The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-01-29
HERE AND THERE.

Calves should have water and young !
pigs should also be we'll supplied. Milk |
is not substitute for water.
1t takes considerabl care and time
to prepare the soil for garden purposes, I
but it must be done if we expect good 4
crops Think of that next spring. /
The men who make the most money 7
from farming are not the ones who work
the hardest or the most hours, but those
who manage with the greatest wisdom.
The cost of farm is not the heavi- !
est expense to the beginner. The out
Law for horses, cattle, machinery, uten- I
sils and extra labor the first year is |
often more than the cost of the farm.
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 a 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 fdrained
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
efficacious as work for tempering saw
, age disposition. The bull is dangerous
because he is idle and has nothing to
f do.
t When milk is unfit for the farmer
> to drink. it is also unfit for the young
. calf. Scours frequently result from the
t calf not receiving milk that is fresh and
+ sweet. The natural conditions in feed
Q 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.
y tial to growth.
If there is fall of only few feet
for large field one or two drain tiles
y will carry off the surplus water, but II
. is better to underlay the entire field
with tile, as piece Of wet land viii
:, never prove profitable unless it can bf
gotten into condition for allowing thu
~ horses and pillow on it.
r. knowing just what every thing
n. costs, it's value and its price in marke
g. can only be determined by the farme
h keeping an account of all his transac
20 lions, and by mparison of the account
in of each year. With the beginning c
h the new year every farmer should CON
mence keeping strict account.
to The ration that gives the best re
be suits is that which is balanced so as t
wv afford a proper proportion OF the ele
he ments necessary for the production c
IT. the articles sought, whether meat, mil
in or eggs. Matured stock requires foo
ID for production as well as for the suppl
is of itself.
nd Instead of washing the sheep, thu
ur rendering tho animals liable to cold
N. and disease, it is now proposed IN som
Mt sections where sheep are raised in 1are
ce numbers to establish wool scourlr
We mills, to which the wool may be carrie
.se and washed before baling. It's NOV
nd in the right direction.
Bees will come out Of their hives
"a warm days, but will busy themselv
res cleaning the hive and removing ii
at dead bees. 1t is best to keep the hiy
icy where they will not be too warm. II
ire bees will thrive best when the tempe
set allure inside the hive does not tall le
she enough to injure them, but the great
Der danger Is In too much heat being afea
NO cd In the hive