The Opelousas courier., 1893-12-09
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A hen that il too fat can't lay.
It pays to salt the cattle regularly.
A liberal use Of whitevash is benc.
fetal.
Dampness is to be prevented at all
times.
Sour milk is an excellent drink for
poultry.
well-drained land is the best for
fruit trees.
Winter wheat and rye MAKE good fall
pastures for stock.
A good orchard adds greatly to the
market value Of a farm.
By sowing rye you can have green
food late, if not all winter.
Cattle will eat almost all of the corn
fodder if it is cut or crushed.
To make a profit from your butter
you must make a good article.
As soon as the leaves are off the 'ur-
rant bushes the wood should be
thinned.
The best profit comes from hogs
that are marketed before the age Of
ten months.
You will save money, time and vex-
alton Of spirit by keeping all inechin'
cry in perfect repair.
Keep up with the times and do not
persist in old methods when you inI
new ones which are better.
When planting trees dig the holes
large, enough to allow the roots to
spread out in their natural position.
If you wish to keep your horses in
good condition see that their stable il
kept clean and that there are no
draughts.
Before setting an orchard, it would
be well to find what varieties succeed
best in your locality O in locations
having similar conditions to yours.
A pound Of honey well stirred int =
gallon Of water, and set where it WI
keep warm, and where bugs and insects
will not get into it, will in p short
time be converted into a fine article Of
vinegar.
We cannot give up stock-growing on
the farm, for the fertility Of the farm
must be. maintained and our pastures
must be utilized; our crops of gr ISIS
and forage and grain, too, should all
be fed on the farm.
The Danish cattle are a hardy little
race, perfectly adapted to their ona-
what hard circumstances. TheiI 'ilk
does not compare favorably with the
Jersey, Hofstein or snortnorn preeds
being deficient in butter fat.
Good protection in the way Of welIe
made chat hives will go a long Tay
toward keeping the bees healthy, even
when feeding on bad honey. II closely
sonfned and obliged to feed on bad
honey bees are often subject to dysen-
terry.
Where no increase in the number of
bees is desired all swarnns that issue
can be put back, but in order to get
them to stay all queen cells must be res
A good time to do this is
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stay out after sitting long enough to
do this.
Extracted honey will often grants
late and become hard on the approach
Of cold weather. If Of good quality it
will become white. To restore 1t to
It's LIQUID form set the vessel contains
ing il in warm water and gradually
bring to a boil, until the honey Is
melted.
In planting vines. trees, or shrubs
The roots should be placed in as near
their natural position as possible.
.-ath o. tile loss which is attributed
to the lack of care on the part of the
nurseryman is really caused by the
failure of the fruit grower to observe
this rule.
The early dropping Of apples, which
Is. thoughtosbs due to wet weather at
the time ofblooming, can be prevented
oy spraying with the Bordeaux mix.
lure. The trees sprayed with this
mixture at the Ohio Station the past
season gave q very fair crop. while
hose which were not sprayed were q
total failure.
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