The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-22
Farm and Household Column

A"O "HWVA ANCS III lin OWL iWNSt.
The use Of the house, which lie does
not pay for, is Us much q part Of his
income as tile money which sa|a-
ricd man pays for rent, is Of his,
and should be counted a. such in an
estimate Of the motits If the farm.
All things produced Oh tho farm and
consumed on the farmers table, in
GLIDING the vegetables from the gar
den, the eggs and milk used in cook
ing, are Us mnch a part Of his income
a. the money paid fas such things OH
Of his salary is Of the salaried man.
If a farmer gives his wife and chill
dreh a pleasant ride to town, using
his own horses and wagon. the value
Of their Use il part of his income
from his farm, as truly as the money
tho other man pays out Of his SALARY
for carriage hire is Of his. The cor
rect rule for estimating the ;ncom"
from 4 farm 10 substantially this
Give credit for every article prodrc
ed, used or expended in any way
whatever, no matter how small III
value, as we'll a. for cash received for
products sold, and for increase in
tho valne Of farm, property, and charc"
against the farm for interest on cap!-
tai invested, and for all expenditures.
The farmer that will do this from
year to year will not 90 much feel
like complaining Of the the unprofita-
bleness Of farming az compared with
other pursuits. The fact ia Chat not
one in q hundred farmers take into
consideration tie luxury and COM
forts Of fresh eggs, butter, milk,
fruits, etc, that they would have to
pay, high prices for if they lived in
towns, or do without them.-Farm-
'mer's Viu.licator.. - 80
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The hog is accustomed to 4 great
variety Of food. lie will cat animal
and herbaceous foo,l alike-therc is
nothing that comes amiss to him. and
he thriyes upon all. To select food
for him, thcn, is not tho thing
Though You can fatten him on one
kind Of food, you can not do it econ
omically. Take what breed you like,
and it lis economy in predicting the
greatest result from q given amount
Of food; that is The point that gives
the greatest profit in hog hnsbandry.
The cheapest food, then, is to 10
sought, if it answers the purpose.
BY the cheapest we mean thut which
also accords with his nature, ami
which he relishes and thrives upon.
Corn, alone, though the great hog
feed-made speciality-is not th,,
most advantageous. Tho exception
to this is in the west, where corn il
very cheap. But even here, other
grain and feed added will produce
better growth Of muscle and fat. All
animals require variety of food,
and tho hog ia no exception. His an
petite then will be satisfied, and ali
wants Of his system supplied. Grass
in summer suits him he teytl, in u
cl'ver field. Milk suits him all the
year round ), and assists rapid growth.
Milk contains y great variety of Gle
ments in solution, and is an aid to
the digestion of more solid food. .
He likes vegetables-the stimulate
his appetite, not only for the vegc-
tables but for the more concentrated
food. Though q "hog" he is govern
ed by the same physiological princi-
pies as other animals, and is, there
fore, liable to dissase-tD many ail-
naents but most Of these are ca,,sed
BY abuses in management. Where
he is we'll attended to. and supplied
with q variety Of food he seldom SUI
fers from disease. r''T.i's 9.l
SHEEP BELLS AND Doas.--.Nlr.
Mathewson, Of Connecticut, furnishes
the following statistics: =,
Offourteen flocks without bells bnt
one escaped; in five tlocks with bells
On each sheep no damage was. done.
MIR. D. Fowler of, Middleteld had i
flock partially belled, and lost but
me sheep, which strayed into anoth-
Dr. lot, WAS without 4 bell, and was
killed. Mr.. A. B. Coo bought . flock
and put in a lot adjoining tho former,
and soon found two dogs at work ut
the forty. fifth sheep. The dogs he
longed within quarter Oft mile,