The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-02-18
A.GRICULTURE

two of Indian meal, white; dissolve
one small cake compressed yeast in
cup of water, pour iuto jar, add
flour and meal, mix to a stiff ha'ter
with lukewarm water. set in warm
place TO rise over night; in the NOR
ming add a tablespoon syrup, one tea
spoon salt, one teaspoon soda, bake
ON a hot gridde. Save cup batter
to commence next day.
GRASSES FOR BoTToM LANDS. Col.
NJ. B. Hil'gard, who has studied
Southern grasses carefully for many
years, thinks that red top is best for
wet lands, and orchard grass and red
clover is best for hay on sandy pine
lands. Nothing grows ranker in the
rich creek bottom lands than Lespe-
Iezas, but from our observations this
wear we mould not recommend it for
hay. We are confident that it is val
liable for pastprage and as a fertili
yer. Though it is not perennial, its
abundant crop of seeds gives 1t q
perpetual hold on the soil, except
when driven out by the pillow and
the hoe.
THE CALIFORNIA BURR CLOVER
IL some Of the most progressive Of
our pine hill farmers will this season
obtain but few pounds Of burr clo-
yer, and SOW the seed on good soil,
we think they will do a good thing
for themselves and neighbors. We
want more grasses in the pine lands.
winter and summer, OF fall grasses.
If the burr clover will do as well here
rs it does In the sandy, dry lands Of
California and those who have tried
it 10 these lands are pleased with IL
1T would be difficult to oyerestimate
its value in these lands. 1t has been
tried and approved 10 East Missis-
sippi.
CLOVER IN THE PINE LANps.-Far-
mers have been slow TO believe that
clovers will do much 10 Southsrn
pine lands, and have taken little or
no pains to SOW seed or cultivate clo-
yer of any kind. From orr observa
tions in the last two or three years
we are confident that red clover,
white clover, and California Burr
clover, and Mexican clover will all
do we'll in pine land, properly fertil.
lied. The Lespedezas is in the list
of clovers, and grows well 10 the pine
lands, pine fats, or creek bottoms
There is no doubt that the pine land
farmers of The South will in time
find 10 these clovers treasure that
they are now very slow to appreciate.
TEMPERATURE OF THE DAIRY HERD.
"A correspondent of the American
Dairyman, Mr.. Mason C. Weld, con-
denses vast amount of truth and
good sense into half o dozen lines
when he says: "When cows expend
E vitality in labor they eat more, when
they expend it in keeping warm they
need more food, and when they eli
Their lay on fat or produce milk or
grow they need food in proportion"
What is the reason our dairymen as
n class can't see it. Something new
er did come of nothing, and never
will. The dairyman with his cows
only transmutes raw material into
milk and it's manufactures, and the
product must 10 some measure cor
respond with the material nsed-for
nothing is annihilated, it is only
changed into other forms, and never
lost. This is the law Of conserva.
lion OF energy, and conservation OF
materiel.
POULTRY CHoLERA.-This destruc-
tive disease has begun its annual
ravages. 1t is peculiarly a disease
of the winter, when constant corn
feeding, close confinement to un.
wholesome quarters, and general dis.
agreeableness and unhealthfulness
of treatment bring on intestinal dis
o-ders. The bright yellow eyacua
lions and paleness of the comb and
wattles denote bilious and intestinal
arrangement. The disease is q true
typhoid and enteric fever. The liver
is diseased, and the bowels are in
famed and gangrenous. 1t is viru
lent and contagious, aud spread:
from farm to farm rapidly. In my
case last year, it affected every farm
along q road 10 miles from where j
started, until IL reached mine, aud
in spite of every preeaution that
then knew of, it affected my flock t.
some extent. By cleaning down th'
house, digging up the ground, cover