The Opelousas courier., 1893-07-15
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Fowls like shade in summer
Set or ''break up" the broody hen
OF once.
Kerosene is very effective for the
cure of scaly legs.
Assafoetida in the drinking water is
said to be good for gapes in chickens.
Poorly stocked farms are neither at
t~ractive nor are they made most profit
able.
The horse that has stesNy work each
day is the best able to stand hard
work.
See that the fowls have fresh water
and pure air, but not damp quarters or
drafts.
DO what is necessary to be done in
good , season; there is often much loss
The knowledge Of how to sell farm
products will come largely from ex.
perience.
On plowed land there is very little
lose of manure applied in winter by
leaehing.
A complete failure rarely falls to the
1os of a really good farmer with any
III crop.
When il is considered necessary to
| make a radical change Of feed do it
gradually.
Rice boiled till soft and mixed with
dry oatmeal is good to vary the chick"
ems food with.
Dairy stock cannot be improved If a
careless mixing of all breeds is per"
mitted to go on.
IL the coops for little chicks are or
che barn floor give them some fresh
earth for a carpet.
A very little food when it is needed
will often make the difference between
profit end loss in dairying.
Pekinns are not fanciful as to food,
take willingly Whist is given them and
the ducklings fatten quickly.
Good pasturage il necessary in dairy
ing. A COW must be able to fill her
stomach without working all day for il.
Whitewash the coops before using
them it gives an air of neatness ana
air OF healthfulness-air full OF health
IL you have to confne your fowls so
that they have but o small u be sure
YOU keep it well spaded, that is, spade
il often.
It is claimed that with plenty OF
charcoal, the same amount of feed
will produce O far greater amount OF
flesh and fat.
Summer dairying makes butter
when it is cheapest, and allows the
COWS to go dry when the best prices
can be realized.
For ummer or autumn crops keep
the manure on top as much as possible,
to act as a mulch and help to retain
moisture in the soil.
One advantage from clover is the
roots, which penetrate and mellow the
subsoil, and which make q rich manure
soil when they decay.
Want of fresh water is numbered BY |
some among the causes of feather eat |
ing water should be replenished often
and kept in the shade. :,
Little chicks want dry quarters 10
10 their best. But that does not mean
that they should never touch anything
but a board or stone floor.
Many a farmer has made himself inc
dependent by supplying some trifilng
need of the market that the general
producer has overlooked.
Peaches do not thrive in @ wet soil
and this is often a leading aus Of
to secure the best results. Good
drainage is al important item.
A London journal commends Ameris
can breeders for sticking much more
to the original Italian type Of
thanlahe English have done.
Farmers cannot afford to cultivate
wheat for an av rage crop. Then why
not fit your land to grow an exeep-
crop? That will pay, and it can
be done.
Manure may be wasted by attempting
make ii do service in . larger space
han it will p~roftably cover, as well as
,ntailing more labor than the crop can
compensate for.
TO rightly ssalf1 the function ofstoc8
breeding the animals must be 20 mated
i to produce the best possible results
generating on generation, in n even.
acending proportion.