The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-01
FARM n
CARE OF STOCK.

Young StOcE.-AlI young animals
need liberal and kindly treatment, and
watehful care. The farmers eye should
ever be on the alert to discover the first
sign of disorder, and when found, 1t
should be remediea at once.
Lambs, and yearling ewes that are
not to be bred from, may be put TO-
gether and kept separate from other
sheep. If any of the focks have the
scours, a tablespoonful of a mixture OF
prepared chalk and peppermint wa"
ter, should be given once a day. o
tiveness is quickly remedied bya little
Iinseed oil cake meal.
Rorses.-Provide blankets for the
horses. A warm blanket will save feed
and loss of time by sickness. Avoid ex-
posure to cold rains, and if caught / n a
storm let the horses be rubbed dry be-
fore the blankets are put over them.
Keep the stalls clean, and on no account
allow, manure to gather beneath the
horses feet. This Injuries the hoofs,
and often produces cracked heels. Be-
sides it renders the air foul, and is very
injurious to the animals eyes. In h
effort to keep the stable warm, proper
ventilation should not be neglected.
The curry-comb and brush should not
lie lille !; their use invigorates the skin
and promotes healthful s%ecretions.
Cows.-Milking COWS will now need
| extra feed. On the whole, more value
in milk will be returned from bran than
from any other feed-not the light
husks, but what is know as bran ct
country mills. A winter dairy we'll
managed, may be made more profitable
than a summer one. Dry COWS should
be kept in good condition. They are
now storing Hp material for future
profit. The future value of the calf
too. depends upon how the dam is fed
before its birth. Bran is excellent feed
for in-calf COWS, and it is cheap now.
It is we'll not to waste time in milking
COWS that give only a quart a day. but
it will be better to dry them off.
Sheep.-No stock suffer more from
damp close quarters, than sheep. They
will winter better in the open field,
than in a low damp filthy yard. But
they should be spared either of these
infections. An open shed that may be
closed in driving storms ought to be
provided with a roomy yard in which
thew NAV lie in fair weather. Oats and
corn are both dear this season. and
bran, rye, or buckwheat, may be given
with equal profit. A little variation OF
feed is good for sheep, but the changes
should not be made frequently, or they
will learn to look for it and become dis.
satisfied. Frozen grass or any cold
watery feed is bad for YES that are tc
lamb early.
SsOtne.-Fat hogs should be finished
up as fast as possible. Those intended
for home use should be finished upor
dry shelled corn, with pure water only
for drink. This will produce firm hare
pork. Store hogs will do best upor
cooked food, and in place of corn
boiled potatoes and bran will make ex
cellent feed. Buckwheat is too heating
food for pigs, and should be avoided
Brood sows may have the company o
the boar if pigs are wanted n March
The increased value of the first litter o
pigs will pay for a pure bred boar
Nothing is more certain than that it pay
to breed only from pure blooded males
Of whatever kind or breed they may be
DlOOu WILL 1Ob 6thud liz P10OO VA ASSA
Blooded pigs are most profitable AM
thrive best where there is q full cor
crib.
OLIVE GROWING FOR PROFIT IN THE SOUTH
Desiring to develop every possible re
source of III favored region, we haY
a constantly called attention to wha
seemed promising, new or little known
but valuable plants, suited to u eli
9 mate and likely topioYe~ profitable here
9 at the same time carefully aVoidinI
9 those exaggerated statements and high
Q ". colored views which are apt to &C
= company the introduction Of new things
, We have not made a "hobby" of any G
3 them : not that we dislike hobbies alto
gether, but because We think an editor
whose position is at the front, and VII
b should never be endorsed, ought to be
stride q more substantial steed. Wehav
encouraged experiment, but have cour
seled prudence in reference to all ur
tested agricultural enterprises.
8 The olive is not a new thing IN TIA
n coast region Of the South Atlantic states
n but it is little known as an object of Gu.
= tivation, and the question has ofte
e come no in our mind, "Why can it nc
be prohtably grown here, where
y thriYes SO WelI?" With this query
q our mind, we wrote to Mr.. Robert Chi
g ohm, who, il is we'll known, has ha
some experience in the cultivation {
this fruit, asking his views on the sui
y iect. The following is his reply:
it DEAR S1R-Your favor OF the 9th hs
Just come to hand, and / improve o fe
leisure moments to reply TO it.
Neither the eliye tree nor its fruit
6 liable to any disease or insect enem
g that I have yetseen, but the tree mu
u not be exposed " sheep or cattle,
= both browse upon them. The only di
q fculty about their cultivation on OF
D. Sea islands is, that they are much mo.
ir productive on clayey than on Sane
O. soils, and most of our Sea. island sol
" are OF the latter class. The trees won
succeed admirably on the tide wat
IN region, as it's soil is much more suItabl
The trouble that I hate experience
has been to get bags in which to pre-
n the fruit, as the bags need to be We
ct strong to stand the pressure, which
bit necessarily considerable. InFranceth
lis use bags made of esparto grass, COZ
Sc monty called aCabas d'Esparterie.
in In my small grove, about eight acrt
OF the trees grow vigorously, and when
could afford to cultivate either Gov pc
eff or sweet potato slips among them, th
" bore almost excessively every year q
n without any apparent injury ; but nj
tic that I cannot cultivate among the
they have returned to their Europe
habit Of bearing most only every alt
nate year.