St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-08-18
HERE AND THERE.

-Kadishes may be had in succession
at all periods. Use plenty of manure
and grow them quickly, so as to hav.
them crisp and tender.
Ewes that have weane6 their lambs
may be fattened very easily Rgiver
two meals day Of grain with plenty
OF grass in the pasture.
Young turkeys can DO raised in
brooders and small yards. rs was DEM
onstrated last season. This season ex-
periments show very small loss of
young turkeys where they have been
kept in coops. They should be we'll
cared for. however.
"A New York dairyman says he can
get more milk from cows fed on bee,s.
two-bushels per diem to the COW, than
from cnsilage. The milk yield ran up
to twenty quarts. He asserts that ha
can produce beets at a cost OF four cents
a bushel. 1000 bushels to the acre.
Don't forget the pea crop. In corn
fields the cost of crop of three to
five bushels per acre may he little mora
than the cost of the seed. Indeed, il
one of the cheap and effective pea
popping machines be attached to
pillow. the cost will be little or moth.
ing.
DO not try to force young peach
trees by the use of strong heterogeneous
nanures. Too much liquid manure
will kill them. The best material to
use as fertilizer around young peach
'rees is wood ashes. After they are
.wo years old an application of ground
'one may be given.
Much that is often allowed to 90
o waste upon the farm could profitably
Ne gathered up and made into good |
and applied to the land to aid |
nd increase the yield of the crops.
'::s. as far as possible. the kind to
ack ,rop best adapted to secure the
est growth and yield.
1t is Oely in Southern ATTITUDES
hat figs can he grown successfully,
nd in the South It IS said the quality
an be greatly improved by growing
lem under glass. Fig trees arc SO
'nder Dad prone to an early decay
lat they c.sn not be shipped to point.
far north rs ST. Louis ss...
cases of milk fever may b.
aced to the ms0ner in which the
Tvs are fed before cslving. II the
w is waiting to come in, and has
EN- dried of, she will require but very
tie grain. The best food is grass,
It'll light mess of moistened bran at
ght- IL too fat the chances are that
e will have milk fever. T.
Paintings Of the usual forage crops ,
y be continued throughout the
NTH. II is . good time to commence ,
eparing spare ground for the plant :
. Of turnips. barley. rye. lucern, ETC., ,
July. August and September. !
svious good preparation OF tho !
'und Is about rs indispensable = .
nure In making q crop Of turnips. :
In majority Of cases the loss OF '
ing chicks and turkeys may b (,
ccd to lice. At this season, when y
weather is becoming very warm, Il
multiply rapidly. and in few days s,
y are necessary to have the entire O
X infested. Constant vigilance O.
uld be exercised in order to prevent h
from destroying the young poultry. :.
Old strawberry fields soon becor. s.
run with weeds. This can only BE- al
vented by pulling the weeds out re- fl
en- the plants as soon as the cror Of {:
mes is picked. at the same timo ss
KING between the rows we'll with a ga
lvator. If all the weeds are pulled Al
as last Is they appear. 90 a. to pre- a.
them from seeding. there will be di
few OF them the next season. ia
Grab grass. which SO persistentlv h.
. possession of the ground after : da
Is warm-weather crop. and win la
e extra labor unless kept down. II cil
ny easily killed with harrow or pa
ivator when young. hut il the work tn
eiayed Tor week or ten DAYS It Il IN
hcuii matter TO get rid OF it. It's be
= In all ccrn-fields, and in order to tn
|, il down the ROWS should b eaia pr
o.seG ia