St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-10-27
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for his weeds. Moreover. there is the
return of the wool and mutton.
Seeds of hardy annual and peren-
NAL towering plants can be sown in
time for them to acquire sufficient size
and strength to 60 through the winter.
The farmer who thinks that to
make money he must go where land is
cheaper, should consider well If he
would not make more money by MAX
ing the land he has deeper and richer.
"A Missouri swine breeder recently
paid an Illinois breeder $500 for five
fancy registered Poland-China eowa
When hogs sell at 500 per head It
begins to look like business.
Mr.. Havermeyer, of New Jersey.
who has twenty-four silos of 1900
tons capacity, recently opened ono
that was filled seven years ago. and
found the corn in a perfect state Of
preservation.
Never allow any one to tickle or
tease your house in the stable. The
animal only feels the torment and
does not understand the joke. Never
beat the horse when in the stable, as
nothing SO soon makes him permanent
~ vicious.
"A writer In q contemporary gives
the following simple and, he claims.
effective remedy for the cure of warts
on horses: Annoint the wart three
times with clear fresh lard, applying
it every alternate day. This will re-
move bleeding warts of large size;
People who would not drink stag
nant or filthy water allow their mich
cows to drink it. What is the differ
ence? We feel like kicking the COW
we are milking when she whisks her
tail in our eyes, but wouldn't we act
like the cow if we stood in her place?
One of the discoveries made by
Prof. Henry in his experiments in
feeding ensilage. says an exchange. Is
that the cream from ensilage milk is
more churnable than that from the
milk Of cows fed on dry fodder. That
is, more of the butter particles can be
gathered in churning. and fewer re-
main in the buttermilk.
I'm saving seeds. says an exchange,
only the best should be taken, for any
thing less is sure to come short of
desired excellence in the crop. Tho
time to select is when the plants as
well As the seed can be inspected.
Then faults Of growth can be seen, and
plants not up to requirements can be
passed rs unworthy of propagation.
Milking should be done gently and
quickly; every drop should be drawn
at every milking. and the hour for
milking should be the same each day.
This practice will cultivate habit in
the cow to be promptly on hand. glad
to be relieved of the burden for the
comfort it affords. Irregularity in this
respect is very detrimental to full ca
pacity.
The culture OF the almond, says
Popular Gardening, is exactly the same
as that of the peach, except that tho
tree is not quite so hardy to withstand
cold. and it blooms very early in the
spring, therefore its bloom is liable to
be destroyed by spring frosts. and should
have high situation on a rich, dry,
warm soil. The hard shell almond is
somewhat harder than the soft. They
should do fairly well in Virginia and
other Southern States on sandy. high
lands.
The best horse for the common
farmer to raise is the draft horse, saws
Wdltace's Monthly. because it requires
less skill to sell him and less expense
to put him in condition for the market.
The general farmer who owns n four.
team to seventeen hundred draft horse
requires no special experience to SCH
hum. 1t is very easy to ascertain the
market value Of his horse and put il
on him. The buyer is equally poste
and there b no trouble = effect . sals