The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-09
Hire what men you need early.

Land intended for spring crops
should be plowed in t Mall.
Have the holes for the trees to be
removed dug wide and deep.
SQUAD raising seems to be a IA
vorite occupation with suburban PEG.
pie.
Large trees should be taken UP
when the earth is frozen around the
roots.
A farmer can tell the value of corn
slower without making any serious
mistake.
Land intended for roots should be
plowed as soon as the ground Is dry
enough to work.
Mix poultry droppings with an equal
quantity Of fine earth, and put ore
handful to the hill.
As soon as the calf learns to eat
hay, place one handful OF whole oats
in the feed box once a day.
A beautiful hedge is made by using
zinnias in the back row, then calliop.
sis with white phlox as border.
Mangles and sugar beets are the
best roots to grow for cattle, sheep
and pigs, and Belgian carrots for
horses.
Asters can be planted in rows OF
white and lavender, with very pleasing
results, provided the same kind is
used in each row.
Young turkeys usually have black
feet, which after two years turn gray
and dull, and become paler and more
sickly as age advances.
Surplus suckers in blackberry or
red raspberry patches should be treat.
ed Just like weeds; don't let the rows
get too wide nor too thick.
Hens in good health having access 4
to the dust bath will usually keep
free from lice. The house should be
swept clean every morning.
In most all branches of business
competition is generaly recognized as
a great stimulant, bul in the creamery
business it has beensoverdone.
The storekeeper Who keeps eggs In
his cellar from week to a month |
needs to be looked sfer. Eggs should
be shipped along 4 fast q possible.
Ist tie eaiK idck sths I'M ! few1
days; this milk Is not At for human |
feed and Is what the calf needs to
cleanse the bowels and tone up the
system.
It q said that naval oranges
sprung from q single tree that was |
found growing on the northern shore |
Of the Mediterranean sea, nearly $50
years ago.
In dipping pigs great care must be
exercised to cover every part Of his
body from tail to snout. II patch as
big as thumb nail Is left untouched
t may contain the nuclus Of new
crop.
Look well after the water. Keep It
always before the fowls. pure and
clean, and renew 1t frequently. Do
not allow them to eat snow. Do not
lot them drink water grown tepid in
he sun.
More insects will be killed in
greenhouse II fumigaung apparatus
be placed near the roof so that the
tunes will descend, rising vapors
eaving the lower part Of a house par.
tally fumigated.
In careful tests made at the several
1a:ions it is found that there Is little
T. 10 difference in the feeding value
Il the dry matter Of roots and ,ensi'
age and the general opinion is in ,
avor Of the silage.
Honey Is the purest and the least
harmful Of sweets. The honey crop 1
8 mostly gain, for no flowers need
necessarily be raised to pasture the {
'ees. They aid in the fertilization OF {
ruit trees and the smaller clovers.
Hog cholera Is estimated to have :
cen the cause Of losses Of over g., 1
100000 to farmers Of Illinois. but In 1
be future this loss will be greatly low. 4
red, 1t is firmly believed. now that
erum Is being manufactured and used
says the Swine Breeder. p
A cellar is an excellent place for
n incubator, because It is usually
an even temperature, especially II
he cellar is one that will preserve
DOTS and fruits; but the atmosphere
hould be pure. which will not always
e the case In winter. Any place
Ill answer for the incubator that a
OF an even and regular tempera' n
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