The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13
HERE AND THERE.

Always use milk-warm water in
watering the house-plants. The better
results secured will pay well for the
trouble, as chilling the plants will
often prove injurious.
There should be Il full supply of
fruit on every farm. If there is not {,
good supply growing, plan to have a
supply as soon as possible by setting
out this spring.
The warm winter may cause vines
and canes to swell, which renters
them more liable to become winter
killed should the weather suddenly be-
come very cold.
Tobacco growers representing
about one-sixth of the acreage in Scott
County, KY, have expressed their
willingness to reduce the acreage this
year twenty-five per cent.
If the fowls have scaly legs take
lard and coal-oil and grease the legs
thoroughly. Repeat in week or ten
days. 1t is caused by small i1r,ect
that buries itself under the skin or
scale of the leg.
Look after your seed-corn now.
See that it is thoroughly dry and in
good condition. Upon the vitality and
terminating power of the seed largely
depends the success of the next YEARS
crop.
After the ducks begin to lay keep
them confined until nine o'clock in The
morning, or some of the eggs will he
lost. They will usually lay an egg
every twenty-four hours, and they will
lay steadily until their season is past.
There is frequently a large waste
in swine-feeding, much of the fo,d
passing off undigested. The farmer
imagines that because his hogs eat a
large amount of meal or corn that
they must gain accordingly. There
never was a greater mistake,
With good care an asparagus bed
will last an ordinary lifetime. Either
get start of plants or SOW the seed
early in the spring. Put the bed on
one side, where it will not be in the
way OF the preparation or cultivation
of the garden.
Nearly all the experiments made
by the experiment stations demonstrate
that hogs make greater gain on whole
corn than on corn meal. This is also
the experience of nearly all farmers
who have given attention to the com.
parison.
Strawberry vines that are well
mulched will not be affected by sud-
den changes of weather. The mulch
prevents the plants from beginning to
grow too early in the season. Straw.
berry plants that bloom out very earl,
are ones that have their blossoms
killed by late frosts.
Sow some lettuce as early as pos
sible. Often with this a supply O
green food can be had much earlier
than by waiting until the grass make.
sufficient growth. In the spring
especially green food will be found o
material aid.
One part of cotton-seed meal tt
four parts bran, or mixed ground grain
is proper proportion of each for COW.
that are in full flow of milk. Should
too much be given it is liable to caus,
scours. Should this be the case, sim
ply withhold the cotton-seed meal fol
a few days and begin it's use gradually
1t is important both in the garden
and among the small fruits to Civ,
clean cultivation, using fertilizers tina
contain no weed nor grass seeds, clean
ing up and burning lash of all kinds
having the soil in good condition, S,
that the work of cultivating can b,
commenced as soon as possible afte
the seed is planted.
If shipping to market, get tn,
necessary supply of boxes, crates ant
baskets ahead. Waiting until the,
are actually needed will often result il
serious disappointment if not actua
loss. The majority of manufacturer
offer sufficient inducement to make i
profitable to order in good season.
An acre of land will produce five
or six times as many Strawberries. il
bushels, as it will of wheat, and tn,
prices usually obtained for strawber.
ries are more than three times as much
as for wheat. One acre of strawbrrie
will bring as much profit as fifteel
acres of wheat, while the cost of grow
ing the Strawberries is proportionatcl.
but little more than that of growiss
wheat