The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-26
sUccuLENT FOODS.

as they then have some liberty anu
eau select the food for themselves IN
addition To the regular kinds given
at the barns, but in winter they must
suhsist on dry rations, the sameness
OF diet being such As sometimes To
cause loss of appetite. In TACT, IA
many cases vi live stock being 'on
their feed, as it is termed, the cause
is due Ia lack of succulent food or
insufficient variety from the regular
routine With supply of elsllase
this difficulty Is not so frequently
met, but many farmers will not build
silos. preferring tn adhere closely To
old methods \ few acres of beets,
carrots or turnips would be of valu-
able assistance, not because sneh
articles are highly nutritious, which /
is not the case unless they are given
in large quantities, AS they contain /
large per cent of water, hut they /
serve as a change of diet from dry
food To something more palatable- aud
increases the dow of milk because
they stimulate the appetite, promote
digestion and induce the animals tn
eat more Invention has also less
eued the cost of preparing root foods,
As cutters and slicers rapidly reduce
carrots and other roots to a condition
in which they can be fed to all
animals without danger of choking
them. The corn fodder supply, if it
is we'll cured and was cut down in
thu field at the proper time. will also
be more highly relished II cut fine.
Farmers depend upon hay, bat they
Use valuable foods or do not prepare
such for stock. Ii a b0shel of
carrots can be sliced almost as fast AS
they can be fed into the chopper, as
may be done, the labor of cutting
them is very inexpensive.
CARROTS AND rURNIPS AS FEED.
During the winter season, when
crops are not on the fields and do nc
need attention, the farmer has To be
idle at times and thus allows hi.
labor to be lost because it can not be
applied with profit. If labor could
be bestowed on the preparation Of
food for stock, in order to make tbs
foods more valuable and also mors
highly relished. there would b,
sufficient saving to more than pay
for the labor. while there would alsS
weight OF the animals or the produc
ton of milk and butter. Ever
farmer who takes advantage of a labor
saving implement reduces the cost o
his products, and it may be elaine,
that new implements are beinl
introduced so rapidly that man,
farmers are not aware of what
occurring, some of the latest bein
machines that almost dispense wit
human labor. Farmers do not pa
sufficient attention to root crops.
is much easier to grow ten acres @
turnips or carrots at the present day
with the aid Of seed drills, vince
hoes, diggers and weeders, than /
cultivate one acre half century Az
Every farmer knows that there Is II
winter food superior to carrots 10
horses and cows, yet il one farm Ia
hundred can be found upon whic
carrots are grown yearly in order {
provide an unlimited supply it wi
be more than the average heretofcre
yet from 300 To 800 bushels of carrot
can be grown on an acre Of lane
according To soil and circumstance,
and they are valuable for all class,
Of stock.
GEESE ARE PROFITABLE.
~ advanced ideas of farming cor
Time to spread and better grades {
stock and poultry are kept, tn
raising OF geese continues To TO MOI
popular, and as the demand increase
the business becomes more profitable
The old time goose that weighed
or ) pounds has now almost di:
appeared, and in its place we hav
the Toulouse and Emblem, bot
grand fowls that weigh from l2
- pounds each. They require u
expensive houses, but will need
dry, warm shed during the col
mouths They should never be keT
in the horse or cow lot, as the
invariably get crippled By bein
trampled under the feet of tn
animals. When being prepared IL
market they fatten very rapidly q
corn or corn meal and are ready
be dressed within two weeks aft
having been put on full feed. Gee,
are profitable and are always
demand, and the little attention II
quirsd to raise them will Justify tn
outlay in starting. Home an
Farm
EFFECTS OF DRAINAGE.