Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
II colt is worth raising at all. he
is worth raising wen.

II colt is worth raising at all. he
is worth raising wen.
II you haven't q silo, think over
the matter of building one.
Some horses have learned to balk |
by being overloaded and abused
small amount Of linseed meal add /
ed to the horse ration is invaluable
The cow that loses flesh In October |
or November win be an expensive one
to winter.
Alfalfa hay is fine rough feed for
horses once per day II fed in moder-
ate quantities.
All over the country people are
keeping better poultry than they did
few years ago.
Sweet corn is very profitable crop.
One reason for this is because 1t Is
so easily handled.
Cow pox is contagious eruption:
running fixed course. and aecompa-
MED by a slight fever.
Mature hogs that are thin may be
made gain of half pound day
on alfalfa without grain
Running the mower along the sides
OF the bitches will make 1t easier
keeping them clear of weeds.
Hot water and sunshine are two OF
the best cleansers for the dairy uten-
sils that can be found anywhere.
Some English farmers are paying
as high as $500 per pair for American
mules to send to the Argentine Re-
public.
Until we get perfect animals we
should search for sire that In some
particulars is superior to the cows In
our herds.
A good pedigree counts. and the
good ram is bound to show his good
points; II he is not good he win show
his defects.
Many orchards have sufficient avail
able plant food, but lack water at
that critical period while the tree is
fruit making
The man who has plenty of soiling
crops does not fear the dry pastures
so much as the one who depends upon
the grass alone
OF the insects attacking squashes.
melons. cucumbers. pumpkins. etc.
the common striped cucumber beetle
is the most injurious.
The right time to castrate pigs Is
week or so before they are weaned.
II healthy; II delicate wait week or
so until they are stronger.
The separator is an absolute neces-
sity upon the modern dairy farm. IT
safeguards the health OF the calves
and the pigs and increases the profits.
No COW can properly digest and as
simulate balanced rations and eco
nomically convert them into mill
unless she has been properly devel
oped
The keeping Of goats for milk IL
not a fad; and the breeding Of dairy
goats is coming to the front most
rapidly in both the United States and
Canada
A well planned garden is one thai
win allow as much of 1t as possible
] to be cultivated with a horse. Hoeinl
: In the garden doesn't set well with
most of us.
When pigs are six weeks old the,
, may be turned into grass, and clovel
) pasture II the weather Is warm. l
; cold and ground wet. keep them n
dry. roomy pens.
When water is given short tim
before feeding It passes out OF tn
a stomach quickly and leaves that OF
r gan free to deal with any food con
r sumed afterward.
Expert truckers and market gar
d deners apply. in connection with ms
a nure spread In the drill or hill. so
= 70 500 pounds Of some standard bon
q phosphate to the acre.
Young pigs should have the best Q
n care and get to eating nicely while o
b the mother. They should not b
d weaned until they are nine weeks oil
IL good results are obtained
n Steers fed on clover hay will nc
l. only consume more roughage. but ais
a more grain than those fed on tiInoth
d hay IL grain and roughage are fed a.
cording to appetite.
a A vicious old mare in herd
A horses, In the pasture is likely 10 q
n great harm by biting and kicking. Sh
y should either be hobbled or kept e.
tirelv away from other horses.