St. Landry democrat., 1888-07-14
FACTS FOR FARMERS.


vines are cured for fodder. They are
claimed to be a good milk-producing
food
l The strawberry does its work on
business principles. 1t sends out run
ners this year to work up business for
Western PloeCnlen.
Beauty and adornment add to the
value of a farm. A few trees around
the house may sometimes be OF more
value than the ground.
Don't forget to plant sweet corn,
peas and beans for table use at inter-
walls during July. They will ''come in
handy in the fall.
Where dry weather has injured the
pastures keep the sheep off, as they
Craze very close, the effect OF which
would be felt by the pasture crop next
season.
Seeds of all kinds should be fully
ripe when gathered; and, suggests q
correspondent of the american Agrt'
culturist, it is also important to harvest
them as soon as they are ripe.
"A man lately thoroughly cured g
balky horse by simply hitching him in
the field and letting him stay where the
load was till he was hungry enough tc
pull it home. The horse held out thir'
ty-six hours.
In turning weeds under the work
will be thrown away unless they be
completely covered, as. covering the
roots only and leaving the tops out O.
the ground will permit them to con
tinue growing.A,
Tomato plants will be benefited by
liquid fertilizers, An application once
a week, during early growth, may be
given. When the plants are ready fol
blossoming, withhold the application
A clump of trees in the corner o
O field, Or in the bend of creek, take:
some of the plainness out of farm
scenery, and keeps the SUN from bear
ing down so hard on the fiy-pesteret
cows.
A merchant of Bay Shore, L. l., il
the proud possessor of a hen which, i
is alleged, has laid an egg nine niche
long. Half the width was well pro
portioned, while the rest tapered to
point like handle.
Milk is the natural food for yOunt
calves, and for those to be kept a
cows It is none the worse, but rathe
| the better, for being SKINNED. 1t doe
| not fatten so much, and the bulkines
of this kind of food distends TIL
paunch and thus gets the animal in tn
habit of eating a large quantity o
| food. This in mich COW is the trai
most important in determining he
value.
Hay properly cooked will sustain
very slight injury by remaining on
through a storm. The cocks shout.
be made high and small at the base
| pressing the hay down firmly ant
evenly, and trim neatly. With tn
side of the foot knock the hay aroun
| the base well under, so that the waite
will shed directly on to the GROUND
Should there be sign of rain when tn
hay shall have been out over one night
| double the cocks, rake the scattering
and trim neatly.
| When running to grass pigs wi
stand more corn or corn-meal wlthot
| producing irritation or infammatio
of the stomach. A pig Or hog ca
never be fed entirely on corn or corr
meal without causing more Or less IL
fammation of the stomach. The ran
scent coming from their excremer
proves this. AS soon as there sha
appear any signs of stomach disorde
pigs shut in pens should be put upo
the ground, and they will at once b.
gin to root up the fresh earth and es
it as an antidote.
1t has been demonstrated that nu
bearing trees can be made to pay NOR
than the interest on the value of tn
land occupied during growth, as we
as to return a larger profit at the en-
of twenty-five years in timber tina
could have been made on such land
regular crops. When farmer ha
more land than he can cultivate, b
would find it to his advantage to plar
grove of walnuts, chestnuts or som
other valuable wood or nut-bearin
tree.