Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-02
Glover is rich in protein.

The use of summer silos is growing
more common.
Beet molasses contains over Sc de-
grees OF potash per ton.
The sows and pigs should be put on
pasture as soon as possible.
The seed well treated viii treat the
farmer to disease free crop.
Some horses have learned to balk
by being overloaded and abused.
Potatoes will do their best on we'll
MANFRED. well-prepared clover sod.
There are over ITO. 100000 of acres
under wheat cultivation in the world
Peas, beans and onions were first
known in Egypt many centuries ago.
The intelligent care of trees il a
great aid in our battle with the In
sects.
Let the patch Of mangel-wurzels be
included in the farm plan for this
summer. 80
Old grass and clover pastures are
much benefited by dressing Of plas-
ter and ashes.
One of the "uEfailing" signs Of an
ignorant or careless feeder Is a bunch
Of securing pigs.
Weeds sometimes injure by killing
farm stock. or by rendering their
product unstable.
The brood mare In foal should be
handled by firm. steady hand. not an
excitable. rash hand.
Better to put up new fence or mend
the old than to spend the rest Of the
summer chasing pigs.
With the high cost Of feed, a little
tankage added to the ration of hogs
every day win pay big.
When the cream runs on the spoon
like oil and has a slight acid taste It Is
usually ripe for churning.
It has been found that denstured
sugar forms a valuable and economical
addition to skim milk for calves.
Some dairymen are finding IT quite
convenient to have the milking room
hold four cows only at one time.
Stimulate the soil to a vigorous
production by means Of thorough cul-
tivation and liberal use Of fertilizer.
In deep setting. with plenty of Ice,
the cream is all up in IL hours in any
OF the good family creameries now In
use.
The age Of seed has much to do
with the vitality or terminating
power. Young. bright. shiny seeds
are best
Hogs have often been tided over
season Of shortage and kept In a
thrifty. growing condition. for weeks
on rnangela alma
Young geese do not lay as many fer
tile eggs or produce as many goslings
L. the first breeding season as they
do in the second.
Milk readily absorbs bad doors
such as arise from onions. garlic or
decaying vegetables. hence don't set
the milk pan near them.
Grading Of cream is receiving more
attention by the dairy press and
dairymen than It possibly ever has In
the history OF the dairy business.
good stand of clover cannot be
had when sown on fall or spring grain
where only a few hundred pounds Of
cheap fertilizer Is drilled to the acre.
The worst feature of cucumber cul-
ture il the insect pests. but these
may be controlled by busting with
dry insecticides or even with bone
dust.
The same laws that have sent the
prices Of beef and pork products al
most out Of reach of the workingman
will also hold the prices Of poultry
products.
Where one has plenty Of land. or
land that is too hilly or rocky for
regular field cultivation. the pasture
Affords the cheapest feed that can be
grown on the farm.
For market purposes a stock bird,
large-breasted. firmly set on short legs.
surmounted by large thighs. win prove
valuable, especially If belonging to a
family of egg producers.
The great feeding value Of alfalfa is
no doubt known to all and owing to its
high protein content IL must be fed