The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-21
PREPAREDNESS IN
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Livestock Should Be Held and Put IN
Coca Condition For the
Market.

II has been the custom for cattle
men OF Louisiana to sell out all their
steers and other stocher cattle dur
ing tie winter and spring, and 10 car
ry but a limited herd Of breeding
stock, yeariings and calves during the
summer. With the prices of cattle ad-
vancing ali who have cattle and suth-
cicnt summer pasturage are advised
TO k - them. Prices are not likely
to d'yilne. All the cows and heifers
Of 81 table age should be bred TO pure
bred neef bulls and kept in the best
pos e condition until fall Then
lot t. n run in the stalk fields. and
aite. 0rnSt turn them on velvet beans.
either with or without corn left in the
fy!d. Ninety per cent Of the cattle
receit I'd in New Orleans since jan
uary are reported to have been fed on
velvet beans In this way, and cattle
SO IA ened have brought prices rang
ing from nine to twelve cents. There
will lie no question about profitable
markets fDr the pastures and velvet
tie to feed them to- It will be good
plan TO keep one steer for every acre
OF beans
So~s Should Be Bred To Farrsw
Before Winter.
The best hogs have been selling re-
cent y for over sixteen cents a pound
on ne central markets and have net
tee Louisiana shippers twelve and one
ha.i cents a pound weighed right out
OF tie feed lots. Based on present
pI.cs9 1t is not wise to sell for less
tim ten cents pound any hogs that
cau be finished for market within
eic.-t or ten months, or any good
breeding stock thai may be needed on
the farms. All sows should be bred
to good bears so as to farrow before
writer, thus increasing the number u
Figs on the farms as far as possible.
X up the hogs in fenced pastures or
or grazing crops where they can get
pl ,nty Of green stun and give them
tu9t enough grain 20 keep them In
thrifty and growing condition 80 -
to be ready to run in the corn and
pea fields, soy beans and sweet pota-
toes in the fall. and placed on velvet
beans, with or without the cattle, Of
ter the first frost Keep posted on the
livestock markets for the class you
have for sale Before selling or ship
ping hogs confer with the demonstra~
tion agent IS TO the best markets and
time for shipping
Poultry and poultry products may
be Qu4cF'. ard economically inc Is
Cd. KIP all vigorous pullets from
early matches for egg production, Dis
pose OF all coclIerels of the light. &C
tive breeds such as I4eshorrs and Gre
cles, az soon as possible after they
have made their most economical
growth, that is, when they reach the
two or two and one-half pound stage.
Caponize all vigorous cockerals rom
the medium or heavy breeds, Sch 81
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes. Ri de
Island Reds. Orpingtors, eto., and Led
For growth to the six or eight pound
stage. Continue Matching chicks
Trough MAJ and June for developing
into table poultry. Destroy all lice,
mites, and intestin parasites SO the
dickens will get full benefit Of ths
iced.
Keep ell male birds away from the
laying hens after the breeding season
is over. thus producing infertile eggs,
which will not spoil as readily as fer
tile eggs.-G. E. Nesom, Live Stock
Extension Service, Louisiana State
University.