The Opelousas courier., 1894-02-24

inches apart. A board outside the bars
in front, six inches wide, will serve as
a stand for the food and water troughs.
The coop should be in a w~ell-venti-
lated clubhouse, and if kept dark be-
tween the times of feeding, all the bet.
ter.-Poultry Book for the Many.
FAT N GARDEN NOTES.
It is said that sorghum seed makes
a cheap and excellent food for poul-
Have fewer cattle, but better, and
feed them plentifuliy all the year
round.
An English experiment station says
that wheat is the cheapest food in Eng
land for sheep.
By bagging grapes the clusters are
kept perfect and come out bright, clean
and attractive.
Young animals intended for breed
ing purposes should be well cared for
and kindly treated.
Root-pruning is simply a severing
of the roots in order to check growth
and induce fruiting.
A COW which produces 100 pounds
of butter costs as much for feed as one
which produces 200.
There is often a great diminution in
the amount of milk given when the
mixers are changed.
4 JXYla-o o1r, hi, o{1or of hoaf onI
milk is desired the Shorthorns are gen
orally to be preferred.
All kinds of stock if we'll fed will in
crease in weight faster now than in
/ either colder or hotter weather.
1t is claimed that the Jerseys and
Shorthorns were overfed during the
butter and cheese contest at Chicago.
Anew variety of peach is announced,
for which the claim is made that no
sugar is needed in the canning Of it.
It is said that tomatoes gathered
when green and kept in a dry place
will continue to ripen, just as pears do.
Give the poorest grain first. Ami
mails grow dainty as they fatten and
lose instead of gaining if given poorer
food.
The quality of butter made in wet
weather is inferior owing to the pas
lures supplying less nutriment at that
time.
Squashes must be gathered before
touched by frost, handled carefully
and kept in a cool-but not cold-dry
place.
Celery blanched by banking in soil
is said to be more crisp and of better
favor than that blanched between
boards.
If you have any trees in your orch
ard which have been blown down or
have been killed, remove them and set
out new trees.
Nowis lifetime to prepare the young
trees SO that the ravages of rabbits will
not injure them. Do not delay this,
as it may mean a considerable loss to
you.
At this season it is important that
every colony contain a good fertile
queen and that a fair sprinkling Of
brood is kept up during the fall
months.
In the future the orchardist will on
slider the Bordeaux mixture and kero-
sene emulsion as a necessity for the
success of his fruit trees in yielding a
good crop.
It would be we'll for the orchardist
if more winter apples, pears, or other
late fruit were planted. Now is the
best time of observing the wisdom OF
doing this.
The quantity necessary to winter a
hive depends largely upon the weather
and the size Of The colony, but thirty
pounds per colony is about the aver
age quantity.
Feeding for winter stores should be.
gin in good season, so as to let the
bees have time to seal their stores
over before cold weather sets In. Al
ways feed just at night.
If you desire to leave an inheritance
to your children, set out a few walnut
or pecan trees. They can be pur-
chased cheaply Of any nurseryman, and
give excellent returns.
Trees which are planted in the fall
become thoroughly settled and get a
good roothold. In addition to this, they
Fave the entire spring and summer for
their growth the first year, which is OF
great advantage.