Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-16


made five and half pounds in three
days. AS have said before, this is a
question of heredity. This cow comes
from long line of ancestry that means
something. Let me give you little IL
lustrati0n of what the meaning OF an
cestry is l was in the veterinary Oh
flee of Mr.. Quickfall, in Philadelphia,
III 1865. and he showed me section OF
bone two inches long, taken from the
hind leg of a thoroughbred English
racing horse. Their breed, you know,
descends clear from the Arabian. thou
sands of years. He had also a Pinch sec
section between the fetlock and the
gambril, taken from Conastoga draft
horse. The horse had weighed 1900
pounds in his best days. The bone OF
the draft horse was nearly double in
size that of the racing horse, yet the
bone from the racing horse weighed
the most. l thought to myself away
back in the days of Mohammed this
little bone started and it had been held
IN line of purity and reinforced on
either side, and upbuilded and up
builded with the intelligent judgment
OF intelligent breeders, pursuing
straight, specific line. The doctor told
me that that piece Of bone from the leg
Of the racing horse was stronger than
the finest steel that can be found. Those
two pieces in the hind legs Of the race
horse were sufficient to throw him
twenty-five feet at jump, straight
along. for mile, two miles or three
miles: and he says, Il tell you there
are no two pieces Of steel in Gods
world could stand It," That was breed.
There was the hiding of inherited
power.-W. D. Hoard.
A Cows Feed From One Acre-Mr.
Bancroft Of Delaware has demonstrate
ed says the Rural New Yorker, that
one acre of his light soil will furnish
years supply Of food for one COW!
A spring crop of crimson clover and
winter oats is put into the silo and
the ground at once plowed and put in
corn or cowpeas, which in turn go into
the silo when ripe. After this second
crop is harvested, another crop of
crimson clover and oats is started. The
ensilage from this acre will feed one
COW year. During her heavy milk
ing season, two pounds per day Of cot
tonseed meal might be profitably add
ed, but the COW could maintain a good
yield without it. Mr.. Bancroft even
says that he doesn't care II one-third
Of the crimson clover and oats are
down" SO fiat that they cannot be
oocf1v For hn CT
be plowed In to make more corn. This
is the most intensive" culture of
COW feed we have yet heard Of.
Agricultural Prosperity in Iowa.
Iowa's Indian summer of 1895 is the
most glorious Of the series for its bright
sunshine Is falling upon a state laden
with the grains, fruits and fats of pro-
life year. Prices are low, very low, but
there is vast difference between hav-
ing prodigious crops to sell at low
prices and farmers having nothing to
sell and being compelled to buy hay.
corn and oats to feed their stock as the
farmers of Iowa were compelled to do
last year. There Is at least 5000. 0O0, 900
difference in the condition of Iowa
farmers on this years crops, as COM
pared with their last year products, and
that $500 900 will aid in restoring
general prosperity, business and labor
in Iowa. for the farmers will all be SELL
ers instead of buyers, and their pro-
ducts will bring the money into Iowa
this year. instead Of their being COM
PEELED to send out millions Of dollars to
buy food for their stock. as they did last
year.-Iowa State Register.
Waste of Corn Fodder-Taking the
estimates Of the department Of agri-
culture as to the area grown to corn and
the per cent of waste Of the corn fod-
der annually in the United States, It
appears that this annual waste on the
farms Of the country amounts to over
$500, ZOO. 900. Just think Of such an
enormous waste Of one Of the products
Of a staple crop. Suppose that the
farmers Of the United States were re-
quired to put their hands in their pock-
cts and throw away over $500 900 900
annually! And yet that is the equiv
alent of what is going on respecting
one Of the great staple products Of the
farm. Save properly and feed the corn
fodder. and sell the hay for cash. for 1t
brings good price.-Indiana Farmer.
Dirty Eggs Will Not Keep.-In laying
down eggs for winter use care should
be taken to see that they are perfectly
clean. The shell is porous and the
odors of any filth attached to it quickly
penetrates to the interior and begin the
process of decomposition. 1t is impos-
sibie to keep eggs many months and
have them exactly like fresh eggs. The
evaporation from the egg robs It of
moisture. though this is largely pre-
vented by immersing the egg in lime
water. But all water. except that which
has been just boiled. contains some air.
Packing eggs in salt will keep them for
short time, and is the easiest and
cheapest way for keeping for home use.