The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-06-09
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There is no danger of growing
too much fruit Of good quality. but it
is an easy matter to overstock the
market with an inferior article.
-Stagnant water on the farm is the
hot-bed of disease. and annually will
cause ten times the loss equal to an
amount appropriated for draining il
of.
Sheep must have dry location AZ
night Dampness is fatal to sheep
being the cause of distcmper. while
wet pasture fields conduce to foot-rot
Winter seals up the gases and de-
stroys foul odors. but as the spring
opens the necessity for some kind Of
absorbent in the stalls becomes more
important. The health of the animals
depends upon the cleanliness of the
stalls.
When the udder of COW becomes
hard a prolonged bathing of the udder
with warm water is the best remedy.
Use the water freely and rub The udder
during the application; then wipe it
dry. 1t should be repeated daily un ii
relief be given.
There never was n time when the
demand for good horses was so great
as now. Good stud horses of every
description have all the work they can
do. and mares. in many instances,
have to be turned away. -Rural World
-Proprietors of first-class hotels
and restaurants state that there is
more difficulty in obtaining superior
mutton than any other kind of meat.
poultry or game. II this be true it
should be hint to farmers in all Sec
tons of the country.
If hen should lay two eggs a
week she would more than pay for
her food and use of the quarters. All
over that number should be profit.
Four eggs week. however. would
give doub the profit derived from
three eggs in the same time.
DO not get the bees out of the cell
lar too soon. or a cold snap may over
take them. On clear warm days they
will como out and clean the hive. but
care must be used Ito not have the
hive in a warm location until danger
of storms shall have passed.
Commissioner Colman has esti-
mated that the introduction of one
bull with pleuro-pneumonia into Mis-
souri, cost the people of that S ate 81
0O0 900. And the introduction Of one
into Kentucky cost that State 81. 600. :
600 The outbreak at Chicago cost
Illinois moro than 81. 900. 0Ol
The garden should be made as
fine as possible. If large the harrow
should be used. and the ground gone
over dozen times if necessary. After
this let the rake be used. Too much
work can not be given to the prepare
ton of the garden. Not single clod
or lump should be allowed on it.
Rotation of crops battles. in n
measure. the root enemies. both ms scs
and fungus. that prey upon then.
Each plant has its own peculiar
enemies. and changing of plants re-
moves them to fields unoccnpied by
such enemies This is true of the
enemies Of the above-ground growth
of plants to an important degree.
1t is just rs important with horses
10 breed for intelligence as 1t is with
the human race. A dumb, stupid colt
can never be educated to be valuable
horse. Without intelligence it will
always be sluggish, and will never
have an attachment to its master. nor
manifest any disposition 10 obey and
serve him as pleasure. Most intel
Iigent horses are naturally docile. or
can be easily trained to be kind. re-
liable. and even aff.clionate.
An Iowa man writes 10 the St.
Louis journal of agriculture as fo.-
lows: Il had 100 sheep year ago.
They were fed on hay and straw, nc
| grain. One was drowned in the
spring; sold $3.50 worth OF wool; raised
| so lambs; l died when 2 months old
SO had lambs; l of the old sheep died;
sold $110 worth of sheep; 6 were kill
ed by dogs. and have 10S sheep in the
flock now. better sheep than had last
year."
II "A Farm and Garden correspondent
writes: Il wish all ho-semen knew
the value of sunhower seed. 1t is no
only one Of the best remedies fol
the heavcs. but horse can be entirely
cured by giving half pint twice ;
/ day in his feed. took an otherwise
valuable young horse last fall which
was SO stiff that you could hardly &c
it out of its stall. and in Two week
you would ros know that any thing
was the matter with it and it has besJ
1 | all right ever sincan