The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-03-27
HERE AND THERE

The average production Of com
about twenty. four bushels per scp
But for the production Of the fodder IA
corn crop would not be profitable.
One mode of disposing 81 surDiu.
poultry is to can it. This country pss.
duces enormous quantities Of poalirF
and we should be able to export q 81.
ton.
The cost of farm is not the heaH.
est expense to the beginner The ous
lay for horses, cattle, machinery, nten
sils and extra LABOR the first wear IS
often more than the cost of the farm.
Rules may be made for governing
dairy work, but there can be no rule +.
made for feeding the COWS in regard e
quantity and quality of food. Eaehco
will have her special demands, and theg
must be complied with.
When milk is unfit for the farmsrh
drink it is also unfit for the young cals
Scours frequently result from the Cali
not receiving milk that is fresh and
sweet. The natural conditions in feed.
ing young calves should be observed as
closely as possible.
Manure will not cause the plants g
grow until it is reduced to the condition
necessary for that purpose when a.
piled to the soil. The rain will extrass
the soluble matter, but the solids must
undergo a complete chemical process
before they will become soluble. Hence,
to secure the best results from the MAJ
nure it should be well decomposed ia
the manure heap.
Look over the vegetable seeds that
are stored away. They should be kept
dry, and mice may destroy them Che
seeds should be protected by suspending
the bags or by inclosing them in tH
box.
-Whitewash should be used in order
to render the stables cheerful A Light
stable is more cheerful than dark one
and as the lime partially serves to dis
infect the building its application should
be frequent.
"A farmer in Texas gives BIS hogs
one good feed each year Of corn boiled
in the poke root, three parts Of corn q
one of the root He considers the root
a preventive Of cholera. In twenty
seven years experience he has neras
lost a hog with this disease
The village butcher who buys tho
farmers hogs and retails them from ths
block in almost every instance makes
greater profit than the grower dais
think of. The farmer can save some q
this profit to himself by learning 2
make fancy article of meat for sum
mer use. Do it, and quit bowling aooas
hard times.
Wagon axles should be kept Wea
creased. Grease is cheaper than horss
flesh, and as the roads in the winter
season do not always permit Of the tse
of light wagons, the draught on ne
horses should be kept at the minimum
point, and greasing the axles will large
ly contribute to lessen the wear and tear
of the wagons as well as the labor q
the horses.
Frequent transplanting Of the yolas
plant and good tillage are essenfia
best results in tomato culture, says ~
Farmer. Plants started unos.
glass ten weeks before transpiansias
into the field will give fruit aboas
week sooner than those started two Y
three weeks later
If you wish to set q tree Or Vlps
where an old one has died ont ss5s
Farm, Stock and Home, remove 2 e0E
siderable amount of earth and w y
with good and fresh new soil. + ~
pay to take this trouble. A new 49,
for some reason, recoils from s.
root in the soil Of one that has iaiisa
live.