Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-11-29
EARN ANDC APllI|
The Fertility Of the Land Easil,
Maintained BY Dairyine,
CONDENSED AGRICULTURAL NJ,
Scrub Cows Should Not be Bred 4, SIS.
an Occasional One Proves 10 !.
a Good Mixer.
Burn the tomato vines.

Burn the tomato vines.
We believe in fall plowinp ior Il.
den. - sne l1ls
Potatoes should Be- out Of Ii. ~. !,
now. slQand
and burn 1t. - satota
Beets should be gathered before as.
ing weather. -'0 -
Do not leave diseased tomato. /. !.
on the ground. Burn them. q ~
This dry fall ID grand tina \, s.. u,
in that low corner in the eavden r. "
Cabbage will stand quite / hard 49,.
But DO not pull to store while iro1a. n
Don't forget that the fowls !. ! I'M
OF quite number Of cabbaQes III. -
ter. - W
II you have popcorn, do not ~. !.
where 1t will Be q camping cronnd / Y
rats or mice. Remember mice "a AZ, sn.'s
An exchange says that cottor....sI
meal and pea meal are among IN f.sa.
things to combine with ensiIaos Il
are feeding with an eye to TIA mss ss
pile, as you should be. '''s'a'
1t you are going to change hens I. Z.
your flock into new quarters for vinas.
do 1t now. Our experience il thst /
takes a hen about so long to eet ~. sstsla y
in new quarters before laying.
The best stock fetch the TON ~.
There is so vast . multitude Of iaI,. 49,.
and stockmen who raise inferior animsIs:
that the enterprising man who 49, Il
for producing the best has pretty eIs j
field. -
The fertility Of the land is mora IN.
maintained by dairying than BY follow
ing any other branch Of agriculture. 1,
deriving is also profitable indusiT
within itself, this should be an addsdd
inducement to follow it. -
A cellar which is also a vegetable ston.
house is not good place in which <
keep milk and make butter. IfyuM.
pect to produce first-class article IN
dairy room should be by itself and used "A
for dairy purposes only.
An exchange says: "a Tablespoonful
of salt in the kerosene lamp will prevent
the disagreeable odor which ii makss
when burning" This might be tried Il
a glass lamp, but we have known II d
rust through metal one.
As disinfectant in the poultry home
and yard use solution Of q pound d
copperas in six gallons Of water, sprin.
killed. from a watering pot over the Aoor
and yards. This is good disinfectsnt
and can be used without danger.
Millet is an excellent food for promot.
ing the flow of milk, and some recent
careful tests show that it will produce
larger percentage of butter fats than
most other grasses. This, however, does
not apply to millet which is permitted
to become ripe and woody before har.
vesting.
An exchange says: Because an O.
casional scrub COW proves to be q rood
mixer is no reason why we should breed
scrubs. When we breed pure breeds We
draw comparatively few blanks; when
we breed scrubs we draw Comparatively
few prizes. In the second generation
still lever, and by the third or fourth
scarcely any,"
Ice is luxury-to say nothing Of it
as necessity-which q great many
farmers 60 without. For this there ID
no excuse, as an icehouse can be CON
structed with little trouble or expense
and plentiful supply Of the crystal
comfort be packed away next winter
Think it over and plan to build q house
before cold weather sets in.