The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-15
Farm, Garden and Household.

As a rule, the farm er who keeps an &C
count of his doings is successful in his
operations.
The man who carefully notes down the
the cost of each crop and the receipts
therefrom, is enabled to decide as to the
profit or loss, and also to arrive at some
definite conclusion as to where he has
erred in management
Every farmer should have at least 200
celery plants.
The white specks in butter are caused
by PARTICLES of the caseine of the butter
getting mixed with the cream. This is
caused by the milk standing too long be-
fore the cream rises, by the cream rising
too slowly, or by allowing it to become
too ripe.
Progressive farming does not consist in
adopting every new thing that is offered;
this course is as unreasonable a. that of
the old fogy who rejects anything be-
cause it is new.
Profit in farming comes from the max.
lmum crops, the products Of winter
thought and summer work.
The greatest trouble in raising young
turkeys il in the first two weeks of their
lives. As n rule they arc over fed, while
young, with f'od not adapted to them.
and not kept warm anG dry, but allowed
to got chilled and wet. A good method
is to allow the hen TO lay out her hatch
ing, and let her sit MS soon as she is ST.
disposed restoring to her from seventeen
t. nineteen eggs, &C .oyding to her capac-
ity tn cover them. As soon as she is
through hatching, put her on the bun
floor with plenty of food for herself, but
give nothing Ia th', young f,r the first
twenty fnnr hours. and then only bread
composed of one-half wheat and one
half Indian meal, mixed or softened
with milk for Il few days; then add one
third and only little at once, not Ieay-
ing quantity by them to gorge them
selves upon.
NO country on earth offers better in
N"SSaAShto w titC btHult ldTtIltT LIldH luOn
tana. When a location is once secured
all that is necessary to insure him a COM
potency is ordinary industry and de.
termination to patiently await develop
ments. By cultivating his own land ju- |
diciously and varying his crops, he can
raise nearly everything he needs to eat
or drink for himself and family, and a
great deal to sell. He finds himself in
easy reach of mining CAMS. the best
home markets in the, world, where he
can get cash FOR his produce. On the
adjacent prairie, and foot hills his little
herd can Craze at will, and by little at
tention will increase and yield him hand
some returns. The discovery of coal
Throughout the territory jnsures him
cheap fuel. The building of railroads
puts him in easy reach of the outside
world and affords him all the comforts
and conveniences that are enjoyed in
any. other portion of the Union. The
time is not far distant when the small
farmers of Montana will be power in
the land.-River Press.
Quite q number of the farmers in |
Missoula county have experimental in
the growing of high bush or upland
cranhcrries, and we are pleased to chron-
icle the fact that they report good sue
cess. They appear to be hardy and re
as easily grown ~ other berries. Mrs,
Martin, proprietress of the Corvallis
hotel, probably raised more last year
than any other person in that section,
and who have seen or tasted of them
agree that the berries are much better
than any shipped to this country by the
From the statement of Mrs.
neighbors and other persons 10.
Gated in the Bitter Root valley, we are
led TO the impression that Montana mzy
easily produce all tho cranberries that
are needed Tor home consumption, ait N
much lower price thar the fruit j, lnw
sold at in our markets. We SHOULD. lie
very glad if some of our farming fjie1de
in Gallatin and other high valleys oftle
lerrita,y wouli try tl. !r,wing oe cram
berries. The far us ~. tiie head nf- West
iallatln valley. in our "pinion, ar, Iully
rs well adapted to this 4iuit us tl,,, local.
tiles IN which it j. leill. grown is Mis-.
soula county II Is bandnan.