Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-25
The Dairy Cow Will Not Civ.
Something for Nothing.
PURIFYING THE POULTRY yarns
Give the Corn the Best Cultivat;on
Of Which You Are Capable
Some Short Pointers.

For chapped or scratched teats on,,..
cream or fresh butter. apply
Strict cleanliness is one NJ tho
sites for successful dairying. 'equi-
The colt should have good l..
pasture to feed and exercise in. ~ OF
| Give the colt some nice, briobt o...
where 1T can get at them handy "'s'
| The amount of fat which a cour ~;
is the test OF her value in the dairve gives
| The neatness of the package has r,,,al
to do with the selling price Of bntt .nocn
1t is not necessarily true that s,;.
milk calves make pot-bellied ear s,,a,l
ers." car SUCK
DO not skim your calves too so,..
Let them have some new milk for =.
least two weeks. ior az
A COW abused will not do her host n.
make you money each COW shouid ho - ~
lowed to do her best. 10 al
Test the cows in the dairy herd. Soma
Q. si IL are not paying for their keep.
A nervous COW will "give down y min,
peter II IN quiet place, securely fas.
tened and MIXED very gently. '"s-
Hedge for disappointments and tho
unexpected, and then you will be het too
prepared for them if they come. ''0'
The dairy COW will not give sometb;na
Tor nothing; YOU must feed her we'll -
get good returns in milk and butter, "
Make your purchases for cash as mrob
as possible or pay with truck. avn;d
book accounts " or giving your note
| Ii you cannot get in corn for foddor
SOW mlllet. Ii neither is done. emf or
pillow under the weeds before or while in
bloom. i'e III
| Thousands of farmers who have ~
sllo grow few or no roots, when = fa,v
acres would prove very profitable. Sow
turnips ~"
1t is said that the milk sugar contained
in 100 pounds of average milk would
bring more money on the market tbon
the butter 1T contains. As yet there has
| been no cheap method discovered of ex-
| tracing it.
Among the garden crops peas. sweet
corn and tomatoes can be most snccess.
fully grown with the least expenditure
OF manure. This is worth rememberino
| by those whose crop of the latter prod.
| uct is short.
The commercial creamery is the ont
growth of demand for better and
more uniform grade of butter. Many of
the private dairies produce first-class
butter, and have not suffered from the
establishment of creameries.
The time for sewing millet is just COM
ing on In many sections. Sow broadcast
bushel or a bushel and a quarter of
| seed to the acre. Cut early before the
| seeds have formed, and with good wealth
er fine, valuable hay will be secured.
A dairyman very pertinently remarks
that there will be no special advantage
In securing better cows, using better feed
and securing better apparatus unless
skill in manufacture is brought I'D ac-
cordingly. Skill in managing must be
combined with all improvements if the
best results are secured.
Give the corn the best cultivation of
which you are capable. In many sec
lions OF the country the season has been
SO wet that farmers were unable to get
their corn in until very late, and unless
all conditions are unusually favorable it
will have hard work to mature before
frost. Consequently corn may be of
more value presently than it now is.
The reason why the boys leave the
farm is because the motto "slow but
sure has no attraction for them. They
see that money is made more rapidly in
other occupations, and do not sufficiently
consider the greater security of the in
vestment in the farm. This is fact of
which more account should be made in
our agricultural writings and teachings.
PURIFYING POULTRY YARDS.
When permanent poultry houses and
yards are erected and the fowls are kept
clxyf Jnr tI,o. ftar
time becomes so impure as to render it
dangerous to the health of the fowls.
The yards need publication. The Amer
lean Agriculturist thinks the best plan is
to have two yards for each flock of fowls
and keep one covered with a growth OF
oats, rye, corn, clover or the like, shift
ing the fowls from one to the other when
necessary. Digging over the yards once
a fortnight will answer few years. Sow
ing. the yards with gypsum will help IN
their publication, as the gypsum absorbs
and holds the fowl odors. But where
digging and sowing with gypsum are en-
ployed once in every two or three years
the top soil should be removed, using it
as fertilizer, and new, fresh earth carted
in to take its place. Mr.. Rankin grows
crop of vegetables on his yards yearly,
and thus keeps the soil in suitable con-
dition for his immense flock OF ducks
and chickens. Some plan OF publication
is necessary, and that is the best for any
particular poultry raiser which enables
him to do the work the most economic
ally and the most thoroughly.
GOOD GRATING WAX.
Prof. Budd OF Iowa concludes that I'M
seed oil, as at present manufactured
contains chemicals injurious to vegeta-
ton, and that as an ingredient OF graft
ing wax it is unsuitable. According to
a correspondent of the Country. Gentle
man much better wax is the following
Melt one pound of resin over quiet hre
and one ounce of beef tallow, stirring u
well. Take it from the fire, and let II
cool a little; then stir tablespoonful Oh
spirits of terpentine and after that seven
ounces of alcohol. Then put the vessei
(any tin or iron vessel will answer 10
make it in) over the fire, stirring con
stantly until the compound begins W
boil. Then remove, and the wax Is READY
for use. 1t is also excellent for curing
wounds on trees. If the compound pc
comes too thick, warm and add little
more alcohol.