The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-02-21

Intensive rather than extensive
farming should be the ~watchword of
every farmer.
The breeder for early pigs must plan
for their proper protection il he would
have them do well.
Big, strong eyes in an animal are an
indication Of good brain force and
hence much nervous energy.
Molasse as a stock food seems to be
growing in favor. A pint to a quart a
day is about the right amount.
Keep the implements in their right
places and be sure that they are in
good condition before putting away.
Keeping cows is literally what some
struggling dairymen are doing. Better
get better cows and let them keep you.
Don't je%opardize an expensive crop
by using inferior or cheap seed. Get
the best and be sure it is the best by
testing.
The object. of fertilizing is not only
to add needed elements Of plant food
to the soil but to supplement those al
ready there.
The single feed of hay for a horse
if sold off the farm, says an expert,
takes more away from the farm than
q ton of butter.
60 slow with trying the new varie-
ties in the grain or vegetable line.
Test in small plots first and make sure
you have what you want.
Many a dairyman who Is careful to
stop the leak in the milk pail Is n
tent to go on without mending the
leak caused by the poor COW.
II the barnyard is not well drained,
the puddles of water which collect be-
come frozen over and are dangerous
for the stock. Look out for them.
Thin the fruit on the trees which set
too much next spring and you Will
be both pleased and surprised to see
how much better quality fruit you will
get.
The eye for the individual sheep is
the profitable eye for the farmer. for
it detects the sheep that is running
down and gives the opportunity for
special attention.
Look at your neighbors' faults with
q telescope, and at your W with a
magnifying glass. Then there will be
less disposition on your part to pick
flaws, to gossip and to quarrel.
Ulcers on the horse, or simple
assesses caused by bad fitting col
lars or saddles, a blow from the butt
end Of the whip, or other cause, II not
promptly and properly treated may de
velop into fistulas.
The mistake Is made of setting the
boxes in which the small seeds have
been planted in the windows in the di
rect sunshine. thus retarding II not pre-
venting termination of the seed by the
drying up Of the surface of the soil.
Medium sized tubers are the best
for planting. but be sur they come
from vigorous hills. The seed pota
toes should be selected from hills
which have made the best growth, and
this only can be lone at the time the
potatoes are dug in the fall.
Vertigo in ewes can be cured, says
q well-known veterinarian, by giving
one teaspoonful of gasoline in IN
ounces of sweet oil nce a week fol
three weeks. Also give ten drops Of
tincture Of nux vomica. Keep sheer
confined so they will not get much
exercise.
Lard and gunpowder may make Z
good poultice for a horse, but it should
be kept away from the fire. A New
York mar made this kind of a poultict
and then thoughtlessly threw the pa
per on which the mixing had beer
dome into the fire. Result, a wrecked
stove and fire charred house.
Just back from the college where
you have taken the short course II
dairying or soma other branch Of
farming? Good! That explains tn
sparkle in the eye. the hopeful ring il
the voice and the eager relish will
which you go back to the farm to take
up the work. Puts new lie and new
purpose into a fellow to get into toucl
with other progressive spirits and t
learn the why's and wherefores o
things and now and better ways Of do
ing things.
One farmer has succeeded in hold
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