The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-11
HERE AND THERE.

Dr. Salmon says there are two
contagious diseases known as hog
cholera. one affecting the bowels. the
other the lungs. The one is the genu-
inc hog cholera, the other the swine
plague. 1t is possible for an animal
10 have both diseases at the same
time
The persimmon tree does not de-
prive the soil of large amount Of
fertil'zing elements. and for that rca-
son makes the best of shade trees for
stock. In the South, even on ADAM
doned fields, the persimmon is allowed
to grow Its growth is slow. how
ever. but its fruit is highly valued by
some.
"A few hills of sweet corn should
be planted every week from now II
the 1st Of July. BY following this
plan succession of fine ears for boil.
ing and roasting may be secured till
late in the fall.
The onion bed should only be
cultivated shallow. As far as possible
the weeds should be kept down and
the surface of the soil mellow. They
grow very near the top of the ground
and not in it.
With all the talk about the v-lue
of Jerusalem artichokes for hogs fe wer
are planted every year. While large
crops of them are sometimes raised.
the average yield appears to be very
small and dependent OH the season.
The Farmers alliance was intro
duced into Mississippi in March. 1887.
and now has 1000 lodges and 40. 900
members
The market for fat sheep shows
these days very clearly that the man
who remembers that carcasses rs well
as fccces are to be sold from his
focks is the shepherd who is going 10
win.
Disease always Turks in lilth. This
being true, the cleaner the stables and
surroundings where horses are kept.
che less liable are they to take all the
epidemics that are passing through the
country.
s-Y You can always tell the character
of man by the way in which he treats
his stock. A pleasant, generous
hearted man never abuses his stock.
and always has their surroundings
pleasant and comfortable
1T is claimed for the mutton breed
of sheep that with the same method OF
keeping them on the farm as is in use
in England. land worth as much as
one hundred dollars per acre might be
profitably devoted to sheep. and that
if farmers would hurdle them. instead
If giving them the range of the farm.
large profits could be made.
Field and Farm says: What the
horse eats he can and will digest in
side Of four hours. therefore he should
be fed often and have rich material in
his stomach in small bulk. The
chances of many a goo race-horse
has been spoiled by starvation. A
horse or a man with an empty stomach
can never put forth his best feats Of
strength or speed. It has taken tro:-
ting-horse trainers thirty years to
to learn this. but those who win have
learned it
The kind of sheep to keep depends
on the soil and pasturage. The South
down is the best breed to cross with
native ewes that are made to forage q
great portion Of the time. Merinos do
better in large focks than do the
heavy mutton sheep Heavy breeds
can not range as easily as the small
sheep. and therefore require more at
tention- Using the improved breeds
for crossing mean. that larger al
lowance of foo must be given II suc-
cess is expected
The best tonic and preventive Of
poultry diseases is as follows: To
one gallon of pure water add from
fteen 10 twenty drops Of tincture 1T
iron and two or three drops of aconit.
Stir and mix we'll before putting into
the dripking-vesselx II used all tho
year round this will prod nee a healthy
flock Of birds The iron strengthens
the blood. while the aconite preve 70
and allays feverishness. Care must
Be skea not TO get 700 much aconits
into this n'ixture