St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-07-28
HERE AND THERE.

The Farmers alliance was intro
duced into Mississippi in March. 1887.
and now has l. 200 lodges and 10000
members.
The market for fat sheep shows
these days very clearly that the man
who remembers that carcasscs rs we'll
rs fleeces are to be sold from his
flocks is the shepherd who is going 10
win.
Disease always turks in filth. This
being true. the cleaner the stables and
surroundings where horses are kept
the less liable are they to take all the
epidemics that are passing through the
country.
The onion-bcd should only b,
cultivated shallow. As far rs possible
the weeds should be kept down and
the surface of the soil mellow. They
grow very near the top of the ground
and not in it.
With all the talk about the v;lue
Of jerusalem artichokes for hogs fewer
are planted every year. While large
crops of them arc sometimes raised.
the average yield appears to lie very
small and dependent Oh the season.
You can always tell the character
of man by the way in which he treats
his stock. A pleasant generous
hearted man never abuses his stock.
and always has their surroundings
pleasant and comfortable.
d.. Salmon says there are two
contagious diseases known as hog
cholera one affecting the bowels. the
other the lungs. Tho one is the Senu-
inc hog cholera. the other the swine
plague. 1t is possible for an animal
10 have both diseases at the same
time. :
The persimmon tree does not de-
prlve the soil of large amoant of
fertilr zing elements. and for :aat rea-
son makes the best of shade trees for
stock. In the South. even on aban-
,!oncd fields. the pcrsimn.on is allowed
10 grow. Its growth is slow. how
ever. Lut its fruit is highly valued Ly
some.
Tho pig that brings the farmer
the most money is not the one that
yields him the greatest profit. Fall
pigs wintarcd over and fattcncd the
next fall are almost nvariably cxpcn.
siyc animals Where corn is fed to
RI Ike whole. few pigs may be kept
lo follow them without much outlay.
but only few.
1t is claimed for tho mutton breeds
Of sheep that with the same method Of
keeping them on the farm as is in uso
in England. land worth as much NJ
onc hundred dollars per acre might be
devoted to sheep. and that
i farmers would hurdle them. instead
i giving them the range of the farm.
aryc profits could be made.
Field and FARM says: What the
horse eats he can and will digest in
tide If four hours. therefore he should
&c fed often and have rich material in
lis stomach in small bulk. Tho
chances of many COOL racc-horsc
has been spoiled by starvation. A
lorsc or man with an empty stomach
an never put forth his best feats of
strength or speed. 1t has taken tro:-
ing-horsc trainers thirty years to
o learn this but those who win have
earned it.
The kind of sheep to keep depends |
IN the soil and pasturagc. The South
own is the best breed to cross with
ative ewes that are made TO forage
,reat portion Of the time. Merinos 10
letter in large fiocks than do the
eavy mutton sheep Heavy breeds
an not range rs easily as the small
hecp and therefore require more at
en,ion. Using the improved breeds
or crossing means that a larger al
owancc of fool must be given il sue
css is expected
The best tonic and preventive of
oultry diseases is as follows: To
ne gallon of pure water add from
Teen 10 twenty drops of tincture of
on and two or three drops of aconitc.
iir and mix well before putting into
ne drinking-vessels II used all the
ear round this will produce healthy
ock of birds The iron strengthens
lie blood. while the aconitc prevents