Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-08-18
FARM AND GAR1S|
Important to Harvest ana !.
the Crops Carefullss
SEVERAL INSTRUCTIVE ,..I
Production of Manure De-.
Careful Attention q A.,
Other Crop.

}, Ocner crop.
Good feed makes good egps
{ Curd is better than min 4.
Wash dirty eggs before = , Dsh
them. market.
fowls. - = ne led 81
Clean water, where thev =.
get it, is needed by the chicksss n aNA5
The back of the seat Of H.
not the place for hens to roost AL 0usui
Keeping the center Of ~
rounded up is a good point T. s'aet II
either hay or grain. = 'act4}
Keep daily account 81 4.
and expenses with the poultry w ~, ssee II
whether they pay or not. ana "
Have your horses shod bv III.
that does not cut the frop NM %sckaS
that the weight rests on tie f ihn osI
! If a horse is given grain -:
know OF no better bulky feed thss 'V q
upland prairie hay. 1t is frarrssas!u w
atable and free from dust. 'aus "
Do not become alarmed at n.
vator beam breaking an occas; s,,s !, ct2
stalk OF corn; the blowing pavS ~ NJ N
trouble and the loss Of few iar0e ~ ...a NJ \
The need Of ice is now BEING Il. s,a
great many persons. 1t is nei,hass %is
cult nor expensive to put up ! nm -
amount OF ice. Suppose you try !. i w. ~
Do not allow harvesting to ks.,
field of late corn from having sp NJ
blowing. The last plowino aa assl41
many weeds, and usually inc,os ass'apS
yield materially. = easss VI
II there is a time when darA s,..,.
are allowable, 1t is during hot we e.sus 4
But darkness does not necessa Ill ~: y
dampness nor lack of fresh a;r ' ny
the stables ventilated even il Won a. ~. Ne
darken them. ~ W NJ
Pastures which are infested viii q
weeds can be materially bene6tas
moving the weeds late this month l ~.
the seeds have matufed. Comnaro,ia.pn
few weeds will ripen seeds il this s sdw!
1t is a good thing to know how q :.
ovate land after it has become RIM i Ja W.
but Tar better to know how to cors...
its fertility and 30 avoid the sIo .s, Y,
laborious methods Of renovation, r. N
saving OF manure, turning under ora J
crops and rotation are the means II IN M /
very desirable end. -
The production of manure dese,ve. !.
careful attention as the productiou NJ
any other crop on the farm. # shous !
De regarded as a crop and as one q III
most valuable ones. In order to save /
without loss there should be vatn
tight stable floor and enough of fine A
sorrbents to take up and retain tia ia
uids. VIZ "
The use Of soiling crops is slow to o.
tain among Western farmers, but we b.
lleve they are making some headvm
each year. The one thing that prevents
their wider adoption is the labor N
quired. As land increases in value VA
can afford to spend more money mo,
labor, if it enables us to do more Ko,I
with a given number of cows.
HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY.
1t is quite as important to harvest and
store the crops carefully as it is to plant
and cultivate properly. Some farmer
seem to overlook this fact The percent
age OF hay and grain wasted because d
poorly-constructed stacks and leakybarn
roofs is unnecessarily large. Do not sui
Ter from these causes. Rats, mice, SOUR
rels, weevils and other insects destpr
and damage grain after it is in the bim
ana cribs. These losses are preyentabe
Inc old beaten track" is not the one
Which will always lead us more quickly
'r even more surely to success in agt
culture. New ideas and new methods
nave come up in every branch Of farm
practice during recent years, and many
If them have already been tried and
ound good. A prejudice in favor Of Old
ways should not keep one from being
progressive, says the Wisconsin Agd.
ulturist. Read, study and keep up
With the times. Very many farms which
re now unproductive or barely paying
expenses could be brought up to a very
'rofitable state of cultivation merely BY
understanding. Where tile is difficult
: procure or where the expense |;
bought to be too great an excellent sub
tltute may be made with boards Or
tones. Good farming is very often
nroWn away on land which is too wet
produce good crops, and before vast
lg more time and strength in this way
he land itself should be put in proper
Put some of the surplus ma
ure on the meadows, hauling it out and
oreading evenly through the fall and
inter. Grass will run out rapdlyh
D. led. 1t pays just as well as to fer.
NE grain. Some neglect this and won,
sr that they get such poor crops, and
include there is no profit in grass.
SAVING SEEDS.
Owing to the facility with which farm
s can supply themselves from the
edsmen, few save their own seeds nov
-they did in former times. 1t Is 80
nvenient to look over the assortmens
be found in the seed stores and select
nat one wants for the garden for
lall consideration that saving seeds at
right time is scarcely thought Of BY
'st families having gardens. stu
ere are in many cases manifest ad,
ntages in saving at least a portion Oh
seeds which may be wanted the next
lson, says the Southern Farmer. In
IS way one can feel certain OF having
his various crops seeds which Will
Nv and be true to name if proper care
taken in gathering, curing and pre-,
wing them from injury until wanted
use. Do not take seeds from the
mt until they are perfectly mature
ect from the best stalks and spread
lew days in dry room, and when
y have been carefully cleaned put u
all paper bags, label and hang out Oh
ms way until planting time. 1t iss
q plan to single out the plants from
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