The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-01-31

Eat the & eater.

The more %succulent the feed the
better 1t is for sheep.
Be a good farmer II you are going
to be a farmer at all.
Clean and sort your seeds and thus
insure larger and better crops.
Water, pure and plenty Of it, should
be provided for the dairy cows.
Young stock should be thrifty to re-
turn a profit. Keep them growing.
Improbable at any time but es-
pecfally in winter: Ticks on sheep.
Every crack in the barn means so
much added drain on the feed bin.
Molasses is growing in favor as a
feed for stock, including dairy cows.
Sheep seem to have the call now,
and wise was the farmer who started
. flock q year or two ago.
Feed floors for hogs save feed, keep
the animals healthier and make it
possible to keep the quarters cleaner.
The crusade against tuberculosis In
cattle may ultimately lead to colder
stables and blankets on the cattle.
Scatter salt over sprouts and
stumps and other noxious weeds and
the sheep will clean them up.
Which do you keep? The GOV that
makes more than she eats or the
COW that eats more than she makes?
Perhaps you do not realize 1t but
the dearest animal on your farm is
the cheap scrub.
Hogs need clean. pure water as
much as the rest Of the stock. See
that they get 1t.
Salt, sulphur and charcoal is the
three-fold requirement of healthy
hogs.
Unless the heifer calf has we'll
shaped bag and teats it Is better to
sell her for veal.
Have a wind break in the cattle
yard so that the livestock can find
protection on windy, stormy days.
The dollar earned by honest toll is
the dollar whose influence for good
rests not only upon the recipient but
upon the spender as well.
for getting ideas for next season
work. Do lots Of reading, lots of
thinking, lots of planning.
The young animals should be turned
loose in a roomy shed in the winter.
Plenty of good feed and exercise will
keep them in health and on the grow
The average farmer will find raising
draft horses more profitable than rails
ing roadsters. 1t takes a born horse
lover to successfully raise the latter
There is no excuse for the filthy hog
pen. This mean you If your hogs
are wallowing around in mire up to
their bellies.
The milk bringing better prices il |
Ill the reason why you should |
weed out the poor cows and increase
the margin OF your profits.
Cows compelled to drink from 8
water trough coated with ice will
show the effects in the feed bill and
the milk pail.
Vigorous rubbing followed by ap
plications Of hot water will reduce
cAked udder in 1--WE Treat daily
until trouble Is passed.
II the members of the flock which
seldom or never lay could be weeded
eut, the feed bills would be less and
the egg profits more.
!. Do not have the sheep pens toe
warm. The natural coat of the sheep
makes 1t able to endure severe wealth.
,,er.
. High and dry IL the rule for locating
~ poultry house and yard. Do not
Uu0r puddles to exist IN the vicinity
ADreok.
Hunger II . good tonic. Don't feed
nick hog and in most cases he
In get back his health ana hin an
Dot1oo all right.
; me farmer who thinks mDoro q his
Ia comfort than he Go0 q he
E6ort Of his stock q 0e farmer
lplsD win be disappointed on market
sdav.