St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-10
FACTS ron FARMERS.

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sheep grase close TO ths ground
and therefore should not b ted on LONG
grass. They will not % well in tall
clover.
Before manures can produce theii
fall and profitable effect upon the soil,
the land must Be made dry by drainage
or other means.
"A man who feeds correctly and In.
telhgently will save from ten - twenty
per cent. over man who follows only
haphazard method.
"A practical corn raiser says: My
opinion is that the main root or stalk
of corn never reaches below where the
grain or seed is placed; also that all
stalks have three whorls OF roots, on
tho main root. which are the feeders;
again. that no roots should be broken
by cultivation"
"A corner OF the barn, or an out
building devoted to the purpose Of .
workshop. in which a bench can b
placed. will enable the farmer to do
many small jobs that otherwise entail
loss Of time in sending for the wood
worker Or blacksmith. Only few
tools are required. and tho cost will be
but small sum.
The rutabsga il an excellent root
for stock feed. and can be grown in
this country at the rate Of fifty or sixty
tons to the acre. It Is q plant that
needs very little hAnd-work-can be
planted in drills with . seeder. hOed by
. cultivator and narrowed BY . ma.
chine. An acre OF rutabagas. proper
~ fed. will b worth q hundred dol
lars above the cost Of producing.
Tho experiments Of DR.. Voelcker.
Of the Royal Society Of England. prove
that manure gradually depreciates by
keeping. even under the very best
management. 1t gains in water and
loses in valuable organic matter which
II spent In the fermentation. It stands
to reason. II this be true. that the old
fashioned method Of turning and work.
ing over manure for six months before
using is wasteful and to be avoided.
-Fire-proof stables are not uncom-
mon and are worry simply built 1imbers
like railroad ties are placed from three
and one-half to four feet apart. srched
corrugated iron put between them and
filed in with . mixture Of cinders and
lime. making it deep enough u protect
the timbers. The trap or door TO
reach the loft is made Of sheet iron.
filed in with the same compound. This
kind Of fire-prooflng il very cheap and
very effective.
-Ensilage is really winter-green
food. although IL 10 fed to tho cows Is
. regular portion Of the ration. yet
the horses, pigs. sheep and poultry
relish il at times. Il Is the cheapest
food that can b produced for winter
use. and It's value consists not only Of
its nutritious matter. but also Of the
benefit derived from it a. . substitute
for the dry food which cattle are COM
peeled to eat during long winter. the
ensilage taking the place Of grass or
succulent food.
1t is now conceded BY thousands
OF farmers that it is much more re-
TO mulch potatoes instead
Of cultivating them. A piece Of ground
should be selected where water will
not stand. They may be planted by
the cut potatoes from four
teen to sixteen inches apart, half way
up in every other furrow. 80 the horse
will not step ON them. A fourteen
inch pillow should be used, 20 it will not
bring the rows too close together.
About the time they are coming up
they should be narrowed. and then
four or five inches Of mulch from an
old straw-stack should be applied.
Spoiled hay will do rs well. Potatoes
planted in this way will usually yield
from LIS to 2OO bushels per acre.