The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02

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| have an arrangement for saving tnatn--,l Iiu1
! thcn with water. After the WettlhR, neklt
| s4yain with the stable manure anu Inpe,h a,''
layers md wetting A. before, untll "a ~
! material II nployed. The whole heap shoulc
! thsn be covered with dry earth or plaster
| Fermentation will BE- complete ~ from lhrN
| TO seven weeks and tho cotton seed Will bt
killed When ready 70 use, the pile should
| BE- turned thoroughly over ana the dllisrep'
LAYERS mixed together.
When used for cotton apply so0 pounds pel
acre. half Id the opening fnrrow and hasf y
| the seed. On poor ar old sofia, ao0 10 5h'
pounds may be- used, 100 pounds with tht
seed ~ before, tho remainder IN tho burrows
For corn use nearly one pint 10 the hill, un'
less tho land be In pretty good condition
when less will suffice.
On sandy pine lands, OF old FIELDS. whlci
arc usually deficient III potash. seventy-i iv'
pounds OF muriate of potash many 10 addeu
| it should be dissolved in water used for wet
| ting tho compost hemp.
| This formula will do exceedingly well toi
| winter wheat, 400 to 5OO pounds per acre. Ii,lt
when used III This croa fifty pounds sulplate
Of potash, dissolved IN water md applied ~
directed IN the caEa ut the inutlhtc 0i potash
should be added. Mobile Register.
FARM NOTES,
Remember that charcoal ~ good for chick
ems: to quote from the patent medicine men,
"it Ia II grand purifier III the systam."
Pennsylvania has eighty Incorporated
county agricultural societies. thirty-one Of
which have representation In It's State Board
of Agriculture.
The Land Department ut Washington re-
ports there arc over d million acres OF public
lands open to entr, south of the Missouri
river in Missouri.
From IN examination OF numerous reports
whnrs tho cost ~ growing Indian corn ~
given. hlsking II quito uniformly put down
ut ak cents per hushel.
Leave turnips III tho ground until n hard
frost comes. The tops may be fed to cows.
Carrots, heos and paranips must ba dug be
fore very cold weather.
A decrease of 10000 cows is reported In Ire
lnnd this yanr ~ compared with last. Rail-
ruau hooks show IL large falling or In the
amount Of butt0r shipped
A writer truly says that there III no mood
TO go beyond the farm yards and stables to
oAtimntr tho condition ef tho farm, OF TO
judge of the success of tho owner,
The manufacture of the little round Dutch
cheese, matlN tron sWNnt milk. M popular iu
the retail tratioin cities weighing from three
and u-haf to fonr pounds each, is being I'M
deltakon III Illinois.
Cattle Ia considerable numbers are being
shipped from Minarsotl w Iowa. IN be fatted
upon this big cora ctop, III Illinois feeders
are picking w eligible lots for The Same pnr-
pose.
from the entrnils Of II sheep. thrcR- f0urths
inch rppo Ut this material will benr u strain of
seven tons. 1t is said To be moro durable than
hemp.
A correspondent Of the Journal Of IgriWi-
taNc says ho finds his clay-loam lands in
more In prOduetivcness Ivy tho use of
eight bushels oi salt to ono bushe of plaster
per acre than from the application Of barn
yard manure.
Farmers had better have patches on their
pants than on their farms In the shape IF
mortgages. Keep NIL patches OF the latter
kind off your farms. II possible. even II you
have To wcar them On you back or limbs In
stead. You will feel better for 1t some time.
The suhject 81 mlk-scttinR has bothered
The brains Of solnc OF our best men as well us
the practical dairymen generally for q long
lime. Thousands of dollars have been spent
oy inventors and farmers In trying to solve
tho problem OF the best way to set milk and
yct no common standpoint has boon reached.
When the tools and implements are done
With for the season they should be thoroughly
cleaned and put away iii safe dry places 1t
8 u good plan to protect gearngs from dust
ND rubbish Wy tying Thorn np IN stout paper
IL pieces Of cloth. 1t will save much time
and labor IN cleaning them in the spring,
when one Ia buster than now
Tho most important pout we wish TO i'm
press upon the cattle raiser Ia, that he cannot
afford, under any circumstances, to neglect
Ills calves. Ono dollars worth Of food given
% Il cnlf under Six months old which has |
never boon neglected. Will produce more
growth than two dollars worth after that age |
III calves that have been fol- poorly whom
,Oung. |
Beets. carrots and parsnips may be pre-
erved ~ crisp and fresh through the winter |
IS when taken from the ground. by packing
HON IN fresh sawdust Take box Of sutii
lent size put la layer or suwdust. then Il |
aver Of roots and alternate them until tho
'px II full. This plan has boon followed for
many years bv an Old citizen with the best
possible results.
"A farmer writing to an exchange says: ~
lad mare some years ago that had u largo
yart on her Side where the harness rubbed
nd kept 1t SOrs. III summer flies made 1t l
vorse To prevent this put on good daub
j tar, and in few WeoEs the wart was killed \
nd disappeared. i have frequently tried 1t
ince on cattle and horses and seldom hnd oc-
aston to use a second application. Tho rem
dy is simple and elfeetual.'
Cheap walks from the house to the stable
nd other out-houses may be constructed by
aging sapltng trees. say six inches In diameter,
arallel with each other and one and two feet
part, according to the width desired Sind
hen ia place by pinning occasional ties
cross. Fill In the middle with sand, gravel,
hwduSt, pine straw, or any similar mateclnl
ut such as has been described are very good
nd cost nothing.
y ptaHI grower OF GOnSlusraBle experience
sls US that strong solution OF copperas In
water is very invgorating to orna-
rental shrubs and pear trees. 1t will also
cstroy the small grubs that nfest the roots
pot plants. Ammonia water OF The strength
one teaspoonful spirits Of ammonia to two
uarts OF water. ID also a good remedy for
10 white grubs in pot plants, while it Is in
igorating 70 the growth Of the plants.
An English judge has given damages to a
smplainant who entrusteda pedigree SOW to
" Great Western Railroad for transporta-
Ga. Defendants witness testified that it
40 their custom to feed cattle, sheep, horses,
anything that would eat hay, but not pigs.
he journey lasted nearly thirty seven hours,
ni at the last moment the animal was
Tered water, but was too near dead to drink
he plaintiff got judgment for $1oO. An
mertcan Express Company would have got
1t OF 1t by claiming risk Of the owners
a rather novel sight was Witnessed on
scent Sunday Ia Montpelier, says the Argus;
sheep which had escaped from q car at the
-ontpesier and Wells River Railroad station,
lased q dog through Main and State
reefs; The poor dog was putting in his
ST ticks, occasionally looking behind to see
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