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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Does ait Growing Pay7

One of our contemporaries answers this
vital question by saying, eyes, a thousand
times yes" Not SO fast, brother. Under
favorable circumstances, it is safe to say
that fruit growing pays as well as any
other branch of farming. But it is folly
to say that apple growing in the West is
profitable, and as matter of fact fruit
growing in general has not paid very
grandly for some time. But then it is no
worse off in that respect than any other
branch of farm industries. 1t always
sounds to us like whistling to keep your
courage up to talk about farming paying
in these days. The conditions are wrong
for result like that. There are some
mighty big evils that must be remedied
before farming will pay. That they will
be remedied we have not the slightest
doubt. OF course we are speaking of the
money profits. We have often said, and
say now, that there is profit to fruit
growing outside of the money considers
ton. Every farm ought to have fruit
upon it.-Rrchange.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Oceans of Milk.

"There are $2,OO0,000, 900 invested in
the dairying business in this country, said
a citizen with prediction for statistics
''That amount is almost double the money
invested in banking and commercial indus
tries It is estimated that it requires To-
100000 cows to supply the demand for
milk and it's products in the United States.
To feed these cows go, 600, 900 acres of land
are under cultivation. The agriculture and
dairy machinery and implements in use are
worth over $2O0,000,000. The men en-
ployed in the business number 750, 900 and
the horses over 1,OO0,O 0O The cows and
horses consume annually 10000, 900 tons
of hay, nearly 9O,000,000 bushels of corn
meal, about the same amount of oat meal,
275OOO,O0O bushels of oats, 1900, 900
bushels of bran and 10000. 600 bushels of
corn, to say nothing of the brewery grains,
sprouts and other questionable feed of
various kinds that are used to great ex-
tent. 1t costs $3.50, 100000 to feed these
COWS and horses. The average price paid
TO the laborer necessary in the dairy bust
ness is probably $20a month amounting to
$3.50, 100000 year.
"The average COW yields about 450 gal
Ions of milk year, which gives total
product of 6, 100000, 900 gallons. Twelve
cents gallon is fair price to estimate the
value of this milk at, total return to the
dairy farmers of 1910, 900, 900. if they sold
all their milk as milk. But 30 per cent of
the milk is made into cheese and butter. 1t
takes ~ pounds of milk to make pound
of butter, and about 10 pounds to make one
of cheese. There is the same amount of
nutrition in 81 pounds Of milk as there is
in pound of beef. A fat steer furnishes
so per cent of homeless beef, but it would
require about "a 100000 steers, weighing
1900 pounds each, to produce the same
amount of nutrition as the annual milk
product does. "-PhilddelohSa Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Questions to the Man Who Drinks.

Who has turkey stuffed with oysters
and all the fixtures Thanksgiving day
you or the man who sold you beer or
whisky? Who has the fat of the land all
that money can buy-you or the saloon
keeper? Who keeps horse and takes his
wife and children out riding-you or the
man who takes your money for drinks :?
Who wears good clothes-you or the sa-
loon keeper? Whose children are dressed
nicely, and have all that children want to
make life OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or the saloon
keepers? Who eats stale bread because
it is cheap? Who buys cheap meat, cheap
bones, and everything that is a little poor,
because it is cheap? Is it the saloon
keeper? When you are hauled up before
the police court for being drunk and dis
orderly, whom does the judge smile upon,
bow to and treat with deference-you or
the man who jingles your weekly wages
in his trousers pockets? Who pays your
fne-the man who has your money, or
your poor, broken. hearted wife, who has
earned few extra dollars by washing
What good has come to you from drink
ing? Has it made you better man? Has
it made you better father? Does your
family love you because you drink? Are
the men who get your money friends to
whom you can turn in time of need? Is
your head clearer, your soul purer, your
intellect brighter, your hand steadier,
pocket fuller, your home happier, when
you drink whisky2 These are few
points of hundreds for your consideration.
NEBRASKA WGtc7tnaHn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Delagoa Bay.

The Christian Standard says: Away TO
the southeast corner of Africa is Delagoa
Bay. 1t belongs, with strip of coast
about two hundred miles wide, to the
Portuguese, but has been little out of
the track of commerce. To the westward
of the Portuguese strip lies the Transvaal
Republic curious political patch in
Southern Africa. 1t about twice as large
as Ohio, of fertile soil, genial climate and
rich in mineral but it is owned and ruled
by some twenty five or thirty thousand
"Boers." Years ago, when the Dutch led
the world in commerce and maritime ad-
venture, they planted fourishing colonies
around the Cape of Good Hope, but when
England wrested thesgfrom Holland, thou
san6s of the Beers (farmers) crossed to the
north of the Vaal river and occupied the
land now known as the Taansvaal. They
were Datchmen of most pronounced Prot
estant and democratic principles, but re-
duced the natives to state of vassalage, If
not actual slavery. They have good schools
and can nearly all read and write, though
thew do nothing toward the elevation of the
natives.
Wishing to get the trade of this land
Portugal granted charter to some Amer
leans and Englishmen to build railroad
from Delagoa Bay westward to the Trans
vaal frontier, imposing impossible condi-
lions lit is said) and after the company had
spent vast sums of money and nearly COM
pleted the work, declared the charter for
feited, and confscated the whole property.
At the instance of the company, Uncle Sam
and John Bull are going to see about the
matter, and If they join forces they can
manage Portugal in this matter-even if
they are afraid Of her on the slavery ques-
ton.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Steam Machinery in the World.

According to publication of the s. ats
teal bureau ct Berlin, four-ffths of the
steam machinery in the world has been con-
structed within the last twenty five years.
France has 40, 500 boilers, 1000 locomo-
tives, and 1,700 ship boilers Austro-
Hungary $4,000 boilers and 2, 400 locomo-
tives; in the United States the steam ma
chinery, exclusive of locomotives, has
$500, 900 horse power in England, 7,OO0,-
600; in Germany, 100000; in France,
100000; in Austro- Hungary, 1,5OO, 900.
There are some 1O5, 900 locomotives, with
5000, 900 horse power, in the world. ALI
the steam machinery in the world possesses
$4,000, 600 horse power. The one horse
power of machine operate by steam is
equivalent to the strength of three ordi-
nary horses, and the strength of an ordi-
nary horse is equivalent to the combined
strength of seven men. From all this the
statistical bureau at Berlin draws the con-
clusion that the steam machinery of the
world does the work of ] ZOO, 900, 900 men,
or twice the working population of the
eyloha
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Raising HaY,

Tie topic to be discussed at the meeting
of tie Audubon Agricultural Association
at Horticultural Hall at 3 clock this af-
ternoon, is the profit of raising hay. The
sui ect is Interesting and nportant, ard
able Cebaters will doubtless handle it in
Fraction manner
The productions Of bay in the United
States e. ceeds any other crop in value.
Very little attention, however, is paid in
Louisiana to growing grass for sale In
deed. 9 large amounI OF thr hay u-ed in
this State Is imported from The West, No
State III the Union can surpaSs Louisiana
in the richness Of its native grasses and
the fertility of is soil, and some other
cause NEST lie sought Tor the failure to
produce crop 50 highly esteemed IL o@her
sections.
The principal r. ason for this failure is
that until recently vFry little atten ion has
been given to a divers ticatiOn Of crops.
The groSs weld to the acre rom sugar and
cotton is larger than could he eg p"cted from
hay, and it has been more profitable to de-
vote the land 10 crops that would produce
greater values. There las no. been 50 far
as we know any thOrougn test IS 10 whether
or lot tI!e ret profit from bay would render
it one OF the most desirable crops for this
section.
One of the obstacles in South Louisiana
to raising hay for sale is the difficulty in
harvesting the crop To compete with
the Wess, it is of cour-e nece>' ary tc use
mowers for cltting and machines for
gathering the crop Owing to the bitches
required for drainage, it has not been
possible to use these machines to a7vaa
tage. Whenever the ti!e system is intro
duced, Lo~ever, the mowers can operate
successfully
Another trouble j. that while grass
grows luxurjantly, weeds do also.
But the Iem believes that difficulty
might be ohviaed b; LAYING the hay field
off 80 that moving machine might pass
over it once or tw c. early in the season,
cutting the weeds down while they are
young and tender. The grass could thus
get good start, ard there would not be
likely to be ary fur:her trouble with
weeds.
The question of raising hay for sale is
one that has received little attention from
the farmers Of this Sac. We are glad to
see the matter taken up BY the Audubon
Association, and ~e trust that the discus
sion to-iav VIII lead to valuable Results.
" 0. CitV Item.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Some Facts About Eggs.
MATCHING CHICKENS By THE MILLION
EGYPT.

MATCHING CHICKENS By THE MILLION IN
EGYPT.
The Egyptians are, however, far in adj
vance OF US IN the science of raisinp
chickens, and tie incubating establish.
ments of the country hatch out eggs by
the million every year. At Matching
establishment near the Pyramids, the
farmers trade fresh eggs for young chicks.
and the rate Is two eggs for one chick
Another artificial la cherry turns ont
5Oj eco little chickens every season. and
the oven crop of chickens in Egynt
amounts, according to figures furnished
me by the consul general to more than
twenty millions Of Chickens a year
We have about two hundred million
dollars worth OF money invested in the
fowl industry liz the United States. An
amount 50 large that all the money of Jaw
,1ould could not equal it, and still we have
TO import mere than sixteen million dozens
of eggs every Year. Ii America would
adopt the Egyptian h&tching system, We
could sell eggs instead of buving them
aud our farmers buy Gttl@ chickens to raise
al a price of twenty cents a dozen. More,
than twenty millions of little chickens are
sold each year in this way in Egypt, and
there is a regular business in chickens lust
old enough to walk.
The iucubatories are rude, one-storv
buildings made of undrled bricks, so ar
ranged thai the eggs are laid upon cut
stra " in racks in rooms, around the ovens.
which are kept fred on during Matching
season The outside walls are very thick,
and are built so that the, retain the heat.
ara the only Thermometer used is the blood
of the boy or man who attends to the fires.
BY long practice, these men learn Just how
hot the ovens ought TO be. and they replen-
ish the fires as the weather demands. A
small amount of fuel is needed and the
temperature is about 50 degs above zero.
The fire is built up for eight or ten DAYS
before the eggs are put in, to thoroughly
warm the hut anu after this time it does
not go out during the season, which is
from March until May. The eggs are
turned four times a day while Matching.
The whole outfit of an establishment
which matches over 200 600 chickens a
wear, does not, | am told, cost more than
%25, and one man runs the whole machine
keeping the fires buying and turning the
eggs, and selling chickens. There are in
this ncubat9ry, twelve compartments, each
20 feet long, 50 feet wide and 10 feet high,
and each of these compartments will hold
1900 eggs at time, or $4,000 eggs in all.
It produced last year more than 800, 900
chickens, and did the work of more than
20, 900 hens -Cnir0 (EgyD0 Letter
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Scrub Fruit.

Some fruit is just as bad as scrub stock.
The world has been making progress all
along the line, and progress means some
thing better than we have had 1t is ad-
mitted that we have made improvement
in our cattle, swine. horses, sheep and
poultry. 1t is admitted that we have bet
ter methods than we formerly had. Wen,
friend, fruit has not been neg lected in this
onward march We do not mean to say
that every kind of fruit has been so much
improved that it is desirable to wholly DIS
card all the old varieties. But some kinds
have been so much improved that the
practice of growing the old kinds IS just
as indetensible as the growing of interior
scrub stock is. There is scrub fruit. we
may cite as an illustration the improved
varieties of currants. To continue to gro"
the cid small currants when there are cur
rants that are so much better IS not WIS
DOM We often recommend the old wilson
strawberry to those who inquire for goou
variety. The Wilson is good berry, as
sertions to the contrary notwithstanding
but it is not the best berry under certain
conditions. There are berries OF oetter
flavor and in other ways generally superior
to it and the man who desires to achleVe
the greatest success in growing s'ra"De
RES should seek to find the best Waited vaiiety
for his soil and location. But the WILSON,
as this advantage 1t will do better III
varirt y of soils and under neglect than any
other berry. But the fruit grower snou
srudy his business, and discard inc soi""
fruit.-Erchange
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Coffee in Liver and Kidney Diseases.

Tt is now more than thirty years since
DR.. Landarrabilco called attention in the
medical journals to the great value of
green or unroasted coffee in hepatic and
nephritic diseases. After having contin-
ued to use the remedy for upward of a
third Of century in many hundreds of
cases, he again appeals to the profession
to give it trial in those cases of kidney
and liver troubles which have resisted all
other treatment. His habit is to place %
grammes, or drachms, of the green ber-
ries Che prefers mixture of 2 parts of
Mocha with one part each of Martinique
and Isle de Bourbon coffee) in tumbler of
cold water, and let them infuse over night.
The infusion, after straining or filtering,
Is to be taken on an empty stomach the
FIRST thing on getting up in the morning.
He cites many cases of renal and hepatic
colics, diabetes, migraine, etc which,
though rebellious to all other treatments
for years, soon yielded to the green coffee
Infusion. 1t is worth trial at any rate
Scientific american.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Foot Evil.

Permit me to give your correspondent
some information in regard to the trouble
some disease that heads this article, and
its speedy cure.
1t is greatly to be dreaded by farmers
because of its supposed incurabilty, ne
cessitating the loss of the use of the ami
NAL until the diseased hoof grows off,
which is often months and sometimes a
year.
The disease is eau sed chiefly by foul,
wet stalls and lots, or lots cleared of
heavy forest growth, where the ground is
covered with rich soil.
It's cure is simple and very speedy. 1t
is this: Wash the diseased foot thor.
oughly with lye soap Che oldfashioned
soft soap is best) Thoroughly remove all
scale or dandraff, aud let the soap 1emain
undisturbed for few minutes; then
wash, and anoint the diseased parts with
pure, unmixed pine tar. This apply
daily for q few days, and the animal Is
relieved and can return 20 work.
Another more speedy and effective cure
is to cleanse the foot thoroughly, and pour
into the orifce, generally found in the
nature of a crack between the hoot and
the hair, Tichenor's Antiseptic Refriger-
ant, and then apply the raw pine Tar.
Rarely is more than two applications nee
essary to effect permanent cure.
The disease sometimes becomes of such
frequent occurrence with stock running
on pasture, that it appears almost epidem,
ic, be q caused, it is supposts, by nightly
contact with the dew -
The writer once worket. sthirty. t VIC
mules, which 9sere camped out in the
woods during rainy summer, when all
became infected with the disease, but the
use of bat one was lost for week; the
rest never lost day. Bathing and
amounting in this case was kept up twice
daily until all appearance of the disease
subsidized ~ Bu7rus McGehee, IN Times
Democrat.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Daniel bennett, the agriculture

Daniel bennett, the agricultural editor
of the New Orleans Pscnya1ae, says: "We
had the pleasure lately of a visit from Mr..
Cary from Southwestern Louisiana, at our
home near Brookhaven, The Iowa and
other Western people have revolutionized
the country around Lake Charles and east
of it. They have brought enterprising
immigrants to that country and considera
BILE capital, and have vitalized Southwest
ern Louisiana as Western settlers are
vitalizing portions of the country on the
Illinois Central Railroad, particularly
around Hammond. The movement in
Lincoln county is more recen.-they may
even surpass Hammond in few years.
Don't forget that these people are doing a
work for Louisiana and Mississippi that
we could not do for ourselves"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24

Tie New York Independent finds that
within the past year there has been an in
crease in the total number of commune
cants, in all Christian churches, of nearly
$4,000. The total number of churches
organized and housed Congregations has
risen to 142, 767-a net gain of 1882 The
total number of ministers has risen to
SO, 322-a net gain of 1866. This is, the
Independent points out, at the rate of
between ten and eleven churches and as
many ministers every day in the year" 1t
puts the communicates of the several
churches down as follows: Methodists,
4, 723, 1877, Catholics 4,43S,0 Baptists
4,078, $50, Presbyterians 1,1S0,113, Luz
theran 9Ss, 009, Congregationalists 49,
6Os, and Episcopalians 1851
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
Building Associations.

Building and loan associations are be-
coming quite numerous and are very pop
ular in all the Southern cities. They have
proven blessing to many wage worker
in more WAYS than one. In the first place,
whenever wage worker is convinced that
by placing part of his weekly or month
" salary in fund to- be applied to the
purchase of home, it gives him an extra
inducement to save his money, makes a
better employee and citizen of him.
While it is very true that homes can be
bought for spot cash for about one half
what it will cost on monthly payments,
there are SO many who never can accum-
late enough money to get the advantage OF
cash payment who can pay something
every month. It is simply paying little
higher rent, but the rent is applied to the
purchase of the home. None but CAPT
talist with long purse can afford to sell
houses and lots on monthly payments, but
any one with steady job can afford to buy
on those terms. If misfortune overtakes
him, and through failure to make final
payments forfeits what he has already
paid, he has the satisfaction of knowing
that, after all, he has only paid q little
higher Mnt than he otherwise would have
done. A gentleman remarked to US re-
Gently: Eyes; reckon have paid in all
twice as much for my house and lot as |
can sell it for in cash, but it is mine. and
it is paid for, and it is advancing in value
every day." His manner showed that he
was perfectly satisfied, and we think that
he is really proud of his trade.
An eminent preacher in this city said to
us: 81 have paid three thousand dollars
for house rent during the past ten years
and all have to show for it are the re-
ceipts." We are glad to know, however,
that the church congregation this gentle
man has served SO faithfully have now
under contract an elegant parsonage for
his occupancy after October 1st.- Southern
I,,,a
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24
$50 Near and Yet so Far"

A minister in Amite county, Miss. made
an address before Sunday school, and in
his address he told the children about Cain
killing his brother. He told them he
would ask them some questions about what
he had said when he came again. A month
later when he was at the same place he
asked the children who killed his brother.
It was some time before he was answered
but finally one little boy SAID he kne"
tWho?" asked the minister "sorg nun,
answered the little fellow with Periec'
confidence.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24

An extract from the report Of the Grand
Jury of Sabine Parish ut is with feelings
Of pride and qualification we announce
athat crime of an aggravated nature is
almost unknown in CHS parish, and that
offences against law and order are very
rare. We have made diligent inquiry and
have only fourteen bills to report" And
again In conclusion, we rejoice to see
that our parish is continually on the ad-
vance, morally, socially, and financially,
and right here we will say that much is
due our esteemed District Attorney for his
faithful and impartial efforts to prosecute
crime =
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24

In St. Martin parish crops are varied.
In some neighborhoods crops have received
rains as they needed it and in these Sec
tions are very fine. In other sections,
however, crops are not so good.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24

If the bride in recent wedding in New
York received 81 900, 900 worth of presents,
as stated, it seems about time to bring to 9
close the discussion Of the question, els
Marriage a Failure" Chicago Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-08-24

On horse car.-First lady-"Do tah .
that seat. l don't mind standing Dill
second lady-"No, you take it. You are
older than l." An ominous silence, during
which an old gentleman pops into the Seat
Boston Post