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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Tho philosophy of freezing 10 i'm
portant in many ways to tho farmer.
1t is readily understood why decp
banks Of new heccy snow do not in
jure the vegetation beneath them.
They are porous and admit enough
air to sustain life. and also enough
light for plants in that semi-dormant
stage Gradually. however: the deecy
character Of the bank changes. Tho
outer edges of tho fakes melt away;
the bank settles as the snow becomes
less bulky. though heavier In proper
ton to its bulk. Ii the ground is un-
frozen beneath. its warmth changes
the under part where tine weight is
greatest. into almost solid ice. Ard
il the ground j. unfroz IN winter wheat
or grass will ofton begin to grow un.
der the snow banks Then 1t needs
both air and light. and il neither is
Afforded the plant is said 10 be. and is
smothered. The timc 10 guard against
this danger is when the snowflake be-
side soae fence begins to lessen in
bulk. Make few holes down 10 the
soil At regular intervals These may
temporarily fill again with snow. but
it will be 50 light that it can not COM
pact as the bank has done. Usually
after day or two the internal heat of
the soil will como up and keep these
breathing places open. 1t always will
II tho soil is properly underdraincd.
An accidental opening 10 an under
drain three feet deep has kept the
.oii over i, free from snow during an
entire winter. The drain was fed by
springs. and had water in it all
through the scverest cold weather.
american CMiticdfor.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

phate and potash. makes an sxcslsat
fertilizer for oats Tho crop requires
rather more ammonia and potash than
the percentage usually found In COM
mercial ammoniated phosphatea
Undoubtedly. the Burt oat Is the
safest for spring sowing. rs It will
mature in one hundred to one hundred
and twenty days. when sown in Febru-
ary or March. according to latitude.
Sow plenty Of seed; the later the SOW
ing. the heavier should be tho seeding.
Allow for yield Of twenty fold. il a
pretty safe general rule. unless the ex-
pected yield or capacity Of the land is
small in which case the seeding should
be somewhat heavier than this rulo
would indicate. and vice versa
Southern CMifivator
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
HERE AND THERE.

Tho next meeting Of the National
Grange. which Is to b. held at TOpe.
ka Kan. will he one of unusual inter-
est.
During the past year. as shown by
the official records. one hundred and
forty -ihree new Oranges have boon
added to the roll. . handsome gain
over the former three years.
The young ladies Of Auburn. Ala.
have organized a fourishing cooking
club As there is an agricultural and
mechanical college at that place. the
young men will know where TO find
domestic wives when they graduate.
III. said tho venerable poet. John
G. Whittier. 10 friend. man were to
ask me about the best breed Ut hens. ]
should tell him that l liked this kind.
pointing ~ he spoke to a large and
well-kept Aock Of Plymouth Rocks In
his neaily-arranged back yard
The people Of North Carolina pay
moro attention to the gathering Of
wild berrieA roots and herbs than the
Of any other Southern
State. During the last blackberry
season q single firm in Greensboro
shipped in one day Is 600 pounds Of
dried black berries.
"A writer in the american Agrs.
cultuSiss advocates the combining Of
bec keeping and poul,ry-raising. rs
In one respect they are very much
alike. Without caro- and atten ton
there will be no profit In either. but il
looked after both pay well
In the long rum
Tho Supreme Court OF North
Carolina holds that II crop be in the
&C nal possession Of the tenant. his
taking the same will not constitute
larceny; but IL after the crop has been
put in the actual possession of the
landlord. though undivided. the tenant
In taking the same will be guilty Of
larceny. the legal ownership being liz
the lessor.
In case where . farmer sought
TO recover damages arising from the
failure of . traction engine 70 come
up to the warranty. the Supreme Court
Il Tennessee held that the measure OF
damages should be the amount II
would have required 70 put the en-
CINE into the condition stipulated in
The warranty; the amount lost ~
reason Of its defective working was
speculative and not 70 b allowed
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A PARIS Socialist the other day went
into the once Of the mayor Of the Elsv.
enth reimbursement Aud asked to go the
register Of birtha He had just been
made the happy father OF . daughter.
To the usual question - to the name OF
the child he declared she was to b. called
"Egalits." The clerk said that by the
Law OF the French capital that name was
illegal. A lively conversation ensusd,
during which the Socialist declared he
had taken triple oath to the effect that
IL he had three daughters their names
should b Libsrts, Egal =, and Fraternits
respectively. Liberts had been born and
christened in the provinces, and now
ERali.e had come.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Pecan Culture,

Mr. I. J. Lacy. the horticultural ed.
itor 4 the NV Orleans Sugar BoCL
says much has been said and written
of late about the profit Of pecan cult
ure mostly by persons having no ex-
pcriencc. either in growing tho trees
or gathering the nuts He 10 not among
the number who can see the profits
of every business except the one en-
gagged in. and can not see the ex-
PenseA
From the best Information Mr. Lacy
can get. not one seeding tree in Eve
will produce nuts like or even equal to
those planted. and all the others will
be 50 small they will not pay for
ga herring and shipping. consequently.
1t will be necessary 10 plant five thou
sand trees to get one thousand good
ones
Though pecan culture is not very
expensive. vet there is no good thing
without some trouble and expense.
H. thinks pecan planting will pay IL
properly prosecuted. but not by plant.
Ing Seeding pccans. wait twenty
years for them 10 bear. and then have
four-ffths Of them prove worthless.
The trees should all be grated from
reliable bearing trees. OF extra large
SIC. which will enable you TO know
with certainly. as with other grated
fruiia what kind you have; thoy will
bear fruit In aboa. halt the time of
seedlings and the nuts will always
sell for high price.
Good grated pecan trees can be
bought for fifty cents They should
be planted about fifty feet apart.
which allows about fifteen trees 10
the acre. The land can be cultivated
in other crops. as if there were
no trees on it The same cultivation
that Is proper for cotton is g"ol for
pecan trees They can be cultivated
with the cron and will bear much
quicker for being we'll cultivated.
Young trees should be protected from
stock during the winter.
We would add that it is now prot
~ generally b,licvel that a pecan
tree trans-plauted with the tap-root
cut oG. Is they usually come from the
does not do SD well rs one
with tap root undisturbc d. II this is
%. the disadvantage might be oh
Waited by planting and starting sced-
lings where tho tree Is to stand and
then using them there As stocks 10
graft upon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Say, Perkins, old boy, why don't we see
yoa at the club any morei Has your moth
er-in-law shut down on your mo. Brown;
the fact of the matter is, my home Is 90
happy now that there is NO iuducenent for
me- TO leave it. You look incredulous. but
It's q positive fact You see my wife used
to suffer so much from functional derange-
ments common to her sex, that her spirits
and her temper were greatly affected. 1t
was not her fault, Of course, but it made
homo unpleasant all tho came. But row,
since she has begun to take Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, she has been so well
and 20 happy that We are having our honey
moon all over again"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
Facts in Feeding.

Each Of three neighbors is fattcnin.
a pom Of August pigs All are we'll
housed. Gao feeds rye and barley
meal. one corn in the ear. and the
other wheat bran and u,id,llingsL The
last are doing tho best and the corn.
fed pigs the poorest. Another neigh
Dor is feeding twenty-scvcn fall pigs
for market and although he has corn
in abundance he buys mid,liinys to
feed for profit In March. two years
ago. ! saw . pen of fall pigs
slaughtered which had been fattened
ON barley meal The barley paid
about $1.25 bushcl in pork. but the
latter was not fit 10 enter human
stomach Most Of these pigs were
I'll ctcd with tape-worms. and ON
opening them the ugly YER
min could be seen through
the entrailA 1t is not known
that the barley caused the trouble. but
all who became aware of tho incident
lost faith in feeding barley to pigs 1t
seems to be settled here. at least, that
winter pig-feeding is as profit able ~
at any other time Of the year. provided
always that the pigs arc kept warm.
This 10 done BY double boarding the
pom. filing in with straw and laying
the plank door on the ground. Warm
drinks are usually given. Perhaps no
are % fond Of having their
backs scratched as pigs and persons
who scratch the backs of these ami.
mails habitually ALWAYS have the fat.
test and best pigs Reason: II a per-
son IS interested in his pigs enough to
scratch their backs he will invariably
see that they are we'll fed and have
ev cry thing for their comfort-N r
Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
Care Of Brood Sovvo.

The brood SOW must not he neglect
ed at any time. especially at this season
of tho year. The present month (Fsb-
ruary) is ths time to have the SOW
take the boar for spring pigs. and it
IL very necessary that they should be
in proper condition for coupling when
the time arrives The main thing to
guard against is fat II you wish nice
litters Of good quality pigs. have vonr
sows thin at the limo they take the
boar They will have larger
litters aud the pigs will be
healthier. After they have been
served you can feed the sows
stronger food. but not too much corn
or feed that is Of a heating nature. As
they do much better on huddiings and
milk. and sucl, light feed. After they
have been served turn them out into
the lot whore they can have plenty of
exercise up 10 within two weeks Of
farrowing. OF course they must have
. good shelter. where they will he dry
ard warm. / have very ofton observed
my sows in the dead Of winter. when
tho ground was covered with snow,
take q walk around a four-acrc lot.
and IL they found a spot where the
snow had blown of they would PICK q
few mouthfuls Of grass and If
not prevented BY ring they
would turn up a little fresh
ground il not froscn TOO hard This
fresh ground is very beneficial 10
them. especially in winter II you
have several brood sows in the same
LOT. provide two Or cven three troughs
and put feed in thom all - near the
same time a. possible. Then the sows
can all get IN equal show. Under no
consideration leave your boar with
sows after they got two months gone.
e. ecially % If he be m old one for
you can plainly see how he knocks
them around At feeding time AID is
more less apt to hurt them.
Ihave heard it said that hog feet
would not stand travelling on rough
Ice. but that Is all nonsense. for win
tered ten large hogs in lot last
winter; they all did very we'll in the
spring. and / expect to winter all my
brood sOws out doors this winter.
They will have . good dry bed where
they can 60 at any time or roam
around at their will. When the ground
10 froxe en- too hard for them 10 work
for themselves. throw them some coal
ashes and see how grcedily they will eat
them. II these few simple instructions
are carried out your sows will do the
fair thing in the spring. - Ho'cord
NssdenAGA. in Di1ie farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Mr.. Bsecher's grave 10 marked BY bed
Of floral decorations, which are grad ual.
y falling to ruin In the rain and winds
The entire mound was originally con-
csalsd By blanket Of white im,nortellss.
Across this and woven into Il were bands
OF purple blossoms 60 arranged that thew
formed the letters III. w. B." extend :ny
In length to the full width Of the grave.
The immortellss have turned to . dull
brown, and many OF the petals have
blown away, but the marking Of the
initials ID still distinct.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

During one Of the storms happening
lately experiments upon the uses OF oil in
an agitated sea werc made at bunker, in
France. A small boat with oil sacks at.
tached in front was sent out. The oil
oozing out Of the small holcs in tho sacks
subdued the waves, and tbs seamen in the
boat, who In such weather would, without
the oil, have been drencbed, were perfect.
" dry when they came back.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
What is Scrofula

II is that impuFity In The blood. which. accamulas.
ing In the glands OF the NECK. produces unsighsly
lumps or svellinGs; which causes painful running
sores oA the arms. legs, or feet: which develops
ulcers In tho eyes, ears. or noee often causing blind
ness or deafness; which u the origin OF paDpleA
canccrous growths. or tho many other naDtfessa-
tons usUally ascfibed TO -humors." 10 y . more
formidable enemy than consumption OF canese
alone. for scrofula combines the WORT possible
features OF both. Being the most aneieae. e b tho
most general Of all diseases a6ocetOn1, for vogy
few persons are entirely free from t.
How can 10 be cured7 By taking HOODS 0o1saDop
rlla. which, By tho cures is has accomplished often
when other medicincs have fAiisd hos proven itself
TO be potent and peculiar medicine for TITS dis.
ease. Some OF these cures are really Wondeeful.
II you su6er from scEofula In any Of ~ var1ouo
forms. b surs to give HOODS eassapastlA trial
Send for book Of 0uroa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Of good health II found in the regular move.
ment Of the bowels and perfect seton Of the
Liver. These organs were intended by
nature to remove from the system all i'm
purities. II you arc constipatod, you offer q
standing invitation" to . whole family Of
diseases and irregularities which will sure
y b accepted and You viii have guests
happy conditions may be averted by the
timely use Of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets. Powerful for the effectual reg
ulation Of the bowels and Liver, establish
ing healthy action Of the entire wonderful
organism with which we are created.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
MRS. STOVES .sYAReS,"

A A0ussa@ Aoecd0te ~ the A0ehocoas q
Uosso -To0's G.Aen.
Mrs. Stoves daily lifo is much the
same - that Of any other old lady Of her
quiet tastes. She 10 very fond Of taking
long walks when tho weather Il fine In
the fields and byways on the outskirts
OF the city. She wanders around alone
and her slight figure 10 . familiar ono
to most Of the old residents Of Hartford.
A rather funny incident happened a
she vas strolling the fields ono day last
summer picking flowers On one Of the
low hills lying in the vicinity Of Hart
ford's famous cemetery has lived for
over sixty years man By the name Of
Dix. Mr.. Dix IL now approaching his
eightieth year. bat 10 . hearty. we'll
preserved old gentleman. and is OF.
fremsly proud Of the fact that he Il the
father Of several generations Of chill
dren and grandchildren. Old Mr.. Dix
was picking '.yarbs." ~ he calls them.
one afternoon in 6eld near his house.
Twill let him tell the rest In his own
words:
Il was picking some YARDS In the
field when all Of . suddint heard some
one say: Odd man. what syou pick
ing them yards Sorr looked up. and
list over the stun wall I see the funniest
looking little woman l ever laid eyes
on. kinder simple looking. too. I told
her was getting the yarbs for rheuma-
~,~ Than aha aaked ma INV name
told her nv name. and said had lived
In the little house on the Hill for nigh
on 70 sixty yearA Then I said:
"'Whas may your name be. marmr
"O.' she said. my name b Harriet
Beeeher Stowe.
wall you could have knocked mo
down With . feather. / was never
more dumfoundsd in my life. There
I'd been taking that woman for er
fool" Hartford Letter ts Bveokly~
Ea0le.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
OCIATICA.

0Oooey.-ls = instructive - nols AsA u
enHaloGuo a. diseases that nine-tsnthD a
ihtal Gases Iuach their chronic staes through
stupid indi0esunce to Q conecf 0eafmene
when the systom b flukaana3led. lt 3 ely
shown that thousand a lives could be0vod
NE1VOU8 PAINS
1oetueo.-Foe instance: 6c1AIlcA, which -
oosely a6lictS tho human family, and which
= defined 10 b neunlgia Of the ociafio
nerve, rheumatism Of The hipjo q partg
sdjoinine il, hip go1t. pains In the loins and
him, even in fl nsilliest form nsvs4 ssiDD
u paey without due warning.
0YAPIO0A
Aooto.-0udden and acute pains in The hip
and loins; rednens, swelling, tenderness,
eogeness. fever, hmene8 and sometimes ex-
crnciaring palms The disease rapidly devel-
ope into chronic o. infammAsory sea6e.
TREATMENT.
coee.-Rub the parts affected thorouGhly md
vigorously with 81. JACOBS On; czeate .
burning sensation BY the friction Of rubbing
On the Oil: apply warmsh; fiannes wTun0
out In hot water.
Sosdby Dss9uiAs esd Desirs y NyUAsa
TINE cHAalkS 4 vooeleo Co.. ooG1Doso. ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A scHooL-Bor remarks that when hil
tcacher undertakes TO "show him what II
what" hc only finds out which il switch. -
Exch0ay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

b vast sum Of money, entirely too much
for the dealers Of this country to nav I'M.
necessarily, yet that enormous amount Il
exactly what drummers cost tho merchants
Of the United States EVERY YEAR. You cau
escape every penny Of your share Of this
mailing your orders to r. W. TANsnL q
Co., Chicago
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31
$40 , .... FREE lxA11

o0esO c1a9 e.1oe = 49, .
soassi.s 1eOpsslsilosA slanetaej
pssfssuo cd iaeD11soa e1an1 vo61ssy
q IN oioano ~ aso O0neo6 thb
suens basun wosk - ossy - r.
sla0Q1n9 sas0e - eSas -
sGts61 Asssososs0. - 49, UU
saysAlAG HAs - nasA essA111l IN
stilisy 80 bsssghs - bsls. v0oS
eoeA saa1s = q oo1 - D9s1 0HA0e.
lSo PovOg1, fAAV AHo 00oG -
1pS1nrcIsous, oivt16 AAlo 6Der11sa
sss eaanoing. seils ~ - 49, -
e:~1ss e ::....,s:.sR.4s..s1 3.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

III GET your views. an the constable said
when he levied on a microscopic show
zsz0s SJtmgs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Tm fellow who invested his last dollar in
aDuluih stone quarry made money out Of
his E.etod hopes -Dsia,h Paragrophey.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

II afaicted with Sore Ewes uDo Dr.. lsaaa
Thcmpson's Eye Water Druggists soil It So.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

HARD times for the school-boy-the Imul-
sipiication table-Goide,s Days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

woHKx in Warrington Territory can vote
Those who take advantage Of the privilege
are called ballot girls Sifsisg2
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

TIE game Of football seems to be . me-
chaniCal business Principally fall and
tacklc-BOsfvn Ccmnssrcict- Bull tia.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

TaEY raise vegetable tallow in Australia
There's the place to laugh and grow fat
Tszas Sltsises.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

-Naomi-"William do you love me -
much - ever. now that We are mar.
risdp" William-''Lovs your I wor-
ship the ground Jon walk on!'' Old
Man (vho hes Overheard thsm)-"You
do ehP Then drop into my once on
your way down and IN give you some
bargains m real estate that'u make
your sycballs jingle. You have excel
lent judgment. young man"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

II never reduces the size Of Q claim
against the Government TO HE it-Psck
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A PRINTER ought to do well in 4
new mining region. He can set up o
"claim" quicker than any body, il he has
the type to do it with.-iexas Sytings.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

3 months treatment FOR Soc. Piso'
Remedy for Ca;arra. Sold by druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

The painter on his &c, fold IS . man Of
high standing in the cOmmuuity.-!VereAans
zrarcir.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A R0uoH estima'e-guess ny at the num-
Der engaged in . street brawl.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A LADY Of high standing - Bartholdr'
Statue of Liberty. Ace.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

TIERS must be chunks Of wisdom h solid
logic-N O. Hteavsae
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

A SLIGHT COLD, IL neglected, often attackl
the lungs. BRowN's BRONCHIAL TnOCR11
give sure and immediate relief Sold enlu
u hoxes Price Is certs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

Mamma. does Il hurt . sheep to
shear itf'' asked . little Austin boy of
his maternal parent what . ally
question. Does It hurt your DADDY -
ahsye hi1se)fr'-60etaQa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

WHEN . widow n left " Ill for lawn" oho
comes naturally BY her weeia-Lifs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

The defendant In . murder case often
hangs upon tho judges words.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

liz the matrimonial breakers the more
srocxs you strike the better.-Epoeh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

CLRAx1xo ucsets two thingD badly-o
house and n " atch-Puee
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

NEVER pick quarrel before 1t Il npa-
6Hriisgf0S Fire. Pres.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-03-31

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