Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-15
THE AGRICULTURALISI'
Newsy Notes Concerning the Farm az
of Especial Ir terest to the Pa
cific Coast Husbsndman,

III Will De Sign vi pioSiOeoi'N ~
ing when the owner OF swine saves
clover for his hogs in winter, or goes
further and preserves in sile sweet
corn, with which to winter and help
his hogs. The possibilities of hog
rearing with the right kind OF ensllage
are beyond reckoning.
Never grow trees OF different kinds
together until satisfied one does not
iniure the other, as is frequently the
case when plums are grown near
peaches, thus inducing the curculio
to sometimes attack the latter. A
single wild cherry tree near an apple
orchard will provide hareorlng
place for caterpillars, which finally in
jure the apple orchard.
There is time to market produce,
and that must be regarded If success
is hoped for. 1t is decided best to
market as much produce as possible
in the immediate vicity OF ones home,
and to sell directly to the consumer
In this way usually better prices are
maintained, as there are no middle
nen to get their share, and there is
also the advantage of dealing with PEG
pie whose standing is fairly known
But even if lower prices must be taken
as rule it is better TO sell near home
than to take the risk of marketing at
distance.
The value of the food is not in the
available material contained therein
for the production of meat or milk
only, but also in the amount and quail
ity of manure derived therefrom. 1t
has been estimated that one third OF
the food eaten goes into the manure.
: As the manure, then, is simply the
food stored away for future use, it is
important that in order to drive the
greatest benefit from the food manure
should be carefully managed to pre-
vent loss. AS the food is not exposed
to injury by air and water the manure
is equally deserving of care. The
manure-heap is the savings bank OF
the farm.
II it is desired to have peoples very
early, it is we'll to take time by the
) forelock and prepare the bed in the
, fall. Sprinkle the seed on the top OF
the ground just before winter fairly
sets in, OF it can be done later. The
i, finest peoples l have ever grown were
sown during a January thaw, while
the bed was free from snow for q day
or two. Poppy seeds are very tiny,
, an if planted too deep will not come
up, or if not sufficiently covered soon
dry up but the rains and the melting
snow seem to regulate the matter
, nicely. Use as little seed as your con
science will let you, else the work OF
} thinning out will be tiresome. Pop2ies
should always be sown whtre they
are to bloom, for they are very diff
, ticult to transplant.
Feed warm swill to your pigs in a
= warm place. Feed often and but lit
tie at time, SO that the pigs will
always come to the trough with a
good appetite, and there will be moth
ing left to sour. Feed the swill as
fast as it is made so that it doesn't
get sour. Try to get your litter OF
pigs in March or April, that they may
l be fit for sale in eally winter. Breed
= once year, as this is sufficient
: strain on the vitality and breed to
3 mature parents. If you breed from
too young parents you increase the
, probabilities of infirmity and disease
,, to which the pig is liable. Whenever
= you bring a new pig on the farm
shut it up by itself for at least three
weeks, until you have ascertained il
to be perfectly healthy.
$ The pulling Of feathers is pure
/. habit, which is brought on in flocks
g that have not enough to occupy their
time and attention. When they once
get taste of the meaty end of the
I feather they are liable to extend theil
/, picking to something more than
feathers, taking advantage of the
, naked condition Of their companions
by nipping at exposed bloody parts
and allowing the poor hens no peace
! till they or their mates are taken out
of the pen. During the winter con
finenient of fowls they should be kept
as busy as possible by scattering their
Y grain among leaves and chat, so that
hard scratching will be necessary on
, their part in order to get enough to
eat. This will take their time and be
,, liable to keep them out OF mischief
AS further prevention, some trim
, the edges of the beaks, Sd that when
they attempt to pull feather it will
slip through and they cannot hold it
: Another remedy is to put on the tow
an appliance called the poultry bit
: which can be obtained of almost any
: dealer in poultry supplies.
If any person were to chain an ami.
NAL to stake in field and leave it to
shift for itself, then TO watch the ami.
NAL until it gets thin and decrepid
; from loss of flesh and strength, it il
3 quite probable that the humane So
ciety would be after him with properly
deserved punishment. Yet this is
: what thousands of farmers are doing
with their fruit orchards, of course
} barring the difference between the in
satiate tree and living animal. Like
the latter the tree is chained to one
locality and cannot go abroad for
food, but fortunately it has no sense
of suffering, or at least none that we
can appreciate. And yet even for n