The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-04-17

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Hogs like variety as we'll "A bther
animals.
Teach the calves to drink from he
pail from the start.
careless, shtftless methods never
yet produced profitable pork.
Oil meal Is worth about two-ffths
more than bran as feed for cows.
Loosen up the mulch on the straw
berry vines. II 1t has become packed
down.
Variety Of feed is essential to vigor-
Gus growth in sheep or other farm
animal. for that matter.
Know exactly what it is that you
~ant Of the hired man and then bs
sure that he gets your idea.
As q rule. make 1t to the boys inter-
est to stay on the farm and he will
stick. OF course there are exceptions.
A fourth of an acre Of good land
planted with q variety of small fruits
will keep a large family supplied
throughout the season.
The dirty stable, the dirty COW and
h dirty mixer is a triple combine
ton of filth which is sure to tell on
the quality of the milk.
Does your soil need any special fer.
tilizer! Be sure the commercial fer
tilizer you contemplate buying con
tatns elements which your soil lacks.
The most profitable gains with pigs
Is made when allowed q good run of
clover or peas. The habit Of shovel
ing corn out to pigs is too prevalent
In the corn belt.
courage you. There will come the
swing in the circuit and again they
will bring better prices. You cannot
keep a good thing down.
or course o have not forgotten
that you promised yourself a garden
Tor this year.. Have q good generous
variety Of the vegetables you like.
My. how good they will taste when
the time comes.
1t does seem as though It was i'm
possible to get time to drag that road
when the other work is pressing so
hard at this season of the year, but
II you will only taxi the time, before
the summer Is over o will feel that
It paid.
You are paying a good round price
now for having let the cows run down
during the winter. It's a question in
your mind after all whether the con
my In feed Is not more than Offset by
the rundown condition Of the stock,
now isn't it?
Moldy corr is dangerous feed II
used very freely, especially with
horses. There is lots Of corn of this
character this year, and the tempta-
tion Is great to feed 1t up, but do not
attempt to rave 1t at the expense of
some valuable horse or other animal.
As q rule farm tenantry works Ill to
the country school. The renter cares
little or nothing about local improve
ments and the land owner takes I'd.
vantage Of the town school and to les
sen taxes is disposed to have the
country school run as cheaply as pos
sible.
BE careful and not lay out more
work for the spring than o can sue
cessfully do. This does not mean that
you should cut put the garden which
vour wife has been asking you for
these many years. Stick to your prom
ise and give her q good one. You VIII
enjoy It a. much As she will when the
time Of harvest comes.
when 4 boy labors on the farm al
through his minority and comes to
manhood's estate and feels that he has
nothing that he can really call his "
T. ~ no wonder that he has . yearning
10 ret ont into the world and SHIFT Tor
himself where he has the chance to
vcrk for himself and has the chance
= know how money Of his veQFy v
feels.
soil that because Of it, nature n
1ccatfon can be- used for but little
80 than pasturage land = DO I'M
moved BY the sowing Of blue grass
- red clover seed. Even II the Ian
q scstfered among rocks and stumps
e IS improved BY dragging . =
= ospr the thin spots and scattsrinx
xAerscal fertflissrs and seeds OF
rrasDssL Tho permanent pa
r III most neglected pazt Oh ur
worthy q attention q
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