Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-05-12
Small Farms.

! have always been an advocate OF
comparatively small farms, believing
them to be the ideal farms, says a writ
er in the New England Farmer, and l
have found that great deal of pro-
duce can be grown on a small farm
when managed right. To illustrate: l
have grown the past season on four
teen square rods of land, twelve bush
els of strawberries, selling to the
amount of twenty-nine dollars and sew
enty-fve cents; besides using all we
wanted in the family of four persons;
some were also given away. From five
rows of eabbages, fifteen rods long, we
had all We wanted to use, stored some
for winter, sold to the amount of ten
dollars and forty-six cents, besides
some waste and small heads fed out
Nine rows of onions, fifteen rods long,
produced twenty-three bushels of fine
onions. Oats yielded ffty-six bushels
to the acre. In 1895 they did little
better-sixty-one and one-half to the
acre. Onions also did better that year.
From piece of ground 27x64 feet, l
harvested forty-three bushels. Now
| who will say in the face of such facts.
]
support family in good shape. In
! deed, | am certain that II properly
managed a very few acres will support
a family we'll; and If | was a young
man again, | would purchase piece
OF land somewhere, even IL 1t were but
two acres, and build up a home there
on; then If more land was needed, add
10 it afterwards as opportunity offered.
| have great deal of faith in well en-
riched and properly managed soil. /
/ like the term intensive farming;" and
/ the more we apply 1t to our farming
operations. the better it will be for us.
Starting Tomato Seeds.-Take cigar
/ box, pry the bottom loose little to
let out the water, fill with nice soft
/ 1irt, place the seed just where you
want them, and cover one half inch.
/ | generally push them into the dirt
/ with a match. Soak it with hot water
not hot enough to scald the seed but
warm enough to warm up the dirt, box
and all Now, to keep the surface wet
/ and to keep them warm fold a news
paper and tie over the top of the box.
i Place the box ON an iron mantel shelf
in the family room, kitchen or some
place to keep the heat up pretty regu-
lar, and don't forget to take n look
at them the fourth day after planting
Ii you wait many hours longer you will
be apt to find your plants long and
leggy. Set the box in sunny win
dow or where they will get good strong
plants and in transplanting be careful
not to break the small fibrous roots
Elk.
Glover Hay.-Clover hay is much
better appreciated than 1t used to be.
While most horsemen in cities are still
shy of it, the farmers know, as they
value it far surpasses timothy or other
grasses. 1t contains more nitrogen
Gus nutrition than the grasses. This
is what makes it hard to cure without
: turning dark colored, hut the late clo-
: yer crop, which is always nearly black
! when got into the barn, is for sheep
8 COWS and calves the best hay OF ALL
j Elk.
!. For thousands of years the farmel
: has been working with his hands anC
others have to a too great extep
' reaped the reward for his toll. Now h,
. is beginning to work with his brain
with the result of reaping the rewant
himself.
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