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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-16

We extract the following chapter
on spraying tobacco for worms from
bulletin of the Kentucky Expert
ment Station:
The practice of spraying orchards
with Paris green and London purple
appears to have become a permanent
acquisition to the intelligent orchar-
dist. 1t is not many years since this
treatment of the trees was assalled
by cautious writer's and workers as
dangerous to health, and by some as
of doubtful benefit. Nevertheless it
appears to have come to stay. 1t was
shown at the Illinois State Labora-
tory that much larger quantity OF
the poisons could be applied to apple
trees than is necessary to check the
injury of codling-moths, without leav-
ing a quantity on the ripened fruit
sufficient to affect the health of those
eating it. To the objection that stock
might be poisoned by eating grass or
clover under the dripping trees, Prof
Cook, of Michigan, replied that he had
demonstrated by giving such food to
his horse that it would do no such in
jury. When it was objected that bees
might be poisoned by slipping poison
ed fluids from the blossoms, it was
shown that the spraying could be
practiced successfully after waiting
until the petals of blossoms had fall
len. With the cheap and excellent
spraying machinery now on the mar
llet, there would seem to be no fur
Their reason why every one owning an
orchard should not increase his profits
by spraying.
1t is not very generally known, per-
haps, that tobacco is being sprayed
with arsenites quite extensively. The
same objections to the practice are
being urged as were formerly used
against spraying apple trees, and [
think with greater show of reason in
this case. The tobacco leaf when
alive is provided with large numbers
OF SlanQuldf nalrS WHICH cdUcH lHe
spray and retain the residue from it
with tenacity, SO that at the end Of
the season there is likely to be a con-
siderable quantity remaining on the
leaves. Is it not possible that this ar
senic will injure the user Of such to-
bacco? The danger in using sprayed
apples, it may be urged, is lessened by
the fact that generally the skin is not
eaten, and that even if this is done the
possibility of being poisoned can be
obviated by first washing or rubbing
the fruit thoroughly. Such treatment
is not practicable with the tobacco
leaf, hence the increased danger. Not
withstanding such objections the
practice seems to be growing steadily,
as will be appreciated when | say that
single firm in Lexington sold during
the past spring and summer 500
sprayers to be used for tobacco
Now [ take it that if spraying to-
bacco is injurious to health the fact
should be demonstrated and published
at once If it is not calculated to af-
feet the user of tobacco, then let it be
known that in the use of arsenites we
have a very effective substitute for
the 1abOriOuS process of ''WOrmin0' -
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-16
TOBACCO DEPARTMENT..

Address all communications to Tobacco
Department, Agriculturist, DeLand Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-06-16

The Florida Agriculturist was adopted as the
official organ of the Florida State Tobacco
Growers Association at the Quincy conven-
ton, March 10, 1897.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
The Sow.


No matter how good the sow may be
she can not raise large litter of good
pigs unless you do your duty and give
her = good chance.
As tho young pigs grow older the
sow should have all tho food she can
eat ground oats, corn and slop) and il
2 portion Of the pen be set apart 20
that the young pigs can have access in
1t to trough in which a mixture of
ground grain and bran is kept the
young family will soon learn to eat
and become gradually self-dependent.
Sows should be kindly treated. not
chased by dogs, nor beaten at every
opportunity. nor neglected in any
way. either in bod or board. When
butchering is going on. tho broodina
sows should first be put away beyond
hearing, because the excitement pro-
duced BY tho noises they would hear
tends to make them suspicious and
cross. A sow should not be mated un-
til she is seven or eight months old.
At all times she should have plenty of
exercise and be we'll fed, especially on
food that is largely heterogeneous Be-
fore farrowing.. the SOW should have .
limited. but sufficient, supply Of fne
bedding. After narrowing she should
have warm drink, but nothing else for
- hourA For the Arst few days after
she has narrowed she should be fed
lightly.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
HERE AND THERE.

Keep stock OF pastures when the
ground 10 soft More pastures have
been ruined through neglect Of this
precaution than in any other way.
III you can get what you pay for,
do not hesitate about the stallion fee.
The superior value Of the colt will
more than balance the increased cost,
and NO one will dispute that the cost
Of raising the two will be same
Keep the colts growing to develou
early maturity and other good quail
ties: give them shelter at night, and
- much handling and gentling ~ DOS
sible. This will make and break the
colts ready for work 1t IN early age.
Tho question Of large or small
COWS in the dairy II being narrowed
down into = small compass, and there
are but few who still claim that =
cow for the dairy 10 valuable in pro-
portion to her weight
Bad management has blighted the
prospects Of thousands; whisky and
tobacco have stolen many . mans
farm. It ID fact, NO less true than
sad. that the cause Of the farmers dis
content usually lies within himself.
III horses are troubled with tender
feet or contracted hoofs they should
be allowed to stand upon an earth
door, or the stalls should b filed with
i've or six inches Of loan, which
should Be leveled Oh ~ holes are worn
therin.
TO have horses grow old and
worthless on his hands II . loss to any
farmer. Rather let him buy and raise
young animals. using them with care
until their prime, and then cell them
at their highest value. buying other
cots in turn.
Many flying iAsss4s have their
uses, and We can mot but become con.
WINGED that the honey bee d indispen.
sable in fruit growing, aud that every
fruit grower shoald keep several colo
niss Of bses In Ais orchards expseoely
= pollsaiss III tsuiA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
sLuFFED THE CONDUCTOR.

Two Actors with . Single wish. and Ons
Railroad Ticket.
They were two comedians and they
were stuck in Wilkesbarre, with Scran-
ton ever SO many miles away.
"Weli. what are We going to do now 2
said one.
"But do know that the walking is aw-
full bad. and jumping coal trains no sort
of work for two eminent comedians"
"Count the house." said Hanley.
They emptied their pockets ard
found that by squeezing q cent or two
they could manage to buy one ticket TO
Scranton. They then conceived plan
for travelling at the rate of two on
ticket. When the conductor came
through the cars two hands firmly
clasping one pasteboard were held up
to him.
"There's only one ticket here" said
the conductor, grufay.
'That's mine," said one of them.
that's mine," said his companion.
with equal emphasis.
''See here" said the conductor, ''you
can't both ride on one ticket. I'll have
to put one of you or"
make it me-that's easy money"
cried both comedians in chorus. put
me OF il you dare"
"Well, you've got to get on at the
next station" said the conductor, vigor-
ously-''one of you at least"
The next station passed and the next,
but no conductor appeared to trouble
the two men with but single ticket.
When Scranton was reached the couple
sought out the conductor and told him
il he would accompany them to the
hotel they would make good the miss
ing fare.
''That's all right" he said. "You got
one ON me that time. You see, We are
under orders whenever there is u possi-
bility of suit to take the safe side"
N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

Farmers should not hazard all their
income on one crop, and make it bear
the burden Of supporting the farm.
liberalization Of pursuits with in.
tensifying the culture will enable the
farmer to obtain remuneration for
his labor. The paramount question il
the growing on the farm all that il
necessary to sustain man and beast
engaged in farming operations. q the
base of action. The diversifcation
Of pursuits will enable the farmer TO
do this, to maintain tho fertility of
his soil and leave It 1t tho close Of tho
year in better condition than when he
commenced. True economy il in not
stinting the soil In culture or fsrtili.
GERS. and in so pitching the crops that
the condition Of the soil will improve
rather than deteriorate. The soil
should not only be carefully studied,
but the crops grown on them, and
every effort put forth to sustain both
In their efforts to make the largest
yield for the space and culture en-
ployed.-Dixie Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
NEW WORK FOR WOMEN.

Weovasg Sllksa FA6eics With the Hand
Leon Pleasant and Probable
An English woman, . Mrs. Bayley,
has discovered new industry for wom-
en-, or, rather, an old one revived. in
weaving artistic-patterned silk fabrics
By hand. Power looms, she says. are
unable to produce these fabrics OF the
high artistic merit Of which the hand
loom is possible.
For rich silks Mrs. Bayley asserts that
the hand weaving is cheaper and even
quicker mode Of weaving than power
loom work, and that since country
FIRMS over England cannot obtain the
requisite number of hands to produce
the work that is ordered in consequence
CT the revived demand for costly silks,
she says that handloom weaving can be
carried on with profit In ladies' own
homes.
From four to five dollars . week can
easily be earned by any woman in this
work, Mrs. Bayley says, and that is il
England. The same work can be pro-
Guctive of better returns in this coun-
try. The suggestion is not made mere
~ for working girls. Mrs. Bayley be-
lieves that there is paying field in the
production of high silken fabrics that
is worthy the attention of cultivated
women Of small means. who would find
the work not only lucrative but attrac-
tive.
In commenting upon Mrs. Bayley's
proposition, the Dry Goods Chronicle
Of this city says:
en-, strong, healthy English. German
and French women. worked hand looms
in Paterson. They operated both shaft
harness and jacquard looms, weaving
intricate patterns and superb satins,
swinging the shuttle by hand and work.
ing the harness and jacquard by foot
power. Almost every mill then of any
size boasted of hand loom department..
Hand looms were also to be seen in
many of the homes of these foreign
wcavers.
AT that time the hand loom weaver
looked upon the power loom attendant
as little better than day laborer. or
part and parcel of the machine he was
attending. 1t is time that the old hand
loom weaver possessed much more
knowledge of the intricacies of the
jacquard and loom detail than is known
by the power loom weaver to-day, many
Of whom do not understand the forma.
ton Of the Darby chain. The hand
loom weaver always declared that he
had served his time at weaving and
wound quilts for year or two before
he was permitted to pick a warp or
throw q shuttle
1.-THE advent of the power loom sig
nailed the degeneration OF the hand
loom weaver. Many Of the old hands
Rave developed into loom fixers, but the
majority are simply 'minding' the pow
er loom-they don't call it weaving."-
Y. Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
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= rsmnvr.i n ia nresent reeidenca
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varaerer envs ~ E,sSsn II ~ aflicfe6 nm
Ssrvorsre~: .ra cr.,nrs ~hich n I"ter
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ES.r;rs ~ III. ,cssnraeion r. ke.Ish a1trr a
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from ~ nas.in1 If ieree nuantities Of
wnfer Th}s was undonhtetlv : form al
diahetea' and N descrih.d bv INV nh vsicians
Of whom had many. Htrvchnine and nitre
and many other renned iea were fried. a vreli
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anv oooS. ~ M HORRIBLY nervous fhaf I
conid mot lift = drinkinc vessel "a nv
| month n thera w,a NOT = hSn6le sffacheud n
II treat mart Of the dino I ~ confine6
"a hi Tie comm encement 81 the diaeaee
~ in 1sSa when / had 4 - attack al
ssSouthern 1ever'' In North CsrOlina.
"About three years ago read On adver.
thonsht I would trv them. a thex misht do
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49, -CSZ
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
ELECTRICAL PHENOMENA.

Trees Transeormed Into Electric Lights
During Storm.
The atmosphere during q recent great
snow and windstorm at Huron, S. D.,
was heavily charged with electricity.
Telegraph instruments frequently failed
to do the bidding Of the operator. and
o touch of the stovepipe with an iron
poker or other metallic substance wouli
result in sending . sharp current up
the arm and thousands Of electric sparks
into the room. In different parts Of the
city some queer, yet beautiful. sights
were witnessed. Some small cotton
wood trees presented = very strange
and novel appearance. The trees were
buried in snow almost TO their tops,
but at the end Of each twig on every
branch in sight was IN electrical spark
ebout as large n = common field pea.
On taking hold Of twig the spark ex-
tinguished. but on Withdrawing the
hand the spark reappeared. One man
who wore a glove with . hole in the
thumb, took hold Of = twig and the
spark transferred itself to his thumb
and back to the twig when he let go.
There was no shock experienced in
handling the twigs, and the light did
not waver or tremble. but was quite
steady. The trees looked a. il colony
Ct firefiies had settled upon them for the
purpose Of IN illumination. The sight
was a very novel and beautiful ONE
Cor Chicago Times-Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

I'm mighty glad them tight sleeves
for women is coming back. said Mike
the Grab.
'What's It to you:" asked his friend.
"Blokc kin now zee what sort o. arm q
woman's got. I remember tryin' to
swipe young woman's dough- little.
weak-lookin' thing In the face-an' she
poked me 20 hard dat wasn't able to be
out fer six wostAA" Indianapolis
Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
A l.esrsssaae lsen.

~ reason OF its mileage and location, ~
Texas 4 Pacific Railway il tho most impor
taat Of al railway lines in Texas. Il
traverses the Lone Star State from East q
West, through the most progressive townA
great forests Of pine. and tho broad prai.
Fies and welEkept farms, adording the most
beautiful scenery al along the line. Ne
home seeker or investor to sec and enjoy
Texas. Cheap lands for Ill. Low rate Home
Seekers Excursion Tickets on sale TO- al
points In Texas and Louisiana February
10th, March End and 18th, April 9Th anc 20th,
May 4th and 18th.
For q handsomely illustrated book fully
describing the wonderful State OF Texas,
conceded to be the finest publication issued
In recent years. send eight cents postage to
CASTOR MEsLIER, Genl Pass'r Il Tiki ACT,
Dallas, Texas
IT may sometimes cost you good deal 70
do right, but it will be sure to cost You more
not to do it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
HE WANTED HIS BREAKFAST.
How the Young Man Avoided Earl
Riaing.


Riaing.
A Vermont man here tells an incident
Of Representative II. H. Powers career
rs a school-teacher in Tinmouth, town
OF Rutland, in days when pedagogues
''boarded round" Powers was a little
slow in rising and acquired reputation
for this among those thrifty people. In
the course of his round of boarding
houses of the town he was destined to
reach the house of Elihu Cramton, fa-
Their of Hon. John w. Cramton, a IA
nous landlord of the Bardwell house.
Cramton was known far and wide as an
early riser. His regular hour in sum-
mer was $3.50 o'clock and in winter five
o'clock. He ate his breakfast shortly
after the rising hour and every men,
Der Of the household had to be on hand.
MIR. Cramton learned that the school
masters morning habits were too easy
going for that community, and he let
It he understood that there would be a
change in the young mans hour of ris-
ing shortly after he reached the Cram
ton household.
This threat was not long in reaching
the young schoolmaster's ears. he
formed his plans and bided his time. In
the course of events his belongings were
transferred to the Cramton house, and
he followed them. His room was as
signed to him and he took good care to
provide himself with an interesting
novel for the first night. When he came
in rather late in the evening he wen.
tn his room and bundled himself up
that was not the day of stcam-heatedl
bedrooms-fixed himself comfortably
in big chair and began his book.
The night was long and the cold chills
played hide and seek up and down .hc
schoolmaster's back, but his candle and
book held out. By-and-by it came two
o'clock; the book was closed, and
S<hoolmaster Powers left his room.
candle in hand. In q moment he was
pounding at the door of Mr.. Cramton's
room, impatiently and emphatically.
After his rat-tat-tat had echoed through
the house for some time the old man
woke up and yelled out to know what
was wanted.
81 want my breakfast" said Powers.
''What time il it?" yelled the land
lord.
''It's two o'clock. This is my regular
hour for breakfast and want it. Can't
you get up and let me have it?'
The old man soon got himself wide
enough awake to appreciate the joke
and after q slight but very thoughtful
pause shouted back: "Young man, you
60 right back to bed and sleep as long
q you want o."-Washington Post.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

"HARnY says his life was barren desert
before no saw me- ssWell, he looks rs II
had lived where he couldn't get water "a
drink. n-Chica1O Record
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
JallieA Cranbefriee.

Pour over . quart of cranberrics
plenty of boiling water and let stand
until cool. Take out the berries, ais-
carding all imperfect and discolored
ones. Put them into q porcelain kettle
with . pint of boiling water and let
boil 20 minutes, stirring often and
MASKING down the berries. Add one
pound Of granulated sugar and boil
gently IS minutes longer, or heat the
sugar in the oven very hot, being care
full not to let it burn, and cook only five
minutes longer, rs it jellies much quick
er II the sugar is well heated before
adding it to the fruit; then put into
mclds. and it will be like jelly. 1.-THE
skins are not liked, the cranberries can
be put through . vegetable strainer b.
fcrG the sugar is added.-Ladies' World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

EvAsIvs.- ito suspicious-look
ing .haractcrD-"Have you been passing
ter-sDunuo, guv'nor. Have YOU bin drop
ping anyp'-Cun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

Mrs. SPAr-"Your husband Is an inven-
tor, l believer Mrs. SpOtter-"Yes; some
Of his excuses for coming homo late ut niGt !
are in use all over tho country. "-Fhiladoi
mia North American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
FARMER AND PLANTER.
INSECT pARAs,Tes

0omethlag Coaceralag the Not ny, ths
Sheep's Tor0snt0P.
Bulletin ls7 of the North Carolina
experiment station gives, among the
insect parasites Of the sheep. that Of
the bot fly.
This fly produces what is called
GRUB in the head" the chief symp-
toms of which are = constant dis
charge of thick or thin mucus from
one or both nostrils, with sneezing.
In badly-affected cases tho sheep
walk with head low and lift the limbs
rs if affected with ''string-hal:. :"
This bot fly is somewhat larger than
a house fly and is brownish in color
1t is easily seen and captured around
shep pens, and is quite sluggish.
Only the females trouble sheep In
stead OF laying eggs. tine fly produces
her young alive aud deposits them in
the nostrils Of the sheep. Tie mag
gots soon crawl up in the nose pass
ages and frontal cavities of the head.
Here they attach themselves and alb
sorb nourishmcut from the mem.
branes. and by their presence cause
the irritation which produces the
sneezing and discharge from the nose.
The maggOts live in the head for bout
ten months. When mature they let
60 their hold on the membranes and
descending the nose passages, are
sneezed out Once on the ground
they burrow about one inch beneath
the surface and transform to the pupa
state, in which they remain for from
30 to 50 days. according to tho season.
The fly then comes forth and 10 soon
ready to produce maggots n before
described.
Tbs damage caused by this hy and
its maggots is not very great 1t will
not pay to attempt any expensive
treatment. All treatment should be
preventive, as once in the sinews or
cavities of the head, the maggots can
not easily be dislodgcd. The best pre-.
ventive measures arc a. follows: Thor.
ough spraying Of sheep pens with kerr
osene emulsion or pure kerosene. which
should be done monthly from February
l to November ]. Daubing the nose
of the sheep with the following mix
ture: Pine tar, two parts; Ash or cot
tonseed oh. one part; powdered sui
phur, one part; rub well into the nos
trils. Another plan 10 to put rock salt
into covered troughs with round holes
about three inches in diameter bored
in cover; smear this over thickly with
the above compound. The sheep must
have free access to the trough at all
times Better results will be had by
combining both methods, rs the re-
pellant compound ON the trough does
not get far enough into the nostriis.
The ointment must be kept in the nos.
trils the entire grazing season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
rsarsek.s Absence fren Church.

Mrs. u Rooney" said Rev. Father Nc
Murphy, why do I never zee Patrick at
church nowc"
Mrs. O'Rooney shook her head sadly.
els il anarchism?"
"Warse than thot, your reverence"
els it atheism?"
'Warse. Your Tiverence."
'What - it, then p
rheumatism" - Pittsburgh Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

Many people wear themselves out
ncedlessly; their conscience il = tyrant.
An exaggerated sense of duty leads a
person to anxious, ceaseless activity,
to be constantly doing something. over
punctual. never idle . second Of time,
scoEn to rest; such are in unconscious
nerve tension. They say they have no
time to rest, they have 90 much to do.
not thinking they are rapidly uniting
Themselves for probably what wou,e
have been their best and greatest VOL
b e&tee ysesa] 7. Ledge
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

Frs stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free q trial bottle q
treatise DIX. KLINE, $50 Arch st, Phtla., Pa.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13
How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not b
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY Il Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ].
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in al business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To.
ledo, O.
WALDINo, KINNAN b MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of she system. Price &c. per bot
tie. Sold BY al Druggists. TestimonialD
FREQ.
Halls Family Pills ere the best
TIE greatest Obligation OF the parent q
the child is to give it assfe example.-Ram'a