The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22

gnu no matter hos, nue.. i1nproyt,
-sa'lLg machinery We errp.o.
quiies muscle and good iuogueo;
ne Darn should be equipped with
soou morse fork, there should B.,
eoou moving machine. rake. teddeE
wagons and hand forks and whar,
.nere Is large haying there shout.
De self-loader.
ordinary farming. as formerly ant
even now generally carried On, ant
sciehtihc market gardening are SO IN
IKE that experience in the forIne,
would help but little in a genera
way, out would by no means fit on.
LOT successful market gardener with
out long special training in that spe
chic kind Of farming.
Hhen a horses neck or back he
comes sore, do not be content witt
rupblng on salve, but look for the
cause OF the trouble in a wrongly al
'us.ea harness Remove the cause
ana this will help greatly to proven,
the result.
Al1alfa Is making good In the east
ana farmers are realizing that il is
comparatively easy to get a stand nv
the use OF lime and plenty of stable
manure This is ideal pasture for
swine and no harm will be done the
crop Ii pastured lightly.
TO read about the care of fowls in
detail makes 1t seem quite a LOT oi
work, but when once you get started
ana give your poultry the same care
you DO other stock there is nothing
on the fam that will pay as well for
the money invested.
Ducks are nervous creatures and
VIII often loose much flesh on account
c1 their nervousness at night. If one
becomes frightened he soon starts the
entlre pen into stampede. Avoid
this by keeping a lantern burning at
night.
Ii you have running water in the
mouse. and the garden is near in
droughty seasons you can save your.
self much Juggling of water by simply
connecting few lead pipes in the
garden with the house main.
sow's condition should not be fat
like that of hog fed for the butchers
market when she is due to farrow.
but she should be smooth, sleek, well
rounded out and in condition of per-
feet thrift and health.
OF the various shell making mate.
rails which those who live inland can
easily procure one of the best is old
mortar or plaster, but any OF these
things should not, on any account, be
mixed with the food.
One of the most difficult and trying
problems which the poultry keeper
has to meet is that Of keeping his
poultry houses and stock reasonably
free from lice, mites, and other exter.
nal parasites.
1t is significant fact that the finest
hogs brought to the stock yards are
consigned by the dairymen This
means something when hogs are
worth over eight dollar per hundred
weight.
There is general unanimity OF
opinion amongst experienced poultry.
men that poultry do best upon some
form of green or succulent food dur.
ing. the winter months.
In keeping poultry plant free from
lice there are two points Of attack:
One, the birds themselves; the other.
the houses, nest boxes, roosting
boards, etc.
Brood sows will nose through three
inches of snow to get the green bite.
ind will range about on their feet for
hours, which is In fact the main OBJ
ect.
The drop apple from an average or
,hard will maintain quite a bunch OF
,hoats, and will put them in market
condition at a minimum expense II the
orchard is sown with rape.
In preserving eggs in water glass or
my other favorite method remember
hat every egg so used must be strict
Y fresh. One spoiled egg will con-
animate a whole batch.
The Introduction of strange birds |
nto flock often serves to bring fresh |
;tarts OF all kinds of vermin to a per-
ectly clean flock.
The pigs soon learn to find trough |
md will be found waiting there for
heir feeds when feeding time comes
round.
Frequent change to fresh pasture Is
ne of the best ways to stimulate
he growth of both the grass and the
igs.
Turkeys will do very well without
nv other feed than that which they
lex ND on the range, but they will
o better is regularly fed Il
The feeding of young ducks has
cen reduced to a science by those
ngaged extensively in the business. n
Wheat screenings. having more pro
lin are superior to the plump grain
n LAYING hens. and when they are
nod and clean are very much cheaper ,
ian good wheat