The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-19
HERE AND THERE.

Mutton is in greater demand than
wool. yet the supply of choice mutton
is always far below the demand.
1t is claimed that quack grass,
which is very persistent, can be Grad
icated by cultivating a crop of sorghum
on the land.
Pigs will eat clover hay if it is cut
up, and it is excellent for them. The
best mode of feeding it is to scald it
and then sprinkle with bran and corn
meal.
AS long as the season permits and
there is land to be plowed in the
spring, the pillow should be kept going
now, in order to save labor when the
busy time comes.
The sooner the corn-fodder is put
under shelter the brighter it will re-
main during the winter. To leave it
in the fields only induces loss of quail
ity as well as waste of material.
Fine manure may be spread on the
pasture now, in order to promote the
growth of grass next spring. 1t will
also serve as a protection to the roots
and enable the plants to start early.
AS no two animals are alike, it is
best to consult their appetites and de-
sires. Whatever the animal prefers as
food, and thrives on, it should have.
Food can not be forced on an animal il
no dislikes it.
Dry dirt is better than sand on the
floor of stables, as it is an absorb
ent, and the finer the dirt the better.
Sand, however, is more easily removed
and does not cause dust An excellent
method of keeping the stalls clean is
to apply layer of dirt and then
sprinkle with plaster.
"A writer who has given attention
to the matter of feeding sheep states
that the best ration he ever knew was
composed of equal parts, by weight, of
corn, oats, peas and millet, to every
fifteen bushels of which one bushel of
flaxseed should be added. and the
whole ground together. It fattens
sheep very rapidly.
OF the different kinds of hay
clover is conceded to be the best, as it
is well balanced in these elements
necessary for growth and production.
No food is complete; but, however,
where clover is fed literally and
moderate allowance of grain is added
the results are usually satisfactory,
provided good quarters are allowed
and the sanitary condition complied
with.
One OF the editors of Wallace's
Monthly firmly believes that ''for any
man with the necessary capital there
is in the breeding business profit of
twenty per cent on his investment If
he will go to work in the right way.
look upon the breeding of horses as a
pure and simple business. and give it
the same careful thought and attention
that he would to mercantile pursuits"
Mr.. w. w. Craig writes to the
New Orleans Times Democrat that he
has no faith in carbolic acid as a pre-
or curative for chicken chol-
era This is his conclusion after years
Of trial, in which he has found it q
thing for chickens, dogs,
hogs. etc. unless very carefully used.
1T is settled by the Supreme Court
Of North Carolina that description of
in deed is sufficient when
In terms, or by reasonable application
arising from the facts stated in respect
to its circumstances, relations and con-
necti6ns, designates the property SO
that 1t can certainly be seen or ascer-
tanned. Thus description. my
tobacco crop to be grown this year on
my own land. il SUFFICIENT