The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-03-20
HERE AND THERE.

Calves should have water, and young
pigs should also be well supplied Milk
is not a substitute for water.
1t takes considerable care and time
to prepare the soil for garden purposes,
but it must be done if we expect good
crops. Think of that next spring.
The men who make the most money
from farming are not the ones who work
the hardest or the most hours, but those
who manage with the greatest wisdom.
There is watermelon farm at
Adams Park, Ga, which consists OF 500
acres and produces 400 carloads Of
melons yearly.
Look over the vegetable seeds that
are stored away. They should be kept
dry, and as mice may destroy them the
seeds should be protected by suspending
the bags or by inclosing them in tin
box.
Mulch around the young trees as
soon as the ground is frozen. This will
prevent the ground from thawing too
early in the spring, thus delaying the
flow of sap, thereby lessening the liabil-
ity of injury from late frosts.
Rules may be made for governing
the dairy work, but there can be no rule
made for feeding the cows in regard to
quantity and quality of food Each COW
will have her special demands, and they
must be complied with.
The richest land on the farm may
be that which is not cultivated, simply
because of lack of drainage. The swamp
land is full of alluvial soil, and can be
made to grow all kinds OF crops If drained
and cleared.
Every bull on the farm should be
broken to the yoke when it is young and
be made to work. There is nothing SO
eficacious as work for tempering q say.
age disposition. The bull is dangerous
because he is idle and has nothing to
do.
When milk is unfit for the farmer
to drink, it is also unfit for the Young
calf. Scours frequently result from the
calf not receiving milk that is fresh and
sweet. The natural conditions in feed
ing young calves should be observed as
closely as possible.
1t is said of corn that it is one of the
best foods for fattening hogs, but is
starvation diet to pigs. The reason IS
that while corn contains the elements
that produce fat, it is deficient in min
eral matter and other elements essen
tial to growth.
If there is fall of only few feet
for large field one or two drain tiles
will carry off the surplus water, but it
is better to underiay the entire field
with tile, as piece of wet land viii
never prove profitable unless it can be
gotten into condition for allowing the
horses and pillow on it.
knowing just what every thing
costs, its value and its price in market
can only be determined by the farmer
keeping an account of all his transac-
tions, and by comparison of the accounts
of each year. With the beginning Of
the new year every farmer should COM
mence keeping a strict account
The ration that gives the best re-
Nults is that which is balanced so as to
afford a proper proportion Of the ele-
ments necessary for the production Of
the articles sought, whether meat, milk
or eggs. Matured stock requires food
for production as well as for the supply
of itself.
Instead Of washing the sheep, thus
rendering the animals liable to colds
and disease, it is now proposed in some
sections where sheep are raised in Large
numbers to establish wool securing
mills, to which the wool may be carried
and washed before baling. It's move
IN the right direction.