The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-01-07
Corn and alfalfa alone fed to bee.

tSSdusS OF the 20 "
market value Of the fodder, and il
thls way 1t IS usually more profitable
thsn corn and alfalfa alone
when colt training is done as y
should De, eight or ten half-hour les
sons given in systematic order viii,
accomplish more. and put a colt in
cohQltlon to stand more severe tests
lAan the haphazard go-as-you please
methods now commonly practised can
do in two years
Don't try to see how warm ,ou c.n
make your hog house this winter:
put see how well bedded you car keen
/ II and how well you can ventilate if
Fresh air is needed by the hog as
much as 1t is by any other animal on
the farm
A day is coming very soon, when
butter won't sell as rapidly and at as
high prices as it was bringing former.
~. And when that day comes. the
question of quality in determining
sales is going to be more important.
Paint the outside CT the buildings in
the autumn after the hot weather is
past. or in the winter Oil paint, un-
der cold. hardens SO as to be much
more durable than when it dries un-
der heat
The disposition-the likes and dis.
likes OF each CONWAY be studied
carefully while the animals are
around their keeper and one can then
feed and care for them accordingly.
1t will not do to allow ducks to
share the common lot of poultry in
general; not that they require more
attention. but rather different man
ner of handling and feeding.
There is one thing which vermin
cannot stand, and that is fire. The
nest-ooxes and rcosts held over a big
blaze for moment or two will be
entirely rid of the pests.
Build your barns a little larger than
you need at the present moment. Few
men ever get too much barn room
Plan for future growth, and then see
TO it that you grow.
Drafts of air cause bad colds, and
that means cessation of egg making
To stop all cracks and crevices with
paper and rags ~ --:-----, on the part
Of the poultryman.
Sheep are extremely sensitive to
heat. In hot weather their fleece is |
a burden to them. They are a cold |
country animal under the most nat
ural conditions.
The profit in poultry raising fol- /
market lies in Matching early, pushing |
the chickens forward as rapidly as /
possible, and marketing them early /
in the season.
Do not wash eggs before packing |
them. Washing removes from the
shell the mucilagenous coating which
nature provides for their temporary
preservation.
Among the essentials of the sue
cessful management of a farm flock
of mutton sheep are that we treat
them in a manner adapted to their
nature.
Make a feeding platform for the 4
hogs eight inches high with a two
inch protecting board all around to
keep the feed out of the winters mud.
There is no kind of animal breed
ing that will pay better than the
breeding of horses, but horses that
will sell. not dunghills or misfits.
The increase in a flock of sheep rep
resents almost entire profit to the man
who has no rentals to pay and keeps
his sheep on government land
Nest eggs are not needed to induce
hens to lay. They have no influence
whatever over the hens, and have
been discarded on most farms.
We mu. cool the milk in order to
stop the ravages of what is now
known to be the bacteria that so soon
work injury to new milk.
Pregnant ewes should never be kept
n the enclosure with the rest of the
lock, because accidents are liable to
cause loss Of the lambs.
The mare should be fed at all times y.
With liberal ration Of clean and nour- ..
shing feeds, and should have an abun-
lance of pure water. ;
Remove the harness and heavy COL
ars during the noon hour To go
yer the horses with stiff brush at
Loon revives them.
Keep the egg record up every day. :
f you skip one day, even, the rest
yilr all be guess, and guessing isn't >
Ike business.
The three great constituents which
lants remove from the soil are nitro T
en-, phosphoric acid and potash
Selling the younger heifers that the
Their dairyman wishes most to buy
grading the herd downhill
Clean away the droppings each v
forming and lice and disease are not d