The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-01-02
Farm and Household Column.

Farm and Household Column,
How Coop Stock PAys.-A cor
respondent Of the Dixie Farmer says
| Will give recent occurrence or two
that has dollars aud cents in it. A
Kentucky breeder recently offered a
live proposition to a neighbsr of min.
-Sa5 for all the calves on his place
from weaving to twenty months old
he declined the offer. On the ad
joining farms he could have bought
calves of the same age at from So to
81 per head. He said ho would not
drive them to Kentucky if they were
presented to him. Why9 The i'm
proved breed Of calves could be made.
to gross 100 lbs. at three years old ;
the others, j eyer, at five or six years ;
one consuming as mnch grass and TO-
curing tho san'o caro- as the other.
Comment is unnecessary. ! sold last
fall, at tho fair At Murfreesboro, a
one.yeM-oll fiiiy for $500 green
backs; she was a thorough bred, and
cost no more tn raise her to that ace
than a monsrel or a mule the only
additional cost being the first pro-
duce. | refused $3.50 for her second
foal at five months old. paid 1925
for another mare; sold her two. year
and one'year old allies. for $500. l
paid 8 l2j for fine .jennet, in foal to
q fine jack. and sold at two and a
half years old for $4,000. All the
well: bred pigs l can raise are in de-
mand at ten dollars each, at from two
10 three months old, All the improv-
cd varieties Of sheep pay-their lambs
selling from $40 to $25 at weaving
time. The improved breeds If poul-
try pay. What il it that don't pay if
the best Of its kind and well-cared
fort What mongrsl stock docs pay I
II any, l have to fiud it out.
Green Soiliug Crops for tho South.
Where clover can bs, grown. we
believe there is nothing equal to it as
an improver of the soil and We are
more and more strongly confirmed in
the opinion that clover can he grown
on almost any land in this country
which is already fertile enough to
produce fair crop Of corn. But if
We have worn out old fields to reno.
vate, We cannot begin with clover and
without manure. We must plant
something which will thrive on very
poor soil. We have the right thing
in the COW pea. We have heard Of
land "too poor tn sprout COW peas"
but We have not had the misfortune to
own or occupy any such unpromising
acres. When We have grown and
turned under even a light crop of
peas, We have commenced the work of
Improvement. We can depend upon
a heavier crop at the next planting,
and in the end, with a proper rota-
ton upon a fertile field; when we can
substitute clover, If we choose, es.
pacially on clayey or ']oamy soil.
There are many other crops which.
may be grown for green .soiling,
am"ng which are rye, vetch, spurry.
etc., but for general cultdre for that
purpose in the South, COW peas and
clover should be the standard crops
till something better shall be found.
Cotton Seed for Onions. The North
Carolina State Agricultural Journal
publishes the following as Mr.. Cat.
Inns plan for raising onions. Mr..
Gatlin Says: ah'H 2i' M ia ., al
''First, I prepare the land ~ ma ma
nuringantl palverising it thoroughly.
l then plant my SETS, leaving. juat
space for the onions to- grow to good
size and cover the entire surface of
the ground. After planting the sets,
/ cover the entire surface Of the bed
or patel, with fresh clifton seed, and
no further cultivation 10 necessary, IA,
tile cotton seed prevents all grass and
weeds from coming up" ' No., $50
Feeding Value Of Rve.-The Mary.
land Farmer sara: Tho nee of grow.
ing rye for sheep, cows, and calves.
may be very adiantagcously avai|ed
of when it is necessary: Il wonltl Ii;
we'll to give tho crop full chance ftr
fall and winter growth, but toward
apriug, when the ground il dry
enough, it may be moderately grazed
until the 10th or 18th Of April. The
manure 'of;the' stock, If fed to ANY
extent viii, grain It, tho same. time,
would amply atone fol, any .diminu-
ton Of the mass Of green crop. The
value Of an early supply fgreen
food for stock. Of every sort il NOT
appreciated except bynpro.
tessional grazers. They we'll know
that q few week s Of green feeding in
early spring tells largely on the prof
ito Of the whole years grazing. In
tho raising Of. spring lambs especial
Il, the value Of such pastarags TO
give to the ewes . full flow Of milk
will be apparent. .. - - '''' 1''''''-
frsf,r's -'-'I Il. ttt'f4tf
Green Salve.-One quarter pound
lard, one ounce resin, one ounce bees
wax, ono drachm verdig,is; melt we'll
and stir well. This is one Of the
salves known for old sores, Ulcers,