The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-03-31
FACTS FOB FARMERS.
MARKETING HAY.

Owing TO is hulk, hay was formerly
never carried far TO market But the
hay press has revolution Fed that ant
II il we'll that il has done so. 1t would
be now impossible to grow near cit es
and bring 10 market in wagons more
than a small proportion of the hay re.
quired to keep city horses. And it 81
good thing for the farmer distant from
market. enabling him to sell product
that would otherwise be unmarketa.
bic.
UNEVEN SNOW DISTRIBUTION.
The worst effect OF tho clearing OF
of forests in the Eastern States is in
the fact that it allows winds to pile
snow in drifts instead of having 1t even
Ii distributed. Thus q great part OF
the land often does not get u thorough
soaking with water through the entire
year. This decreases evaporation, with a
result of lessehing both rain aud snow
fall. The evil is cumulative and The
planting of trees to act as wlndbrsak
Is tho only remedy.
DESTROYING ENGLISH sPARRows.
w inter- is doubtless the best time to
destroy these pests of the farmer and
gardener. In cold weather they find
refuge under the caves OF buildings.
A little poisoned meal spread In such
places will be out of reach Of other
animals. aud the sparrows will DO sure
to find it. Any attempt to poison
sparrows by feed thrown to them on
tho ground exposes poultry
and other farm animals, rs well as
the enemies for whom it was intended.
BREWERS sKIMMINGs FOR FEED.
Farmers who live near malthouses
can often get very cheap feed for
stock in the light grain of barley aud
oats thrown out BY malsters as too
light for profitable use. 1t Is skim
med off when the barley is put to
NAH, and us all that does not weigh
forty pounds per bushel is rejected, 1t
often contains large proportion Of
good oats. and makes good feed for
tho cows or working horses. 1t is bet.
tor to be moistened before feeding. to
wet down the dust that Is often found
in light barle".
MILKING COWS REGULARLY
Regularity in M liking is an impor-
tant point in successful dairying. We
know some good farmers who make a
practice of milk ng ut six o'clock
night and morning Winter and Sum
mer. This requires The use of lanterns
Mt both milkings during three or four
months in the year; but there is proba-
bly, q better yield than would other
wise be obtained. One advantage GER
tainly is that the stock tbs cold
weather does not have TO 90 so long
between meals MS 1t does when NIL the
chores are finished by dark, and moth
ing is done aga unit | morn ng.
HIGH PRICES FOR PIGS.
Pork products have been gradually
advancing ever since the shortness Of
the corn crop of 1887 was establ shed.
Tbs means good prices for Spring pigs.
Those farmers may DO counted lucky
who two or three months ago selecle!
all the well-formed long-bodied young
sows and bred them for Spring fallow-
ing. 1t is not yet too late to get pigs
that will sell at good prices next July
or August. There will be q large
acreage Of corn planted the coming
Spring. but it will be full year yet be-
fore it can much reduce either the
price OF corn or pork.
CREAM TURNING BITTER
Many housewives complain that in
Winter when the cows give little milk
and churning does not come often 1t is
not worth while to try and make butter.
The cream has bitter taste. the butter
comes very slowly or not at NIL, and Is
poor when the housekeeper does sue.
coed in max ng it. In most cases this
bitter taste of Winter cream is due to
The air in cellars or other
rooms. where the cream is kept, is
filled with odors from vegetables which
affect the cream. Then. + kept reason.
ably warm. fungous growth begins
Stirring the cream once day. and
keeping it in well-ventilated room,
will prevent these evils.
FIREFANGING OF MANUREs.
One of the CIV Is from carelessness or
mismanagement of manures at this
season is excessive fermentation.
This is most common with horse drop.
pings piled in heaps. which cannot get
water 10 supply that carried off by
evaporation. Whenever a manure
heap smokes If opened it is a sign that
t is heating too much. Either turn it
over, or, better still. put it on the sleigh
aud draw 1t out TO he spread ON the
fields 10 be plowed in the Spring. The
burned parts will have their mineral
substances soluble. and this will be car
ried down into the soil by melting
SHOWS. II the surface is a grass or
clover sod there will be little IL any
waste of manure thus applied.
BETTER FEEDING OF ORCHARDS.
Fruit growers in western New York
are fearful that their bus ness has seen
it, best days. Unless they manure APP
Pile orchards more than most of them
10 it certa My has. The great d fl
Guilty has been to get manure In suffi-
cient quantity. Secretary Woodward
Of Lockport has large orchards. and
makes manure for them by keepirlGl
sheep and feeding them literally
through the Winter. Stable manure]
Is best Tor orchards. rs 1t keeps the
soil loose and porous, thus insur.ng a
greater amount of moisture. But 1t is
certain also that many fruit trees suf
Ter from lack of phosphate and potash.
PLANT THE SUGAR MAPLE. 81
In some places the soft maple is