Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-07-19
lHEFARM And CARDF'I
eoFn Sllage the Sheet Anch,, !,
the Dairy Business.
REALLY GOOD cows ARE sc,.,.
one Should Understand VIA. Is Mean, !.
the Words "a Dairy Form ! 7
Judge a Good Cow.


5, One man says "breedn n.,
nv "a another m man says .sfeeisns ss The
and IT, me wiser man saws u MAKE, MAKES
cow T1u, Doth combined ma J.sea
;n"l,, tn0se farmers who ara 80 me
lngly incapable Of caring ia ~ IT are seem
s!anolng the importance Of h oru Under.
;l .S1a VINO so swell the ranks ~ propo-
Good green clover hav cpt 49,.
and mixed with grain. i ~ : s alu steamed
nlrsing SOW takes verv kinS,.s mat the
pushed basketful Of clnvar %. A
leaves, gathered on the hs.n heaos and
oowHui OF hot water and ,r;n noor soa
grain will be still bettar . mixed with
spite OF the past low price ~ Jh.asned In
Drooo SOW may prove the mas. ~ good
animal ON the farm before Isas valuable
There are hundreds Of proyida,.
III VINO manage to have a slid iii q p,
summer ready for emergencies AZ. ~
canned fruits and food good for I a'r nos
IN summer? OF course thew ars humans Imam
canned food ls good for cows ~ e.a! hence
IN the year. II varied to embracse *. Gay
oats and especially peas. ali ths lover lover
ana more palatable; but corn s;la ue'1ef
the sheet anchor Of the business sage y
Hiram Smith kept four strinrs.
the trst year after he made ! slio coFs
stable and in a small ward for fo,,l y me
mer months on silage to find ~. s sa'n.
ne could depend upon in using s;ls.e ~ g.
summer food, and learned tho fo orss es. loi
Yield averaged as we'll as thu rast - so "
nerd, partly pastured and partiv ' s;loa ~
all having some grain food evs, ss'su-
He held that it was practical To iea1 uay.
the year around. : ~ 'Ows
Said a dairyman the other dav ar
demand for my butter exceeds liz s ur0
ply, l have been trying to bnv s oup
good cows, but SO far have not suceee aS~s
IL Is astonishing how scarce pod eow.
are. True. really good cows are tcsr ys.
YET think OF the time, money. eIoonsncs
and printers ink devoted to he crsa, ;oe
OF good cove for these manv yearsi AZ
neutralized by indifference to o. ;onn a.
ance OF the laws of breeding.
The Committee on AgricuIture has "a.
ported to the House bill designed IL
make oleomargarine manufactured IN
one State or Territory fol shipment in,o
another State or Territory subject to ths
laws and restrictions of the State ~
Territory to which it is carried, Nan
let every farmer who wants to Gee this
swindle and cheat brought to the hill
ring write his Congressman postal card
and say so. A snow storm Of posta
cards from the farmers will have mora
effect on Congress than dozen political
conventions. Try it.
In learning how to Judge a good COW
study to understand what is meant by
the words "a dairy FORM" On this
point farmers fail more than anywhere
else, and If they will but address them
selves to this study, they will find it
domain broad enough to employ all the
intelligence they can muster. Trotting
men understand the value Of having
machine built in proper shape for trot
ting purposes. They have made a study
OF their business. But the COW men BY
the thousands are still doing business
with their machine without any refer.
ence whatever to the use OF an intell-
gence that shall bring them q profitable
judgment in selecting COW.