St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-23
4srm and plantation'
FARM 4 0TESs

FARM NOTES,
A grave mistake is made by farmers
who think that stock must not be fed at
home after the first appearance of grass
Stock will show this false economy al
through the season.
The following rule in plowing is
recommended "Never turn up over
one or two inches of unfertile subsoil in
on season and, when 80 turned up, the
land should receive q dressing of
manure"
Apply around your trees almost any
substance that will cover the soil and
shield it from the drying rays of the sun,
and from the evaporation of moisture.
A great mistake is often made in
planting corn early. Indian corn
requires warm ground and hot weather,
and it will not grow until these condi-
tions are present. If planted previous
to this time the kernel is apt to rot, and
il the corn does come up it is not fit for
much. Corn early planted has gauntlet
to run In the usual summer drouth.
For throat distemper, CRATE fine q
small. green, wild turnip ; or if dry, give
hesping spoonful, mixed with bran or
oats. 1t is good for cough also.
Loss of appetite, thirst, diarrt ea, gene
raj weakness and cyanosis of the comb
are the symptoms of chicken cholera.
Some one who has experimental in
the matter says that a handful of bran
scattered in each hill of potatoes when
planting will increase the yield one-
third.
A miller of Halliday, Illinois, who
lost many hogs from cholera, has found
that dry bran, slightly salted, is good
remedy for it. II the hogs refuse to eat
it starve them until they do. Another
farmer claims that If hogs are given what
salt they need in clean pasture it will
have the desired effect.
The following was evidently uttered
by true farmer: "The country home
can be made very pleasant by fixing up
the yards and houses more than they now
are. Farmers should be without debts,
and then they can make farm life very
pleasant. The farmer should read and
study several hours every day. He must
have good laborers, and have them un.
derstand that his interest is theirs
Plenty of reading matter should bs kept.
on hand at all times. Instead Of straight
lines about the place devote mere space
to landscape gardening. The keeping OF
good stock will always ado. to the pleas
ure of farming. Farmers should 60 out
and interchange views with each other"
A farmer in Holden informed US that,
being much annoyed with crows pulling
up his corn, he placed large umbrella
in his field in order to frighten them
away. Imagine his surprise one wet day
in finding good aock seeking shelter
under it from the rain. The umbrella ia
now used Tor another purpsse.-[ Bangor
Wig.
Generous care and culture will repay
in a melon crop. A warm, sandy soil
free from weeds and grass is the mos4
suitable. Then manure, ashes, and yard
scrapings answer we'll for melons. About
az good way for planting melons as
amy, is TO open deep trenches, letting
them be some eight feet apart, and
deposit shovelful of fertilizer about
every six or seven feet. Then drop the
seed-eight or ten seeds-in space of a
foot square over the manure and cover
zone ines deep. After the vines begin to
grew, care and labor is necessary to keep
of insects. When the plant has attained
considerable size, all superauous ones
must be cut out, leaving two or three to
a hill. The plants should be well cult.
waited and tree from weeds until they
cover the ground.