The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-02-22
HERE AND THERE.

Calves should have water, and young
pigs should also be well supplied. Milk
Is not . substitute for water.
1t takes considerable care and timo
to prepare the soil for garden purposes,
but 1t 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 suspendinr
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 thawjnr too
early in the spring, thus delaying the
flow Of sap, thereby lessening the liabfl.
ity OF injury from late frosts.
Rules may be made for royernino
the dairy work, but there can be no rule
made Tor 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 NAV
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 kindsof crops ifdrained
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 80
edicscious IS work for tempering q saw.
age disposition. The bull is dangerous
because he is idle and has nothing to
do.
When milk is unfit for the farmer
70 drink. 1t 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 a.
closely As possible.
1T is said of corn that It il one Of the
best foods for fattening hogs, but is
starvation diet to pigs The reason Is
hat while corn contains the elements
hat produce fat it is deficient in min
sral matter and other elements essen-
;ial to growth.
III there Is fall Of only few feet
or large field enc or two drain tiles
will carry on the surplus water, but it
5 better to underlay the entire field
With tile, as . piece of wet land will
lever prove profitable unless it can be
often into condition for allowing the
'orses and pillow on it
Knowing Just what every thing
osts, its value and its price in market
an only be determined by the farmer
eeping An account of all his transac-
ions, and BY comparison Of the accounts
each year. With the beginning OF
he new year every farmer should COM
lence keeping strict account
The ration that gives the best re-
aits is that which is balanced 70 - to
1ord proper proportion Of the ele-
cents necessary for the pzUa ASTON OF
le articles sought whether meat milk
eggs Matured stock requires food
Z production as well IS for the supply |
itself
Instead Of washing the sheep thus
'ndertng the animals liable to colds
I'd disease it Is now proposed in some
ct1ons where sheep are raised in largo
zmbers to establish wool securing
tllA to which the wool may be carried
4 washed before haling. Itis move
tho right dirortion.