The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-01-31
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Three tablespoonfuls of vinegar and
one of rice make a good stain
IN the opinion of some beef will -
higher or some feeders will lose
money.
II the carrots are to be stored,
place in a dry room and sprinkle
slightly with lime.
Keep the hens busy. An active hen
is worth a dozen of the other kind,
especially in the breeding pen.
1t costs nothing but a little time to
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
this plant killing process.
Corner posts or gate posts can be
made permanent and i~ndestructable
by pouring about them after placing
in hole a thin concrete mixture.
Experiment with the different kinds
OF grasses so that you may find out
which will give you the best returns
for the labor and the fertility put upon
them.
Alfalfa, or clover, chopped up fine,
steamed and fed as a mash makes a
fine feed for the poultry in the winter,
and will keep the eggs rafting into
the egg basket if anything will.
Do not feel that you cannot improve
your farm and your methods of farm.
ing because you haven't ready money.
See how much you can do without
spending money. Often the most val
liable improvement costs least.
No business a be 70 badly man.
aged as farming and still give a liv-
Ing to the mismanager. And on the
other hand there is scarcely any bust.
S which properly managed gives
the profit for the money invested as
does farming.
DR.. Harold B. Wood states that
the conditions which affect the rich
lei OF milk in butterfat are: "u)
Breed and individuality of cows; (2)
Time during milking; (3) Manner of
milking; "a Length of time between
milkings; 60 Period of lactation,
age and feed of COW; Co Environ
ment."
What is needed in many poultry
yards is a thorough wedding out.
Some hens produce close to $50 eggs
yearly, others more nearly 25. The diff
ference in cost of feed is trifing. Kill
of the loafers. Study the broods and
f1ocks. Know the individuals. Here
Is the only solution of the difficulty.
The hen business does not receive its
share of intelligent attention.
The feeding value of silage is in a
large measure due to its comparative
richness in nutriments especially
suited for the nourishment of cattle. |
its ease of digestion as compared with
dry foods, its palatability due to its
and succulence, and the fact
that 1t aids in cooling the system and
keeping it free from effects material
and keeping the circulation active.
The day of the rigid stanchion II
past, or at least should be, and is, with
the dairyman who appreciates that the
of his COWS helps fill the milk
pail. No longer any excuse for their
use when there are so many adjustable
swinging stanchions on the market.
Almost any swinging stanchion can BE-
by using an eight or ten
inch plank flatwise at the bottom and
one likewise at the top to fasten the
ends of the stanchion on. With such
an arrangement the stanchions need
not be fastened in a line. They san
be fastened long or short.
Food products must be labeled ae-
curately with reference to their in
gradients, and the board of food and
drug inspection at Washington has
issued regulations regarding the
labelling of mixtures of cane and
maple syrups. It provides where
both Of these ingredients are used
n conjunction the label should be
varied according to the relative pro-
of the ingredients. The terms
maple sugar" and maple syrup"
may be used only on the label as 4
part OF the name when these sub
are present in substantial |
quantities as ingredients. A zane
syrup containing only enough manle
syrup or sugar to give it a maple
favor must be labeled as "cane
syrup, maple favor" or cane syrup
Favored with maple" Whenever il :.
necessary to declare cane sugar
tsYcRse) on a label, it should be do.
as "cane sugar. n not