St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-02-21

SECOND WARD ITEMS.
i TcaRsUNofA RIvRA. /
j Feb. Is, 1901. I
Eniroa 81. TA,e,lA,ey Fauna.
Jupiter Pluvius must certainly
b q variance With our planet,
judging BY the heavy rains We have
bad lately Although tho weather
has been most unpr0pitious tor IL
most every calling, vet our logmen
are juhilant; nearly Ill The loes In
The Tchefunots and Bogue Falia
rivers have been Aoeted out.
We have The only public school
In the parish, NJ. ]. Keller, teach
or. This ward bad over $500 oi
school funds to it, credit, but some
Of ths other wards had . hand In the
pie last fall, - the money was used
Unfortunately.
The dog law b dead. Although
It was 'expunged from the records
yet many viii doubtless keep it,
memory green, and smile at the
queer antics OF our high-minded
Police Jury. II was with delight
(but I reckoned too soon) that I
awaited the prescribed time for the
ordinance to 60 into eject. In my
minds eye saw Mr.. Poundkeeper
loom up In the near future . .
monopolist Of the fertilizer trade,
and cut rates With Stern and others.
Instead OF having to send to New
Orleans and getting the sdulterated
''bune dust" It Was gratifying to
think that the genuine article could
be procured right At home.
Our Police Jury must have had
their wise noodles . little 1t s'sixes
and sevens" when they passed the
ordnance. The Law was framed tol
protect the sheep. Now. suppus.
ing that bad dog was duly regis
tered and tagged according to Law 81
such . privileged character could,
under the ordinance, kill sheep, live
ON them and keep fat, and provid-
ing be Haunted his tag (poor Fido. |
he didn't even get the chance to do |
SOY in front Of M. Pouudkeeper's |
nose, tho latter, although - mad
- = March hare, could not have |
touched him.
Every farmer e aware that q
sheep-killing dog does his work
mostly during the night, and will
run from any one 1t sight, conse-
quently Mr.. Poundkeeper would
have had to provide himself with .
ball's-eye lantern and . telescope,
to ascertain whether . dog was
licensed or not.
l recognize fully the advantage
Of q good dog law-that 10, one
that would prove satisfactory both
~ sheep owners and non sheen
contend that such .
law can be framed.
Je6. Wellb0rn, In bis pamphlet.
Method Of Cultivation Of Com
md Cotton" relates the following
my younger brother Was abas-
ng one Of my neighbours stock in
,ur field. I accosted him about il
Ind told him to nx the fence. He
aid be could not Ok It 20 the darn
ID hogs couldn't get In. Ny only [
'eplv was that I would hate to &C.
knowledge that . hog had more Z
ense than I did. The fence was
lxed and the hogs stayed out. He
'ow says that he has more sense {
han anything below 4 white man." {
Accommodation for the comfort Q
4 children In our country public 9
chools are scant, 10 say the least.
he school law directly SAYS that {
very family or guardian shall nav
certain amount for every child 2
ent to school. The idea il to buy {
mel. water buckets, brooms, etc. Z
While 10 the country We can de. z
ense With the purchase Of fuel and
rooms, (as we have plenty Of pine
nots and brush.) vet there areI .
ANY things lacking In our school = !.
Most Of them have neither u
oors nor windows. nor black.
yards ; nothing hut . few benches
It'll no backs to them. With such
'clement weather - We are having y
b had enough for children to 70 e
aiding through mud and water, 3
ithout having them cooped up In j
ns,omfortable buildings for the d
vt part Of the day. II the school b
rectoes. before granting schools "a
their districts, would zee that y
% above mentioned school Law he b
'reied out, and that the school b
'uses are In g0od order and have T.
. necessary school furniture, the fe
lildren would not DULY fare better y
It study better also. for the brain Ia
nsot do the mental work required Of
our bodies are uncomfortable, - 70
ey certainly must be under exist o.
z circumstances. ~
I wish could impress upon our 10
Fmers Tia advantage Of fall or %
ntsr blowing. All trash, cotton
d cosn stalks plowed under will e
lp to fertiliss the ground. the %
ter win b 6rm 1t planting time @
- no roots viii catch On loose Sc
will b dislodgsd aad %
med up 70 freess: our animals "a
% 6 that tine Of Tia NEAR an u