The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-07
FARM NOTES.
A Few Hints About the Farm, md
the Cattle and Poultry Yards.
Hog Killing The lille That Stock are
Heir To How 10 Plant Out
tingH Green Manur-
ing. Wtr
rArrnNtnn rn1tIlrRY

TATrHNtHg POULTRY
Most kinds oF poultry arc like Indiana.
great trampH, md whom growing nnh invel
oping muscle aud bone. wa should lot them
tramp, but when N comes ~ InttehinE. the
more quietly they cnn b. kept. tho moro quick
IL will they be really Tor the table. Mature
poultry, when confined IN close dark, noat and
well-sentilated quarters, oanbe fat'ened moro
thoroughly and eheaply IN fortnight Than
that running Ut large asn he IN mouth. #
pp,traa the fowls must ha I'm health md n thirty
ing condition when shut up II infested with
llee that are constantly Hurking away at thor
llFe'a blood. II ID almost impesaibo te Fatien
them. 10 guard against amy such drawback.
ard To render the air pure VI 10 alwiys hest
to whitewaHh the anntttnNnta in which thnY
are confined. end " examine ~" birds 'ni ve-
min and II any arc found. little llnur 1T sui
nht,r spriuked under their feathers Will rem
adv tho trouble Corn IL the grain for fattou-
ina. az IL contalna 90 large per cent ~ OIL
Nothing will fptten pnultty go rapidly as corn
meal mixed up with milk. especially na II
thia mpnh Ia aealded anal fol warm. The
number or meals IN a day IL NOT go important
az Ia regularity, but three meals we Oohaidei
better than four, na thlR gtvea opportunity
for Litigation Tho first rnt hon ahpuld hn tad
early III the mntnnA, a. the hon IL ~ early
bird, and her first thought Ia for something to
eat The last ration may he given inst before
roasting time, aud tho other midway between
The two Good for faItnning ~ ia n mnHh ri
meal and milk. II should la remembered that
hens aud turkeys and indeed. all animals.
like a variety, Ept their dIunet, therefore, WY
recon mend huiln POTATOES. md, " anne lard
eprnla or haHt1ptt itypT tt=fttst> ttf+=t II
lsind, he mixed with the potatoes. all the bet
Ter. always taking eRrn ~ fned no more Mt a
tlma than the flock will pat gtepdlly Keep
Ing food constantly before poultry, ~ anna
rnrnm ualid IL wRsaful, as H. olug4 their AZ
lhHti NJ NJ ~
ought to be sleeping ON theft roastE, Sleep 10
great auxiliary b. lat Pura water ia m
other auxiliary, anh should he furnished to
pp,tttry without allnt Hattnnei In this man
iner. we are confident that pound nj turkey
can be- put Into market az eheapy aa pound
of beef, and pound ~ chicken "a ehcaply a.
pound Ut pork.
THE VALUE or WATER ron cows
Cows should have aernsa tu water NJ NIL
times, especially COWS that give milk They
want VI drink often ana return tp their fneh.
The beat stable and ono IN which stoek do tho
beat Ia one where watcr was always running
In trouaha before tho cattle Thus managed
cows may he kept Wy tot full flow Ut milk
either winter or summer. atld for this reason.
IN the pasture fails ftnm dlntlth II may hn
sunplnllted with other fepd, but u failure 81
water cannot ha rnmodled. sn In winter cows
that are only waternd once day aa many do
who consider thpmantvna good farmers, tho
COWS shrink m their milk mud II can never he
rrrajnnd The Same rule will hold good In
Tho stable. abundant feed may 10 aupplled. "
the water supply falls the profit Will he NIL
Tho necessity Uf plenty ~ pure water FOR
ateok In one of The fret imporlanoot 10 breeders
and feeders, Ii must not only be IN abundance.
but II ahouG#na In such supply that afaek
may either 4ake II NJ viii. ~ " supplied ~
atatad tim,A " should hn offered nj laaHt twice
A day and three times will 10 better. No an
inal can thrive properly that has access tn
waite but once b day. Every good feeder
knows this. and hence In all large feeding ca
Establishments tho greatest caro- Ia taken "
keep the supply ample and constant. Many
farmers neglect thla, aud always ~ their ceFt
III water cannot he had hear In any other way,
wells ahould he dug. and the water faisni by
wind or other power, IA the case tnhy he
Having plenty If water, SEQ that atock get u
aa regularly ~ they feed, IT. Will pay.
"Hua NiLLTNa"
The season for this job hae arrived. and th,
fnrahnndrRl farmer can pick aut anma W ILL.,
fattest porkers that will do 10 kill lot 81
arrangements for tho work ha previously
made even TO email details. When the thai
mnmrtrr (cverv farmer ahnnli hayn one
marks pH low IA Az Mt y o'clock MT night. will
IL clear wind from the nnrthwnat, II will prob
ably he cold enough 10 XIII in tho morning
Wa have learned from long observation TIM
when Tho weather Il acttnd that H. neither
growing warmer nor colder the temperature
will fall Eeven dcgrrra between 2 y. m. and
dav-hfaaS next morning. the tall IN less
than seven degrees thnn tho Weather ia mod
Grating III mere than sesan. II Is growing
colder. Tho "details ~ hutnhcrlng aro So wei
understood hy farmera that We will only
mention that W Rcaldlnr. n largo kettle u
the best appliance tnl h"nting nc water. ~
whatever the plan. 1t IL important ~ ~ ahi'
60 control the temperatures Mt Will lltti'
tar or turprntinn tfrnm tho trcrl put into th'
water helps greatly IN removing the hair
1ha water AL thOf will Hpna 40 MA IA mako TIL,
hnir sIip but II doea better nj y temperature
of8NAn III tTNa. II should moi hn ovNl tho lat
to figure Havra cheap Thermometer anr
diff IL IN the water nrcaatnnly. and add hot :"
cold wRtcr. ~ may he nnedod lho teu'Fefn
ttire uf the water ia TIM aeornt Df success u
scallng. quick work Viii do tho rsat
now ~ MANAGE CUTTINGS.
In replv to n correspondent tho Floral CAB
ss,at rIvca tho following directions III rcERt,
10 the making aud management Of PLANTING
cane.
In selecting a cutting, n great deal depend
upon Il jndlCioua chnrr. II tho clip "a to-
Young and full of fresh sap. II Will fade away
from too much evaporation. IT ~ tno OLD
hard and woody II will take great wftlo e
EttlSe root
You must take cutting that a perfectly
ripened aud IN trnm b vigorous shoot yet !
little hardened nj the hape
ii Ii also essential "a haNn a hud IN Joint nj
or near tho end ef the cutting; a. all roots
strike from H. and the nearar il "A ta the haa''
the greater Your chance of suuct@s.
Plant your cuttings IN common rod pots
filled halt-fuI ~ rich loan and two inches U
sand OH TOP tsC0ulng sand VIII 80, hul ~
sea sand. wet this thoroughly. amt Put IN
cuttinra close around the edge Of the pot, tui
Ii the bud " joint romce til contact With It'll,
surface of the pot II aeema 10 strike root more
quickly Pun IN thr lower leaves before ynt
past tho cutting, Treas the wet sand tightly
ahSught the tIny atem for great deal y
your suceoas In raising tho cutting depends
upon the uloae contact Vt the sRnd with TN,
stem When the cuttings are firmly planted
cover them with glass shade If pWaaihn. NJ
n xxrfH trFn at
plant.
Moisture. light and heat. are The three ~
sentiala tn plant tlifc without them no cut
tinas will start.
iirht. hut don't let the sand become dry, thcr
give all tho sun you can obtain, keep VI {
good supply of moisture. ana you can hardly
fall TO root NEST of Your cuttings.
no TREAT SCRATCHES.
Scratches II il disease which affects th'