St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-12-07
Agricultural Notes,

sary work 20 be done.
1t is not good economy to attempt to
winter more stock than there is sufficient
shelter to protect and plenty of feed to
keep in good, thrifty condition.
In New York thsre is not much more
than half crop Of rOtatoes. Tie warm
acd DRY weathf which set in in the mid
die OF August, checked the ret to a large
extent.
With the exception of cc fee and tea
there is no article in general use in our
domestic economy for which we are more
dependeD5 u2on !o?eign countries than we
are for sugar
To have gentle cow it is we'll to begin
handling her when she is calf Especi-
ally is kind aud careful treatment neces-
arv wren cow has her first cslf A bad
habit CT ntraet5d a. that time will be hard
10 breAI Up.
Compared with our iihportations of for
eig1 sugar, tie cane sugar PROD uced by the
sugar planters Of the South is so small IN
amount that the price of the article is
scarcely affected, whether the yield be-
large or small.
To get many eggs in winter one must
give the hens some care and attention and
furnish them vita warm aud comfortable
quarters. The puliets that were Matched
early and the yearlings of the last spring
will be the best layers
The maple sugar supply, although
showing a respect able array of figures in a
few States, may now be classed as lux
ury to be enjoyed by few rather than as
portion Of the vast amount Of sugar con-
sumed fer domestic purposes.
Sheep are vers efficient aids in making
clean pastures by keeping down many
kinds of weeds. An old pasture will also
be improved by their being fed or pastured
on it, Care should be taken to keep them
out of fields where there are burrs.
Open sheds are better protection for
farm animals than nothing, but in cold
sections quarters that can be- clo ed AMI
the chilling winds excluded are a neces-
sity. Animals carnot thrive, even with
good feeding when uncomfortably cold.
Manifestly, the greatest early increase
in our sugar production must come FROM
extending the area of the Southern sugar
cane IN sections favorable to it's culture,
which are at present unocclped by it, and
in improved and scientific methods of it's
manufacture.
In order to rea' I fair profit in feed
ing stock for market, a steady gaia must
be secured from birth to maturity, and
good feed and good shelter is necessary
for this 1t is poor economy t. Keep stock
all winter and have them W.. Il eSs in the
spring than in the fal prec,d.ug.
In buying fertilizers there is now but
little danger of being deceived in their
composition. The numerous analyses of
the various brands on the market made by
the Safe Experiment 'ajlons exhibit their
constituents and serve as a protection to
both manufacturers and purchasers.
From the general introduction of our
system of State experiment stations we
may confidently expect that in the latter
particular the langes being made will
result in increased yields from the cane
produced. and, with increased profits, that
all available sugar lands will be devoted
to this purpose
Hoard's ehi1ynnn advises when hand
ling milk for long keeping, to ponrBt
from enc vessel to another, or by other
means of agitat;on cool it down to about
50 or 80 degrees before putting it into ice
water. The more the milk is &gitated
while cooling up to the point of safety
from churning it, the less liable is the but
ter-fat to separate, and as consequence
the better it will bear transportation TO the
cheese factory or city customer.
The Experiment station has received
over seventy varieties Of sugar-rane from
different PARTS of the world. Forty-eght
OF he-a lave BEEN successfully propsga-
ted at the et..i0n. In the laboratory sub
iaots of anH scientific to
the sta ion are investigated, ard analyses
of sugar-cane and its products, soils and
fertilizers, are also made for the planters
without charge. Here young men are
trained and fitted to become chemists in
the sugar houses Of he State, which ara
fast coming under chemical control. So
great has been the demand for trained
sugar chemists tba5 the station has been
unable to fl hall the applications.
The sugar experiment station established
by the liberslity of the planters Of Louis
isna has been in successful operation since
1885 It's great mission has been to in
vestigate the successful growing of the
sugar cane and sorghum, and their manu-
~facture into sugar. It controls g tract Of
land of 200 arpents, lying immediately on
the banks of the Mississippi River, few
miles above the city of New Orleans. Its
experiments are conducted in the field
the laboratory and the sugar house. In
the field numerous experiments are con-
Quoted to test the manuval requirements
of cane, sorghum and other crops. Pay
siological and ge1minstion questions have
also been tested eXpermentaly, and the
efficacy of different kinds of drainage is
now on trial.
{ Budding the peach is usually done in
August and September. As rule bud
ding may begin as soon as the buds
are large enough to cut from the twi g, and
continue as long as the sap flows freely.
The young trees are most successfully
budded the first year of their growth.
With a sharp knife make an up-and down
incision of the bark near the ground and
cross incision at the top of it. Having the
buds ready at hand, loosen the bark with
the knife and insert the bud then tie it
Nth narrow bandage to secure it in its
place. Examine few weeks later, and If
the bud has taken and the union is COM
plete, the tie may be removed. In the
spring, as soon as the sap flows freely, cut
off the natural stock just above the bud
The buds are best taken from young
nursery from twigs of the present seasons
gro WITH If taken from a bearing tree, see
that they are LEAF and not fruit buds. The
small pointed buds are leaf buds; the
rounder ones are blossom bulls which fire.
quently occur in pairs with leaf bud be-
tween them.
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