New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-11-29

whole year, in Southern Louisiana.
Japan clover is also good for pasture
and hay. Texas winter rye will pro-
duce more green winter feed, when sowa
in September than anything possible. It
is good from November till May, much
more prolific and valuable than winter
oats. Also, from experiments made show
that molasses made from one acre Of
cane, is worth more for fed and milk
than five acres of corn when fed with
long forage, is unequalled for any ami
NAL of any breed. Our crops of corn,
cow peas, peanuts and sweet potatoes are
not excelled in America.
Horses and mules do we'll in Louisi-
ana. The rule now most popular, is to
breed to the cheapest stallion and jack
to be found Our horse and mule mar
kets are at all time full of Northern
bred stock, which cost the planter from
$500 to $400 each, when could be bred
at home for some Is to so pen cent Of
those prices and fully acclimated. Now,
we lose 10 per cent of Northern stock
in acclimating and are of but little ser
vice the first year. Louisiana farmers
should breed their own stock to suit
their use and market.
Southern Louisiana has to-day the
most inferior bred cattle in any part
of the United States, and no country
where well-bred cattle do better than
here, with plenty of green feed to be
had twelve months in the year. My
experience is the Indian Brahma cattle
e.. %Ln
of their thick hides, ticks, flies and mos
quitoes have little effect on them, a.
compared to other breds. They are good
hustlers, easy keepers, on open range,
pastures and feed lots, and will outfat
and outkill any animal know of, un-
der same conditions. Herefords, Polled
Angus, Short Horns and Red Polls also
do well. Bulls of any of the above
named breeds, crossed with native cows.
respond wonderfully. Under the present
market conditions, three-year-old steers
fed twenty bushels of corn with some
molasses and long forage for 100 days
would sell for $40 to 500 each; At same
time two hogs would follow one steer
and be fat for the market without extra
feed.
JERSEY RED HOG.
The Jersey red hog is my choice fo-
the South, are good hustlers and the
most prolific breeders in the world. A
friend of mine in Indiana sold 208 fat
hogs from twenty sows, one litter each.
All other breeds, do we'll here if given
one-half a chance. When, isolated from
outside hogs, no danger from cholera,
with the determination of the turkey
! buzzards. The intestinal worm can be
eliminated by the use of copperas in
their drinking water and hog lice with
hog wallows mud, which smother all
vermin, with woods pasture and water
will take care of themselves in the sum-
mer months. With corn, sow peas, pea
nuts and sweet potatoes and molasses,
can be cheaply fattened for the market.
All over Sc a pound should be . ne.
profit. By the use Of portable hog wire
fences, small fields can be fenced off a
time and let the hogs gather their own
| feed, with no loss or expense for gather
ing the crops.
A large coarse-wool breed of sheep
are the best for the South, Oxford Downs
especially for wet land. The only dis
ease at all troublesome is foot rot
Coarse wool sheep are practically i'm
| rune from that on account Of their big
feet and open, spit hoofs. Nothing will
clear up farm of weeds and brush Al