The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-08-26
HERE AND THERE.
Cheap cotton is worse than no cot.

Cheap cotton is worse than no cot
ton.
-Abbreviate expenses.
Urge strict economy.
-Grapple with the situation.
Utilize every spare moment.
-Solidify your operations.
Theorize and practice.
-HCme is what we make it.
Save all the hay you can.
1t is far better to wear out than to
rust out.
Have purpose in view and plow
your furrow straight to the purpose.
Every owner of an acre of tilable
land should be a king unto himself.
Don't buy cow with udder uneven
ly balanced.
An era of small farms is inevitable
The forerunner of the era is good coun-
try roads.
"A good constitution in hog is i'll
herent and not made.
Keeping charcoal where the hogs
can help themselves will in many in
stances prevent disease.
For winter forage mixed hay of
oats and winter vetch seems about the
best to be had.
The drone is an unenviable charac-
ter in bee society. He waits for the
workers to supply his wants
Speaking of cherries, they must have
well-drained soil. If it is not natu-
rally drained artificial draining must be
rcforted to.
The best whole grain for the little
pigs is oats They will chew and swal-
low the meats and spit out the shells.
Give them what they will cat
Scientists say that the orange was
originally berry, and that it's evolu-
ton has been going on for more than a
thousand years.
If the hen-house and roost are thor.
oughly whitewashed with lime and cop
peras once year, you will never be
troubled with mites.
One dairyman says that by having
comfortable stables in winter, and by
using feed cutter he is enabled tc
save one-third of his feed.
We should pay more attention tc
diversified crops SO that our money will
not be sent abroad for food. We must
begin to live at home.-DiXie Farmer
We must look after the small econ
omics of the farmers home We must
| give up the idea of trying out in the
country to live like city people. = Dixie
| Farmer.
1t is not enough to work. To OBJ
tain the best results work systematical
ly, methodically and wisely, Work tc
an end.
1t is settled fact that the price
realized for cotton is far below the cost
of production. The policy of raising
cotton at an annual loss is clearly un.
wise
The abandonment of the culture of
cotton is out of the question. The
needs of the world demand it's produc
ton. The trouble is not with cotton il
itself
Let us make pull for reform il
our home work on the farm as well a.
for reform in our national affairs. 1t i.
a mistake to suppose that politics alone
will make us prosperous Souther1
Cultivator.
The farmer should guard his tree!
as he would his own family. They worl
with the forces of nature in his interest
and when he strikes them down he lose:
j his natural protectors. The forestry
problem needs attention without delay
There is no part of the farm work
that will yield better return for time
and labor spent than good garden.
1t may not be in actual dollars ane
cents, but it will save them, and con
tribute its full share to the health
pleasure and comfort of the family
Every person who has garden
needs good hoe and an iron Or steel
toothed rake and q sharp spade. The
better your tools the better work yor
can do and the more pleasure it will af
ford you in the doing of it. Take good
care of them and they will last fol
years. Have a place to put them il
where they will be away from stor las
still always at hand when wanted