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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
Mutton Lambs.

Stephen Powers says the raising and
selling of mutton lambs Is suicidal to
sheep raising. May be it Is, but 1t
makes money for the men engaged in
it. They do not complain Of hard
times, like wool growers do. II it
pays. il viii be engaged in. and ought
to be. 1t is the leading industry in
many parts Of Tennessee. Pcnnsylva-
mia, Kentucky. New York and New
Jersey. Some Michigan and Ohio men
could thus keep from being
over stocked and squcaling all
the time. 1t is one way
Of divcrsifying sheep raising. 1t suits
some farmers and some regions to q
'.t-y-t." Wool growing suits some
men and some regions, 50 all the
methods have their fitness All the
lambs that 60 to market leave a place
for the rest to fill profitably. Over
crowded fiocks. poor sheep. old ewes,
weak lambs. mad hockmastcrs, dis
gusted sheep raisers. What sort Of
sheep raising shall We call it. If :
man strikes out in new line that pays,
shall we call him = crank? See il it
pays frst.-Fdrm and Fircsioc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
THE MEDAL or HONOR

4 Dsssssssea ~ ~ Iavaag ssa1lssD eetAa
LAee Covn WoE.
Nearly ooIeoo, 900 people q ~ Unito1
States scarcely know that there b ~
tional tribute paid % it, brave soldieEa sayu
the Chicago Journal This = The medal 81
honor given By Congress for distinguished
conduct In tho presence Of the enemy oaly.
This medal hsa been y existence for moee
thap Avenfy yoasf oud - be1D4m1e
upehsGeyepai' hundred hefoes, but Ny ~
besides tho recipients know Of ito exist
sucA This ignorance b due 70 the 1ac(
that mistaken simplicity marks the meth
Cd Of it, presentation In other countriqA
pastGulaAy thoee ~ tnitaAD n N1i1nFy
hattnrs, thede6orasisa = ofoDa s1Aa4of q
the soldier by his sovereign In tho presence
Of the principal officers Of the State, q
large bodies Of troops and Of thousands Of
people. Tho name Of tho hAppy recipient
g publishsd in tho enicisl gaesftp sd By
tho press throughout tho dominiouA In
our country this reward from the highest
power in the Government 10 sometimes
conveyed to the brave winner BY the
hands Of the postman. Rarely, indeed, 10
tho presentation made IN occasion Of Ger
emony. 1t is received, Razed upon rcveE-
entity BY it, posscssor. for IL d full OF sig.
nificance to him, and then Il ID put caro-
fully away, snd b only bsouGht out occa-
sionaliy for inspection by comrade. or
worA On passie " specially suthoriseA.
This medal Of honor has been awarded TO
-aboue sixhs m1hdrs1 o0cses and men Of
tho volunteer service for individual acts Of
gallAntry during The slaee war, and -
three hundred and twenty enlisted men in
tho United States army since. but IL
seems 70 have been conferred with . mod
esty 20 excessive that IL amounted to -
crccy, and without any public rscoGnttkeo
Of tho honor IL was intended 70 confer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
Driving Horses.

As was announced 10 livestock note
recently, one Of our well-known horse
importing firms has exported car
load Of drivers to England. This was
the second lot this firm had sent over.
and they find a ready sale for them.
We should suppose that there was an
abundant home demand for such
horses. 1t i the great want Of this
country. Driving or coach horses arc
hard to get. Only a few years ago it
was next to impossible to find team
Of horses suitable for the car
riages Of gentlemen. 1t is not SO diff
ficult now, for horse breeders and i'm
porters have been making an effort to
supply the demand. But there is still
a great market for such horses. and rs
there seems to be a market for them in
Europe also. the breeding of such
horses would seem to promise an ex-
celent profit. 1t is rather a curious
state of affairs that we 60 to Europe TO
get coach horses. and that Europe
should stand ready to purchase our
coach horses. But no difference about
that. All that is needed TO be known
is that the demand exists.-Ndti0nGl
sStOcknlHn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
HERE AND THERE.

1t is safe to say that q splendid
wheat crop is assured in Kentucky.
The peach. apple and plum trees are
loaded down with their luscious
freight.
The strawberry season is about
over in Tennessee. The crop being
short, the prices held up better than
usual. and altogether the growers have
made money.
Tho cut worms and army worms
have been more destructive than usual
this season. The old-fashioned worm
fences don't do a particle of good. Il
takes worm-ditchcs these days.
Governor Buckncr OF Kentucky has
appointed the following commissioners
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Lexington, viz: General
Don Carlos Buel. OF Louisville; Hon.
w. C. Ireland. Of Boyd County; w.
w. Tice, of Graves County, and Hon.
Hart Gibson, Of Fayette County.
1t is generally admitted by the
trade that the restrictions on Oleomar-
garine have increased the consumption
of genuine butter in all sections, and a
considerably larger quantity than
usual is needed to meet the wants of
the consumers.
The MARBLES or punches on the
backs Of the cattle may be killed by
puncturing them through the entrance
hole with an awl, or by Swinging in .
few drops Of carbolic acid slightly di
luted. II let alone. says q contempt
rary, each grub will make another
gadfly to torment the cattle the next
summer.
A cross COW in . herd keeps tho
others always in perpetual fear, and in
that manner lessons the milk from the
others in quantity more than may be
sufficient 10 balance that given by tho
cross one. A cross or domineering
COW should be got rid of.-American
Breeder.
The dehorning talk il growing
mouotonous, says q correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Press. ! have seen
much Of hOrn-amputAtiOn, and never
saw = dairyman who had deprived his
herd of these ornaments wish 70 have
them replaced. The operation is per-
fectly safe. 1t suppresses coed deal
OF insurrection and domestic violence
in the barnyard.
The following, from a South Aus
tralian letter in an English paper.
sounds big to Old World farmers: I'VE
are having a fine season here, and I
have already sh0rn $4,000 sheep. and
sent away 600 bales OF secured wool
We hope to shear $4,000. We have
had a good lambing-wo have $50. 600
lambs"
The bin charging the powers and
duties OF the Department Of Agricult-
ure. and making it an executive de-
partment with = Cabinet officer nj its
head. passed the House by vote OF
2S3 to Is. The Senate il the conscrva-
tive body OF Congress. but it is now
confidently expected that it viii snsS
pass the bill.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
OBJECTIONS 70 SHEEP.
,Ome That Are Not Founded On Substalr.
thai Grounds.

Some That Are Not Founded On Substalr
tlsl Grounds.
The advantage Of raising sheep ART
overlooked in many cases because Of 9
few difficulties in the way; but com.
parison of the benefits to be derived
from sheep with the disadvantages
arising will show that the faults are
due more to the mode of management,
than to the sheep. Among the objec-
tions to keeping sheep are that they
Craze too close to the ground thereby
killing the grass; that they are subjcc,
to loss from dogs; that they are liable
to fOOt-rOt and other diseases, and that
the best breeds demand too much care.
The first objection, that of grazing
close, is really an advantage, for il
permits OF utilizing the sheep on fields
that would afford no sustenance to
other stock, and enables the farmer to
keep flock Of sheep where the
land would otherwise be valueless.
It is the close grazing by the sheep that
allows of their use on poor soils, which
they enrich with their droppings,
thereby making possible profit wher
such lands are devoted to crops. The
objections that dogs destroy sheep is
true, but no farmer should keep sheer
except under conditions that fully pro
tect them from all kinds Of dcpredators.
TO send a flock Of sheep out 20 roam at
will. subject not only to dogs but to all
kinds of insects, a. well as to storms, is
not a systematic mode OF keeping
sheep. They are entitled to the same
care and consideration that are be-
slowed on other stock. Tho foot-ro;
and other diseases are often due to inn
proper conditions. Sheep, il Aept ex-
clusiyely on damp locations, will be
subject to foot-rot, and other animals,
il kept in the same manner. win be
subject to diseases also. That the OBJ
lection to sheep on account Of the best
mutton breeds demanding extra care
and attention is true is adj
mitted, but that such sheep give
a good return for the care be-
slowed is also true. While there may
be little or no profit from the common
aocks that are turned on the hillsides
with no care, it has been demonstrated
that the improved breeds will yield !
large profit after paying for extra la
Dor and food. The improved sheep
will often weigh three hundred pounds
each, while the native sheep is not up
to one hundred pounds, and in value
the difference of two hundred pounds
is far in excess Of the cost There 10
also . profit in another direction,
which Is very important, yet frequent
~ overlooked-the improvement OF the
soil. When sheep are allowed 10
forage over q large area the manure ID
too widely scattered, but when tie
aock is confined TO limited space,
and changed TO new locations, the
droppings become OF great value, and
no objections TO sheep car overcome
the benefit derived in that wsy.-H ils-
delpki0 RssSrG "'
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
The Result Of Merit.

When anything stands test OF dfty
years among discriminating people, 1t Is
pretty good evidence that there is merit
somewhere. Few, il any, medicines have
met with such continued success and pop
ularity - has marked the progress OF
BRASDREra's Pills, which, after trial OF
over fifty years, arc conceded to be the
safest and most c1ectual blood purifier,
tonic and Alternative ever introduced 70 the
public.
That this il the result Of merit, and tina,
BRAXDRErn's PILLS perform all that Is
laimed for them, is conclusively proved
" the fact thse those who -egard them
With the greatest favor are those who have
lsed them the longest.
BRAxDRErH's PN.Ls arc sold in every
drug and medicine store, either plaiA OF
sugar coated.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

In answer to an Arkansas correspond
emit the Farm and Fireside makes the
following reply:
"Your troublesome insect is undoubt-
edly the canker-worm (anisopteryx
yernata), and in some sections of the
country. especially in some parts of
New England, it is the greatest pest
the arple-grower has to contend with;
yet if care be taken, with good judy
ment and a knowledge OF its habits, it
may surely be disposed OF. The female
has no wings; she comes out Of the
ground in the warm days during the
winter and early spring and climbs up
the trunk OF the tree, to lay her eggs
in the leaves and blossoms. These
eggs Matching produce the worms
which do the damage, often leav-
ing the trees as bare as if
fire had run through them; how
ever. the worms pass to the mature
form, sometimes about the first of July,
the date varying according to the
climate, and the trees generally leaf
out again, and yet the shock is often
SO severe as to leave the trees very
weak. Now, taking advantage of the
fact that the female has to climb up
the trunk. it is customary for the
orchardist to put around each tree a
strip OF tarred paper about twelve
inches wide, and keep the same COW
cred with printers ink, or some mate
rial Of the same nature, from the first
of January until the moths stop climb
ing. Care must be taken, however,
that the females do not form a bridge
across the paper, and thus get up the
tree. Keep the ink fresh by renewal
during warm days, when the offending
insects are caught and destroyed. A still
better remedy is to encircle the trees
with metallic troughs, and have these
filed with crude petroleum. or
other cheap oil. The first cost of this
preventive is more than the former,
but it is more effectual, and one renewal
is often enough for a season. Another
method, il the worms get ahead land
some growers use it in preference TO
INK or petroleum., is to syringe the
trees with a mixture Of one pound of
Paris green to one hundred gallons of
water, Just as the larvae are Matching
ont. One application is generally suf-
!icient, unless followed immediately by
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
Clover As an Egg Food

Clover contains two elements that
are in demand by the hen-nitrogen
and lime. 1t is rich in the elements
required for the white (albumen) and
the shell. and II plenty Of it be pro-
vided for the hens no better food can
be given. Grain should only be por-
ton of the diet Of fowls, yet bpt few
fiocks receive any thing but grain, and
as such food will not promote laying.
it is not surprising that many wcll-fed
flocks do not prove profitable. Substi-
tute clover for grain, and the result
will be a larger number of eggs at .
lower cost, and the flock will keep in
better condition.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

rain. Persian insect powder used =
directed for Paris green is very effect
i've. II viii destroy the larvae when
young. and will 30 paralyze the larger
ones that they will drop to the ground.
and may be kept from ascending by q
single application Of ink as directed
above.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
FAoTs FOR FARMERS.

Blue grass is is an excellent past
ure grass; perhaps the best single
grass that is offered to the American
farmer.
1t does not pay to buy second
class fruit trees for planting. They
may be cheaper at first than first-class
trees, but will be found many times
dearer in the end. -
Some farmers. with little expert
ence and a few acres of land suitable
for raising onions, can makemore clear
cash than the majority Of farmers who
have large grain farms.
If paris green is used for, destroy
ing the codling-moth- that makes so
many apples wOrmy, it should be APP
piled in in spray while the young fruit
is so small that it stands up on the
stem.
Only the careful. providcnt farmer
can really appreciate the great relief
Of ample corn-foddcr supplies. 1t is he
only who rightly improves the oppor-
tunity for producing them when the
earth is kept moist and productive by
the early rains.
Mutton should be rs plentiful ms
pork. There are hundreds of farms
that could be devoted to sheep, but
which are now Improbable. 1t re-
quircs less labor for sheep than for
hogs, while the prices for choice NUT
ton and lamb are mt times very high.
though the markets at such times may
be we'll supplied with inferior grades
Of c;lrcasses.
Keeping hens in a yard especially
provided for them has the good effect
Of making the care of them more rcgr.
lar. Hens that have the ran OF the
whole place are apt to be LEFT &c
scratch for living without much
assistance from their owners. and they
return the compliment by yielding 8
scant supply of eggs.
The grasses that are really pests
may be utilized when young. Cr;st
grass. which is = persistent pest in the
garden and fields, possesses but little
value when fully matured. yet it affords
excellent grazing when young. Sheep
are very fond Of it, while horses and
cows will accept it when more desir.
able grasses can not be found.
White clover Is the best pasture
grass that can be grown for sheep.
As white clover is a short grass, it is
more desirable than red clover for
grazing. as sheep detest long grass.
preferring to crop close to the ground.
On mixture Of grasses in a pasture
cattle and sheep may be grazed to-
gether, az the grasses that may be OBJ
jecticnable to the cattle will be appro-
priated by the sheep.
1t is an excellent plan, the ADseri-
can Cnifirator says. - soon as pOt;l
toes are well up TO 60 over the piece
and throw a handful OF a mixture oil
salt and ashes on each hill. The prep
aration is soon washed down into the
ground by rains. It repels insects.
makes the potatoes fair and smooth,
and helps to draw moisture to the po-
tatO during dry time.
The Indians had no almanacs, nor
any means Of knowing the day of the
month. But their rule for plantin.
corn was very simple and good one.
and that was when the leaves of the
hickory or butternut were Of the size
of squirrels ears. At this time She
ground has become warm enough to
terminate the seed and push it for
ward. Corn is semi-tropical plant.
and more impatient Of cold than the
svna llov. cvv.n inS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
A Cree. cov.,rr FOR r.,.,,.

OSoos Coootey Tor 1hsovo6
German gentleman, contemplating
building In . more remote part Of the city,
bought frame building standing on . lot
on Fulton, near Green street Tho other
day. says the Chicago Iosrnst no hired
two men to tear il down, placing tho door,
sash. blinds. etc, in different piles, intend.
ing 70 haul It away next morning When
10 arrived he found every thing gone; o
clean sweep had been maic during the
night Now he walks about snd says:
"Mcin Got mcin Cot vat . gundres for
Gefsi"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
strsass Story a. Two Doe,.

A Philadelphia milkman tells queer
story Of two dogA "Every morning" he
sayA AS pass tho corner OF Twcnty.aSsh
street and Ridge avenue. two dogs rush
Gus ana accompany my wagon from that
point all over my route, returning with
ne until that corner y reached, and there
LEAVING me. Ihave stopped and watched
feaeo IL ] could dDscover where they weua
but eGcsps thas they tore down Twenty.
nth street learned nothing. The thing
has ooen going on now forseveral wesks,
and II 10 the moro odd because several
other milk wagons pass that corner every
day, and yet the dogs always wait for
mina. Ihave never gwen them any On.
couragemcnt to accompany ma and I
can't understand n. bot every morning %
my team approaches the junction Of the
streets named. there they are, waiting a
the sidewalk, and they never fail TO fan in
and follow me-" - sf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

SHOULD earthquakes be referred to As
real estate movements" or "matters in
connection with ground rents. "-BOssos
Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

WRITE to A. C. PARKER & Co., Memphis,
Tenn, for prices Of ELEVATOR PuRlRYIxG
PrNPs AxD CHAIN PrMps. State depth Of
your cistern or well Superior quality, low
prices, and satisfaction guaranteed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

WOMEN Admiration win who use 0lenn's
Sulphur soap TO improve the skin:
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 5Oc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

THE request Fix this up for your paper !"
means that the editor shall substitute his
own brains for the other fellows. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

II wox'r last long ut this rate" said
promissory note to twenty-five per cent.
interest. - Was1sington Critic. +sst
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

TRR youth who spreads out the wings Of
mis- fancy and swears he is twenty one for
. marriage license lays aside all minor
consideration. Paragropher.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

"HAxLIr" IL . pl for oil tina h
viii never give up the ghoes---Psek
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

THK tobcggan is clear out OF the ring and
the public 10 now obliged to fall back on
the orange and banana peel.-As,chans
1rdtxier
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

He (ardently)-"Pdgi give million pounds
TO win your love, Adelaide." She--''Cash:"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

A CEREAL story-a farmers lie about
big grain crop.-Deroif Fire. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

Ft.Hrxo for compliments IL doubtful
sport
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

AN awkward waiteS frequently Mays tn
deuce with the tray.-HossI Nail. q.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11
"A GRAVE offense-body snatching.

A GENERAL advance agcnt-the pawn
brOlfer-Ner Hdpem Mes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

A MAN Of mark-onc whose signature
looks like the end Of q sawbuck.-Datsfh
Paragrapher. -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

Thar dead men tell no tales" Il mot IN
article Of faith with SpiritualistA-
VIuer0yd Hevdl6
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

No MATTER how big the job tho printer
will always stick it out.-DrJf.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

| ...sas>s .....--sa ,orv.ee.rited, ufs-
-. 6nd tnlse11neoU ~ %@ 4 seuss OF
MllY apd RentanI: SSss1S ar Of !. rono-
fullhe0 or bHn.0n9 stcsf 49, = the morn
&c. ssns.e 5000: ss,essra iaineS. frcq1eae
~: !: e.: 3 e:
$4,000. 1ea sS .hs,iv - s11iOns, shasps
SHe1oeoe0 49, 80 80 md there. cold
sc1uc tsn..,s 1s ISS.r 49,. WanGgulneaa. q
s,,s tsePssS NM q odd. o. Of iDpsnd-
M 0A@ityI - n.c.,s,.sdersh,e number
ssss 8: 60: :, 4 Teo Ai I've. .oe,.ssa
With Dyspepaa q lndiEs ~ - nseo ~ -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

HAND to sharpen-peor pencils and dal
boys.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

TRrE to his trust-the big corporation
president F4E ~ tfa ~ 4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

IT Is not altogether strange that . bco
trothal should lond 70 . honey moon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

The time for one to s.rike-sixty minutes
after twelve. 1&H
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

A DRY subject-an Egyptian mummy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-11

For Wsak LmnqA epoofine Of Hlsud. Shoot
ne0 Of breath, Chronic Nooal CafagIh, Bvu0e
sascs i e s n c;Scsens fsmedy.
Sod ~ Druggies. e 49, u 81 Bot&lso
u SEND ten centsitn seampps1 aos d. Psesess
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-08
The Gre scent.

The Crescent has been working fifty
odd men ell winter, and regular ave-
rage shipments OF first class ore have
gone to market. All the openings in
the mine are looking well, and vast
amount of ore is exposed. particularly
in the lower workings. No work has
been done 10 the big incline shaft for
several weeks and sinking will not be
resumed until pumping machinery can
be got in place, because there is some
apprehension of trouble from water.
1t the weather continues to be pleasant
it will not be long before the snow
bound tramway will be shoveled out,
and when the heavy ora shipments be
gin to come dom the concentration,
with largely increased facilities, will
start up about May 1st. and then the
working force Will be doubled. A
meeting of the Crescent directors will
be held shortly and it is not improbable
that q small dividend of at least $50 900
will be forthcoming. -Rec0rd.