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The Green Forest tribune., 1907-10-18

Eb. Green, formerly of Denver, who is working in a restaurant at Colorado, Tex, renews his relations with his old home by sending a check and says he watches for the arrival of The Tribune with great interest.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
Reform in gaIinq.

AS several large gatherings OF cot.
ton farmers are set to come on soon
for the purpose of getting together On
the best system of STEERING and mar
keting cotton, we are Of the opinion
that the first step in reform is to de-
mand a more dense compact form and
better covering for bales. When we
sell cotton the weight of the net lint
only should be considered. We should
forget the bagging and ties and sell
lint cotton by taking the graft there
Is in the question cut of the way alto
gether. Cotton yarn is sold in bales
the same as lint, but the actual net
yarn only in the bale enters into con-
sideration. Cotton producers must
protect their lint cotton from the
weather, dirt, waste, CRIME and pilage
the same as the manufacturer pro
tects the manufactured cotton goods
from the same loss. It is of little I'M
portance to the average cotton grow
err whether the round bale or the
smaller and more dense form OIL
SQUARE bale takes the day so that ne
rids the trade of its present great
loss as before named.-J. G. Stribling
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
Stick to one Breed.

The farmer who buys a trio or
more of fowls in the fall will make
no mistake, and il he prefers to get
the eggs in the spring all will be
well, but he must expect to be ridi'
culed by some of his neighbors for
paying one or two dollars for male
or hen. Nevertheless, these same
farmers and neighbors will promptly
come forward and request to change
eggs" with him when they desire to
hatch chicks in the spring. II
farmer buys eggs Of the standard
breeds he buys stock, the eggs being
simply the embryo chicks. The
farmer who desires to improve also
goes too far sometimes. Instead OF
depending upon one breed he begins
with two or more. Ris interest viii
be sufficiently strong for year OF
more to keep his birds separate, but
in the course of time he will under
take to save labor by turning out al
tho breeds together.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
BANKERS GETTING WISE.
They See Danger in the MaII-OrdeF
System of Business.

It is only lately that bankers Of the
west have come to realization that
the mail-order system of business has
been q serious injury to them, killing
off the business of their towns, taking
out of circulation money that should
help swell the local bank deposits and
otherwise interfering with town pro-
gress.
The trouble has been with many
bankers that they failed to consider
the buying goods -away-from-home evil
as anything of particular concern to
them. When Farmer Smith would
buy a draft for $50 or 500 to send
to Chicago, the banker got his ten
cents exchange and thought he was
that much ahead, while the facts re-
NAMED that if he could keep the
money from being sent from home
that $50 of the farmer for the banker
might make a dollar or two OF profit.
1t was only when the catalogue
houses started in to solicit deposits of
the people of country towns and farm
ing communities that the bankers
took a tumble.
Then again some bankers have such
an exalted idea of their position in
the town that the goods to be had
from the local merchants are not good
enough for themselves and families.
and set bad example before the peo-
pie by sending away themselves for
what they desire in the way of staples
| and Injuries. Bankers are conserva-
tive; and are not forward in making
suggestions to their patrons as to
what they should do with their money.
but in this matter it appears sufficient.
ly important to justify the exercise Of
what influence the banker can com.
mand in behalf of home patronage. It
/ is the business of the town and sur.
rounding country that affords profit
to the bank The greater this volume
/ of business can be made the better
for the banker and every interest OF
| the town, and the farmers and other
| laborerS as well.
D. M. CARR.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
polNTERs FOR MIXERS.

Cows should be MIXED in COM
Portable, clean, thoroughly drained
and well-lighted place.
Every time you abuse and frighten
a cow, you throw her milk and butter
machinery out Of gear.
The value of O cow should be fixed
by the amount of fat there is in her
milk and what it costs to produce it..
The udder should be carefully
cleaned before commencing to milk
and the last drop of milk should be
drawn from the udder.
Heavy mixers are often rough
boned COWS with large frames, but
joints and i'll shapes are not essen
tial in the makeup of a good COW.
To allow certain quantity of food
to each cow in the herd alike may
result in an insufficient quantity for
some and too much food for others.
To realize the greatest profit, the
dairyman should have cows bred dis
| tinctly for milk. To combine milk
and beef in one animal is a sure fail
ure for either or both.
If your cow has sore teat, try to
get the sore spot in the palm Of youl
hand. You will find that she will
make less fuss about the job of milk
ing IL you do this.
In buying a dairy cow look well te
the udder. It should be well up II
front and high up in the rear, teats
of good size, and well placed, and fal
enough apart so that the animal car
be MIXED without constantly hittins
the knuckles.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
wALRg THE MERCHANT FAILS,
An Iowa Farmer TtiIs Him He Should
Advertise, and How.

An Iowa farmer contributes to the
Des Moines Capitol the following very
pertinent suggestion as to why the
mail order houses succeed in getting
the business of the rural communities
away from local merchants:
IF the mail order houses got 81, 1000
out of this county each month that be-
longs to the home merchants the fault
is with the merchants themselves. The
mail order houses advertise and give
us prices on everything they offer for
sale. They tell US what tl,ey have
and what they want for 1t. OF course
we get soaked once in awhile and IL
we do we can try some other house.
Most of the home merchants who adj
vertise at all don't quote prices. They
neglect to tell us what we want to
know-the price. OF coursS we can go
to the store and ask the price of this
article, and that, but you know how
it iS-one doesn't know SO well exact
ly what he wants to buy when he gets
in store as WEN he is at home. And
there is where the mail order houses
make their hit They send US their
advertising matter into homes and we
read it when we haven't anything else
to do and every member of the family
who reads their stuff usually finds
something that he or some other mem
Der of the family wants and many or
ders are made up and sent out just at
such times.
Right here is where the home mer-
chant falls down. If he talked up his
business to US in our homes the same
| as the mail order houses do the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town and in many cases
extra trips would be made to get the
things at once that we didn't know
we wanted until they we're brought
! to our attention.
"The home merchant can save the
expense of getting up catalogue. We
people read the home papers more
carefully than we do the catalogue
| and if the merchant wants to tall
business with us let him put his tall
| LII IIC AOAlC pdpSiSS anu put ~ Az ~
that we know he means business. The
home merchant likely, nine times ou
of ten, sells his goods as cheap as thE
mail order houses, and / believe OF
many things they are much cheaper
but how are we to know if he doesn'
tell us about it.
"a r1erhant must not think tina
even his best customers know hi
goods so well that they can tell wha
he has without being shown.
1T is none of my business how TIL
home merchant runs his business. bu
| don't like to see these roasts in tn
papers all the time about us fellow
who get little stuff shipped in one
in awhile and never anything said OF
the other side There are always tw
sides of question, and have give
you mine If it is worth anything t
you you can take it,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
ua>., ca an4 clean MILK.

A New York producer of certified
milk gives these requirements for the
production of high-grade milk: Clean
stables. a healthy herd and careful,
cleanly men. His cows are always fe
after milking. Just before the milk
ing they are brushed and the floor AM
walls of the stables are sprayed. A
man with warm water and towels then
washes the sides and udders OF the
cattle. A second man repeats the op'
GRAFTON, after which the COWS are
MIXED into cans covered with steril
lied caeesecloth covers and the milk
Immediately removed from the stable
to the cooling room, after which it IS
bottled. This dairyman gets IL cents
a quart for his milk and is thus WEI!
paid for the extra care and expense
involved in it's sanitary production
Farmers Guide.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
PEAvtNE AS A MONEY CROP.
Will Pay Better ancotton On TN
Same Grade o. Land.

I can make more Gear. money On
peavine hay than cal on cotton on
the same grade of lant writes B. T.
Hancock to the Southern Ruralist.
In the fall of 1904 I took eight acres
of cornstalk land that lnly made
seven or eight bushels oil corn per
acre, with $50 pounds of luano, and
sowed it in wheat, which PnIy made
twenty eight bushels on the eight
acres. Then / decided to3try some
thing else.
I turned the stubble nder and
drilled in one bushel of speIkled peas
and 100 pounds of guano per acre,
Then smoothed the ground Tith what
l called a sleigh. lit is made of two
pieces of timber 2 by feet and 4 feet
long, tapered at one end; then take
boards 1 by by feet long and COM
mence at the wide end lapluntil COW
ered.)
Be sure and kill all of the weeds an
grass in sowing. Let the peas and
grass come up together, then they
will be reay to cut at the same time
Let about three-fourths of the pods be
ripe when you begin to cut. Do not
cut more at one time than you car
care for. Cut after the dew is off
Rake before night, leave IN windows
until next evening, and then haul U
the barn and stack.
Now for the profit. / sold of th1
eight acres $109.SO worth of hay.
sowed the same field In wheat AM
again made ninety bushels. Then pu
the. same in peas, and made $l7
worth of hay. l sell all of my ha'
in the bulk, and get 500 per ton.
I can put one acre of peayine ha,
on the market in three days work 70
one man and team from start to fiji
ish, hauling it fifteen miles to mai
ket. Can bale and ship in less time.
/ would advise our farmers to plan
less corn and cotton, prepare for
better and make more. Sow thel
land in peas, commencing about Ma
I and continue till July 10, Sow f1V
or six acres every time It ILins, an
you won't lose any time in your crol
Then you can take care of the ha,
as it will not all be on hand at one
Be sure to fill your barn, an
then sell the rest. You will have Il
stock and a nice bank account befo1
cotton selling time.
/ SOW my best land in sorghum
German millet Rich land grows tt
vines too large and woody. so TIL
the stock will not eat it.
Don't fail to SOW because peas a.
high, for when they are high Is Il
time to have some to sell.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
What. Indeedq

A duchess requiring a lady's maid
had an interview with one, to whom,
after having examined her appearance,
she said: of course, you will be able
to dress my hair for me?" "Oh, yes 50
replied the girl: 'it never takes me
more than half an hour to dress a
lady's hair :" Half an hour, my
child" exclaimed the duchess, in ac-
cents of terror "and what on earth,
then. should I be able to do with my
self all the remainder of the morn.
ingq"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
rnhacco culture in FIorida.

In 1901, seven counties reported TO-
bacco culture. In 1905 only three
WAY? Gadsden county then, as now,
produced nine-tenths of the product
The counties of Leon, Paaco Calhoun
and others on the northern and west
erB border are equally as we'll adapted
for both open field and shielded cul
ture. At one time, within the knowl
edge of the writer there was colony
OF Cubans at Fort Meade, in Poke
county, engaged in the business, bu
these people are not there now.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
LIVESTOCK ITEMS.

Stock should be fed a variety 81
food. Many fiocks and herds havo to
subsist almost entirely upon grin
foods the entire year, which is an in.
judicious mode Of feeding. Vegetables,
either raw or cooked, on mixed with
ground grain, are excellent, but there
is nothing equaling a liberal supply
of grain morning and night, with
plenty of grass during the day, and
if the pasture is supplied with mixed
heritage SO much the better. Variety
conducess to health and promotes
| thrift.
A sheep will not touch hay that Other
| stock has nosed over. They must cal
| at the first table or not at all. The
refuse from the sheep racks may be
thrown to the cattle, but it would be
useless to throw the stubs left in
the cattle managers to the sheep. So
with the corn and oats; the sheep
do not like the grain the rats have
played over or the sparrows roasted
above the feed bins. The best corn
shelters have a fan attachment that
blows out all dust and loose particles
of husks.
A variety of food of any kind will
be preferred to one or two articles
regularly given. Cattle that are daily
allowed hay and grain, If permitted TO
have access to wheat straw or corn
stalks, will eat quite quantity OF
such materials, and if the straw or
corn fodder is cut up and ground
grain added, even horses have been
known to thrive on such at all sea
sons. Where a liberal supply Oh
grain is allowed there is no risk in
Cured by feeding the coarse foods te
any class of stock. and it is an ad
vantage to do so in order to feed less
hay when the season has not beer
favorable to grass and hay making
Some horses will eat at all time:
and consume almost any quantity o
food without appearing to improve II
condition, although they may be dom;
not much work. Horses differ, ant
what is best for one may not give a
good results with others. Good groom
: ing is an important matter, but ther
is not, as rule, sufficient Sar1et
: in the food of horses. While oats vii
: continue to be standard food TO
:, horses, vet a small allowance OF III
= seed meal and corn fodder will ais
. be relished and give excellent results
i Hay and fodder should prove sup'
!. rior to hay alone.
A common fruit tree sprayer, sue
> as are used by orchardists, is niue
! more convenient way to destroy lie
= on cattle than it is to apply the rem
= edy by hand. A hose with nm
nozzle which will throw a very nm
- spray is best, but it's point should D
"a held close to the skin. Two or tnre
- applications may be needed, as som
of the lice may be in the egg, an
q not be destroyed by the first apple
10 ton.
Every country blacksmith include
horseshoeing as part of his bushes
but many of them do not understar
the conformation of the foot of hor'
u Il, and frequently do harm. Each 10
~ NAV require a special shoe, and the
are peculiarities and individual tral
IN of horses which must be considere
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
Druoa In Food.

"The gravy from roast beef is near
" as effective as any iron prepare
ton in the relief of anaemia, and CON
seouently also of the heart discomfort
accompanying it." In addition, now
ever, to red meat, many vegetables II
must be remembered, are able to con
tribute valuable proportions OF iron ro
the dietary scheme. This is partlcu
larly true of the beet, yellow turnip
tomato and spinach.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
naas party for TWO.

Nearly every night they have 3
roof party on the roof across the area
from my window" said the woman.
ut is very simple 1t is lighted req
lantern hung on clothes line and a
boy and a girl in the shadow OF the
chimney just far enough away from
the light of TN. 7. Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
p,++arr,ilk Cocktail.

Throat parched? Trrigate it with q
buttermilk cocktail.
This is new brand of dampnesa
which was devised at the University
Of Chicago. The buttermilk cocktail
is constructed according to the fol-
lowing recipe: Take tall, thin
glass. drop in a chunk of ice: insert
a long slice of cucumber. then I'LL
with buttermilk.> That's all!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
Whence astrawberry.n

The name strawberry has puzzled
! GOOD many people who like to find
the origin OF names. Many suppose y
rsed to be the custom to string the
berries on straws and sell them IN
that way, hence the name. fu' tne
real rame Is strawberry. due to the
running habits of the vine,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
II YOU have any culls they may b.

II you have any culls they may ba
used for practicing the art of capon.
izing. It is best to receive instruc.
lions from some expert, but one may
learn by practicing first with dead
bird and then with a live one. Be
ginners should be careful to avoid
cruelty ar causing unnecessary pain
Tf q mistake is made kill the bird
Immediately, and examine it well, IL
order to avoid further mistakes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14

Damp floors and sloppy foods en-
courage the roup, and roup thins cut
the flock of hens. Dip the heads CT
roupy kens into small can OF coal
oil, and they will be helped immedi-
ately; then give dry food and put a
floor in the poultry house.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14

Burn OF bury all old careasses these
hot days or you viii begin. to suffer
loss in your flock from poisoning OF
fowls with the tainted flesh. Lots OF
complaint every year from these
things. when a little forethought and
immediate action would have prevent
ell the trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14
Reliable slan Of Death.

A Frenchman has received a prize
for discovering a reliable sign Of
death. The test consists of the sub
cutaneous injection of solution Of
fIouresceine. which. If the blood il
still circulating. in the course Of d
few hours causes tie skin 70 turn yel
low.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14

The green food may be given the
fowls confined in yards at any time,
but it IS better to feed it in the middle
of the day, in such quantities that the
fowls may have about all they can eat
at one time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14

its a fact thai the prices of land
in dairy communities are far above
what it is in wheat or grain district.
It's a manufacturing business and Is
less subject to adverse conditions Of
the weather,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-09-14

one great reason for horses becoua.
ing ntened is that they are mi
trained properly.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-15
SEEKS TO RECOVER LAND.

Corporation Which Owned Chelan
Property Attacks Title.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-15
Ladies Feed Pet Eagles.

Last night was the 5th anniversary
of THE institution of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles in this city. The
members of the local aeire were very
greatly surprised after the regular
order of business was dispensed with,
by the ladies taking charge of things.
They proceeded to fill the brothers
up with all the good things to eat
imaginable, and it goes without say
ing that they succeeded admirably
Although they could not be induced
to take ride on the mystic goat"
it is the wish of every member pres
ent last wight that they be extended
ments served and that Mrs. w. T..
Rarey, Mrs.,C. G. Hall and Mrs. Dora
A Jones are most sincerely thanked
by the entire aerie for arranging the
surprise.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-15
WENATCHEE WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL is, 1907.

considerable real estate in and near
Chelan. Until within the past year
the company was thought to be de-
funct. For years, it is said, it did
not pay taxes on it's holdings here.
A number of lots and some tracts
near town were sold for taxes. Che
Ian citizens for the most part acquir-
ing title to them. Chelan's large
auditorium stands on some of these
lots as does the town hall. A short
time ago the corporation laid claim
to the property that had BEEN sold
for taxes. Saturday an attorney
served papers on a number who hold
under the tax title, in an action to
recover title for the old company.
Part of the land recently acquired
by the Chelan Electric company is in
volved and development of Chelan's
great water power will be retarded
until the matter is settled.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-15
RIVERS RISE
VERY FAST
Sudden Warm Weather Meits Zig
Snows-Floods BrObable-River
Steamers Getting Busy.

The Columbia river is rising very
rapidly. Faster, it is said by the
..oldest innabitant," than has been
known for some years. This is due
to the sudden warm weather after
the long cold spell, and to the abun-
dance of snow lin the mountains,
there being still something like seven
feet of unmelted snow in the Cas-
cades.
The Wenatchee is also rising very
fast, and if the weather continues to
grow warmer a considerable flood
may be expected within a short time.
The Okanogan river is also coming
up, and the steamer Enterprise will
make her first trip of the spring this
week. She will leave Wenatchee for
Brewster in two or three days, in
command of Captain Fred McDer-
moth and will containue her run
from Brewster up the Okanogan.
The new c. & o. steamer Okan-
ogan is being rapidly completed at
the dock above town, and will be
ready for launching on schedule.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-15
Fruit Growers Get Together.

AS reported exclusively in Satur-
days World, the convention of We
natchee fruit growers held Saturday
in the theater was an unqualified
success. The addresses ON live fruit
topics were listened to with close at
tention, unusual interest being taken
in the explanation of the proposed
fruit-growers' contract, as published
in Saturdays World.
The various prominent growers
present expressed their confidence in
the directors and officers of the as
sociation. and agreed to support them
in any movement for the general
good of the members. Indications at
present look favorably both as to out
put of the orchards and to the man.
agement of the crop when marketed.