Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-04

Not infrequently the man who COM
plains that those who live near him
are not neighborly will be found, If his
case is looked into closely, to be him
self lacking in some of the essential
qualities which characterize a good
neighbOr.
The sheep, hog and dairy COW f1t |
finely into a system Of agriculture
which ought more and more to be fol-
lowed in all sections where the rain
fall and winter supply are sufficient to
make the raising Of stock and keeping
of cows possible.
The protracted drought through the
upper Mississippi valley country Is
we'll shown In the unusually low stage
of water in the Father of Waters, the
stage being the lowest Of which there
is any record, a half inch lower than
the lowest previous record Of 1864.
The Shropshire sheep is moderate in
size, hardy and is probably more raised
for general purposes than any other
single variety. Like Poland-China or
Duroc-Jersey hogs, they are first class
debt payers and mortgage filters, and
every farm should have a few Of them.
The King road drag holds about the
same place with reference to the high
ways that the primary election system
IN 90 I'd
crooked places smooth and fills up the
ruts and pot holes. Both instruments
have a vital connection with good cit
izenship
1t Is interesting to note that. while
many a tabby cat may keep pretty
well away from the house in her
state of single blessedness, she seems
to understand human nature enough
to know that when her little ones are
presentable she will be accorded a
friendly reception.
A lot of farmers will I'LL silos this
fall for the first time A good many
more will have to have a year or two
more of slOvenly and wasteful han
ding Of the corn crop to persuade
them of the value of this best of all
aids to successful stock raising and
dairy management
Soil is very much like human nature
In that when 1t has become depleted
and degraded 1t seems to lose its ca
pacity for producing good and whole
some crops, but can still furnish a har-
Dor for sand burs, ragweed and fen
mel, troublesome and worthless weeds
that do nobody any good.
The chief advantage Of fall blowing,
aside from the fact that the work is
done In good season. is due to the ex-
posture Of the soil to air and moisture
and the disintegrating effect of frost.
The benefcence Of the service render
ed is immense. yet often disregarded
and too seldom taken advantage of.
As has been the case for some time
past. good mule is still worth from
SO to SIS per head more than horse
OF equal grade and quality. In view
OF this fact and the further fact that
there ls less risk In bringing them to a
marketable age, the mule business
would seem to be ON a pretty sound
basis.
For heavy winter coat or a hand
some robe to lay before the fireplace
not even the bison hide Of bygone days
surpasses in either texture or beauty
the nicely tanned skin of 1900 pound
Galloway steer. And It resembles
the skin Of the wild animal in this
that 1t takes a good wad OF money to
buy one Of them.
The idea of renting trees is rather
eutlandish. but there is a dealer in
New York who is said to make bust
ness Of renting out bay laurels. which
are about ten feet high, rooted in large
pOFtable boxes and exhale a pleasant
fragrance in the rooms where they are
displayed. The fee paid for the loan
Of these trees is $40 for each Occa-
BiOn.
Adam was the flrst tiller OF the soil.
but It remained for an Englishman Of
the maine Of Jethro Tull to demon
strate the simple fact that a deep and
4AorOugh tillage Of the soil increases
tAe available plant food which 1t con-
1 talns.a saRhORisEa. x tsrlllage Is ma
ture." has since been proved faulty In
theory, though its practical aspect -
now universally accepted.
Amy FeaaerS who may have set out
yOuAg orchards the past spring will do
wei 20 keep an ere on Jack rabbits
which may have breeding places In the
nslghborhood. for We have found that
tA1y vii not only eat the bark and
tWigS Of young pear and apple trees
during the dormant season. but VIII
als0 niDbIs the tender leaves and grow
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