The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-11

4 and roll, or press the surface with the back
OF the spade or broad board. -
Radish.--All varieties thrive best In .
loose sandy loan. The excellence OF radish
consists OF It's being sueculent, mild, crisp
| and tender. But, as these qualities are se-
cured only by rapid growth, the plants
should be frequently and copiously watered
| In dry weather.
yguashes-Never think OF planting until
the weather has become settled and warm.
Light soils are best suited, and 1t is good
plan to prepare hills for the seed In the ordi-
nary manner. incorporating two or three
| shovels of well-rotted manure with the soil,
for each hill.
Street Iotatoes.--Sandy soil, deeply worked
and we'll manfred with vegetable compost.
rotted ashes or ootton-seed meal, will inva-
| riably make good sweet potatoes In our ell
mate. or course the crop must not be neg
lected In working season 1t is common to
hear persons talk OF potatoes that will do
we'll In extremely poar land. but this ts all
treneiy poor land. Some varieties may do
better on poor lands than others, but for q
first class success oil must have plant food.
The Musgrove or Hayti Yam, or Red Ber-
muda. can do with less fertility than the old
Yellow Yam, perhaps, but then 1t is compare
lively inferior when raised. II grown In rich
soil 1t is far better. In every respect, than
when grown In poor coil, and the same may
be said of all the varieties.
| Iomdt0es.-A rich, sandy soil seems to suit
this plant best, though 1t does we'll on any kind
OF good land. We have found the Trophy to
suit best for the lower South, SO far.
1tanips.--This crop. does best In highly en-
riehed, out loose, sandy soils. Ashes is one Of
den supply SOW In drills from twelve to fifteen
inches apart, and thin out early to from six to
nine Inches.
THE DAIRY.
The First CdIf-The season In which cow
drops her first calf is In many respects the
most important one In her life. 1t is then
that her milking habits are formed. Cows
generally contract all their vicious habits,
such as kicking, switching the tall, and "hold-
ing up milk during the first season that they
give milk. They should be entrusted emily to
an experienced mixer. The udder should be
entirely emptied every twelve hours, and the
operation performed as quickly and gently
as possible. cross. fretful or lazy person
Will cause any young COW to form vicious
habits that will be continued during life.
A COW with her first calf should be MIXED for
at least ten mouths II milking be stopped
as soon as the amount secreted becomes
small, she will dry. up early every season
should be supplied with good milk-produo-
ing food when the pastures afford small
amount. Many heifers are ruined for mixers
by allowing their calves to run with them
the first season. Some heifers give SO little
promise of ever becoming good mixers that
they should not be allowed to have second
calf. Ii, with good management, they give
but little milk. they should be fattened for
market.
Mstk Pans.-It is not to be wondered at
that ths average dairynan is puzzled to know
what to do for the best. Prof. Wilkinson tells |
him plainly that nothing but shallow pans |
and subearth ducts will do; while Prof. Har- |
din is equally certain deep pans twenty inch |
es) sunk to the rim In water, at temperature
OF fifty. degrees, alone insures the largest |
snFt hast h..Nt
both of these are overtopped by the new /
Cooley system, which proposes to inclose the
milk In deep, narrow can with water
tight lid, and sink 1t under water, which Ia
carefully kept at low temperature by the
use OF Ice. Our own experiments satisfy us
that both extremes are right, provided GER
tain rules are observed. At q temperature
above slxty degrees deep cans will not do; the
milk will usually sour before the cream
Is unavoidable, shallow and broad pans viii
give the best results. When cold water is
and the means Of keeping Il at fifty
degrees or lower are at hand, 1t will be found
hat cans twenty Inches deep and eight or
the same time make quits as much and bet
ter butter.
Wurts. - Warts on cows teats may be
slipped off, q portion OF the number at time,
,lose to their base, and some painters white ,
cad may be smeared on daily, az long as
necessary. OF course, before milking, the
ldder and teats must be cleansed with some
warm soapsuds. Tying them of with silk {
threads can also remove them, but Il is ,
edlpus where there are many, and Ia apt to
ause considerable irritation and swelling OF
he tents. :.
Sail for Cb,cs.-Pure water and milk must !
10 supplied to mich cows ad ibitun, as 81 per
ent Of the milk consists Of water, and where :
ALT is sparingly supplied the digestive powers
Il the COW are enfeebled, and the milk ia te- i
ective In keeping quality, and probably also ,
n quantity and quality.
Sick Culyes.-Calves sometimes get into a [
Troublesome condition Of, securing, bordering
lpon dysentery. In such an event. first give i
alf pint of linseed oil. thus unloading the {
owels; then give an astringent OF tannin, q
made from white oak bark boiled In water
here Ia seldom any trouble from securing g
neal, but II fed with porridge thtckened with |
indian meal, they will be pretty sure to be t
roubled In this respect. Calves will not do q
q well when fed with new milk from the t
lail, though warm from the COW, as when t
hey suck the milk from the COW herself.
he reason Of this is because, when sucking, a
he saliva is abundantly secreted and mixed I
With the milk, promoting digestion, whereas '
shen the milk Is crank there is no secretion
4 saliva. t
cow impairs the milk, both In quantity and 4
d quality. To obtain the best results, there t
ore, there should be regular time and e
lace of milking, and as far as possible the t
Milking should be done by the same person. c
Bran is an admirable food In slop. II 8
reduces large quantity OF milk, and it can
q fed with safety In the hottest weather.
Zeal may be added to bran as the weather a
ecomes cooler. {
THE POULTRY YARD.
A correspondent informs US that while on o
visit In the fall to friend, he was Surprised v
0 see the number OF eggs he daily obtained.
lie had but sixteen hens, and the product per O
lem averaged thirteen eggs. He was In the o
abit OF giving on every alternated day a
mixed with soft food. and took care that each &
en- obtained her share. The experiment OF .
hitting the pepper was tried, when it was
,und that the number of eggs WAS reduced
ach trial from five to six daily. Our corre-
pondent believes that the moderate use OF
NO u,i,lapt not only incraa Tho hor |