The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-03-12
HERE AND THERE.

The COW with calf needs bone and
muscle-forming foods. The process Of
nature is that of making bone and mus
Gle and not fat.-Western Rural.
There may not be any more flowers
than thorns in the world, but the flow.
ers hide the thorns, and we need not gss
pricked by the thorns very often, unlea
we reach through the flowers. West
ern Rural.
Because a COW is pure bred is no
reason to suppose that she is absolutely
a profitable COW. There are many pure.
bred cows that are not worth pinch 81
snuff in the dairy. Individual merit
should always be sought as well spur.
ty of breeding. American Stoelnnan
The necessity of, and the profits IA
breeding a high class of carriage horse
is becoming more apparent every daY,
and breeders are beginning to realzs
the fact that this class of horses can be-
produced on a handsomely proftabs
basis. The highest-styled trotting|
horses, when good size, make the best
of carriage terms.-Rural World,
Selling farm products at a loss ari
patronizing the saloon at loss, make
two losses. 1t is that candle thAt 81
have sometimes heard of, that burns .
both ends.-Western Rural.
No unprecedented person who will
study the movements Of horse Wit
tight check-rein upon him can fail io.
see the barbarism of it. 1t holds the
head in a most uncomfortable attitude,
and in many instances it is held 50 high
that in addition to the pain it inaicts y
amounts to distortion of the horse
Kansas Farmer.
Get fast walker if you are buying
a horse; second, train any colt in breal'
ing to step lively. Who, speaking iron
practical experience, can tell the bei
way to teach a young horse to have
rapid-wallxing gait? Plenty can tell hoF
to teach them to trot or run FAST 81
nine-tenths of the work of horses is dofs
on the walk.-Kansas Farmer.
There is wonderful attractiyenea
about a nice, clean, sleek coat on
horse. It is only second to flesh n ?.
ing the eye and increasing the admire
ton of inexpert observers. It ms
further be confessed that few god
judges of horses are not altogether ~
influenced by it's alluring effects Y
forming an estimate of all that goes Y
make up value in horsehesh. -kula
World.
People who attempt to rescue g.
tie or horses from a burning sols Y
barn should show as little excitensn,
as possible. Make the fingers wora Y
their utmost to loosen halters or s'rala
but don't show excitement in voice
manner while the animals are fast y.
them to safe place before l ~ 70.
an outcry. -Kansas Farmer,
The trouble or one trouble "a
scrub stock, is that we do not 80
what we are going to get when y.
breed it. A scrub COW may be az
giant milker-many of them are
she may never have a calf that Wni
good for any thing in the directloa
the dairy.-American Stockman
"A contemporary says that tns
medicine for sheep is hay ana
There is a big load of sense II tlias
it must not be forgotten that ~ -.
times the very best medicine IS no.
at all. For short time animals 81
people, are often made sick q -
working the stomach, and killed y
ing. Regulate the feed.-Rural ~
Save the birds, says the e
horticultural writer. That is gooa
need the birds to eat the insects
when writer gets so cantank er0
to say that girl who wears
bird on her hat is wholly bear
foolish. Facts win not sustain
sertion Western RuraL