Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-01-29

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out special permission.l
The latest reports in regard to the
apple crop for 1913 put 1t at about Al
per cent of normal crop, or 81 per
cent under the crop of 1912.
Eggs are not only recognized as one
Of the most palatable and nutritious
foods for invalids. but also for those In
vigorous health who are called upon to
do heavy physical and mental work.
The Farmers Gazette of ireland re-
ported In an Issue some time since the
sale of eighty -seven head of Holsteins
that brought an average of 500 per
head. These cows sold as well as they
did because they were heavy producers
Of milk.
II more rabbits are bagged than are
needed for the table it is good idea
to hang one up where the hens will
have to jump for 1t to get bits of meat
1t Is as good meat ration as they
could have and gives a needed change
In the bill of fare.
The handiest place for the hand sep
aratOr is In the barn because 1t saves
carrying the milk from the barn and
back again to the calves, but no mat
ter where the separator is kept 1t must
be kept away from dust. dirt and
OdOrs. or the cream will not be clean.
While the western fruit grower is
handicapped as compared with the one
who lives In central and eastern states.
he more than makes this up in the ex-
ira care which he takes in the packing
OF his fruit and IN the increased price
which he usually receives for fruit thus
packed.
Corn gives far better return when
fed to hogs IL 1t is balanced with high
grade tankage at the rate Of one part
of the latter to nine or ten Of the ce-
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pensive ration. and this holds especial
ly true with prices as high as they
are at present.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
cost of foodstuffs has gone up In this
country nearly Co per cent in the past
dozen years. the good souls who get up
these church dinners are still asking
the same quarter for fifty cent meal
Raising money under these conditions
is surely labor of love and devotion.
AS soil renovator sweet clover is
the equal of any Of the legumes. More
than this, ii is easily started and is a
rank and thrifty grower. A further
point in its favor is that 1t will thrive
on the thinnest and poorest Of soils.
as is shown by its frequent appearance
on the packed soil Of roadsides and in
railway cuts and gravel pits.
| The protection that machine shed
will afford to the farm implements
which it will house and the increase
this will mean In their period Of useful
ness make very nice interest rate on
the cost Of the shed. Many farmers
are slow to realize this fact and leave
their mac hinery In the fence corners or
among the trees In the family orchard
A Mississippi valley farmer sold hay
and seed from a six acre alfalfa patch
the past season and received for the
same 500, or an average gross return
Der acre Of $116.66 In view Of such
| showing as this. which 1t is granted
may be considerably above the or
binary. 1t ought not be hard for the
| average farmer to see that there Is
money In alfalfa.
| or the smaller food animals or birds
there is probably none that Is cleaner
| in its habits and more particular as
to it's bill Of fare than the rabbit. In
this respect 1t is much like the sheep.
Where rabbits are abundant they are
this year being extensively used as a
partial substitute for high priced mar
ket meats. Rabbit is good fried. stew
ed with dumplings or baked with sage
and onion dressing.
Studies that have recently been made
by physicians connected with the de-
partment of public health Of New York
city into the causes of hundreds of
cases of infantile and adult tubercu-
losls show that about 20 per cent of
the cases investigated were directly
traceable to bovine tuberculosis. This
percentage Ii sufficiently large 40 that
it should suggest caution on the part
Of all those who use cows milk.
Following somewhat extended In
vestigatiOn into the feeding habits Of
the crow. including the examination
of many crows crops. It IL asserted