The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29

prizes to TIE, farmers wifeabringinstl
the most esss, etc., and recently the
plan was introduced of giving a prize
to the farmer who brought the most
women to town. When the women
come in business picks up at all the
stores. The plan worked, ono farmer
putting cushions ON q hay rack and
bringing over a hundred in the course
| Of q day.-Denver Field and Farm.
Investigating the Sells.
For the sake of supplying definite
and absolutely reliable information In
regard to every square mile Of land
in the 1922 1888 which compose the
area of the United States Of America,
Uncle Sam, through the Bureau OF
Soils Of the Department OF 40
ture, will spend eighteen years ah.-
at least $8,OOO,O00. When the work
Of the Bureau of soils has been COM
pleted, it will be possible for a man
intending to purchase a farm to write
to the Department Of Agriculture, anc
secure from that department detail
ed map Of the section In Which hiA
farm is located, together with q ~
scription Of the section. Then by look
ing up his intended purchase on the
map and consulting the descriptive
booklet, he can determine to nicely
its value. The map will show by diff
erent colors the nature Of the soil.
while the descriptive booklet will tell
it's value which has been determined
by examination Of the soil, study Of the
railroad facilities, and the examina'
ton Of the markets and other qualify
ing conditions. The soil maps and
booklets will enable many farmers
who have been only partially success
full. to learn wherein they have failed
by trying to raise crops unadapted to
the nature Of their lands, and will in
sIruct' them as to what crops are best
suited to their farms. 1t will instruct
them also as to the best methods 81
cultivating soils of different kinds.
While the examination Of soils hni
been carried on for perhaps a hundret
years by laboratory methods, the pres
J emit Investigation is along entirely DIFF
ferent and far more practicable lines
, The soils division was established a
, a separate bureau Of the Department
( Of Agriculture ON July 1, 1901, ant
I since that time it's forc0 has been In
t creased more than twelvefold. Up .
. December 81, 1904, the bureau ha
! mapped 8S,s55 rare miles, In SINAI
patches scattered yer the whole Unit
ed States, and h n estimated tina
eighteen years mos will be require
- to complete the worn,
: Flavor Of Butter.
q To q very large extent the fave
"a Of butter depends on the kind Of ba,
3 terra working in the cream. 1t
desired to have all Of these Of til
II species that produce tactic acid fe
r. ment, for then the flaror will be bot
n clean and pleasant. Mt in too man
= cases the bacteria belOag to the putr
f. factive order and set up putrefact1o
W in the casein. There is generally
i little casein left In ths butter, in spit
h of the work of the best buttermake
n and this casein forms base for II
al work of the putrefactive bacter1
a There are other bacteria that cause
n. composition of the fat itself, and
% these are present the work of develo
IA ing bad flavor goes on rapidly. Pa
"a teurization can do little to remedy thi
"a If the undesirable bacteria have be-
10 at work for a few hours. The pro
lem is to keep them out altogether.
Egss by the Million.
The western part of Virginia h.
been known for years as a great sc
he ton for raising poultry, and the
ly dustry is increasing at rapid raj
Ill The shipment of Thanksgiving turke
IN and chickens for all seasons brings
at a considerable revenue. In Rockin
M ham county last year, 10000 crat
It. were shipped to market. total Of Il
&c 100000 eggs sold from one county
de single year. This does not inclu
- many thousands consumed on t
farms where they were laid. The 10
est price Of the year was IA to Is cen
a dozen, and in December 80 cents W
paid. The average for the last ye
was % cents. The profit from eg
alone to Rockingham county farme
was nearly 100000.
~ Pure Air In Stable.
Is the air in the stable pure and fl
from dust during milking? Would
be willing and glad to eat a plate
. soup while he is milking a cow?
he not, why not? Isn't milk a hum
W. food and isn't the milk pail that
ar under the cow being filed with 70
en- for his table? Prairie Farmer.
The Growing Pigs.
~" The growing pigs may be helI
EN- along in two ways; one is by feed
sows literally on those feeds that te
1e' to produce milk; the other is by G
ie' ing the pigs clean food Of the Ri
gu. kind, such as clover and alfalfa.