The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-05-03
FARM AND HOME

nature. Keep the soil stirred from
now to July.
A southern farmer sacrifices his
Bermuds grass sod, sowsrye and past
lures bis swine on the green plants
through the winter.
The orange trees are now in full
bloom, and from the appearances and
variety, We predict large crop this
Terreboaae Times,
On the farm for practical purposes,
the Pekin is the best breed of duck to
raise. They are Of flarge size, of good
quality and are easily managed,
We are reliably informed that
prairie lands in this parish bur few
years ago could be bought for one
dollar an acre, are now selling for ten
dollars,-Adbe0ide Mepidional.
Mr. Yancey, Of Giles County, has
introduced bill 10 the Tennessee
Legislature to prevent cotton buyers
taking two pounds of cotton from
each bale without the consent Of the
seller,
1t is not good plan 10 mate all
the breeding hens too early, espeei.
ally when there is a considerable mum.
Der Of young stock, or until the
steadiest and best laying hens can Be
determined, .... 40.
From now until the grass has made
sufficient growth to supply green
food, it will pay to provide cabbage,
turnips, onions or some kind Of vege,
tables for the fowls. Chop up fine
and give a feed once day,
A writer IN the Alabama Farmer
complains that members Of the Alli-
anco who have money TO lend 10 other
members, make them pay twelve 10
fifteen per cent, interest for it. He
says this is just what the monopolists
do.
The creamery at McMinnville, Tenn,
has suspended operations, being un-
able to secure milk enough to run,
There is probability of the machin-
cry being sold and the building con
verted into some other kind Of enter.
prise.
Coal ashes aud wood ashes with
sawdust or dry soil, equal parts, will
make a good dust bath, II should be
changed occasionally IN order TO keep
clean, Put in a box and set in cor
ner of the poultry house where il viii
keep d'y,
Be careful in using salt On the
ground, Salt will kill weeds to
certain extent, and it is also a remedy
for some kinds of gFubs in the soil,
but salt will kill other plants as we'll,
and its use may result in loss of
some of the garden crops.
AT this season of the year receipts
for canning corn,putting up vegetables,
making pickles, preserves, etc., are
timely. We would like to hear from
many on these subjects, Write us
your experience, and in return you
may receive something valuable.
Any soil that will grow fair crop
of corn may be selected for peaches.
The same cultivation is given peaches
the first year that is necessary for corn,
which means that the cultivator
should be passed over the ground fire.
quently and the grass kept down.
The strawberry area around Crystal
Spring this year Is estimated at 600
acres, 1t is said that the shipments
of fruit aud vegetables during the sea
son will average thirty,fiye car loads
per day, exclusive of canned goods
shipmenls.-Sugar Boul and Farm
Journal. ...
Probably the best honey plant in
the world, says "Gloanings,n all things
considered, is Eastwood, and Eastwood
timber is now bringing d very fair
price, for variety Of purposes. !
think ! would put wildwood Cor tulip)
next. Perhaps others can help fill
out the list, -Apiary.
Summer pruning, by pinehing the
end of the shoot two leaves beyond
the last bnnch Of fruit, is quite i'm.
portant; this should be done before
blossomng, After this it is more q
matter Of fancy than otherwise,
whether the piuching bo kept up BY
stopping the growth again, leaving
one leaf; in close summer pruning II
is well TO leave ap upper shoot to rpn
as safety valve for surplus how Of
sap, Farm, Field and stocFmaF,
California fruit growers have made
q discovery, il appears, in keeping
fruit fresh for ! long time. TITS done
merely by packing il 4 oarbonized
wheat bran The discoyerer ~ this
method claims that ~ il peaches,
grapes, and similar perishable fruits
may DO 50 well preserved as 10 be had
il perfect condition IN mld,winleR
Another advantage u that fFplt So
packed may be shipped bY slow
freight, and consequently at lower
rates than bY fast freight
As an illustration 81 lhe great mum
ber q varieties of grapes that may be
pFoapced from single Yine annually
suppose The vine has hnt twenlY elnss
taFs ct tiflg grapes each ana czech
grape AZ average gf fenf seed, lhe
seeds Hoald number Z ,a0Gl ana II
$500 Of them, when plaaipd, shQgld
grqW, she wac w6nld beeome she paF
ent ei lhat pnmher n seea6pg vines
ana n9 tga VI Chem alilse MalisFei
iu some NJ heF qpHrasiqAs aHa pro
eesseA ie laaeed wonderful "a
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