The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-04-06

for other crops the cbIorides, which
are cheaper, are equally good.
This is a good month for some
farmers to profoundly ponder over
tins question:: Why does my
neigbDor raise better crops than l,
aud why is ~. farm mortgage"
aud Ills not r.
Go on as you are now going,
making cotton your chief crop, aud
slavery }. the doom Of yonr chill
,!ren aud ,our chiidreYs children
forever. A people who depend on
other people for food and clothing
are aud must be slaves.
No farmer should allow his time
wasted aud his means frlttered
away by nsIug worn out or anti
onat.d tools. He needs all the
help winch modern mprovements
O ler, aud 1T IL very unwIse 10
reject the assistance thus placed
W tain easy reach.
The first eggs are always the
best for hatching. They produce
the finest aud most uniform chicks
and are truer To their breeds, show
all the finer points and develop
sooner. where the breeding birds
are chosen with an eye to the very
nearest possible PERFECTION.
Make your homes attractive by
the cultivation of flowers, ever
greens and all desirable frnts. Put
them out IN the sprlng. They Will
grow while yoa sleep, and soon
your holmes will become irreslsra
bly attractive. Cultivate mIpd and
ne.lrt rs we'll as the soul, and soon
Nweli dlrected industry viii Afford IL
comfortabis competency to even
the poorest Ia oar land.
Sheep can be probably raised
IN ,he South It's we'll. and even
Letter, than IN the North. there.
as elsewhere, they must receive
some little attention. Good pas
tnraye, plenty of pure water, cool
shade aud sufficient shelter are
requisites. kill of few thou
sand worthless four-legged ours
and bulldoze All occasional two
legged one, and sheep raising eau
be made very profitable III amy
portion OF the south.
Poultry Manure. - The great
value of poultry manure seems 10
/ be- almost entirely overlooked by
our farmers and most valuable
ferillzer.is annually lost or wasted.
I A. first thought the matter may
! seem IF ,riiiiny importance, but
wnen Ne come to know that the
uroppings of one hundred fowls
properly coInposte'i, have more
value than iwo hundred dollars
WpIt 'l tOihibciSiui tci i''INi y: u
becomes IA matter of the most ser
Gus Importance. Under the roost'
1T the poultry honse, dry eartl
should be spread 10 the depth o
SIX inches ar moore As the TOT
ui tins becomes covered With th'
dr@pIpngs,. the mass should b,
Thoroughly overturned, adding +,
little gypsum 10 retain the ammo
ma. Do not use ashes for the pur
pose, as they expel a,nuonIa, whici
Is "a most important element III al
fertilizers. Continue tins cours,
I'LL the dry earth has become pref
~ thoroughly saturated, remove {,
a dry, covered place, and repea
tue operation \ small portion q
tnIs guauo compost. wor b. wonders
when applied TO alIhust any crop
\ farmers scrap book should b,
KEEP; on every wei. regulated farm
pneie are thousands of recipes to
the cur.nS of slck animals, wbIcl
may be 4 great value II referre,
Ia al the proper time: useful hint
regarding special crops may b'
forgot en uLless preserved III thu
manner, convenient ior reference
plans for tariu buildings VI thei
III acknowledgement may be pre-
served uHt!i wanted. gates. fences
Oh ches and the tiousand of Othe
things which make up the detail
Of tie farm, require frequent TT
purs or en:lre reconstruction. an'
tn ANTS and helps which may b
afforded. together With the house
hJli receip 5, II the scrap booI
ha- been well kept, are Of lmniens
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