St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
ERE AND THERE.

Plant out onion sets as soon in the
spring ss the soil can be worked into
a good tilth. Have the soil rich.
Under good management straw
berries should yield 1000 gallons 70
the acre; rsspberries. 700; blackber-
rics. 800. and currants from 400 10 500
gallons.
Warmth is very important for
young chicks. The early chicks pay
we'll. and this is the season whom they
should receive extra care.
Whenever you whitewash slake
stone lime with boiling water. and
then thin down to the desired consist
ency with SKINNED milk and II will
be much moro durable.
The 40. 900, 900 hogs raised in the
country are valued at 500. OOO. 900.
The Mississippi Valley claims to have
raised three-fifths Of the number.
"A COW that takes on nesh and fat
freely will not. as q general thing.
make q good milker, and one making
liberal large dow Of milk will not ut
the same time be q good animal for
beef. t--
The surface OF the soil in the or.
chard should be kept reasonably level.
In plowing plan to secure this. Make
your surface drainage BY running out
the necessary furrows. taking pains
always to avoid washing.
Use your wood ashes on your fruit
trees and vines. For peaches IL Is tho
best fertilizer known. Broadcasted
over the orchard ground 1t will great-
ly increase the growth Of new wood
and invigorate the trees.
When you put out young peach
trees cut the sticks back TO within two
feet Of the ground. A low tree 10 lees
affected by the winds. and will grow
better. Young trees can be trained 70
any shape desired by judicious prun-
ing. .-a- - &. --- --
There is an advantage in using
walnut as q shade tree. and that II. In
addition to securing more or less nuts
from insects. and during the summer.
when a good rest is desired. this 70
quite IN item. I.. s+ t.s.
Avoid using kerosene on peach
trees or applying 1t to vines in order
to destroy insects, as It often destroys
the trees or vines. It is q dangerous
substance to use on trees for any pur-
pose. As lice destroyer in buildings.
however. II has no superior.
Feed the brood sows that have lit.
ters Of pigs literally on warm. sloppy
food. Skim milk or buttermilk IL e1.
celent, but II this is 'dificult to obtais
give her all the scalded ground graio
she can eat. with . mess Of cooked
turnips or potatoes to which has been
added pint Of inseed meal. .I
A hen that lays 100 eggs per year.
the eggs averaging eight 70 the pound.
produces more in weight than does .
hen that lays 19O eRgs year that
weigh twelve 70 the pound. Eggs
should be sold BY weight II 10 not
always the hen that lays the greater
number OF cggs that h the most serv-
iceable.
Grow only such crops - have beea
found best adapted p your soil Ind
climate. Any atsemps to grow some
thing that is not we'll adapted 10 the
soil increases the cost OF production
and lessons the profit All nsw vafi.
l cites should first b teetaa "a small
plots before attempting 70 grow . Res-
eral crop therefrom-
The direct cause OF hog cholera 10
the presence Of bacteria Of disease
eerms o the srass end in the waasr
These cause il6amnAtiou Of the
seomach and bowels By feeding an
abundance OF bone and muscle-form-
ing foods, sach . wheat fniddnngs.
clover, pesse and oats. We con raise
strung. healthy pigA which will ma
re- lily succumb to diseasa-('olonsI
lE y. Curtios.