of no value
unless it flowers. Ii aateures could be con-
tent with an abundar of Handsome foliage
with here and there slant in flower, they
would derive much ore satisfaction from
their attempts at wiDw gardening. With
view to aid those-ho would under take
window gardening,ve enumerate few
plants that will be qje sure to succeed. In
the first place, as tplants cultivated for
their foliage only. he most valuable of
teese is ivy. A pla OF either English or
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

THE poultry fancier may succeed in max
lug fair profit by keeping large numbers
OF fowls in close quarters, where everything
needful needtul has to be supplied from out
side. Such success is attanable merely by
an uncommon skill-science, experience
in the management or through the sale of
eggs for Matching and breeding stock at ex-
cessive figures. The farmer, however, has
not all to deal with the question. how to
turn quantity OF grain and other food in.
to eggs and poultry, but with the question
OF how many fowls hecan profitbly employ
as scavengers OF the farm. The object with
him is principally to utilize all that materi-
al, which would otherwise be dead loss. for
instance, scattered grain, weed seeds, table
scraps, bugs and worms. grasshoppers, in
terror vegetables aud others. Farmers in
general do not make use OF the services of
near as many fowls as they should to ac-
complish that end.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
G GQghe DnusehnM,

| Venison Steaks.-Those cut from the loin
are best. Have the fire clear and hot, butter
the bars of the gridiron, lay on the steak
and boil rapidly, turning often. When
done, pepper, salt, and butter. Cover the
dish and place over pan of hot water or in
the warming oven for five minutes before
serving. spoonful of currant jelly spread
over each steak may improve it for some
tastes.
Pork Steaks.-Cut thin and broil over a
not fire, put onto hot patter, sprinkle with
pinek of sage, season with pepper, salt,
aud lump OF butter, cover and set ia the
oven for five minutes before serving.
Pigs Feet Souse.-Take off the horny
part of the feet and toes, scrape and clean
thoroughly, SINCE off any stray hairs, and
wash. Put to boil in water slightly salted.
After boiling halt an hour turn off the water
add fresh, and boil until perfectly tender.
Pack in stone jars and cover at once with
pickle made as follows: Tive to quarts of
cider vinegar; allow half IL cup of sugar,
three dozen whole black peppers, half a
dozen sticks of cinnamon broken into bits
and dozen cloves. Boil FIVE minutes and
pour over the feet. May be used in two or
three days.
Lemon Cake.--One cup OF sugar, one-half
cup OF butter, two-thirds scant cup of milk.
three beaten eggs, one and hat cups of
Hour, and thr ee teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Bake in jelly tins.
Butter 1a6y.-Two cups OF white sugar.
yn-th nf Of
halt cup of butter. Boil until brittle, stir in
a half teaspoontul of saleratus dissolved in a
little water and pour at once in buttered
pans.
Cocoa-aW Drops.-One pound of fresh CO.
coa-nut half pound Of powdered sugar,
and the beaten white of large egg. Mix
together, roll into little balls with Toured
hands and bake on buttered tins in slow
oven, until deicaely Drowned
Old Coffee and Tea Pots-That begin to
impart a disagreeable flavor to their con-
tents, may be made as sweet as new by put
ting water in them, and dropping some live
Goals into the water.
Washing Colored Linen-To wash coIored
or striped table linen, let the pieces lie in
clear tepid water for some time. Then
wiring them out and put them in clean suds,
washing quickly. Rinse in clean cold wa
ter, to which you have added handful of
salt. Let them stand for fifteen minutes;
then wiring very dry.
Orange Cake.-One halt cup of butter, two
cups sugar, three cups flour, one cup of
sweet milk, two eggs, two teaspoonfuls bak-
ing powder, and juice of one orange. Bake
in layers and put together with icing and
slices OF orange
Quick Loaf Caks.-One cup of sugar, one
cup OF sweet milk, one egg, half cup of but
ter, two and quarter cups of flour, two
teaspoonfuls of cream tarter, halt teaspoon
full of soda, nutmeg and fruit.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

Transient advertisements PAYABLE in advance,
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Any one failing to receive his paper regularly
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l. r. BUDD.

The sample sent with the above are very
fine and nicely favored, and carry US back
to boyhood days when "persimmous and
'possum', though by no means a rare dish
were always regarded as a luxury. We do
not know whether this variety of truit could
be grown in Montana or not; but we are
satisfied if it could our people would regard
it as a great delcacv.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

FARMERS should practice economy and
teach their children to do likewise. But we do
not mean by this that they should deprive
their homes of the substantial comforts of
life, or their families of such pleasures as
are necessary to make them light-hearted
and hadpy. These things can be indulged
in and economy practced also.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

EVERY farmer should fence all Of his land
with good substantial fence in order to
get the exclusive use of it. However if he
is not able to put up good fence, better
inclose only half, for poor fence is not
much protection, tor stock brra ak through
and are continual source OF ANNOYANCE.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

FARMERS of Gailitin county haul their oats
to Butte and sell the same at ST % per hun
dred. By hauling it it seems that they are
able to compete with the railroads. As it
Is worth forty cents per hundreds to haul
the oats to the Butte market they have only
eighty-tive cents tor raising grain, which is
not enough by at least fifteen cents on the
hundred. Farmers would not grumbe il
they could have sure market for oats On
the ranch at one cent per pound.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

The only immediate relief that we can see
for our farmers is to turn their attention to
growing pork. Just how profitable this will
prove remains to be seen; but little expert
menting in this line has yet been done, yet
we are confident from the relative price of
pork and grain that it may be made
profitable. Nearly every farmer will admit
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

G. W.HoFFMAN, of New York, states be-
fore the Elmira Farmers club that ne does
not believe there is an orchard in that State
that has paid profit of $1,000 per acre.
He has IN his large orchard only two vari-
cites that approach tull-bearing and they are
much below what he had expected. The
varieties are the Hendricks Sweet and
Northern Spy
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

RoGIsH stock should he kept inside of
ones own inclosure Since breechy ami
NAL if allowed to ran out will soon spoil a
whole herd
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

FLOWER beds, strawberry beds, etc, if
not already mulched should be without de-
lay, light covering of straw will answer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

The open weather is atfarding our people
an excellent opportunity to get cut fencing,
bore posts. and make the necessary prepa-
ratiOns for enclosing a large amount OF land,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

THE information given in each issue of
the HUsBANDMAN is alone worth the sub
scription price of the paper.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

Do NOT quit work because it is winter.
There is plenty to do on the farm and the
teams that are fed are none the worse of
for moderate working during the winter
months
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS TERRITORY DECEMBER 49, 1884

that it will pay to grow pork if farmer will
raise his own feed; but few Of them think
OF trying the experiment OF buying grain
and feeding it To hogs. This it seems to us
would pay well. 1t is admitted bv all that
grain is as low as it can be raised. If this is
the case there is nothing to be saved bv
raising ones own grain. provided he counts
his own labor worth anything. Hence if it
will pay at all to grow hogs it will pav TO
buy grain at the present low prices to fatten
them on. We would be glad to see some Of
our enterprisng farmers who have water
power Tor running a teed chopper, try
feeding small lot of hogs +hs winter and
report the result. The hogs should be
weighed before commencing, in order to
know how much flesh is taken on from a
given quantity of feed. After the hogs are
tattened it will then pay to slaughter and
pack the meat and dispose of it after il is
made into bacon.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

WHAT good PRACTICAL farmer will give us
an estimate on the cost OF growing a bushe
of wheat and bushel of oats in Montana? !?
Figure on say a sixty or one hundred acre
field,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1884-12-18

The Scientific american publishes a letter
from an inventor who proposes revolution
lziEg the present systems of cultivating the
earth. He describes machine that is rigg-
ed with large windwheel sails, has tller
for steering, will travel up hill or down. and
with the wind in any direction. A full-siz-
ed one of 60-horse power may be depended
upon to draw ten ploughs four miles an
hour, ploughing tour aces an hour. with but
one man in attendance. 1t will also harrow.
and farnish the power to SOW. reap and
NOV, threSh. grind, carry loads to market,
or irrigate lands. Will travel ten miles an
hour in any direction. and carry twenty pas
sengers, provided there is a good breeze
The machines are not expensive to build.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-26
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and
broken OF your rest by a sick child
suffering and crying with pain oil
outing teeth II so, send a, once
aud get . bottle Of Mrs. Winslow $
Soothing Syrup Tor Children Teeth.
ing. Its value is incaiculable. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there is no mistake about
1t. 1t cures dyseatery and diarrhoea.
regulates the stomach and bowels.
cures wind collie, sofiens the gums,
reduces Inflammation, and gives tone
and energy to the whole system.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for
Children Teething is pleasant to The
taste, and is the prescription of one
OF the Oldest and best female phvsi-
oians and nurses in the United States.
and is for sale by all druggists
throughout the world. Price %
cents a bottle.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-04-26
DR.. Wheeler will be reap.
pointed Collector for this District.
For the Observer.
THE TEACHER ASSOCIA-
TI0NS

The Orange County State Teach
er's Associations Goth white and
coIored) net at Hillsboro last Satur-
day. The attendance Of the white
teachers vas quite small. Those
present however in earnest,
aud the meeting was an interesting
one. The following were some OF
the more important questions dis
cussed: "How 10 obtain the best
school committees" Should uni
iormity of text books be enforced ?"
Are TOO many studies required to
be taught in the schools :" SHOULD
not he general educational fund be
large enough to support the pubic
schools fourf months 2" "Shonld
teachers holding first grade certiti-
Gates be required to be examined
each year" These and other like
questions were discussed by Messrs.
Andrews, S,rowd, Burton and Lock
hart. DIR. X Z. Battle, President
OF the University, was elected hon.
orary member OF the Association,
and was invited to deliver a lecture
on the subject of Education, at the
next meeting OF the Association,
which will he held, at Hillsboro, on
the Sd Saturday in May.
A larger number of colored teach
crs were present on Saturday than
ever before. Their meeting was
conducted with order and propriety
and subjects relating to Education
were discussed with earnestness and
intelligence. A petition was drawn
up and adopted, which will be pre-
sented to the Board of County Com
missioners at their Lext meeting
asking them to appropriate the
money which the law allows tor the
purpose of holding a "Teachers In
sti.ute" for the colored teachers
sometime during the summer. The
next meeting Of the colored Teach
er's Association will be held a
llillsboro on the 1st Saturday il
June. J. /. CURRIE,
County Superintendent.