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R OC Y IOUN TAIN HIISBANJ JAN rPER ANNUM. A Journal Devoted to Agriculture, Live-stock, Home Beading, and General News. 1 ,I h, tL COts. VOOL. . DIAMOND CITY, M. T., APRIL 26, 1877. NO. 23. i W1.1.iVitl ~I. EY BY l. W. SUTHERLH8, V 1)1 'O 1 AND Pln) t'ltIi Olt) TIM 1itO'!) 1('(1 N0Nir A"1'.IN 1T1S'SANi)3 - L.5 (leSigu1a tt 1 $ i ti(( 11:1111 1(ii Ijeates, uL htahVa1i '~~o m I \ev ry ,l f9r(, I th teriol, euLIbn':oiiig in its (l'{1121111: ; every AI)VEt'l'.SING IATE:.- iweek 7 $ t i9 $11 0$ wveý'Lks 3 4 7 t Io 1: 9 iI lUn"W) 5 S 12 I' 1!f 21i 41) 1 (i 4 i iti I)~h 10 1 24 9)1 a, 4 12 11, , 25 :3 45 I C: 120 )MI' "M5 ( n 75 !I p; r 1 1 jj. t . 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Be-des a lively (Ietitl(tii in toire hl-- 111i tisii, there- will be a h1'ge (I 0) nla( 11010 the nort'1hI, wi i~i'lt CIuI fniratlevs pltU' tiasoitabil cx u'ct. to sot pjiv. iotst s'ear this enoniarV was $itl])º)It'{l fritn) Me-~ StLate- but we- thaink that we canl fDrui-lh grain aw ho11 tit his seatson :tt such a rtite :as will Ituth)) tile Spi'Vitllatoi', m11)( :idol) tro~th the StaatI (', \ (fi 11. TI tre is also a. S; tºo'0IN9't Oiut' goo1(d dene"ind oil 1 Le Y cliow stolle: tli( lt)i~ltlIing ofth 1102 p11te S)015 110 the III )p iiI'; I~ troop 1)0 1)5 o ralin it !II that q latter, will itiakt' a inarkeil (iiflel('tce 10l I he conSti :o pt1 io of this year' 1" C'8])S., IWO1 vhtledl a suifl )9il at qtan tity is raised to wvar rant reasotathie p)Iices. But wve shtot~l( Itot ealettllile too' far ahleadl. W e aireatly begini to hea gn9lI'111 a''i~ttt ah0oIt It. hibuy prices expected to be ire:alized the coiling fall. Now, we cannot see lbut wvhat t Mrge ('rolp will prove v'aztly benefic-i · al to thte coo try. Not a grana ry in the wi mole TPerritory tjtt wha~it is in ii liflaalatt' eilpitlV, 11.1( 1prices are as Iigh as tile eountl-y wvill stadIL-:t greaiter degiece of plroper:ityv woutid lie enijoiyed with a larger s1li lvl and lower l)l'icer. 111 View oif these facts we would re peat figatin thlait :rrnlers shod1 1ee (every exertion to produce large crops. Wic (1o 1)0! 1t1it1) by this that they shioildt Lire all the help they Can get, at the present high wa\nes, hut we do say that every farmncr should do all he can within his own family. Thlere is no economy ill idling away one's time and pl)tting in only a few acres, simply beeau'e the-1ieasoi gives promise of an abundant harvest. BRIENDLY COUNICIL TO FARMERS. EDITO 1 IIc BAxND4A'x: As a general thing,, farmers are full of suggestions, but never putting one of them into practice. Let me make a suggestion that is not hard to carry out, and which, ift carried out, will be of great benetit. It is this: Let every farmet keep a strict "Farm Account," so that lie may know precisely what his grain or produce has cost him. I dare say there is not one farmer in one hun dred thalt can tell what his grain costs to raise, and consequently does not know when lie conles to sell whether lie is doing a losing business or not. Some farmers are ready o1 say, "Oh, yes that is all very well, but you Lan't do it, it is not practicable ; besides, it is too much trouble." They would sooner go stunubling along in the dark, grumbliyn 'iind growling over their seemingly hard lot, when, if they had kept a strict account they Would find they, were being;w~:ell paid for.all the.:hbad doeac.. If farmers insist uipon strug-lini along tihrough life without stOpping to give a Ilomeint's thought to their busilness, or to s= certaini whiat their crops cost tIheitu ard which crop pays the best, I see but little ira proveiment or advacuiemetiit for tIIem. If our01' merellants did as loose a business the Sheriff would have their stock in his hands before six moinths time. My plant for keeping an account of this kind is to furnish myself with a hblank book -, few sheets of let tel paper per ewed together is good-n-d I would ope)n nli account with all the grain sown. Charge it wi with tile seed, plowing and dragging, at j!ust what it is worth at tie time. It you work all week on your fihei of o:ts.. it is niu en-y matter to Iturni to thalt account and chirte it with six lays' work, with team. You will be rather aliXOllis to produce your outs as clieip, ift' not clit:iperl , tlian your neighbor, to do bet ter and- Imore wvork in a given tinme, and it youi cannilot get anty imore for your grainl yout halvte blie satisfii.ion of knowing that you are doing a losing or paying business. No maltn is goilng to l)purlsue a losing bIusiess very longl, I care not \vhatl it is, and the only way to 11nd out what you are doing, and Iest and easiest way, is to keep a ''"fiarm account."' Us(,. __ - ·r- -- ~- --_ FIELD T~CIAL OF PLOWS. A field trial of plo;0,; under the joint aus pices of the Missouri State Agriceulttural Col hege and the Boone Grange, is to l:e held ont the College Farmi, at C(olnllibi:i, Mio., colu meincinlr oiln ednesday, May 1(, 1877, and continuing as Ollong as ay be neces.sary. 'hle trial will be a thorough one in every respect., testing the plows with rcfern-cee to I the condition in which the gr'ound is left. greatest width and depth of furrow, ease ,, management, quality of work manship, dy nainonmeter tCsts, etc. ... .. - clica. • r. - . ........ NEW JAPANESE RADISI{. M. Lille, a seed merchant of Lyons, has sent out a new Japanese radish, called the Daicon, a plant cultivated in all parts of Japan. Its roots often reach nearly a yard iii length and nearly one foot in diameter. The color is milky white, tinged with yei low. Its very thin skin is easily removed, andt the compact, juicy flesh has the delicate flavor ot our best small radishes. M1. Jean Sisley, also of Lyons, speaks of another va riety called the Satsumna radish, not yet in tro idued. In Japan they are )prepared for for the table inl various ways-baked, sliced very thin, in salads, or Jlreserved in salt. MrILLIONS of young grasshoppers are re ported in every section of D)allas county, Texas. 'Tin, recent severe weather in Minnesota has, it is thought, damaged the grasshopper crop one-half. AND noW comes the Canada Farmer, most exellent authority on most subjects, and de clares that the so-called Canada thistles were imported into the Dominion from the States. Of course it objects to the name. Anocr 250,000 barrels of apples were last year shipped to Europe firom the Unitedt States. More than half of this quantity went to England; 11,000 were taken to St. Petersburg, the balance going to other con tinental ports. TrlOUGcI not very ulncomnnoln, it is still very queer,. that some people are sure to break out all over their bodies after eating strawberries, and it is well known that oranges sometimes make people blind, after they have eaten them, for a number of hours. FRUIT reports from many sections of this State, says tihe Indiana Farmer, show that peaches, and in some instances the tender varieties of cherries, lhave- been winter-kill ed. A few localities report that they will have some peaches. About all agree that thus far the other varieties-ofi fruit are safe. ,with Ra.fair pyroliseCof.au :tverage crop,, TEN days ago wheat was a foot hi h in San Joaquin count y, California, with occa sional liells a half higher. 'TIE 'i Ames (Iowa) Intellig~enesr informs us that the agricultural college commenced its spring session on the 7th inst. There wee. two hundred and thirty apl)lican:ts for ad mission. These, in addition to those already in regular classes, will make a respectable show. Since the close of last session about $20.000 have been expended In improve ments in the )unildlings. THE POULTRY YARD. A SUCCESSPUL EXPERIMENT. A corresponuent of the Pacific Rural Press writes : Aiut two weeks' ago a White Poland hen, in searching for a place to make a nest, got into the store room, where was left for tie treatment of rats an uncovered can of squirrel poison. She had gorged herself with the wheat, and wheIn discovered late in the evening was iii spasms. Thinking she was past recovery, we placed hc~r under a coop for fhiu:l disposition in the morning. The next morning, however, we found her alive, but with distended crop. I suggested tha. the crop should be cut open and the wheat-extracted, which was done by remnov ing a few friatlhers, an incision made about one inch in length, and carefully extractinig the contlets with the handle of a teaspoon. A spoouful of' melted lard was inserted through the opening, the wound sewed up, and then she was placed in a coop, where for two days she received nothing but water, afterwards for a week she was fed with smalflantities of soft food, qvhen lie was turned out completely cured, and is now laying again. A year ago we had a brood of half grown ducks that tilled their crops with the scurf and bristles of hogs just killed; being un Ilble to digest the matter they all died. Had we extracted the contents, as above, I think we should have saved them. PRESERVING EGGS. A writer in the English Mechanic says: 'IIn the year 1871-2, I preserved eggs so per fectly that, after a lapse of six months they were mistaken, when brouglht to the table, for fresh laid cggs, and I believe they would have kept equ:jlly good for twelve months. My mode of preservation was to varnish the eggs as soon after they were laid as possible with a thin copal varnish, taking care that the whole of the shell was covered with the varnish. I subsequently ifoundl that by painting the eggs with fresh albumen, beat en uti with a little salt, they were preserved equally well, and for as long a period. Af ter varnishing or painting with albumen, I lay the eggs upon rough blotting-paper, as I found that, when allowed to rest until dry upon a plate or on the table, the albumen stuck so thf: to the table or plate as to take a chip out of the shell. This is entirely ob viated by the use of blotting-paper. I pack the eggs ill boxes of dry bran. BLACK COCHINS. Among the least known but most valuable and handsome ot the Asiatic breeds of poul try. may be classed the Black (Cochils. We now think the linest Asiatic fowl we ever saw was a magnificent cock of this variety, one year ohl, vwhose plumage was mHost glos sy and beautiful, his carriage grand(, symn metrical and111(1 fttlless, pride unbounded, while his rich red comb and wattles formed a mIost pleasing contrast to his ebony, hlue. The Black Coehins,. when well ted, are very hardy, round andplumip in build, quite early feathering-especially the pullets-are donm.stic ic inabits. and good average layers. As sitters they are not the most incorrigible though sulliciently per.-itent, as mothers we were always well sati-ficd w\ith thelr de poritinent. Lewis Wrig~ht; ofLEngla nd, i.. .is .elebra ted "Book of Poultry," speaking of the varieties of fowls which "alnIo)st always lay well," says, "and so do most birds having much black in their phlnmge. Again, as a rule, it Nwill be lound0 that yellow or black legged birds are generally good layers." All in all. \\e (e1n safely reeommnenud the Black C'oclilas for av\erage pur t.ýses.--,i[nlso a Poultry Jourona l. CARE OF POULTRY. With a grassy run for fowls,. the grain' feed may be rednced somewhat, Whatever grain is fed may be given in the morning and at nig~ht, thus obliging the hens to for age in the middle of the day for lhemnselvos. Some stimulating condlimeit, such as Allen's imperial E-- Food, will impirovo the health. andl prievet dlisease. Dl)eks should be shut upl) in the morning until they havo laid, as they are very cureless about their` egg.. Geese may be set now, and should not, be di.tnrbedi on their nests. The less fh.siºig there is over sitting ob\vi. the better. Keel) water and food near the ne ts. Young fowls of whatever kind need a little feed often, but overfeedhlm.i is uinwholcsomn e. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. WASHING R!ECIPE. Pour 2 quarts of boiling water onto 1, pound of unslaclced lime, in an iron kettle.. Put 2 pounds of waslhion soda into 4 quarts of boiling water; add this to the lime ; boil' for live miniutc.. R~emove from the stove, and when settled pour the clear part into a jug.and cork tightly. Use 1 pint of this mixture to S gallons of water and I pint of soap. Soak the clothes in warm water' over. light; wring Ai soa.p the soiled plac-esi pilt the clothes into the boller eon taining the hot water, soap, and fluid ; boil for 10 'or 5ii mimnu es (no longer). Take them out and examine, rubbing any spots that may not be quite clear rinse through 2 waters and then blue. For the second boil ing add a" little more water, fluid,, and soap-. to that left in the boiler, being careful to preseive the above proportion, as too great a strengthi w\uild injure the clothes. The sanme water will answer for flannels, and will make them soft aud white, and used prudently improves dark calico. Clothes washed in this maniuer will last quite as long as if rubbed to pieces on a board, and half the labor of washing is done away with, as they will require little more thau a thorough rinsing after being boiled. This fluid is in valuable for scrubbing stone steps and white wood, but must not be uIsed on paint. OYSTER STEW. A ladly in the Germantown Telegraph, gives the following as Delmonico's method of stewing oysters, which may give a use ful hint to those who follow the usual plan of cooking oysters in milk, for soups and", stews: "Take one quart of liquid oysters, put the. liquor (teacupful for three) in a stew-pan,. and add half as much more water ; salt, a good bit of pepper, and a teaspoonful of.' rolled crackers for each. Put on the stove and let it-boil ; have your oysters, ready in w bowl. The moIn.ut the liquor beg'itt to. boil take out your watch cotmt just' thirty seconds, and take your oysters from. the' stove. You will have your big dish ready with one and. an-half teaspoonfuls of cold milk aintil serve immediately. Never boil an oyster in milk if you wish it to be' good." - sue- s- _ -- --- Jrt.'MBIE.--'Two cups of sugar. one of butter, one of milk, four eggs, one ! tspoon fill of baking powder, flour to make it stiff' etnouglh to roll out, cut into shape and bake. in a quick oven. FINI1ED CAKEs.-Oln' ctup of iugar, one" cup of milk, one ,iart of flour, three table- - spoonfuls of butter, two eggs three tea. spoonfuls of baking powder, one hallt. tWu iponful l of soda..,