The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-01-06
AGRICULTURAL.
Turkeys Said to Need More
Food Than Chickens.
THE wINTERING OF CALVES.
Marketing Feathers-Requisites Of
. Successful Farmer-Some
Items Of Interest

Marketing Feathers-Requisite o.
Successful Farmer-Some
Items Of Interest
Fewer eggs will be gathered il the hens
are crowded.
Fowls two years old are ~ rule best
for breeding purposes.
Fowls like mustard seeds occasionally;
also chopped onions in winter.
Alum dissolved in water il recommend
ed for diarrhea in the early stages.
Medium sized turkeys that are in Q
good condition bring the beet price.
| Now is the time to fatten and market
all ROSTERS not needed for breeding.
If corn has been put in temporary
cribs, put some sort Of roof over it be-
fore the heavy SHOWS come.
| Remember that turkeys, being much
larger, need more food than chickens.
They also bring more money in market.
| Punctuality should be the motto Of
| the dairyman. Regularity in feeding
and milking il a prime factor in getting
the highest results.
| Plan to farm 70 as to turn of crops
that take little from the fertility Of the
! farm and give good money returns for
the bulk taken away.
The continued dry weather offers Q
eplendid opportunity t. those engaged
in putting in tile. Keep at it until done
or the weather stops further work.
Young pullets notably lay small eggs.
Moral: Breed only from Eggs OF hens OF
Il
will apply to all domestic ANNA g.
Meat, milk, the cereal grains, with
plenty of fresh bone, cut tine, will make
good poul' ~ if they are kept free from
lice and have otherwise comfortable
quarters.
A few DAYS spent in filing the feed
bins in the barn. in storing up bedding
material and making things convenient
about the place will save time and ex-
posture in doing chores when more dis
agreeable weather arrives.
wIxrERIxG THE CALF.
The first wear of calf's life determines
to q great degree its value as an animal
for profit, saws Western Piowman. II it
is permitted to run with the COWS, steers
and older cattle, where il will be joetled
about and made to stand back from the
feed until such time as it can get to
take up the refuse left after the stronger
have had their choice, an Improbable,
etunted calf will be the result. The calf
must have its own shed. its own feed lot,
! its own ration OF grain and its own rack
of hay; when supplied in this way with
q proper amount of feed OF good quality,
. it will grow through every month OF the
. year and yield profit to its owner. Az
the tad m, ~ hsa OYadn aIlY
. increased. The importance OF . change
of feed at this time must not be over
r looked. Give little oats and barley
0 occasionally. Shelled corn is good iced
/: for the calf, as are also cornmeal, bran
j. and shorts; but do not give one variety
1 of grain food continuously. Give q
!. change occasionally. The sooner the
/: calf can grown up to COW or steer size
r the more profit there is in the business.
r Give the calf q chance.
MARKETING FEATHERS.
Poultry raisers should always save
y the feathers, and in the shape that
brings the highest prices. And dealers
9 prefer to have the feathers from
!, the goose, duck and hen picked dry. II
!; they are scalded, dealers prefer TO do
= their own dressing. as in many cases 1t
8 is not thoroughly done by the poultry
:, men and redressing is necessary. But
. always save them dry picked ii possible.
y Scalded geese are worth from 5 to 10 cents
Il per pound less than dry picked. ducks
~ from to cents less, and chicken feathers
y, " are worth about half price. Turkey
a. feathers are also quite valuable. In
. picking these save all the feathers thai
" grow on the tail: also in the two joints
+. OF the wing next the body. The
- pointed, one-side quilts that grow on the
" outside or tip of the wing sell at q low
~ price, and should be kept separate. Ii
NJ packing Law the feathers in straight in a,
light boxes as possible. Do not slut
II them into bags. as it breaks them. Be
"a fore packing weigh your boxes with tn
m, covers, marking the weight in plain fig
ures on the side.
m. REQUISITES OF A SUCCESSFUL FARMER.
II: To he most successful farmer mai
.si should be well posted and well educated
C: There are few branches OF knowledg
from which he cannot draw in every-da
)s, life. In the natural sciences the gradu
ate of the highest institutions OF learn
-; ing in the land will find in the ordinar
work Of the farm postgraduate cours
IA, which will be more practical and thor
Der oueh than that prescribed in the currle
ulum OF any Of our schools. TIL
tn introduction of a line Of study i
IN in this direction given at our schools ca
w. be carried on indefinitely and > decide
nj advantage. A knowledge Of entomolog
IN; will assist the farmer in determinin
among the insects which surround hiI
No. his friends and his enemies, and bein
MS, able to protect the one AMI destroy tn
er, other may be of great value. The sam
is true in regard to birds, beasts an
GA reptiles. II is along this line that \
education NAV be put to practical us
per Intelligent effort is always rewarded.
~ RAISING CHICKENS BY LAMP HEAT.
Nv experience has been SO unusual
.75 bringing through nest Of deserted eg,
ers. that l send it for the benefit Of the man
ose readers of Farm and Home, says Mr.
,ed, Conrow OF Erie county, Pa. Havinga he
nd setting on twelve eggs, che left her mes
las. and not wishing to lose the eggs, tos
per a common cylinder and put some %
material i'm the bottom. then put in u
per eggs and covered them with wools
y a cloth. The cylinder Was then hung n
.O@ der the hanging lamp and lighted Ian
set under Il on the table, pulling q
cylinder down close and turning 4
in lamp down so low as to get the requir
odel heat. After four DAYS nine nice chicke
This crawl led out, the other three eggs bel
ID" infertile. In few DAYS another b
J: il left eleven eggs. which were treated
eaid the same way, and after two days nj
more chickens Matched out. The chic