St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-11-04
HERE AND THERE.


Religion that will not improve .
mans domestic animals is not the right
sort for . farmer.
Wood ashes il an almost universal
fertilizer, and yet it is substance that
is piled out back OF the smoke-house
for years, to become total loss
No farm was ever properly stocked
with cattle alone. horses alone, or any
other sort alone. Il can only be done
with = properly-adjusted variety.
= 1t is well enough to breed heifers
early to encourage the early habit.
But not 80 with bulls, for they should
be well matured and vigorous for best
resultA
There is no money in putting extra
weight on hogs to be marketed in the
immediate future. Additional fat only
means . lower price ~ things are
now.
Don't try to stimulate egg produc-
ton with irritating condiments. They
do more harm than good. Plenty Of
plain. wholesome food is what il
needed.
The poor mans cow is proverbially
a poor cow, but there Is no reason why
it should be. It is just rs easy, and .
great deal more profitable TO have .
good cow than . poor one.
"A bride recently invented for kick.
ers is useful. 1t has rings for the reins
attached just below the rosettes, or
where the check loops up. and pulling
raises the horses head higher and high.
er 50 he can not kick.
Amy part Of the farm. or any sort
of stock which is not proiita ble'is . tax
on all the rest OF the farm. IL should
be the aim of everv farmer to make q
profit, be it ever SO little, from every
Probably never before this year
were hogs turned into the wheat field
70 harvest an abundant crop. and Il Il
to be hoped that this will never occur
again, il brought about BY the low
price of that cereal
Those who raise eggs for market
should keep but one breed; or il more
than one breed is kept, the eggs should
be carefully assorted - to size and
color. All white eggs or all tinted
eggs sell better than streaked lotA
Looks 90 long wayA"
Much can be learned by observing
nature. A horse will never stand fac
ing . wind in q pasture, but will IL
ways turn his back. A horse heated
by driving can be foundered in few
by standing facing the wind
or in . draught
1T is to be hoped that the expert
ment stations will give MS more slaugh-
ter tests of wheat-fed hogs The low
price of wheat has opened . new field
for feeders, and the stations can help
settle some of the questions which
have arisen in connection with it.
If combined capital does not con.
slider IL advisable to crush them out of
existence. the cotton-seed oil mills now
in every locality where cot
ton is grown extensively will continue
TO benefit the producer Of cotton, while
prosperous themselves
Many farmers breed horses to suit
their osSn pseiudiccA regardless Of any
market value. while those who make
horse breeding profitable breed for the
markets big, heavy draft horses or
large, stylish eoaeherA The grade
mares make the finest farm teams and
The geldings sell 1t top prices
1t ID said TO be SO dry in some parts
of the country that farmers have TO
soak their pigs in the river before they
will hold slop. While Il il hardly that
Try. yet this may serve TO keep in mind
The net that pigs should have more
liberal rations Of slop Or other feed
now that pastures are shortened by the
1roueht
Europeans are enormous eonsum-
NJ Of pork-when they can get it. Is
hey easily can in this country. The
European population Of this country 10
rapidly. The profit Of rails
ng hogs depends largely upon the
number Of consumers Thess facts,
put together properly indicate that
sag raising will continue 70 b pro6t-
lble recrsstioo for progressive farmsra
TO raise good horses and keep them
oolring well and in good life We must
not work the life out Of them, -
pecially not load them too heavy.
That ID what makes old horses out |
4 too many coltA Because they
ire willing and walk right OF we for
get and put ON = heavy load. II We
vould just stop and think, our tu6R.
uent world tell m n wan vruna.