Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-09
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The cultivation Of the corn bring,
the seed near the surface.
Freshly burned stone lime is bes
for making Bordeaux misture.
Young ganders are better for breed
ing purposes than young geese.
Silage has an advantage over greer
soiling crops in cost of production.
After the potatoes are up set thu
cultivator deep and close to the plant
A very rich sandy loan is best fol
cucumbers. a. they like warm soil
When full grown. turkeys are hardy
and fully able to take care Of them
selves.
The largest and plumpest seeds
always give the best and strongest
plants.
Mares heavily. In foal can be IN.
jured by Geld work II not handled
judiciously.
Broomcorn can be grown on q
variety Of soils. but seems to prefer
ceep. rich loan.
Carrots do well on most any garden
land. but they prefer moist. deep.
loamy. friable soil.
Pastures win respond to, table ma
nures and commercial fertilizers the
same as other crops.
In drying seed corn It should be
remembered that warm air alone does
not dry out the corn.
Roots are a valuable addition to
our stock foods. especially where the
farmer is without q silo.
One difficulty about raising gufneas
Is that the young birds are very easi-
ly killed by mites and lice.
Let the soil be rich for your aspar-
agus bed. for its growth win always
reveal the way 1t has been fed.
When plants have been attacked by
frost every means must be taken to
prevent them from thawing rapidly.
Bean growing as commercial crop
is taking first rank In many bean
gorwing centers for several reasons.
Apple tree roots feed from all por-
tons OF the orchard soil. Feed such
soil as you would Cor any other crop.
The addition of one pound Of crude
carbolic acid to ave gallons Of white
wash win serve as a good disinfec-
tant
There Is ample evidence that q
large sum is annually lost because
the dairy cows are not bred for milk
production
The average farmer on lilly land
allows the cream Of his soil" to wash
away from his farm every year at
surprisingly high rate.
To prevent caterpillars from as
cending. keep trunks of trees banded
with cotton. or some sticky material,
such as tree tanglefoot-
The first and most important reQui-
site to success in any undertaking. is
to start right, and In any branch Of
agriculture this means good seed.
Successful pruning cannot be learn
ed at once from reading instructions.
Experience gained from practice and
observation is necessary to do the best
work
Unless the guinea hen is confined
she viii take her brood on long jour
neys through the damp grass. and
many are likely to die from this
cause.
Baby beef Is q term applied to
steers or LETTERS from IL to % months
of age that show suficient thickness
of flesh. finish and quality to be used
as block beef
The balky horse cannot be con-
quered by brutal treatment, but may
be induced to. pull by many devices
intended to attract his attention from
his resolution not to pull
A field of rape makes an excellent
summer pasture crop fo- sheep pas
turage during the dry summer period
when the regular pastures are either
too short or burned entirely down
No man can be too careful In pro-
viding water for his cows. She win
drink freely Of pure water and give 1t
back in healthful milk. She win
drink sparingly of stagnant water and
give It back in milk filed with dis
ease germs. Water from good wen
should refresh the mich COW.
The common striped cucumber bug.
xrhtch roaorohIoa the beetle In an