The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-01
For Farmers.

Cal, was gathering his pumpkins, b,
loaded one on the wagon from which h,
noticed bees issuing. It was a veritabl,
beehive. The bees had gained access
through a crack in one side of the
vegetable and taken up permanent
quarters. Mr.. Shuman took out eight
pounds Of fine honey. Is there any
other land under the sun where the
farmer can raise his own pumpkins and
honey on the same vine?
Where potatoes are put in pits for
winter it ..is not best to put on at first
the full amount of earth needed to
preserve them from the severest cold
Of winter, If we did the tubes would
be much too warm, and loss from rottiGg
would certainly ensue. 1t is better, in
fact, to make three jobs ofcoverings than
two, provided none are neglected at the
proper time The first is of straw with
very little earth. Then a week or ten
days later, more straw and considerably
more earth. lfasudden cold snap comes,
as it is apt to do at first time, add more
straw and as much coarse manure as
seems necessary. The three layers Of
straw held Town by earth and manGre-
are themselves no inconsiderable. pro-
lection. When the weather modeBates-
so that earth can be got at, cover the
manure lightly, and the potatoes will be
pretty rafe not to freeze before Spring
with an outside temperature several
degrees below zero.
One of the conundrums that older
heads some times used to puzzle young
STEERS with was the question. (Which
is worth most fat little pig or a little
fat pig?" The answer inspired by the
butchers idea of value was always that
the fat little pig should have the
preference. Too much fat has long ruled
the day in dispensing premiums at fairs
for farm stock. For breeding purposes
the fat little pig Is almost certainly
and the same is true generally
Of the fat little animal Of every kind
And as pork fat can no longer now be
sold for pure dairp butter, the advantage
Of an excessive amount of fat in pigs is
not apparent, even when sent to the
Most people prefer pork |
fat and with due proportion
If lean meat.
The old superstition that pigs must |
De killed in certain quarters of the moon |
o pre- vent its frying to nothing in cook
ng is not believed by anybody now. +
That there Is a great difference in pork
n this respect is true; but it is due to
ariation in feed. Corn in the ear is in
he corn states regarded as the best food
0 finish off on. In England peas on
'arley or a combination of both are
and for young fattening hogs
prefer either to corn. Young pigs h
asily get their mouths sore on caz1Icorn
nd this compels them to live manly on
will and other soft food. This is one
eason why young pork wastes SO badly +
4 cooking. If fed on peas or barley
zeal it will be firm as oldeNpork fattened /
n corn and especially. good and sweet.
If milk turns a blue shade with the \
pproach of cold, weather it is an I'M !
fling sign of poor7shelter or insufficient
ed, or both, combined. 1t shows that
art of the carbon in the food that has;
cen used to make cream and buhlan
now, consumed as fuel to keep, upe /
limal heat. Cows not due to oalve
lrly should be fed rather better as. tine
Gather grows colder, and shove all |
lould be warmly housed at Least during
le nights, with run in the. Barnyard /
trough the daytime for exsEcise.. When I
cows milk turns thin andl blu,, from
,arness to calving she should, he dried 4
at once. What milk. Is got after this h
worth little, and is obtain ell at the
lpense of the coB's~usefulness the COM
g season.
The young people in the states are
'lding Com, Festivals" in rooms 4
corated with corn stalks. At the sup i
r every dish that cam be made of 4
ndian"' is served, the young ladies
arble' such songs as "WRen the corn is
avine, Annie Dear" tor an accompani-
emit on the corn-et. and the distilled /
co of the corn is tase only product of /
aize prohibited.