St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-05-23
FARMER AND PLANTER.

FARMER ANDPLANTER. |
THE JACK ON THE FARM.
An Imp0rtant Factor to the Farmer Who
Believes In Diversined 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 it can be sold for, any
progressive farmer will let this slip
the first chance he gets, and will be
slow to make = 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 na-
lures pleasurc-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 q rule you will find
they are Especially of late years. .
debt-ridden people. with their farms
growing poorer each year. But what
is the remedy? Diversified stock farm
ing. And il this be true, what kind of
stock will cost the least to raise and
turn out the best dividend to the
farmer? Some will say, why,
raise the standard trotter 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 q hand
somer dividend than anything else;
and any farmer can raise one without
feeling that he has been at all cramped.
Now, say he wants to raise one, how
should he begin? will he asked. Well.
by all means, first and last, raise q
good one. How is this done? First,
select you good jcnnet 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 heal and ear, good length and
depth Of body, and last. but not least.
the best hl.sod Jou can find. This step
taken, ncxt hunt You the best black
jack with light points in the land, not
only good locker, but an established,
uniform breeder Of not less than 1sK
hands high. il you can get it to suit
you. Then bread 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, if 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
As much trouble ~ . cow. As = rule
in about $50 days you will look for q
foal, she should be put In some place
out Of the way Of other stock, and
you might look after her now, rs she
may need you: assistance, but in
most cases this il not necessary,
but is q precaution. If the foal
is jack, you have something
that will pay you > better divi-
dend for your care and attention than
any animal, as class, we know. The
mother should b. fed lightly on oats
and bran or sheaf osts for ten days, at
which time you may commence to give
. fair feed of the same stuff. The first
six months Of jacks life is the one it
pays to look after. At six months old
wean him and givo him . Ally (horse
COLT for a companion. See that he
gets good muscle and bone-making
food, such rs oats and bran or sheaf
oats. Let the flly stay with him until
he gets too rough for him. After two
years old break him. get him in good
fix and he is ready for market, with
ont training or boots; and If you have
selected well you will see that you have
m animal that has cost you no more
to raise than SIS filly or horse colt,
and you have not missed the time nor
feed. Even 1T the low prices Of every
thing, this colt will bring you $3.50 to
$500 II you do not care to try it, give
your 15-year-old SON , chance. Give
him the colt to raise, and he will make
more clear money than you will on
your small farm In the old way. l.
Jones, in Farmers' Home Journal.