Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-09
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.


gha many articles in your valuable
,a,ey all point 10 better farming, Of
..,,,,.,. but intensive farming has feat
-. which many writer's overlook, and
s,'5oners, IN particular. ought TO I'M
l.,.s,.nd It's character and 20 adopt il
nan IL cornmends itself 10 their iudg.
menA
What does Il meane Why. In brief,
M greatest profitable amount OF labor
,pa expenditure that can DO applied
g ne crops on gwen area. II Is ex-
WI, he reverse OF LAND sklnning. -
rhs, system impels the owner to own
All land next 10 him" and then 10
.a,ser his manure aud labor over ten
y swenty acres when II had better be
,oolied 10 only one aero. or even less.
nsa system which makes the crops
s,,n q Geld less and less each year.
,ad tho owner 20 keep bawling per.
n.anlly that farming don't pay.
Ra. Il Ia a great fashion among rou-
tlse ana unthinlting farmers 10 own as
much land MS Is possible. and the grip
u lsshlon 10 farming Is abont as hard
i brak ~ the grip Of fashion among
siIly young follows a. 10 smoking or
thinking.
Many promising farmers sons and
s,her country boys despair 81 success Il
sarailng, and shun Il Tor tho want OF
capital to start without mortgage
MA hoy arc not tar wrong. for a mort
sago l. a horrible thing. Bat intensive
taryulng presents an opening for such.
aad scrs not their neighbors 50 sense
sssas to often cry il down and ri,licuie
Il L would often bs adopted; but Il
i rsasoaabiy certain 70 resolaiioaise
training yei. and ~ no young man
saclh 30 discouraged.
Wlas should no dos Bur a few
scsss thrco. ave or ten. according 70
his capital. but never 20 much that the
lzna absorhs Il all II buildings airs 20
- sresei. ru~orvc enough from them
tshesp onea ~ frss ot ooursal. and al.
70 ss0ugh Ia addition 10 buy whHs live
ssolk and tools arn required.
TAs Old granny who thlaks no farm
shoald have icss than a hundred acres
i .ras. will laugh AZ the Idea az 1.-Two
s6gs on nvo.Aerr or s.n.Acre farm:
~: novcr mind; she intensive young
arrnor will NOT pasture his stock M
sslas bostor. lie has no money 10
saroa away on pasturing or fences.
~ ~ big i,arayaras wcre tons and
go, ~ manure are each year wasted.
le witl begln with one. two or three
enss ~ irsi according - chs market
~ hls. % expects 10 mako Tor his
tssFy products. and soil shem. He will
sR7w. too. whea Do buys ihem. eano.
'siagai1u, their ya'no Is dairy animals
~ Ensa waTs tor him. whon tacsa can
u basi.
What viii ho raise on such FARM
hhy. such cvopa. ~ c8ursc. a. will bo
suitable for his locality. Tho Land tho
sinsain ard the markets must deter.
f.ae thAL IN part. Ia general way.
aaaCrer. on0 can ansWcr fs1ht Plant
pear orchard. say with tho rows 80 70
y icet apart. Tho spaos irsiwcra hcavi.
y raanar,d. and small fr1iisa between.
!" Ehlch strawberries arc the most no
Liable, Then. with thorough tiliagc.
no seeds allowed % make sce. and
nalehing during tho spring. every
'hisg will boom with growth. No
fears mood DO felt about deep blowing,
Mprsrticod from tho start.
Truck, too. will be raised for crop
rpiatioa. or principally. II near good
market
mo dairy products. II good and re-
ilaeli-as they naturally win be under
s'ch management will all find ready
market All The stable manure that
gao bo lad from The ncighborhood. at
living rates, will BIO bought and applied
" addition 10 all that 4 madc on tho
psnsc Tho cows will bc furnished green
iodaor from the iitllc farm. IL such crop
'an DO grown for lrss than green crops
p min fccd and hay can be bought; II
not tho whole OF the place will be used
ioF irrfiL A sensible man will not try
y raiso soiling crops Ia case. on the
saolo, u l. cheaper 10 buy tho food.
4stlkos much moro labor 10 raise crops
and TO feed them than 10 use hay and
min food, and TINT will be- considered.
Under sich management, few
lhousund dollars will not be tied up In
arm machinery and tools There will
70 no continuous outlay Of cash and
work In hidcous fences; no time lost In
arlylng cows each night and morning,
aad no waste by them Of the fodder that
y costs 80 much TO raise no loss Of ma
aare on the high way or In the barn
sard' There Is economy everywhere,
ana plenty of work. but no heavy in-
sestrnent Of capital. The one extra
l'em on such place will DO in the room
ana comfort provided for the stock.
4 small capital will start such