The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-09
AGRICULTURAL.


AGRICULTURAL.
EXPERIMENT IN PIG FEEpING.-"A. s."
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania writes to
the american -igriculturist: took pig
that weighed twelve pounds, put him in
tight pen, and fed him three bushels of corn
chop coarse meal probably-Ed. and gave
him cold water to drink. After eating the
three bushels of corn his weight was seventy
two pounds, showing gain of sixty
pounds" With corn at I'll n bushel, this
Fowls IN ORcHARDs.-It appears that
some of our farmers have obtained double
advantage in keeping fowls, and we might
say triple, for while they are made healthy
and productive, they are kept from mis-
chief and made the means of destroying
myriads of insects. The plan is to build
picket fence around the orchard five or six
feet high and keep the hens in the enclOs-
ure. They are put in. early in the spring
and kept there until cold weather comes in
the fall, having, of course, a house conve-
niently situated for protection nights and
during storms. By this method of keeping
fowls, all the annoyances they usually make
kept at little cost, obtaining most of the
time sufficient food to support themselves,
and of just the sort to make them lay pro-
fusely. But perhaps the greatest profit oh
tanned from this mode of keeping fowls
arises from the myriads of worms and in
| trees and fruits; and this alone is enough to
pay any farmer for the extra trouble or ex
pense made from using the picket fence in
place of any other. Another advantage
arises from the benefit given soil and trees
| by the continual scratching done, especially
two or three hundred may be put upon one
acre, and retained where they will be of as
little trouble as any stock upon the farm.
COOPERATIVE FARMlSG.-"H H. K" Wa
tertown: We have no acquaintance with
country. They have been tried in Eng
land, and are said to be successful. We
see no reason why the plan would
not work just as we'll upon farm
as in a manufacturing establishment. The
capital invested in the land, buildings,
tools, stock, etc., must first draw interest.
Then the overseeing and labor must be
paid. After allowing n small sum for de
probation of buildings and tools, the
balance of profit ight be divided among
the iaborers. 1t would, of course be better
for the workmen to own part OF the CAPT
tai, but this would nat be necessary. This
plan would give every man personal in
terest in the success of the crops, and make
him faithful. 1t would also prevent strikes
and the jealousy that so often exists be-
There is a farm OF this kind ut Halliburton
Peterborough county, Canada West, and :
little personal observation of its working
would be desirable before starting a neW
enterprise on the cooperative plan.
WEIGHT OF FowLs.-.A foreign exchange
records the following figures in REPRESENTING
the respective weights of different birds at
a late poultry show in England, which are
as follows: Turkey-cock and hen, exceed.
ing one year old, first second, third and
fourth prizes respectively, fifty pounds
forty six and three fourth pounds and forty
two and a half pounds; birds of 1862, first
prize, thirty-sM pounds thirteen ounces
second, thirty five pounds; third, thirty
tive pounds, and fourth, thirty-three and 9
half pounds. Geese-white gander and
goose exceeding one year old, first prize
tiftyzfour and half pounds; second, forty
nine pounds; birds of 1867, first prize forty
four pounds, second, forty-one pounds
gray and mottled, exceeding one year old
first prize, fifty -four pounds; second, forty.
one pounds birds of 1867, first prize forty.
five and half pounds; second, forty five
and half pounds. Ducks-white Ayles
bury drake and duck first prize, eighteen
and u half pounds; second, seventeen anG
three fourth pounds; third, sixteen anG
one fourth Rouen, first prize, nineteen anG
q half pounds: second eighteen pounds
third, eighteen pounds; fourth, sixteer
pounds fifth, seventeen and n half pounds
sixth, fifteen and half pounds.
CABBAGE AS A-FIELp CRor.-Farmcrs
who keep cows for milk, and have tried
cabbages, are pleased with the results
They furnish, at small cost, very large
amount of fodder, at time when the pas.
lures fail. They are highly relished by
COWS, secure large flow of milk, and i
fed but once day, Immediately after the
morning milking, they impart no unpleas
ant taste to the milk. Either old ground
or a fresh sod may be taken, and it should
, be manfred very literally. We have sue.
ceeded we'll by planting cabbages as a sue.
cession crop between rows of early potatoes
setting the Plants the last OF June or
18th to the Doth of the latter month. In
| this case, superphosphate of lime, bone