Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

Corn for grain and alfalfa hay go |
well together in animal feeding.
Sudden changes in the calfs feed
are almost certain to start trouble.
All dairy utensils should be
washed as soon as possible after be-
ing used.
II you grow squashes and have
never seen the squash bug you are
fortunate.
Be sure there are no drafts in the
hen house or your hens are likely to
have the roup.
Chicks and young cockerels are apt
to become weak in their legs while
running at large.
Look out for ticks. Your sheep
can not fatten II they are troubled
with these pests.
The brood mare in foal should be
handled by a firm. steady hand, not
an excitable. rash hand.
With over 100 breeds of chickens
already in existence. breeders are at
work trying to tx new ones.
Stagnant water should never be
allowed to remain where sheep can
get at it. 1t conveys parasites.
There is no crop that stock feed
er can grow that will make as much
feed as corn and peas or soy beans.
II the man who has no silo would
watch his neighbor feed and watch
the results he would soon have one
Short rows cause frequent turning
and a consequent loss of time and
wasted energy for both man and team.
After the asparagus season Is over
remove the weeds. stir the soil and
put a coating of well-rotted manure
on the bed.
There is only one time when poul-
tryman is justified in selling good
pullet, and that is when he Is going
out Of the business.
Dairying does not imply that any
other line Of farming Is bad. 1t
makes the fields more profitable and
the farm more profitable.
II makes some horses ugly to work
them with horses that do not travel
up with them. Match them as to gait
as well as to other things.
| A drop Of melted lard rubbed on
top of the head and another drop un.
der it's bill and along the neck will
put an end to the head lice.
One reason why more farmers dc
not have better breeds Of poultry is
because the hatching and broodine
season comes in their busiest time Of
the year.
To succeed with celery you should
have cold manure or muck applied In
large quantities. It is deep feeder
and does best on compact cold OF
deep soil
All crops should be severely thinnet
better have a good ear OF corn thar
two nubbins; better have good nub
bin than a thrashy nubbin and al
empty shoot
The SOW should be given a warn
miIlfeed slop. made fresh for eacl
meal. whole oats and little soun'
: corn twice day.
In order that q horse may trot o
pace he must have the physical con
formation. adoption to the gait. and |
, favorable condition of mental ant
. nervous organizations.
Al Keeping down the weeds VIII all
, the garden crops In maturing. ant
make picking easier. Mulch the cleai
surface of the ground with old stray
in case of dry conditions.
II you have a crop OF heifer calves
: be sure to select those that have tn
greatest promise of being producers
: Give them the best of care and bull
J I'D your future herd in this way.
: The condition of the soil. the Il
cation with regard to schools. an
8 markets and the desirability Of a farr
: from a general standpoint are thre
: things that should enter into considel
/ alton before buying.
i Do you know that stone coal
- eaten with great relish by hogs
|. Some haul part Of load and dunn
, in the hog lot. others take the slac
from the fuel pile and they eat 1t q
greedily as II it were corn. The feet
ing value is no doubt small but ther
!. is something in it the hogs crave. S
supply it
Y In starting with sheep it is advi
: able to select few good ewes and