Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-07-07
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Sunfiower seed is hard to harvest
Dogs are also drawback to sheep
raising.
Fir is better than tamarack for
si1o construction
The depth to plow viii depend upon
the character of the soil.
A pig that is fed grain all his life
usually fails to pay expenses
Cows become much harassed by the
heat, and show it largely In their milk
dow.
The Ieaf-roller Is little insect that
In its larva stage is injurious to straw
berries.
When your cows do not pay for their
feed. it's time to change the feed-or
the cows.
To do good work the cream separa-
tor must be level and on a good solid
foundation.
Alfalfa is one of the Oldest cult
waited plants the farmers of the world
have knowledge Of.
In cutting tracts of timber the own
er should aim to grow a young and
vigorous forest In place Of the old one.
IL you have a patch of anything
green let the chickens run on 1t. They
win scratch up lot of alternating in
sects.
The silo enables the dairyman to
keep more livestock on the same num-
Der Of acres and at less cost In feed
and labor.
Only potatoes entirely free from
disease should be planted, for dis
eased seed viii be sure to grow dis
eased crop.
The term bush fruits" includes a
great variety of small fruits. which are
borne on low-growing, upright or trail
ing woody stems.
Every dairyman should conduct his
business in such manner that he can
say to any man: Il am a dairyman and
am proud of it."
There is no crop which viii furnish
as large an amount of nutritious feed
for hogs as alfalfa after it has once
gotten a good growing start
The farmer who plants corn that he
Is not sure will grow is acting as
sensibly as the man who loads a
gun with ball but no powder.
Every successful poultry breeder IL
frequently asked which breed Of poul-
try is the best, and he as often has to
say that there is no best" breed.
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Provide clean, dry hay or straw or
a suitable material for the nests. re-
new the material frequently and al
ways when it becomes wet and soiled.
Plan to raise fine flock of general
purpose standard bred birds this sea
son. They viii yield much more sat
isfaction and profit than a mixed
flock.
The liquid manure contains a large
part of the nitrogen voided by the
animal, and is therefor of especial
value, and should be taken up by
straw or other litter.
A whole lot Of the trouble caused by
the marketing of stale eggs is caused
by the lack Of nests. The hen hides
her nest and sometimes the eggs are
not discovered for days.
Bad health, weak vitality Of breed
ing stock. insufficient moisture or the
lack of 1t in the incubator, and the
lack OF attention on the part Of the
operator is the cause of chicks dying
In the she'll
More broilers, squads and capons
are being demanded each year. OF
course. more are also being produced.
but there are plenty of good markets
left for all the chicke, products that
can be produced.
The cultivation of rhubarb is not q
difficult matter. because the large
leaves shade the ground, so the weeds
do not grow much and the sun does
not get a chance to compact the sur.
face Of the soil to any great extent.
The cheapest grade of potash Is
kainit. finely ground. containing about
IL per cent. Of pure potash combined
with sulphuric acid, so that 20 Del
cent. of the mass is sulphate of pot
ash; the balance is magnesia (com.
bined with sulphuric acid and chIor
incl and common salt.
Glover contains two elements that
ara in demand by the hen-nitrogen
and lime; 1t is rich in the elements re