The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-01-21


expression dirt cheap" loses muck
of its force.
The value of the manure from the
hay and straw used on the farm is
no small item.
The right way to water COWS In
winter is to keep the water before
them in the stable
Hogs may be badly diseased with
tuberculosis and not show 1t in the
least before slaughter.
A well-defned system of manage
ment for the growing of cattle needs
to be put into operation.
Instead Of experimenting with q
large planting Of a new variety Of tree
fruit. topgraft few trees.
The farmer who is too far from
town to deliver milk at a profit will
find buttermaking his salvation.
1t pays to maintain heavy flow OF
milk, even if expensive feeds must be
given the cows at certain seasons.
II It were not for the milk checks
IN the winter time the profits of many
dairy farmer would be Insignificant
In apple culture the first great es-
sent1al In the successful culture of
the apple is the improvement of the
SOIL
If it is winter eggs you want better
let the Oldest hens CO. They some
times lay few eggs but very few as
rule
When buying bran for the COWS get
enough to divide with the hens. AS a
hen food bran Is just as valuable as a
COW food
1t does not pay to plant crops in the
peach orchard. Some people do it,
but it is generally believed to be a
bad practise
A balky horse is made so by
cranky or cruel driver, and can rarely
be cured. So be very careful in
breaking the colts.
Convenient coops for marketing the
chickens will pay not only in the sat
isfaction that they afford but in the
greater convenience.
Bordeaux mixture is likely to cause
russeting Of apples on young trees, as
1t produces excessive development of
cork cells in the skin.
1t has been suggested that the
packer who puts rotten eggs on the
market should be sentenced to serve
line as target for the eggs.
Have the floor Of the hen house
warm and dry. The time is near
when the hens to do we'll must have
warmth and dryness under foot.
1t Is quite true that hogs have not
such dainty appetities as sheep, yet
hey will respond surprisingly to any
increased attention in this respect
Yorkshire breeders will declare that
% the best breed because it has given
hem the best results; so with the /
Berkshire men and also the Tanwortb |
advocates.
Sugar beets make very good feed
or cattle, but some grain and clover
md alfalfa should go along with
hem, as they contain too much water
o be fed alone
On the average farm the sheep are
he most neglected animals, and it is
eally astonishing to note the waste
f opportunities in conditioning and
lambs.
When the nests are put in order
or the winter, sprinkle ashes into
he material and put couple of moth
alls in as well. These tend to dis.
ourage mites and lice.
Carefully scrape away the dirt
round the base of one or two of your
rees, and you will be able to discover
whether the roots are growing too
losely to the surface or not.
Many fail with sheep because thew
all to keep the breeds that are best
dapted to their farms and do not
aise the kind the market demands
nd is ready to pay the highest price
)r.
Letting a calf go hungry for a. day
nd then feeding him to repletion WILL
i've him the stomach ache and scours
nd set him back week in his
rowth
For those who appreciate 1t, the
harm of country life outweighs {
'erything the city can afford. If there
e children in family, life in the
zen Is far better than in a crowded
1t, and the surrounding influences are
lperior. The fact that the health
a family is involved, has sent
any into the fresh air and sunshine.
This is a good time to give the
ties and lice in the chicken house
final blow before winter sets in. ,
rive the birds all outside, place an
d iron pot or vessel Of some kind !
tho center Of tho Hoor +h