St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-07-28
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Where the water Is slow In disap.
pearing from certain portions of the
Geld the best remedy is tile drainage,
which will incur but little expense.
Dwarf pears and cherries often
yield a good crop the second year aft
er planting. but for the after good Of
the trees such early bearing. in large
quantities. should be discouraged.
Luck rs a factor in profitab le
farming ceases 10 exert tangible in
fuence when fertility begins to be
impaired bv injudicious methods. and
that condition is sure to come on every
farm where luck is counted as q fac.
tor.
Fresh manure should not be used
If it can DO avoided. but should be
compostcd and allowed to dccompose.
II placed on the land it must still un-
dergo a change in the soil before it
becomes plant food. which causes too
much heat in dry weather
The white grub and the strawber.
ry leaf roller are the two principal
enemies 10 contend with i'm the straw
berry bed. In small patch. with
leaf rollers. hand picking will answer;
but rs rule. making a new planting
in new place is the best remedy.
Whenever the work Of the farm
will permit. it will pay 10 plow up a
good patch for turnips. In any thing
like a fav orablc season turnips will
yield heavily; and as very little. il
any. cultivation is necessary. they can
be raised very cheaply.-Homc. Farm
and Factory
Salt is an alb Orient. Thrown on
the stable floor. after it is cclcaned. il
will absorb the ammonia. Thrown
into the manure heap it will kill the
seeds Of thousands Of weeds. Thrown
on the land. it kills the grass and
noxious growth that takes MP more OF
it than is good for them. Sown on
lawns in the spring. 1t kills worms.
bugs ard weeds. and give the grass a
chance.
White clover is the best pasture
grass that can DO grown for sheep
As white clover is a short grass. it is
more desirable than red clover for
grazing. rs sheep dctest long grass
prefcrring 10 crop close TO the ground.
On n mixture Of grasses in pasture
cattle and sheep may be grazcd to-
cc,her: as the grasses that may be oh
jec,ionablc to the cattle will be appro-
priated by the sheep
An hour or two of contact with
parching air will kill young trees left
YIN: exposed to it by careless plant
erS They often dry to death after
being set owing 10 neglect to com.
pact the soil And in very hot sum-
mcrs. ounce bushes. grape vines and
many other plants given to root very
are destroyed or gre atty
weakened by having their shallow
parchcd up in the sur.
lace earth
Some ono wisely suggests that it
would be better for the farmer 10 .'pay
he tax equivalent to two or three
lays work and hire somebody to
make roads who knows how" Orli.
lary country road making is simply
inc and money thrown away The
'oads are often more married than
rcndcd by the work done on them
L would pay farmers well to carry
at the suggestion above given. in the
aving good roads world effect in the
wear and tear Of vehicles. harness
md horseflesh-to say nothing Of time
md temper.
Glover silagc is not looked upon
With favor by many dairymcn. They
'refer to feed it dry in. connection with
orn silasc. 1t is urged that clover Is
Ipt 10 mould in the silo and that a
arger proportion is reason ably sure to
poll than will be found IN the case of
orn. Chopped clover keeps better
han long. and it is found that allow.
ne the clover 10 wilt on the ground
cforc hauling 10 the silo is a great
dvantagc. In fact, with any kind Of
ron tins wiltinSis beneficial. Clover
;,nks second rs a silagc CROP but corn
J so far ahead on the list that the
atural tendency is 10 make the clover