The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-04-28
AGRICULTURAL

ty in the hottest weather. Meal may
be added to bran as the weather be
comes cooler.
"A MIXTURE of SCOT and lime
equal parts-one handful put in the
hill when planting, is one remedy for
cabbage worms. Also wood ashes
and water nsed in plenty. Hot wa
ter sprinkled over the infested plants
will kill them and not hurt the cab
bage.
EVERYTHING that disturhs the
uuietness of a cow impairs the milk,
both in quantity and in quality. 10
obtain the best results, therefore,
there should he regular time and
place of milking, and as far as posi-
BILE the milking should be done by
the same person.
Rye meal is believed by many
bee keepers to be the very best sub
stitute for bee. bread, when the latter
is not in full supply. The meal
should be put ia shallow boxes or
troughs near the apiary. A few
pieces of empty comb put on the
meal would soon attract the atten-
ton of the bees 10 it, This food
causes the bees to send out larger
and earlier swarms tLan those not
similar treated.
WARTS on cows teats may be
clipped of, a portion of the number
at a time, close to their base, and
some painters white lead may be
smeared on daily, as long as neees
sary. Of course, before milking, the
udder and teats must be cleansed
with some warm solpsuds. Tying
them of with silk threads can also
remove them, but it is tedious where
there are many, and is apt to cause
considerable irritation and swelling
Of the teats.
For sweeney in mules the loca
wasting of the shoulder may be treat
ed by daily applications Of stimu
lants, such as the following: One
/. part of aQua Ammonia, two parts eact
81 of spirits of turpentine and tincturt
y OF eaRtbarides, and four parts o
olive oil; mix and keep corked 10 {
cool place. Shake before using, aud
apply twice daily. Give outdoor
liberty. Remove the shoes. After
wards use the animal with care.--Ex
change.
--Ir possible, set duck eggs unde.
hens, as they make better mother:
and will find food for duckings-
something a duck will not Go. AT
ter the hen has set four weeks the
ducklings will appear Perhaps il
will be necessary TO help them out
from the shell, as they are not as
lively as chickens, and sometime:
are unable to get out alone. 1t mus
be kept IN mind, however, that if WI
raise duckings for future breeding
stock il will not answer so well tt
use lens TO brood them as to let th,
old ducks TO rear their young, since
if hens be generally used, the drake
will subsequently be found grea
nuisance in the poultry yard. - Elk
change.
"A correspondent informs us tia
while on visit in the fall to friend
he was surprised to see the numbe
of eggs lie daily obtained. He hat
but sixteen hens, and the produc
per diem averaged thirteen eggs. H
was in the habit of giving on ever,
alternate day teaspoonful and
quarter of cayenne pepper, mixe'
with soft food, and took care tina
each hen obtained her share. TIL
experiment of emitting the pePpe
was tried, when it was found tina
the number of eggs was reduced eacl
trial from Eve to six daily. Our cor
respondent believes that the moder
ate use of this stimulant not only in
creases the number of eggs, but eff
fectualIy wards off diseases to which
chickens are subject.
"A correspondent writes TO th
"Farmer and Fruit Grower" as fol
lows: / will Just state that in forty
five years intimate acquaintance ant
experience in raising and keeping
hogs in Illinois, ] have not knows
one instance of hog cholera anon,
hogs which had not slept at ali,
time in their lives. The first TWEEN
ty.fve years of this time l neithe
saw nor heard of cholera anon!
swine In Southern Illinois. | vii
venture the remark that if hog rails
ers will keep their hogs on wild land