The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-08

ten duck, but three are necessary InI
chicken. Apart from the necessary sl genuine,
to he at all n cruel one. as the amount Of food
forced down their thr0ats is not excessive.
The ducks which | saw fed lid not seem 10
suffer In the least and, In Fact. when they
saw the man approach most Of them beeatl
rja,norpls fnr Immediate attention, and
tlnrhetl AT his clothes, as he passed, with
eager besks.
WHITENING HOGS.
The improved hog requires 4 very different
treatment from tho hog 1T forty years ago.
Az we have finer animals OF either cattle or
hogs they will require more tender care ~
n ,,aaIes,a TO igtlurs this fact II A. dangerous
ID keep u large number " hogs during VIII
ter In one enclosure. Extreme cold al1 stormy
weather wilt make them pile aud smother Or
swpat each other; and tho latter ~ nearly Hs
fatal AZ the former. straw IA poor bedding
except In n limited quantity tol hogs 10 sleep
IN. except 1t be lax straw 1t would ply
largely for every stock raiser fu sow ~ acre
Or two 81 FAX every y.nr, Tor ,ha a. .,,, ,na
and oats for feed for all domestic animals
ana NV one ronld afford to pay ~ per ton
for lax straw, " II could not he bud ut her
,yise for this purpose. Hogs sleeping In II
4kln aud hair are clean, sleek and healthy;
ana we would like to hear II any one has no
tioed the fact whether lice ratDain on hogs
sleerug In iax straw. We have hetetofore
recorded or opinion against wintering over
ANY but hogs Tor breeding, hit this Tn the
class which IL most important to winter care
fully, with the view to robust health ami
growing condition A farmer should no more
sleep when he thinks hts hogs are piled w 10
~ straw stack or manure plle OF a cold night
than he should II his corn Glib was on lire.
A dirt bed mot mud is good for hogs; and
II dusty there Ia little danger Ut ver,Dn.
warm, dry hog pen. with dirt floor, aud
bsnked up 80 as to keep out the wind. Ia
comparatively safe place for hoga, and can he
pheaply constructed hy any one. But when
hogs come out of their beds IN the IuorHlne
wet With swest. catch cold aud go about
coughing, they had better be sold at once I"
tl,n dead hog scRvenger. There IL nn profit IN
raising and fattenine hogs except 1t be done
80 ma to keep them In q healthy and growing
condition.
sHEEr 70 THE ArRE.
How much pasture does a sheep require, or.
rather, how many sheep could be kept on nifty
Rcres2
producing power makes 1t nlpossible to give
any definite answer to this. One thing la GER
tain. that rough pasture would I'm four or
ave years carry nearly double the stock that
could bs depasiured. from the fact that sheep
greatly improve the land they feed upon,
the golden hoof.' The old rule IN merlno
times when the sheep wouldn't weigh over
seventy tlvepounds wac. that six sheep would
feed where one cow would. but With the in
provemnnt Ia eliza and requirements Of flesh
Il u one farm, and probably on most pastures,
not over three for u cows allowances. A good
pasture OF fifty acres might keep twenty
sheep. In winter sheep will eat from Q to ~
per cent Of their live weight Of hay, or its
them, which should be little meal or grain
or roots, and they must have good clean
water to drink at all times.
CHEAP SMOKE HOUSE.
Dig d narrow pit. from twelve to eighteen
inches Deep throwing the earth all IN one
side From near the bottom of this pit dig
trench Of sufficient length to hold one or two
Joints vt stove pipe at such an angie az Will
bring the end away from the pit u the sur
face Of the ground. Over the end OF the pipe
set n common -four barrel or large cask. as
may ia needed, and, having removed both
heads bank UP around 1t with loose earth. go
that no smoke can escape out at the bottom.
Hang the hams, etc, In IT, using some round
sticks 10 run through the strings. PdttIng q
cover on the sticks will leave space enough
for draft to let the smoke pass freely. Build
smoke-fire OF corn-eobs, damp, hard wood
or sawdust In the pit and you will have q
cheap. safe. and efficient smoke-hpuse with
very little trouble.
4 PEAS IN COTTON.
A. Il. Ford, Of Barnwell district, ~ O..
writes to the Farm and Home as follows:
At the last blowing of my cotton In July
sowed peas between some OF the rows. as an
experiment. covering them with large TWEEN
ty-fonr inch sweep, which also worked tho
cotton. The peas, having been planted late,
and after the main field crop had attained
most N Its growth, could not Interfere and
be productive OF any injury. They grew well
made fair vines and bore a fair crop of fruit.
This experiment proved completely success
FIJI, and clearly demonstrated that by the ap-
plication or such a system to the entire field
the aoil could be much improved and the yield
OF cotton materially Increased. The consider
able quantity Of vegetable matter that is left
Oh the land by the pea vines not only adds to
the fertility of the soil, but probably la tho
only preventive against rust that have been
able to discover
am satisfied that BY such method our
farmers could manure their cotton lands
much cheaper than by the purchase of fertii-
iznra. In addition to the active benefit 20 the
succeeding years crop, there will also he q
large quantity of peas made. which Will af-
ford valuable pasturage for hogs during De-
tOber before the corn-ilelds are cleared Of
their product and thrown open.
In order to utilize this system to the ut
most. the cotton rows should not he less than
fur feet apart: because rs the land s i'm
proved by this vegetable manuring. the cot
more room. and 1t Is always more beneficial
to give space between the rows than between
the hills.
CURE ron awEENy.
ISummit Times,l
The following cure for sweeny In horses and
mules has been handed Id our office by one Of
the best farmers In this section, who says he
has tried 1t aud can indorse Its efficacy. II
the horse OF mule has been affected long, 1t
will be necessary to rest him while the appli-
cation Ia being made, II It Is OF recent date
he may be used at light work, such as plowing
daily;
oh Oi Sn1ke on,