The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-02-17
AGRICULTURAL.
The Proper Way in Which to
Start an Apiary.
TO MAKE THE DAIRY PAY.

Now IL the Time to Prepare Your.
| self for the Coming Season
by Reading Up.
Prepare yourself for the coming seeson
by reading mp on. everything pertaining
TO your business. II you are raising
some special crop. get m the ''pointessU
on that special subject; then CLEAN ont
that which il suited to your conditions,
Use your own brain q veil = thoee 81
Others. Study thoroughly the condition
Of your soil to ascertain whether Il =
suited to the crop you expect 70 rsise.
The next thing 10 the market. Are Won
situated in such position that il can b
marketed proftably7 There are : score
Of things OF this sort which must BE-
taken into consideration before making
. start on anything, and winter IL the
proper season for this portion Of work Of
the producer.
oyERPRoDucrIos OF YRrn.
We hear considerable talk about over
production Of fruit here In OREGON and
Washington. Surely there il no reason
to fear any euch calamity, even After the
present acreage il doubled and then
trebled. The same fears were expressed
when California started to raise orsnees
and fruit by the trainload. and to-day
California fruits may be found in some
form all over the United States. Chesp
freights and improved methods of ham
ding will stimulate the business; but TO
get cheap freights We must have large
quantities to ship. Plant more prunes,
more apples and more cherries. The
evaporation and cannery will work mp the
surplus that cannot be sold in . green
state. The Worlds Fair has opened the
eyes OF the millions regarding Oregon
fruits. want has been created. and
the next thing to do IL to satisfy the
want.
10 MAKE THE DAIRY PAY.
A correspondent of Hoard's Dsirymau
writes: Weed out the COWS you now
have by the use Of the scales and milk
test. Be sure to use both, and reject
those that will not pay . profit. II Won
buy cows. buy the best you can, select
ing by the same means. Get . pure
blood sire OF one Of the best milk-pro-
ducing breeds. who has for ancestors the
best Of milk producers. Raise the heller
calves from your best oovs-thoee, II
possible, that have mothers and grand
mothers that are good milk producers.
The longer the line Of good ancestry the
more certain will you be of raising good
heifers. Bring up your calves right. Feed
and care for them 50 rs to produce rapid
growth and development, bat do not feed
foods that will make them fat. That
will produce beef tendency, which will
be apt to cling to them through life and
greatly injure their dairy qualities. At
two years of age they should commence
giving milk-the business Of their lives.
HOW TO START AN APrARy.
This will depend largely spon your
resources. II you are able, you will be
tempted to start in too heavily, and this
is where YOU will make q mistake. In
one year you will have gained the expe-
rience you needed, but with probably .
loss OF good portion of your stock,
which is liable to disgust You with tho
whole business. and you win be tempted
to give it up. Don't do it. You have
passed through the chrysalis stage Of
your development, and you are now on
the fair road to success. The proper
way TO begin will be to purchase . crate
Of five hives in fat; what is known a
the dove-tail hive is probably preferable
to any other. Next one or two swarms
OF bees. These you can usually buy at
home; if not. send to your nearest dealer.
II you buy at home and get the black
bees, you will need q tested Italian
queen. You will want besides this .
smoker, bee veil and A. I. Roots A B G
Of Bee Culture or some other work of its
sort. You get in this in a very cheap
form the experience of others. which
you will find very valuable to you. This
outfit, figuring on one swarm OF bees,
will cost you about HISS. With this
outfit you can easily find out whether
you have an aptitude for the business or
not.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Flowing for next seasons crops during
winter not only aids in the destruction
Of insects, but puts land in good condi-
ton for culture.
One of the most important points in
agricultural operations is thoroughness
OF culture. This applies not only to
corn and other grain crops, but also to
small fruits, young orchards, etc.
No man was ever poorer farmer be-
cause he possessed liberal education.
II YOU want to make your boy . really
good farmer, better IL possible than his
father, do not stint his schooling.
Land which is too rough for grain
crops can either be seeded with grass
and thus furnish pasture for sheep, or
can be planted to timber or fruit trees.
Very little land need lay absolutely idle.
II you have only limited amount to
invest and are about buying sheep, il
will be far better to buy few good ones
than many culls. 1t is the quality OF
your flock more than the sire upon which
your profit viii depend.
Selecting and planting the best farm
seeds will increase the quality Of grains
and grasses just as selecting good breed
ing stock improves the farm herd; and
we all know what splendid results have
been accomplished in that line.
Other business men are cutting OF all
needless expenses, and IL 10 advisable
that farmers do the same thing. Mako
all the tools YOU can yourself and save
bills in that direction. Do your own re-
pairing and get rid Of Improbable stock.
A thoroughly docile animal, no matter
what Il Is. is more easily managed than
one that is wild and fractions. and Il Ia
also more profitable. for II will prove Q
better grower on the same amount Of
food and . better producer than tbs
fractions one.
Sheep often cannot be kept In large
nocks and limited quarters without
breeding disease. Be sure that youe
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