The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-28
PREPAREDNESS IN
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Livestock Should &c Held and Put In
Good Condition For the
Market.

1t has been the custom for cattle.
men or Louisiana to sell out all their
steers and other stockar cattle dur
ing the winter and spring, and 70 car
ry but ltnt,ted herd Of breeding
stock, yearilgs and calves during the
summer With the prices of cattle adj
Vanc!ag ali who have cattle and sufi-
Gent summer pdSturage are advised
10 Keep them. Prices are not likely
to Decline. All the cows and hoifers
or suitable age shCald be bred o pure
bred beef bulls and kept in the best
possible condition until fall Then
let them rcn III the stalk fields. and
after froE: turn them On velvet beans,
e!ther VIA or without corn left n the
heid Ninety per cent Of the cattle
received in New Orleans since Jan
uary are reported 20 have been fed on
velvet beans in this way, and cattle
so fattened have brought prices rang
ing from nine TO twelve cents There
VIII be no question about profitable
markets for the pastures and velvet
tie to feed them to. 1t will be "a good
plan to keep one steer for every acre
OF beans
Sows Should &c Bred To Farrsw
Before Winter.
The best hogs have been selling re.
Gently tor over sixteen cents q pound
on the central markets and have net
ted Louisiana shippers twelve and one.
half cents a pound weighed right out
OF the feed lots. Based on present
prices. 1t is not wise to sell for less
than ten cents pound any hogs that
can be finished for market within
eight or ten months, or any good
breeding stock that may be needed on
the farms All sows should be bred
to good bOars so as to farrow before
winter. thus increasing the number Of
pigs on the farms as far as possible. |
Keep the hogs in fenced pastures or
on grazing crops where they can get |
plenty of green stuff and give them !
just enough grain 10 keep them In a
thrifty and growing condition so 4s /
to be ready TO run in the corn and |
pea fields, soy beans and sweet pota- |
toes IN the fall, ard placed on velvet !
beans, with or without the cattle, uf- |
ter the first frost. Keep posted on the !
livestock markets for the class yoL !
have for sale. Before selling or ship ,
ping hogs confer with the demonstra-
ton agent as to the best markets and
time for shipping
Poultry and poultry products may
be quickly and economically increas-
eI. Keep all vigorous puliets from /,
early matches for egg production. Dis
pose Of AL cocllerels OF the light, &C
tive breeds such as I.eghorns and Gre
oles. as soon as possible after they
have made their most economical
growth. that is, when they reach the
t"c or two and one-half pound stage
aponize all vigorous cockereis from
ne medium or heavy breeds. such 2s
plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes. Rh d.
sland Reds, Orpin tons, etc, and e.. I
iGr growth 10 the six or eight pound
stage Continue Matching chicks
trough Ma: and June for developing
nto table poultry. DESTROY all lice.
mites. and intestinal parasites so he
will get full benefit of the
iced
Keep all male birds away from the
aging hens after the breeding season
s over, thus producing irfertile eggs,
thich will not spoil as readily As fer
lie eggs.-G E. Nesom. Live Stock
extension Service, Louisiana State
University.