The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-10-20
AMONGthc FARMERS'
Hints for work.
From the American Agricn,turist.

From the American AStlc"'t"'''t'
SWINE. with proper arrange
mcDts. sows may hc bred whe never
it is desirable to have the pigs. a
SOW should be a machine for prodn,
cling pigs, and the more work in this
way she is made to do, the more
money is made. There may be two
litters in the year. Spring pigs for
the summer or fall market, and Au-
gust pigs for the holidays
WARM PrNs.-By and by every
good farmer will find fuel to be cheap
er in the winter than food, and in a
warm pen, pigs may be raised in the
depth of winter. Those who can
take care of pigs in February, may
couple their sows now: others should
avoid it. When pig, of any good
breed, can be made to weigh 300 lbs.
in 10 or - months, there is loss in
keeping any but breeding animals
over that age.
Fa,tening Pigs should be pushed
on as rapidly as possible before tho
cold weather. A pound of fat made
now, costs less than that made next
month, and that costs less than the
same made in December. Rcmcm-
Der that cold weather wastes fat.
Moderately Fat animals are the
most profitable. Every excessively
fat animal has been fed at a loss du
ing tho latter part of its feeding.
When an animal is ready for market,
sell it If there is feed left, buy some
moro lean animals and feed them
"The nimble sixpenco" brings the
profit.
Young Fall Pigs should have plen-
fy of milk, and if the food is made
"milk warm they will thrive the
better for it. Small potatoes, boiled
and mashed in skinned milk, with
little bran, will make them grow
rapidly. Feed a little at time and
often. The young pigs stomach is
very small, and orcrfteding causes
Indigestion, and prevents growth.
Stables and Pens should be made
tight for the winter. Dry, tight
floors, warm bedding, close doors and
windows, and ventilation from tho
ceiling or over doors, are necessary
to the comfort of animals.
Pure water is a first requisite for
man or beast. a good well, or els
tern, provided with aUniversal Force
Pump, will be found one of the most
profitable thugs IN the barn-yard or
house yard.
Poultry 49, Gull ont undesirable
fowls, and keep only good ones. Pure
bred fowls are as profitable, in their
way, as other pure bred stock. Feed
young pullets with boiled potatoes,
mashed in the water they shave been
cooked in, and mixed, while hot,
with corn meal aud cracked wheat.
Feed this warm, and every week give
some of the "Imperial Egg Food"
with some of Bowker g. Co.'S. meat
and bone -four along with the food.
This viii give eggs all through the
winter. The culled fowls may be
cooped and fed on scalded skinned
milk, with corn and oatmeal, for
three weeks, when they will he as fat
as the can be made; to feed any long
er is a waste of time and food. This
food makes sweet and white flesh and
fat. When fed for market, give only
corn, which makes the yellow fat 50
desired by the poultry dealers.
Sdndry Matters, Dry earth is the
cleanest and most healthful litter for
the poultry-bouse or pig pen. Where
sand is plentiful, this is also clean and
wholesome litter. Fine road dust is,
perhaps, the most convenient shape
in which to collect quantity of dry
earth for winter use. Ditch scrapiugs
are also a good litter. Now is very
good time to procure these materials
Implements, tools, and machines may
now he cleaned and stored away fol
the season. Drains should be looked
to. Root-bouses and cellars SHOULD
he cleaned and made ready for tbt
potatoes, turnips, etc. The half-year.
ly whitewashing should not he ne
elected Roads should be put in or.
der before the fall rains come. Pain
wagons and putty tile seams, before
the becoms swollen by they rain. Ev