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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
The Size of Cotton Bales.

Would 1t not be well for farmers. In
their various organizations. to discuss
the importance of reducing the size Of
the cotton bale? The tendency. in
putting up many commodities for
market. is to put up in small bulk. rs
they are SO much easier handled. and
this is very important matter with
cotton bales. Whoever has had to
tug and push bale of cotton out Of q
wagon on to a platform knows some
thing OF tho trouble of handling q 500
pound bale; and now most of farmers
who make their cotton have to deliver
il in the market Let the standard be
200 pounds and let the size be In pro-
portion. and the bale could be made to
look more slightly in market espe-
cially when we shall cover them with
cotton bagging. for soon we hope that
juts bagging will be numbered with
the things Of the past
When We reduce the bale We can
do away with the cotton hook. which
is nuisance. as it tears the bagging
OF bale, causing the cotton to be vast
ed by being pulled on and eaten up by
hungry cows Now, imagine . nice
little bale covered entirely with cot
ton bagging. SO no mud or dirt could
get on the cotton, making the tare
less on the bale, and less danger from
fire. so less insurance should be re-
quired. Some kind of grab could
be used that would not tear the
bagging. and q hole cut in the
bale could be sewed up after
sample is taken out of it; then We
should not hear of steamboats, catching
fire in the middle Of q river with cot
ton on them, and before they could get
to land. the whole boat enveloped In
flames and many lives destroyed. Jute
is almost as combustible as cotton it.
self.
Then why should We not use wire in |
stead of ties. as they use wire in baling
hay? and what is to hinder our South |
ern iron mills from making the wire? |
II We could wrap our cotton with |
bagging and Southern
made ties. would not this give a boom |
to our Southern manufacturing. and q
cute way Of getting over the tariff |
question on these articlesp-Cor. South.
ern Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Il comes . question Of considerable IN.
tersst - they will grow and develop.
usually. in proportion to the quality
and quantity Of the food supplied
One OF the principal advantages In
having the colts and calves come in
the fall rather than in the spring IL
that by the time they are ready to
wean in the spring. the grass will
have made sufficient growth TO fur
nish considerable food. and they will
be able to make their first ix.months'
growth. after weaving. upon grass
rather than upon dry hay or fodder
and grain. In counting the cost OF
preparing an animal for market tho
period Of weaving is usually considered
the proper time for beginning the ac-
count. and in q majority OF cases il
will lessen the cost considerably II
grass can DO made the principal food
for the first six months. With the
cows another item can be added.
Whether marketed rs milk or made
into butter the milk is of more value
during the winter than in tho summer;
and. after calving, the cows will give
the largest quantity of milk. at sale
for four to six months. and this can DO
secured with little. il any moro ex-
pense. during the winter than in the
summer.
So far a. possible all the stock on
the farm should be kept in q good
thrifty condition. and il this Is done
the cost Of feeding is but little. il any.
moro during the winter. whether a
large or . small quantity Of milk Is
supplied.
With the brood mares It is usually
expected that enough work can be
done by them to pay at least for their
keep. and yet 1t is an item to get this
work at time when it can be used to
the best advantage. On most farms
this will be found to be in the spring,
when the work Of seeding and plant
ing. as we'll as Of cultivating. is gen.
orally most pressing. And by having
the colts come in the fall moro work,
with less risk, can be secured than II
they come in the spring. and in addi
ton there Is better food for their
growth and development after wean-
ing.-St Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
The Dairy Requires Attention

Il might a. well be understood Arst
a. last that butter-making can not be
made profitable unless there Il SUI
ficient time given to it. and unless the
work 10 done at the proper time. 1t
must now be pretty we'll understood
that profitable butter-making means .
good article OF butter. But that can
not be made unless every thing Is done
properly and promptly. II. as . writer
OF note remarks. . woman has tho
care Of a family of children. does the
cooking. mending. sweeping and thou
sand things that devolve upon q moth
er. she can not be a good dairy maid,
or il she is. it is more than one woman
ought to be. As a rule people are not
rapid enough in execution to greatly
multiply duties Once in q great
while We find a man or woman who
can do the work OF half dozen peo-
pie. and seem to do it easily. But such
people are the exceptions
1t is not wise. therefore, to expect
that the wife with all her other duties
to perform. can give attention to much
of a dairy. and, therefore. at the very
beginning enough help should be pro-
vided. There is a great deal Of hard
work in the dairy. and it must be done
at just such time. It is a mistake to
suppose that dairying is easy. In fact
it Is mistake to suppose that any
work or occupation is easy. II it is hon.
est.
We must devote close attention to
any business il We expect to make It
successful. Tho dairy particularly re-
quires close attention and steady work.
The cows must DO MIXED and ought
to DO MIXED regularly and care
fully; and We can not be too
particular to see that the help
We employ attend to these things.
There is SO much careles sness upon
the part OF some mixers. rs shown In
their roughness toward the COW, or
their neglect to milk thoroughly. that
in any considerable herd some mixers
will do moro damage in a season than
their wages will amount to. The
process of milking. therefore. should
be carefully overseen by the owner
In walking through city streets We al
ways see fOreman-a boss Of street
gangs Of men. This foreman watches
closely the work of the men. and yet
II they did not sweep clean or other
wise neglect their duty. no irreparable
damage could be done. The dairymen
give no attention to the mat
ter OF milking their cows by the help.
and If damage is done there it can |
not be repaired. The mixer should |
be clearly person. Since milking
has been entrusted SO largely to men.
here is not always that degree of |
that is absolutely necessary
IN a well-conducted dairy. and the lack |
often gives rise to the wish for the re-
urn of the neat dairy maid. who was
rot always the sole creation Of the
poets. After tho milking comes the
ARE Of the milk. II the mixer has
mixed with the milk dirt of various
descriptions the milk is spoiled; no
lfter-care. however great can restore
to prime excellence. Tho dirt may
Ne got out. perhaps. but the straining
an not remove the odors that may
rave come from the dirt-Western
Rural.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

So that they all became great f,le"is
At midnight the rain ceased, and tn,
moon burst in food Of glory on thu
dripping scene.
I'VE can 60 home now" said Dor
cas-. clapping her hands. "And l dare
say. young man." with a pretty air o
patronage. "Mr Morris could make
you up bed on tho kitchen floor al
our house. without charging very
much for it."
Il should be delighted il he could. v
said the young man. meekly.
And so it was arranged.
The girls made an extra toilet next
morning to meet 1.-THE ghost" as they
called him. at the breakfast table.
But to their infinite disgust he was
gone when they descended.
''Ye see." said Old Man Morris. "
that there white flaming suit O his'n
had shrunk up with the wet, SO i,
wasn't fairly presentable. and he just
cut across lots afore day an
cleared out"
Il told you So" said Barbara. ..He
was a ghost, and being such he dis
solved into thin air Mt cock crown
"And had put on my blue cambria
gown" sigh ed Mary.
'.And my lair was crimped SO nice
ly." said Dorcas.
But he gave me this cre," said Old
Man Morris. displaying on the horny
palm Of his hand gold half eagle.
Rather extravaganza tor q tailor's
clerk. !" said Mary.
THAT is just the class Of people,"
said Dorcas loftily. ''who don't know
how to spend money properly"
II thought he was very NICE" said
Barbara; land thought perhaps he
was going to be the beginning of
real adventure"
September set in sultry as the trop-
les this year. and the three girls re-
turned to Archcr's great store with
unwilling footsteps
But the cashier met them with
smiling face.
1--WE received instructions" said
he, Ito raise the salaries OF all the
girls in this department ten per cent.
Young Mr.. Archer himself told me do
So"
young Mr.. Archcr?"
There he is now" said the cashier.
And the next minute the hero OF
the rainy night had come up and was
cordially shaking hands with them.
Then you are not the tailor's young
man after ALP" said Mary. a little
taken aback.
did say I was?" said Archibald
Archer.
At the end OF the autumn little Bar.
bara Hale had confession TO make.
Girls" said she. "when l thought
that young Mr. Archer was going to
be the beginning Of an adventure ]
was right He has asked me TO marry
him. and when we go on our summer
vacation next year VIC shall go to.
gether."
And Mary and Dorcas kissed little |
Barbara and congratulated her from
the very bottom of their hearts"
This" said they. lis an adventure
worth having. saturday Night
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

VERY often the only diAsrsees b
tween something unfortunaAs and some
thing funny Lies In whsthse Il happ1al
TO you OF somsbody elsa -Nsrshanl
Traveller.
Wit loses it, respect With tAe good
when seen in company With malice; end
to smile At the jest which plants Z
thorn in an0ther's breast = 70 beooma
. principal In the isG-Shseidaa.
Usefulness u greatness A ths
title OF . book has II. thsre ars ',cslse.
tial objects for common telescopes"
So there are high spheres Of ussfulnsss
for the common minds when touched
with . profound desire 70 do good No
ono d incapable Of such greatnsss.-
Church Union.
ITO DO . universal friendly pres.
ence in the whole Of our common LIE"
in this phrase u formulated the spe-
cial ministry Of the individual in his ~
lation to humanity. Tho power Of Per.
sonality to stimulate the faculties Of Ill
with whom one comes In contact and
thus create . working atmosphere. IL
one that implies and comprshends
much Of the responsibility Of lii&-Bos.
ton Traveller
Be polite to your childrsa. Do you
expect them to b mindful Of your well
fare3 To grow glad ut your approachp
To bound away to do your pleasure b.
fore your request 10 half spokena Then
with all your dignity and authority
mingle politeneA Give It . niche in
your household temples Only then
will you have tho true secret Of sending
out into tho world really finished gen.
tlemen and ladies.-ExchanRe.
"A wise man will turn adverse criti-
oisms and malicious attacks TO good -.
count. He will consider carefully
whether there ID not In homo some
weakness or fault which. although he
never discovered. was plain TO the eye
Of his enemy. Many men profit moro
by the assaults Of foes than BY the
kindness Of friendA-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
LOOKING BACKWARD. ..

Sett'n' here 30 kind o lonely.
Gain out across the way;
Nothin' there to look at, only
What see most every day,
Houses Jest like one q nuther.
Towerin' up four stories high;
Nice enough. but then I'd rutheP
See good-sized bit O. sky
Like the sky 50 blue an soft an
Fleecylike. How I'd enjoy
Seem il ez did often
When was growin' boy
When was happy younRster,
Laughin' like. at earthly ills
Livin' on the farm amongst tn
Dear oil rugged Berkshire hills.
Wishs wen wake up some mornin'
Ihed find myself again
In the house ez was born in.
Sleepin' side O. brother Ben.
How the oil straw-bed ed rest me.
Sleepin' through 'ithout break,
Idunno. tho but I'd jest be
Satisfied to lay awake.
Wonder ef there's many changes
In the place, ct I he'd see,
Guess the thing twould seem mos strange IL
Me, the boy tibet ust to be-
There was that oil soup that hung there
On the ellum tree, where
Lots o tines have set an swung there
Watin' fer the cat TO DIE
Went to school then. 'cept in hayin'-
Books. some way didn't love-,
Member Mother kept . sayin'
Hurry, ira quarter ui."
Cst to call myself ill-treated
When had to fetch the COW,
But know how more n sweet ed
Be . ramble like that now.
] kin almos' smell the clover
Freshenen' the mornin' breeze,
Not much like the smells all over
City streets like sech az these.
Suthin's in my eyes. l s'picion
Sort o. moisture like. but then
I can't sometimes help wishin'
Et was a boy again.
r. II. Curtiss. in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Tho large time bell OF the cruiser
Charleston is not composed OF ordinary
metal. and there is quite little story
connected v It'll it A few days before
the bell was cast the pattern-maker
expressed the sentiment that it would
be a pity to use ordinary metal. and
suggested that each workman con-
tribute ten cents in silver to enrich the
composition and give superior ring
TO il. The entire force at the works
responded u man. the sum realized
being one hundred and fifty dollarS
nearly ali i'm teu-ceut pieceS
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
REMEMBER THE BOYS.
Give Them . Chance for sun Light Amo
tho lOuds Of Lie.

Give Them . Chance for sun Light Among
tho Clouds Ut Life.
After the hard work is done the
boys should be given a few holidays to
engage in such recreations as will suit
their tastes. Farmers should % ar
range their work that after each busy
spell they can afford to take such holi-
days. Fathers should make it a point
to engage these recreations with their
boys. to be companions with them in
their sports, and to be their con-
fidants. Teach them the manliness OF
acknowledging wrongdoing. Very
few people do wrong willfully. aid il
the parent will divest himself Of all
desire to revenge his wounded feel
ings when dealing with the wrongs
his boy has done. and have for the
end in view the leading Of that boy to
govern himself, the success of his un-
dertaking is assured. On the con-
trary. il the boy is punished
for every wrong he does, you
teach him to lie and to dis
respect authority. Many well-mean-
ing parents spoil their boys by this
kind Of treatment. for they do not
realize that satisfying their own ugly
dispositions and venting their spite on
the child is really what they are doing.
They know not what they do" The
parent should strive to place himself
in the position of the boy. and feel with
him and for him. The man who is
dealing with boys and who will SYM
pathize with them and act on this SYM
pathy can direct them as he pleases
Farmers, in their eagerness to get
their work done, in their eagerness to
grasp sthe almighty dollar. do not
realize that '.All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy" The home
on the farm has not beon a pleasant
place for the boy. and rs he grows
older, the natural desire to see the
world. coupled with the unpleasant
ness of farm life. causes him to leave
home. He goes to the city, the dis
regard for authority which his father
taught him asserts it.
self. and there being no proper tender
home ties he easily falls a prey to the
vices OF the city.
Sufficient food, clothing and school
facilities are not the sum total of the
Of a boys training any more
than q nicely-furnished house is
home. The farmhouse may not be
large and pretentious in its appear
ance. but it may with little outlay,
have suitable literature for the chill
dren. and facilities for engaging in liz
nocent games which may be encour-
aged by the parents. With these coz
ditions will be a homo from which
boys will not care to leave. aud il they
do there will be tie which will al
ways bind them to that home. --Slay-
lon (Minn.) Gazette.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

To IMPRESS . PLAIN truth Il 10 not neces-
sary to paint it to tho eye By comic wood
cuts or sensational pictures Of any kind.
confidence. To illustrate: II Won arc ~
victim Of Malaria. and wish to b free from
It tmnscdtateiy. one bottle Of ShallenberRorso
Antidote will tnfaplblv do the work. L
may pay you to believe this and ret the
medicine without delay. DR.. 4. T. Shalleu-
eerRer, Rochester, Pa, WIN send Il b. aail
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30
HERE AND THERE.

Tho farmers Alliance in Forsyth
County. Ga. will fine its members fiv,
dollars II they use jute bagging.
In johnson County. Ga. the ALI
ance farmers have adopted series Of
resolutions aimed at "a doctors trus,
or combine" which seems to exist
there.
keep the stock well watcred,
Thirsty stock standing around a dry
trough because somebody forgot ia
pump water, is q waste of valuable
time.
Ono OF our contemporaries advises
farmers TO keep all the tools housed.
We have seen farms on which the
weeds indicated that that sort of advice
passed current in that meek of the
woods"
Feed sweet and nutritious food TO
the cows at all seasons Of the year.
Musty hay. and of favored food are
not the material out of which to mako
good milk and butter.
Give winter protection to the
small fruit Tho thing 10 do is to So
lect the best varieties. even il tender.
and then 60 to the trouble OF protect
ing them. Hardy varieties are often
like the scrub COW. tough. but mighty
Improbable.
Tho cause Of milk sickness. says
Mr.. Benjamin Spradlin. of kentucky.
is lobelia. which is eaten by the ami.
mails Lobelia. after it has so far ma
tured as to produce seed. will invari-
ably produce milk sickness after it is
eaten.
There Is . proper limit to the ex-
ercise Of q COW. II tho pasture is so
everlastingly poor that a COW must
travel over ten acres ~ get enough to
keep her alive. she is getting too much
An exchange says that ono who
knows says that corn fodder in the silo
occupies but one-fiith of the space it
does in the barn-loft That there is
but ten per cent waste in the silo
"uAAo sNOtO 40 suuey PcE CouI waste
In feeding the fodder in the old style.
1T is best not to think of politics or
your neighbors while milking the COW.
Better pin yourself down 10 the work
On hand. or you may pinch the teat
md then the COW may kick. and then
vou may get mad. and there may be an
complication all around.
"A dairy may be made up from the
oest milk and butter stock on record.
but If treated no more judiciously than
great many people treat their cows
t will not Do source of profit Nat
,ral capability is valuable only when
furnished with the material with which
o work.
1t should be set down as q rule and
trictly adhered to that no noxious
liant should be permitted to mature
IS seed on any part OF the farm or
long any roadside contiguous-to tho
arm. 1t is the bounden duty of everv
armer to destroy and utterly exter.
innate the weeds on the road that paa.
through Or along bis farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Wonderful hey ond descSiDsioa-
W00Aa'o best and teuo6S fSto01.e
Well may 1t bo called WouaAn's best friend,
since It does for her what no other remedy
has been able 70 do. II cures oil those dali.
cate deraugements and weaknessoo p
culiar to females. Cures them, underotaad.
Other preparations may afford Temporary
relief, but DR.. Pierce'c FAvorito Prescrip.
ton effects . permanent esys. II 10 0sares-
ieed 70 do this, or the money paid for it win
be promptly refunded. Itis the great rem
edy Of the age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

As IRON expands With the heat, The EiIel
tower is SAID to be i've inches taller whea
the temperature il high than il II in The
cool Of the day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

1usogss1.e $780, ~, s:a = 49, -,
li1n1o Liver xiuo.
..s... Z: :S'a'a' 'sas'''a an d
No Opjum In Piso's Cure Tor Con cump'
lion. Cures whore other remedies IaiL 40
CncAoo - now A0oo miles Of buried
oloct1io wires.
Oldsnoases prefer 'Tsnsilrs Punch" Caeah'
Tn biGKost gas well In the world has
boeo discovered IN Ohin
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

The worst Nasal Catarrh, NO matter Of
how long standing, Is permanently cured b.
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

ma. HENRI 8. KzBAIl, Of West Phila.
deiphiA Is receivinR the credit Of origin-
attng Memorial Day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Pam from indigestion, dyspepsia and TO
hearty eating IS relieved at once BY taking
one Of Carriers Little Liver Pills immediate.
u after dinner. Don't forget thia
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Oregon. the Paradise e Hasnssa.
Aild. e9uable climate, certain and abundant
crops. Best fruit, grain, grass, stock country
IN the world. Full information free. Addrecs
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oreson
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

CHICAGO has the largest Common Council
OF any city IN the world. With the recent
additions the Common Council numboro
Sixtv-elRht
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

SoNI ono has calculated that tho honey
bee must insert its proboscis 500 times INTO
clover blossoms before ono grain Of sugar
can to obtained. As honey contains three
Of honey represents 2,5O0, 000 insertiono q
the bees.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

IT Il said that Schiller, before competing;
nut his feet in cold water.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

A COMPANY with capital Of q, 00000O hes
been formed for the erection in London Of q
tower twice ~ high - the Ei3el tower aa
Paria.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

Tnpearl was dedicated to Venus-sacrea
TO love and beauty amongst the worshjrero
Of gods and goddesses. The ancieuts noeti.
cally ascribed its origin 70 drop Of dew
Ialnne q morning Or evening into ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

A TnoY IN. ~ shirt man predicts that In
less than ten years there viii - . general
return to the old-fashi0ned shirt which but.
toned In front, and from which q least ono
button was missing after every wnsh.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

II il said that tho editor Of Haxuarse
Magazine selects for publication eocA yoar
about seventeen short stories and re}ecfn
annually between 1900 and 1900, ft n
also said that the yearly cost Of publiahin0
the magazine, not including the printinS
but merely what is paid for writers, aEtiSts
and engravers, 10 e20p, 600
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

AHARNER 1t Anaheim. Cal, sent East last
year for some Wonderhed beans 70 expert
ment with. He received - many - would
ill . small teacup, and planted then. He
gathered crop Of one hundred sacka.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

ON Of the architects who helped Il
Ei6el 70 build his tall tower says that It h
doubtful il . tower 1000 feet high can -
constructed. Every thing depends On
transportation Of the materlals ahovo q
height Of 1000 feet would b exceodineiy
risky.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-11-30

some Of our sweetest hymns. Among them.
Fade, Fade Each Earthly Joy" II Heard
the Voice Of Jesus Say" II Lay NJ 6iss
On Jesus" "A Few Moro Years SHAH
Roll" and "Beyond the Smiling and the
Weeping" Ono Of his religious troets
reached . circulation Of 80, 900 copies.