Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-11-20
FARM NOTES.

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ductors clean.
BETS endure little frost, turnips i'm
prove with little, carrots stand good
deal of it and parsnips, salsafy ana
artichokes may be left out all winter
with advantage.
eWHEN shall I spread manure?" So
soon as you get it. From the time the
manure is dropped until it is spread up
on the land there is continued loss
by evaporation, decomposition and wash
ing
New mown hay is not, rs some allege,
IN irritant of the digestive organs; where
it produces irritation it is simply the J
consequence Of allowing animals to eat |
too much of the ordoriferous, appetizlng
forage, and not drinking sufficiently,
brings on Indigestion.
EXPERIENCE teaches that stock enter
ing into winter quarters i'll good condl-
ton can be kept without difficulty; while
an animal beginning the winter in poor
condition, notwithstanding an abundance
of feed, careful housing and the best at
tention, will invariably he in poor order
in the following spring; particularly Is
this the case with common stock. Fat
stock consumes less amount of food
than poor stock, because there is not SO
much required to keep up the animal
heat.
VIGoRoUs. healthy fowls may almost
always he detected by the rich color OF
their combs, which is n sure indication
of health. The comb of deceased fowl
always loses color in proportion as the
disease approaches its worst stages, III
some instances turning black. We would
advise those who suspect disease among
their fowls to give the matter of the colon
of the comb close study. As an index,
it is to the fowl-keeper what the pulse OF
the human subject is to the physician. ::
HIGH farming is harmonious; every
part fits every other like timbers framed
by master carpenter. Rich food will
make savory meats. yellow butter and
powerful muscles 1t will make heavy,
firm pork. and large, deep-colored eggs.
Its benefits do not end here. There Is
life and potency in the very excrements;
its rich manures will double the crops on
the farm; it will send life and vitality in
every variety Of the vegetable kingdom,
and many dollars into the vest pocket of
the farmer who practices good culture
and high farming.
A New JERSEY farmer writes: On the
10th of April, 1879, bought five guinea
hens and one male, and fed them on
cracked corn until the 9th of May, when
they commenced laying eggs to the
amount of three hundred, and then
Matched and brought out fifty young
ones. They cost nothing to raise until
SHOW covers the ground, rs they live on
insects and seeds from weeds. / think,
with my experience, fifty guinea hens on
n hundred acre farm would keep the
farmers insect enemies away, besides,
xith proper care, he would secure over
three thousand eggs. He could allow O
few to breed SO as to keep up the supply.
WRITERS tell about cabbage heading
inter being pitted for winter, but have
never seen it DONE Some bury in trenches
with the roots up and some with the
heads above ground. Either way may
turn out nasty if water gets into the
heads. A loose covering of straw and
boards that will turn water and can he
got into Mt market-time, is commonly
used A barrel or two Of heads sunk
level with the ground in a dry place
always keeps nicely with us and don
see why a hundred barrels set in a row
shouldn t do as well. -Hartford COurant
The New York Commercial Bulletin
gives very interesting figures, showing
the relative proportion of agriculture
product to the total exports of the United
States, and concludes with the following
very pertinent comment. ''Of our 1924,
600, 600 of exports of home productions
$3.50, zoo, 900 consists of the products O
agriculture alone, or 82t per cent. of tn
whole. This fact very conclusively indi
Gates what class of our people is most di
rectly interested in our foreign commerce
and who among us has most right to sa
what should be the commercial policy G
the nation
THERE has been a greater prOpOrtio
of yellow corn raised the past few year
than formerly. 1t is claimed that it
more prolific and sweeter than white
This, however, is yet a disputed question
some contending as much white corn pr
acre can be raised as yellow. But til
establishment of so many GLUCOSE fact'
ries makes a heavy demand for whit
corn, which they contend makes lght'
and better glucose than yellow. If tn
demand continues, and it is probable
will be largely increased, 1t might be we
for farmers who expect to sell corn to s.
lect white seed corn this fall. At IL
State Fair just closed we saw sever
specimens of very choice white corr
and by a little inquiry. Just at this tim
any one can obtain very desirable see
White corn will sell at this time fro
three to five cents per bushel more ths
mixed or yellow corn. And we won
recommend persons in gathering the
corn this fall to keep their white and ye
low corn separate if they intend selliI
to the mills or glucose factories.
however, it is intended only for feedin
Mt home, it is a matter Of Indifferent
how it is mixed. But for sale in Il
market, it will richly pay to keep Il
white separate from all other shades
IOwa Register.
HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.