Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-01


within reach of the chickens all the
time.
1t is well to remember that chick
ems cannot thrive II infested with
vermin.
Don't leave your valuable farm
machinery standing unprotected In
the field.
Peat soil which produces poor corn
generally does so on account OF lack
OF potassium.
II is false economy to shut your
poultry up to keep them from damag-
ing your gardens.
Watch most carefully during the
heated term that the chicks have well
ventilated brood coops.
Plant early and late so that the
supply of crisp vegetables can be
maintained for months.
The bedding of SOW at narrowing
time should be sufficient only for
cleanliness and dryness.
The work is evenly distributed
throughout the entire year on the
best organized dairy farms
Almost any one can succeed with
sheep In winter time. or In early
spring or in the fall months
It is much better to use medium
season. heavy stray variety of oats
when they are grown with peas
II the man who has no silo would
watch his neighbor feed and watch
the results he would soon have one.
Never allow the cows to be excited
by abuse. hard driving or by dogs. and
do not expose them to codl or storms.
Success does not depend 80 much
upon the number of cows man keeps
as upon the number of good cows ne
keeps
Strawberries should be cultivated
the weeds eradicated snd the most.
ture conserved for late summer
drought
The egg Is manufactured by the
hen from the food that is consumed
hence her feeding should be carefully
considered
Painting an old buggy or wagon OF
farm implement Is not very difncui'
task, but it adds great deal to the
appearance.
It Is a mistake to pasture syount
clover for the cattle are apt to XII
the plants as much by tramping OF
them as by feeding
Keep up the warfare on Weeus III
the cornfields these hot days. wher
soil moisture needs to be conserved
to its utmost limit
Pigs at birth have two sharp point
ed teeth. one each eide Of their jaws
II not removed they are apt to MAKE
the teats of the mother SORE
Plow and harrow the ground befor'
sowing fall turnips. Turn under tn
weeds and make the seed bed as fine
clean and smooth as possible.
AS the new corn gets dry and hare
II Is safe to feed more than when !
was soft and green. It Is more easii'
digested and gives better results.
The cows should have some protet
ton from severe storms; that is. Their
should be some place where they ca
| go II they want to during a cold rain
Il The best way to obtain good COW
ia to raise the heifer calves from you
best dairy cows. thus in a short tim
you are the possessor Of good youn
, cows.
Il Lettuce may be had for table uf
till late in winter by starting tn
plants now and protecting them wit
Geld frame when cold weatht
r comes.
|. Hay troughs should DE so fixed thu
particles will not fall through and b
come entaHgled in the fleece. Foreie
/. matter of any sort in the fleece r
+ duces Its value.
Pie plant is good commercial veg
table. The demand for 1t on the eli
markets is good. It is little troub
and can be shipped wen. standing {
= most any distance.
= Health and vigor are great preve
tives OF disease. Feed the ewes II
orally and let the lambs learn to e
r. while young. Stomach worms do a
: get possession readily where q
\ lambs are well fed.
Some summer and fall varieties
apples ripen well on the trees; me
"A of them should be picked when tn