Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-08


Corn is the most relished by poultry
Of al grains
% make money is the chief object
- breeding pedigree hogs.
e,s,ematic work is required to rid
oouItry house of mites or lice.
&C. that the colts do not lose flesh
On sbort or frost-bitten pastures.
The feed and feeding is the first I'm
uortsnt point in successful dairying.
f,ae Of the most successful pigeon
r.,ssrs feeds bis birds nothing but
whole corn
Never feed soured or tainted food of
sny kind to the chicks. or to the old
fowls. either
The wise dairyman and stockman
win hold back and grow to maturity
all heiier calves.
Il takes a good manager to make
profit Of 81 per head each year from
single pair Of breeders
- 1870. vnora r,rgdIv whan
they have an abundance Of fresh wa
Ter and good pasturage.
Thsre Is no best breed OF chickens.
They are good. bad or Indifferent. ac-
cording to circumstances.
The sheep industry cannot reach
perfection until every mongrel dog In
4 The land IL exterminated.
There Is one rule always to be re-
nsmbered: Never mate birds that
are hatched In the same nest
II Is best not to put sawdust In the
poultry house. as II gathers too much
moisture and causes dampness.
Colts require plenty of exercise in
order 10 develop their limbs when
,helr bodies are growing rapidly.
hIss fact that the dogs destroy
4 norr sheep In some certain states
nan al the diseases combined.
Keep soTs and pigs away from fat
.elIne hogs. and give them feeds that
Foiuce flesh and bone rather than
IA
T11roughly clean and whitewash
E Ne inside OF the hen house and II will
y lighter and cleaner during the en-
tn winter.
4 for the winter feeding of sheep,
te7er, alfalfa. hay, oats, wheat bran.
lnseed meal and roots viii insure
Hccsss.
j Cabbage Is one Of the very best
f Iesstsbles to feed to poultry. as IL
iseps green long time and the chick
- enjoy picking at It,
4 The dairy herd is good place to
h7ssi surplus earnings. II rightly
hndled they can be made to pay a
handsome dividend every year.
No natter how good a horse is in
. early life. its usefulness is cut
h'r, Il Il Is not properly cared for
Ih|s 70 a serious loss.
Poorly dressed poultry goes beg
s'ns IN the market. while the supply |
. choice (fancy) stock is not sum
c''ni to meet the demand.
A egg. TO belong to the strictly
''7't EGG class. should not be over
o'ee days old In summer weather.
~ week old during winter
nan allows his chickens to roam
amid The mud and slush OF the yards
2 ne tan. he is preparing the way
" some DICK fowls this winter
e Nno makes success In the
esep business from the start will
u' man who does things. not he
~ vans for favorable opportunity
no OF the cockerels as rapidly
'aey ges large enough and thus cut
ne Iced bill and protect the others
III, " n0ck from these scrappy young
500 clean. sound grain in abun-
ana variety. with pure water
oyster she'll and meat in some
- s'n not produce eggs. nothing
en- expert is able to tell by
&. ~. 80 Just when the cream is right
- n'ng II then has a clean.
.''e and smells like nuts fresh
A. ar as well as dampness. I
4 4. anger to any flock. Separate |
~. ~ N bnnches Of % or so and !
III. ,asn separately and they win I
- ruch better gains.
,.r,,,.,. make the nest boxes easily ,
eN,r, ~ % that they may be fire. Z
. ti.,ss ssen out of the house and /
3. disinfected and treatad o.