The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-01-24
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liable accessories u the poultry house
Three tablespoonfuls of vinegar ant
one of rice make a good stain remove
In the opinion of some beef will q
higher or some feeders will los,
money.
II the carrots are to be stored
place in a dry room and sprinkle
slightly with lime.
Keep the hens busy. An active hez
is worth a dozen of the other kind
especially in the breeding pen.
1t costs nothing but a little time te
keep the stable clean, and this is an
essential condition of good dairying.
Freezing and thawing are what hurt
strawberries. Mulch after the ground
is well frozen and you will prevent
tf1s plant killing process.
Corner posts or gate posts can be
made permanent and indestructable
b. pouring about them after placing
in hole a thin concrete mixture.
Experiment with the different kinds
Of grasses SO that you may find out
watch will give you the best returns
fQ the labor and the fertility put upon
them.
Alfalfa. or clover, chopped up fine,
steamed and fed as a mash makes a
h0e feed for the poultry in the winter,
a4d will keep the eggs rafting into
tho egg basket If anything will.
20 not feel that you cannot improve
ydir farm and YOU methods of farm.
fnD because you haven't ready money.
So how much you can do without
sAfnding money. Often the most val
usPle Improvement, costs least.
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No business can be SO badly man.
aSod as farming and still give a liv.
in to the mismanager. And on the
oGger hand there is scarcely any bust.
moss which properly managed gives
Tho profit for the money invested ~
doc farming.
DR.. Harold B. Wood states that
thu condito ns which affect the rich.
mel OF milk in butterfat are: "n)
Breed and individuality Of cows: (2)
Ti0e during milking: 60 Manner of
mn viking; "a Length Of time between
makings; ~ Period OF ~lactation.
axa and feed Of COW; Co. Environ
mpt."
What is needed in many poultry
yaaas Is a thorough wedding out.
Sope hens produce close to $50 eggs
ye4ly. others moresnearly rs. The diff
ference in cost Of feed is trifing. Kill
oK.the Toafers. Study the broods and
HOOKS. Know the individuals. Here
is ehe only solution of the difficulty.
The hen business does not receive its
share Of intelligent attention.
The feeding value Of silage is In a
ta19e measure due to its comparative
rid In nutrinients especially
sulted for the nourishment of cattle.
itssease of digestion as compared with
drT foods, its palatability due to its
aroma and su~cculence, and the fact
th4t 1t aids in cooling the system and
keeping 1t free from effects material
ana keeping the circulation active.
The day Of the rigid stanchion il
pat or at least should be, and is, with
thd dairyman who appreciates that the
co911Iort OF his cows helps ALI the milk
pall No longer any excuse for their
usg when there are SO many adjustable
w&Agfng stanchions on the market.
Almost any swinging stanchion can be
adjustable by using an eight or ten
inc4 plank fatwise at the bottom and
ona likewise at the top to fasten the
ends Of the stanchion on. With such
an arrangement the ~stanchions need
not be fastened In q line. They can
be'fastened long or short.
k6Od products must be labeled ac-
cur fely with reference to their in
gre ients, and the board Of food and
drug inspection at Washington has
issued regulations regarding the
labelling Of mixtures of cane and
mso1e syrups- It provides where
bot6 Of thess Ingredients are used
TN conjunction the label should be
va1n ed according to the relative pro
poE N OF the Ingredients. The terms
mi pie sugar" and maple syrup"
MAJ be used only on the label as 4
paE4 Of the name when these sub
st1! hes Z present In substantial,
gus tities a. Ingredients. A cane
syx . containing only enough maple
sy1x o ugar to give It Z maple
iia5or must be labeled ~ cane
syrJtt msrse flavor or "cane syrup
4 maple. Whenever it is
naC1 to declare cane sugar
(snCs 9 label. It Shout
ca s. . cane sugar" and not
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