Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-12-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted TO THE INTERESTS OF FARMERS
AND STocKMEN.


on. as compared with higher one, Is
very great. Broad tires are also oeIeer
than those that are narrow.
r,rmers in the section of New South
w that are suffering from drought
Gn6 onsolation in the fact that the
dry : ell has cut wide swath throush
the r., ',bit army. In some localities
there re scarcely any of these pests
left. -u..
Rattlesnakes have been unusually
numerous in Georgia this year, and
their increase is attributed by news
papers of the State to the enforce
ment Of the stock law, which pro-
hibits the hog, the rattler's greatest
enemy. from roaming at large.
The general farmer, with tw' hun
dred acres Of land, should keep tiity
sheep for utility's sake alone. Such
men can afford to estimate the value
Of sheep from the standpoint OF meat,
fertilitt and the general advantage OF
the farm, regardless Of the malket
price of wool.
It costs nothing to be gentle with
the COWS, and it pays . big interest.
The cultivation of the habit OF gentle
ness when among the COWS is big
money in the pocket of the owner. II
we shall stop to think we shall won
der when we consider the rough way
in which heifors are often handled
that there are no more kicking COWS
then there are.
Michigan Agricultural College ex-
periments with wheat show that salt
lessened the yield of wheat, $50
pounds being sown to the acre. Prof.
johnson inclines to think that one
and q quarter bushels Of seed gives
the best yield The old Clawson
seems to retain, in good degree, those
qualities which have made it popular
for Il longer term OF years than most
other varieties.
When q man is too fat the doctor
recommends him to eat lemons and
partake of acids to reduce his desh.
All these things the farmer knows.
But strangely enough he forgets them
all when he stands in the presence of
the sour swill barrel. No woman
would think of feeding human baby
on sour milk, but her husband will
drive ahead and feed the calves and
pigs on sour milk, and even look you
full i'll the face and tell you that the
calves will thrive best on sour milk.
Every young person knows that
nuts, after they have dried somewhat
are sweeter than when first gathered
But the drying process goes ON until
they, especially chestnuts, become toe
hard to be eatable. These and other
nuts can be kept from becoming toe
dry by mixing them with sand. II
mixed with an equal bulk of sand, in
q box or barrel, and kept in cool
place, the nuts may be preserved in
an eatable condition until spring.
1t is important to find how much oil
any fodder is digested, as we'll as tc
know how much can be grown on an
acre, or eaten by certain amount Of
stock, for on the amount digested de
ponds the result in milk or beef. Ir
using rough fodder we must add some
concentrated food to make up for it,
poverty in certain elements. Bran
inseed meal and cotton-seed meal ar
best to make the rations complete
Brewers grains are cheap milk-pro
ducing food, bat at So ton are no
equal TO cotton seed at $50 & ton.
That labor on the farm enables til,
farmer not only to be repaid for sucl
expense, but also returns q profit cal
be easily shown by a comparison o
crops that demand much labor il
their production and those that cal
for but little. A crop of celery, TO
instance, is one that keeps the grove
busy, and with extra help, from tn,
time the seed is planted until it il
finally banked up for bleaching, ane
as compared with corn it gives a mucl
larger profit, though requiring NOR,
labor. The work is concentrated on .
small area, and the shovel spade ane
hoe must be used to IL great extent
The crop, therefore, pays a profit OF
labor as we'll as on the materials O
which 1t is composed. While it il
proper TO economic by using labor
SAVING implements, yet where The
cost OF labor is one that increases the
profits it is unwise to omit it.
We should preserve with great care
every tree, large and small, beside oul
country roads, wnicn are found grow
ing IN the right place fer shade tree,
to stand. Let those trees be birch
beoco, maple, ash, elm, pine, spruce
hemiock, or any other kind. An,
tree IS better than the naked fence
and road. Thousands of good tree,
by the sides OF our roads are sacrificed
20 the AK every year, which, if sayer
and neatly trimmed and cared for
Wonld make beautiful trees in a few
years and cast II refreshing shadow
by taking a little pains one will b,
surprised to find how many trees car
be lound IN almost any town bv lool
ing along the distance OF 81 single mile
ana how many may be saved in 9
town IN single year without being Al
the labor OF TRANSFORMING. Just MAKE
q careful selActinn Of thosn u l..