The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-12-14
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TO keep eggs for Matching pur-
poses place them in a location of the
cellar to sprevent freezing, and turn
them half around twice week.
Open all drains before the snow
comes. The facility with which the
water can pass off will regulate the
amount of slush and mud when the
snow fhclts.
"A watermelon farm at Adams
Park, Ga, which consists of 800 acres
and produces 400 carloads of melons,
is said to be the largest watermelon
patch in the world.
All plants that are set out in the
fall for a permanent patch. such as
raspberries, blackberries, etc., should
be cut back to within six inches of tho
roots. Canes that are left on will be
OF no advantage next season.
Asparagus beds may be made now.
Place the roots two feet apart, first
making the bed very rich with manure.
1t is usual to have the roots closer, but
as the roots will thicken in the bed in
the course of time, it is better to allow
plenty of room in the beginning.
Tho rich black liquid that flows of
from the barn-yard contains the wealth
of the farm. Use absorbent material,
and save it. The loss of liquid manure
is great, and If saved would not only
add fertilizing matter to the farm. but
increase the value of the solids.
1t is claimed that if a grape vine
yard is plowed to the depth of four or
five inches very late in the fall in
thorough manner, so as to turn all of
the grapes and leaves that have fallen
completely under, the rot may be pre-
vented the next season, as the fun
gus does not live for more than a year
in the berries.
Probably the largest yellow pine
tree in Missouri was cut recently in
Reynolds County. 1t was IA feet 8
inches in circumference and made 5. 900
feet of lumber. Two sections were cut
from the butt, and made one board AZ
inches wide and IL other wide boards,
which were shipped to St Louis to be
exhibited to the honor of Reynolds
County.
This is good month to live OF
fried chicken. In November you can
kill beef or spring pig. and there is
no use in wintering lot of chickens
that will not be needed. Kill off the
surplus cockerels and the poorer pull
let's, or such of the hens as you do not
wish to keep over, leaving the best
young .pullets to take their places.
In Ohio the walking gait of horses
is encouraged. At the State fair a
walking-match was arranged, the time
for four ninths OF mile varying from
4:l0 to Ais. Each horse drew half
ton of coal. 1t is worthy of being
made a part of the programme at all
fairs, as the walking gait deserves
more attention than it has received.
The amount of salt necessary to
be used in butter is generally accepted
as one ounce Of salt to a pound of but
ter; but in sailing butter the state OF
the weather is to be considered as
well as preference Of the market. In
winter less salt is required, and in
some markets butter that is very salty
is not sold as readily as when less
salt is used.
Honey should never be kept in
cellar-neither comb nor extracted.
That is the worst possible place for it.
1t will gather moisture or Sweat"
and soon become ''off flavor" If not
positively sour. Store it in dry,
warm room, if possible (safe from
mice). then it will keep ten years 1t
will not granulate SO soon in a warm
room. and its flavor will improve.
If the hens are kept Cor profit it is
not economical to feed them the moldy
grain. Only the best to be had should
be given laying hens. In proportion
to her weight the hen produces more
than the COW. and in order to derive
that product she must be treated libcr-
ally. II the hens are compelled to hunt
their food entirely. and receive but lit
tie consideration from their owner.
they will be unable to give a satisfac-
tory return for the space they occupy
on the farm.