The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

| .dua1. lucy are more prolific, the queens
tuepositlng more eggs than the native The
expert bee-keeper can distinguish the Italian
eggs ny the compactness with which thew are
stored In the combs. The Italians ara more
harhy than the natives, venturing out In
colder weather, and doing work yyhIle common
bees remain at home. They therefore swarm
earlier. an important factor IN bee culture
Inc hives become popnlous early In the sea-
son, thus securing large working force by
the time the iDwers are ready for them Asa
natural result from what has just been said,
| ttse Italians gather more honey than the
| natives. Again, they work upon plants that
| the blacks DO not visit. which. Of course, gives
| them wider range for honey gathering
Gases are known where Italians were gather
| ing white honey exclusively, while tho com
| mon bees were working only on the buck
wheat. The Italians ara notably fond of red
clover, and will gather much more honey
from this plant than the natives, which de-
I rive but little from IL.
As they are more vigorous than the natives
| they are better able to protect themselves and
| to defend their stores being more watchfuI
and swift to discern the enemy. III harshly
| treated the Italian Is worse to handle than the
native. This naturally follows from It's SUI
pefinr vigor aud more active disposition. but
| when treated kindly experiences has shown
them 10 DE- more doctle and more pleasant %
| manage than the others. The honey-comb
made ny the Italians Il more compact and
presents finer appearance than ordinary
| comb. the difference being 50 marked That OK
| ports claim that they can toll the kind OF bee
| that produced u given box OF honey. The
Italians arc much longer lived This has
/ been proved In many cases. and Is strongly In
/ favor OF tho foreign bee.
| HOW TO RAISE A CALF.
| Lot 1t suck FOR one or two days. 80 as to got
enough of Its mothers milk TO physc It,
| linen take 1t from tho cow and shut 1t up In u
4 small pen, or, II the weather IL cold n warn,
! box stall. Fasten up ut proper height V
| treu sh large enough to hold two gallons. 1t
/ la M Ia. AIf.tf
tasted about twrnty-four hours. When your
i cali gets hungry you will generally have
| little trouble In teaching 1t to drink In day
/ Or two. For week or ten days give the calf
new milk, or until It begins to thrive then
substitute warm skim milk, with little flax
| seed ten or oil meaI added Begin with Il ia
bespoonful Of the latter and gradually in
crease to gill. When your calf Ii four weeks
| old put u little SHIELDED corn In It's trough, and
1t will soon learn to cat 1t, and whom II gets to
| eating two ears Mt II meal it will do without
the llaxseed. BY the time 1t is two months
| old 1t will begin ~ eat fine hay or corn blades.
and should hs fed regularly u small quantity.
/ IT You decrease the milk, add bran and u little
| oil meal TO the sheled corn. ! have found n
quart of bran AMI two oars OF corn three
| ttmos day full feed for q calf from three to
| ak months old and that would weigh between
| three and four hundred pounds. A calf raised
| and wintered the first winter in this way Will
make rs good an.lnmal as it!woud If allowed
| To run with tho cows aud suck for the same
lanR,n ~ C.hie' hl'u Woul,i 40 neIle. Wheh
| radical.
sows.
While the SOW Is with pig she is particu-
| larly subject TO arrangement OF the digestive
organs, Insy afe llkeWise susceptible 70 the
.sn71 E,iihtt1o chah9os, h.la ~" lnAcINaty ~
ny s'eai u.sans III. l,Ss t1lo Sllu5 y, w
| the circulation; the organs will then no long
81 per IN tneiF iitnctlohs' aHu ING sow VIII
| crass ~ hutiVe, "hile ~ tne sa,na time INC
pigs WIN oeGpne li'eu.aeeu WIN the germs
IL u'stase; n Wy ihuel Colh H lea y over
neals Gne n!oo'i, tn.ls putting u III position
" aAp 4, tNn ~, nas'asse. ilel Mlloas pa.lnu z,
se1cas.1n .utea,es ssuu qdaaes .naG lla.u
ua'aa' w Nv HStl'hs Vpn1o =" ln y,
~ I,'g'ila1 dp9ss, h'iu ,1ose VINO lsl 10 comply
WIZ nature . aelhaha5 ~ thls particular hla
snie 70 sulteI 10, u; u llel hct'ons were l,,S
I,SIthWie,.' ahd ~ sils Wol" hoI suplec,su W
the VIII 81 ~ ~ py pelng piaeHd ~ con'lllloli7
that are loreen anu ntlhatural' ins.lhc, Would
aireeI har 70 seek THESE IoGessitlss. c. 'htl,
mas hanpeIeu anu a'VeTtea TINS instinct aliu
Fehdeted lt5 exercise Ihpos1'oln, ~ ihisC
Wateh her symptoms ana apply tne teh'uy'
ana mus hvolh fanty progeny, - mr. ~
~" hei Y" heSo t"o Hiucu' t'hu II 50 iuciti'd,
lorGe lnahl lo eAerGlse. on1nHe looI oIlal',
an ,ra,tnrs -, ntar,,al anL na,ar ll,y
the sanitary condition OF tho place to be In
the least neglected Remember the cleanest
of all domestic animals, IL well bred, is the
much maligned hog.
a4rr.enAu,pr
various experiments says me .onfnW o.
ffofhc"H"fe, nave heea mace ny NJ. fetllRpI
hha otnsrs. 70 GesI Inc Nhll1 OF salI as nun
hIe. me ioin"ina sunul'lg up seelns 10
nave heen arrived ~: otlt should never be
appliea ooher lhan IA pulverous stale, ana
never ehptogea ~ ithpeIVous' colu Hha NJ
ma SOUS, ne past manner 10 use ~ Is 10
commune IN WIN othst natures, noSe 81 Two
nHluEhu weight VI LHN acre DbItn SHlllilsHL.
when selected 10 Destroy lnsects, " sh"uld %
applied before sunrise Ia the case OF cereals,
salt Strengthens the stems ana causes tho
ears to titl better, ana the dissolution ana as
Summation OF the phosphates ana slilcates. "
acts vigorously on potatoes. and can u de-
tected Ia their ashes 10 the extent of~a per
cent. Asparagus Is vertable glutton II the
presence OF salt. dose OF three hundred
weight per acre acts without fail on beets,
injuring is value for sugar purposes, but
enhancing II Tor the feeding 81 cattle, Cola