The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-05-30


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must understand soil conditions and
the growing Of crops. In other words.
he must have q good farm well farm
ed, as well as q good herd well cared
for.
Rundown Farms Made Profitable.
Every crop grown on the farm has y
value as fertilizer and when sold per
manently removes that amount of fer
tilizing matter from the farm, Very.
often an intelligent, Industrious mar
makes profitable investment b. b"y
ing u rundown farm at low fgur,
and stocking it with dairy cattle b,
returning the manure in good condi
ton to the land he makes the exhaust
ed soil become rich and raise good
crops in few years
study Of the following table ex
plains why poor. run-out farms are
built up by dairying. The figures show
the amount of money received for the
products sold and the value of the fer
tilizing constituents removed from tn"
farm. based on nitrogen being worth
IL cents per pound. phosphoric acid
~ cents and potash AZ cents
Manu-
rial
value
One ton mixed hay. $500 $50
One ton wheat at 81 per bushel 1888 dE
One ton live cattle at cents
per pound NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lZO.W fb>
One ton whole milk at 81. .2 per
loo pounds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 300 l60
One ton butter at 30 cents per
pound boOW 80
heard IN old Scotchman. who prov
ed it true. say many times there were
only two things for which Il farmer
should mortgage his farm-frst. to
drain the land properly SO as to raise
good crops. for prosperity cannot rise
from wet. cold soil--the land must be
drained; second. to build good barns in
which to house the stock and crops
These two conditions. rightly manag
ed, will erect fine home and make Il
comfortable bank account
"Lst There Be Light"
wish space permitted lengthy dis
cussion on the construction of the COW
stable. 1t does seem to me that the
health of the cows AMI the purity of
the milk depend greatly on the stable
| Four things are of prime Importance
sunlight. pure air. tight. dry floors and
| the comfort of the animals.
The first recorded utterance of God
| Is, LET there be light" and further it
is stated, "God saw the light that it
was good" The Creator of all things
knew that light was good. We know
1t is good Then why shut it out of
our COW stables? Did you ever see a
stable without window? have seen
many.
Fifteen minutes of direct sunshine
bring death to most of the disease
germs When we have such Il power
full disinfectant free let us use it abun
dainty. Have plenty of windows in
the stable. Let the sunlight get di-
rectly in on all sides if possible. Many
have the windows hinged on the lower
side and have them open inward from
the top. This prevents direct draft
on the cows. Keep the windows free
from cobwebs and wash them off oc-
casionally.
1t is easier to regulate the light than
1t is to ventilate properly. II we wish
animals to remain healthy they must
have pure air to breathe. This means
that the foul air from the lungs and
odors from food and excretions must
escape and be replaced by fresh air
Thousands Of animals are yearly be-
coming affected with tuberculosis. due
to insanitary conditions Effective
ventilation is Of infinitely greater val.
ne than tuberculin. The first prevents
the disease: the other only reveals Its
presence. There should he at least soc
cubic feet of air space for each COW
Means Of letting the air into ilis
stable at or near the ceiling will usual
" prove best. The air taken In will!
by reason Of hcing cold. tend TO fall
/ to the door and thus produce air move
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