Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-14
FARM AND GARDEN
Bran Can be Fed to S..,,.
All Kinds Of Stock.
SHORT AGRICULTURAL po,,...
The Process of Grading IN ~,
ohe Continually Nearer t. 's'
the Full Flood.

VII Flood.
ro ime Nay Nay condition Of barley -,
po,n's below that Of last year was four
Just as well have two cror..
garden pay. p' 70 make The
ant corn, peas, beans. as w.u
cesson anu ~ lettuce, at intervals f fr as rad.
Ground barley is an exco,,.
iattenlng hogs. It is good ,ia 1000 for
ne everything that will helm - 70 util-
ia.,oh from an exclusive corn az vary the
| Horses are very fond ~
Thasa are very good for the han, ana
,mese are two excellent reasons a. nosIses.
ing them more than is usually Ias door ,or Iced.
LIBERAL feeding Of the best ioodn
~ .he ways Tor maintaining the tsl y one
OF the farm. Good food maL .ne i!eertllity
nure' and rich manure makes I fer lid ma
Because man is FARMING ohas le soll.
Is no reason why he shonl3 hm n land
with cheap stock. Good cat,ls e ,. content
the new settler in the Wet VIII pay
any one else. " ''' Us well as
me process OF grading up brine. !.
oJu1ihuaiiy nearer to the mi h, one
wh,cn Is the source of all sat;sfaaoa,
ana profit in stock-keepino. s n,
tile. 'o"aio mat is fu-
All colts which are not first a..
themselves and eligible tn raoi .,ass IN
should be converted into geld' ,a.la.lol
marketed as soon as thew cs, uines and
n.. Keep the best filies for b h,a"e
| Inc work horses will wear ont met a..
same as the wagons and the farm imn .Le
| menus. Take good care of them p T..
keeping them well groomed. and ny "
can lengthen their period of usef,lIyo ou
| Just as you can that of the macb;nasA,
by keeping it well oiled. ".n'nery
The potato needs much mo;str
order to make successful orowtb 'e pl u
this should not lead one info tha a,.a pus
planting on low, wet piece of land as
such cannot produce mealy tnber
Lana that keeps moist, but is well
drained, should be chosen. "'n
The pressing question for Ame,;o,.
farmers to study to-day is that OF mora s'a
economical production. The Interests
are too wide for any scheme for contro
ing markets and prices to be Of anv avail
Produce more per acre and YOU will bays
a profit in spite of low prices,
1t is easier to train a horse tbon -
preak 1t. In fact, the latter practice has
become Anticipated, and we are glad tn
say few farmers follow it. Still ii i well
enough to bear in mind that there Is A
decided difference between the two. espe-
cially II you have some colts coming in.
Sheep are profitable stock only when
a profitable kind is kept and in profit
able manner. The man who thinks
sheep OF chief value as scavengers. and
keeps them mainlv for that purpose and
without much regard to breed or feed.
will not be apt to find their feet golden
to his land.
Most of the people on the farm learn
TO milk, but not all OF them become good
mixers. Some make very hard work Of
what should be an easy task. Ii YOU
want the best results, see that the mixer
is quiet, easy and firm in his methods.
II he requires much muscular exertion
and bodily motion in the labor of ex-
tracing the milk, he is not good man
for the place.
Ii you keep poultry, regard it as part
OF the farm stock, and give commensu-
rate feed and care. If you think the
fowls are of no account, they will surely
prove themselves SO to you. Just now
we would suggest that the young chicks
be kept dry, not allowed to run about in
the wet grass in the early morning. 1t
will have much to do with keeping them
well, and that way profit lies.
FEEDING BRAN.
With nearly all kinds of stock bran
can be fed to a good advantage, and es-
pecially SO during the summer. At the
prices it is usually sold at during the
summer it makes one OF the very cheap
est foods that can be supplied. Some
use more or less in the dairy; but, while
it makes valuable food for the cows
and the teams, brood mares and growing
pigs can be given more or less to a good
advantage. 1t can be fed for milk, for
growth, to add to the variety and for
manure. For fertilizing alone it adds
nearly or quite its cost to the manure,
and for the purpose at least it is worth
twice the value of coarse meal. One
in feeding it is that there is
little or no waste, is easily assimilated
and contains but small amount OF IN
digestible materials. 1t is also in con-
dition to be combined to a good adyan-
tage with other materials. In ltseli u
is not a complete food; in feeding IN
nearly all cases its best results are Sc
cured by feeding in connection WITH
other materials. With the mich cows
cornmeal and bran with good
pasturage make complete ration Tor
milk and butter.
With growing pigs bran can be USED
With middllngs, ground oats, pariey u
and if made into slop WIN
sweet skim milk with any OF these IL
will aid materially in securing strong
rigorous growth with good development
If bone and muscle. For the teams Drsn
an be combined with almost any klnd
If grain with a benefit, while with ull-
hreshed oats, if they are run through u
'utting box, it makes one OF the pes'
ations that can be supplied. ~.
Many purchase bran all through tne
winter from necessity in many locaiities
rom this time on it can be secured ~
air prices, SO that generally 1t can pe
fought and used in connection WIFI
ther materials to good advantage, IL
When grain-raising is combined WIN
tock-feeding the manurial value Oh ,: ~,
eeds must be considered if the iertllIi
f the soil is to be kept up, ana wl aa
ran this is one item gained, as 1t Is Que
f the best materials that can be leu ~
took when the value of the manure IL
n item. 1t is not best to depend on
ran alone, but on nearly all arms nlo''
l. L 4 4 oz.,al nINrlntQNe.