The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-03-26
A FEW FARM FANCIES
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS In STOCK
Local Notes Regarding Farms and
0rchards-A sure Preventative for
Hog Chotera-How Geese ARE made
40 Pay Mig Returns.

Professor Harry Snyder OF the Miane-
sofa Experiment Station says that it re-
quires 200 tons of water per acre to pro-
duce good crop OF wheat. Sunfiowers
require 5000 tons per acre. On the aver
age from 275 to 1915 pounds Of water I. Sc
quired to produce pound of dry matter.
Such estimates help to crystalize our ideas
in regard to the Importance OF conserving
our soil waters, but in the nature of the
case cannot have much other value The
amount of water required must vary i'm
mensely with the amount OF plant food
which it contains, and this will depend
on the richness of the soil.
Properly developed goose Iivers are said
by the Washington Poultry Journal to be
worth 81 each in Strasburg for packers
OF ''delicacies. They are used for max
ing the "pates de foie gras," which is
French Tor goose liver pies. This deli
cacy is the pride and JOY OF the medical
profession, for those who consume it are
not only absolutely sure to require medi-
cal attention, but usually in circum-
stances to pay big bills. 1t is probably
the most indigestible thing ever know
lngly put into the human stomach. The
method OF manufacturing the livers is to
place the bird in a very small coop with
SLATED front, with abundant pure water
within reach and feeding continually.
After the bird has eaten all it will the
the mouth is opened and corn inserted
until he is filled up, like Mark Twain's
jumping frog OF Calaveras. In about a
month the goose will be unable to move
at all, and his liver will he as large as
as that of small calf, and perfectly
white. The rest Of the bird is made into
goose grease, except OF course the feath-
ers, which are valuable. The business is
said to be profitable.
All who are interested In stock must
come to the conclusion that the time has
arrived for the prosecution Of a relentless
war Of determination against all unprofit-
able breeds. 1t is an age where the fit
test must survive or failure to the grower.
No man can feed cattle and come out
square at present prices, unless the cattle
are OF breed and thriftness that will
make pound of growth on minimum
amount of food. 1t is equally true that
no matter what kin d OF cattle are fed, no
profit will be made unless the feeder nm
derstands perfectly how to feed to get the
largest possible growth from q given
quantity OF food. 1t is the same with
hogs. The breed must be OF kind that
lays on fat readily; in other words, that
makes the best possible use OF food, and
the feeder must understand just what
kind of feed or what mbination OF feeds
| should be fed to make the hog grow rap
idly. He must also know how long to
feed, or at what stage hogs cease to make
a profitable use OF food. 1t is also GER
tain that it is dead loss to breed horses
unless they are first class. Horses that
| brought hundred dollars few years
ago could not find purchaser to-day at
any price. The same law holds good in
dairying. The COW that produces 8 per
cent or less OF butter fat is not tie kind
of COW that the farmer can rake a
profit from in these days of low prices.
The standard OF excellence should be 5
per cent and about 800 pounds of butter
per year. The scrub that will not make
200 pounds under good feeding and good
care-the COW that is robbing the farmer
must be got rid of at any cost. Then
in the manufacture OF butter, careless
methods will not do. No matter how
good the COW may be or how excellent
the feeding and care, there will be no
profit in the dairy unless the product is
snch that will command the highest
in the market. Old methods OF butter
and cheese making must 20. II the
poultry business the hen that will not
| come up to the standard of 200 eggs a
year will find no place in the new order
OF things.
The following is not given as a cure
but as preventive for hog cholera: One
half bnshel salt, one-half bushel oak
ashes, one-half pound copperas, mixed
together and placed where the hogs can
get at i every day The best way
is to put ii in large box. nail up all
sides except one small opening for tha
hogs to get their heads through. They
will eat enough of it to keep them healthy
and free from the disease.