The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-06-11
IERE AND THERE.

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.
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 sew
enteen per cent. of as much milk as
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 richer manure.
If you give your bees good supply
of empty combs before the beginning OF
the honey crop and keep them at work,
they will rarely swarm, but if they once
find themselves crowded and get the
swarming fever, nothing will keep
them from swarming.
"A ffJeen-miie journey is an average
DAVIS work for q horse. How far does
the COW travel in a 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
sell 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 a
bucket of water, and tSey will subslde.
1t is thought that Texas will be
represented at the Worlds Fair II
Chicago in 1898 in such q manner as tt
erase the erroneous impression preva
lent in the North and East in regard tt
the Lone Star State. An effort will be
made to convince the Yankees that the
Texans haven't horns and that the.
walk on two feet as we'll as other REQ
pie.
Profits are cut down to an alarmin.
: extent by the mingling and feeding to
, gether of all sizes of animals. If tn
weak get what they want the stronge
have stalled appetites too much OF tn
| time. 1t is the survival of the fittest i
' the herd of many sizes at feeding tim
| as much as in the wilds of nature.
l Nature and practical results poin
$ out very plainly the kind of food tina
s should be fed to animals under variou
circumstances and conditions. Th
j, man who works contrary to thes
sooner or later meets with disaster
The brood SOW and the growing pig
1 must not be fed as the fattening ANNA
/ DO not let the calf suck your finge
when teaching it to drink, or you wi
g have to repeat several days before
: learns to drink readily. Better spen
r half an hour the first time teaching
s to drink at once, than have trouble wit
u it week or more.
. Owing to the mildness of the pa
. winter hens found it more pleasant
: lay eggs than to devote their time
y converting them into spring chickens
- or possibly change of sentiment hi
- caused them to relegate the drudgel
of Matching to the incubators entirel
= Any way spring chickens are scarce al
y high, while eggs have ruled low
price ali winter and spring.
= . The canning industry has grown
n immense proportions in various parts
=. the country, and farmers devote maj
n acres to growing fruits and vegetable
e. r. specially for the canning factories II
- number of acres and the yield of pea
~ beans, green corn and other vegetabl
q and fruits grown for this purpose, WI
70 form special and interesting features
"a the new census.
N The likes and dislikes of cows a
AZ almost as various as their color mar
Is ings. The dainty feeder may, and &c
e orally will. prefer rich and concentrate
is food, while the voracious feeder is col
IT paratively Indifferent as to the qualit
,r provided there is plenty of it. tt
,r feeder must study his cows and Gator
ID their Municipalities, Jersey BullsN