The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-06-26
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cared for will not prove failure.
1t is very important in giving an
application to destroy pests to repeat
sufficiently often to make sure OF the
desired results.
Leave the tobacco pipe outside of
the milk room. Better leave the man
who has been smoking it outside too.
His absence will not injure the flavor
of the butter a bit.
because the grass can be procured
by the COWS now is no reason Tor
emitting any portion of the food at the
barn. The COW is producer, and the
better she is fed the larger her yield OF
milk and butter.
Loss OF rest at night is as trying
to animals as to humans, and especially
to horses that have worked during the
day. The windows should have mos
quito-netting to protect against insects
in the stables.
Thinning with grapes can nearly
always be made beneficial, as it is not
a good plan to allow the vines to ma
ture too large crop, while by thin
ming the quality may be gradually i'm
proved
In watering plants, many times it
will increase the growth materially ii
liquid manure is applied. One adj
vantage with manure in this condition
is that more or less of it is soluable.
If, in setting out the apple trees,
the mistake has been made OF setting
the trees too thick, care should be
taken to thin out, as this is one variety
of fruit, at least, that will not bea
crowding.
Even in summer bedding should
be provided in the stalls for all classes
; of stock that are confined at night, as
, cleanliness is very important in tn
summer season. The less manure il
the stall and stables the fewer flies an,
, insects.
Watch all young and tender plant
for cutworms and potato beetles. Th
I former works best on cool nights an'
the latter during the day. The beetl
D will eat young tomato and egg plant
r and destroy them in u short time.
Green ducks are now in demand
and sell we'll. They should not weig
over seven pounds per pair, and shout
: not be over ten weeks old. To brin
+ the best prices they should be mad
y very fat, and sold in the dressed cond
ton.
Because fruits get low is not SUI
" indication that fruit is not profitabl
:, With proper care fruit can be grow
! at comparatively a small expense; ar
- while it is an item TO secure the be
., prices, yet often fruit can be sold vel
- low and gives the grower a fair prof
II BE on the lookout now for t.
4 white caterpillars, as..they are the pa
A. ents of the cabbage worm. Kill cvel
4 one of them, which is not difficult,
O. but few appear at time. If all farl
a ers in the neighborhood will unite
80 do so a few seasons will greatly redu
.. them in number.
f. One years seeding requires sew
of years wedding. This fact should CT
Mt tainly be remembered now and both
RI the garden and orchard care be TAX
ar to allow no weeds to mature seeds.
az few late weeds left to mature see
Mt will increase the work materially NJ
nut year.
ill Sweet potatoes will not thrive
1t. the season is very damp. as they
"a light in warm, dry soil. They sho
nd be we'll worked until the plants CO
I'm the hills. The cut-worm will do da
age on cool nights, and an exami
- ton of the patch should be made ev
me morning, as it may be necessary to
= plant.
p pS The work of properly harvest
4.4l the fruit crop is an important one
ain must be looked after. Because tn
m, is large yield is hardly a sufiici
in reason for allowing any part to g
,et- waste. Better let the stock have a I
IN, than allow it to lie on the ground
,et rot, breeding insects and disease.