The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1896-07-18
AN ExPeRlsNcED FARMER

ern Swine Herd
AN ExPsRleNcED FARMER
n'ns- to Do and Things No
~ an Experience of 40 years one will
great many things that ars
nd more that are bad in any
OF business. This is surely trrs
- breeding jacks and ,jennets MANY
. breeders start at the business withont
any liked idea of what will be the ont.
come and result of their line of con.
duct, and frequehtly declare It fail.
ure' when a careful study of the mat
Ter viii show that the breeder himself
IS almost the sole cause of his failure
IN the hrst place, many breeders want
70 start on the cheap plan. and. as
they say, breed up" Breeding. lil<a
everything else, rests on the poax;m
everything that is worth doip0 is
worth doing WELL" The breeding mn
is all right, but If you want to be in
the lead. start with good foundat;o
stock and breed up, and then dealers
WIZ hunt you and you will not be re-
CURED, as many do, to TAX lot of
your produce and liuut a BUYER. So
ooh start-on common stock. but pet
the pest you can. After starting don't
conclude that every thing that is cheap
IS economy. Two breeders in the
same neighborhood started in busi-
ness the same year, but with two
d'stinct lines of policv-one with
everything cheap, regardless Of.
qualiey, and the other everything
good, regardless of price. The one
stinted his herd to convenient and
cheap sire, while the other hunted for
ana patronized the very best and high.
est-priced animal for a sire. The re-.
suit was, the cheap man now has lot
OF cheap stuff on hand, for winch
tnere is little or no demand, while the
other has sold at good prices all that
he now desires to sell, and has estab-
hshed reputation for raising and
nandhng good ones, which puts
him in the advance of the mar
ket for the next seasons trade.
Many conclude after he has obtained |
colt al, that is necessary is to turn |
the dam out in a sage field-there to
grow and raise them cheap. Don'ti
dontl do this; it is suicidal to vour
business You must remember that
while the dam was carrying the foal
she required care and good feed. and
now that she has to maintain two in
stead OF one You must increase your
allowance. While the dam is sucking
the colt the heaviest drain is made on
her system, and if you want good pro-
ouce you must sustain her in her ma
troniy efforts. The colt at this time
IS making its greatest; effort to make
bone and muscle, and the first six
months is the time in its existance that
your time, feed and attention will nav
the best. So give the dam the best
iced and attention during this impor-
INT period
Breed to the best, and when you un-
iertake to raise the colts, raise them
veil; don't spare feed and attention.
FOLLOW the lines of breeding that are
ocular and well established, giving
Tue care and attention to the growing
lock, and the results will be appre.
hated. Farmers Home Journal.
Chicken Fleas.
Chicken feas apper to the naked eve
o be the same as rabbit or cat flea
nut under a magnifying glass look
Inherent, They get on fowls. cats.
ogs and people. On fowls they stick
round the eyes and ears. Few get ON
ny other part of the body. When
nee stuck fast-and they commences |
usiness very early in life-thev stay \
here until pulled of. or until they get /
heir growth about half as large as {
og heas,. Then they drop off and Q
urrow in the sand or dust to deposit /
heir eggs. When a hennry is once I
'cded down with fleas you can not G
ase chickens, as they will put out the 3
yes, get into The ears and kill the little 8
hicks. They have killed kittens and !,
nppies that ware not looked after \
roperly. !.
Their habitat is Florida and Central .
merica, and were not known here in >,
'uthwest Texas until railroad con- q,
sction was made between here and :,
Ist Florida in 1885. =
Chicken houses and places where the =
stcd animals sleep or congregate
ould be thoroughly washed with
'rosene Then to one pint of kero- :,
ne add one ounce of mercurial oint- -
cut. mix well and rub this around -
e eyes, on the head and under the - -
ngs OF hens that have chicks and p
ush the poles on which they roost. ',
these heas are on. your place the VI
st place You will find them will be
ound the cats eyes and ears, and the
ECKER you commence fighting them &C
e better-Southern Fancier. 81