Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-28
Great Decrease Predicted !,
Horse Breeding.
TIME TO CLEAR TIMBER LAM
Chop the Piece in Summer wbor ),
Leaves Are on and Full Grown =
The Advantages.

" understanding" which NAV h. = the
as well in winter when the or ~ uone
frozen, as the bushes win then s,vund Is
The usual way is to cut ali sani;s EASILY.
to five or six inches in diamatas up
only cut the brush and smallest sa,l pul
because the ak is liable to haco Saplings,
from coming In contact with the pro, uu,i
ana 1t does not pay to chop large timho,,
with duh ak. Chop the piece in a's s',,e
mer when the leaves are on ana 1 s,ln
grown gl, July is about the best t; ir,a-
The advantage OF chopping at that tine t.u
is that the brush will burn much r s.ne
readily with the leaves on. and u ~
sprouts will not sprout so badly J. ae
chopped in winter. In order to insn - Il
good burn it is best to pile the I hrn.s
well. One that is inexperienced i ,usa
to pile the brush too carelessly haoau u.c
the leaves make it look as thouph ;t Il nse
much thicker than it is. Leave !, :, mas
it is dry enough to burn well, which III,
probably be some hot day in tbe la. n,l
part of August. Log and burn Il - n@s'el
soon as possible, taking a little pai ma y y
make the log heaps on the prass;o 70
places when it can be done without ,nrah
trouble. Plow thoroughly with a;n uon
shovel or new-ground pillow and I soIp
in winter wheat. In the sprino s NV
down and leave in grass three or IN.
years, when the stumps will he sua; l
GENTLY rotten SO that the most 81 h au
may be pulled and the ground plowad I IL
good shape for corn or other c,nns +
think this will be found the hest w.n
when it is necessary to have the use OF th;e
ground right away. Grubbing all bushes
and small trees and clearing ground at
once of all stumps and roots is impracti.
cable for all except those OF almost m.
limited capital. If man is in no mar n
ticular hurry to have the use Of the land
a still cheaper way is to chop in winter
when not busy with other work. pile
brush fairly well, but cover as much
ground with it as is consistent with hav-
ing it burn well. Leave four or 6va
years, during which time pasture flock
of sheep on the piece to keep down
sprouts, weeds, etc. Burn some very
dry time, and you will be surprised t.
see how much will burn, not only ali
brush, but many of the logs and stulnps
Log and burn and pull all the stumps
left. A piece of land treated in this vay
will pillow up like an old meadow and b.
in excellent condition for corn or any
other cultivated crop.
HAVE YOU AN IcEHoUsE?
We hope none of our agricultural
readers are SO unwise as to have neg
lected to provide for laying in a store Of
ice for the coming summer, provided
they live where ice is procurabfe But,
if any have been SO improvident let
them be SO no longer. There is time
enough yet to build house and fll it
with ice. 1t does not require much Of
building to keep ice in. A rough struct-
ure of common boards, say sixteen feet
square, with good drainage at the bot
tom to prevent an accumulation Of wa
ter, will give an ample supply for family
and dairy use where the family is not
unusually large and the herd does not
exceed twenty or twenty-five cows
Board up on the inside of the studs with
single boards, leaving a window four feet
square in each gable end for ventilation
When packing the ice cover the floor
with foot of sawdust or hay. Leave a.
space between the ice and the sides Of
the building sixteen to eighteen inches
wide and pack with sawdust, tanbark or
hay as the ice is put in. On top OF the
ice put layer of sawdust or bark not
more than six or seven inches thick. Ice
packed in this way will not melt much.
A weather boarding on the outside OF the
studs will, of course, give the buildings
more finished look, but it isn't essential,
and so much may be saved in the cost OF
the house. The three essentials are
drainage, ventilation and exclusion OF
heat. If the house is built on hillside,
the first condition may be easily secured,
even if the house is partly underground.
| Ventilation is a mere matter OF having
two openings, through which the air can
circulate freely, and the packing OF saw
dust between the ice and the boarding
secures a protecting, though invisible,
wall of cold air to repel heat. onlya
shiftless, lazy bones will be without ice
in the summer when it can be so easily
and cheaply provided.
| BREEDING AND REARING HORSES.
There is tendency among stockralseers
to breed the class of animals most IN qe-
mand on the market at the partlcuiM'5
time. Ordinary horses have not sou
well during the past year. Farmers aie
often at the mercy of local buyers, VINO
fail to make reasonable distinctions III
the prices paid for different grades OF an
imais. Breeders who have given lhe
care and expense necessary to puiu "
a good stock of horses feel Discourage
when obliged to sell their animals al lle
prices paid for inferior ones. Hlgh melN
is occasionally found in animals OF Gun,
paratively unknown breeding nn .rr
three or more generations OF ance s:.:.,
possess nearly all the desirable quTall',s'
do not hesitate to claim exceilen;se.
Horses can be kept on grass ana nay man ~,
" after two years of age, if they are NV
worked. Do not sell good one loi
poor price; it will pay to carry II over a,r
wear. Worked steadily and moderator,
they increase in value until eishs ,;rshle
old. 1t is economy to hoio ue .,,,o or
colts this year, working then n w" in a
three times week. They VIII VI Nance.
good condition to sell year hsaad.
There will be a great decrease IN , oiI
ing in 1884 and in 1895, and the iUnO he
ing years the effects will propau,t,o
seen. There never was better ou .sss.
for careful horse breeders than AZ p' vi
ent. High stallion fees are as aLr. ali
desirable: but, ii they restrict pfee :.;nn
to only sound mares OF good disposl ,r,re
this apparent bar to progress ma! f'V
blessing to the business
SUCCESSFUL DAIRYINd ],
Consists in changing the feed in. "a 10 for
a quantity of milk that we get pun nroit
the feed and labor and have fair piVA"
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