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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02

not steam railroad man in the coun.
try who would have pooh-poohed the
idea five years ago that will not tell
you now that the electric railway era
has dawned and that the electric loco
motive is the coming propelling agent
for railroad trains.
The officials OF the Union Pacific
have been experimenting at Omaha
with the roads new motor car, No. Z,
which is just out Of the shops. The
design somewhat resembles an airship
on wheels, with a door in the center
of the body instead of on the sides,
and high, round windows. The car is
said to be an improvement over the
previous cars, in that special provis-
ions have been made for climbing
grades. The system of ventilation is
pronounced to be superior, and the ca
to be dustproof.
The following information as to the
cars performances is furnished by an
official of the road:
The first trial run made to Valley
and back developed good climbing
ability over the grades and a speed of
40 miles an hour with ease. The off,
cials were much pleased and believe
that the final result Of these expert
ments, which are not yet completed,
will show this car to be the most satis-
factory car Of the kind that has been
built up to this time
At a conservative estimate there are
now about $500, ,000, 900 appropriated by
various railroad companies through
out this country to be used in the pur-
chase of electrical machinery.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
HERE AND THERE.

1t is we'll to remember with all
classes of stock that it is better to keep
one good thrifty animal than two poor
ones.
When whitewashing the poultry
house, it is good plan to add two Ia
blespoonfuls of carbolie acid per buck
ct of whitewash.
The heifer that is expected to make
a sood dairy cow should always be
kept in good thrifty condition-not
stunted in growth at any time, as it
will prove a drawback to her maturity.
Before sheep are admitted to the
fattening pen they should be carefully
examined by an experienced shepherd.
and it any evidence Of skin disease or
vermin is found, they should be dipped
thoroughly.
There is no reason why an unprof-
liable cow should be retained, yet in all
dairy stables may be found COWS that
do not pay for their food. The profit
derived from the best cows Is made to
cover the loss from others.
Many hogs are killed by quack nos
trums when cholera is supposed to be In
the herd. Acconite and concentrated
lye are fed plentifully and the hogs die:
starvation is better treatment than rank
POISON indiscriminately fed.
Essex rape is plant that has long
narrow leaves looking somewhat like
turnip, but has no bulb, and its leaves
are valuable for hogs, sheep or cattle.
It will grow two feet high, and all stock
delight in eating It. It wills bloat cat
tie and sheep, therefore you should b
careful IN first turning them on 4
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
pERcHERoNs OR MULEs7
After All Has Been Said the Negro
and the Mule Are the Best
-.-- For the South.

For purely draft purposes, either in
the plow or wagon, there is no breed of
horses superior to the Percherons, but
there are other things to be considered
by our correspondent besides strength
in measuring the Utility of the Perch
eron with that Of the mule. Surround
ing conditions and the purposes fer
which these animals are to be most
generally used should determine their
respective values to our correspondent
In the north and northwest the heavy
draft horse is used almost exclusively
on the farm as we'll as in the cities.
He is unquestionably better adapted to
the climatic conditions, the methods
of farming and the kind of crops grown
there than any other animal, otherwise
he would not be so generally used. In
the south his usefulness is confined al
most exclusively to the cities, where
his superior strength can be used to
the greatest advantage in hauling heavy
loads Of merchandise, but for farming
purposes he Is supplanted by the mule.
For the same reasons the Percherons
are preferable for farming in the north
and northwest, mules are most desired
in the south.
There is no doubt but that certain
amount of Percheron blood, say quar-
ter, or even a half, would greatly i'm
prove the farm horse Of the south in
giving them strength and size. We
have seen number nf these grade
Percherons-that is, animals by thor
oughbred Percheron sires, or even by
grade stations of this blood, and out
Of ordinary southern farm mares that
were very superior farm animals, more
so than the grade Percherons bred in
the north and nor. invest, owing to the
fact that they had more finish and &C
ticn, which they get through the blood
of their DAMS
The grade Percherons Of the north
and of the southern farm mare Is, more
or less, based upon the blood Of the
thoroughbred runner, and their def
cheney in size and strength is in meas
ure compensated for by their activity
and courage. Mares OF this kind bred
to a Percheron would give most excel
lent work horses for the farm, but so
long as cotton, corn and sugar cane Is
grown in the south, and SO long as we
have our present methods Of farming
there is nothing that will surpass the
negro and the mule on the southern
farm.
For these reasons, and because a mule
will keep in better heart under more
adverse circumstances, is less liable to
disease, and will thrive on rations that
would starve a big Percheron, we would
advise our correspondent to stick to his
mules for farming in his locality. But
II his surrounding circumstances are
such as to warrant him in thinking he
can use the big draft horse to better ad-
vantage than he can mules, and he is
disposed to make the experiment, then
get the grade Percherons out Of we'll |
bred mares.-Southern Agriculturist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
TIE DUAL-PURPosE cows
The Animal That IL Rapidly Win
ming Her Way Into the Good
Graces of the Farmer.

It is quite natural that anyone en-
gagged in breeding special class OF
live stock should prefer it to all 9TH
ers and contend for its superiority
over animals Of the same variety, but
not bred strictly in their lines OF blood.
For instance, the breeders Of Jerseys,
Holsteins and Ayrshire cattle, all strict
ly dairy breeds, hotly contend that
the shorthorn should not be consid-
cred other than q beef breed, and fg-
more the fact that there is such a thing
as q dual-purpose COW. Strange to say,
there are many Shor.horn breeders
who make the same contention,
but they are almost without an excep-
ton being engaged in breeding fancy
eaimals for the tat stock show ring,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Look for the Borers.

Now is the time Of the year to ex-
anime the trunk and base Of apple,
pear, plum, ounce, peach and cherry
trees and see II there are any signs Of
tho borer. II detected cut them out.
There is nothing more destructive to
fruit trees than the borer. There are
two species found in apple and pear
trees-the fiat and round head apple
tree borers. It is no trouble to detect
them after a few are found. No fruit
grower should permit his fruit trees
to go unexamined and untreated.-
Farmers Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Tired Of the Monotony.

Bishop Doane, of Albany, paused for
a moment in an earnest discussion of
divorce, to narrate a pat anecdote.
"The motive of these people," he
said, his eyes twinkling, lis like the
motive of Scot who was found weep
ing one day by his comfortable hearth.
"'Eh, Saunders, mon,' said neigh
Dor, peeping in at the open door, at
tracted by the sounds of woe, what's
ailin' YEP
"'Oh, dear; oh, DEAR sobbed Saun-
ders, Donald Mackintosh's wife Is
dead.'
.Aweel,' said the neighbor, 'wha:
O. that? She's no relation O. yours, we
KEN
"I know she's not walled Saunders.
I know she's not, but 1t just seems as
it everybody's gettin' change but
me- IN, Y. Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
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FARMER AND PLANTER
! SEED CORN TERMINATION.
The Importance of Testing the Vi
tality OF All Corn Intended
E&
- For Seed,

i
| g For Seed.
The Importance of testing the vital
lty OF corn which is intended for plant
ing can not be Overestimated. It is
strange that farmers are willing to
plant corn without first being reason
ably certain that every kernel put into
the ground is capable of producing a
good, healthy plant.
During the present season more than
9O,O00,000 acres will be planted to corn
in the United States, which will require
approximately 100000 bushels Of
seed. OF this quantity it is almost GER
tain that from 100000 to 5000. 900
bushels, or nearly 20 per cent, Of the
corn first planted will fail to grow as
result Of the low vitality Of the seed.
Thousands Of acres will have to be re-
planted either in their entirety or In
part, and many thousands more will
grow to maturity with an imperfect
stand. af&,
Farmers have so long been accus-
toned to having a stand under ordi-
narily favorable conditions varying
from 60 to IS per cent, that many have
come to think stand Of IS per cent.
or more is impossible. Yet experiments
have shown that, barring unfavorable
weather at planting time, the work OF
grubs, wireworms, etc., there is no rea-
son why stand Of corn should be less
than IS per cent. OF recent years,
however, the conditions have much inn
proved, and never before has there been
such demand for seed corn of high vi
beginning to realize that one Of the
greatest factors in profitable corn pro-
duction is the securing. of seed which
will show high percentage Of germi-
nation. 3
If each corn grower would give lit
tie time during the early spring to the
testing of his seed, the vitality Of each
individual ear of corn intended for
planting could be readily determined.
The poor ears could then be discarded,
and the 100000 or 100000 of bushels
of seed corn which fail to grow each
spring could Le very probably con-
verted into pork and beef. However,
this is Of minor importance in COM
parison with the increased production
of corn which would be made possible
in the United States by judicious Sc
lection of the seed ears-weeding out
those which are dead or of low vital
ity.-U. S. Farmers Bulletin.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
The Mobile, jackson and Kansas

The Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City Railroad, map. of which appears
above, is comparatively new road, the
last spike in its construction having
been driven on August S, 1905. =
The road bisects territory of some
60 to Is miles in width, lying midway
between the Mobile and Ohio and the
Illinois Central Railroads, and, az viii
be seen by reference to the map, runs
along the highest land in the State, the
elevations ranging from Is to $50 feet
above the sea level. This is shown by
the courses of the streams.
The land is mostly covered with a
heavy growth of long leaf yellow pine
on the lower or south half of the line,
and with the short leaf and various
hard woods on the upper or north half.
The soils are good and will grow, with
proper cultivation and handling, from
two to three crops year.
These soils are for the most part q
sandy loan, underlaid with red clay
subsoil, which is so retentive of mois-
ture that Mississippi seldom suffers
from the severe drouths that the North
ern States are SO subject to. This also
holds any fertilizer that is used, so that
what Is not used by the growing crops
will not leach away and have to be re-
purchased the following season. The
industries along the line of the road at
the present time consist mostly of saw
mills and timber manufacturing. There
is still room for more, but there are
more and perhaps as good chances in
other lines in the growing and prosper
Gus towns which have developed out of
the opening up Of this new territory:
That these towns are growing very
rapidly is shown by the following facts:
The town of Laurel, with population
of $500 in 1900, has now population
Of 1900; Newton, with $50 in 1900, has
now $500, Richton, 10 Ia 1900, now
l 500; Lucedale, 100 10 1900, now ], 400;
Louin, 25 in 1900, row 6O0 Mostof the
towns on the line are showing similar
growth, and there are plenty Of them to
select from.
The water in this portion of the State
cannot be excelled for its purity and
which is great considera-
ton in a place of residence.
The agricultural possibilities of this
whole section are very great, and to
the man who has been accustomed to
raise but one crop year, seem almost
Incredible. In comparison with North
ern States, where the land is covered
with snow for six months in the year, it
is an earthly paradise.
Land here is cheap at the present
time, and is as certain to rise in value
as the sun 10 to rise and set, while in |
The North farm land values have reach
cd their limit. and are rather decreas-
Ing than increasing in value. Any man
who will put in the labor on the land in |
this country cannot fail of rumera,
tive return, If he uses ordinary plain |
business sense.
The future of fruits Of all kinds here
assured. Peaches in the middle and |
more rolling portion ofsthe State do
anely, and seem to be less liable to
lamage by frost than At the same or |
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Such Confidence Is Sublim.

what strange age we live in,n r..
marks writer in the Irish Eccles;a s+;as,
Record. How full Of Inconsistencies,
On the one hand, men are 90 crednlo,,.
that any imposter who with lond a"s
confident voice proclaims his pretent;or. ar.
to tho public, however ridiculous .ms
blasphemous they may be. never fa;Sa aau
to ind ready dupes to follow him Aaas an.,
implicitly believe in him. no,v;a '.u y.
America is striking instance. IN On TN ~
other hand, how obstinately incredn,o,,s sue
men are! Miracles are assertad ~ 4o,1s
place, and yet they are 90 confiden+ 49, hs
forehand that miracles do not taEe n,.sS
or cannot take place, that they viii f na9
evidence Anso she
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
|or who attach moro importance d

or who auach moro importance q
pedigree than to- utility.
But. under all these adverse cfrcum-
stances, the dual purpose COW IS rap
idly winning her way to popular favor
with both dairyman and farmer. aud
she is coming with q large prepondr-
ance of Shorthorn blood in her veins
blood that made her valuable 9s a
dairy animal long before any Of the
other breeds were known or recognized
for this particular purpose blood 50
strong in dairy qualities that after 3
century Of neglect, comes TO the front
and stamps her and her grades as the
best dairy animal the qverage farmer
can have.
And why not? The average farmer
has a horse that he uses fer riding or
driving, and when rushed with work
uses him in p1ow or wagon Is not this
dual purpose horse? Could the aver
age farmer have better animal for his
purposes? The most popclar sheep and
the highest priced ones we have To-
day are that variety that combines
both wool and mutton.
To the average American farmer
this dual purpose COW question is one
OF importance. The average farmer
makes up the majority Of the citizens
of the United States, and the cow that
is best adapted to his purposes is the
one that will pay him best There Is
not in this ounfry greater need or
more general demand at this time for
any domestic aniual :hxn the dual
purpose COW. for her greatest va1ne
and natural home is On the small farm
with the average farmer.
Her annual credit account IS from
twenty to twenty-five dollars for milk
or butter, after supplying the needs Of
the family, and lusty, vigorous calf
that will sell as q ye2riing or two
year-old for from SIS to $50, and then.
when her usefulness is over, either as
q mixer or breeder, dry her OF and
she can be economically and quickly
fattened for beef.
It is not my purpose to say anything
against any Of the improved breeds,
bred for special purposes. They are
all valuable in their respective spheres
and we could not get along without
them, but it is the dual purpose that
is for the masses, the special breeds foy
the few.-Cor. Southern Cultivator.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Saw q Resemblance,

Two Irishmen, not being on extra
good terms, lived In the same house.
Mr.. O'Brien lived upstairs and Mr..
Mccarthy lived downstairs.
One morning the latter went out for
a walk. On noticing O'Brien in the
upstairs window, he remarked:
why don't you put pigs face in
the window instead Of your ow1
mug?"
"Whereupon O'Brien answered:
Faith, an sure OF did the other
morning, whin the milkman come.
along and says:
Good morning, Mr.. Mccarthy
since whin did you move upstairsT'
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
RAPIDLY SUPPLANTING STEAM
LOCOMOTIVES.
Steps Which the Great Railroads Are
Taking to Install the New Motive
Power-Cheaper, Cleaner
and Better.

A few years ago when some one had
the boldnes to PROFOUND the question:
"Will the electric railway motor sup.
plant the steam locomotives" it excit-
| ed a smile of amused incredulity
! among railroad men,, and nothing
more, but the developments of recent
years has clearly demonstrated that
electricity is about to give: the steam
locomotive fight to a finish, with the
odds IN favor OF the former motive
power.
1t was in 1883 that the first street
car was successfully pulled through the
streets OF Richmond, Va, by an elec-
trio motor, and from that humble be-
ginning it has widened it's sphere of
usefulness until it has not only be-
come the, motive power on suburban
and inter,Arban lines, but many electric
roads have been built to parallel steam
lines, and has shown itself a danger
GUS rival, for whereas the first electric
cars were equipped with a 15-horse
power motor, cars are now built up to
400 and 5O0-horse power.
Railroad companies are notoriously
conservative in their business meth
DDS, but as every new electrical tri-
umph meant another incroachment
upon the steam locomotive, these ad-
vances became so persistent that at
last the railroad companies were
forced to take notice in self-defense.
11Vy 1ivoo
railroad company has begun the in
stallation of electricity on its lines. or
is making preparations to take this
step in the immediate future
The New York Central railroad is
equipping it's main line with an elec-
trio system to run trains from the
Grand Central station In New York up
into the state as far as Albany. At a
recent meeting of the directors it was
decided to issue $15O,o00,OOO additional
stock to be used in extending their
lines In New York by electric roads,
The Pennsylvania railroad has for
some time operated electric trains on
its Long Island division, and this work
IS now being constantly extended. The
same company recently made another
contract for the electrical equipment of
its line from Philadelphia to Atlantic
City. These lines, as is well known,
have heretofore been operated by some
of the finest trains that ever ran on
this continent, and at speed not ex-
ceeded anywhere.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford recently contracted for 80 electric
locomotives to be installed on their
line between New York and Stamford,
Conn. They have already begun to
equip some of their main tracks eiec-
trically. The power house, where the
electric current is to be generated, is
we'll under way, and before long cleo
ric express trains will run on a regu-
lar daily schedule
The Erie railroad Is the next road
which will introduce electricity on part
Of its main line, and once the start has
been made there, the Gould roads will |
fall into line.
The Grand Trunk line recently con-
tracted for electric. power to operate
Its lines under the st. Clair river be-
tween Detroit and Windsor.
The Illinois Central railroad is MAX |
Ing similar preparations for the intro
duction of electricity; indeed, there is |
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Through the Ice

''Well, well, and what did your IA
ther whip you for, little boy?" asked
the wise old man.
EUR swimmin', guess" blubbered
the urchin.
what! You didn't go swimming
this weather."
'.No, went skatin', but I wound up
swimmin'."- Philadelphia Press.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
lower latitudes in the other souther.

lower laClGuQes IN the other SOuther0
| States.
EARLY apples, such as the Red Astrap
chan and the Yellow Transparent or
Early Harvest, for which there is IL.
most an unlimited demand in the North.
ern cities, will grow well and pay a.
well it not better than peaches. Where
100 peach trees are planted scarcely ono
apple tree is planted, and the danger of
overproduction, which is already in
sight with the peach crop in a bearing
year, is far in the future.
Strawberries are already in some sec.
tions of the State grown on a CONNER
cial scale, and these soils are admirably
adapted to their growth. With the
soil properly prepared and drained, and
the heavy rainfall (72 inches) of this
section there is no reason why crops Of
from 5000 to 10000 quarts per acre
should not be grown, and at less ex.
pense than in the hard and stony soils
OF New England.
The ocal demand along the line OF
the road is by no means as vet ade.
quately supplied, and with through
train service to Northern points tho
coming year this industry will be sure
to succeed.
From strawberries to cotton is a lono
jump, but twill not do to pass over
without some mention the staple cron
OF this State, which stands third among
the States as producer of that article.
AS proof OF the productiveness of Mis-.
sissippi soils the following statistic.
taken from the records of the Depart.
ment OF Agriculture Of the United
States show for themselves:
Alabama shows an annual average
production of 41-lo0 OF a bale per AGRA
Texas, with her much iauded rich soils,
shows the same amount, 41-1OO. Geor.
gla shows 52-lO0 per acre, while Missis.
slppl stands at the top with q nroduo.
ton OF $500 of bale. or per cont
per acre more than any other State
Cut-over lands in this section h.v.
oeen known to produce bale to the
acre for their first crop. Need an1
more be said as to the fertility of her
There IS little need to say more AZ tn
the future OF this section. We 10 oan ~
only bid you come and see whatha. n
good and productive ana at the - sana
time cheap lands, a fine climate. sn;ans
dld water and good people will not maLa %
an 1noucement worth your investiratinn
For further information regard;ns
the above address '"ns
A., LII. LAWRENCE.
Mgr immigration and Industrial Den.
Laurel, Miss
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02

ALL, o Nile, thou
contest forth over
this land; thou
comest in peace,
g 1 wing life to
Egypt, o hidden
god!"*
Thus chanted
the priests as the
royal procession
moved onward to-
wards the river.
The great festival
in honor of the
Nile had begun.
M q m p h is was
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
Decision Approved.

Fl see tnat trials by phones have
been pronounce illegal"
'sGlad Of It. I've been severely tried
BY mine."-P1ilsdelphia Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
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Signs and Wonders
Before Pharaoh
ASIORY OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE
STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
= the Highway and BywAy" Preacher
Copyright, 1895, by W. s. Edson.)

Scripture Authority:-Ex. 7:1-s:l5.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-06-02
MOTOR CAR.

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Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1906-02-09
Stamp Mill For Wadsworth.

There was a public meeting held at
the parlors of the Nevada House in
Wadsworth the other night, for the
purpose of devising ways and means
to build custom stamp mill on the
banks of the Truckee riyer at that
place to reduce ores from the mines
in White Horse district. The mill
will be worked by electric power from
the plant Of the Wadsworth Light &
Power Co. The indications now are
that the money needed will be sub
scribed at once and that the enter
prise will be Q success.