The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-07-26
HERE AND THERE.

Cotton worms, rats and prairie dogs
have cost the farmers of Texas more
than droughts and floods combined.
1T is stated that the cotton crop
valued as it is-wou,d not suffice to fur
nish board for the people Of the cotton
States At arstclass hotels for q week.
I'm setting tree, make an opening
broad enough to receive all the roots
without bending. and SEQ that they all
set straight
With peach trees 1T 10 often quite an
item to commence the cultivation early.
Grass is nearly always injurious to peach
trees; consequently clean cultivation
should be given.
III newly-set trees are to be mulched,
the better plan is to keep them we'll.
cultivated until the frst of June, al
least, and then apply the mulch. This
will aid materially in retaining moist
ure in the soil.
Better NOW OF the orchard than to
allow the weeds and grass to make too
rank growth. One OF the benefits OF
pasturing with sheep is that thew keep
down both the weeds and the grass.
-Evergreens can be set out a. late as
the middle OF May or the first OF June,
and il care is taken to keep the roots
moist and to mulch during the summer,
will make good growth.
If the land is very rich melons,
squashes, late cucumbers and pumpkins
can often be planted among the corn 70
a good advantage. The shade afforded
BIZ the corn during the hot days of July
and August will be considerable ben
eft.
AS soon as the earlier crops have
matured other crops should be ready to
take their place. In the garden espe-
cially it is true economy to keep all the
ground occupied during the growing
season. Crops are better for the soil
than weeds.
Seed for late cabbage and celery
plants should be sown now These are
crops that If properly managed, can be
kept all winter and add that much to
the food variety. One difficulty n
growing celery is that the seed is often
not sown early enough.
The value of cotton-seed hull ash il
due chiefly to its content Of potash. Of
which good article contains 20 TO %
per cent 1t is excellent for sweet po-
tatoes, and may be applied close or used
as you would any other potash fertilix-
er, such as kainit muriate or potash.
lin testing the matter whether
farming is a success or failure, in
order to make the test thorough we
should frst think for ourself. and work
intelligently and prudently; second, SCI
cure the benefit of concerted action;
third, conduct it on business principles.
The Pekin is one Of the very best
breeds of ducks for the farm. They are
hardy, make rapid growth, are good
table fowl, and give good yield OF the
best quality of feathers.
Even young poultry will bring bet
ter prices if fattened for the market.
Even few days feeding will make
considerable gain not only in weight
but the appearance and value Of the
fowl
Setting hens are generally 'sbroken~
easily If taken in time. Put them in
coops to muse alone, and il failure at
tends the first effort, put cock in with
them for day or two. and he will get
all notions of . family out of her head.
May Apple root is both . cure and |
for chicken cholera Pound |
the roots we'll and put in the drinking |
water and remove all other water from
the coop SO they will have to drink it |
May Apple grows In most OF the States, |
ND can always be had At drng-storez.