St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-02-15
HERE AND THERE.

n SUUu-IOI.uOtulu& COW IN Tue uerO
Is . swindler, and . man who can Be
swindlsd by COW would ssand . mighty
poor show with . ightsing-rod man.
The paunch Of cow, Prof. Arnold
says is . xilO in mjpiatpre. That 10 70
say, we suppose, that the changes which
take place in the silo and IN the psuncb
are the same 4-ltz .-s - iG. fss q
-Comfortable shelter for the stock, a
comfortable house, things handy about
the premises and plenty q soo1 reading.
and We ought 70 be able 70 get through
the winter very comfortably. %'A -iH
-You ean ovee1ssa - Welf % uAdRns'
ICED . colt; doneithes;, teed jpst. tight
Give good nourishi4g. food from tho
start, bot do not force them: they 'ar6 =
neither hogs nor stseuE. and - ,esr1y- d
maturity business may be overdone il
you try 10 force then. 4, ~ -ias.f n
Push the business Of raising, sheep ;,
and growing wool, but observe reason
able limits. II every body goes to stock
ing up heavily With sheep down 70 the =
profits. Keep . reasOnable-sized ,Aock
on the farm and there will b money in
the business. ,-aI7
! "A warm mash on Geld day, early
In the morhing, is an excellent invigor-
ator for IN animal that does not hsve an
appetite. For hrood-msrss that ars,
sucking colts it is excellent ...
We speak Of . million bushels OF
wheat - il II were small thing. and II
h when compared with the hundreds of 4
millions Of grain annually produced. But
. train loaded with Ave hundred Bushels
In car would have. to be about fifteen !,
niles long to carry one million bushels.
Pure water on the farm may be eff
fected by the water from the surface
The well. being deep, also becomes . 2
drain hole for the water below the sur
face. No slop or filthy water should BE- p
thrown near . well, and the surround
ings should be we'll graded with clay
and gravel. t rar -s.s'ia q '-'i =
Lime 10 said to make heavy soils
lighter and light soils heavier. As il
can do no damage when judiciously ap-
piled, and Is cheap when compared with
the benefits it oonfers, it should be used j,
ON every farm. Land that is frequently
supplied with lime produces the best
grass. -'5a-1'H = L.t'-
i. If the hoofs Of sheep are pared 50 -
to keep the growth from being excess
i've there viii b. less Inability a foot. n
rot. The hoof grows faster on soft l
ground than on stony locations, and the
foot-rot appears sooner when the sheep
arc kept on damp fields, much a IL b.
ing due to failure in keeping the boots
pared.
Young stock Of all kinds are easily
and quickly Affected by sudden changes
Of the weather. II affected by severe
cold they are liable to be stunted, and
viii grow but little before the spring.
Exposures to cold and dampness Is one
ef the principal causes Of scours and
cold ON the howsls Of young stock. &C.. +.
-Whereyer sheep feed. new, sweet
grasses flourish and weeds are destroyed,
says the Kansas Fsrmef. For this rea.
son farmers shOuA raise moro Of them.
II for no other. But there are several
other and equally good reasons why
every farm should have It's own flock Of
these useful animals. xNE Ia zL4
III we expect the dairy to b . sue.
cess with us we must keep up the past
ures, and to do that properly often ne
cessitstes fuller knowledge Of the sab-
Jet than we possess. Winter is good
time to study up on pastures Winter
u . good tine - study up On all pras,-
teal farm matters. - 80. 3. r.f..,.
The manure heap is the sayings
hank Of the farm. II any articles are
unAlahle. oe can not b put 10 cone ass
on the farm, they should be added 70 4.
tho manure heap in order that they may
- returned 70 the land. and thereby
mado TO contribute to the production
Of something better the next season.
Nothing Is lost thst e0es into tho me.s
Dule leaps espe0ially ~ the. manaso Is
With . view to havine itss..
valusRle = possible hefoss spplyipg.it
b the soil