St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-12-15

C.'1AMMANY PARIS
Such flock can be built r., perpetu.
1ted and continually improved. if cars
is taken every season in the selection
of the breeders. 9s<
ANOTHER PLAN.
If the above is thought too high
toned and aesthetic. try this: Buy a
good cock Of any breed preferred and
turn him loose with your hens, and
every year buy fresh cock of the
same breed for the same purpose.
Save for Matching eggs from the best
laying hens and those of good size and
lively appearance. BY careful selec-
tion OF hens and good care, a frst-class
flock can be built up. But remember
that poultry raising is continual bat.
tie with vermin. So arm yourself with
the Necessary means to combat them,
and industriously use the wcapons.--
Texas Farm and Ranch. -
:. Poultry Facts.
Common hens can not be made equal
to thoroughbreds as egg producers, but
there is much in feeding, housing and
care. Common hens we'll cared for
will outlay the neglected hens Of the
best fowl stock on earth. There is
much in breeding, but there is more in
raising.
We shall hear less grumbling and dis
cussion about the different breeds Of
fowls when farmers generally get il
through. their heads that even thor.
ouRhbreds need good shelter, food and
care in order to enable them to do their
best in the egg business.
A great deal of nonsense has been
written about the feeding of fowls, and
= great deal more will yet be written,
but for all that it is u good thing to
have some system, even, if you will.
some fixed bill of fare, gotten up with
some intelligence. There is a rightway
and . wrong way, and the right only
will do it.
Early layers depend upon the ste. h
and upon the way they are raisei
Pullets from stock long bred for cariy
mating will, provided they are kept
growing from the start, lay earlier in
life than those from stock which has
been bred chiefly for show purposes.
We must not overlook food for the
hens which we may'have in great abun.
dance-clover. 1t is bulky, and rich in
lime and.Aitrogen.,, 1t is better TO cut
1t fine and scald it, and then nix il
with-a little ground grain in the morn
ing; it will save more costly food.
Better buy thoroughbred cgga or
fowls than to try to grade up the com.
mon stock. because it saves time, ami
going up hill is not half SO easy as g,,-
ing down. A little neglect will n al,c
scrubs out Of some of the best soon
enOugh.-Wisconsin Agriculturist.
'Restsrinx Fertility. &
VIM. H. Glasscock, of brunswick,
Mo-, writes to the journal of Agric 1l.
snre an interesting experience lie
says: :.
Having rented out thirty acres OF
my land for several years, it having
been planted in corn each year, was al
most unfit for anything, concluded to
try to restore its productiveness. ]
sowed it in wheat, then in the spring
in clover. When cut my wheat
found very poor stand of clover. On
July 20 began to plow again for
wheat. using calling coulters and
chains. SO rs to hide verything II tho
way of the drill. I began to SOW r.y
wheat September 10. When l Gus this
crop Of wheat l had about half .tand
Of clover. In September follow ng ]
sowed in wheat again, having begun
my plowing on July o5. The pl0,ving
under the clover seemed to make tho
ground fresh and new. After cu.ting
this third crop of wheat had q perfect
stand of clover.
THE first crop of wheat yielded
about eight bushels per acre; tie Sec
ond crop yielded twenty-five bu shells,
and the third crop twenty-eight bush.
els per acre.
''This, the fourth wear, hare plant.
ed the thirty acres in corn. having
plowed the land in the fall, and not
withstanding the severe drought, /
have splendid prospect for firsts lass
corn. .ts>,F -
Il do. heartily recommend .plowing
under clover rs a fertilizer. "-Svlc. H.
Glasscock, in Journal of Agricultu:e.
Plant NO Poor Trees.
The nursery price of fruit trve h
but q small part of its actual cost by
the time it reaches the bearing age.
To buy poor trees because they arc
sold cheaper is rank folly. The best
tree in any nursery is none too good to
plant. and in the end will pay fur bet
ter than poorer one. II may not be
the largest tree, but will have sound
roots and shapely top. Sharp-rorked
trees and those with the main branches
all divervi,,Sy- from anse Nlaro nrc MT