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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
VALUABLE HINTS.
Protection OF Fruit and Vegetables In
Transit.

Protection or Fruit and Vegetables In
Transit.
A bulletin which has Just been sent
out by Prof. Mark w. Harrington. chief
of the weather bureau, gives the opin-
ions gathered from many shippers OF
perishable products throughout the
country in relation to the proper pro-
lection of fruits and vegetables by heat
and cold during transportation. These
men generally concur in the statement
that the danger in transportation from
freezing has been eliminated by modern
methods. The so-called lined car, which
has partition of tongued and grooved
boards at the sides and ends, placed
so as to leave an air space of about
four inches, answers for spring and
autumn and during most winter
weather, willie the Eastman heating
car in extreme weather has proved a
perfect protection. Perishable goods
can be shipped with safety in ordi-
nary freight cars when the outside
temperature is 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
and in refrigerator cars when it is 10
degrees. Fruit wrapped in heavy brown
paper will endure Is degrees more cold
than if it is not so wrapped. Damp
ness is very injurious, and products
which are shipped in a dry con-
dition can endure q much lower
degree Of temperature without in
jury than under moist condi-
tions. 1t should always be remem-
bered that the kind of packing which
keeps ont the cold will keep in the
heat. so that there is often more dan
ger from heating by process of decom-
position than from injury by the cold.
When q north wind is blowing on the
prairie, cars which contain fruit are
often covered with canvas on the north
side. Oranges that have been frozen
may be thawed without injury by put
ting them in cold water or in tight
barrels Immediately after arriving, al
lowing them to thaw out gradually
These are some Of the points picked
almost at random from what is alto
gether . most instructive circular.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
OPERATING INCUBAToRS.

Some Practical Hints From the StandaFO
American Poultry hook.
The Standard American Poultry
Book gives the following condenseS
rules for successfully operating incus
bators:
i. Keep the temperature as near 100
degrees rs possible. !
2. Turn the eggs twice day.
3. Cool them well once day.
4. Place wet sponges in the egg
drawer, from which to impart moiAg
turc. 1
5. Avoid handling the eggs, using
gloves if necessary.
q. Allow plenty of ventilation in the
room where the machine is operated. !
:. When the chicks are coming out
do not open the drawer, as cool aie
then is injurious.
8. Let the chicks dry well before re-
moving them to the brooder.
.. Select eggs only from strong,
healthy stock, rejecting those that are
very small. very large, misshapen OF
otherwise imperfect.
10. Keep strangers away. especially
if they wish to inspect the egg drawer.
II. Have regular hours for doing all
the work.
H. DO not believe that child can
manage it.. Persons beginning with
incubators will probably have little
success in operating it At first, but
should not become discouraged. No
one can take new machine and run
it successfully until he has learned ia
manage it. Regulating the heat and
amount of moisture can only be learned
by observation-disclosures Home Jour
nal ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
GODS CARE.

But the hairs OF your head are al numbered
Matt 1880,
Nv mothers hand was ofteh iaia
Upon my head in fond caress,
And often has she paused 10 bralI
In smoother form the loo>enea tress;
Again. with careful hands ~he wroaght
The satin sheen upon ms hasr-
Or laid, with loving mother-;houSnt.
The rose 'gainst brown to make II fair.
II. tossing on bed OF pain
Through long ani weary days the strands
Like sadly-tangled web became.
What tender touch was IN her hands,
AS part by part she straishtened IT
And smoothed ii DER, the WINE sne gave.
With cheering voice and face .ove-iit.
Some word TO make the heart more brave
Her loving watch-care DER my head
Was constant as the vital BREATH
But never Yet hath ii been sara:
THY very hairs sh. numbereth-
Oh. Fathers love. unfathomed yet,
Like voice when mother comforteth,
Close to our need this word Is set;
Thy very hairs He numbereth."
Fannie l.. Hall. in Chicago Advance
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
FARMERAND PLANTER
HOG FEEDING.


The Advantages Of Feeding Slop to Fat
tening Animals.
find it profitable to feed siop OF
some kind to hogs good part Of the
time, not only during growth, but in
finishing for market. Good slop fed to
the brood sow gives her good material
with which to manufacture milk for
her pigs. Fed to growing pigs it sup
plies the material needed for good
growth, and development Of bone and
muscle. In finishing for market it
adds to the variety. lessons the cost,
keeps with a better appetite, and Sc
cures better results at lower cost.
With fattening hogs one OF the best
plans Of management is to have the slop
al mixed up ready, and then feed them
a liberal quantity before feeding them
their gram. This will, in nearly all
cases, secure better digestion and as.
similation of the food. 1t will be an
advantage to give them some slop with
their grain. That they will relish 1T
can be easily seen by the fact that
when it is given them in this way they
will eat part of their grain and then
go to the trough and eat more or less
slop, and keep this up all Of the time
that they are eating.
With growing pigs slop is much the
one-part feed. Even when deemed to
feed considerable corn. in majority
of cases it will pay to grind. Mix with
bran or middling and make into q
slop. and feed in this way rather than
to feed whole. Corn is one of the best,
if not the best feeding material that
can be supplied when it is desired to
fatten rapidly, yet better results at a
less cost can be secured if this is fed in
connection with something else.
The fact has been stated time and
again that no one material supplies all
Of the elements needed, either fol
growth or fattening, in just the right
proportion to secure the best results at
the lowest cost, and it is upon this
basis that variety is needed if the
feeding is done most economically
Then when fed for any time upon any
one article of feed it is but natural
that the animals would tire OF it, al
least to some extent. and will not do a
well as if variety is given.
In order to maintain thrifty gain il
is very important to keep the hogs with
good appetite. They must eat well
if they gain we'll, and slop given with
the feed viii help to keep with . good
appetite.
In very many cases twill pay 70 pur
chase bran, middling and oil meal te
feed to the growing and 1fattening
hogs, rather than to be obliged to de
pend upon corn, as in fact any Other
kind of grain alone, or at least, this has
been my experience, and l feed more o,
less slop to my hogs every day in the
year,-Cor Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
A FEW HINTS
On How to Become . Poor and Cnsuccess-
full Farmer.

On How to Become . Poor and Cnsucce1s.
full Farmer.
Sleep in the morning just as late as
possible. Sleep until mother or wife
or sister have gotten up. made the
breakfast. Devour as much rs possible
Of the unrelished breakfast, and grum-
BILE all the time because it is unrelished.
II the morning is damp, or the work
isn't pushing, or you don't feel like
pushing it. just flop yourself down
with . newspaper and enjoy the news
in the freshness Of the morning while
your mind is freest of care. Or if you
do not read. saunter of to q neighbor's S
house and steal as much of his
time as you can. talking about
hard times BY all means, idle away
the snowy months Of winter. Do not
think Of repairing fences, clearing new
ground. making compost. etc, until
YOU are ready to use them and the crop
is all in . push. Then hire hands to
do this work, and pay them in cash
that should be used to improve the
farm.
Do not think Of such thing as keep
ing = set Of farm books. bookkeeping
is for town folks who work for success.
Never calculate, never count the cost,
never look ahead. Sufficient unto the
day," Is your motto. Mustn't broaden
vour ideas on Bible doctrine, but clinch
them down narrow with hide bound,
old-t.me. .'Hardshell" principles
BE sure to leave your plows, tools,
harness, etc, where you last used
them, to take al the sunshine and
fresh air. and next year syou1 BE- sur-
prisod 70 knowsthat ~hf amt rueed
aud rottel = STOLEN, ip1 AZ Il TO
oonsJlsyoussele witAS bt1n hew dAt4t,
on = credit.
II the day should be rainy, don't pre-
tend to work; it might give you and
the hands cold. Though the stables
and cow-stalls need cleaning badly
and the crib Is al il : muss. just leave
them for : saashiay day, when yoR N
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
HERE AND THERE.

Oats and bran are better feed for
sheep than corn.
Sixty thousand acres are devoted
to celery growing in America.
-Cheaply bred stock usually brings
cheap prices. Raise good stock-the
best you possibly can, for in the end it
is the most profitable.
A pig is an an animal with ro-
bust appetite If he is healty; and if
you want to make him profitab BILE, you
must feed him bountiful. See how
much he can eat; not how little.
The orchard needs as much atten-
tion as any other crop. We can not get
something from nothing in the orchard
any more than we can in the corn
field.
Farmers. you who are In the habit
Of buying your farm animals, stop!
You can raj Sc them much more eco
nomically than you can buy them. The
man who sells them to you makes a
profit that you could make.
variety is the spice of life" 1t
is also the spice of good living. Plant
plenty of turnips, pumpkins, sorghum.
fodder, corn, etc. for your stock.
Horses, hogs and cattle love voriety as
well as you do, and it pays to let them
have it.
1t will cost no more to raise a good
horse than . plug or scrub If you are
a humane man and feed as you should.
Have none but good mares and breed
them to none but good draft stations
with good pedigrees, if you want to
raise stock that will pay you.
A male OF any Of the improved va
rieties will quickly make a marked i'm
preston on flock OF mongrel hens.
Half-bred Leghorn pullets next win
ter will add 50 per cent. to the amount
Of eggs you may receive from your
common stock Of hens on hand now.
A week or ten days Of heavy feed
ing will materially add to the condi-
ton of ducks and chickens. and pro.
cure better prices. Turkeys and
geese require longer, but, il thrifty.
can usually be well fatted for market
with two weeks of liberal feeding on q
fatten;ng rations-
If instead Of selling your surplus
oats, corn, hay. etc, you will raise
enough cattle. hogs and poultry to con-
sumo it, you will find that both your
purse and your farm are getting rich.
er. By feeding it to your own STOCK
you make two profits on your own pro
duce besides the value Of the manure
you thus get
The farmer never gets out of job;
there are mo- strikes He who has Z
family to support IS saved > great deal
Of worry and anxiety because his in
come, even X small, is sure. There
should be self-congratalation on the
farm these hard times, when SO many
OF our fellows throughout the WcFld
sse out Of employmeak
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
THE MOORISH MERCHANT.
He Plays . Little Trick ON His MercenA
Relatives,

He Plays . Little Trick ON His Mercesary
Relatives.
merchant sailed over the sen to q
distant country, where he made :
large fortune by his industry and
cleverness.
Many years after he returned home.
When he landed he heard that his
relations had met to dine at neigh
boring country house. He hurried
there. and did not even wait to change
his clothes, which had got somewhat
damaged on the voyage
When he entered the room where his
relations were assempled they did not
seem very glad TO see him. because
they thought that his shabby clothes
proved that he was not very rich. A
young Moor. whom he brought with
him, was angry at their want OF feel
ing. and said: Those are bad men,
for they do not rejoice at seeing their
relation, after his long absence"
"Wait a moment, said the merchant
in a whiaper, they win soon change
their rmaaner.
He pat ! ring which he hed in his
pocket on his finger, and behold all
the faces frightened. and they pressed
round dear Cousin William. Some shook
hands with him. others embraced him.
and MI contended for the honor Of
taking him home.
Has the ring bewitched them?"
asked the Moor.
stOh, no." said the merchant ''but
they guess by it that am rich. and
that has more power. over them than
anything else."
''Oh. you blind men," then exclaimed
the Moor, it is mot the ring that be-
| wiched YOU. but the lore OF money.
How is Il possible tina. ycu can value
yellow nAtal and transpessnt stones
more highly than ny nasSer. who s
.wealth mskst oaAy ffiepds. but
the poor Is sepaEatea N Ais neigh
Dor. ."-Philsdelphia Press
| Green River. KY. was named after
Gen. Nathsnie. Greene. Of the revolu-
| ton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
TO Increase Cotton Production.

The best method of increasing the
cotton production is that of sowing in
small grain each year one-half of the
tillable land, being careful not to cul-
tivate the same field in cotton two
years in succession. The cotton crop,
like that of corn, fourishes best when
there is sufficient decaying vegetable
matter in the soil to retain moisture
enough. added by constant cultivation
of the surfact, to counteract the hot.
dry weather which occurs during the
period of its growth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
THE SILENCE CURE.

A Physician Who Says Women Hurt Their
Nerves by Talking Too Much.
have two or three patients who are
i'll with nervous prostratiOn and who
could be cured if they would stop talk
ing, said nerve specialist the other
day. They waste their nerve tissue as
fast rs can supply it. and they are ON
the verge of Mysteries and acute ner-
vous pain all the time. A woman, If
she be inclined to talk too much should
time herself just as she would take
medicine, and allow herself only just
so many minutes of talk
Now, the other day woman who Is
troubled with insomnia came In my
Office for treatment. She had been
taking drugs. She told me about her
troubles and her tongue rang like the
clapper of q farmhouse bell at dinner
time. thought she never would let
up. Finally stopped her.
do you talk as much rs that very
often, madam?' / asked.
She drew herself up and said in an
offended tone, This is no laughing
matter, doctor, I assure you. am
worn out from lack of sleep; and
though my family do all things posi-
BILE to divert my mind, and make calls
and see people all the time I get stead
lily worse. / am worn to . shadow.
Why last summer"
And 50 her tongue ratified on, until
again had to stop her.
Nov listen to my prescription"
said. go home and keep still. Don't
talk. Time your tongue waggings- Al
breakfast allow your husband TO read
the newspaper without interruption.
After breakfast sew a little in your
own room. Read rs much n you
please. Walk long distances If you are
strong enough. Do not make many
calls At dinner talk all you please,
but spend = quiet evening. If you gc
to the theater do not talk much during
play. Exercise little self-denial. II
will be hard ut first, for You are Z
chatterer, but il you persevere you
will succeed, and your nervous system
win get rest"
What did she say to that7 Well, I d.
not think she liked il. But II she tool
me seriously think can cure her in
. month.
Do have many such cases? Well.
should say I did! It is almost safe x
declare that there never is . case oi
real acute nervousness unless thu
woman il . talker. With . man it il
different He may worry himself int
insanity, or complete loss of brain
power, il his business goes wrong
But the very nervous woman is seldom
worrier. Shels the woman of leisurs
with . small family-few in numbers
mean-to direct She buys their food
their clothing, hires the servants and
keeps house" She has no real wor
ries. But does she think she has? Oh
dear, yes! She thinks she has more Il
do than any other woman Of hss %
| quaintanee.
ssKeep quiet . few hoars every d.,
and you viii b . we'll WOMAN" j
what tell half my woman patients
When / en- pefouAde than to try i
they come beck and say: why, doc
| tor, / haven't hem nervous enu1Gh h
~ since ] began 70 try yo1r queer pse
ecriptioq, ~. !. 6u1,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
Acldls ana the Teeth.

It is always safe measure after eat
ing anything acid to brush the teeth
as soon rs possible. Lines or lemons
are bad for them, and II may be doubt
ed II tomatoes arc not hurtfnl Ger
tainly il is best to be on the sure side
and avoid any harm by going to ones
toothbrush after any meal which has
contained vinegar, lemon juice or any
solid sour substance. = PhiladesRhis
AoG& -
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
Nsssz OGcers
ssd Mem


This makes . total war strength to
tie European Cosssck armies OF, rough
y. 15o. 600 men,
The Coosacln Of the Asiatic armis
to-wit: the Trsnsbalkan. Siberis
Semirijetschensl<, Amoor and Ussu
to which may Be added . couple Of
dependent squadrons Of Irkutsk :
Krassnoy-all these together cons
tute les than 2l.00o men and need
BE- considered. in connection with
Europsan war. They viii operate .
menace along the Britiah-Indian FRI
tier, howover, thus affecting the is
% Some extent Indirectly. Tho
Coaooeas include in their orEanizAt'
twenty-five batteries Of horse artille
tie Knbans ave. Orenburg six
Terel two. these being The only ar
l&y furnished BY the European c
saekA In tine Of peace Al the {
saeks Of Tho empire il active serv
number barely $1,000 men-a mum
whieh IN time of war y presumed
riss 70 three tines that figure, Or
quote of1eial figures, H., 100 -Poslta
BGslOW. = Haspegs 1aeasine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
cossAcks IN RUSSIAN ARMY.


The NuDhoP h Tine Of Psaco Less Than
Sixty Thsasend-
The war against Turkey in 1877 laid
bare most completely the incapscity Of
the Cossack armies to meet the de-
mands made upon them by the govern
ment. Their strength had been most
ly upon paper, and for the most part
they completely failed to bring to the
front the proportion Of men and horses
demanded Of them. In the event Of
the next war il may be safely reckoned
that, beyond the Cossaclxs now actu-
ally in the field on . peace footing,
Russia will be unable to bring more
than 10 per cent. of the vast hordes
which figure in her statistics and our
Biographies.
The nominal strength of Cossack
regiment in . time Of peace is 1000
men-the regiment consulting OF six
sotnias, or squadrons- According to tho
eAicial statement Of 1892, the six Cos
sack armies or communities Of Euro
pean Russia are expected in time of
war TO furnish the following fighting
force Of men, these figures furnishing
pretty well the relative strength of the
different bodies:
1bss1 ONcers
uad Mem
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
"A,

needed in the 6sld-to feel yoa IA.
needed spurs you up and makes you
work better.
Never economic time: you might be
a success If you did, but howl at your
''old woman" every time she wants =
new dress or pair Of shoes. or Graves
ham or has biscuit left over. And
always wear long facc.-Bessie Lac
key Stapleton, in Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26

a pretty device for catching up the
drapery over low and arched door
way was seen the other day. the dra-
perry itself was one long breadth Of
very short-napped plush Of an ashes
of-roses shade. In the center it was
carried through large brass ring, held
in the mouth of q lions head. This
head. about the size of an orange. was
also of brass. At the sides the drapery
was caught up by several rings, with
out the head. Novel curtain ties from
the East Indies are of clear beads about
the size and shape of pecan nut.
These ties are Of pale and dark green,
Of sapphire blue and dark red alternat-
ing, or all of one color. A pale-green
curtain embroidered in gold thread and
looped back with one Of these neck
laces in emerald green is happy COM
bination.-N Y. Post
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26

The prospective purchassr Of city
house built 70 sell was consulting with
. real estate aGent
Il think have . house to suit you, /"
said the agent. 1T II . GOOD neighbor-
hood and has Ill the modern con-
ve1iopoeA"
ssrd expect that." /" replied the pur-
chaser. What I didn't want waa
90 with al the Dcdesn ineon-
veoieneoAS-Detroit Free Pres&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26
HORSES IN ARGENTINA.

Efforts to Improve the Native Breed BY
Crossing with Imported Stock.
The Argentine Republic has lately
issued pamphlet entitled 1.-THE Horse,
the ASS, and the Mule" 1t contains q
horse of that country. The Argentine
Republic occupies the third place in
the world so far as the breeding of
horses is concerned. Russia comes
first, while the United States holds
second place.
The horse has been an important fac
tor in the civilization of the South
American people. as it formerly consti-
tuted their chief means of transporta-
tion. All journeys were made on horse
back, several remounts being made by
each rider. Only when heavy and
bulky merchandise had to be carried
did the people use carts drawn by oxen.
They also used pack mules
Fifty years ago horses lived in wild
state and managed to draw away to
their wild life small herds of domesti-
Gated animals. They had increased in
most extraordinary manner. The
country was not very prosperous At
that time, whole ranches were aban-
doned by their owners and On some de.
serted cattle farms there ware as .Esny
as fifty thousand wild horses. At pres
ent most of the herds are domesticated.
The common breed of horses in the
republic are crivollos. They were the
original breed, but of late years breed
ers have been crossing them with i'm
ported stock from England and this
country. The horses are of fair size,
fourteen to fifteen hands high. They
are strong and healthy animals pos
sessing great power of endurance.
They don't require much feed, rs they
are content with the pasture they find
in the fields. In the country districts
owing to the sandy nature of the soil
| the horses are never shod.
In the province of Montes Grandes,
the horses are famous for their size
They are bigger and stronger than the
ordinary crivollos. BY the last census
| there were four million. two hundred
and sixty-tvo thousand, nine hundred
| and seventeen horses in the Argentine
! Republic.-N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-01-26

Green River. KY. WAS named after
Gen. Nathpnie! Greene. Of the revolu-
ton,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-11-20
THE SOUTHERN
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sas32 - qrVs2ass. ysSs
PACIFIC COMPANY.

commencing Saturday Nov 2A,is9
ana until farther nOtire.,rain. will
cav Keno as follows: s:25 4. m.
t'oaiH Atlantic Express. trains for
~ i~niieanUcca. Battle fOuntain.P aIi.-
aae. Easl. Carries only first
class Passengers through and local.
Dining ear to Ogden.
80 p. IN. -Daiiy- Pacific Express
TRAIN for I~ruckef. sacramento Ben
celia and San Francisr0. a%rrivin. at
SD Il, m. Connecting at
AT 1927 Il. IN with the New Orleans
Express for Fresno. santa Barbara
Eos Angeles. san Diego. also at 7.,o
y. E.fOr Woodland and II nights Land
ing.
9:o9 y m. Daiiy-Atlantic Exnres.
for =" iineniurca, Battle Mountain
Faii~hSse. oGden Carrie,
first and second class passenger
local and through.
S"21 p. m. E,aiiy- Pacific EXPIRES.
train for a~OseviIle, junction.. .,acra-
meRtO. and san Fr:suci~c0 via Ben
ecia arriving at .. 10 "a. n. Connect.
at sacramento with train Irayins
at 1925 Il. Dt. for Stockton. E.athroo
san Jose. san Francisco. Fresno. L0.
Angeles SAN Die.o: and East. via New
STEeaaS: at 1850 a. nj. for Williams
Willows and R%eading: at 3:e5 pm
for Ned Riuf and at 1860 u. M, fa:
MarS~y:ile, Chico. Shedding. Portland
and g'n.et sound points.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-28

LNOR RENT-Three room tenemepts 9p Spring street. Inquire NJ. Woods.