The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1913-11-22

vised. Surface drainage should no
by any al be allowed to ente
the we'll. A cement curb extendin.
from we'll above the ground to al
%impervious strata below usually viii
exclude this. Sloughs, streams ant
l'ponds should not be used as the,
ARE all disseminators Of disease. /
lthey cannot be drained they shoult
be fenced to exclude the stock
Vaccines may be employed to render
immune animals that cannot other
wise be protected.
1t is a stupenduous task to dis.
Infect premises effectively. Scat.
ltering a quantity of lime about does
mot constitute disinfection. To kill
an infective bacteria, it is ordinar-
lily necessary to soak them in q
disinfectant solution for at least
five minutes. As the first inch or
1.-TWO of soil or litter of an infected
barn Or corral usually contains an
abundance of infection, it usually is
necessary to saturate the ground to
that depth. In addition it must in
clude everything that may have come
in contact with the infection.
Stockmen should come in contact
with their veterinarians. Let them
advise you In regard to disease pre-
vention. They will be glad to talk
with you individually or to address
your farmers institute or to stop at
your farms on their way by and adj
wise you in regard to local condi-
tions-Farmers' Mail and Breeze.
WHAT ONE MISSISSIPPI
FARMER DID.
The agriculture in strict accord
ance with modern cultural methods
can be made to pay in Mississippi,
wen on land not especially fertile.
is strikingly shown by the expe-
rience of G. r. Bowies, who culti-
waited a ten-acre tract in LAFAYETTE
county inaccordance with %instruc-
tions from the Illinois Central dem
constructions. The net profit of Mr..
Bowles from this ten-acre tract was
$3.50 on corn and $231.14 on cot
ton, a total of $564.41, or an aver
age clear profit of $56.44 per acre
It Is doubtful it there Is a farm any,
where in the great prairie belt OF
the Middle West that can show an
equal profit. These figures do not
include 500 or 500 pounds of un-
gathered cotton and eight wagon
loads of pumpkins. Mr.. Bowles
made this splendid showing in the
lace of a drouth that lasted about
i've weeks, and he then appreciated
true value of modern agricultu-
methods-Jaekson Miss News
FAILURE IN THE POULTRY BUS
NESS AND IT'S CAUSE.
BY MRS. H. P. HINTON
III LhoIe failures III the
business than most any ether
'ccupation. When a beginner gets |
he chicken fever, nothing short of
epeated failure will teach him the
all have to learn. There :
re SO many that seem to think
hat the poultry BUSINESS is all COM
in and nothing going out, and to
make a fortune, all one has to do is
Q get some hens, an incubator and
hey are on the road to it, but I dare
ay 1t should be spelled misfortune,
or that is what is most likely to be
ound out later on, especially if the
eginner has never had any exper-
,nce at all. | do not dare say this
, prevent the people from raising
oultry nor to make them think
is no money in the business.
ut only to help them over the
)ngh places, if possible.
Nine-tenths of the failures are !
aused by lack of preparation to be-
In with, and the other tenth is =
fused by the person having money
invest and beginning on too large
scale without first getting a fair :.
nowledge of his business. The
business is just like any 9TH
buiness-to make a success, one
is to begin at the bottom and climb
} by degrees, mastering each detail
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