The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-09-27
HERE AND THERE.

"A Kentuckian claims that hissheep
save him at least $3.50 q year in cariig
for his weeds. Moreover, there islhs
return of the wool and mutton.
Seeds of hardy annual and peren.
NAL Towering plants can be sowR ii !
time for them to acquire sufficient sss /
and strength to go through the winter
The farmer who thinks that 10
make money he must GO where land y /
cheaper, should consider well Il Be-
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 Hya
fancy registered Poland-China soas
When hogs sell at 800 per hesd /
begins to look like business.
Mr.. Havermeyer, of New Jerssy.
who has twenty-four silos Of 200
tons capacity, recently opened ssa
that was filed seven years ago I'D
found the corn in q perfect state d !.
preservation.
"A writer in a contemporary gigm
the following simple and, he claims
effective remedy for the cure Of vsFa
on horses: Annoint the wart thra
times with clear fresh lard, applying
it every alternate day. This will y
move bleeding warts of large size
People who would not drink stag
nant or filthy water allow their mllcA 1
cows to drink it. What is the diHsA
enceP We feel like kicking the cog
we are milking when she whisks be-
tail in our eyes, but wouldn't we se
like the COW if we stood in her plaeel
One of the discoveries made y
Prof. Henry in his experiments y
feeding ensilage, says an exchange
that the cream from ensiIage milk
more churnable than that from ihs
milk of cows fed on dry fodder. ms
is, more of the butter particles can o
gathered in churning, and fewer ~
main in the buttermilk.
i'm saving seeds, says an exchange
only the best should be taken, for sAi
thing less is sure to como shoff
desired excellence in the crop. le
time to select is when the plants
well as the seed can be inspected
Then faults of growth can be seen, Az
plants not up to requirements can
passed as unworthy of propagation
Milking should be done gently aaa
quickly; every drop should be dfaN
at every milking, and the hour ~
milking should be the same each dsl
This practice will cultivate haoll
the COW to be promptly on hand gA
to be relieved of the burden for ~
comfort it affords. Irregularity u ias
respect is very detrimental to full g
pacity.
The culture Of the almond sH'
Popular Gardening, Is exactly the saas
as that of the peach, except that y
tree is not quite so hardy to witIs'a~
cold. and it blooms very early - =
spring, therefore its bloom Is liaple
be destroyed by spring frosts, and snou'
have a high situation on rich, ell
warm soil. The hard shell alnloaa
somewhat harder than the soft Aa
should do fairly well in Virginia -
other Southern States on sandy, n.y.
lands.
The best horse for the colhp1-
farmer to raise is the draft horse y.
WaltGce's Monthly, because it reqahs
less skill to sell him and less expes
to put him in condition for the mara
The general farmer who owns 0 ~
teen to seventeen hundred dram ~
requires no special experiences y
him. It is very easy to ascertain
market value of his horse and ~.
On him. The buyer is equally 80
and there is no trouble to effect '