St. Landry democrat., 1888-03-24
FARM NOTES.

For q considerable period before and
after calving cows should have the best OF
care, for until their calving is safely over
the life of every cow is in jeopardy.
A Kansas exchange advises farmers to
plant corn early this spring. Plant early
varieties, as they mature before there is
danger Of drouth. It will afford feed much
sooner, too.
In Montgomery County, Mo-, wheat is
looking fairly we'll, though on thin land it
has been injured by hard freezing. Peaches
seem to have been badly killed. There is
promise of good yield of apples and
small fruit.
Several syndicates are now laying their
plans in Eastern cities to stimulate immi-
grafton of most desirable sort, none being
wanted but those having money to buy and
pay for land, and who will live on it until
it shall be productive.
While we were travelling through the
townships Of Risley, Durham and Logan
last Friday, we saw large number Of
wheat fields and all looked the best we
have seen in the last twelve years, at this
time Of year--Hillsboro (Kan.) Herald.
The Cincinnati Price Current in recently
summing up the wheat prospect says: In
Missouri the condition is almost uniformly
good, the central district suffering some
what of late, but the State as whole is
quite promising Kansas appears to be
tirst-rate in promise in nearly all districts,
the State averaging up to the usual point
at this season, but with reduced acreage
evidently.
Even though the soil is naturally rich
vet good application of manure is really
necessary if quick. thrifty growth in the
garden is secured. The ground should be
plowed very deep and then apply only
well-retted and thoroughly-fine manure.
There is very little risk Of applying too
much il it is in proper condition. You
can easily apply too much fresh, coarse
manure to any crop, but il well rotted and
fine garden crops will stand a very heavy
application. Have good variety. Radishes,
lettuce, peass beans, onions and tomatoes
are all good enough and good supply
should be secured, but there is no good
reason why full variety of other vege-
tables should not be grown In the farmers
garden as well as in market gardens and
sell to city and town consumers.-N. y.
gtepherd, In Liee- Stock Indicator.
Some of the most mysterious questions
with which the farmer has to deal are sug-
gested by the word weeds. Where do the
new ones come from in such numbers as to
cover q whole field, or even neighborhood,
In single seasons A recent Investigation
made by collecting large number of the
seed vessels of various species Of weeds,
counting the contained seeds, and then
averaging the results, brings the most sur
prlsing figures. The average yield of the
sandbur is 2, 800 seeds; of the ground cher
ry, 5000; of the horse nettle, 1,200; Of the
coeklebur. 1900; while the bull, or Santa
Fe, nettie furnishes 10000 seeds; the jim
son weed, LOG, GOO; the foxtail, 1900; the
pungent meadow grass. 1000; The tumble
weed, Isl, 900, and the common pig-weed, or
goose-foot. sprinkles an averageAf 100000
seeds to the plant each seasoh. These
aumbers represent averages, but enough is
here given, I think, to show the farmer
that every time he kills weed this year
be saves himself the trouble of killing
from 2, 500 to 2O0, 600 next Prot. Ora
an, IN i.aastriaAst.