St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-04-04

Wsl1oso - ~ Hooes.
PLANTING ~ THE NOON.
llulioas e dollass havs beso 80.
Ii1ced since ~ haze hess . satioa,
hy ~ silly, s1pesstitions peaotiss
q "plant&ng h ~ Doos." II Il
I'D asves beea dlspsovsd, & would
pay cur peopls 70 Ct Coaessss to
vote . Dillios q tWo q do0ass, to
make exaee aad so0eati0e sxpesl.
msats q thb matter; but ~ are
told TIE learned aad patient Ger.
mans havs tested e. even weighing
every grain asd blade psod0esd,
side BY side, % both noons-in-
crease aad decrease thae saGsl.
lite, without psseeiviag ssy appre.
cialsle difference IN results.
Time was when The twelve POI.
lions a the human body Weee j0st
- strongly believed to b governed
BY the twelve sigas a Tie sodiac,
- people now believe 10 TIE moon |;
and IN almanac without . naked
hanan body showing tie parts Il.
Sectsd, would havs been spusned By
everybody - being no almanac u
al; and when the publishess Asst
began 70 leave L out, Il raised each
. peotest that the makers had 70
return tolt agais. Happily though
now Il be- gone into dis1se.
That The moon has sume inllu.
ence O. our globe b oestain-the
influence q attraction-drawing the
limpid waters toward itself and
governing the tides, though che
does not THE alone her ia1ueace u
Il did ANYTHING. would draw ths
planted grain toward the surface /;
but otherwise, except il Tie tides,
philosophers have failed to 80 any
appreciable influence o. veRstatioa.
The di2erences In crops arise
from differences Of coil and seasons,
cold aud heat. rain oe drouth. To
plant In it, proper time; 70 have
the ground properly beokea up,
and properly tended, win always
bring . crop, Il soil and seasons be |
suitable. but how often, TO get
the right moon, the seeds are put |
In poorly prepared grouad. ct In
proper times, O. whea ~ sou b |
too wei OF too dry; q " wait till
the season b too advaaced, and
then hurry the seeds 10 when the |
coil b not lttsd, % - ~ get The
proper moon.
During the var I picked out .
little piece ol ground 70 make corn
eoe forage, aud asked - old farmer
what moon b best to plant com n.
III you want 70 make coen," said
be, "plant II the decrease bat II
ron want to make fodder, plant "a
he increase" ~ want to make
fodder" said I, % I planted o. Tie
increase and fodder & was, q
rather stalks; looked Ike I waited |
! little ladder to get I'll ths top
leaves; still I had right good coen.
Next year I wanted corn. % I
On the decrease vet I had
he same sort Of great tall stalks. L
md just the same amount a corn.
The land was rich and had he sane I
sod each year, and something
bout the same kisd a seasons,
Nd Il made the sane. L
A friend az mine who was veeyl
particular shout the mooa d pjaat.
ne. especially in butter beaas, had
biz ground, . eood and
avoeable spot, asd ~ just dose
- . friend rode BY
why. what ase yoa doiag there"
aid he. ~ - planting butter I
'eans." - answered. "what, Il
aanting butter heaas!" replied be /
ei9aboe, "Don't yoa ksow Il I'll
b wrong meoa, asA yos Win not Z
.aks l'eaa!'' THAT'S so,' -. e
lied nv friend, ~ had SoeRoetsa =
): bat - they afe planted they I
NV stay there They did, aad &
scA . csop q beaas ~ nsver made Z
eioee. 10
l know . 1aa Who knew exactly 9
On asd when to Pct IN Irish pits q
~. He planted always 10 tAs
'ooa Sbe roots, asd rarely missed ! I
toaeraboe crop. Hat Que year,
'ith I'll his care. b did MT make Q n
andfal a poea&oea. This, e bel Z
ID mt planted 10 Ne right NOM d
'ould have IN hen laid % that 4
or. blank satellite: bus - h. b
lsated night, and there ~ Q Rood q
sasoa. Ne concluded e W. In he G
eed. No doubt e was. having \
ooe through sooe fseesss al q
seat, I reckea, end woalA not .
efminase. In
There b fas more h good soll-Ib
having ne Gsoaed IN proper a. II.
% and good seeds aad seasoas-I
M III ~ nooas q Jupiter: add ;,
ever let . good ti0e pass whea IN "
ready, IN waiting for the moon.
- "mooa was made n give - "
ct By night" says The Dtbls, not ?
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