St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-05-19
HERE AND THERE.

Oranges arc said TO keep best in
shipment when packed in sawdust or
in paper dipped in an antiscptic prep
aration.
Ground fish is excellent for laying
hens. One pound per day for twenty
hens. mixed with the soft food. will
greatly promote laying.
Potatoes intended for seed sho uld
be kept just cool enough to prevent
premature growth. II sprouts appear
they should be promptly removed
Patents on all the best hives have
expired. ANY one claiming a royalty
on hive which you have been using
for years may be set down as fraud.
Growing animals should be fed :
muscle and framc-pro!ucing ration in
such quantities rs 10 produce rapid
growth. keeping the animal in aver
age condition.
"A warn mash Of a mixture Of
two parts bran and one Of mi,ldlings
is an excellent invigorator and remedy
for cows that have the scours from too
much grass early in tho season.
Fire is the best preventive Of dis.
ease in orchards and vineyards. II
all the old wood Be piled up and
burned it will greatly lessen disease
and insect attacks. 1t should be done
early in the season.
BY running \ smoothing harrow
over the whcat-iicld the young plants
will be greatly benefited. The harrow
will not injurc the wheat. but will as
sist in covering grass seed that may
have been sown early in the year.
"A horiicul.urist remarks: The
man who plants single roll of small
fruits more than he can give the best
possible care 10 is not wise. One acre.
producing 800 bushels Of berries. will
prove more profitable than three acres
producing SEQ bushels.
-Parsnips are excellent for cows AMI
hogs but they are not commonly
raised in this section of the country.
They need not be removed from the
ground for fear Of frost LIT them
alone; they will como on. swcetcr
when the frost is out.
Where there is plenty Of range or
mast in the fall cross of some hardy
breed of hogs such rs the chester
whites. with tho native stock. will pro.
ducc better hog under such circum.
stances than if pure breeds lie used
exclusively.
Wherever there are manufacture.
ing villages early cabbagcs are ale
ways in demand and bring good
prices. Spinach is ano her salablc
vegetable. Bceis. parsnips. carrots
turnipS onions. etc. rs well rs
spinach. may be sown in rows far
enough apart to be worked by ho's,
implements.
"A well-balanced ration. fed at
regular hours anil in regular quaint.
ties. with attention to water. salt. bed.
ding and all tho points which go
to make the animals comfortable. will
save money. particularly in season
VIXEN fesd is high priced.
AT the recent meeting of III,
American Poultry Association at In.
dianapolis The dorking fowl was cx.
empted from heavy ''cuts" rs n fam
cy fowl. it being considered strictly
market fowl. This action recognizes
the dorking rs the best and leading
breed for market.
According to the latest accounts
the Louisiana strawberry crop is the
largest ever grows The Mississippi
berry crop will BE- an average one.
The West Tennessee strawberry crop
will be far below the average. and SO
will that of Kentucky. Southcas, Mis-
souri, and Southern Illinois. Tho
Arkansas crop will not lie mrch over
half the regular yield; Texas vii! not
raise more than enough for h. me use.
Alabama will not ship many 10 N .r;h-
ern markets this season. The vegcta-
BILE crop in most of the Southern
States will DO large. Louisiana ana
will have fully double the
cas9ut Of any former wear