Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-15


Mutton breed lambs SHOULD -.
grain as early as possible. S>''''
Women are better fitted bv -.
than men for poultry keeping ''''
Not enough attention has bss, .
en- to the character of seed Corr q, 81
The best fertilizer for ..,
is rotted manure from srsie,'.
horses. 'sa
The farm is the ideal mae. =.
growing all kinds OF poultry for :,
and eggs.
Feed your fowls a sufficiept ,,,..
OF animal food. plenty Of vese,sS.s
and bulky foods.
Young trees must be careful,v :,
tivated. kept clear of weeds an -
soil loose and mellow.
To dispose Of crop at satisfac,o.,
prices is often a more difacult ma
lem than to produce 1t.
A horse that is too straight a Il.
posture jars himself and gets al q.
conclusions Of the road.
The thermometer must be usec !.
regularly in the dairy during the an,
mer as during the winter.
1t weakens the horses to keen .bem
shut up in close stable durint 4.
hot nights. Turn them out
II soil lacks water some form ~
fertilizers are 3 positive detrinen, =
they are present In abundance
II is common sense that MAINE
SOW will produce larger and ns,.
perfect pigs than a very young ors
Butter made In sanitary dairy 4
always easier to keep than 49,
which is made under poor cond.
lions.
Don't let the buck run with a.
does when his breeding season /.
over. but confine him In pen 1,
himself.
Dairy-bred stock is scarce. cn3 u
will take many years to Apply iks
rapidly Increasing demand for calp.
bred cattle.
Beans can be turned into cash lts
quickest Of any farm, crop. a. It
possible to sell them In ninety days
from planting.
Hogs viii not thrive on sour ana a.
composed food any more than nen
viii. See that they get fresh. clese
water to drink.
Cabbage is one Of the easiest vsft
tables to start from seed and to trsas
plant and to be made to grow N a.
garden or field
An incubator will not run Itself az
more than an automobile VIII A h.
man brain must stand back Of hs
best machine invented.
Women as a rule are more progress
i've and quicker to seize q nep de-
and put 1t into practice IN che poo'tJ
yard than the sterner sex.
Plenty of coal ashes where the foF|1
can roll and scratch In them win ss,t|e
the lice question. without the use q
powder or liquid lice extermiuater4
The fall fresh COW Is the prs,e1kr
COW and II you have not come 10 r.
alize this. Just try Il this year and lse
IL you will not be readily converted
Sunshine is necessary in the MIX
house in the winter time. bat in'i
now all the shade that can be found
win be acceptable. Trees ana sines
help.
The condition and the sppearzncs
Of the creamery should be the 7e7
best for this win haye an influences
on getting favorable market Cor he
butter.
Spring is the natural time fos young
animals to be born and they DO bette.
all other things being equal. n1c7
they are ushered into this wor!< q
that time of year.
II pays to supply the fowls. esp>
:ially growing ones, with charcoal
ground bone. either fresh or dry; or
er and clam shells. and continua'
supply Of best grit.
A good way to avoid the creet ~
lem is to grow the living at home.
6 usually possible to grow the mon
expensive. yet the most necessary. g.
icles of food on the farm.
At our present rate of deforeststicn
uel and fencing materials win p
'ery scarce within few years. Pl1ri
waste lands in forest trees TO supply
he timber required on the farm.