Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-01-19

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Time now to carefully plan the new
house
1t is very desirable that the eve
lambs exercise daily.
One bit of impurity in the pail may
spoil a whole dairy's milking.
Thing is proving to be the very
best way of making good roads
Gentleness counts much with fowls
as 1t does with other birds and ami
mails.
The air-tight storm window is the
friend Of tuberculosis and the enemy
of health.
Water is very essential In winter
and summer to the health and vigor
of the flock.
Chickens should have good food and
plenty Of II. as well as clean fresh wa
ter and clean coops.
It is claimed that string beans grow
In the dollhouse very proliically, and
are tender and delicious.
When the white of an egg is watery
1t shows that one is not feeding a
good. well balanced ration.
Those who do not have a supply
Of alfalfa on hand viii find red clover
to be a satisfactory substitute
This is year of high-rriced feed
ing-stuffs and you ought to know just
what 1t is costing TO feed your cows
One of the greatest troubles with
milk Is that 1t is so susceptible to
neighboring odors and odorous foods.
Are the hens roosting out on the
trees these cold nights? Better get
them in and avoid frozen combs and
feet
Dat straw that is free from mold
makes an excellent winter forage for
mules. young cattle and boarding
horses.
Fall calves grow about as much in
twelve weeks as the spring calves
would in eighteen. is an assertion fire.
quently made.
The things which are important In
the poultry business are the things
which are deemed the least import
ant by the big raisers.
II Is poor economy to feed stock
musty or spoiled ensilage. The but
ter win have bad flavor and the milk
win be far below standard.
Corn and alfalfa usually can be at
tended to when the wheat needs no
care. thus distributing the labor more
equitably throughout the season.
Lime is generally considered one of
the most efficient disinfectants. be
cause It possesses the ability to de
stroy organic matter as well as bac-
terra.
A litter carrier viii add much, to
keep the barn clean because the boys
and men will work more readily than
II they have to depend upon the old
method.
It is a good plan to feed colts a lit
tie grain just as soon in life as they
will eat 1t, but II this is not done II
should at least not be put of until
the colt is weaned.
The great trouble in the average
dairy is that animals are underfed
especially during the summer when
excessive reliance is placed in grass
pasturage as balanced ration.
After the 200 pound mark is reach
ed. the hog should be marketed as
soon as conditions will permit II
is mistake to try to make then
much heavier for often the expense
Is equal to the profit
At a very low cost the farmer car
build cement walks around his build
ings that will last forever. and save
his wife lot of worry and hard worl
caused by mud being tracked int
the house from dirt walks.
Get the habit of hauling manure Il
the field every day as 1t is taker
from the barn. The sooner manure Il
spread in the field. the smaller tn,
loss OF fertility incurred. and tn,
smaller the amount OF labor required
to handle II.
Some excellent books on farmin,
are being put out these days, and a
a small expense. considering the valu
able information they contain. VIII,
not start a farm library, and hav,
something to hold the interest durin,
the winter evenings?
Oats have long been favorit,
feed for horses among all horsemel
alike, whether race horses, drivers