Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-04-30
FARMER AND PLANTER.
THE JACK ON THE FARM.

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An Important Factor to tho Farmer who
Believes In Diversified Products
What farmer makes Is what he
saves, and If any product Of the farm
costs more to raise, prepare for market
and sell than 1t can be sold for, any
progressive farmer will let this slip
the first chance he gets, and will be
slow to make a like investment. In
this age OF progress, we In the west
move fast, live fast and do everything
else to correspond. Many OF us, when
we invest to-day want to realize to-
morrow. But the farmer Of all others
must wait and abide sweet ma
lures pleasure-when aided by judg-
ment, muscle and good seasons he will
reap his reward We have number
OF farmers in the country who merely
raise wheat, corn, tobacco and such
products form year to year and sell
them in the markets for what they
can get, and, as rule you will find
they are Especially Of late years. a
debt-ridden people, with their farms
growing poorer each year. But what
is the remedy2 Diversified stock farm.
Ing. And If this be true, what kind of
stock will cost the least TO raise aud
turn out the best dividend to the
farmer? Some will say, why;
raise the standard tTotter and
PAGER, and raise good ones; 9TH
ers will say the saddle horse, with his
five refined saddle gaits; some others
will say hogs and cattle. But you will
find the jack for the outlay, care and
attention expended, will pay hand
somer dividend than anything elseJ
and any farmer can FALSE one without
feeling that he has been ut all cramped.
Now, say he wants to raise one, how
should he begin? will be asked. Well,
by all means, first and last, raise a
good one. How is this done? First,
select you good jennet land
they can be bought reasonably
now not over-grown or too
large, but of good size, black
with light points, good foot and bone,
fine head and ear, good length and
depth Of body, and last, but not least,
the best blood you can find. This step
taken, next hunt you the best black
jack With light points lii the land, not
only d good locker; but an established,
uniform breeder Of not less than 151S
hands high; II YOU can get 1t to suit
you. Then breed either in the spring
according to climate, as your seasons
are late or early or in the fall, and af-
ter your jennet is bred place her at
some quiet place on some grass and let
her stay until winter, when she should
be put under shelter and fed on hay
and sheaf oats, II you have them, She
will not eat much. 1t is estimated
that you can keep three jennets on
what you can keep one brood mare;
They require very little corn. You
will find, as rule, she will give about
rs much trouble as n COW. AS rule
in about 800 days you will look for O
foal, she should be put In some place
out of the way of other stock, and
you might look after her now, as she
may need your assistance, but In
most cases this Is not necessary
but is a precaution. II the foa
Is jack, you have something
that will pay YOU better divi
dehd for yoiir care and attention thar
any animal, as d class, we know. The
mother should be fed lightly on oat,
and bran or sheaf oats for ten days, a
which time you may commence to give
fair feed of the same stuff. The frs
six months of a jacks life is the one i
pays to look after. At six months OLE
wean him and give him a FLY (hors,
colt for companion. See that h,
gets good muscle and bone.makihl
food, such DIS oats and bran or shea
bats. Let the FLY stay with him unit
he gets too rough for him. After tw,
years old break him, get him in goot
fix and he is ready for market, with
out training or boots; and II you hav,
selected well you will see that you hav,
an animal that has cost you no NOR
to raise than s75 FLY or horse colt
and you have not missed the time no
feed. Even at the low prices OF every
thing, this colt will bring you $3.50 Il
$500. If you do not care to try it, Civ
your 1b-year-old son a chance. Civ
him the colt to raise, and he will maxi
more clear money than you will oil
your small farm in the old way.-J. L
Jones, in Farmers Home journal.