The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-10
FOR THE FARMER.

Too mulch corn meal OIten causes
chicken cholera. =.
Cattle should be fed when they
want something to eat. Il fed reg
ularly they will come regularly.
Sell only clean eggs. If soiled,
wash in vinegar and water and be-
sure to do this the day they are laid.
An acre of land devoted to small
fruits will often give u larger return
than five acres devoted to grain
Sheep that have plenty of exercise
will grow a longer staple OF wool
than they would if kept closely con-
fined.
1t is said that rags saturated with
kerosene and fastened in n split
stick that has been driven into the
SQUASH, melon and cucumber hills,
will keep bugs of.
The Worden grape is becoming
quite as popular as the Concord. 1t
is earlier that the latter, hardy, and
fruitful to degree which will please
any one who tries it.
A temperature ofabout IS degrees,
or a little above, appears to be the
best for churning whole milk sweet
but the usual temperature employed
is from 60 to IS degrees.
Butter at 40 cents pays good
profit to the producer, but there is 81
wide range between 16 cents for poor
and 40 cents tor good butter, when
it takes as much cream to make one
as the other.
In marketing your fattened hogs
they will bring better prices when
assorted in lots ofuniform sizes. The
brood sows should be bred as near
together as possible that the pigs
may have an even start.
The Importance of taking good
care of the brood mare and her foal
and of feeding the mare well so as to
make her yield an abundance ofmilk,
cannot be over-estimated, if first
class, vigorous colt is to be raised.
The pig man should makeit a point
to compel young pigs to take exer-
else on cold and chilly days, as they
will leland sleep too much, getting
too fat. This compelling exercises
should be attended to till the pigs
are at least five weeks old.
II a farmer buys ahorse and makes
no inquiries as to its soundness or
quietness, and the seller makes no
statements in regard to these quail
| ties, and the animal turns out to be
stone blind, or to be such IN inveter-
ate kicker that he is practically use
less, the purchaser must stand the
loss, and cannot fall back on the sell
er for damages. e. P. Kendrick.
Old gardeners recommended gen.
tie pressure with the foot around the
newly planted tree, but more recent
experiments have demonstrated that
the soil at such times should be
tramped as firm as possible. This
is really one of the most valuable dis
coveries of modern times, and may
be applied to every department OF
plant culture, even to seeds when
| comm tilted To the soil
The Rockford Register" gives the
condition of contented farmer in
that part of Iowa: "He had to feed
squealing hogs three times day,
milk kicking heifers, get bespatered
with milk, and hunted sore, teaching
contrary calves to suck, and had one
everlasting round of chores to do,
whick kept him tied right at home
365 days in the year."
Our improved modern pigs are the
result of the infusion of Chinese and
Siamese blood with the pigs OF Eng
land and Ireland of 100 years ago.
The Chester Whites and Poland-Chi-
mas of this country are not thorough
bred in the strict sense of the term,
| that is, they do not always repro
duce their ancestors. The Poland
| China is the best one for the practic-
al farmer. Edward Burnett.
Too much corn is used by poultry
men, and not enough wheat, oats,
barley, middlings, bran and green
food. Clover rowen for winter use is
valuable owing to the large percent
age of albumen it contains. Variety
of food is essential to the well-being
and productiveness of fowls. The
composition of eggs requires variety
OF material, and these constituents
are found in plain and cheap food of
one kind or another.
Armour says if he can make the
tongue of beef animal he is salts
fed. A tongue sells to dealers at
about 40 cents, which isnot much in
itself, but when $500 cattle are
killed in day as at Chicago, the
profit at that rate would be 81 400.
Armour probably kills daily at his
several packing houses ten times
that number. How then could our
farmers compete with such a concern.
-Waseca Radical.
Grafting-wax is made otwax, three
parts, tallow three parts, and rosin
three parts. These are melted to-
gether in an iron vessel, kept for the
i purpose, at as low n temperature as
will serve. 1t may be applied with a
brush to wounds. When used for
grating it is more convenient on
cloth. Old cotton, calico, or other
fabric that will tear readily is torn
into strips, made into rolls. soaked
in the hot wax until it is thorough
ly saturated, drain off the excess OF
wax, and when cool is ready for use,
| The Scientific Farmer estimates
the value of hen manure from grain
| r. r L..