The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-02

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capitalists and owners Of a line 81 steamships
As soon M the lands come into their possession
they propose to send emgrants oyer. wnpn,
with the native laborers they expect ~ employ
they will place on these lands get out turpen-
tine. fell timber and take II to their stea,nshi p
il Thoroughly cleared. Il will be sold e. me ~.
borers and einigrpnts oisy terms This IL not
MFR Inc in, war niternp pts were made In North
srn and Eastern cities 70 organiHe stock con-
nnss % e pas NY s ana ahn the IT lumber Al
ready prepared for market: but ~ consequence
pf d difficulty ~ supplying the necessary labor
these projects were never cunsuininatod.
Blue Grass In Arkansas.
correspondent in Prairie county. Ark, re-
way into that State: that i was brought into
and has since been spreading III through II.
though very little Of the seed has yet been sown
the exception. perhaps, II Wild clover u which
there nrc two Varieties" He IL q opinion that
fcr al purposes Il is superior q every other
kind of grass IN tho county though tmotny.
rnd top. orchard grass and clover are MI cult
vnted successfully. Tho correspondent, makes
no mention Of the character Of the soil IN TINT
portion of the Sute. Ar blue grass thriycs best
n soil where there + . sub.ifata 2f lime
tons Of Prairie county contains this species Of
plant-fuod which experience proves " the best
y all mineral fertilizers for ths particular Va
ricty OF grass. its Ioots penetrating the earth 70
greater depth than any known grasses.
Berkshire swine.
Mr.. 8. A. Knapp. an extensive swine breeder
Of lowla. sums np his opinion OF the Berkshiros,
',fhe Berkshire hogs are superior TO al
others for the following REASONS, ,naa
ARE less liable to disease.
"a. They arc more prolific. Mature sows sell
dom raise less than eight or ninn pigs.
-. Being strictly u thoroughbred hog, tho pigs
arc uniform--stll choice.
a. Their flesh is Iirmer than that Of any other
hog. They furnish superior ham. shoulder and
bacon. They bring higher price for the Eng
''snsn'''Aee A Monster OK.
Orange county In this State. will be repre-
scented by n monster OK at the Centennial Exhi-
bition He is of the Durham variety. twenty
from the tip OF his nosc to the end Of his tail
His present weight IL 5000 pounds. but he VIII be
when Il is expected he will weigh at least COCO
pounds. His owner. who is living ut Middle
town. has refused $1,000 for fourth interest
In him.
How Manure should he Applied.
&c. q. p" Ohio When coarse manure is APP
piled 70 crop, 1t decomposes very slowly. and
we ,a 20 go. sho Whole eenG 1a Tor ,e h rss
II is made completely available before It is an,
piled, the first crop is enabled to appropriat all
fhat II wants and tho surplus remains Tor the
next crop. To get the greatest benefit from it.
therefore, manure for shallow, rooted plants,
the surface and mixed with the soil by harrow
Ing. Just before the seed Is sown, so that the
pa aod gan Fer ,,s root Tnen w aens
plnnts as the various roots. potatoes, etc. the
manure should be covered with light furrow
In the drill and a little extra fine fertilizer be
plncud near the seed.
Chickens.
Blood tells In chickens us we'll as in all other
kinds OF stock; and by mixing ali kinds of blood
together the race IL more likely to detcriorate
thnn II bred together for several seasons. The
different varieties Of fowls. like the various kinds
istics and predominating qualities. II we want
q large quantity Of milk, we look for 1t in the
AYRSHIRE f9r richness h, san, and line butter in the A.
this country. meyer get, in the short horn.
Those fowls that produce the greatest number
Of eggs nre tho non-sctting birds. Tho Ham
burg tcnlled the everlasting layers in their ma
tive eountryl, and the Leghorn. The richest
eggs are produced from the gamo fowl and the
Cochin and dark Brahma. which arc all setting
fowls The largest eggs are laid by the French
iSwlsre r Houdan ufeyeeq r. and Ia Tleche
their table qualities arc unsurpassed., Some
ssh q his fowl. ike Al kinds d me- par e
noudan II juicy. and carries more flesh than
any other variety Of chicken and natures more
quickly. Those eggs which contain the least
abumnors matter and the largest yolk. are the
richest. The Asiatics and game surpnss in this
nunity VI tho non-sctting and egg producing
"a Of large and long experience, select the black
Hamburg; for flesh, Houdan and dark Brahma.
6est winter layers. The heaviest t trio II owls
wc have over heard o. was one Of bur Cochins
bred by lsnac Van Wrinkle Of Greenyille. N. J.
They weighed thrty-eight pounds. He won the
ilticn q about !lfty coops d TIC same class and
MIR. y. W. also sold Y trio Of partridge Cochins
e Mr. Liprincott; Mount Holly, . breeder Of
~ him took The Paris Exposition gold MEDAL @n'u
This may astonish some of our rural patrons
but y shows that good stock will pay. aud that
thCre was money In It.
Canibalism Of Hogs.
In reply TO correspondent asking the advice
Of tho american Stock Journal in relation to
sows eating their young the editor of that jour
mil writes as follows
During our nearly twenty years of uninter-
rupfod veterinary practice our attention and
services have been called to aid in cases of this
vexattous nature every year; and it has occurred
~ us as . peculiar feature that the colder sea-
nQns OF the year seem to favor the developenent
Of this derangement: ut least. our services have
never been called for during the months of
June, July and August. and In September only
twice.
4 sow which. up to the time OF parturition.
wns apparently healthy. will. with n good deal OF
ceremony accompanying the act, take to eating
her aitsrbirth and next her pigs. either in great
haste immediately after they are born. one by
one, or during the first second day in spite
OF the lamentable cries of the young ones. How
wildcat the whole litter unless the number of
pigs Is small She Will ofteaer leave few. or at
ieast one or two. While the SOW is deyouring
= nef pigs she generally behaves very wildly She |
Is excited. violent. and acts as ii she was crazy
rummeeing her bedding around roofing in the
ground. looking around with wild and savage
gnnces and while she is in this state of oxciie |
ment 1t is difficult and sometimes dangerous for |
any one TO interfere in behalf of the young pips
The hitherto quiet and gentle breeding SOW an |
pears to know YOU no more and may attack Won
~ inrfously rs she does her own offspring. This
state Of excitement will often exist for a few
days. gradually abating. ~"
There il no certainty as to the cause ar
causes OF this very unnatural disposition Most
predominant farm ,,i,,, A.. \ !
~ que TO q disorder of the sympathetic or Wis
eeIni system OF nerves fspsfeind neroru,n gang
uonicuJ. which temporarily deranged state has |
been compared with the state Of whimsinnI
hankering sometimes eyinced by women during |
prcgnancy But Ii has been observed that the |
dcssie for eating their young ones has been do
veoped or induced by feeding the sows nrevi
Qusly on animal food. such M otfal from slnuph
terlng. allowing them access to carcases of dend
horses, cows, etc.. or by their pick ing mn mice
IN neds where such were plenty Howeyor il
~ not less likely that the sense of yacr1itv or
eMptness. caused by the net of part,Iritjon may
produce the arrangement of the nervous svs
tenn above referred to- S''
The desire to devour the Young njps n nnears
generally within the first three or four DAVIS.
rarely later Generally. when the sucking is
iairiy started, the desire gradually diminishes
anu disappears. Several devices have been en-
pioyed. with more or less success for the mr.
+ hose of preventing the mother from eating her
ousprlng: In order to saiate her unnatural
appetite In a harmless way, ii has been suer- |
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