The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-22
For Farmers.

Wren the hurry offarn work ceases
in autumn there ara many opportunities
to make improvements, for which the
season is favorable and the time prep
itious.
Horses kept in stables will be all the
better for run in the barnyard an hour
every day, where they will not only
! exercise but roll in the straw and clean
themselves. They may need some extra
grooming, but their improved condition
under this management will repay it.
Hon. OIL Coomes has a fine Poland SOW
on his stock farm near Wiota, that gave
birth to four pigs on the 10th day of
October, 1886, and the same SOW gave
birth TO Eve healthy pigs on the Goth
| day Of November, 1886. Sow and pigs
doing well. Remarkshle= s. this may
seem, Mr.. Coomes AND his neighbors
Youch for the facts.
Fields exposed to sweeping winds
sho uld not be left naked throagh the
winter any more than 9n be avoided.
Even growing grain is little protection,
As may be seen BIZ the black coating Of
the snow banks on it, leeward side.
This fine duet is the richest part Of the
soil everywhere. Some sandy soils are
even worse for blowing away, as the
winter Winds dig gullies through them
and pile up the sand as if it were snow.
In the general desire to guard against
frost most people keep cellars too warm
in the early winter. Leave windows
open for ventilation and watch to see
that the temperature does not get below
freezing, When it is about 40 bank mp.
Both fruit and vegetables will keep bet
ter with steady temperature, little
above freezing, than in frequent changes
from cold 10 warmth or the reverse.
Getting iron implements undershelter
will not prevent rust. There is always
eome moisture in the air, and change Of
temperature will deposit it on metal
surfaces, causing them to rust as badly
as il water we're thrown on them. Oh
and paint exclude both air and moiGsure.
ifany rust has accumulated on the iroH
kerosene oil well rubbed in will remove
it after which the paint may be applied
Frozen poultry Is often sent TO market.
Such fowls should be drv picked The
method is to pack layer of poultry in
caseand allow it to freeze before putting
in thu next layer, AMI so continue until
the case is full. Then nail On the lii
and keep the case where the poultry will
not thaW NATL market is reached, as
alternate freezing and thawinC IS injuri
GUS The different kinds and sizes
should be separated.
After hard driving or heavy work
causes the sweat to Rtart, banketing
horses il necessary to prevent them
from c.t:I ing cold while becoming dry.
At other times a horse left with his
natural covering Of hair will need no
other in the stable. If the practice OF
blanketing in the stable is begun with
the first cold weather, it must be con.
tinued all winter with additional danger
that the horse will take cold whenever
brought out for work or exercise.
One reason why 80 many have POOR
success in raising turkeys is because
they breed from immature birds The
chicks are not so hardy, cannot grow to
Solarge size and 8 adually run out. Young
:urkey,hens generally give more eggs
than older birds, but those of the latter
are NEST valuable The gobbler should
be two years cd at least, and three to
four would be better. By this age, if Of
a good breed, he will have attained an
enormous size. ard probably bring an
extra price In markets where size is
thought more important than anything
else. This is the season for killing tur-
keys and TO be successful another year
the Oest should be saved for breeders.
The Bohemian oat swindle, which had
4 short run in the West few years age,
is having harvest down East just at
this time. II seems strange that some
people will learn only by experience.
Newspapers may expose swinGle in
leuble-headed editorials, and continue
the exposure from day to day for months
and yet dozens Of readers of such papers
will periodically turn mp with a griev.
ance against some swindler that they
are quite familiar with from reports of
it or the swindler that their home pape.
has taken the trouble to expose.-[Des
Moines Leader.
An important measure on the calendar
for consideration at this session of Con-
gress is a bill to aid in the establishment
of agricultural experiment stations in
the several states and territories. Such |
a bill was introduced in the House four
or Eve years ago by Mr.. Carpenter, OF
Iowa, but received no attention. About |
three years ago the original bill was
entirely recast, and since that time the
measure has been the subject ofrepeated
and careful consideration by the Com.
mittee on Agriculture. Mr.. Hatch, the
chairman Of the committee, has taken
warm interest in the matter, and his re-
port, accompanying the pending bill, is
a striking presentation of the results Of
experiment station work in this and
Other countries. More than 1900 news
papers, representing all sections Of the
country, have urged the passaIe of the
bill, and states bpards of agriculture,
Agricultural societies, local states and
oranges and in some instances
state legislatures have adopted Tesoln-
ions to the same effect. These and
similar evidences of WIDESPREAD public
demand for the prompt passage Of the
Hatch bill bsve had perceptibls effect
IN the attitude of members of both
Houses, and the opinion is freely ex-
,reaatsd that the hi N will la naasad viii !