The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-05-26
AGRICULTURAL WORLD.
Valuable Facts Concerning
Work ON the Farm.
VERY INTERESTING BREv1rIrs.

ssns Esssstsals - The AAva.tagssvs
Feeding 81 Earn ssseA-4vssy A..
vantage M.ss ~ fsksa - save Wsses
80 Lssssa tie Cess.
In feeding stock to the best advantaes
two items are essential. One u 10 fur.
nish reasonable variety in their food,
and the other d to iced regularly. No
one article q food viii supply al ele-
ments Of nutrition in the right proper.
ton to secure the best grin Il the lowest
cost, because in nearly Ill cases Il will
lack In some Of the essential elements q
will supply them in insufficient quaint
ties. In making up the nations The
wants o. needs Of the animals shouh a.
Ways Be considered, q we'll q the pur.
pose Tor which it 10 supplied, and In ID.
diti0n to this cost must BE- cpusidered.
supplying nation that - far - possible
will secure the best gain to the lowest
cost. The more completely the ration
supplies the needs Of the animal and the
Ices the cost the better the possible
profit; hence It II important 70 supply
. variety and to maintain . god Ape
ute. But, no matter how complete The
ration or how literally Il may be sup
piled, the animal will not thrive q Il
should unless the feed 10 given regularly,
Nature ID regular. Whenever food il
supplied she ct once commences 70 digest
and assimilate it, and under normal con.
ditions does not pause until the opera-
ton IL completed. Between two opera
tions there should be some interval Of
rest; therefore, II food d given before
the accustomed time, the digestive ofKans
have not had their accustomed rest and
there 10 more or les risk that they may
be overtaxed, and in consequence the
work will not Be properly done, and this
in turn may create . disturbance of the
whole system. II on the other hand the
feeding ID delayed beyond the usual time,
the increased hunger Of the animal l.
apt to induce it to eat too fast, % that it
will not be - thoroughly masticated and
Of course will not be - thoroughly di-
gested, causing in this way . los. Feed
ing iTregularly will also cause an animal
to fret to . more Len extent, and this
causes loss that better or more careful
work should avoid. In feeding econom-
ically every advantage must be taken to
save waste and lessen the cost. Feeding
= variety and feeding regularly are two
items that must always Be considered In
feeding economically. Then the GUAM
tity supplied must Be such - will secure
. steady gain whether feeding for growth
or to finish for the market, and the more
fully these essentials are supplied the
better will Be the profits. When stock
is on good pasture very little extra ID
necessary when keeping for growth, but
in feeding to fatten . fatteaing ration
must be given in addition TO the pastur-
age.
work .p . Rep.sassss.
It should be the aim of every farmer
who makes . speciality Of poultry prod
ucts to work up . good reputation, for
such is invaluable. For instance, sup
pose person wishes to acquire . name
for producing strictly fresh eggs. Let
him be sure his product 10 beyond re-
proach, and then stamp each egg with
the name Of the farm and . guarantee
as to quality. In . short time dealers
and consumer will learn to associate the
stamp with the highest excellence, and
prices materially above regular rates will
easily be obtained. It pays to get indi-
viduality and separate ones self from
the rank and Gle in any business, and
poultFy-keeping 10 no exception. There
IL plenty Of room at the top" and il is
1t the bottom where the profit Il found.