The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-06-19
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Il Is said baef Is not allowed on q
Chinese table, it being counted loo
precious
4 mixture Of one part Of potash
and two parts Of plaster makes an ex-
aellent Fertilizer for potatoes.
Farmers may lack in some things,
but they certainly can with little en-
ergy enjoy the luxury Of fruits and
vegetables,
The aggregate valuation this year
Of farm animals in the United States
is less than that Of last year by over
sl0o,0O0,0O0.
The Union Cattle Co. Of Cheyenne.
near Omaha, covers five acres Of
ground Ii made to accommodate $3.50
head of cattle, and cost s125 900. II
is perhaps the largest barn in the
world.
Wood ashes applied as top dress
ing around fruit trees and grape
vines, supplies potash, which is very
necessary to the growth of the tree
and its frnit, besides they are very
lasting.
Wash your fruit trees at least once
a year with I've. Ii will make the
dead. hide-bound bark shed off, and
put on thrifty appearance, Ii also
destroys insects and worms that in
habit the crevasses in the bark Of the
tree.
Watch carefully after yonr stock.
II you find they are attacked by some
disease, act promptly in the treatment,
and separate the sick from the well.
Give preyentiyes TO those not attacked
with the disease. A careful watch over
stock will oftentimes pay you for the
trouble.
The last report of the siatistician of
the United States Departmental Agri-
culture states, sheep hnsbandry il in
deeper depression than any other ami
NAL industry Of the country, the last
annual decrease in number being about
100000. With all stock except
sheep, the number has increased.
DO not neglect little things. The
poultry of this country in 1888
to S580,000, 900. This was
about ten dollars to each man, woman
and child IN the United States. Just
think Of it, II more than doubles the
value of the dairy interest, and
amounted TO $3.50, 000, 900 more than
the total cotton crop of that year
The amount Of taisins produced in
California during the year 1885 was
over nine millions pounds, an increase
Of three times that Of 1884. Califor-
MIA also marketed 100000 pounds
Of primes, l,523,000 pounds of apples,
! 100000 pounds Of peaches, ] 1885, /
900 bounds of plnms, ESQ, 900 pounds
Of aprioots, 100000 pounds of
honey, l,250,000 pounds Of walnuts,
and l,o5o,0o0 pounds of almonds.
Pumpkins may be raised in great
BY planting them as we do
melons; say in lands about eight feet
vide, and placing the hills about the
same distance. If you have never tried
I plant small plato land near your
barn and fertilize the hills with we'll
rntted manure from fence corners and
Vou will be surprised at the amount of
good winter feed YOU can house for
mich cows. Besides, when properly |
prepared they make a wholesome dish |
,or the table. 4
We would urge farmers to raise su-
gar cane and make their own sugar.
md molasses at home. Much of the
iugar and molasses sold is made of
glucose. Some of the large manufac-
ures Of these articles, and even chem
sts, may tell you that Glucose is harm
ess, and there is no nse in passing a
aw against glucose sugar or syrup.
This may be tTHe as regards gIucose
Lself, but if we are correctly informed
| requires m acid in connection with
he glucose TO make the sugar or
yrnp, and that is poison. The Sa-
'ar7BOioE and Farm Journal SAYS
As some argue that Glucose is harm
ess, and even wholesome, we are glad
0 be able TO contradict the assertion
lpon the authority Of a sugar maker
rho formerly worked in refineryl
where it was used, and he to-day bears
cars upon his hands which had been
aten by the acid ia the glucose. He
lso informed us that il could never
e put 10 iron vessels, because ii ate
hem mp, 50 copper pans were used for
be purpose. Just think of such stuff
eng placed in the human stomach,
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