The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-01-19
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ottA ten arf"S / lnn2. far barn
mn shed buildings and comro,ta-
hie siv'Ng house on #. = vonn.. am,i.
t"hS farmer can mak" more Tran Il
so"d living by 2 combination Of dairy
inG, SWINE ana poplfrv raising and bee
kfering. This combination WAS tried
"E me Wri'er for Il num|er of wears.
and after making money at il he must
he "xcnse.i for any over zeaIouSness
~ e'aih''"g that tht four thirgs form
a most excellent cambinatioo
ne original idea when III took the
! smaii iaim was to 90 into the dairy
! business. He started in a modest
Way with few COWS. Butter MAKING
was ms fh'es aim, and he sucreeded in
making snch good quality that pri
ware customers took nearly MI lie
coHd make Twice 4 YEAR he hacked
| Gown store Jars with butter ranrlnr
/ oet'tren l0aid II pounds, and cnsto-
I,'ffs '"ok these regularly. ptefering
'hFhi 10 the butter bought in the
Hli'f@eF. There was u great quantity
OF waste from the dairy in the shane
Vi h'tfernliik and milk slors. and
H"'hih@ but common sense dictated
F-tne necessity Of swine TO nse IN these
stops. After he had raised \ dozen
tine pntkers from the dairy waste he
ieit that dairyman who did rot keer
s"inr must either be II fool or louor-
! ant of his business THE SWINE are
necessary adlHnct~ 10 the dairy. and
pretty profitable ones 1T that.
ne land was ns-d to raise food far
the co"s and swine. primarily the
COWS, and crops have been cultivated
only with this idea H. view. Grass
roots and grains have been the chief
articles raised, and these have given
excellent results in Il foGd way, and
ais" Ill Improving the soil. The
Whoie ten acres now will yield enor-
Oh it
Near the !ouse small vegetable
garden and fruit orchard were planted
to supply the table with fresh delica-
cleS. None Of these are sold. "A few
chickens were purchased To be turned
loose in the orchard, and they picked
mp such good living with very little
ether expense chat they turned IN q
neat profit. The flock was increased
from year TO Year until eggs are week.
iy shipped to the markets at cnnsid-
e1aoI" gain. i' 'es were added to the
general stock nf tile place because Of
the vast quantities Of Clover blossoms,
fruit flowers and wild flowers of the
adjacent fields and woods. There is
| now no waste on the place. Every
sqr are foot of ground is utilized in
some way. The kitchen garden keeps
the house supplied with green regeta-
! bles through the growing season, and
with potatoes, turnips, cabbages,
beets. onions and similar vegetables
through the winter. The fruit orch
ard supplies summer aud winter fruits,
the swine pork and fresh meat, and
! the bees huneE ard HE cows fresh
milk and butter. All are nearly al! of
the necessities and some OF the luxu-
ries OF the table are thus raised annu-
ally on the farm.
In addition to these the dairy prop
er yields over and above all expenses,
Of feeding. care and interest on the
money an average of $400 the swine
gives a clear profit Of 800 the poul-
try generally averages $50. and tae
bees from $50 to $75. Overland above
all living expenses. except clothing
and new articles purchased for the
house and fnrm, there is Il clear gain
of about 500 The question often
propounded. Does farming pay ?
cannot be answered in better way
than by such figures. Germantown
Telegraph.
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