Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Oats make che best grain ratio
for horses In summer.

Oats make che best grain ratio
for horses In summer.
Cows differ somewhat in the amour
OF roughage they will take.
In the care Of chickens womer
prove their superiority over men
Don't try to feed ten hogs in a
trough only big enough for six
In preparing birds for the show
room women are more handy than
men
Watch out for worms in the hook;
they win cause lots of trouble and
loss.
Feeding sour or sloppy food IS one
way Of inviting bowel trouble In the
young chick.
Opinions vary somewhat as yet as
to the comparative feeding value OF
pea vine silage.
The farmer who keeps better poul-
try. or the best. is on the right road
to paying business.
Asparagus shoots should not be cut
too late. as late cutting VIII injure the
vitality of the roots.
The proper way to apply manure Is
to remove 1t from the stable directly
to the field and spread It.
Impatience with the heifer that Is
freshening for the first time IL one
sure way OF spelling the COW.
Do not attempt TO raise fan pigs
without having first prepared per-
feet system OF housing for the winter.
Tomatoes should be given the last
working with cultivator and then
bedded just before the vines fall over.
II dusty hay is fed, sprinkle with
water and Il will save the horse much
annoyance; but better not feed Il At
all.
The greatest forage crop in the
world is corn. and the silo Is the most
economical device for use in dish
ing 1t up
Free range for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed 20 run IN
the highways and through the neigh
bors' fences.
America can produce as good mutton
as England. We have the climate. the
sheep and the feed. All We lack Il
the inclination
Stall manure applied TO the ground
| fresh Is much better than manure
that has been weathered BY standing
in the barnyard-
All vegetables which require warm
soil. as okra, beans. tomatoes ant
egg plant, should have warm manure
and never muck
| Farmers everywhere are looking fol
some economical way Of maintaining
the soil fertility or improving 1t
Dairying is the answer.
Fence corners fun OF dead weedl
make a fine alternating place for al
kinds Of bugs 'hich wiz get busy viii
your crop next spring.
| The alfalfa farmer is not cutting a
heavy crop this year as ordinarily
but he is Just as many laps ahead o
the all-grain farmer as ever.
The man who is sincerely intereste'
in his dairy work is pretty sure 4
be a prosperous dairyman and in al
case the dairy business booms-
Stall manure, mixed with groun'
phosphate and applied on the .groun'
fresh, is vastly better as fertilize
than manure in any other form
Il We must fight the encroachment Q
the cutters on our hillside farms a
we fight weeds. Both can be held 1
check and often entirely eliminated.
The cream from the milkings mus
not be kept SO long that It win d.
velop a sharp acid, for that woul
impart an unpleasant flavor to the bu
ter.
Avoid frightening hens. especial
on very warm days. Any excessive e.
! ercise is apt to cause apoplexy, or
. best will prevent a normal productio
of eggs
You would think the manufacture
! fool who would feed cotton into b
|, mill and expect silk goods to be wove
, from it. and yet the hen is simply
machine.
Try the plan OF flushing the eve
! from now until breeding season. the
. follow with good pasture. and you wi
: see from results that the plan make
most profits.
we need to have a clear idea I