Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-04-17

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Cutting SciOnS.-DUring warm DAYS,
the present is favorable season to re-
move cuttings of fruit trees for grating
in the spring. They should be securely
tied together, labeled, and packed in
moss or sawdust, and placed in the GEL
lar.
Reefs Of Grasses.-lt Is generally
supposed that that she roots of grasses
10 not penetrate very deep, but these
roots have been traced as far down into
the soil as four feet. Persons blowing
for seeding think that Just lOosening
the surface is sufficient, but if deep
blowing is necessary for any kind of
crops it is for grass, unless the soil has
been deeply worked for other crops.
Night SOil.-Night soil would prob
ably be considered more valuable fer
tilizer if it was not 80 disagreeable to
handle, but if coal ashes and loan are
occasionally thrown into the vault it
may be handled without much trouble,
while these materials will absorb all the
gases, 80 that there will be no unpleasant
odors arising from it at any time.
Collie in Horseshoe fruitful source
os collie in horses is cracked corn. If
corn is to be fed use whole corn; it is
much more likely to be perfectly masti-
Gated than cracked corn, and its imper-
feet masticatiOn causes the collie. 1t is
also unwise to feed grain to hungry
horse, for then q large portion is very
apt to be swallowed without being prop
erly masticated. Always let the edge
Of horses hunger be taken off with a
feed of hay before feeding grain. Half
An hour extra, spent in feeding, when
on the road, will bring you home half
an hour earlier at night.
Wheat S0il.-The best soil for wheat
is where clay predOminates. A mixture
of sand and clay is the best clay for a
succession Of crops, and sand for a
bright, stiff straw, but too sandy a soil
is too porous for wheat, although good.
Spring wheat is frequently grown On
sandy soils. Muck is not well adapted
tor the growth of wheat, but where the
land il rich, wheat will succeed on a
variety of soils. There is no better
preparation for a wheat crop than clover
turned under. Nitrogen is needed fer
the growth of wheat.
Clover Seed as a FcrtiIizer.-Dr.
NOelcker, after investigation, found that
the quantity of fertilizing matter left
in the soil, after clover seed had been
taken of, was greater than when two
crops of clover hay had been taken of
when not allowed to go to seed, and
greater when two crops had been taken
of than when only one. From this it
appears that the clover plant, while pro-
ducing its seed, and afterwards, is still
capable, when the character of the soil
is favorable, of bring up to the surface.
elements which increase the fertility
of the soil, and shows why better crop
of wheat is produced after the clover
goes to seed than when the crop is re.
moved for hay.
Cribbfng HOrses.-After considerable
study OF the subject, We are Inclined to
believe that horse will not Glib unless
the habit is based upon some defective
state of the general health. The study
of animal physiology develops many
curious facts. 1t is we'll known among
competent observers that habits of
gnawing, chewing, biting, cribbing, etc.
may result from variety of causes,
some OF which are such a. would hardly
be expected. An irritation of the m,i.
cous membrane of the alimentary canal,
caused by worms, indigestion, or consti-
patton, may make a horse crib. To cure
cribbing horse, or to prevent a horse
from learning to crib, We should do any.
thing likely to improve the general
health of the animal A closely boxed
stall may deprive an animal of the
chance of cribbing. All tOrturing ar
rsngements, as by halters, straps, etc,
are worthless As curatives.
Try COWS.-lt is q common practice
among some dairymen to give their cows,
while dry, but scanty living. When Q
COW ceases to give milk, or is dried up.
any food is considered good enough for
her. I think this is great mistake. and
the result is q diminished product of
~,.AA, oVSn III quantity anu Qu8lty,
when she does come in. There is a large
draft on the system to sustain the calf
while the COW is carrying it, and to keep
the COW in good condition, good feed is
A. important As when she is giving
milk. 1t is my opinion that 81 worth
OF food when the COW is dry is worth
$3.50 worth when she comes in. An
animal in poor condition can not digest
a. much food as an animal in good con.
dition. If the COW is poor when she
comes in she will not digest enough
food to support the system, and, at the
same time, to make large quantity of
Experimenting with Sheep.-In or.
oer 70 test the difference In the con-
sumption of food and gain in weight be-
ween sheep exposed to the weather and
those protected from it, Lord Ducle had
100 sheep placed in q shed, which ate
twenty pounds of Swedish turnips Der
day per head, another 100 in the open
air ate twenty-five pounds per head Der
dav for 4 certain DerioA Whar IT,