The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-01-12
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All plants that remain out during
the winter, such as hardy roses, may
receive thick mulch OF manure to
advantage.
1t is said that there are over 5000
different kinds of insects in the United
States, and $4,000 different kinds in
the world.
"A good garden goes with good
farm. The garden plot should be well
manfred now. which will put it in bet
ter condition next spring.
Pigs should be pushed forward
rapidly in growth before cold weather,
as matter of economy, heat being ex-
pensive in winter. The warmer the
weather the lower the cost of produc-
ton.
I'm addition to the fine quality of
their flesh the Southdowns have the
great merit of early maturity. Rams
of this breed cross well with all the
long-wooled sorts, producing excellent
lambs.
Cattle OF all kinds should be pro-
vided with shelter. and now is a good
time to provide it if not already fur
nished. 1t need not always be expen-
sive. Comfort should be the first cou-
sideration.
Lambs intended as next years
ewes should not be bred this season. as
it is better to give them plenty of time
to mature They should be separated
from the old ewes and given an allow
ance of oats night and morning.
There is very remarkable apple
tree in Rockingham County, S.
c., it is said, which has borne fruit
for q number of years, but has
never been known to blossom. The
fruit, while resembling an apple in size
and general appearance, tastes like a
pineapple.
Where fowls have had the priv
lege of a range the change from grass
to grain is liable to cause them to be-
come too fat; hence they should have
some kind of bulky food when put in
the yards. Rye is excellent, as it pro-
vides green food late in the season.
Avoid sudden changes of food when
ever possible to do so.
If you are troubled with lice in
your poultry-house, dissolve some alum
in boiling hot water and then sprinkle
the water heavily all over the roosting
perches, sides of the house, ETC., and it
will prove an effective cleanser. Sim
pie remedies, properly and frequently
applied, are the best in the poultry
yard, as everywhere else on the farm.
AS to the success of grass culture
in the South, it is now too late to hesi-
tate to engage in this profitable indus
try. as it is no longer an experiment in
any sense. Proper preparation of the
soil, judicious selection of seed and
careful sowing are almost certain to be
rewarded by a good crop Of hay or a
valuable pasture for stock grazing.
Often dairymen are puzzled to
know why their butter has bad flavor
when they have been careful to keep
it from any thing that would faint it.
The trouble is with the salt. While
the butter was carefully guarded the
salt was not, and it absorbed odor
which spoiled the butter.
The sheep improves the soil, as is
well understood. and if. in addition to
that, we have a greater profit than we
have from the COW, we can begin to
realize that there is great deal in the
old Spanish adage that 1.-The Sleeps
foot is golden" though that originally
applied to the Improvement of the
soil.
The American Pathological Society
will hold its twenty-second biennial
session Sanford. Orange County, Fla,
on February s, 1889. This
is the announcement of the executive
committee of the Florida Horticultu-
raj Society in response to whose invi-
tation the National society hold their
NEXT meeting in Florida
Hogs are expensive unless we'll
bred. The best breeds of hogs are
quiet, seldom restless and sleep great
portion of their time. The quiet hog
is the one that converts the food into
fat The moro active the hog the
greater the cost Dry quarters, with
close shelter from the winds and soft
bed Of straw. will pay nearly a. well