The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-04-21
.AggICU1TUBAl.

A GREAT improvement Is in"" So
in the appearance and laying qual'- b,
tics Of n flock of barnyard fowls hy u,
crossing with barnyaId hens a well G.
bred Brahraa or Leghorn cock Nls k
very essential that weIi-bre' COCK "
of the improved breed be use" even IA
in crossipg. otherwise the improve ii
men, Is only partial. The best cross I
bred fowls are produced by crossing il
Rrabma hens and Leghorn cocks i
The Brahma gives the size and the i
Leghorn activity and egg produc- ,
tion.
Place your bones in large ket- G
t,e mix with ashes aud about one t
work oC lime to q barrel OF bones, Et
nover with water and boil. In TWEEN ,
,r.four hours all the bones, with Tue
exception perhaps of the hard sh'n !
homes, will become so much softened3
rs to be puIverize" by hand. they +
will not be in PARTICLES Of bones, nut
in pasty condition, and in excel
lent form to mix with muck, loan or
ashes. BY boiling the shin bones
ten or twelve hours longer, they VIII
also become soft. This is an easy
and cheap mode of reducing bones.
If the farmer will set aside cask Tor
the reception of bones, he will be
likely to Gnd q valuable collection at
the end Of the year.
-DIARRuEA or SCOUTS in calves Is
generally brought on by overiee"lns'
or by changing the feed. Sometimes
it is very simple, and can be check
ed by withholding part Of. their
regular allowance of feed ior a Gay OF
two: and in fact this should be done,
no matter what treatment Is use". -
We have used fresh laid eggs with
GOOD effect, giving the calf one three
times a day, either mixed in its milk
or broken and put in its mouth, com
nellino it to swallow it. The egg
being very nourishing assist greatly
in restoring the calt's lost strength
Ono of The best remedies for scour
is calf's rennct (the stomach OF TIL
calf) soaked in warm water and CIV
en- in the feed. Our rule is to get
good rennet, shake the salt out oil II
and soak about one third OF 1T in
mint of warm water, and give a ia
blespoonful three times day I'M
will cure any ordinary case. But
those scours continue and run int
regular or malignant diarriea, I'LL
best remedy we have found IS on
and one-half grains Dover's powder
and the same quantity Of pulyerlze
rhubatb, making three grains, whlc
is to be given at a dose, and thes
doses should be given three times
day until the calf is relieved. Fl
collie in horses or colts, we use I'll
third decimal attenuation Of col
cynth, in doses of from three to Il
drops every fifteen minutes. THIS
purely homeopathic remedy, and
administer it strictly in accordan
with homeopathic principles.-lE Z
change.
How TO RAISE A CALF.-Let
suck for one or two days, so as
get enough of its mothers milk
physic it. Then take it away tr'
the COW and shut it up in a SIN
pen; or, if the weather Is cold,
warm box stall. Fasten up at p
per height V trough large enor
to hold two gallons. 1t is no nse
offer q calf milk until it has fas
twenty four hours. When your
gets hungry you will generally h
little trouble in teaching it to dr.
in day or two. For week or
days give the calf new milk, or
til it begins to thrive, then sub
tute warm skim milk, with a II
haxseed tea or oil meal added.
gin with tablespoonful of the
ter aud gradually increase to a
When your calfis tour weeks old
little shclled corn in its trough
it will soon learn to eat it, and "
1t gets to eating two ears at me
will do without the flaXseed. By
time it is two months old it will
yin to eat fine hay or corn blu
and should he fed regularly in s
quantity. Ifyou decrease the 1
add bran and a little oil meal tt
shelIcd corn. | have found a Q
of bran and two ears of corn
times a day full feed for calf
three to six months old and
would weigh between three and
hundred pounds. A calf raised