The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-04
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY APRIL 4, 1885,

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| off taking the end OF the twig, and burned
| thus saving much larger amount OF worl
| later In the season.
| great Improvement is made In the ap
pearanee and laying qualities OF flock o
batnyard fowls hy crossing with barnyart
| hens well-hred Brahma on Leghorn COCK
| It is very essential that well-bred cock o
| the improved breed be used even In crossing
otherwise the Improvement is only partial
| The best cross bred fowls are produced bI
| crossing Brahma hens aud Laghorn cocks
| The Brahn,a gives size and the Leghorn ao
tivty and egg production.
| Never feed the young pigs on strong, con
| oentrated food, such as ground corn, peas ol
other grain. alone. Give milk 0f obtanable
| or water, with equal proportions of bran
shorts and boiled potatoes, or other roots ol
vegetables; II the bran and shorts can b'
sealded. 80 much the better. 1t you must
| feed peas or corn meal mix sparibgly witt
| the vegetable diet until the pig Is four months
| old at least when the grain may he Increased
| But all through the pig's life give him plenty
| of good roots, boiled OF raw. In short, feeC
the pig generously, but not to excess, with 9
good. pure mixed diet, aud there will be-
neither sickness nor want Of fertility.
Climbing roses should be ptlned In the
spring before growth has com menoed Take
out all the dead wood, and cut back as much
as necessary TO keep the plant In good shape
and within the limits desired.
TO keep bugs off melon and squash vines,
plant tomato In each hill. BY doing this
the bugs did not bother them for me, while
across the tenen where there were no toma.
toes, they we're all killed by the bugs.
Few know how easy 1t Ia TO propagate most
shrubs by root cuttings. Roots the size of q
penhoIder are the best. Out these into pieces
an inch long, and plant them about on ineh
deep In cold frame. and they will be elk
Inches high and ready TO plant by the time
the garden plat s ready
In cultivating roses faded flowers should
always be removed since this checks the ten
dsncy to produce seeds and encourages new
growth and fresh bloom This is particular
iy necessary In the case of the hybred per
ret,lal roses some OF which do not bloom as
often as desirable unless all the conditions
are favorable
The cemata Ia one Of the most beautiful
and hardy climbers we have. They thrive in
almost any situation, are peri city hardy,
and produce masses Of beautiful flowers and
foliage. Their large star shaped flowers
mingled with their bright green foliage, trail
Ing over trelllses, produce very beautiful
sight.
Few plants will bear Intense shade. In dense
natural woods the ground Ia almost bare,
while when the trees have been partially
cleared off, abundance Of plants viii soon
make their appearance Most OF the climbers
like little shade, because 1t Is their nature TO
climb the trunks of trees, where of course.
they must be somewhat shaded by the over
hanging branches. All the ferns prefer shade.
| have, I'm the last twenty years, extracted
many hundreds of these false nolars. called
wolf teeth, but am not certain that II was OF
auy benefit to the eyes of the horse. In every
case this was done al the urgent request of
the owners, who fully believed that these
teeth hurt the sight-lUor. Land and Home.
Shelter la one OF the first objects In winter
Ing sheep successfully. Farmers often CON
denim barns and sheds as unhealthy places
for sheep, when II is n want of ventilation
that does the injury.
"Ashes." said Marshall Z. Wilder. few
years sinoe "sre worth fifty cents per hushel
to apply to orchards. and are tho cheapest
manure for that purpose"
No other animals should be tolerated In n
yard with sheep, for IL will only result In vex-
alton and loss.
Dark stables are Injurious to the eyes of
horses
Nothing will SO thoroughly destroy rose
slugs as wood ashes.
The main body of tho Salvation Army,
which is campaigning IN England. has some-
thing worse to contend with there than hard
hearted city officials. At a meeting In Ply
mouth, on the Drill Hall grounds, crowd OF
roughs created disturbance. and. being
demonstrated with. attacked the army. The
ealvationsts repelled the attack with their
tists and with sticks. and held the fort for two
hours, but were eventually defeated and
forced to seek refuge In house
WaedH CIT Edge Tonic ureventn malaria.