St. Landry democrat., 1879-05-17
FARM AND HOME.
FARM HINTS.

1t has been decided abroad that il
removing large trees it is not necessary
to take large ball of earth with thu
tree. To comb the soil away from the
roots, injuring them as little as possible
is now practiced with great success.
Pruning omitted last fall, should be
attended to now as soon as the weather
will allow. Grape vines need the first
care, and shou' be pruned long betorE
the buds begin to swell. Currants and
eooseberries start early, and should be
pruned early.
Early pullets make winter layers.
Old hens do not lay much, even in this
low latitude, till the backbone of winter
is broken. These thereto re, who desire
winter eggs should now be making the
necessary preparations for Matching the
eblc<ens that are to lay them.
Experiments made by Messrs. Coren.
winder and Contamine indicate that the
amount of sugar in beet roots is in pro.
portion to the leaf surface of the plants
That is, the more and the larger the
leaves, the more sugar there will be in
the roots, and of all parts of the leaf the
mid-rib contains most sugar.
The first work in the spring is to re-
place fences laid by the winter storms.
There is nothing gained by blowing too
esrly. The soil should be dry before q
furrow is turned, Manure may be
drawn out stones can be gathered from
frozen ground when the warmth of the
sun has loogeneI them.
Don's allow ashes to 60 to waste. They
are snong the best fertilizers for almost
any crops, and the very best for fruit
trees. Always apply fertilizers to fruit
trees as near the extremities of the roots
as possible, not up against the body or
collar of the tree. Lateral roots extend
about equal with lateral limbs.
Preparatory work in the way of trel-
lises and other supports may be attended
to and the material got ready. In the
family garden, The best support for rasp
berries is a single wire strained between
two posts at the ends of the rows, and we
think that the best grapevine trelIis,
is that with horizontal Stats four feet
apart, with upright wires where needed.
Buy no fertilizers without knowing
precisely what they consist of, Peruvian
guano, and other reliable fertilizers,
when genuine, always have a brand
upon their bags, with a statement Of
their analysis. Special manures are
sold by responsible dealers, according to
known fe imulas, which should be stud
led BY the purchaser, thaN he may
knoyv what he is getting.
Make your farms so valuable with con.
stant improvement, skillful culture,
good fruit, ornamental shrubberv, and
pleasant surroundings, that no money
will tempt you to leave it. We think
it should be the settled purpose of every
young man to put down the stake fol-
life, to make permanent home which
he will never wish to part with till he
is called to the better land Spirit oi
Kansas.
Small bones in animals are an indica>
tion of good feeding quality, early ma
turity, and superior, fne.grained flesh
while coarse, large bones, with prominent
joints and angular projections of the
skeleton, indicate poor feeding quality
late maturity, aud coarse flesh, in con,
nection with large proportion OF offal
and cheap pieces in the carcass, when
reaching its final destination at the
slaughter house.
The Japanese, Ike the Chinese, have
not heretofore paid much attention tc
ARSu cSoSAS 40 WC unOcESSduU GuS tGTM
as means of human food or clothing
The Japanese, however, are now paying
attention to this matter. Not lone
since, $25,000 worth of sheep, cattle
and horses were imported to Japan frcn
California for a government farm, and
we may soon expect to hear of the re-
suits OF this and previous importations
1t is folly to keep old sheep. TIL ey
should be turned off to the butcher
while they are in their prime. 1t doe
not take halt so much to fatten then
then. When they get old and thin, il
order to put them in condition to slaugh
ter, the whole superstructure must b.
rebuilt. Four sets of lambs are all {
eve should bear; this will bring her tt
five years, and this is an age when, with
little extra care, she will round up to
fine and full CARCASS. Exceptions may
be made when the breed is scarce, and
the blood is more desirable than any
thing else.
HOUSEHOLD HELPS,
BROWN BREAD.