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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
VARIETY NECESSARY.
4 Fact Net - Thoroaghly Undsfstood -
1t Should Ne.

It Should Bs.
One article fed to stock may contain
all of the elements necessary 20 main
tain an animal life, yet it will be an ex.
ccptional case when any one material
can be considered the most economical
to feed. The principal reason for this
is that some of the elements will be in
excess as compared with others. An
animal will use only q certain proper
ton of the different elements, so that
II more than is needed is in the food il
is more or less wasted. The most eco.
nomical feeding is that which supplies
the elements of nutrition in the right
proportion to secure the results for
which it is supplied. 1t is for this rea-
son that in nearly all cases and with all
kinds of stock q good variety is essen
tial to the securing of the best results
But the object for which the food il
supplied must be considered in deter.
mining the ration to be given. Some
materials are best adapted to growth
and others are fattcning. One is best
to secure . good growth and develop
ment OF bone and muscle while another
is best to finish for market Ono will
help to increase the quantity of milk
while another will add to the quality.
Corn Is acknowledged to be one of the
very best rations for fattening stock OF
any kind while oats is one of the very
best single rations to feed for muscle
alone.
A knowledge of the nutritive value
NJ ASTnvov,t sn1c . sv>
feeding, as in the majority of cases the
work can be done more economically.
To secure the best results, a variety
should combine the elements of animal
nutritious in the right proportions.
This will be found in a mixed ration vf
the cereal grains and grasses.
Corn is heating food and can nearly
always be used to a good advantage in
the winter ration, but less is needed in
summer except with fattening stock.
Hogs can be fattened very rapidly now
If they can have the run of clover and
are given all the corn they will eat.
Cows that are to give the largest flow
of milk can be given bran with ground
oats and corn meal during the summer
even when on good pasturage. Oats
can be made the principal ration of the
work teams because oats supply the
elements needed for bone and muscle.
Yet a bran mash once a week with Q
change of other materials, will help ma
terially in keeping up good condition.
No set rules should be followed a
the materials grown on the farm must
in measure determine what the rations
shall be. They will vary with locality
Prairie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
ABOUT FARM PESTS.

An Optimistic Quaker Tells Why They
Are Not an Cnmitigated Evil.
Some years ago the farm was literal
ly overrun by rats. They were all
through the house from cellar to gar
ret. They were in full possession Of
cribs, granaries, ba rms. sheds and out
houses; they were in haystacks. straw
stacks and corn fodder shocks all over
the farm. All measures for driving
them off were of the least possible
avail 1t was of no use to kill them,
since two seemed to come for everyone
that was killed. The situation was SO
annoying that 1.-The rats" was topic of
conversation among neighbors when
they met, even on Sundays.
We had a Pennsylvania Quaker for
neighbor. a very intelligent man, and
one of the hest and neatest farmers in
the country. He came to see us on
business one day, and among other sub
jects that came up for remark was 1.-The
rat nuisance with which we were all
afflicted. To our establishment this
good farmer, unlike anybody else, took
the opposite side of the question Akom
us and everybody else, and said the
farQseyS were to blame for the whole
food of rats. He said he had none to
speak of about his farm or buildings,
because. he had no harbors for them;
Aehefe no places for them to hide
&HfalRed:-that his dog and cats could
nloGoeloW them. He said the few he
Asa-wRre in the woodpile, and he was
ashamed of the fact, because he ought
to have had his men pile the wood
when it was prepared for the house in
stead of leaving it in one great loose
pile.
lie said what we called pests were
sent to make us more tidy and careful.
thought could catch him on weeds
on the farm, but he took the lead even
better than on the former question by
saying weeds made us better farmers.
more industrious. more thorough cult
vators of the soil. The thought was
new one. and thirty years of observa-
ton has confirmed the impression
made by this good man that pests
serve q valuable purpose in farm econ
omy.-R. NJ. Bell. in Farm and Fire
side
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
German
Syrup

Two bottles Of German Syrup
cured me Of Hemorrhage Of the
Lungs when other remedies failed.
I am a married man and, thirty-six
years of age, and live with my wife
and two little girls at Durham, Mo.
I have stated this brief and plain so
that all may understand. My case
was bad one, and I shall be glad
to tell anyone about it who viii
write me. PHILIP L. ScHINcK, p.
O. Box45, April IS. 1890. No man
could ask a more honorable, bust
ness-Gke statement. q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
ENSllAGE FOR LAMBS.

Result OF Experiments Conducted Mt ths
Cornell University Station.
The experiment stations connected
with the agricultural colleges accom-.
plish something in the line of research
by the careful tests on grain growing
and in the feeding of animals. The ex.
pertinent station of Cornell university
reports in bulletin AZ an interesting ex.
pertinent in the feeding of corn ensilage
to lambs. The lambs were grade Shrop-
shire, about eight months old, and
were fed in two lots of five lambs each,
the experiment continuing from De
cember s to April %. Each lot received
q grain ration composed Of one part lin
seed meal, two parts cottonseed meal
and four parts bran, by weight, of which
mixture each lot received practically
the same quantity, 673 pounds, or 1875
pounds per lamb during the twenty
weeks of the experiment.
In addition to this ration. one lot re-
ceived 9O5 pounds of hay during the
test, while the other lot had 6O6 pounds
of hay and l,l66 pounds of corn ensil-
age. The grain was practically the
same in both lots, averaging 25 pounds
per lamb. the average weight being 59jS
pounds at the beginning and IS pounds
at the end of the test The cnsilage,
therefore. took the place of 500 pounds
of hay, or about four pounds of ensil-
age equaled one pound Of hay. If the
hay were worth $40 per ton the ensil-
age would therefore be worth two
and one-half dollars per ton. The lot
fed on dried food consumed more water
than the one fed on ensilage: but when
allowance is made for the water in the
food it is found that the ensilaee fed
lot consumed considerably more water
than the lot on dry food.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

THE same feed that makes beef in one
cow makes butter in another.
IF animals lived Is long rs their OWL
ers. would they continue in good health?
some people have to run the gamut of
error before they get on the right track
WHETHER You feed two or three times
q day, see that the animal has all il
wants.
In is claimed that the feed that will
make . pound Of beef will make pound
of butter.
The difference between the gain on .
scrub animal and full blood will often
pay for the feed.
LACK OF water or supply Of bad va
ter is oftener the cause Of sickness
among stock than is supposed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Salt Cod.-Soak the salt fish in
water over night, with glass of vino
gar thrown into it, which will take out
some Of the salt and make it rs mild as
fresh fish. The next day boil it. and
when it is cooked separate into fakes
on the dish. Then pour egg sauce over
il, or parnips boiled and beaten fine
with butter: a little cream added is
nice. AS soon as 1t gets cold. send it to
the table on q hot water dish.-Good
Housekeeping.
Pork Steak Baked with Liver.-Cut
the white steak and liver into small
pieces, having twice as much steak as
livc.. Put q layer of the steak in the
bottom of a basin. sprinkle with salt.
pepper and butter, then layer of liver
seasoned the same, with few slices OF
onion added. Alternate the layers I'M
til all is used, having the steak on top.
Add one-half cup of water, cover with a
plate and bake one hour. Twenty min
utes before serving remove the plate
and brown the top.-Ladies' World.
-Split-Pea Soup.-Three quarts Of.
cold water, one pint of peas. one pound
of veal or one-quarter pound of bacon.
or salt pork, salt and pepper. II the
peas are not soaked over night, allow
more time for cooking. Simmer stead
lily for three or four hours. or until ten
der. Put through a sieve and return to
the fire, adding more water if too thick.
When veal is used, cut it in dice after
cooking and add to the soup with two
AL 81 -
serve with it, are prepared thus: Re
move the crust from stale slices of
bread, cut in small shapes and fry al
golden brown in hot butter Shake the
pan to prevent burning. Skim out and
dry on brown paper in the mouth of the
observation-disclosures.
Chocolate Wafers-The recipe re-
quircs care to bring about the proper
results: Beat one-quarter of q cup of
butter to a cream, add gradually one
cup of graduated sugar; beat until
white and light. then add two table |
spOonfuls of cocoa, teaspoonful of va |
nilla and one cup of -four. This batter |
must bc exceedingly stiff. If You use
pastry -four this will be quite sufficient;
il you use bread flour you may have to |
use little less. Grease the bottom of |
a good-sized baking pan: spread the |
mixture at the bottom of the pan as |
thin as paper. Bake in a moderately |
quick oven, and while hot cut into
squares and roll on the pan. Now, this |
is the part that practice only can make |
perfect. They must be handled in
stantly or they will crack in rolling. II
you wish to use them in small squares
you will find it much easier. Simply |
cut them on the pan. and with Timber
knife loosen and put aside to cool
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Poultry cannot procure gritty ma
teriai while the ground is covered with
snow. 1t should he supplied in the
shape OF coarsely-ground bone or by
pounding the broken china, crockery or
glass Oyster shells are excellent If
they can be had. and even coal ashes
will be of assistance il nothing better
can be obtained. Grit is very important
70 laying hens Farm and Ei-es;de.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
GOOD PIGEON LOFT.

A Cscful Structure That Can He Built for
Thirty-Five Dollars.
Before taking up the subject of dis
cases affecting pigeons, we will describe
a pigeon loft
A good size for such structure is q
cage 10 feet high and 16 feet square at
tached to breeding room feet wide
and l6 feet long. making the whole
building (see cut) cover an area 1Gxo4
feet. The cage is on the south front Of
the breeding room and is entered by .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
Why not, indeed?

When the Royal Baking Powder makes
finer and more wholesome food at less cost
which every housekeeper familiar with it will
affirm, why not discard altogether the old
fashioned methods of soda and sour milk, or
homemade mixture of cream of tartar and
soda, or the cheaper and inferior baking pow
ders. and use it exclusively?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

ELEVATION OF BARN.
posts. Elevator dump is under floor,
and holds about sixty bushels Of grain.
A in elevation and in lower parts of
ground plan is power tumbling rod
under floor; power outside; band wheel
under floor. Ii. grain chute in driveway;
c, movable window for throwing in ear
corn from outside; ID, grain elevator;
+, doors for ventilation; q, slanting
floor of grain bins.
The interior of corn crib should be
made of lx4 inch strips perpendicular.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
FARM AND GARDEN.
BARN FOR HORSES.

An Excellent Plan Designed BY Nebraska
Farmer.
Mr.. c. Ernest Brown, Antelope coun-
iy. Ncb.. sends to the Prairie Farmer q
most excellent barn plan which we
have had engraved to pretty much tell
its own story. Mr.. Brown in his note
says: 1t will stable twelve horses; NOW
capacity. about twenty-five tons; corn,
about l.sOO bushels ears; threshed grain,
about 5000 bushels. This plan can be
reduced to 2Sx4O feet il smaller capac-
ity is wanted, but should be l6-fect
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

tened by hinges at one end. The sides
Of the coop are Slated Tor ventilation.
The brood hen is placed in the coop.
the door is fastened and the box is
tipped up with blocks on one side so
that the hen has to stand up and can
not sit down comfortably. Under these
conditions the Matching fever soon
leaves the thoroughly discouraged hen.
and she is soon laying again.-American
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
Ca.arrh Cannot Be Cured

reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh is q
blood OF constitutional disease, and In order
to cure It you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catorrh Cure IL not Quack
medicine. It was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians In this country for years,
and Is regular prescription. It IL com
posed Of the best tonics known, combiped
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect COM
b1nataon Of the two ingredients II what pro-
tarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CRRNEY T. Co, Props., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price &c.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

The man who can clip his coupons gen.
orally cuts quite fgure.-Rochester Dem.
ocrat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

No MATTER how well man may plan his
life, he finds himself in box ut last.-lnter
Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

1Ns Tosfh's Companion publishes this WOeh
IN Extra Worlds Fair Number Of 50 Pages,
with 60 Illustrations, and . cover in Ten
Colors.
number that has ever been published IN
Tie Companion during the sixty-scven years
OF it, history. Whether you 20 to the Fair
or stay ut home you should have this num-
Der: II will be sent free to any new sub
scriber received In May with el.75 for q
years subscription. It can also be obtained
Of newsdealers, or by sending ten cents TO
TEE YorTR's COMPANION, Boston, Mass.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

MAY-'.How did You teach your parrot to
talk" Fiorence-''I gave two or three mu-
alcs."-Inter Ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

NEVER put on until tomorrow that which
you can get somebody else to do for you to
day.-Troy Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
ANTl-BROODlN0 COOP.

How To Remove the Notion Of Matching
from . Hen.
A useful continuance for removing the
notion of Matching from q sitting hen is
shown in the engraving from a sketch
by NJ. f. Brown of New Hampshire.
The top and bottom of the box are
boards two feet long and one foot wide.
A board door, one foot square, is fast
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
- RIAn. - 3 90 " . %. p0stA
cpcYyHn pr Az

GROUND PLAN.
Driveway may be covered all over and
large hay doors made in each gable to
receive the hay: or. partly cover. and
put hay up from inside. Should be
about three windows back of horses
Cost of barn will depend upon location
and size
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
SCRAPS OF SCIENCE.

TIM lungs Of the average man con-
tain about Eve quarts Of air.
II would require $4,000 microbes TO
form . procession an inch long.
HORNED toads, when leased, some
times squirt blood out Of their eyea
ACCORDING to all rabbinic writer's
tho whole human race before the food
were giantA Henrion tells ~ Adam
was les feet inches in height, Eve lls
feet Q inches and lines and Noah 81
feet even.
A PRrsslAH Official mining expert
has made investigations If tho coal
strata Of tho world, and expresses the
belief that the coal deposits Of Austria
Hungary. France and Belgium will be
in five centuries at most
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

WHATEVER ones lot In life, he should
have good deeds to show for it.-Philadel-
phia Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

JrsTIFIABLE MISUNDERSTANDING som,
other fellows sister.-Gcrmantown Indie
pendent.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

the LATEST SoNo or THE DAY-"We won,
60 homo until mornin'.' Truth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

II CAN dispose Of whole boat load Of
eailors," remarked whale; ''but it's when
I swallow thoir yarns that I feel worsted. !"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

No KNIFE can cut 30 deep 40 the one held
In the hand Of q friend Rams Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

WREN you bury animosi:y don't put any
flowers on its grave.-Ram's Horn.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

II wishes were horses, beggars would
kick because they were not bicycles.-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

ta1l9 % beneoe q cWos you have Jour money
back. e1
Its tAs only guaranteed remedy for every
pure blood. Dyspepsia, Biliousnan, tho
most stubborn Skin, Scalp and ScToluloas
affections, even Consumption or Lung
scrofula) in III carries staSss, al are cured
BY IL.
Il purifes and enriches the blood, rousss
every organ into beautiful action, and 10
ulous children, o. 70 invfeuFate and brace
up tho system after 4" Grippe" poeumonia,
fevers, and other prosfrafing acute dissaeea,
nothing can equal the "Discovry."
You pay only for The good you Ct
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

KATE 1.-The brides uncle gave her
away" Bessie-''Couldn't he get anything
for hertz Katc-"N0; nothing but . hus.
band. Vogue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

NRs. SraAR-'Do ycu use whisky in cook.
ingr Mrs. Lemon-''Oh, yes; like It in
everything except men,. Detroit Free
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

sTnER8 are times when man can dis.
play altogether too much originality in his
writings" said the merchant who was look.
ing over some suspicious entries by the new
ashington Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

To open the campaign with any hopes o.
speedy success, attack the enemy, malaria,
before 1t has . chance 70 intrench. An 90.
stinats foe twin prove il you don't 90 right
ct IT. II you are prudent. TOO. you WIZ ~ na ;,s
presence in your neiRhborhood. Aostettsr's
Stomach Bitters II tho medicinal ammuni-
ton that you require. Every form Of nala.
rial fever yields to this fine preventive and
remedy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

A BoGrs LoRp-Mahomet.-Puck..
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

ROUNDED UrA domc.-Truth.>

A STRIP OF ELECTROMAGNETIC
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

ALTHOUGH the Scriptures tell ~ that al
flesh IS grass, some people know 20 much
rlore than the Scriptures that they feel jus
titled in calling themselves daisies.-Bu0alo
C0upiop
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

-ACroRs, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey Of HorehOund and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in ono minute.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Tue RIGHT BowER-Homc.-Puck. =
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

NEIxlsox-~How do you de0no IN opti-
mistP' Nurdison-"He h . man who y
playing In good luck."-N. Z. Herald.
BEECnAM's PrIIs arc . painless and
efrectual remedy for Ill bilious and nervous
disorders. For sale BY all druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24

Hyss want Ans DRESS SHOE dss't pay s. =
symy $3.50. - CT S. Shss. 1hsy Vim q sqsatq
tsm a,ads and Icsk and wear y veil % yss -
eeosemizs Il your tootwssr, yos can b - b puse
". l. Douglas Shes. ~ sams and pssee b =
- ths bstAs@. Issk fr Il vhes you by. rahs -
stitsts. lsead shoes By mail spoa seslpt =
postags hss, when Shoe Dealers e1nest -
WI. DOU0IA0, Breckt0n, Gaoo. :
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-06-24
S0NE1HlNU UNUSUAL,


- . medicine, =
Dr.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
And, because q
that, thsre's some
thing unusual In
the way Of selling
e. Whsro every
other medicine q
its kind only prom
iaes, this b Qsiosuss-
iced. II it ever
Evening journal., 1893-11-22
HOW FrauleIns Arc Wed.

German weddings are conducted on
an entirely different plan from Amer
lean ones. In the first place, an engage
mont is not considered binding until aft
er it has been announced in the papers.
Then the fances devote a day to driv-
ing about among their acquaintances.
Cards are sent to all the out Of town
friends Of the families. Both fiances
wear rings on their left hands, and after
marriage on the right. The bride pro-
vides all the linen, glass and furniture.
except the appointments for her hus-
bands Office or study.
The wedding ceremony is a double af-
fair, the civil contract taking place in
the registry Office early in the morning
and the religious one several hours later
in church. At the early ceremony the
bride wears black, but at the later one
she is adorned with all customary bridal
fnery. There are rarely any brides
maids. The bride and bridegroom enter
the church together, and the guests all
wear full evening dress. A wedding
breakfast follows the ceremony, but we'd
ding cakeis an unknown delicacy.-New
York World.
Evening journal., 1893-11-22
WORK OF BUSY BApTISTS.

Discussing Plano at Second Church for
Rsviving the Work All Along tho Line
aud strengthening Their Churches.
The afternoon session of the Delaware
Baptist Union was resumed In the Second
Baptist Church yesterday at o'clock
During the adjournment the Women's
Missionary Society met and completed its
arrangement for the delivery of the ad
dress on "Women's Mission Societies -
Ms. +. ]. Jones. Of Springfield, Mass.
win make the address
The afternoon session was opened by a
devotional service, led by Washington
Jones. Rev Frank Howes. Of Harfing
ton, Del, made the first speech on "The
Fellowship of Churches" Rev w. r.
Burrill, pastor of the colored church at
South Chester, then spoke on "What
Can Be Done for the Colored Churches in
the Bounds of the Union2" Rev. Z. B.
Palmer made an address on Home Mis-.
sions. Other addresses were made on
different subjects. when the meeting
was adjourned until evening at 2
o'clock.
The evening session opened with de
votional exercises conducted by Harry
Emmons. The speakers Of the evening
were: Rev. j. X. Johns, M. H., W. G.
Realey, J. Crowther, NJ D. and Rev. o.
U. Buddington
This mornings session opened at 8
o'clock, with devotional service led by
Rev. w. r Patton. After the reports
from.the dlfferent'Bible schools we're reada
Prof Q f Foster. read we'll prepared
paper on THE Duty Of Baptists in Rela-
tion TO Their Denominational Schools "
The Church in It's Relation to Missions"
was next discussed by the following
City missions, Rev B MacMackin; state
missions, w. H Conrad, D d. home
missions, E B Palmer. d. D.. foreign
missions. Rev f. DobDins.
An interesting speech was then made
by Miss Margaret @. Miller, on a new
training school which has recently been
opened in Philadelphia. An ex
oellent paper was read by G. M.
Spratt. d D.. on The Church in
Relation to It's Rising Ministry. Rev. f.
5 Dobbins preached the doctrnal ser.
mon, after which the meeting adjourned
until this afternoon at o'clock
Lunch was sci we'd at - o'clock.