The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-01-21
wi FARM
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Keep the eggs dry.
Gather and burn the rubbish.
Why don't farmers raise more
ducks?
A nervous COW Is not necessarily
an undesirable cow
There is no better grain feed for
young calves than whole oats.
Keeping record of the individual
cow is the road that leads to success.
The market poultryman was never
in such a strong position as he is to-
day.
1t Is said that the COW, Of all ami
mails, should have good and pure
food
1t is mistake to let another win
carrier.
Severe drouth has thoroughly test
ed the prof1tableness of spraying po-
tatoes.
The most money Is made upon the
farms where the best methods are
followed.
A small box or jar Of lime should
be kept in the cellar to keep the air
pure and dry.
A balanced ration Is a good thing,
but balanced judgment is needed
Just as much
One should SO plan that all the hay
And straw will be used on the farm,
and keep stock enough to consume
It all
Eggs may be preserved fairly we'll
for few months by packing dry in
. mixture of equal parts salt and
gawdust
Hog raising, like everything else,
n the stock line. has its many little
details that must be met as they
come up.
All shrubs that have done blooming
should be pruned at once This in
duces blooming buds and branches for
next years crop.
Give the apple orchard plenty Of
fertilizer, particularly potash and
phosphoric acid. A starved orchard is
not money maker.
Constipation in hogs, the forerun-
her of other troubles and diseases.
rs generally caused by too Excess
etve use Of one kind of feed.
Anything that prevents the fat
globules from coming in contact
with each other delays the churn-
ing and decreases the yield.
The honey bee annually produces a
crop OF honey valued at around $780,
100000, and there are vast opportuni
ties for increasing this output
Until ready to ripen, the fresh |
cream from each skimming should be
Immediately cooled down to so de-
age
If you expect to ship any cocks this
winter to poultry shows or to custo- |
mers, take the precaution of applying
glycerine literally to the combs and |
wattles
Well dressed fowls are more at.
fractive to the hungry than we'll
dressed people. If you don't believe
1t leave 1t to the hired man or the
growing boy
To overcome the habit of cows
holding up their milk 1t is necessary
to refrain from exciting the natural
obstinancy of the animal by any dis
turbing influence.
Nut-bearing trees, owing to their
peculiar system of roots, are much
more difficult to transplant than are
nuit-bearing trees, or even those
known as seed-bearing
The experienced cattle feeder will
say that there Is no ironclad rule for
feeding. He watches his animals and
feeds them according to what thew
seem to be able to stand
Give the houses a good cleanino
ana plow or spade up the yards. Dirty
houses breed vermin, and polluted soil
are incubators for the cape worm.
IN selecting breeders for farm
mock buy pure-bred fowls, but ii is not
wen 10 lose sight of the fact that gen
eral utility points should be tho frs,
consideration. The returns as rao..ds
meat ana egg production will be most
satisfactory from breeding stock thar
Is strong and vigorous, even though
tney may not be as perfectly feath. :
cred.
Many dalries, apiaries, and eve,
regular farms are owned by vomo,
who are able to set an exann1o
Inc owners of neighboring places. In ,
such work as caring for poultry, WON
en- are likely to prove superior r..
men. II any work requiring erea+er !