The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
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orchard is an ideal pig pastur

re orchard is an ideal pig pasture.
The brood sows should not be too
fat
Sweet apples are a good fattener
!or the pigs.
G. an OF the hog feed floor every
d'y. i possible.
No farm but should have its small
fruits for home consumption, at least.
can be removed by letting the harrow
lap One-half.
a separate pen for the hoggish hog
and more clover. middlings and milk
fer the chicken-eating hog.
The hog has earned the reputation
Of being dirty because man has pro-
vi6ed dirty quarters for him.
In building the buildings for the live
stock and poultry. have them open
to the south or east. II possible.
Haven't you noticed that good fruit
always sells well? Resolve that that
Is the only kind of fruit you will put
out.
The continual planting Of orchards
In the opinion of some threatens an
overprOduction of fruit, but such fears
are groundless.
and farm buildings tidy. 1t is SO
easy for the rubbish to accumulate.
Take time TO clean 1t up.
No n realizes more forcibly the mis-
fortune of the lost opportunity. than
does the farmer. for the out of season
crop seldom brings a profit.
The rich barnyard has given place
to the rich field on the progressive
farm where the spreader dis.
tributes the manure as rapidly as
made.
Many . man finds It as easy to lie
about the age of his COW as his wife
does about her age. Funny how they
always want to count less years than
they have lived.
Too many sheep in the cattle pas.
ture 10 not q good thing. for the rea-
o that the sheep Craze close and
soon make It d that the cattle cannot
ct . good cropping.
And now during the height of the
harvesting season take time to con.
oider that the agricultural fair season
y upon you. and plan to attend either
county or state show. " both II you
oAA.
The feeding value of beet pulp may
- judged from the fact that It con.
Eains nearly 80 per cent. Of water,
1oss than one per cont. heterogeneous
matter. and about six and one-half
per cent. Of digestible carbohydrates.
nd less than one-tenth of one Der
sent. Of fat.
Verify there II a COW conscience and
. horse conscience. They are made
q India rubber, and are capable of
stretching around all manner of glow.
hS testimonials concerning the ami.
- which 1t IL sought to sell. Don't be.
eleve your father in the COW or
he horse trade.
A Canadian agricultural experiment
station has found a new and pleasant
- method Of making kerosene emul.
aDsa. II has discovered that eight
1unces Of flour will hold one quart of
0hDrosone In suspension. II the flour Is
= D0t scalded two ounces will be sum.
G8ent to make an emulsion which
WIN remain In suspension for three
days.
The two general qualities of stock
iced are fat-producing properties,
known ~ carbohydrates, and muscle
forming materials. known as the pro.
tein. In providing a ration for ones
stock 1t Is well to know the relative
of each in the different
kinds Of feed. and the following table
dives some Of the more important
lpods together with The digestthle mn.
koln supplied By them:
1oFn (for compaxisop) ....,,,..~~.~. -
I'm slower flor com1ayiSonj ......... IL
meal
knsecd meaEold process ....e........9.3
Anseed moAl-AoW process es.........2S.2
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