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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
SPRING SEEDING.
The Advantages OF Seeding for Grass In
tho Spring Time.


the Spring Time.
The stocking of cultivated fields with
grass and clover seed in the spring was
almost universal in this country fifty
years ago and more. 1t was accom-
panied very generally with the sowing
Of oats, or barley. the grain being
plowed or narrowed in, the ground
leveled with bush-harrow. and the
grass seed sowed upon the surface. inn
mediately following the bush. Some
times the ground was gone over again
with the bush or roller to give a slight
covering to the seed, and to firm the
surface. The two crops upon the same
soil in one season was thought to be
economy of labor. But there was all
ways serious objection to this prac-
tice. The oat crop, if it was stout.
smothered the grass and clover, and if
drought came on soon after the oats
were cut, most of the grass withered
and there was said to be a poor CATCH
of the seed; the work must be done over
again. Not a few old-style farmers still
follow this method of seeding. In
later years, progressive farmers have
experimental with early fall sowing of
grass and clover without any grain
crop. There should he previous ro-
tation of corn, or potatoes, or other
hoed crops, with abundant fertilizers
from the stable. and deep blowing and
thorough filming of the soil with the
harrow and firming of it with the roller.
This work, if done in September, rarely
fails to give satisfactory catch of the
seed, and to make thick, heavy sod
the following season, and to bring a
permanent meadow, that, with occa-
sional top dressing may be kept in
meadow for long series of years, al
ways provided that there is but one
crop of hay cut In the season, and the
aftermath is not grazed. The main OBJ
lection to this practice is, that it comes
at a time in summer when the teams
are not at their best. and wanted for
more pressing labors in other directions.
There is strong temptation for farm
ers of limited means to delay the fall
seeding, if they approve of it, until No
vember, when the young grass and
clover just starting is liable to be
thrown out by the freezing and thawing
and to perish. The late fall and early
winter often furnish favorable weather
for blowing. and a thorough prepara-
ton of the soil for seeding. The more
of this that can be done in a season of
comparative leisure the better. Seed
sowing at this time is not a safe prac-
tice in this latitude. But in the early
spring. when the frost is out, and the
ground is sufficiently dry for blowing,
sow the grass seed and give it the bene-
fit of the whole season to make roots
and lay the foundation for meadow.
This is not likely to be done with q
grain crop sown at the same time. 1t
can not be done upon our long abused
soils without manure and thorough
The stirring and mellow
ing of the soil is a substitute for ma
nure only within limits easily reached.
The best results are to be gained with
\ liberal application of fertilizers and
thorough preparation of the SOIL
American Agrieulturist.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
BREEDING DEAF CATS


An Observation Having Pathological Bear
ings on the Subject.
Instructive experiments on the rate
at which a deaf breed of animals could
be formed. might be made by breeding
deaf cats, who are by no means ineffi-
Gent mousers, and who show no signs
OF discomfort at their lot 1 may men,
ton an observation of my own as having
some possible pathological bearings. 1t
was this: During a country walk I
lunched at q roadside inn, where l saw
female cat with blue eyes, and asked
and found that she was quite deaf. but
was told that her kittens heard perfectly.
The only one of them that had been
kept was in the room, and she certainly
noticed my voice and other noises
made to attract her attention. Just as
readily as other kittens. Then it oc-
CURED to ne to try her with the shrill
notes of one of my little whistles, which
1 had in my pocketbook. She was
absolutely deaf to these, and l doubt if
she could have heard a note as shrill
even as the chirp of sparrow. Cats,
as have elsewhere observed, are en-
inently sensitive to shrill notes, SO that
the deafness of this kitten was note
worthy proof that the imperfect stages
of the form of hereditary deafness to
which she was subject consisted in the
degeneration of that part of the audi
tory apparatus which is concerned in
hearing shrill notes. / am told that no
thorough anatomical investigation has
yet been made into these matters, owing
to insufficiency of subjects. 1t would
therefore seem that breed of deaf cats
might be very acceptable to physiolo-
gists. and have no doubt that such
breed might be easily established on
any small and sparsely inhabited island
from which every hearing cat had been
removed. Cats will not breed in strict
confinement, and their rowing habits at
night make it impossible. under ordi-
nary circumstances, to keep their breed
pure; but in small islands. under the
paternal despotism Of popular land
lord, this and many analogous expert
ments in breeding varieties of small and
hardy animals and plants, such. mean.
as would take care of themselves, might
be carried out. have often envied the
facilities afforded to such projects by
the geographical and social condition of
the Scilly Islands.-Frdncis Cation, in
Nature
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
STRAWBERRIES.

How Every One Who Has . Garden MAJ
He Supplied With tho Delicious Fruit.
Every one having garden may
secure delicious fresh strawberries with
very little trouble, q he SO wills. One
of the most successful growers for the
market in this country is Mr.. Parke,
Earle. who writes as follows: Now Il
begin with the beginner at the begin.
ming of strawberry plantation: First,
take good land if you can get it; if moi
take poor and enrich it if you can. Il
you are planting for home use, be sure
YOU plant on some kind of land; if you
cant get good. take poor. You can and
should grow Strawberries for your own
table. If for commercial purposes, it is
desirable that the conditions should be
favorable. Select then the best soil you
can command-such as would grow
potatoes or corn. Plow well in fall and
spring; good common blowing will do.
Don't fool away money in trenching or
deep sub-soiling unless you like to.
Plant in fall; not in spring or summer.
In setting plants don't follow any
aristocratic directions. Don't dig hole,
then make mound in the hole, then
spread the roots equally all around
that mound and then sift in the earth
through q sieve, as some good people
say; say don't do it that way unless
you greatly enjoy the fun of the thing.
That will do for dozen plants. but It
is too slow for large quantities, and
fast, easy way is just as good. Your
ground being well prepared, plowed.
narrowed and rolled, mark of carefully
for rows. Your plants, being well
trimmed, should be dipped in water
and placed in q pail. An active boy
should take the pail of plants and place
them deity in openings which you
make with . good spade. Thrust the
spade in before you at an angle of forty
five degrees, the boy puts in the plants
while you withdraw the spade and press
the earth firmly over the roots of the
plants with your foot. This is easy to
do, and q man and boy can set four
thousand or five thousand plants in
day in good shape. Cultivate carefully
and thoroughly, but very shallow next to
the plants. Do this all summer, let no
weeds grow Let as many runners
grow as viii make 8 narrow matted
row. cut IL balance; keep the middles
clear. Mulch In. the fall heavily b.
tween the rowe lightly over the plants.
Don t disturb them in the spring:
If you pick for. Market pick every
day; put no poor ones in the boxes. II
YOU eat these berries you viii be glad
you planted them. II you sell them l
hope you win get vol paid.-PTo''ss
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
FARM AND ElRESlDE.

| Many good cows are spoiled by al.
lowing them to sleep out some warm
| night on the ground before the frost is
all out. Be careful to keep the COWS in
at nights until the ground gets warm.
l-Prairie Farmer.
-Cocoannt Drops: One pound OF
grated cocoanut. one pound of pow
dered sugar, a scant quarter of pound
of flour, and the well-beaten whites of
six eggs, Mix well. drop from a spoon
into the pans and bake in quick oven.
The Household
Neglected peach trees grow i'll
shaped. with long limbs which often
break. If each spring. half to two
thirds the length of the shoots of the
former year is cut away, the result will
be compact head and more and better
fruit.-Ioledo Blade.
Pudding: YeIks of two eggs; one
pint of milk: couple of crackers rolled
fine, nutmeg, and tablespoonful of
sugar. Bake. half an hour. Beat the
whites with sugar to make frosting.
Spread on the top. and place in the
oven to brown.-N. T.. Farmer
Don't forget that the pasture fields
should have some attention. at least as
well as the grain fields. Weeds. briers
and bushes should be eradicated from
them just as carefully as from the po-
tato lot. Many farmers would be as
tonished to know how greatly the pas
ture yield can be increased by the aid of q
little fires hseed and manure occasionally,
and the keeping down of all alien
growth.-San francisco Chronicle.
Using Tablecloths: A good way to
make use of old red tablecloths which
are no longer suitable for the table, is
to cut them in good-sized pieces and
keep them in drawer in the pantry.
and on baking days bring them forth to
lay the warm bread, or cookies, or cakes
upon. They may take the place of
towels in many other ways, and prove
; substantial economy.-Erchdnge.
An exchange says: Have shelf
made at proper height from the floor,
with holes in it large enough to allow
buckets to go half way down. Feed
either milk or ground feed in buckets
and set them in their holes, and the
calves can not either turn them over or
put their feet in them. There should
be bracket to every calf in the pen.
so there will be no crowding and all
can get their shares.
Squash Biscuit: Use canned squash.
or the fresh vegetable. peeled and
steamed; rub the squash through a col
ander with a potato masher; to each
pint of squash add tablespoonful of
melted butter, a palatable seasoning of
salt and pepper, two eggs beaten to
frOth and enough -four to form stiff
batter; pour this batter at once into
buttered patty pans. and bake the bis
cult in a moderate oven until they are
brown; serve them hot.-N. J.. Post.
Milk Soup Three pints of milk.
the yelks of two eggs. tablespoonful
of fine flour, couple of peach leaves or
some lemon peel, a little froth. and
sugar to taste. Keep them stirred over
the fire TIL on the point of boiling over;
have the whites of the eggs whisked to
. stiff snow with little sugar. When
the soup is poured into the tureen. take
desert spoonfuls of the snow, sprinkle
powdered cinnamon over, throw them
into the soup and serve Immediately
Boston Budget.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
Ladies' Weaknesses.

MIR. I. 81. Gafford, of Church Hill, Nd,
Is so thankful for the restoration of his
wife to complete health that he is willing
to certify to the fact and manner Of her
cure. To Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham: This is
to certify to the grand effects Of your
vegetable Compound. My wife was SUI
fering from terrible disease which seemed
to battle the skill of the best medical men,
She was in a pool, languid, depressed, nerv-
Gus condition. We finally concluded to try
your Vegetable Compound and to our great
surprise the half of one bottle had not been
taken before there seemed to be thorough
change in her ,chole condition, and now TO-
day she is in good health and entirely re-
heved from all former depressed feelings.
7. II. GAYLORD and WIFE,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
COUNTRY DOCTOR.
Fen Picture OF . Self-Reliant and Sc
Sacrificing Old-Time Worker.

Fen Picture OF . Self-Reliant and Self
Sacrificing Old-Time Worker.
He was an excellent specimen Of the
country doctor, self-reliant. self-sacri-
6cing. working agreat deal harder for
his living than most of those who call
themselves the laboring classes-as il
none but those whose hands were hard
ened BY the use of farming or mechani-
cal implements had any work to do.
He had that sagacity without which
learning is mere incumbrance, and he
had also fair share of that learning
without which sagacity is like traveller
with q good horse, but who can not read
The directions on the guide-boards. He
was not q man to be taken in BY nameA
He well knew that oftentimes very limo
cent-sounding words mean very grave
disorders; that all degrees of disease
and disorder are frequently COMPOUNDED
under the same term; that run down"
may stand for fatigue of mind or body
will completely restore the overworked
patient, or an advanced stage of mortal
illness; that "seedy" may signify the
mornings state of feeling. after an
evenings over-indulgence, which calls
for q glass of saltwater and cup of
coffee, or dangerous malady which
will pack off the subject of it, at the
shortest notice. to the south of France.
He knew too well that what is spoken
lightly of as nervous disturbance"
may imply that the whole machinery of
life is in q deranged condition, and that
every individual organ would groan
aloud if it had any other language than
he terrible inarticulate one of pain by
which to communicate with the con-
'oiousness-Oiver. Wendell Holmes -
atlantic MontbA.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

is what most men desire, but to keep from
filling grave in a cemetery lot ere hall
your days are numbered, always kee, a
supply of DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical
Discovery" by you. When the first symp-
toms of consumption appear lose no time in
putting yourself under the treatment OF
this invaluable medicine. It cures when
nothing else will. Possessing, as it does,
ten times the virtue of the pest cod liver
oil, it is not only the cheapest but far the
pleasantest to take. 1t purifies and en-
riches the blood, strengthens the system,
cures blotches, pimples. eruptions and 9TH
er humors. By druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
Work, Work, Work !"

How many women there are working to.
day in various branches of industry-to
say nothing Of the thousands Of patient
housewives whose lives are an unceasing
round of toil-who are martyrs to those
and irksome and their lives shortened, vet
hard necessity compels them to keep on.
To such DIR. Pierce's "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" offers q sure means of relief. For all
female weaknesses it il q certain cure. All
druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

THERE is much wit under Harry's crown
of curly brown hair. The other day he
went to his mother and said: mamma
the mice in the kitchen closet had a light
breakfast this morning." "What do you
meant" said the lady-'a light breakfast?
How so:" "Oh, they ate the candle tho
maid put there last night. Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

Nor the least mournful consideration
connected with the Afghan boundary
troubles is the prospect of deluge of
newspaper war -maps looking like crazy
quilts pieced by a cross-eyed woman in the
dark.-N. Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

ONCE in n while young man is taught
that he is not quite as smart as his father.
A Georgia father paid his son twenty five
dollars to discard girl to whom he was
engaged, and within a week the old man
married her himself.-Louisriile Courier.
Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

A Boston man has invented a seaside
hotel with hunks and berths in place Of
bedrooms, and all you need for q four
weeks stay are 500 in cash and button
hook.-DetrOn Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

An exchange sagely remarks that 'you
can't tell the age Of an editor by looking at
his scissors" No, a better way is to look
at his coat.-Detroit Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

WEE Fanny bit her tongue one day and
came in crying bitterly. "What Is it:''
asked her mother. "Oh, mammal" she
said, "my teeth stepped on my tongue"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

"PAT, have you any prairies in Ireland
like we have i'm Illinois:" ITO be shure we
have. Didn't yez liver hear Of Tpperary:'
Chicago Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

MRS. SLAPPER, of Sumter, Ga, has the
white slippers she wore when she Was
married seventy years ago. The fact that
she has preserved them all these years is
proof that she never used them to Snapper
-NOrristOtrn Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

A YOUNG woman is not necessarily an
ice girl just because she has a snowy brow.
-Drdke'S Irarelers' Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

lord WoLsKLrY has invested tho MudiP
Of Dongola with the order Of St. Michael
and st. George: By the way, General,
'does your Mudir know your reute2a-
1OrristOtcn Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

Plies TooTHAcHE DROPS cure in minute sc.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heels and beauties. so
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills .Noras BIniona.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

CoUGHs. Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
will alleviate Coughs, Sore Throat and
Bronchial Affections. Sold only in boxes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

ME. 3. T. G. MoRsELL, WashinRton. D.
c., writes: Had severe cough and throat
irritation. Red Star Cough Cure gave
Permanent relief.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

PROBABLY the reason a baby doesn't
walk much before it's year old is because
the little rascal knows it doesn't have TO-.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

EVERY girl is anxious to learn the Mr-y
Of catching a beau.-Philddelphi Call.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

MY son, in the battle OF life be sure You
sat all you want, for it is by that you can
work your weigh up.-N. ]. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
A Bargain In Corner Lots

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Burlington Free Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23
Mrs. Catherine Seville. Of Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Catherine Seville. Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, writes:
"I suffered many aches and pains.
arising from a state OF weakness incl
dental to our sex. A feeling Of bearing
down about my hips At times seemed
almost uncomfortable. was troubled also
with dyspepsia, while sediments indI.
Gated diseased kidneys. Nothing tried
benefited me until I used DB. GuY6OTrS
YELLON DO,.K AND EARNAPARILLA. It
has made me very regular in my habits.
and l feel restored to perfect health-
Sores. pimpIes, aches and pains. formerly
my constant companions, now trouble
me no more. 1t is truly tho BEST friend
Of suffering women"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-05-23

Major r. b Nicholson. favorablY
known in Wheeling, w. Va, writes:
81 had long suffered from dis
order of the bladder and kidneys,
complicated with weak nerves,
poor digestion and bad blood Lilo
was becoming,a burden to me. The
use of cathartic mixtures and
diuretic compounds only afforded
me slight temporary relief, and ]
grew Respondent and discouraged.
Indeed. 1 thought my case entirely
hopeless until at the recommends
ton of my nephew I began the use
of Dr.. Guysott's Yellow Dock and
SarsapariIla. ! soon experienced
relief from my anxiety Of mind, and
severe physical distress soon ceased
troubling me. Eventually the most
gratifying results followed. and ut
the end Of few months never felt
in better health, nor have I sincs
had any reason to doubt the per.
manency Of the cure"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-04-25
HOMME DU MONDE EFT MAGIS-
TRAIT.

I'm SUBSTITUTE s'est battu derniere.
ment ell duel. On Pa fait passer de.
want la chambre du conseil ; on a
JUICE son cas- ct il en- est sorti in
demne.
Je ne demandais pas sa condam.
nation, je vous prize de lie croire.
Mais enfn, GU le due! est illegal, GU
il ne Pest pas.
Sill est illegal, pourquoi cette
impunit6 laiss6e au delinquent ?
Sill nest pas illegal, pourquoi le
faire passer devant une sorte de
tribunal disciplinaire9
Oui, je comprends, c'est illegal
sans petre; c'est>a-dire quill y q
bien une loi, mails quill nest pas
possible de pappliquer.
Oh done ai>je In cette historic
charmante I Dams 6aintine, je crois.
Un savage quelconque, IN in.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-04-25
EENVERS DUNE ELECTION.

40 -
meet eronne reunis pour aviser i
la situation que leur fait la nouvelle
loi electorate /; deux II sept de-
vront roster sur lie carreau aux pro-
chaines elections. La chambre, WI
lie default de population du departe-
ment, leur a impose ce doul0ureux
sacrifice.
Dire qu'ils sont dune gazette folle
serait tout a fait en- dehors lie Ia
v9rite.
LIE promoteur de la reunion, Tho.
norable NJ. Figarol, leur en- expli>
que lie but.
Cheers colleagues, dit.il, Inc dis
position draconienne de la lOi col
damne a TinactiOn forcee deux
d'entre nous. Mou c9ur en- saigne
Abandonment ; mails il fault Sc SOU
METRE ct ell passer par "a. Reste
a SAVIOR quelles seront les victimes?
Les electeurs Gil decideront, me
direz-vous. Souverains JUICES, ills
trancheront dams lie vif. Mais ie
viens de recevoir un t~elegramme de
BLIZZARD qui nous enjoint, de Ia part
du comite quill preside, d'avoir 4
proceder nous-mames au fatal re.
tranchement. ct celia pour eviter
peparpillement DIES votes. Opera
ton diiticile: Nous sommes egale
ment meri,ants, ct je he vols vrai-
ment pas,le moyen den sortir....
A moins que, nouveaux Curtius,
deux d'entre nous he Sc precipitent
reimbursement dams Pabime.
Tn silence de mort accueille cette
proposition don't Iheroisme nest
pas golte.
IL faut done, reprend Figa1ol,
trouyer autre chose. Isl nous lais-
sions au sort lie soin den decider?
-C'est encore ce quill Y aura de
mieux, dit lie respectable NJ. Lecoq.
Jouons ca au Trente-et-un les pre-.
miers decaves enverront leur d6sls-
tement.
All! %permettez, fit NJ. Trousse.
laine. Je maj jamais touche une
carte de ma vie ct tout lie monde
salt que vous 6tes dune grande
force a t0us les jeux.
-Preferez-vous celui de Pole
demanda ironiquement Lecoq.
-Si c'est une allusion d la sim.
plicit6 de mes delassements, r6pli-
qua Trousselaine, .je la trouve du
plus mauyais go1t!
Une alteration aigre douce COM
mencait deja a s'6lever lorsque Fl.
carol, s'interposa ct dit avec auto
rite:-Pas de propos oiseux, cheers
colleagues! J'ai par!6 du hasard ;
rapportons-nous en-. done entiere.
ment a lui. Motions nos sept MONS
dams un chapeau ; on les tirera un
& un ct les deux derniers seront
ceux qui devront envoyer leur de-
siStement.
Monsieur TrOusselaine cOnnait.
il &C jeu.l& ? ricana pagressif Lecoq.
Linterpelle dedaigna de r6pon.
Dire autrement QUEEN haussant les
6paules.