The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-12-06

to have on the farm.
Honest dealing will establish q rep
utation which will prove m invalu.
able asset In future transactions.
The cooling Of milk Immediately af.
ter 1t is drawn from the COW is recog.
nized IS necessary to its long keep
ing.
The poorly-fed calf will mover make
q good COW. Neglect in the early
months Of growth will affect all the
after life.
Did you ever try to figure how
much of the disease which attacks
your stock was chargeable to your
care OF the animals!
Collie In horses 10 produced by wa
tering them too freely whom warm. or
feeding i~ndigestible food and then
putting the animals to work too DOL
afterward.
Many . farmer who finds time to
linger over the nsighbor's line fence
telling how the country should be run,
falls far short Of running his " ~.
fairs successfully.
Leaves have . value. They make
excellent bedding for stock. They
also make good n for the
plants md shrubs. Pile them up in
. suitable place and let them rot.
Straining the milk through steril-
i1ed cheesecloth 10 good but 1t IL bet
ter to milk right through such . cloth.
Try putting . piece over the milk pail.
Keeps lots Of dirt out of the milk.
Everything snug about the barn and
other buildings where stock Is sheL
tered? II not. get things hxed with.
out delay. A bad storm catching you
u~nprepared may cost you many .
dollar.
This IL the season Of the year when
the farmer who has the good warm
workshop win be able to put in his
time To good advantage in repairing
the farm machinery and getting in Al
shape for next seasons work.
One Of the things which you ought
to do this winter is to study over the
difficulties and problems which you
encountered during the past season.
You never can make any Roadway In
your farming methods unless you lot
one season teach you lessons for the
next seasons 8
The larger part Of milk consists Of
Water. which contains a variety Of
substances In suspension and solution.
The substances largely dissolved in
the water are casein and albumen.
milk sugar. and the ash or mineral
matter. which together form the milk
serum. The fat is suspended In the
milk in microscopic globuIes. which
are semi-solid. and with the serum,
form what 10 termed an emulsion.
Immature or freshly gathered seed
corn will sprout or mold II placed in
piles in q warm room. This ruins It
for seed purposes. Hang 1t up in .
room where in dry. clear weather the
windows may b left open for free
circulation Of air. Seed oorn racks of
various kind can be easily provided.
Some prefer the tray Arrangement.
others provide racks on which are
series Of rows Of sharpened nails on
which the ears Of Germ are placed.
1t IL q good idea to select and cut
scions nov for grating purposes next
spring. Those cut In autumn will
have more vigor in spring than II cut
after exposure to sever cold. Cut
only the best ripened wood of the
past seasons growth, and select from
trees known to bear well. Mark
scions carefully and pack in small
boxes of damp (not wet) sawdust or
sand. Cuttings of grapes, currants.
ounces, gooseberries, etc.. may now
be raade and preserved in the same
way. Beware of San Jose on scions
or cuttings.
The boy on the farm has natural
over the city lad which
mean much for him in the way of
character building. A prominent edu-
Gator puts 1t as follows: He handles
animals, which develops his sympathy
and character; he has regular daily
which develops responsibility
and executive power: he has compan-
with his father at work, and
the home circle Is not broken
In the evenings as it Is in the cities.
Every failure Of the city boy to sue
can be traced back to the lack
In one Of these four particulars. II
the most is to be made Of these op- |
portunities, the country home should
b preserved in every detail, and the
common meeting place not broken up
BY frequent trips TO villages in the !