The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-01-14
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drinks tanglefoot, generally drives a
poor-looking team, but we had rather
be sober horse, if a poor one, than
drunken man.
Dirt from the woods makes an ex.
celent absorbent for the stable; and in
our farm and garden operations, we can
not be too careful about saving the
manure from waste.
Grooming is a cheap way of improv-
ing the condition of the horse. 1t can
be done at the simple cost of curry
comb and brush and the expenditure of
little elbow grease, which will never
be missed.
The manure OF the pig pen is very
valuable. One writer estimates the
value of a pigs manure at dollar and
forty-two cents for every one hundred
pounds from the time of birth to time
of Strengthening. There. is no better
manure for roots.
Always remember that a hog is a
hog, and consequently, as the animal
has no Judgment about eating, you must
exercise judgment for it. Better let the
animal go little hungry than to feed it
beyond it's capacity to utilize the food.
If it is necessary to protect trees
from animals, it is easily done. Drive
stakes in the form of square about the
trees. Nail slips at the top fastening the
stakes, and then wind wire-barbed or
pla;n-aho,,t the stakes
We know a man who makes his hens
''hoe" his garden, at least partially. He
makes long box with slat sides and
tops, which will just fit between the
rows, and in this continuance the hens
are left to scratch to their hearts con-
tent.
Always construct the floor of the
COW stable so that the animal will not
be compelled to lie in filth A dirty
cow isnot only unsightly, but the dirt is
pretty sure to faint Che milk. Make a
platform SO the COW will be able just to
reach it's edge by backing from the
stanchion.
"A contemporary says that the best
medicine for sheep is hay and oats.
There is a big load of sense in that.
Still it must not be forgotten that some
times the very best medicine is nothing
at all for a short time. Animals, like
people, are often made sick by over
working the stomach.
TO keep barn and stable doors open
has troubled many men. The time
spent by the world in hunting up sticks
to prop doors back would make many
years. Yet simple hook on the barn
and staple on door-costing scarcely any
thing-would do the business.
Clean the COW stables thoroughly,
SO that no manure will freeze to the
floor. 1t is sad commentary upon our
methods that stables should be so inn
perfect that manure will freeze to the
floor, but if the stable is. such that it
will do it clean it most thoroughly.
in answer to an inquiry we would
say that Usage orange seed should be
soaked before planting. 1t may be
soaked two weeks and even longer. We
see it stated that if ashes are put in the
water it will result in benefit to the seed.
The rule that we have seen laid down
is four tablespoonful of ashes to every
gallon of water.
Tho prope misty to jerk up horses
head is strange one. First came the
absurd check-rein. Then some brilliant
genius thought of hay-rake which
would compel the horse toreach up and
pull down the hay, 1t is q great pity
that some Of these people could not be
compelled to stand on tiptoe to gsaap
thew own food