The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-22
NO. 40
Farm and Household Column.

Farm and Household Column.
BEST BREED OF HoGs.-1n answer
to an inquiry which is the best bree,!
OF hogs, an Ohio breeder gives the
following reasons for naming tie Pc:
land China AZ snch breed:
First. They do not get NANCY. !
have never had Que that was trou-
bled this way; and this is something
OF SO much importance that it should
not be overlooked by any farmer VIII"
knows anything Of the evil.
Second. This breed is excellent
on account of its early fattcning
qualities; and yet for its continued
growth it has no equal. When only
nine or ten months old it will readily
tattcn into clear pork, weighing 900
pounds or more, or they will continue
to grow "ntil twenty months old, and
then weigh, when fattened, from $50
to 525 pounds.
Third. 1t is the best feeder on clo-
yer aud blue grass that l know 81.
| have witnessed test experiments
which went to show that hogs of this
breed will make more gain and
thrive better on grass alone than thpss
Of any other breed.
Fourth. They arc naturally quiet
at all times, unless Il contrary spirit
is stirred up by abuse. They fatten
we'll, eating their I'LL, and then IT,
ing down. The sows arc good and
prolific breeders, kind IN litter, aud
good sncklers.
Fifth. claim that the Poland. Chi
M is the hog for the packer, because
OF the proportion Of weight behind
the shoulders and the amonnt of high
priced neat it carries, and cores
pondinsly small amount Of otfal pro-
duced. 1t has small head and small
feet.
1t ia the breed that we can do the
most with between April aud Janus-
~. claim that pigs should como
when grass in the spring begins to
grow, so that they can be fattened
without having to winter them. Or,
it We deem it good policy to hold
them over, We want them to keep
On growing during the second sum-
mer with the least cost.
l believe tho Poland. China is tho
hog for the farmer. 1t is small ,boned
and long-bodied. 1t has short legs,
aud a broad, straight back; it Las
deep sides, with square, heavy hams
aud shoulders; it has dropping care
and tine hair, in coler nearly spotted
black.
The Number Of Eggs in a Hen.-A
curious point Of inquiry among zoolo-
gists has been, for long time, how
many eggs are there in the ovary Of
q heni TO determine this, q &c, man
naturalist, short time since, institu-
ted some careful investigations, tho
result Of which showed the ovary Of
a hen to contain about GOO embryo
eggs. He also found that some twsal-
ty Of these are matured the first year,
100 during the second year, lbs du-
ring the third. ia during the fourth,
and during the fifth. sixth, seventh,
and eighth years, the number Dc
creases by twenty annually, it con-
sequent'y following that after the
fourth, or ut most the fifth year, hens
are no longer profitable a. layers,
unless it may be in exceptional in
stances. Some interesting expert.
ments were also made short time
since in Germany, TO compare the
comparative fecuudity Of ducks and
hsns-tlat is, from which of the two
the larger number of eggs can 10
obtained in the same time. For this
purpose three hens and three ducks
were selected, all Matched in Februa-
~ and nonrished with suitable food.
Tie following autumn the ducks had
laid DDS eggs, while tho hens laid
none. 10 the next February the lay
ing season began again With the ducks,
and continued uninterrupted until Au-
gust. They showed no inclination to
sit, but became very thin, although
they afterwards fattened up somewhat.
The total number Of eggs laid by tho
hens amounted to 2S7, or sc eggs
each, aud 392, or l3l each for the
ducks. Although the eggs Of the
ducks were rather smaller than those
Of the hens, yet they proved to III
decidedly superior in natritive mate
rial, so that the superiority IN pro-
ductiveness was decidedly with the
ducks. ln regard to the means or
possibility Of deciding tho sex Of eggs
much difference If opinion exists.
But VI. Gsnin, in a communication to
the French Academy of Sciences,
says on this subject that he is now
able, after having investigated the
matter carefully far several years, to
state that all eggs containing tho
germ of males have wrinkles on their
smaller end, while female eggs are
smooth at the extremity Common.
wealth.
In order to kill Bermuda grass, It
should 10 ploughed under in Septe,n-
Der, tho ground well narrowed and
sowed thickly in red oats; when tho
oats nrc harvested in May following,
the stubbles should be rlong he'd un-
der and the field sowed in peas,
these two ploughings will effectively
xiii the Bermuda grass, and the land
will bring IN excellent crop of cotton
or corn. For a permanent pasture
We consider the Bermuda grass thu
best We have ever known.-Farmer's
Vindicator. '''
Says Cattle raiser: Salt ahould
be furnished to all animals regularly.
A COW, IN ox, or q horse needs two
4, r.,,. >,,nuna An;ir Colt snncnusn.