The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-07

Reform your farm this year. Feed
the soil better and then till it better.
Cows left out in the storm and wind
are bound to show shrinkage in the
milk pail.
1t is to the interest of every dairy
man to produce not only clean milk
but rich milk.
Make home the brightest and hap
piest place on earth. 1t should be the
children's haven.
The profit in dairying is dependent
on the kind of cows a mar has and
the care and feed he gives them.
Make it a point never to drive to
town without something in the way of
produce to sell, such as butter, eggs,
poultry, etc.
When nc rivet is handy a good sub
stitute can be found by cutting a wire
nail in two and using the part with
the head on as a rivet.
Fence posts are a considerable item
of expense, making it necessary to
make them last as long as possible.
Peeling of the bark helps some.
Salt is required by the animals as
we'll as by man. Even the chickens
require a judicious amount. Fed in
large quantities., of course, would
prove fatal.
You al put the ewes which are in
rundown condition in fine shape by
feeding a grain ration Of wheat bran,
ground oats and peas, about one-half
pound to each sheep.
The grain binder or thrasher al
lowed to weather the storms OF winter
under a covering of wheat or Oat
straw will not be found to be in very
good condition for next seasons work.
Have the wood box large enough to
hold several days supply of wood.
Never let it get empty. You can
bring in wood at odd times. Wife or
daughters ought never to have to go
out after fuel.
The amount of money that finds
its way into the owners pocket at the
end of the year tells the whole story
whether his cows are doing business
Or not. You might as well have one
good GOV as Al of the poorer one
It is easy to get money into the
poultry business and hard to get it
out. Go slow. Build up your bust
ness slowly and surely and you will
not be among the number which de-
clares that the poultry business does
pay.
Clifford Pinchot, the government for
ester, who has just returned from 4
O00-mile jaunt over the govern
ment and private forest preserves OF
the country, declares that in 20 years
the timber supply will be exhausted
II the present rate of cutting goes on.
Scripture saith that the very hairs
of our heads are numbered. This
fact has perhaps inspired some indus
trious person to count the feathers on
a hen, for he is out with the informa-
ton that the average hen has 8,120
feathers concealed in various places
about her anatomy.
The large calendars with the big
white spaces where the numbers are
make admirable record sheets for the
poultry. Put in the squares contain
ing the dates the number Of eggs laid
that day, and so on through the
month, then, rs the leaves Of the cal
endar are torn OF. file them away for
future reference.
Joseph Wing says that the Ameri-
can farmer too often does not know
how to pillow. Take the average
says he, 'in the average
field and examine his work and you
will find that he has cut a series of
grooves, leaving a series Of ridges COW
cred with loose soil between them"
This he thinks may pass for blowing,
but it is not good blowing.
Some rules laid down by a success.
full sheep breeder are as follows: Do
not breed to a dry-fieeced ram. The
sire is the proper improver, but in
order to be such he must be a good
and descend from the best
lineage. Study sire, dam and blood
lines. Follow the show ring, but show
only good, well-fitted sheep. Have a
right ideal and breed to produce it.
Honesty is of as much importance in
sheep breeding a. It is anywhere else.
A government bulletin declares that
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