The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04

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Etenaine fudcas torow-
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We call attention to some striking features
In thla abatement ~ shows That as pas.
tnra grass the Burmuda stands Mt tho head ot
tho list. Almost eqlRl IN nihninlnoins W b,ue
urnaR III slrnaaRea II considerably III chiho-
hy,lrHtrs Uniting tho two, They rank NJ
I'd o. Ia 40 Cd II also shows TINT the Lespa-
dezn or Jnpau clover, Ii entitled to high con
sideration for It's teedlng qualities. ,aurpaas-
Ing all the ntheta In albuminolds. us value
rnr paaturnga, however, IL diminished ny tho
faot III la at,anty production when compared
with bermuda. aud ta inability to withstand
drnutha.
Nod clover IN full blossom shows 10 NJ
h,Iujnnida and ~ carbohydrates. and uni
ting both. ranks Win Bsrtnhha ~ oosa' -
50 o..
uoh1c IN HORSES
Dissolve ono pound Of 'ilhuber salts ~ y
pint and half Of hot water ana add 10 the
soiutton ono ounce of the tinetlre 81 ginger i
Thia should be- carefully administered III ono
doae. and. if possible when the horse llcA
down heeaisp lis standardization fs often dith-
cult and unsatisfactory In ~ animal anithiihR
With the pnnga Ut rolle. lE1ections OF quart
nr lultawnrlu so ipsrids should he adntns-
tered and repenteh every hour Inc abnn-
mon ahuuld be- inauariously rubbed WIN
straw wispa ON both sides, some pressure be-
ing Applied simultaneously. tho morse
should be walked about, or man ,nonnlsa
on another horse should lead Hun nlongaide,
hut only on n log -trot. ~ is wrong and cruel
| ID nreyent Il hnrae with the hellYachn from
| laying down, On the contrary. ne snou'd pe
| given liberty on n grass plat or shed. amply
| provided with bedding.
DRESSING POULTRY,
/ There are two ways Of dressing poultry for
/ market dry picked and HCalied. fowls
/ dressed I'm tho former way In oil eases bring
| tho htghrat prices. II should ha tho aim 81
every farmer in disposng Of his poultry. to
ship II In as good condition na possible, IN
4 order % catch tho oys OF the butcher OF gro
Ger. and secure Il ready sale. Greater akill ts
required to dry pick poultry than most peo-
pie imagine. In order that tho 'biit. may
| look plump and handsome. To do this work
| propnrly or with any degree Of satisfaction,
| The fowl should be plueked when warm that
H. immediately after they ara killed. ~. Y
allowed TO get cold before stripping tho feath-
era, you are very apt TO tear tho ilash
| Commences first by pueking tho wing and
tall Pluck the feathers from ehe "eraw'
crossways. stomach and brsast feathers
should be plucked downwards- that is, from
the legs TO the head.
i In dressing poultry by this methoa, you
get n double advantage of those dressed ny
tho hot water process. as you can save all the
feathers. being careful tO keep separate the
tail and wing feathers. and where many are
dreased, tho sale OF feathers amounts TO quito
m itGm uf profit.
Dressing poultry by the scaldng process
ia by no means n good and profitable one, NJ
II deprerintos tho value Of the birds. they
looking anything but dainty, and do whh'
you will, they Will never look enticing 10 tae
buyer: moreover, you lose the value Of the
| feathers.
CORN AND FORK.
aood, healthy fattenlng hogs should lay on
ono pound OF fat for every five pounds OF goot
corn fed to them. At seventy cents ps,'
huahel for corn one pound added 70 u hoR
weight will cost six aud onn-fOurth cents, Oh
to state Il differently, ton bushels OF corn
worth ~. will make il2 pounds 81 pork. Y
the West II Ia usual to estimate that ten bush
J ola of corn will make 100 pounds Of pork, ant
II corn Ia worth twenty cents per hushel, pofl
must bring iOx2D So per hundred; II corn Il
thirty, pork must be 49, and 80 on, multiply
ing tho price or corn por buahei by ton to 20
tho corresponding value OF 100 pounds OF pork
IL will appear then. TINT ~ n rule Southern
!. farmers cannot afford 10 raise hogs on corr
alone; nor should they attempt 1t. Potatoes
! chufaa ground peas and field-peaa, In eonnec
tlon with clover and grass, must he our rel
) anee Such IL the ease with which all thes
crops except elover) may be raised IN IN
South that wa can produce our pork muc
cheaper than the Western article will cost lai
down ut the smoke-house.
COTTON SIZED CAKE FOR COWS.
Cotton seed oil cake Ia m excellent food 10
mich cows. increasing tho production OF NH
aud butter. It contains more potash tina
: clover and more phospbatea than wheat pfa'
: These substances are the principal Utnerh
Ingredients In milk. III liz richer than linsee
= oil mea In quantity OF fatty or carbonaceou
4 matter In It's composition, and contains Ok pc
4 cent more potash and GA per cent more phof
/ pilates II Ia usually mixed with grain eithe
: dry or wet M Ia most convenient. A peck
4 b pounds Of bran. quarts Of corn meal m
4 pounds III cotton seed oil cake meal. wilt
a plenty of good hay, would be an eseeller
daily ration for n cow where a good deal c
i rich milk II desired Double these quantitle
y would BIZ readily eaten by most COWS. an
4 could do no harrl.
CARE ron THE LAMBS
Weanling lambs are now needing caref,
y attention. If they have come into wtnte
u quarters thin In tesh caution Is necessar
!. that they have plenty OF room ut the troug
! and plenty to eat. Put the strong ones b
= themselves, SO tho weaker ones can have a
= the time they want at the trough and rock
y Give them proper food at proper times. /
!, regular In feeding and certain that they hay
u water A lambs appetite when weak Is II
2 most precarious thing In the world. 1t vi
o stand and starve nearly to death, and the
u pitch In ard eat nearly to kill Itself.
WINTER FLOWING or LIGHT SOILS
Where there Is no considerable vegetab
y matter to be turned under to decay there
y no intrinsic advantage in blowing sandy &c
u until just before planting time. or course
'e will be necessary to commence blowing Tor
. before the planting period 30 that oil may
u ready In time for the seed. Stiff clay liant
L when turned over early are apt to be ben
y fitted by the freezes which occur In Januaf
y and February; but light, clean lands do be
( ter IL prepared late-iust before piantin
y Stnbhle lands, reclaimed waste places al
y other foul soils should be plowed early.
~ FARM NOTES.
it When an increase In the daily harvest
IS eggs Is desired, an unfailing resource
II eharred corn ton the cob fed to the hens.
y Is surprising how soon the combs will deeps
q In color. ana the glad cacke be heard. Plen
l. of range is almost Indispensable. Fowls a
d very fond Of animal food, and 1t is necessa
e for health and profit. Worms, bugs al
3 other insects are tbs natural and most ep
q able form.
Il Chinaan "a RIM org s.nalS their Grain In linu