Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-04-20
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests Of Farmers
and Stockmen.
The Young Cow.

The Young Cow.
Some COWS may be naturally vicious,
but nearly all v.ciousness is the result
of i'll treatment. Calving is a severe
nervous strain and leaves the COW
nervous and irritable. Ii the calf is
her first one she is very much AFRAID
that it will be injured; in this she is
like all young mothers. Milking is an
entirely new operation to her; likely
drawing milk from her udder gives her
pain. Her condition, her fears, and
The operation, all call for the exercise
of the greatest patience and gentleness
But instead, her solicitude for her cali
resented, if she shows shyness when
it is attempted to milk her-sn opera
ton which she knows nothing OF and
which her instincts to nourlsh her
offspring would cause her not to sub.
nit to readily she is scolded; il the
pain caused by the milk being drawn
leads her to kick, she is kicked in
return. Thus her fright and nervous
ness are increased and soon she Is
angered. Ii this treatment is contin-
ued she is made vicious; and we have
never known Of a heifer being econ
quered" in this way. After her tor
mentor has worn himself out she is yet
ready to kick, or to use her horns ii
need be. 1t does not do better to tie
her head or to put her between poles |;
this only frightens her the more. Her
temper is ruined and COW, no mat
ter how liberal mixer she may be,
is fit for the shambles only if she is
vicious. II is no rare thing for man
to throw $50 to the wind by striking
young COW.
A successful poultry man says he
spades up his run twice year.
Fifty years ago the average weight
of beef cattle was 800 pounds; now it
is 400 pounds.
Raw milk digcsts in shorter period
than boiled milk; hence milk for
young stock should not be boiled but
warmed.
II is the advice of a prominent dairy
man to farmers not to keep cows that
give less than 600 gallons OF milk "a
year.
In some of our northern counties
there has been as much as $50 bushels
OF potatoes raised to the acre. :, This
WAS on rich lind, but with the right
kind of fertilizer and good cultivation
our common pine land will produce
from 100 to 200 bushels.
Robert Schroeder, who has 500 acres
IN Franklin county, N. Y, devoted to
hop culture, is said to be the leading
hop-grower of the world. He has
thirty hen at work cutting poles for
use in his hop-tields, and expects to
obtain 100000 poles during the winter
DO not use any manure when plant
ing young peach trees. Simply re-
move the top soil, then dig holes for
the roots. Set in the tree firmly,
throwing the top soil next to the roots.
Firm down the earth well, cut the
trees well back, and stake them ii
there be danger of their be ing severed,
shaken by winds.
Rotation of crops battles in a meas
IRE the root-enemies, both insect am
fungus, that prey upon them. Each
plant has its own peculiar enemies
and changing Of plants removes them
to fields unoccnpied by such enemies
This Is true of the enemies of above
ground growth of plants to an i'm
portant degree.
Alfalfa and apricot leaves make frs,
class green food for poultry, and in
tact, any of the domestic animals or
pets. A fllla is cheaper and easier to
raise than any garden truck hat VT
know OF, and is green the year round,
while the apricot prnnings (cut any
time after the fruit is Off come at a
time when other green feed is excep-
tionally scarce.