The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-21


Hogs we're the most profitable
thing that a small farmer could raise
as the feed costs practically nothing.
They would do we'll on clover or
alfalfa pasture aud would eat all Of
he by products of the farm. Pota.
toes made good feed for the hogs and
that aud a small amount Of grain It
the last o harden the flesh.
lie discussed the climatic con
ditions for raising hogs aud stated
that It was very favorable, aud that
hogs here we're not 10 liable to hog
cholera MS 10 other sections
He divided hogs into two classes
lard breeds and bacon types and gave
the former as the most profitable to
raise here. he also gave list of
the different breeds In each class
with their characteristics and thought
the Wild range of the outover la ds
au ideal place for bacon hogs as they
must forage for their living aud the
hasder they had to work the better
the meat would be.
THE special session for wpnen WAS
held IN the Methodist ohhrch aud
was we'll attended between S(xty and,
seventy being present. N
Miss Amy Kelly spoke Of Whit
nation aud state we're doing FOX
home and the woman in the ws y
hooks magazines aud bulletins BIT
ing ou the subject Of the home, Vhe
l'sind aud arrangement Of furniture
She also spoke on how TO plan the
daily meals and the most economicral
method OF marketing and the kind Of
provisions to be purchased.
She told what constituted a good
meal and said that there should be a
mixture OF two thirds vegetables
and Que third meat. She also said
that the great trouble with the cost
OF living Was that many housswi ives
did not know how to buy ludiclouslJ
The husband furnished money enough
hut the wife did not know how to
use IT, That experiments 10 the
domestic science class at the Unlver-
atty had demonstrated that a good
meal for one person could te pre-
pared for as low as eight cents ami
from that up to forty cents according
to the meal. All the lectures Of the
day we're ecllpsed by the evening
session Monday In attendance interest
aud educational value. Prot. Buck
introduced Miss Kelly who was re
celved with applause by the audisnoe
and she embarked upon her subject
Of the University at Moscow. She
mentioned the manner in which the
department for women treated the
sui jects of food and Its values, aud
the preparation Of meals of different
values from eight cents to forty cents
per person. She also mentioned
housekeeping duties, arrangements OF
furniture in regard TO harmonious
eolors aud blends that are rsstful 60
the eye and Of pleasing nature
The next speaker was Prof Ed lid
iugs who with tile neathess of a.
experienced worker on the plaiforn n
captured his hearers with the famous
'pancske" story. Ihen With th'
assistance Of steroptlau views he led
his hearers through the development
Of the horse taking them from th'
early primitive animal down through
The different breeds to the horse o
the present day. lie explained hog
) different parts Of the world produce
] different breeds ol horses aud shove,
I how climatic conditions and geo
J graphlca conditions affected them
Wednesday there we're a few NOR
farmers present. than on prevlou
days. H. o. Ashby, state horiicul
tnral Inspector gave a very interest
ing talk on orchard planting an
management aud Mr.. Prem Muor
discussed poultry on the farm an
feeding and care Of poultry. III
discourse on the feeding OF poultr
vas not only vrey interesting bu
will prove proftabe as we'll to tbos
who heard him. His fromula ie
summer feed for fowls was threepart
wheat. Que part corn, two parl
oats. \ part kafnr corn and = par
millet and for winter feeding par
wheat, parts corn aud one part oal
With a mash consisting Of one pal
bran, sixty parts corn meal. ski
parts ground oats. sixty i've par
sheat meal. one part salt. two pan
Ia charcoal. chicken size. forty ds
Il parts beef scraps, chicken size, 30
a for maultinR season add % parts fla
ia sesd meal
a i Saturday afternoon will be give
B up Co what Is considered here 10