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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
WlNTERlNG HOGS.
Some Suggestions In Regard to Doing II
Economically.

Some Suggestions In Regard to Doing IL
Economically.
One of the mott important items in
making fall pigs profitable is to winter
economically. In doing this. growth
must not be sacrificed. The idea must
be to make steady growth at as low q
coast as possible. If growth were not to
be considered, they might be wintered
very economically SO far as feed is con-
cerned. yet all that is given to stock as
feed and no gain is secured, is so much
added to the cost, without any possible
income. One Of the essential conditions
in securing the best profit with hogs
is to push the growth from the start,
and secure . quick growth and an
early maturity. One of the principal
reasons why SO many fail to make fall
pigs profitable is because sufficient
care is not taken to push the growth
in good season.
One of the most important items in
wintering pigs economically is a COM
Portable shelter. The saving secured
with good shelter in feed alone will
make fair profit of ITSELF besides Sc
curing rather . better gain Maintain
ing animal heat through the winter by
feeding grain adds to cost of keeping
the hogs very materially-in fact, in
many cases it destroyes any profit. OF
course, in the south. where the winters
at best are short, and not at any time
severe, the cost of wintering without
shelter is much less than further north.
Yet the better comfort provided by
supplying good shelter, securing at all
times a better, thriftier gain for the
amount of food consumed, will make
the cost of supplying good shelter q
profitable investment. 1t is not neces-
sary to have the hog house expensive;
in fact, it is not advisable, for the rea-
SON that as usually managed it is not
good economy to allow the hog house
to remain in one place too long, and
this makes it best not to invest too
much in house than can not be moved
Three items are essential; one is to
have dry. There are few things more
injurious to the health and thrift Of
hogs than to eat or sleep in damp
places. Another item is convenience,
both for feeding and for keeping clean.
More or less work is necessary if the
proper cleanliness is secured, and lit
tie care in arranging will make little
difference in work necessary to keep
clean. Warmth. with proper ventila-
tion, is the third essential. One adj
with good, dry earth pens is,
that warmth is easier maintained than
with almost any kind of an earth floor.
Some ventilation should be provided,
SO that in case of severe
storms or cold they can be closed mp if
considered necessary to secure proper |
The general plan or arrange
nent can be made to suit the individ- |
nal taste. It is always best to arrange
FOR plenty of room, as good health can
not be easily maintained when the hogs
ire crowded
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
GARDENS


- Woe fair gardens. the rich lush eardens.
ntch no man planted. and no man tills,
ncar strong seeds drifted. their brave blooun
lifted.
= Near and far Ter the wales and hills:
",p .ae bees from their cups OF sweetness,
Totscs above them the wild free wing
nu night and morn from their doors are borna
Inc dreams OF the tunes that blithe hearts
sing.
ae waving gardens. the fragrant gardens
mat toss In the sun by the broad highway,
growing together. gorse and heather,
Aster and golden-rod all the day
topples dark with the wine of slumber
DSisles bright with the look OF dawn,
ne gehtian blue. and the long year through
Inc flowers tina: carry the seasons on
AND the dear old gardens. the pleasant gar
denS
wncre mother used to potter about.
lying and pulling. and sparingly culling
ana watching each bud as its flower laughed
out:
oiiyhocks here. and the princes feather,
i-arkspur and primrose ard lilies white.
sweet were the dear o:j-fashioned gardens
where we kissed the mother, and said,
Goodnight
M. E. Sangs;er. in harpers Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
The Pineapple ~ . Pot Plant.

The pineapple is perhaps one Of tho
most important of all the tropical
fruits. In the extreme southern part
of Florida there are immense planta.
tons of them, and from these the peo-
pie in that section derive almost their
entire income from the crop. Great
quantities are grown In Europe under
glass, and much more attention il paid
to them there than in this country.
The plant is very easy to grow, and
at the north will succeed well in any
greenhouse or even q sunny window.
The plants themselves are very ofna-
mental, and to watch them com.
ing into bearing is q very interesting
sight to most people. After the plant
has attained its full size, it begins to
turn blood-red in the center, and in q
few days you can see the young fruit,
which looks like a red rosette, way
down in the center: this is pushed up
pretty rapidly by the central fruit stalk,
anu the young fruit begins to assume
its shape and is soon one-third grown;
at this stage it begins blooming. and
from each one of the diamond-shaped
lobes of the fruit comes pretty bright
blue fower.-Hoyt's Catalogue.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
FARMER PLANTER
PASTURES AND MEADOWS.

With the Wealth Of Forage Plants ut Com
mand, No Reason Exists for Poor Pas
tur y and Meadows.
What wealth Of forage plants is at
the service of the southern farmer.
What a wealth of fallow plants too.
with which he may restore the wasted
fertility of his long-abused soils and do
it in the way that nature intended
it should be done. Very few of our
farmers have studied the subject
sufficiently to be able to recognize
even a fraction of the long list that
nature offers to him for the combined
purpose Of stock food and soil fer
tilizer. 1t is quite true that if he
would make full use even Of the few
that he is familiar with he would suf-
fer very little from his lack of knowl-
edge of the scores of plants that arc
adapted to his use. There are few
farmers who are ignorant of Bermuda,
crabgrass, lespedeza. sorghum and the
like with which alone they might
make stock raising an abundant sue
cess if they made a proper use OF them
along with their forage corn and fi>ll
peas. But there are dozens of others
that when we come to name and classi.
fy almost confuse, and make it difficult
to decide which shall be chosen.
And yet there should be little diff
Guilty in reaching a decision if one un-
derstands the matter as it should be
understood. No one should attempt to
establish improved pastures or mead
ows with just one or two. or even
three plants. In the case Of either, it
is best to use from six to q dozen diff
ferent plants, combining the grasses
and clover in such a way as to keep up
a series of alterations. One plant. or
several growing while others are in
measure dormant, deferring their best
growth to another season. No two
plants, probably. are just alike in their
needs or demands upon the soil. One
plant will suffer from too much rain or
too much dry weather. when another
would be just suited. One is attacked
by insects where another escapes. Oae
yields to rust or mildew under certain
Of weather, when another is
not affected at all.
In the older countries of Europe,
where time has had its opportunity to
prove most things relating to agric7l-
ture, farmers never think of establiah-
ing meadow or pasture with only two
or three plants, but use from six to
twenty different kinds, and such pas
lures and meadows actually rent for
more yearly than our best lands are
worth; in many cases more than $50
per acre.
Are not many of our readers contem-
plating doing something in this dirnc-
ton? Now is the time to begin the
work. Near our cities and large towns
q good pasture is an investment that
pays more than most of our cultivated
crops. Think about it! - Southern
Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
HERE AND THERE.

1T is said that 1T is hard to get
blood ont of a turnip." this may be true.
out if fed to poultry it is not difficult
matter.
Ducks and geese should not be
overlooked in the poultry yards. They
are both profitable and can be com.
bined with other fowl raising to I'D.
vantage. s,.-.
If your supply Of fodder is short,
you will find a fall crop Of Hungarian
millet q valuable reinforcement Sow
on rich land and it will grow large
enough to NOW for hay before frost
comes.
keep the turnips rs clear Of weeds
rs possible. Some weeds grow rapidly
in the early autumn. and if your tur.
nips are sown broadcast, you can still
do valuable service to them by pulling
up the largest weeds
Fine feathers make q fine bird,
should be amended so rs to read: Fine
feathers make fine looking bird. II
more attention was paid to fine work
and less to fine looks, hens would be
more profitable than they now are
We have known farmers who, when
potatoes, would throw away
all the small, unmarketable ones, seem.
ing to not realize that they were Of
any value This is great mistake.
They are as valuable as the large onee
II used for feed.
1t has been discovered that tuber-
culosis is . common OBJECTION of fowls.
1t seems the scientists are doing their
level best to cut OF our food supply by
finding this dread disease in our, steak.
our milk, and butter and. cheese and
now in our chickens and eggs. Il
For autumn planted asparagus beds, |
twvyear-old plants are preferred by |
gardeners. As with strawberry beds, |
deep and thorough plowings and far-
are necessary to perfect pull |
of the ground. After setting
3ut the plants and covering them with |
two or three inches of soil, cover the
bed with . geod eost ot s&sbls uso1nyA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

A Pisce Of Jewelry That II Always Pop.
,ulAr.


ul1F.
The bracelet is one of the oldest as
we'll as one of the most common and
fashionable articles of jewelry. At in.
tervals diamonds have been denounced
rs vulgar, rings have been confined to
single plain bands that symbolized
promise of marital happiness, and
other familiar articles Of jewelry have
noated upon . very changeable wave of
popularity; but bracelets have been
during several thousand years staple
products of the manufacturers of
jewelry. Their popularity has never
during any period ceased; vul-
garity has never been attached to
their use: and while they have
never represented special sentiments,
rs have precious stones. rings and
other products of the manufacturing
jeweler, they have always been re-
garded rs indications of refinement. af.
Auence and intelligence. Bracelets
adorn the wearer, but are not object
ionably conspicuous They attract at
tention to the beauty Of q well.
formed wrist, but they are not sug-
gestive TO vulgar minds, and the beauty
of the designs produced By modern
manufacturing jewellers invariably
appeals to the eyes of the artist and
allOthers whose sense of beauty is not
dwarfed by ovss-indulgepee. .-,!ewel.
sEs' Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
COVINGTON, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA

eFelt many poultry keepers. cape cially
the fresher and more verdant additions
to the fraternity, if there are any lice
among their fowls or in their poultry
houses. and most emphatic denials will
usually be received. They have never
seen any (because they did not look
where they were), and therefore sup
pose there are none. A little closer
and more thorough inspection would
frequently result in a startling revels-
tion. We hear of hens that do not lay,
grow poor and sick and finally die; Of
chickens that persist in dying when
there is no reason at all for such an
ungrateful proceeding; Of other chick
ems that. while they do not die out
right. yet live miserable, stunted ex.
istence and never show vigor or thrift,
nor develop into profitable fowls. To
what cause are all these untoward
conditions to be ascribed? Lice! Red
mites! Parasites Of various orders!
Keep down these and the greatest bat
tie OF poultry culture is fought Have
clean, fresh dust bath where every
chick and mature fowl ON the place
can dust itself without molesta-
ton. This means many baths
placed around in various spots
on large poultry farm. Good strong
tobacco powder is as good as anything
to put lin the feathers of the birds.
The insect powder, SO called, unless
fresh. does not amount to anything.
Carbolic acid is a great insect destroyer.
Make an ointment of lard six parts,
sulphur two. carbolic acid one part and
apply little to the top of head. be-
meath the wings around the vent of the
old birds. AS soon as Matched, drop .
tiny piece Of sweet oil upon the head
Of each chick.
To kill the red mites that lurlx in
cracks and seams near the porches,
daytime, and feed upon the hens at
night, persist in the use of kerosene to
which . little carbolic acid has been
added.-Southern Farm.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

Not only fashions, but common sense
and experience. too, have decreed that
the softest and most luxurious filing
for sofa cushion is the down of milk
weed pods The farmers will no long
sr be troubled with the multiplying of
this one-time Troublesome weed If the
pastures and country highways over q
large part of the country are rs thor
oughly CLEANED of it this season IS .
few sections were last autumn. The
pods should be gathered just before
they are ready to split open. The
green husks must be stripped on the
pods and the seeds pinched OF careful
ly with the fingers. Have ready some
bags Of coarse net, and strip the down
from the cores into them Every
seed and bit Of core must be re-
moved, as their oily matter might be-
come disagresable. The bags should
hang in warm, dry place for two
weeks or more, after which they are
ready for use. As every one knows,
the down is very light, end It win take
. half barrel of pods to fill, . cushlcn
twenty inches square.. To fully appre-
ciate this dainty filing. the sofoest silk
or brocade should be used for the COW
Or. Besides the advantage of its light
ness and softness, some persons claim
that this vegetable down is much cooler
10 the head than the down Of feathers.
-Demorest's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
COTTON.SEED MEAL.

A South Carolinlan Wants to Learn Hte
Value n Hog Feed.
have been thinking for long time
that would write something for the
inquiry department of your paper, as it
seems to me that if this was done more
generally by the farmers it, might be
made the most profitable part of your
paper. So l send you few inquiries,
as ! am very anxious to learn the value
OF cotton-seed as stock food, in all its
forms.
1t has occurred to mo of late years
that, perhaps, the south was wasting
annually millions of dollars by not
using all the cotton-seed made ON the
plantations In the first place to grow
and fatten stock for market and home
consumption.
have been very much pleased by
your efforts to teach the farmers of the
south how to raise hogs. trust you
will continue this thing. It is one Of
the problems the south is bound to
solve. 1t have no doubt that when it
is solved it will be seen that the south
can raise her own meat as cheaply ss
the northwest, because we have so
much better climate. The only reason
it is not done now is because our peo-
pie have not learned how. They must
be taught. The only plan has been to
raise hogs upon what they could find
in the forest and some corn, principal
", however, upon such food as they
could obtain in the forest.
The increase Of population and stock.
and settlement Of the country, with
destruction Of the forests. have made
the old plan thing of the past; but
the great majority Of our people have
not learned much beyond it. And corn
is too expensive diet upon which to
grow hogs exclusively.-Cor. Southern
Farmer. ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
WAR WITH PARASITES.
They Are the Bane Of the Poultry Var
Vigilance Neceoaarv.

They Are the Baas Of the Poultry Yard
Vigilance Necessary.
The time is here when all species Of
parasites thrive and multiply with the
greatest rapidity, says an exchange.
The poultry man need not spend much
time hunting them mp. They are
around the hens without any doubt,
and . variety Of precautionary meas
ures should be taken to keep in check
these inveterate enemies to the poultry
kingdom. An exchange says: OF course
it is.needless 70 talk about the profits
of fowl breeding when hordes Of indie
fatigable vermin are energetieally suck
ing the life blood of the birds both day
and night. The grain and feed goes
to support the lice, the hens and
chicks grow poor, and II not protected
eventually waste away and die It
costs enough to feed poultry without
any additional burden occasioned BY
furnishing sustenance to hungry le-
gions ot pavasitieal bsiAeA You ask .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
USEFUL AND SUGGESTING.

Corn Rolls.-One pint of corn msal,
ewo tablespoonfuls sugar. one teaspoon
salt, one pint of boiling milk; stir al
together and let stand until COOL Add
three well-beaten eggs. and bake in
gem pans.-American Farmer.
-Grated Pumpkin Pie. Take one
cupful Of grated pumpkin and three
cupfuls Of sugar and boil half an hour.
Then add one beaten egg, two-thirds
of cupful of sugar, flavor with lemon
or vanilla extract, and bake with enc
crust. ssfs
A good soup is made Of rice. Sim
mer until soft in plenty Of rich, sweet
milk. Mash fine or pass through .
sieve. Add salt white pepper ana hut-
ter. Whip until light a pint or more
Of cream, place in the toureen, pour in
the hot soup and it is ready to serve,
with crackers, split buttefed md
toasted in the oven.-Houselxeeper.
Salt Pork Stew.-A piece Of pork
not too fat is required for this. Cover
with cold water and simmer for two
hours or more according to the size of
the piece. Add sliced onions and pota-
toes Boil half an hour and add dump
lingA Cover closely and do not let
stop boiling for fifteen minutes when
it il ready to serve.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
Red Pepper Sauce.-Put two dosen
whole red peppers in q porcelain-lined
saucepan; add two onions pared and
sliced, two tablespoonfuls of mustard
seed, one Of salt, one pint each of vine
gar and water, cover closely and boil
ten minutes. Strain. return to the ket-
tie, add four tablespoonfuls of brown
sugar, one each of grated horseradish
and celery seed, and two dozen whole
cloves; boil one hour, strain and bottle.
Country Gentleman. H
Stuffed Eggs.-Boil eggs ten min
utes; cut in half the long way, remove
the yolks, chop fine with = quantity of
minced cold chicken, equal to the yolls
in bulk, seasoning and melted butter;
I'LL the whites and put the halves to-
gether again; roll in beaten egg and
crumbs, and fry . moment in boiling
fat, using q wire basket Lift out,
drain and serve with q tomato sauce,
or in the center of a circle of green
peas.-American Agricultural.
Vanilla Foam Sauce.-To one pint
of sweet cream and one small WELL
chopped vanilla bean, and let it sim
mer over q slow fire an hour in q COW
ered porcelain vessel. Add six ounces
Of sugar to the yoll1A Of twelve eggs
beaten to q foam. pour in one pint Of
cold sweet cream and the pint of vanil-
Ia cream set on the fire, and beat till
the mixture boils; then remove, add
the beaten whites of eight eggs, and
serve. If the sauce is to be used cold,
set it on the ice for . while. White
wine can be used instead Of cream, but
is nicer when the sauce is intended for
hot dishes.-Harper's Bazaar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

Anatomists, when they wish to sep.
srate the bones % . skull, sometimes
resort to very peculiar procedure.
They Gll the skull with small beans
and place it in . vessel Of water. The
beans swell aud rend the skull apart.
The wel;-kpown German Psychologist.
Grehan., measured tho force which the
beans arc. capable. Of exerting under
these conditions. and found that IL in-
dicated Eve atmospherea, equal TO the
average pressure in the boiler q .
oeoaw euGipe.-ChieAao uAra1A
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

The Husband-Well, dearest, did you
get your hat?
!, The Wife Gust home from shopping)
,AYes darling. and it is beauty. and,
just think, it cost only twenty-five dol
lars. I'm ever so much obliged to you
for the money, and for your kindness I
have bought you = new necktie. 1t is
very pretty, isn't it?
1T is indeed, darling. What.did you
pay for it?''
1T isn't the cost that makes the
thing valuable, you know, but the spirit
in which it is given. It cost seventeen
cents"-N. Y. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

No More Chances Taken.
New Arrival Jersey resort)-The key
Of my room, please.
Hotel Clerk-Yes, sir. Be kind
enough to leave your cane and umbrel-
In in the Office.
Huh! What's that rule for?''
ITO save the walls from injury. II
the mosquitoes get thick, ring for the
boy and he will bring you q sand-bag.
IN. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
One Advanta4e

'B'jinks," said Mr.. Oldboy, I'm go
ing right up to sign that equal rights
petition"
"Wha' fur?'
''Wha' fur? B'cause. The minute
these women get their plaguey rights
you don't see me get up in the cars to
give 'em my seat; not no more. you
don't Thank goodness, I'll sit for once
all the way from Seneca street to Black
Rock."-Buffalo Courier.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

Tramp-Say, young feller, give us 4
dime, will yer?
Bicyclist-What for? You are no
use.
Tramp-I ant, eh? The soles is of
my shoes. and I've trod on fifteen
tacks this morning, and l didn't leave
'em in the road, nuther. threw 'em
into the fields.
Bicylist-Here's a quarter. Good
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
Proef Of Il.

Won Blumer-Are those new night
shirts yoor wife made You success?
Witherby-Yes. indeed. wore ONE
Of them 70 church the other day under
meath my regular, and didn't sleep .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, DICK.
there'l be q mess" said Shewell,
softly.
my God! how could you do it1' re-
piled his brother. aghast.
Meanwhile the anchor had been
raised and the Hornet was moving to.
ward the harbor mouth.
You have ruined US both" said
Richard Debney.
Neither. Dick! Ill save your
bacon" He made sign, the gang
way was closed. he gave the word for
full steam ahead, and tho Hornet be-
gan to race through the water before
Capt. Debney guessed his purposes
What do you mean to dor" he asked,
sternly, as he saw his own gig falling
astern.
ITO make it hard for you to blow me
to pieces You've got to do It, of
course, it you can. but I must get
start"
How far do you intend taking me?"
''As far as r'arilones. perhaps"
Richard Debney's face had sick
look. Take me to your cabin" he
whispered. What was said behind the
closed door no man In this world
knows. and it is as we'll not to listen
too closely to those who part knowing
that they will never meet again. They
had been children in the one mothers
arms; there was nothing in common
between them now except the old love.
Nearing the Farilones Capt. Debney
was put OF in an open boat. Standing
there alone he was once more q naval
officer, and he called out sternly:
"Sir. l hope to sink you and your
smuggling craft in four and twenty
hours,'
Capt. Shewsll spoke no words, but
saluted slowly, deliberately, and
watched his brothers boat recede till
1t was a speck upon the sea, rs it
moved toward Golden Gate.
Good old Dickr' he said at last As
he turned toward the bridge: and
he'll do 1t if he can"
But he never did, for as the Cormo-
rant cleared the harbor tha. evening
there came an accident to her ma
chinery, and with two days start the
Hornet was on her way to be sold
again to the South American republic.
And Edward Debney. once the cap
tainr What does il matter? His mother
believes him dead-let M do the same.
-Westminster budget
-She-"Men are as faithless In love
- women ever are" He-sI believe
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-11-10
His Grievance

Georgie-Mamma. wasn't George
Washington q great man?
Mamma-Yes. dear.
''Wasnfv He IN awful good man?'
''heswNA1.
Then what did you name me George
Washington for? Didn't you never
want me to have no fun?"- Chicago
Tribune.