The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1890-07-31
HERE AND THERE.

HEhE AMI HERE.
Farmers, or any body else for that
matter, who consent to their own undo
ing, claim more sympathy for their
misfortunes than admiration for their
wisdom.
Fences are an important item Of
expense on the farm. The cost Of
building and repairing fences in 1889
will be one of the inquiries made on
each farmer by the census enumeratora
this year.
If you have hen that has proved
to be an extra good layer, save as many
of her eggs as possible to set. Selec.
tions for special points of utility en-.
hances the value of poultry, stock, and
extraordinary laying strains have thus
been made by careful selection.
"A pound of bran makes to within seYs
enteen per cent. of as much milk as g
pound of corn-meal which costs over
twice as much, says Mirror and Farmer;
but corn-meal makes a richer milk,
while the bran makes a richer manure.
If you give your bees a good supply
of empty combs before the beginning Of
the honey crop and keep them at work,
they viii rarely swarm, but if they once
find themselves crowded and get the
swarming fever, nothing will keep
them from swarming.
"A ffUeen-mile journey is an average
days. work for horse. How far does
the COW travel in poor pasture, nip.
ping pennyweight of grass here and
there, to get her daily ration? Then
she is expected to pay for it through
the milk pail.
The potato bug has not shown him-
self very numerous this year. Is he going
to give us a rest? Currant worms are
as plenty as usual. Give them dose
of white hellebore, once ounce in
bucket of water, and they will subside.
1t is thought that Texas viii be
represented at the Worlds Fair in
{ Chicago in 1898 in such manner as to
erase the erroneous impression preVa.
lent in the North and East in regard to
the Lone Star State. An effort will be
made to convince the Yankees that the
Texans haven't horns and that they
walk on two feet as well as other poo
pie.
Profits are cut down to an alarming
extent by the mingling and feeding 70.
gether of all sizes of animals II the
weak get what they want the strongeE
have stalled appetites too much Of the
time. 1t is the survival of the fttestin
the herd of many sizes at feeding time
as much as in the wilds of nature.
Nature and practical results point
out very plainly the kind of food that
should be fed to animals under various
circumstances and conditions. The
man who works contrary to these
sooner or later meets with disaster
The brood SOW and the growing pigs
must not be fed as the fattening animal
DO not let the calf suck your finger
when teaching it to drink, OF you WILL
have to repeat several days before y
learns to drink readily. Better spena
half an hour the first time teaching =
to drink at once, than have trouble WIN
it week or more.
Owing to the mildness of che pasS
winter hens found it more pleasant Y
lay eggs than to devote theie time 2
converting them into spring chickens
or possibly change of sentiment pas
caused them to relegate the drudgefy
of Matching to the incubators entirely.
Any way spring chickens are scarce ana
high, while eggs have ruled low -
price ali winter and spring.
The canning industry has grown 2
immense proportions in various parts q
the country, and farmers devote many
acres to growing fruits and yegetaoies
specially for the canning factories Ing
number of acres and the yield OF peas
beans, green corn and other yegeta ol :,
and fruits grown for this purpose va.
form special and interesting features q
the new census.
The likes and dislikes Of cows sts
almost as various as their color mara
ings The dainty feeder may, ana 81,
orally will, prefer rich and concent rass-
food, while the voracious feeder IS Co.
paratively Indifferent as to the qua,,s5.
provided there is plenty OF is
feeder must study his cows and ca 80. $
their Municipalities. Jersey baA's's