The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-04-19
FARM AND HOME,

than one when yields halt as much.
Market gardeners around Boston,
several miles out, are farming npon
lands that are taxed a. $1,000 per
acre.
BE ready to plant just as the soil is
warm enough. There il no profit IN
doing ii before.s Seeds cannot grow
without warmth
Cove which are expected to come
Ia soon should have plenty Of fodder.
bran, roots and such food, hnt none Of
heating character
Put your poultry droppings on the
plot intended for onions, and have tho
bed as fine as possible before putting
out the seed or sets.
An abandoned well, half covered
ditch, or even shag, may cause injury
to eoit In tho pasture that damages
il hundred OF more dollars
Are the sheep and cattle alt right !?
Look over the foGks and herds and
see if every animal seems to feel right.
If not try to find out what is the
matter. ..t5 st.z ,atasYY5
Here is q good ouFe for q hee sting.
Take eqnal parts Of soda and vinegar
and rub it on the place stnng while
the stuff is foaming, II Will give
reliet immediately s@ at
The annual honey product Of
America is about loo, 000,o0OpoHAds,
and lbs value is nearly $l5,0oG0oo.
The annual wax product Is about H00,-
600 pounds, aud its value more than
100000. . .'5
The brood mare that is expected to
foal this season should not be spared
from work, If given moderate exer-
else. she will be benefited, II iel IN.
wise TO keep q brood mare ip her stall
and oveFfeed her. a ..
Young cattle which have been win
tered al the straw stack are quite apt
to be lousy This should be seen to,
and proper measures used TO clean ont
the pafasitda Applications of lard
and kerosene oil. will do very we'll.
Use the ourryoomb lightly. When
used roughly il is . source Of great
pain. Brushing and rubbing arc the
proper means to secure a glossy coat.
Let the heels be brushed out every
night. Drti If allowed to cake, causes
the horse to haRe sore heels, t.Ha
Every farmer is interested in good
roads. None but experienced toad
overseers should be selected, apd the
tax required for road repair, II prop.
erly applied, is money well Invested.
Good roads save valuable horses and
avoid loss of time by the farmer
One of the strongest evidences in
favor Of dairgiug is the fact that but
few, if any, farmers abandon dairging
in order to turn their attention to other
pursuits on the farm, unless It be- to
raise stock. The value Of dairytng is
not alone from the receipts obtained
from milk aud butter, but also from
the gradual increase Of fertility Of the
soil. .,.t
When heus learn to eat eggs they
never forget the trick, aud should DO
killed before they could teach others
tho habit, Eggs should b, gathered
twice a day during cold weather, and
only glass or porCelaiu nest eggs
should DO left in at nights,Ry noticing
which hens try to break these imita.
tion eggs, the guilty fowls can some
times be discovered. y
Lousey cattle may be freed from
Vermin by using a strong tea made of
sasafras root, 10 which may Be added
tablespoonful of coal oil to each
pint of the tea. This may be applied
with u sponge or soft rag, say twice
or three times par week, uRtll the
animal is free from these Troublesome
parasites, which are liable to pray
upon animals in bad condition.
1t is just as important with horses
to breed for intelligence as 1t il with
the human race. A dumb, stupid colt
can never be educated TO be q vaIu-
able horse. Without mteIligenca it
will always be sluggish, and willpeyer
have an attachment to its master, nor
manifest any disposition to obey and
serve him as a pleasure! Most intelli.
gent horses are naturally docilej or
can be easily trained to be kind re-
liable, and even stIeetionate, .gssg
The common run Of hnmanity, and
especially the thorough,goipg farmer,
land we believe there is as large per
cent Of farmers that know almost to
dollar how their'farns pay thenaj or
involve them in debt each year, as
those following other avoeatiopsl keep
memoranda. All farmers shnnld
figure 1t il q sad fact that many, do
notl before adding any new stock to
their list. Their fgst thought should
bN, will il become q profitable expea-
ditpre IF time ana money! ss
Ata sale Of fine Jersey aatlla II New
Yogk, seYapty-nlne head oHly brppght
80, $50. an average of bnt q few cents
over SOS i head. Mahafajah Boy,
three -year-old bulk HaYetneyer Bred,
sold for $50, ana three yeaTa ago, in
Tie same plaea,ian aInost fnlllgearling
brother sold foF Sl,775. In comment
inc on this sale the Philadelpllia TIMES
says: M passing fancy III the tinle
has at5tln ahb Np 4hnfUHnillF A@ the