The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-14
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Useful Hints Upon n Variety Of
Subjects.
Tho Time 20 Plant H'raeH Horse Nv
gfone~ Sheep Culture Barn Yard
Topics Tho Honey Burt
noag Proper Caro-
Of Stock.
NotoS Upon Other Mattcra.

Tho Philadelphia Commonwealth anyn
There IL nothing perhaps on which mort i
us are more promo ID dogmntizs than Oh lii
euhjoct of tree-planting. II wa plant In npfins
and tho trae dies, we arc very lkoly 30 Mt
tribute the losa 10 tho season, ma ,lerld
never 10 plant ~ spring again. ~. II W,
plant IN fall and have no suceess. thon we M,
quite as decided against mi. planting
There ID no doubt hut that fall planting hn,
riakA from which tho Hprlng Nj frcr Ircn,
which nave not been trnnnpIant"i. but hay,
grown we'll In tho one place for twoniy Years
have been deetroyed by tho dry cold Winds OF
Wintar. Not only nvcrHrrnH, such na niho.
vittns, hHlanm Hrs. hemlurk spruce and Gwen
Norway hprno"a, but decliuoua trnan ~ chor-
rios, tulipatretH, onisa. and many others with
tho best established reputation for hardint,fs
And Then ANAL things besides tho risks Of
those frosty Winds 70 dry ~ thu littlo sap IN
them, IRE usually 10 much drawn out nH To BIZ
herioualy Injured. Tho ono great argument
IN favor of fnll-plantinR u.s. that where Tn,
treo escapes all THESE RISKS. It gonarally grown
much stronger and more vigorous IN spring
IhAn ono planted Ht Tint timn. nH tho brtli~rI
roots seem to heal and the tre IL ready 10
push out In tho spring almost M woll nn many
not trnnnplanted. II aavea yanr
But after oil. spring with most people will
ever be tho favored time The hot dry sum
In0r may come AMI destroy Just ~ thn cold
dry winds or winter uny and thtis IN some
measure euunli1a the IiAk and yet IL Ia Mt
this season that planting Will bo tho mont
popular.
But thera lg one thing on which people mood
cantIonihR. largo number Of parsons start
70 plant nh soon ms The frat bright sun ahlnas
through SHOW cloud, aud before tho onrth Il,
dry enough 10 powder about tho roots No
matter how line overhead, the anrth should
not BE- wet or frosty AT tho tIno of planting.
Asa general thing the boat time 10 pinnt
trees In The spring senaon IA iuat before tho
al trl Ian, l,1.t
started. This Implies MI nutiVr contlItto ION Or
The root. and ~ generally oceurs III " time
when tho earth ~ IN tho brat condition for
working In about tho roota Az eycrureenn
push later than deoiluoun iree4, thnir re-
noval may % extended long into May.
HORSE uYuiENR.
iBoston Transcript
All horaea must not be- fcd In the Same pro-
portion, without regard To their agoa. their
constitution. or their work the lmpropflety
OF such " practice IA self evident. Yet IL IA
constantly done. aud III tho basia Of di,4cnse Of
every kind
Never use bad hay ON account of lta cheap.
naas, because there II no proper nourIahment
In u.
Damaged corn ~ exceedingly injurious. be-
canse IL brinpe on Inflammation of tho bownls
and skin Diseases.
0har 10 better for old horses than hay. bo- |
cause thay can chew and digest II better
Hay or grass alone will not support il horae |
under hard work, because there liz not suf1l- |
Gent nutritive body In either.
when horse IL worked hard hla food ahould
o. chiefly oats II not worked hard his food
should be chiefly hay. bocauso oats supply
moro nourfahment and flesh -maklng material 1
thnn any other food hay not 10 much.
NIX chan with corn or beana and do not
give tho latter alone because II Innkos tho
horse chew hiA food moro and digest IL better
For saddle or coaah horse half peck uf
sound Data and eightoen pounds OF good hay
are sufficient. III the hay Ia not good add n
n A ht.ra xubt{
works harder may have rather moro OF zach:
ona that works lcss should have lees
Hack feedlnH IL wasteful Tho better plan
Is to feed with chopped hay from n manager.
and is moro easily chewed and dgeatod
Sprinkle tho hay with water that has salt
dissolved In IL, because II Ia pleasing TO tho
animsrs taste. and Ia moro easily digested.
A tablespoon of salt in n bucket OF water.
Oats should be bruised for M old horse but !
not Tor young one. because tho former,
through age and detective teeth. cannot chew
tham property. tho yong horaa can do 30,
anu they are thus properly mixed with saliva
ana turned Into wholesome nutriment.
Ihers are sundry condition powders ana ton :.
ica which are often fad 10 horses nnd produce | Y
an Increase OF tlesn but they must be kept up or 9
Inc morse Will run down. and III the end they :
Will do an injury. Regular feeding, faithful !
grooming. change OF diet, salt always arccss- =
Die, exercise. even II II bn nard work with \
suaneient fest. pure water, pure air in the :
almost any horse properly fed to lay on tleeh I
u not 10 become fat writer upon this sub y
lect. who appears ~ be VOL pnatod. sny4.
" Many good horses devour large quantities Z
oI gram ana nay. ami still oontinu" thin :,
and poor. The food eaton la not properly IL
assImilated. II tho usual food has boon un.
ground grain and hay. nothing but il change 4
will effect desirable alteration In the
appearance OF the animal In case oil '
meal cannot be obtained readily mIngte "
! bushel of ilaxseed with hushnl of
sa IN ohe ~ oals, hhi another hishe of In
rhls viii be fair nrnnarttnn ~, ali ~ rsa Ii
DR.. The meal az harsv oat,, md an ' ~ -, Il
,oual Quantities, may h. tlrst nraonrn .n -,
nart of the oilsaka ntn,Iad With Al
when the meal IL snrinklsi an art feaI u
seed two or thrre tImas aaIIw mimaiaa ,,.,sn o
! peck OF cut hav md stray HIM b "rs. q
viii eat that amount greediIv lat the n,,ap- e,
ity be gradually increesed mn,tI hn viii sat Il
y 70 lahi " 90 oNals itVuihR lHIen LiIntb n