The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-23
Keep on cultivating the corn.

In building a dairy barn one Of the
main points is to see that it Is light
enough.
A good tomato plant should yield 80
pounds or one-half bushel, at low
estimate
The feet OF the horse should be
cleaned every morning before he
leaves the stable
Government Whitewash will pre-
serve the wood of old buildings more
cheaply than paint.
Corn grown to rid land of weeds
should be check roWed. On clean
land drilling is satisfactory.
A fully ripe tomato taken from the
vine will weigh 20 per cent. more than
one pulled and ripened indoors.
The new born colt must have milk
during the first half hour of its life, or
the chances are that it will die.
Apple tsees should be sprayed I'M
medately to kill the eggs and the
Matching young Of the apple aphis.
The west has probably reached its
limit in sheep production. Now the
native lamb will get better attention.
The churn should be thoroughly
scalded and cooled with clean, cold
water before the cream is put into it.
1t is said that 20 acres OF corn put
into the silo is worth more in feeding
a dairy herd than 80 acres in the
crib.
The best dairy COW is the one that
will convert the forage raised on the
farm into the greatest amount of but
ter fat.
White pine is one of the most profit.
able, trees to raise, and can be planted
to advantage on cutover land or worn.
out pastures.
Brush the mud off the cows udder |
and flank, then wipe off with damp
cloth. You can't strain mud out of
milk. Keep it out
NO man or woman to whom the |
chickens are mere machines to swal-
low corn and shell out eggs can ever
hope to get best results.
There are some excellent dry chick |
feeds on the market at the present
time, ones that are both cheap and pos.
sess a good feeding value.
The white grub. or larva Of the June
beetle. is found in sod land; hence the
best preventive is not to plant straw.
berries on freshly-broken sod.
For black loans, clay and limestone
lands, the sod should be deeply
plowed in the fall or early part of
winter to the depth Of six to eight
inches.
Tender chickens for table use are a
rarity in the cities at practically all
seasons in the year, and it seems that
this particular demand will never be
About 5000 Dutch farmers are com.
Ing to America to settle upon farm
lands In Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.
About $50 have already arrived and all
have large families.
For the thrift and product of the
hen-to keep her l.: a good, healthful
condition and produce many eggs
both carbonaceous and heterogeneous
foods must be used with proper bal.
ance.
II chickens are confined in the hen.
house until late in the morning they
are sure to fly off the roost as soon
as 1t Is light and scratch around in
the filth. thereby laying the founda.
ton for disease.
A blanched ration, in poultry diet.
means a sufficient amount of car
bonaceous material in mixture to
any bad results that might
arise where an entirely heterogeneous
ration is given, and vice versa
Groom the horses in the morning
and rub down at night; battle the
shoulders with cold water both morn.
Ing and evening; the horse collar
SnOuld De scraped clean before putting
on in the morning.
Every step taken to make the sur.
roundings Of the homestead more at.
.ractive is one step further toward
keeping the boy or girl at home. in.
stead OF wandering to the city, and
toward the attainment of rural i'm.
provemcnt. II this step be both orna.
mental and useful, 1t Is the more
worthy.
Weeds in many cases have been
blessings in disguise. They have
taught us how to cultivate the soil
md they never allow us to forget the
lcsson-."Solomon went by the field
of the slothful and by the vineyard Of
the man void of understanding, and
10, 1t was all grown over with thorns
and netIles had covered the face there.
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