The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-07-24
farm and Garden.

IT rs Moor economy not to keen bnild-
ings Wen painted. for the moisture that
paint would stop soon causes rotten
boards and timbers.
A MULCH of two inches of short manure
on the surface around sprlng planted
trees, will help them more than anything
else to withstand the drouths of summer.
SMALL chickens should never be kept
or fed with old ones. They are apt to be
injured Have two or three yards and
separate them according to size aud
strength.
The free use Of clover seed and keep
ing of farm stock enables farmers to
maintain land in good condition for
ordinary cropping without purchasing
commercial manures.
SMALL fruit culture will always be
most successful on the intense plan.
Plant only a small area at a time and give
that the best culture possible. Better
raise 800 bushels on one acre than that
amount on five or SIX.
AN ENGLISH experimenter finds, con-
trary to general opinion, that growth
of IVY over II house renders the interior
entirely free from moisture. The reason
is simply the difference between theory
and fact. The ivy absorbs the moisture
from the wall that otherwise would sat-
urate it.
To GIVE a horse medicine take long,
necked bottle, raise the horses head,
thrust the bottle into his mouth and
while the liquid is running into the
throat rub the nose of the bottle vigOr-
ously against the roof of the mouth,
pretty we'll back. This done, most
horses will swallow nicely.
In ADVOCATING the necessity for feed
ing COW surplus food beyond the other
needs OF the system, correspondent of
the Farmers Reriep says:-.I 1t is calcu-
lated that nearly two-thirds of all a COW
eats is needed to sustain her existence.
and all the profit comes from the feed
not required for this purpose.
WHENEVER RHuBARB throws out 9
great many leaves aud the stalks are
! small and worthless the roots should be
dug up and transplanted. dividing them,
so that only one thrifty bud is left to
each piece of root This should be done
early in the spring. as soon rs the newly
formed buds are ready to push through
he soil
KEEPING down the weeds will not be
the only gain to come from thorough
hoeing. BY having layer of fiuely pull
verized soil at the surface evaporation of
moisture will be prevented during the
day, while absorption will go on through
the night Alter even heavy rain the
soil of the garden >hould be gone over
with hoe or rake to prevent crusting.
BLAcKBEER1rs and raspberries need
never be s,:tAcd If properly pruned. As
soon as the spring canes reach height
of thirty or thirly-six inches "snip
their tops Off when they will throw out
laterals, become more stocky and hold
up their load of fruit without stakes.
Stalking is a useless expense and labor.
Sometimes wires can be drawn by the
sides of tall plants to good advantage.
No BREED ever came into existence to
gain in so short n time such high favor
as the Plymouth Rock. 1t is the farmers
breed. Tie largest returns from ordi-
nary care have been realized from fowls
of this breed owing to the fact, perhaps,
that they are able, to great extent. Il
take care of themselves. As layers they
furnish great number of eggs of large
size; they are early to mature, and eau
not be surpassed for their plump car
casses and palatable flesh.