The Opelousas courier., 1896-04-25
AND PLANTER
THE JACK ON THE FARM.
fsa,,.' Factor to tho Farmer WIZ

VIZ E$AnIW,
o"ftant Factor to tho Farmer WIZ.
Hei'eVes In Diversified Products.
what a farmer makes is what be
saves u if any product of the farm
cos's more to raise, prepare for market
SCI IMAM 1t a be sold for, any
progressive farmer will let this sin
.he nrst chance he gets, and will he
sio" TO make a like investment. In
'ilis age OF progress, we in the west
move fast, live fast and do everything
else TO correspond. Many of us, whpn
we invest to-day want TO realize to.
morrow Hut the farmer of all others
must wait and abide sweet ma
tnre pieasure-wken aided bv i,,dg.
ment' muscle and good seasons he viii
reap ms reward. We have a numher
VI farmers In the country who merely
raise wheat, corn, tobacco and srch
prooucts form year to year and sell
'he'n IN the markets for what thew
I'd" ee'' and, as a rule You will find
.Aey are especially of late vears) a
oeot-rldden people, with their farms
growing poorer each year. But what
IS the remedy? Diversified stock farm.
ing. And if this be true, what kind of
STOCK Will cost the least to raise and
.urh 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
hFe refined saddle gaits; some others
wlll say hogs and cattle. But you will
n the jack for the outlay, car and
expended, will pay a hand
some dividend than anything else:
ana any farmer can raise one without
1cellng that he has been at all GRAINED.
NOW, say he wants to raise one. how
Should he begin? will be asked. Well.
ey all means, first and last. raise =
good me-. How is this doneo First.
select you good jennet land
they can be bought reasonably
no" not over-grown or too
large, but of good size, black
with light points, good foot and bone.
line head and ear, good length and
depth OF body, and last, but not least,
n best nlsod You can find. This step
taken, next hunt you the best black
jack with light points in the land, not
only a cool locker, but an established,
uniform breeder of not less than 15L
hands high. if you can get it to suit
you. Then breed either in the spring
according to climate, as your seasons
are late or ear!y) 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 a 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 %iennets on
what you can keep one brood mare.
They require very little corn. You
will find, as a rule, she will give about
as much trouble as a cow. AS a rule
in about $50 days you will look for a
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. If the foal
is a jack, you have something
that will pay you a better divi-
oSAA " youI CdIc dHu dGleQUlOn IMAM
any animal, as a class, we know. The
mother should be fed lightly on oats
and bran Or sheaf oats for ten days, at
which time you may commence to give
a fair feed of the same stuff. The first
six months of a jacks life is the one it
pays to look after. At six months old
wean him and give him a FLY (horse
colt for a companion. See that he
gets good muscle and bone-making
food, such as oats and bran or sheaf
oats. Let the FLY 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
out training or boots; and if you have
selected well you will see that you have
an animal that has cost you no more
to raise than a SIS FLY or horse colt,
and you have not missed the time nor
feed. Even at the low prices of every
thing, this colt will bring you. $3.50 to
$500. If you do not carr to try it, give
your ~15-year-old son a 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.-J. l..
Jones, in Farmers Home Journal.