The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-10
AGRICULTURAL.
Column Devoted to the Inter.
ests Of the Farmer.
BEST WAY OF MAKING HAY.

BEST WAY OF MAKING HAY.
Cement Largely Replacing Boards
for Flooring Of Poultry and
Dairy Houses, Etc.
Cement II largely replacing boards for
flooring Of summer Kitchens, poultry
and dairy houees, for stables, pigEeries,
cowsheds, walks. Wherever the place
the principle il the same. Dig out SUN.
Gent to admit from twelve TO twenty
inches Of stone. large 1t the bottom,
with smaller TO gil in the chinks. Pound
the stone well together. 90 there shall be
no after settling and to leave - little
space between as possible. Mix one part
best cement and two parts sharp sand
with water, to be thin enough TO pour,
and nee for filling among the stones.
The next coat should be thicker and be
q couple of inches above the stones and
not used until it hardens. Whether walk
or floor prepare always for the wash;
that is, have . slope n drain that will
door aside from their indestructibilitv
il that thev can he washed. INIT 10 have
ali the good that should follow 6ushine
there must be : drain. Some cav cement
fi,rors are too coId for noultrv and cattIe
sheds and Mo nens. No one ouesfions
This. lint no one supposes such door are
to remain hare. but are to be covered
with litter. Tons Of leaves have already
been gathered for the uouItrv- house- n
one place several loads of earth have
been broueht in. and II il Already at.
tered two inches deem over the Aoora.
The donpines. raked mn once a veek.
On into barrels under cover for use in thu
Garden next snrino. In the COW and n;o
nens and In tie stables the Ii,t.r ia e,rsT'
and q oooi penerous he'd Of IL. The floors
in the horse, COW and Dig houses should
have drains for carving the LIQUID ma
nnre To reservoirs prensred to save IL.
WEI We. roohLa nAIANo.D .o.s'
FROM late bulletin on the Mafyiand
agricuiturai station on data - between
q weil-baianced vs.. Pooriy-baianeed
ration we give q summary oil conclusions
as follows: ror iattening steers we'll
balanced ration is very mnch more prof.
table than apoor'y-oaianced one. steers
led on ~en-paianceI ration maze an
average daily gam oil z,.o pounds' tnose
gwen apoo,'y-osiahce' rAtion maae IN
average daiiy gam OF l.. POUNDS. Inc
increased prohts from TINS test showing
dinerence OF i-Vo per steer were IN IA
vor OF the weii-paiAnceo RATION. Win
we'll nalanced ieed ninety Gays is ample
time In winch 70 prepare An animal iot
market Wnere tne more nitrogenous
FOODS are USED II Is oeheved nearly -
Rood dairy gains can oe msne oy mixing
the grain win cut corn ioddef ss thouen
hay were usea; Inc use OF cut corn iod-
der instead on nay IN ieeding cstie may
make the ninerence OF q rr"nt insieaN
OF a loss; Fhty per cent more manure
the we'll balanced ration than from thoes
receiving the poorly-balanced one. The
manure is also much richer In plant
food.
!, DON'T ENLARGE THE FARM.
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. nnoaH.,;nrn In ,hssa rssss TIE nwna,
! will find it much more profitable to ma
. nure their present neids more hoerai,
ana cultivate them more tnorouSni
r than IL VIII pe 10 spread theit "orA owe
|. large numoer oil acres.
! BEST WAY OF MAKING HAY,
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,ha m;n,.r s,ows when ,hsv co,,d car,
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+ The farmers not;ca5 this h.y w.s hst,s
!, ~ ,nai;,r thar ,hav ,'.5a frn,, bs,,.
:. - d" -, ,har =, AZ IMITATION ,,.as !
sas,;n. mn no,as ten foo, lon. Win ian
( traxarsa Nos and ana, the Grass los.
& IL unon them. the result was excellen
/, Even in wet weather only a small po
ton Of the outside was dissolved. Will
. the inner portions, exposed to the a
l, beneath and protected from the raj
Moving can be carried on in spite I
I ind raj w hA o.