The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-12-11
rF Farm and Garden.

voice may DTlnS Cne average price
down below the line Of profit.
Thorough cultivation Of corn and
potatoes often repeated will be found q
safe protection against drouth.
The land that will maintain twenty
common-bred cows will maintain
twenty well-bred ones. and the annual
profit from the latter will be consider
ably more than from the former.
Nip off The ends of grapevines, thin
out the pears and apples, remove early
peas and prepare the land at once and
SOW 'turnips, fodder cora or something
else. Cut back the tall shoots Of black
berries and raspberries and pinch off
the laterals.
Poultry farming doesn't take great
deal of land, but with good manage
.ment the harvest comes every day, and,
though it is small, its multiplication by
all the days of the year makes a sum
that compares fayorably with more pre-
tentious ventures.
Iyyor any vine that runs perpendicu-
larry up tree does not injure it. unless
branches from the vine extend along
the branches. and, by its mass of leaves,
smother the leaves of the tree. Vines
lii.c gistaria, that coil around trunk.
. do injure trees.
The disposition of an animal depends
somewhat on the treatment it receives.
Rough usage causes the animal to be.
come irritable, and, when they are not
vicious they are in perpetual state of
perpetual fear. Which prevents i'm
proEement in yield Of either milk, but
ter OF meat.
The guinea fowl is a great forager,
and destroys many insects that the
hens will not touch. They do not
scratch in the garden, and, though not
easily kept near the house, they make
known the places where they lay by
peculiar noise, which enables one
accustomed to them to find all the eggs
they lay.
There is much difference in the quail
ity OF paris green. much that il sold
being 80 heavily adulterated that It is
impossible to decide how much to apply.
Ihe impure poison is believed to be In.
furious opotato-vines, perhaps because
Of Its impurity being applied stronger
than it should be. The high-priced pure
paris green is cheapest.
During the very warm days no live
poultry should be shipped to market.
! Inc loss is usually too great, as the
iack OF care, want of water, exhaustion
and falling off in weight cause too great
aShankage, and the freights, commits
SON and loss from the lack of condition
At the time they are sold compel
returns from the merchant that are
-not usually very satisfactory. Do not
snip until the weather becomes cool.
II farmers will grow a field of fod,ler
com they will find that it requires
iess labor in proportion to yield of pro-
aace than any other crop that can be
grown. 1t may be sown very thicl.ly
E lhsthe rows and should be harvested
!ust when in the milky state, so as
70 arrest the nutritive matter in the
ssaiK as 1t is passing on its way to the
eafs, Such q crop is quickly grown,
needs no hoeing. can he cultivated one
way and can be carried as soon as cut
urectiy to the barn for storage.
ihose who have once mastered the
weeds in their garden will never be
salSlled to go back to the practice of
hgheing the weeds during the spring
z eaa summer, and permitting enough, to
sesu IN the autumn that the, fight may
WWhnnued each year, but they will
ss.afttuily look over the garden during
sle Aatter part of the season that they
may yremove any weeds that may have
sasa'ped the hoe or the eutivatof Do
not give up the battle w tn the weeds
: sllslf The cold weather prevents them
non nom ripenins their seed.
lH all plants suel, as dahlias, gladi-
sASes, roses herbaceous plants. and
~, Wtlch may be growing struggling.
s''u OUT OF shape, use stakes, in height
s'opofuohate TO the growth and size Of
ae pants. Dahlias should have strong
y saAes antNldenis4ef water daring this
s.a'fosMeather. A good mulchiag of
neat looking material greatly as
s III Keeping moist the roots of
MI WI pants sas daIlias and gladioluses.