The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-04-14
FARMER AND PLANTER.
THE FARMERS SCRAP BOOK.
gard to Ways of Doing Things
On the Farm.

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| On the Farm.
The more experience one has had
with farm life, more fully he realizes
the fact that thoroughness counts in
all the details Of farm management.
The crops must be properly planted at
Just the right time and then be prop
erly cultivated, If the greatest harvest
Is to be secured. The stock must be
well bred and we'll cared for, if they
are to develop into the best animals
and return the greatest profit. In fact,
1t Is only when every detail Is given
careful attention that farm work pays
best. More farmers should adopt the
plan OF making sketch, or map, show
Ing the years work in advance. Look
Ing ahead and planning the work, and
then carrying out the plan, counts ev-
cry time. To be sure, seasons may
change plans somewhat; but there are
general principles that can be laid down
and plans made at the beginning Of
work In the spring that hold good
servance means greater profits when
the golden harvest" is reaped. If such
maps be carefully made from year to
year and filed away, they will become
invaluable guides in planning work
and fitting crops to their best condi-
lions. Let us have the consolidation
OF rural schools by all means. 1t means
better teachers, better attendance, bet
ter equipment and better schoolhouses.
In addition, centralized schools are con-
ducive to the betterment of the social
life and the commercial prosperity Of
tricts. Bad shoeing of HORSES Is poor
policy. Put the horses in the care
of the best blacksmith In your neigh
borhood. They'll repay you for it by
being able to perform more and better
labor. Do you think that raising poul-
try is easy and that it is good bust
ness for lazy man? If you do, and
have some money you want to lose, just
invest it in poultry. Producing is but
half of the farmers business; selling
Is the other half, and it is at least
Of equal Importance. The condition in
which the farm products are sent to
market often determines the amount of
profit or loss. A farmer may produce
the best and most salable products,
but, if he fails to sell well, he may re-
alize little, IL any profit. On the other
hands, goods that are Of decidedly
ho IN, nj
shape that they will become acceptable.
In winter it is a good plan to remove
the drinking water some little distance
from the sleeping and drinking quar-
tiers of the animals. They will then Sc
cure necessary exercise travelling back
and forth. Use nothing but a pure
bred boar Of the best quality you are
able to purchase. Frequently differ |
ence of few dollars in the price Of the |
sire produces pigs so superior in quail |
ity that dollars are made where extra
dimes were expended. Have your SOW
thrifty and in good hard flesh when |
bred. Then keep her this way by feed |
ing literally of muscle making foods. |
Feed for bone and muscle, instead of |
fat. A fat SOW isn't likely to have as |
many pigs as one not so fat, nor will |
the young take after her in the matter |
Of being fat. On the contrary, the
pigs, when narrowed, are generally as
poor as their mother/was fat. When in
a corpulent condition, the sow Is more
liable to be feverish and restless at
time, and the possibility OF
her killing some OF her young is there
by increased. The fat in her udder
lakes up space that should be occupied
by milk; 50, it is quite natural that she
gives less milk and can't secret it so
easily when the pigs are nursing. Lack
If absolute cleanliness in the handling
,f milk, cream and butter is respon-
,ible for more failures in the dairy
business than all other causes COM
,ined. All dairy utensils should be
thoroughly scalded with boiling water
lfter being used. 1t is the only agent
hat will keep them clean and sweet.
Strain the milk into cans and remove
t from the stable and separate as soon
Is possible after milking. Milk and
.ream absorb odors quickly, and
;houldn't be allowed to stand exposed
n the stables-nor to odors Of any
,ort for that matter. Keep the cows
lean. An occasional currying is good
or them, and the more frequently per-
ormed the better. 1t is quite desira-
,le for enc to keep his cows on good
erms with him. This can be accom-
,lished only by keeping on good terms
With them. Kindness results in bet
er quality of milk, while to brighten
n excite the COWS means to decrease
he flow. Some farmers seem to have
he impression that If their cows are
{ a certain breed or strain they are
light and couldn't be otherwise. This
} a mistake. Men Of good families
ften go astray, and it is the same
ray with animals.-Uncle Rural, in
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