The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-22

ann SO4RY. IL eSy.lUS uU lmMpUl6V6lY HUN
the ground = bur.ch OF blade-like leaves, each
from ten to fifteen inches In length and about
an inch broVd. From the centre Of these
ae-sd stalk rises to the height Of two or three
feet, beari,Jg upon Its head cluster OF snowy
purple flowers, which are followed by CON
Siderable quantity d flne, winged, seeds.
Tho leaves OF this plant are the part tn de-
mand. They are thick and strong, and when
wtlted Or dried give out strong vanilla ohof
which cannot we'll be distinguished from that
being extensively and successfully used ~
wrappers tor fine ctgnrs, for they resemble
tobacco closely when properly cured, and
work exactly rs tobacco WORKS. Ihey are
also mixed with fine smoking tobacr0 'Dr
acentipg purposes. and are used IN various
other ways where lch vanilla odor Ia de,
sired few leaves kept within q trunk, chest
Or drawer I,npart delightful oin, 70 ~ the
contents. aud II is said to be an effectual pro
lection against clothes moths
TURKEY RAISING.
For some years ! have followed the time
honored practte - Of putting the first lot OF
turkey eggs under common hers to hatch and
raise, each successive year bringing its ehare
| Ut death, disease anh consequent dsappoint-
m. Mt Ia the siz, of the II ,ck In the full regn-
| lated ~ tha season, as u was favorhbs pr me
reverse MY cOops were built large and
rnotuy, and kept clean ~ possible, hut every
rainy time WAS death to more or legs OF the
little "mo4 l.ms" In spite Of all precautions
Last spring ws h'.h about $50 with hons
| when the ra,uy apell came on. After suffer
Ing the us,lal experiences. a council 81 d-liber-
alton wHa held, when Inc conclusion WAS ar
rived At that there was nothing tpbe lost, anh
perhaps something 10 he gained by letting
the turkeys raise their own Young. Accord
in4Iy, after that. ~ each one hatEhed she Wha
placed In n pteture lot with plenty OF shade
| ami range hidden H.dspeei and good luck.
Wet mornings th.'y we're fed early, and rainy
days Otter, To keep them from wandering.
After the insect season was fui, iDailKuratai
No feed was given. The result WAS highly
sat sfactory, M ths Riza Of the young fl,ck
testified Some III the old ones RAISED every
one they left the nest with. Hencefurth my
| plan will be to set u hen Al tho same time as
the turkey, andldisrard al coops Ny rxpn-
| Renee last season has shown me that can
raise u much larger per centage ~ young at
much leea cost of money and trouble than by
the old plan. In short. turkeys are like In
dians IN one respect-to he coDtantid and
thrifty they must be- allowed to follow their
natural propensity of roamtnK-Always being
Within reasonable b ,lnds.
GRASS AND CLOvER.I f.ff
Next to September, February Is the best
month for sowing grass and clover seed. As
often stated bsfore. rich land IL essential to
euccsseful grass culture. The two chief diff
ticulties IN the way Are the heat and drouths
OF summer aud the intrusion Of native un-
cultivated grasses aud weeds. which crowd
OUT Tue GtI'JlVhJeb kVhHst'S. NoWs viz lICUeI
tho soil the greater the capacity Of plants to
Withstand the Injurious eff,cta " seasons and
climate, whether OF cold or heat, drouth or
floods. well-fed plant is strong and vixor-
GUS: 9 starved one y weak and succ'ltnhs
readily to adverse Inf lences. In the most
unfAvorable ot SEASONS something of crop
OF corn may be raised on very rich land.
whilst on very poor there may be an entire
failure or the crop. The same ts true OF
most crops. Again. some native plants like
hrnpmEe6up luXurtnntIV M
land. On such soil, therefore, the contest Ia
a very unequal one between broom -edge and
n plant that Can thrive only on rich soils.
Without competition, the cultivated grasses
would make but moderate growth on poor
land; with competition, they are very sure
to go down. In the great struggle for exist
ence ever going on among the plants % well
as animals, those best adapted to the sur
rounain3s-in other words, the "tittest'-
will always survive. Making the land rich
and seeding heavily are the two most easen-
tial things In grass culture. Get the land
covered densely with young plants and feed
the latter we'll that they may grow rapidly
and vigorously, and intrnders Will have little
opportunity to secure foothold. Ga stiff
soils, and particularly shaded places. SOW
orchard and blue grass; on light, sandy
lands the tall oat grass will DO better; on
damp bottoms, too wet for corn, SOW herd
grass. The latter will do we'll also on up
lands, II rich. Rolling, or q very light har-
rowing on growing grain; harrow In lightly
with n sloping tooth harrow. For the grasses
proper apply ammoniated fertilizers: for
the like SowinRs may bagin BY the middle
Of the month and continue till the middle OF
March.
BERMUDA GRASS FOR THE SOUTH.
Dixie Farmer.l
This once despised grass is doubtless tho
Doub grass, SO highly priced In India. Our
people, In attempting to eradicate 1t, little
lVn hAv MARA ant n n
unawares.' 1t will grow on any soil from the
Richest prairie to the thinnest pine land. and
will afford a permanent pasture. When neCes-
sary. II can be exterminated by turning I'M
der the soil with two-horse pillow In mid
summer, and after two or three weeks OK
posture to the sun break through 50 as to ex-
pose all the roots to the sun. On rich soil 1t
makes splendid hay. sweet and nutritious.
can be cut two and three times In season
yielding. by Mr.. Atilsck's report from Missis
sippi, five to eight tons per acre; and In
Greensboro, Ga, at the rate OF ten tons to an
acre on n little experimental plot. perma-
nent meadow of Bermuda grass. an early
and late patch Of rye and few acres Of Lu-
crrne, will give us green food every day of
the year for all stock. Our native crab grass
makes an excellent pasture: these, with |
other green and dry foods, together with
take away the right to deny that we have as
good q stock country as can be found any
where.
THE WAY TO HANDLE SHEEP.
A great many men will catch the sheep by |
tho wool on the back with both hands. and |
lift the animal clear from the ground hy the
wool only. We have slaughtered Il great
many sheep In years past and when remov-
ing the pets Of such sheep rs had been
handled by the wool we never failed to OBJ
serve that beneath the skin wherever the ami
NAL had been caught by the wool blood had
settled. In many instances the skin had
been separated frpr. the body SO that inam-
nation WAS apparent. We have known pro-
prietors Of sheep to be SO strict In regard to
handling them that they would order d helper
from the premises, II he We're to catch a
sheep by the wool on any part of the body
When about to catch sheep move carefully
toward the one TO be taken until you are
Sufficiently near to spring quickly aud seiza
she beast by both hands, then pass one hand
around the body. grasp the hriaket and lift
she sheep clear from the ground. The wool
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