The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-06-02

Oats Is the standard grain for the
healthy development OF young am
mails
In the fattening pen give the pigs
all they will readily clean up but no
more
MANY farmers use boar of differ
ent breed of that of their SOWs to pro-
auce a cross.
SoundA healthy COWS can only be
had by good stabling. careful feeding
and good water.
When the chicks can get away from
it at will. plenty of heat under the
hover is a good thing.
After the calf has learned to drink,
a little fine hay should be tied up IN
the pen for the calf to nibble.
Almost all flower seeds terminate
more quickly if soaked in warm
water for few hours before planting.
Do not plant trees with bunch o!
spreading roots. Trim them Of to
within four or five inches of the root
stock.
Don't forget to give the little ducks
plenty Of drinking water. and after
one week old they want it to swim
in, too.
Horses that are clipped dry OF
fast at night This is better thar
having them stand around in heavy
wet coat.
A once lively faith in the existence
and possibilities Of strains of hens
which would produce 900 eggs a year
has decayed.
At the eEd OF five to eight days re-
move the calf to a roomy, clean box
stall and give clean dry bed of
wheat or oat straw.
The feeding and management Of the
young calves should be in the hands
of competent hand and not left to
the boys or careless help.
Many man has been surprised at
the effect Of one load of barnyard ma
nure scattered about under a tree.
1t gives new life and fraitfulness
The only way to make profit with
poultry is to attend closely to bust
ness and not leave the feeding and
of the flock to hired
help.
Extreme care must be taken of the
tiny seedlings. for if allowed to get
dry they will almost surely die and
if kept too moist they incline to
damp off,"
The great secret In successful root
culture is clean, mellow deep soil,
liberal fertilizing, early sowing and
early culture as soon az the plants
can be distinctly seen.
A light sandy soil will be rather
benefited by working it when moist,
as such will have tendency to make
It more compact and consequently
more retentive of moisture.
Rhubarb is Of easy cultivation. and
when once planted. the ground kept
clean. mellow and heavily MANFRED.
will furnish generous supply Of juicy
stalks for eight to ten years without
removal.
The horse can be made to masticate
bis food by putting finely cut hay with
Inc grain. A ration Of half prairie.
grass hay and half alfalfa will give
almost as good gains az a ration Of
alfalfa alone.
A Virginia man writes that for
years he has sown a small patch of
buckwheat for his hens and he says
he is quite certain that they thrive
better and lay more eggs than they
did without this grain.
Since the cost Of growing an acre
of roots is two or three times as great
as that Of growing an acre of corn.
the yield Of dry matter being little
more. It seems poor farm practice to
abandon the silage in favor of roots.
Sell fresh eggs or none at all. Get
just as far as possible from the gen
eral lot dumped on the corner grocery.
Seek for regular customers and get
retail prices. Stop crying about low
rates and cheap goods by rising
above them. Herein is the secret Of
successful poultry keeping.
He who gets the finest product in
the market reaps the richest harvest
Eggs are refined wheat, corn. grass
and contain much that on the farm
would 90 to waste. In winter a has.
ket Of 50 dozen will bring moro money
than q load Of hay It took a large
patch OF land to grow, a team 10 cut
horse and man to rake, two men TO
stack. and = team, wagon and man tn
market.
In Austria and Germany kohlrab, is
a great favorite aid there "a M rea.
son why It should not be- better
known In this country. It Is some
times referred to az the turniprooted
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