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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18

$50 more, thus reaching the s4OO mark
My receipts were never less than $500 any
one year, usually much more. / never
paid less than 800 on the principal of my
mortgage any one year. some years pay
ing 800 $500 / paid the whole N.1OO
with interest in seven years | can now
repair my buildings and improve my place
as l please and am sure that the farm
will provide ease and comfort for my
family and myself as long as we shall
live. We would not exchange it for a
mansion in the city.
As my potato crop was an important
factor will tell how it was managed
always planted on sod ground, all the
manure ! had was spread on the soil
and olowed under. The soil was thor
oughly narrowed and the potatoes planted
in rows three feet apart each way, eight
bushels to the acre. ] found the secret
of potato raising was to begin cultivat-
ing as soon as the rows could be seen
and cultivate not once, but twice or three
times and then cultivate again. The
next year this potato Stubble was always
sown TO grain and we'll seeded with tim
Othy and clover.
men can buy of 10 or so acres for s.. goo
or much less. If you have a little capital
so that you can make Il payment and
get started. buy one of them and go TO
work You can raise 800 worth of pro-
duce in year and you can live on 500
year with what you raise on the farm.
But If you would succeed you must work
yourself and work hard, and I would
caution you not to hire much work done
and don't nave any debts other than the
mortgage on Your farm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Our Business Hen.

She is a Leghorn, a brown one at
that: d high flyer. tbs true, restless,
noisy, half wild by nature, ALWAYS
hustling about peering into this, get
ting frightened at that; but with
such a gamey, ail-around business air,
that her good qualities as one of the
best, if not the very best, layers on
earth are being more and more recog-
nized every day. Since owning this
particular breed, 1 have never lacked
for eggs, winter or summer, except for
a short time during the mOulting sea-
son, writes r. S. Cole to the Rural
New Yorker. The only drawback with
the Leghorn is its lack of size as
table fowl: but that is compensated
for, in a measure, by the fine quality
of the meat. / aim to give them all
the range on the farm they will take,
scattering the houses about here and
there so they will not be crowded. l
let them take their choice as to roost-
ing places, which they seem to prefer
in the tops Of the tallest trees. This,
OF course, does not apply to the winter
season, as great care must he taken
to prevent their handsome combs being
frozen, one other weak point with
them 7 omitted, but far overbalanced
by the added beauty of their full
combs. Chicken thiefs find them less
desira BILE to pick off the roosts, owing
TO their half wild and noisy resistance
when caught, proceeding to which
they never consent without a terrible
racket.
One great advantage possessed by
the breed is that, although great for
ayers and hearty feeders, they seldom
get too fat to lay. requiring but little
attention that way. Their feed seems
to go all to eggs, provided they have a
variety and plenty of exercise.
/ n no
Plymouth Rock until 1 found that a
friend was getting two eggs to my
one from the same number of the
Brown LeghOrn hens, and in the fall
true their eggs are not of the largest
size, but they do not lack flavor and
beauty of appearance in the basket. /
get pretty nearly as much for mine in
market as do my neighbors with larger
breeds, and twice as many from the
same number of fowls. Having been
troubled with a peculiar kind of dis
ease closely resembling cholera some
years since, | found q complete remedy
in carbolic and sulDhuric acid mixed
with Is to 20 times its bulk in water,
and applied with a watering pot or
pump whenever they roasted or fed I
also used a little in their feed and
drinking water, only a few drops, as
the acid is dangerous. and the fowls
quickly show their disgust for it if fed
too strongly to them. Some of my
neighbors, curious to know the secret
of my success in getting eggs in win
ter. have held up their hands in sur
prise when informed that l fed them
upon wheat straw.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Broodv Hens to Order.

There are times in the year when it
would serve our purpose if we had a
few broody hens to set; but we realize
Josh Billings proverbial philosophy
the best time 10 set hen is when
she is reddY." l have been able to
modify Mr. Billings statement some
what by getting hens ready when |
wish them, writes George D. Coleman
in the Rural New Yorker. The plan
works best with old hens, those that
are fat, and preferably Cochins. If
the hens are not quite rat enough, be-
Gin to fatten them a short time before
you will need them, giving good corn
ration. When you need them, have
some baskets or boxes with some ven
tilations and covers that will, when
closed down. allow the hens room to
sit comfortably, but not to stand, on
some nest eggs. These boxes should
be arranged in some quiet room or
building, and in 4S hours the hens will
generally begin to show a broody dis
position.
Every morning and evening they
should be allowed off for food and
water and a little exercise. Corn
should be the principal diet, and a little
sulphuric acid in the water; fluid ex-
tract of Dodophyllin or linseed meal
in soft food will keep the bowels all
right On the third day some of the
hens can often be intrusted with the
eggs: a hen that will not be persuaded
to be broody by the fifth or sixth day
would best be rejected. Some will call
this cruel, etc, but as it is generally
in cold weather, Tin early spring., that
we need them, a hen thus provided is
certainly more comfortable-and it is
less cruelty-than if left exposed to the
weather of that season of the year
This simple plan | have used with
success, and if broody hens are needed
at a time when otherwise they are not
to be had it is worth the little y ouble
it involves. Turkey hens can be made
to set in the same manns', and 1t is
claimed that they become broody more
readily than the common hen, and
give much better satisfaction in every
at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Notes in Season.

Keep an account of the cost of Gull
tIvation of each field and the value
OF the crop it produces, and you will
ind III II an incentive to bring each up
to the highest possible standard.
The wind, the birds and the running
brooks all help to scatter weeds. Those
1eft in the fence corners may make the
whole farm foul another year. It is
strange how weeds travel, but travel
they Will
Teach boys and girls that the best
part of an education is what they do
not get in school books, but by asso-
citation with people. This should sug-
gest the importance of seeking the
right kind of companions
A Paris paper gives some details of
The methods of the geese fatteneTs
there. IT takes two weeks to prepare
them for the finishing. Five days Of
this makes them so fat that two more
days of il would kill them.
Every farmer should have a little
farm library. Bound volumes of agri-
cultural papers are good, and there
should be few text books which
teach the = 3 c of the business; also
books upon the crops which are your
specially.
Cherry trees frequently do well
planted III fence corners, but like other
fruit trees. do better when cultivated
Beyond trimming the small, tender
branches of the trees while young to
form a pyramidical head. the cherry
tree should not be pruned. especially
the large limbs, as they rarely heal
The purity OF milk is readily deter
mined by an instrument called the
lactometer. 1t is glass bulb with
tube. weighted To descend to a certain
point in perfectly pure milk. of course,
II the milk has been adulterated the
instrument viii vary. being sometimes
deeper and sometimes higher in the
fluid than it should be.
One may make a good guess as to
the kind of farmer a man is by taking
observations of the lots, the orchard
and the outbuildings on his farm.
If these present a comfortable appear
ance, and there is plenty of shelter for
farm animals and implements, it IS
safe to conclude that the owner Is pru-
dent and alive to the Importance of
economy. II rows OF cUrrant and
gCoseberry bushes, with a little or
chard Of cherry and plum trees, a
patch of raspberries and blackberries
are in sight, ii IS safe to infer that
the farmer is a good liver and a good
provider." If orchards be we'll kept
and ccntaln apples. pears. and
Peaches. it may be fairly assumed that
here is a farmer who knows his privi-
leges and means 10 live up to and be
thankful for those that the good Lord
puts within his reach. Such a farm is
a home in the trUeSt sense of the word,
and in il there is likely 10 be content
ment and peace. There are smiles
around the table morning, noon and
night. The children are probably well
clad. the farm animals sleek. and the
whole outfit are hOmesick after few
days absence from the farm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
How TO Treat a Man.
BY A HORSE.

81 n 6O1lSE>-
The humor and pathos of the follow
ing sketch Will be appreciated by every
lover of the horse:
When a man drops from sheer ex-
haustion or illness, promptly seize an
end board or a cart stake and pound
him on the head and on the ribs. If
this does not recuperate him, kick him
violently in the belly. This treatment
will restore him if persistently admin
istered. If a man finds his load too
heavy and feels that it will seriously
strain him to proceed, kick off a fence
board and knock him dOwn-and ham
mer him thoroughly with the board.
This will give him renewed energy, and
he will make no more fuss. But do
not on any account reduce the load.
That Will look too much like common
sense or humanity, and he Will be likely
to balk again when overloaded
If a man refuses to drink when you
offer him water. don't give him any
water for two days. That will teach
him to be thirsty at any time you
find it convenient to attend to him.
1t is a good plan to ply the whip fire.
quently on a man who is at work. No
matter if he is doing his best, hit him
now and then on general principles
and to prevent him taking any comfort
Ii his load is not heavy, oblige him
TO go enough faster to make up for it.
Work him hard enough to bring down
the average life one-half. as is done
with horses. If no whip is handy, use
a club. Tie your mans head back in
an unnatural position, with his eyes
toward the sun. This will give him
fine appearance" and prevent
stumb bling" OF course, he will not be
able to do as much work in this fix.
but it makes him wretched, so it is all
right.
In winter remove his clothing to
prevent his taking cold" He will
also dry quicker when you overwOrk
him. You must hang a blanket on his
back (but leave his neck and limbs
exposed) when he is not at work. Men
thus treated are much healthier than
when allowed winter clothing. If not
perfectly convenient to feed man who
is working for you, at noon, let him
go without, and by active use of the
whip secure as much work as the food
would have secured. OF course it wears
out his vitality and distresses him, but
that is no matter.
Put tight shoes on your man and
keep them there until he is very lame
with cOrnS. To change his shoes costs
money, not much, but some, and lame
ness and misery are of no account If
you can save 81 worth of shoes a year.
When you hire a man do not be ham
pered by any humane notions. Get all
you can out of him. True nobility con-
SistS in getting money, not in decency
or kindness. or what some noodles term
character" Get money, even If 1t is
all bloodstained. These are correct
principles, l am sure, for / learned
them when a colt from my master, who
treated all his horses on this plan-and
don't he know what's what?-Humane
Journal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Preparing For a Berry Garden.

NJ. A. Thayer: The farmers berry
garden should be decided upon now
Let the following months be given to
reading good farm and horticultural
papers. Be prepared to adopt the val
liable practical advice they are sure to
give. Mature plans for the season, Sc
lect plants, order them early; and let
this be the first work in the spring
One-quarter acre of good land, set with
proper varieties and we'll cultivated
should produce from 20 to 40 bushels OF
nice berries every season. This would
give an ordinary family fresh berries
every day in season and a liberal sup
ply, canned, preserved or dried, DUR
ing the entire year.
Plants for such garden may be pur-
chased direct from a reliable grower for
$40 or SIS, and should include the fol-
lowing varieties: 800 strawberry plants.
early, medium and late: 100 blackberry
plants, early and late: so red raspberry
plants early and late: 20 currants red
and white, early and late: % goose
berries, early and late: Is grapes, three
varieties, early. Multiply this list by
four for one acre, or by 20 for five
acres and you have the right proper
ton for continuous supply of different
varieties for market purposes.
Good berries may be grown on any
soil, sand, clay, muck, loan, gravel or a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
To Keep the Bows at Home.

Many writers and orators are inter
ested, apparently, in keeping the boys
on the farm, and have made various
suggestions as to solving the problem.
Doubtless all are good, but there is
one fact that has not been kept in the
foreground always; namely. that it
costs very little to induce a boy to stay
on the farm. This is an actual oc-
currence as related by ]. r. Doerfiinger
in the Home and Farm: A boy II
years old wanted to stay on the farm,
but he wanted a little more than he
was getting something more than
board and clothes. He pleaded for
wages. Give me-" he said. my board
and so much a month, and l will
clothe myself like hired man"
But his father would not consent to
the arrangement, saying that with
mortgage and small profits, he could
not allow him a regular salary until
he was d This working until you
are 81" has sent a great many boys to
a worse fate in cities The boy went
away. the farmer was obliged to hire
man to take his place. Now, he could
have hired the boy for less than he
paid the hired man-probabl for half
as much.
This is another occurrence: A boy 16
years of age, a good boy. who loved
was not content. Some of his friends
had gone to the city: they had better
clothing than he had, and they had
money in their pockets and jingled it.
The boy and his mother tried to induce
the farmer to give him regular wages,
but he said he could not afford it. At
length. however, he offered him 10
cents a day, and made this arrange
ment:
The boy was to be paid every Satur-
day night when possible; if the 20
cents was not paid on Saturday night
l cent a day was to be added until the
whole was paid This appears to be a
very small inducement, but it was
sufficient; the boy became a different
boy Immediately. Seventy cents
week to do with as he pleased. His
father did not pay every week. and at
one time was six weeks behind but
this gave the boy more money when he
was paid.
He opened a set of books. keeping
an account with each weeks work
and posting every day the / cent
for non-payment on time. The book
keeping was an interesting feature in
itself-it is interesting for anyone to
keep an account of gains. That boy
will not leave the farm. and it costs
only 10 cents a day TO keep him.
J. r. DOERFLINGER
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
S5arl11 and Garden

: proportion of waste as in any we'll
/ constructed, with the corners simply
filed with a six by six stick sawed
/ diagonally and nailed in firmly, first
coating the corners we'll with pitch and
coal tar. Recently / have been coun-
! Selled about the building of a number
/ of siloS, and in every case have insisted
! that they be double-papered, and the
silage has kept perfectly. My method
is to have the first boarding put on and
nailed very firmly, then over this put
a lining of the best tarred felt or pa
per and tack it solid. Now over this
spread a coat of pitch ana coal tar,
mixed just as thick as it can be
spread; or, if the pitch cannot be had,
boil down the fat TO the ike con-
sistency, and while this coat IS still
soft put on another lining Of tarred
paper or felt and over this put the
lining of narrow matched boards Ga
half-inch thick is as good as thickeT),
and nail it firmly. Onto the corners
put an extra strip of the paper. coat it
with the pitch or tar and into this nail
a piece of exc, sawed diagonally so as
TO make it fit, leaving about nine
inch face. i would now advise paint
ing the inside with two coats of fresh
coal tar. Put on the one and give it
a week TO dry. when apply the sec
ond, and this should have at least a
month to harden before filing the silo.
We shall now have q silO absolutely
air tight, and that is what is wanted
TO have the contents come out III the
most perfect condition. If these in
structions be minutelv followed and
the corn be properly grown and put in,
[ viii warrant no failures, but the ut
most satisfaction; and that when an
other time of scarce forage and high
prices comes the owner viii have the
broad smile and cOntented look of the
happy man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Eldon. Mo-Nebraska Farmer.
The silo-Eow to Build Tt.

r 6. Woodward in Prairie Farmer;
II almost seems as if it were a
,,,.s4e of words TO say anything about
the construction of the silo, and yet
from the eager manner in which men
come to inquire about the many de-
saiis If construction. it is evident that
nine mon out Of ten have very TaSue
IDEAS OF the requisites of good sllo.
/ have no patience with those VINO
adZ-jse the construction of cheap silos-
r is doubtless a fact that a silO may
he mt ND very cheaply, even of single
boards. and keep silage fairly we'll for
= year or two, but in the end they
will he found unsatisfactory In the
bniIding of a silo as in everything else
s.,rba+ Is worth doing at all is worth
zinc we'll Whether ii shall be
,.e.,,11 or square depends more upon
~ taste of the builder than anything
eiee The round sllo is theoretically
.,erfecf. but practically It does not
make a continentals difference IN the
; I-eanins- of the contents. While the
,-o,,nd s;Io does away with the corners,
II lasts more to build. and If put in
side a building nearly one-Iourlh Oh
the space is wasted Ihen' u II IS SO
large that a partition is needed, it is
imnossibie TO put one in OF sufficient
strength to endure the pressure with
ont making it so thick that much space
SC wasted. and the partition becomes
an air chute. down which the air can
mass 10 leak out into the silage all
along the corners: and then the cor
ners made by putting partition
across a round silo are of the very
xvs7rst shane ] have been IN many
round silos and have seen as large
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Some Talks with Farmers.

A few days ago, writes Fred Grundy
in the Rural New Yorker, while chat
ting with a farmer-I should say, soil
scratcher-he remarked: These are
about the hardest times I ever mon
keyed with Corn worth only Is cents
a bushel, hogs 21s or cents, and
every time he comes to town. Why,
it's enough to drive man out of the
country"
What's wheat WORTH" I asked,
casually.
Wheat. Wheat is selling at 80
cents now. but that doesn't do me any
good; I have none to sell.
What are eggs worth?"
Eighteen cents, my wife says; but
our hens quit laying several weeks
ago. and so we have none of them to
sell"
what breed OF fowls do you keep
"Oh, Just the common kind-black,
white and speckled. I'm not much
stuck on these fancy kinds. They re
more for show than anything else
Yours don't lay much in fall and
winter, do they?"
No: we don't get any eggs in win
ter. Our hens haven't a very good
place TO roost in, anyway. I don't
monkey with chickens; my wife looks
after them. 4 man that runs a farm
has too many other things to look after
TO fool away time on hens"
Pause of several minutes.
We'll, you have your corn husked;
what are you doing now?'
'Loafing, mostly. Winter is a farm
er's loafng time. you know: and /
reckon that l shall put in most of my
time at it till spring."
Good time to build a poultry house"
l suggested, moving off
We'll, Mike did it today" said d
leading chair bottomer enthusiastical-
ly, as he planted his heels firmly
against the upper story of the store
stove.
Did what?'' l asked.
sold 1867 worth of hogs, Best lot
of hogs brought in this fall. 1 tell you
old Mike is lining his pockets in good
shape, if times are hard. Wish l had
nice little bunch of about 80 to run
off just about now. Wouldn't they
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-18
Leghorns For the Farm.

No single breed of poultry is more
widely disseminated throughout the
country. or better known for its pro-
life production of eggs, than the Leg
horns. There is only one other breed
that appears to rival the LeghOrn in
the extent of its popularity. and that
is the Plymouth Rock: and this is well,
for such a team as the LeghOrn and
Plymouth Rock cannot be excelled as
practical farm fowls. I say team, for
I am quite well convinced that the
best plan for farmers is to keep two
such breeds in separate pens and
yards. the one to supplement the other.
both in the production Of eggs and in
the production of poultry meat.
One can set his LeghOrn pullets to
laying by September 1, if Matched early
in April. giving at least a month s
product of eggs before Plymouth Rock
pullets. Matched at the same time. Will
begin laying. Then the Leghorns can
be expected to lay in the following
spring. when the Plymouth Rocks have
begun to get brOody. 1t viii be seen
then that with these two breeds, one
can count upon having eggs very
nearly. if not quite. the whole year
through, while the Rocks will furnish
meat at any time.