Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1901-12-19

cattle, being easier to handle and
less waste of grain in feeding.
HOGS.
The source OF prosperity, the
mortgage litter, and the gentleman
entitled to respect is the hog.
The hog is very important factor
in the profitable fattening of cattle,
as we'll as being the source of a
large revenue, when fattened alone.
Probably as much money is re-
ceived by the farmers on Camas
Prairie from the sale of hogs as any
other branch of the farming
industry. Some Berkshires and a
few Chester Whites, may be found,
but the majority are Poland China
grades and appear hardy, large
growers, with plenty of lean meat,
good foragers and all ronnd salts
factory money makers. Large
numbers are fattened on stubbles
in the fall and shipped out, then
others finished on grain in sheltered
pens, others run behind fattening
cattle and are sold in the spring;
weights range from 200 to 400
pounds per head, and are now
worth 5 cents per pound. Stock
hogs run with stock cattle that are
fed grain in winter; in this way no
grain is lost, they are cheaply
wintered, summered on grass. and
then do remarkably well with u
small amount of grain daily until
stubbles are ready; by that time
grass has usually become dry.
Farmers are looking for green crop
to supplement green grass, but as
yet no definite system is adopted,
some experimenting with green
corn, others Dwarf Essex Rape,
and some with beets, any of which
will be a useful addition to the bill
of fare of His Royal Nibs".
| Mill feed and bran being plentiful
and reasonable price, with milk,
make hog raising an easy matter
on the farm. The fine specimens
turned out at under one year old
are an index to the thoroughly
practical manner in which this
source of income is carried out.
Formerly large quantities of bacon
were cured on the farms and
sold into the mining camps; latterly
the price on foot has been so high
that only sufficient for home use
is now cured on the farms.
Not sign of hog disease has
ever appeared on the Prairie, the
hog is healthy, happy, prolific and
whether as stock hogs or fat, heavy
or light weight, is always reliable
at good prices. Happy is the
farmer who has his farm full OF
them.
SHEEP.
A few small bands OF sheep are
kept on the farms, and are of good
quality, being graded up principally
with the Shropshire; many OF the
ewes have some remote Cotswold
and Merino ancestry as shown by
the wool; sheep get very fat in the
summer. Lambs exhibited at the
Grangeville street fair without any
extra food went to 100 pounds pei
head; the quality and flavor of the
mutton produced is unsurpassed.
On the west edge of the county
several large bands are kept and
do well in that dry section. A few
larger bands of sheep are found in
the Salmon river country but the
losses from various causes have
been considerable, and not many
people in that district are in thu
business. Mutton always brings
} good; price the supply is moi
equal to the demand.
HORSES.
The advent of Clydesdale
Percheron and Shire horses ha
very much improved that class o
! animals on the farm and a yer.
useful horse is now found generally
The demand for Army horses tn
.. last few years has caused severa
thousands of that class to b
shipped out of the country at re
!, munerative prices. The India
pony and Cayuse, of which yer
! large numbers used to be found O
the open lands are fast going Q
gone; the feed is required for til
!. better class of horses now produce
= for domestic use and for the Army
: The Boer war has been of grea
benefit to Idaho county, in that
!, has created market for the clas
y of horse too small for the U.
:. Army. The horse owners I
= Idaho county have certainly reape
= their full share of benefit from til
= war department of this and otht
!. countries.
POULTRY
a Have a splendid time and do el
. ceedingly well. The long season
r. grass, abundant insect food, mil
Il open winters, absence of fieas-a
70 conduce to make poultry raisir
easy and successful. In the low
10 attitudes of the county CHECKER
II may be Matched in March and so
m in July, and August. Plum
ar chickens are always at least wor,
T. 35 cents each. Eggs range fro
,r 10 cents in the spring to famil
"a prices at Christmas. The poult'
n ;rdustrv ia not rerarded "a an il