Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-11

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ccrncd, where it would be wise to sell
one-half the mules, one-half the pioWS
and other implements, one-half the land
tor let it rest), dispense with nall the
labor. and invest the money saved III Ter,
tilizcrs. improved stock and improved ,
implements, and such appliances as may
bc needed to reduce loss and waste. Inc
farmer who confines his best efforts ana
skill to a small portion of his farm ana
still continues the whole area in cultlva-
tion has practically only reduced area
without reducing cXpenSeS.-ho"the'"
CUticdtor.
\ woM>N's WORK.
/ Il have raised ever 50 many chickens,
/ SAYS lady in st. Marys Parish, La, land
been very successful My chicken eggs
alone some months bring me S12 or SD,
and during grinding season have made
from So to 800 easily. My chicken
sales keep my pockets amply supplied
with cash" 81 mote it be in thousands
of country homes all over our dear olu
poverty stricken Southland. We ask
what able-bodied white man or able
negro is making as much money planting
cotton! Echo answers none, and this Is
bcin" done with only ladys spare time.
What is here said of the women OF Lou
isiana is also true of the women OF many
other Southern States.-Erchdnge
TOBACCO.
The best soil for growing the BLACK
Wrapper" is dark, rich loan. Black
loan is inclined to make dark tobacco
The manure should be we'll rotted, If any
cau be had. Fresh manure lncllnes t'
, fire it up and ''head in, and should no
y be used. If fertilizer is used 1t shouiC
! not be put Immediately in the hill, 1t VII
: do better to scatter it around the hill
The soil should be broken deep and wei
pulverized. If good freeze comes attc
the first breaking so much the better
y will clear the soil of cut worms,
', PECAN TREES.
/ The pecan belongs to the same genu
d with the hickory. and is equally dllhcu
d to transplant. 1t will not grow from Gu
m tinrs. and requires considerable care
TRANSPLANT it. The nuts should he car
fully gathered from the tree, and bu'ie
:, undcr some loose earth and trash. so tn
: = they will be kept cool and moist, al
: where they will not be disturbed by We
~ min. Then plant them as you Won
~ ncach-stones. say in February or Marc
on or lust as they begin to sprout. In 9th
words. manage about as pcach-ston'
II is better To plant the nuts just whe
li' Won wish the trees to permanently gro
~ cu But if not convenient to do this, cut
III the tap root the next fall, and trdnSpli'
're ao,in. and so on until ready to set thu
IT, permanently. transplan,inE, n re-set.i
! ne every fall until finally located. The tre
le' if well cultivated, will commence to b'
a few nuts in eight or ten years, and
est We'd will rapidly increase annually,
NY the trees become larger.
vas TO MAKE GOOD HAMS.
i, The Westphalia hams are made as
tbo lows: Well rubbed with dry salt and
,nd to drain twentv-four hours. Take
quarts of salt: two quarts of bag IrO'
salt: three pounds of brown sugar;
'lH' pound of saltpetre four ounces OF
'uS- prunclle. and four ounces juniper berr
no well mixed and boiled in SIX quarts
lnis water The brine is then cooled
the skinned. The hams are then Ia
the from the salt and wiped dry, and
sue cold pickle poured over them and rub
tho in. There should be enough BRINE
I'M cover the meat. Turn the meat eN
n'i second day for three weeks, tnen
them out, wipe dry, and mlXtur
nos ground pepper, salt and bran IS u
lren 0ughlv rubbed in, filling all cracks
t1n openings They are then smoked a u
dis every dav for three months or more, u
hid completely dry, when they will keep
med improve in flavor for years. Pyroll
hos ous acid will keep off flies and anima
IN lT of all kinds, and improve the fiavc
sent the meat
llIiic EGGS AND BUTTER.
=. A lady in Water Valley, Miss. W
pitOi to n Southern farm journal: 'As
''eo' Won what | was doing in the sun
many with our scrub stock. will now tel
.",,tt .,, what have made clear of expense
aI.aI one wear. Have sold 1,O16 pounds oil
H. ter besides what we used at nom
49,, twenty-five cents per pound, ma
bon s254. Also twelve dollars worth of
Iii ond seven dollars worth of turkeys.
= A. Won see that farmers wives cap do S
II ii ;bino 70 help their husbands if they
only try. L nave hoi p''"
,, dairy but simply selling the su
gnu! butter from the cows we kept TO 81
! 1n' ,na the family table
thc BLACKBERRIEs.
,oiir. The people of North Carolina pay
,rr,Ior u, attention TO the gathering OF wild be
pai;"a IL; roots and herbs than the inhabitan
|trJ stnIo anv other Southern state. Durlnt
o'o last blackberry season a single far
vines Greensboro shipped in one day !
ust IN pounds of dried blackberries. III
front the kind of work for women ana
rcn. AS well as the gathering OF hert
dover roots. of which we shall soon have
c out thing practical to give to our
al lhe readers.
Of wo THE RIGHT SORT.
Ie Sai. The young ladies of Auburn Ala
ll;'h Organized a flourishing cooking clu
me there is an agricultural and mecf
WIN college at that place, the young me
goou know where to find domestic wives
."moh, ."mo they graduate
at and ,x.,, TX rORaCC0.