The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-23
FIELD AND FARM.

From the Prairie Farmer.l


will here give my experience in hog raising.
Having lost largely In former years, and for the
last few years been SUCCESSFUL IL may be OF some
benefit 10 my brother farmers.
commenced about fifteen months ago with
four brood sows and nine head Of shoats Of the
Poland China stock crossed Win the large Berk-
ehres. and in August last purchased eleven
head more OF stock hogs, making in All twenty,
four head. aud from December to February
sold 1902 worth and sailed for my own use about
1000 pounds of pork. and have on hand at pres.
ent axty-tlve head, including stock hogs and
brood sows and over 100 pigs. lost but one
Rigs that were overlaid NV treatment has boon
as follows: During the winter kept the large
and small ones separate under shelter covered
with prairie hay. open to south and cast, and
gave them clean straw for bedding This / re-
newed once week. ! fed them regularly with
corn, and once week | gave them stone coal
when had not. Tha mixed with salt Sav to
one third Of a busbel Of coal or wood aches l
saary a and C wsuea si asy
scattered It on the ground as though was salt
ing cattle.
with the cattle and feed them regularly, morn
ing and evening. say two ears OF corn ut feed
each. The small pigs ] feed in a pen 70 them
selves. My hogs are all hearty and healthy.
am convinced that the health Of hogs depends
much upon the regularity OF good treatment
hy mn ssp II Sosf seSey con whsn
they once taxi i'll constdor hsre Y but little
lie NAt county, I'LL, june. 1879
sailing Cews.
A ,iairyman whose attention being called to
the fact Of an increase In milk the days he gave
his cows salt. experimental until he decided
that salt given in small quantities every day is
the hest way SAT- u the morning. Just 18th before
and the flow of milk will be considerably In
creased.
often hear persons disputing about the ago
of n al them
to tell the age of sheep nothing is easier. A
Sleeps front teeth the first year are eight in
two middle. ones are shed out and replaced by
two much larger than the others, Third year
two very small ones appear,one on either side
of the eight. At the end of the fourth there are
six large teeth Fifth year all the front teeth are
large Sixth year all begin to show wear-not
wv ' Lime and salt.
Prof. johnson recommends for fertilizing pur-
poses, to mix one hushel salt and two of dry
lime under cover; allow mixture TO decompose
gradually. thus forming chemical union. For
this purpose the mixture should be made six
weeks before use. or still better. two or three
months the heap being turned over occasion
ally. This salt and lime mixture. when applied
at the rate of twenty or thirty bushels per acre.
forms an excellent top-dressing for many crops:
1t acts powerfully on the vegetable matter OF
soils fifty six bushels applied to turnips have
produced as large a crop as barnyard manure.
II is destructive to grubs and insects in the soil
Like salt, IL attracts moisture from the air, and
is remarkable, and If three or four bushels of IL
are mixed with a load of muck. the latter will
be thus thoroughly powdered.
sick Animals.
Nearly all sick animals become so by improper
feeding, in the first place. Nine cases out OF ten
efficient and rapid corrective. twill cure in
majority Of cases, If properly administered. AZ
the intelligence that one Of the finest cows was
very sick. and kind neighbor proposed TO use
drugs and poisons. The owner being i'll. and
unable TO examine the COW, concluded that the
trouble came from overeating, and ordered
teacupfu OF pulverized charcoal given in water.
II was mixed and placed In junk bottle. the
head held upward aud the water and charcoal
poured downward. In five minutes improve
ment was visible. and in few hours the animal
was in the pasture quietly eating grass. An
other instance of equal success occurred with u
young heller which had become badly hloated
by eating green apples after hard wind. The
bloat was so severe that the sides were almost
~ hard as a barrel TIE old remedy saleratus,
was tried for correcting the acidity. But the at
tempt f. PIT down aTsys caused G2nFhng
dered charcoal was given. In six hours al an
pearance of the bloat h d gone and the hefer
was well Live Stock Journal
Melon Culture.
The main part il the after culture. This Is
where SO many fail with melons. am speaking
OF watermelons of course. l begin cutivating
as soon the plants show the third leaf. by
formed on the hills. as well as to take oil the
hard crust from around the plants with the
fingers as deep az the plants will bear. then
dig up the hill deeply and prop fresh earth
around the plants. Do this as often as every
ten days. and oftener II 1t rains and packs the
ground. Plow deep between the rows once a
week. and as close to the vines as YOU can, Con-
tinue this culture until the vines are beginning
to run. Then give them a deep. close blowing;
then don't permit the land 10 be stirred any
more but take hoe and level the ground
around every hill for short distance ahead of
the vine and as soon as the vines cover that
space repea. the process. until the whole patch
is level. / think this leveling process is the
most important to make good melons especially
during dry season. Year before last. when it
was so dry that but few raised their seed. had
plenty of melons that would weigh from twenty
10 thirty ponnis-and lust as good rs a melon
could be. The for going is my plan. Who has
a better one ?-iCor. Rural World
The vegetabie Garden.
A large. we'll cultivated vegetable garden is of
trrnat lnnnrfanre 70 the farmer as IL not only