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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
BEST TIME FOR ALFALFA.
October and November Generally Re.
garded as Right Time for Plant
ing; How to Do 1t.

The best time to sow alfalfa 10 DC.
tober or November. The next best
time is February Is to March 81. 1t
prefers a rich, sandy loan such as a
fresh second bottom, or branch bot
tom (not at al ret, or rich old
garden, of We cow-penned' plat
AS far as possible the soil should be
clear of grass and weed seeds-for
these are the bane of alfalfa. At least
enc season of culture In clean crop
like cotton or cow peas (plowed), or
other plowed and hoed crop, Is desir-
able. With three or four tons of rot
ten stable manure spread broadcast
per acre and plowed in, it will not be
found necessary to inoculate the soil,
or the seed. Commencing now, an
excellent preceding crop by way Of
preparation is cow peas.
In August or September prepare the
land by deep and close blowing (put
in the stable manure at this time) and
narrowing. Just before sowing the
seed scatter broadcast about 600 or
500 pounds of 10-4 and
potash and harrow in. Then
lay off rows 80 inches apart,
strew $50 pounds per acre of 1O-4
caid and so pounds of nitrate of soda,
cover by throwing several light fur
rows on it, be cultivated. Every
February you plant rutabagas, using
about Is pounds of seed per acre.
That's about all. No thinning will be
necessary. You may SOW 20 pounds
of seed broadcast if you wish, that be-
ing the method adopted in the west,
but sowing in 30-inch rows, SO that it
may be cultivated, is preferable
Every February you should apply 900
to 800 pounds land upWard) per acre
of the 10-4, and potash, and it would
be well to apply five to ten bushels of
air-slaked lime per acre about once in
three years.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

The best record obtained was from
a Ben Davis tree sprayed with Bor-
deaux before bloom, and once heavily
with arsenate of lead soon after the
bloom fell.
The Ben Davis tree were estimated
to be less than two per cent. wormy,
including the drops, and the picked
harvest was only fraction of one per
cent. Wormy. The Baldwins averaged
one or two per cent. more wormy
than the Ben Davis, owing to the fact
that they were further advanced when
sprayed. The third orchard of trees,
20 years old, which was sprayed
about two weeks after the bloom fell,
ran from three or four per cent.
wormy On some trees, to 80 or "a per
cent. wormy on others. The only I'M
sprayed check that was reserved yield
ed 42.5 per cent. wormy. So far as
could be determined, the second and
third sprayings with poison had so lit
tie effect in reducing the percentage
of worminess that they did not pay.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
NOVELTY IN HOME AQUARIUM
One That Is Made with a Picture
Frame Front and Intended to
Hang on the Wall.

A novelty in balanced or self-sus-
tanning home aquairiums is made to
hang up on the wall like a picture.
The tank is oblong, narrow at the bot
tom, but wider at the top. The side to
go against the wall is vertical while
the front slopes up outward, as a pic
ture hangs, and this outer side is in
fact surrounded with picture frame,
The back and ends of this aquarium
are inclosed in metallic holder, with
hooks at the top by which it may be
hung, and at the back between this
metallic holder and the back wall of
the glass tank is inserted picture. a
landscape having at the bottom in the
foreground brook.
The bottom of the tank is covered
with gravel, and set in the water ia
suitable vegetation sufficient to please
the eye and to keep the water aerated.
and then of course there are the fishes.
and when you have it thus stocked
you hang this aquarium UP on the wall
to have the effect of picture with
fishes swimming around in it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Her Native CITY.

The misapplication of words in Or
binary conversation is one of the DOS
tive and peculiar traits of large pro-
portion Of the negro race, due in a
measure to their desire to appear led.
ucated" beyond their fellows.
An example of this characteristic
occurred recently at Birmingham,
Ala, when group of deliberately at
tired negroes were leisurely saunter-
ing along the handsome streets of
that bustling southern city showing
the sights to a young woman of the
party who resided in another part of
the south. Discussing the various
attractions OF Birmingham, dusky
beau remarked that Miss Pearl Lu.
Gle was very much delighted with our
town, on this her first visit"
Promptly, Pearl Lucille, in all the
bravery of fashionable garb and for.
titled with the knowledge that she was
esteemed star" guest, replied: "Of
course l am. | like this town so much
intend to make it my native city
The Bohemian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
GROW ROOT CROPS PROPERLY
Best Method of Wedding and Thinning
Out Onions, Carrots, 8eets,
Parsnips and Satisfy.

Onions, carrots, parnips, beets and
satisfy must be kept free from weeds
and grass from the time the plants
push above the ground until the leaves
are large enough to shade the soil,
says the Baltimore American. The
hand cultivator and weeder is the best
implement for the work Straddle the
rows and cut away the young weeds
as soon as the rows can be distinctly
seen; follow with the cultivator in a
few days, stirring the soil about one
inch in depth. This frequent working
will keep the ground mellow and at
the same time kill the young weeds.
The plants should be thinned as soon
as they have made the fourth leaf.
This may be done either by hand or
hoe. Truckers use the steel hoe. The
tWO-inch steel hoe is mostly used by
the gardeners, and the four-inch hoe
by the truckers. Whatever method is
followed, they should be thinned the
proper distances, so they can make
good sized roots. Onions, from seed,
require careful wedding when plants
are small, in the trucking districts
the wedding and thinning Of the root
crops is mostly done by contract for
SO much per row. The early crops of
beets should be thinned out to stand
four inches apart in the row; the
plants pulled out are set out in ad-
joining rows, first cutting off the tip
Of the root and cutting the leaves
within half an inch of the crown. Beet
plants have great vitality and will
take root and start into growth a few
days after planting. Those transplant
ed plants will make large bulbs, but
not as large as those grown direct
from seed.
Parsnips, carrots and satisfy cannot
be transplanted; these should be
thinned out early so as to give the
roots plenty of time to grow. The
French and oxheat carrots will not
need thinning, as they are pulled as
soon as half grown.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
PARAGRAPHS OF WISDOM.

Keeping cow because she is pretty
may be all right as far as it goes, but
it is not good business.
No one ever heard of the time when
the best fruit would not sell at fair
price somewhere within a days drive
of the grower.
Farmers are the only producers
who allow the buyer to fix the price
Of their property. But they are rap
idly changing this state of affairs by
organization.
The sunrise farmer will scarcely
know hard times if they come, say,
ten years hence; but the never-get-
busy-till-afternoon chap will be calam-
ity bowling about every day.
An old mower run up and down the
sides of the public road around the
farm will get away with the weeds.
Not your business? Perhaps not,
strictly; but the satisfaction of a
clean highway will be yours.
The primary object of cultivating
crops is to keep the soil in good con.
dition, but if it were not for weeds a
lot Of farmers would neglect this i'm
portant work. Sometimes our bless
ings come in Disguise
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

I'm engaged all right-but there's two
of him"
"Tell me about it." I suggested
chiefly because l felt something was
expected of me.
"Yes," she agreed quickly, IT might
just as we'll. I've got to tell some.
body"
Il ignored the last clause and COM
posed myself to listen. Her story was
briefly thus:
Being unable to withstand the fas.
cination to two callow youths, and
finding it impossible to preserve the
peace between them, Josephine had
formulated the scheme of taking them
on alternate days, like two varieties
of pills, as 1t were. She remarked
casually that she had stopped their
visits to the house, as she disliked to
see them glare at each other, and,
moreover, her evenings were thus left
free for others. She did not explain
this, however, but insinuated parental
opposition and daily persecution of
herself, borne with angelic sweetness.
Gently, but decidedly, l laid the
facts of the case before my niece. I
told her that, as she could marry but
one man, it was manifestly improper
to be engaged to two.
"You must now" I continued-ig-
noring her remark, because I could
not help comprehending that such a
situation might be agreeable, albeit
sinful-"you must now, dear child,
make your selection. Which of your
suitors do you love the better?"
YES" said Josephine miserably.
'it's up to me to choose, and I've
done it."
Let your heart guide you," ad-
vised gently.
That's just what l tried to do" re-
turned Josephine, confusedly, but the
old thing wouldn't work So tossed
up a penny-heads for Ned and tails
for Harry. 1t came down tails"
And" she continued, quietly, I'm
going to elope with him tonight"
Tonight" l calculated, aghast.
Eyes, tonight. And, oh, Aunt Ger
trude, 1 don't want to one bit. It's
not Harry, after all-it's Ned. Just
as soon as the penny came down tails
up knew it was Ned l wanted, but I
was afraid to toss again, because then
if 1 got Ned I might want Harry
don't you see?"
l did not see. in fact, such vacilla-
ton was quite incomprehensible to
my well-balanced mind, but I was
obliged to devote my energies to
soothing Josephine, who again turned
her face to the counterpart and wept
copiously.
And he's waiting IN the corner by
Trinity church." she sobbed; The said
he'd wait till I came. And it's rain
ing. And he has a cold. And l sim
ply can't go marry him. And he's
bought the ring. And I think Harry's
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Fashionable Darne0


is grayfsh linen with outline stitch IN
dark old blue, darning in lighter blue,
and the lace matching the darker
shade.
One motif for the border and one
half of the corner are given, to be
traced ON the linen by means of car
ben paper and hard lead pencil. A
plain, two-inch hem is put in, with a
row of outline stitch five inches above
it, and another row five inches from
this, which forms the top of the bor-
der. Then the motifs are placed be-
tween the two rows. outlined, and the
background filed in.
The cloth when completed should be
one yard square, with two-inch edge
of lace for finish. 1t is advisable to
use good grade of floss, so that 1t
will not fade, and In washing it is well
to put a good handful of table salt in
the water to set the color. The cloth
is quickly and easily made, and the
result sure to be pleasing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

think can truthfully say that the
first time Josephine awakened any
real interest in my heart was when
discovered she was in love.
One afternoon sne returned with the
usual bunch of violets and most un'
usual expression. The instant l saw
her knew crisis was at hand, and
rose to the occasion as a cork rises
to the surface of the water-lighrly,
buoyantly, yet determinedly.
Josephine went at once TO her room
and closed the door with decision.
lowered on the stairway, palpitating
with uncertainty, and the affectionate
solicitude which is SO far removed
from mere vulgar curiosity. Finally,
mastering all my resolution, l turned
the knob of the door and entered with
quite jaunty air, carelessly hum
ming tune.
Josephine lay face downward on the
bed, the violets crushed and broken,
and the. heels of her patent leather
shoes sticking pathetically outward.
SAAOhAASJ 6ciSP1A6 ccUh0 ASFNeAANA
that she was crying into the counter
pane. Gently murmuring an endear-
ing epithet, l laid my hand upon her
head.
ooh, Aunt Gertrude!" sobbed Jose
phine, Aunt Gertrude!"
Poor child" returned, responsive
ly, Il understands understand"
20, no, you DON'T" she interrupted,
ungratefully. "You-you can't"
Josephine, said, kindly but firm
ly, you are engaged to be married.
and to a man."
1t was evident she was astonished
at my perspicuity, for she raised her
head as though listening and nodded
assent.
Furthermore" I continued, follow
ing up my advantage and speaking
with conviction, "you are unhappy"
Down went her head again, and the
shifting into the counterpart recon-
menced.
Dear" whispered with unalloyed
sweetness, lis he worthy of these
tears"
No reply.
DO you love him." 1 continued,
deeply, truly, everlastingly?"
Josephine sat upright and pushed
the hair out of her eyes.
ooh, Aunt Gertrude" she gasped,
ut isn't limits them"
"Them?" / hazarded, family.
YES" said my niece with the calm
ness of despair, that's the trouble.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

A FTERNOON tea on the porch is
~ one of the most pleasant features
possible on a summer day, and it
is essential that the appointments of
the tea table should be in keeping
with the shady GOODNESS of the porch.
For this cloth, simple designs and
materials of a rather rustic texture
are the most effective, such as home
spun linen, linen huckabuck and crash.
Among the most attractive of the
tea cloths are those with the design
outlined and the background filed in
with darning stitch. Such a one is
shown in the sketch. The water lily
design is outlined with dark green
floss, and the background filled in
with lighter shade of green-a de.
lightfull.' leafy, silvery shade like
June foliage. The material is natural
color crash, and the Cluny lace edge
is dyed to match the darker green in
the embroidery.
Another equally pretty color scheme
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Blue serge is very useful for cos
tunes of this description. The skirt
is quite plain, and is finished at the
foot by single row of stitching
White cloth is used for the collar and
cuffs of the semi-ftting coat, which
fastens down center of front by three
large smoke-pearl buttons.
Hat of straw, trimmed with wreath
Of flowers and two quilts.
Materials required: Six yards serge
4S inches wide, one-fourth yard wide
cloth, three buttons, four yards lin
ing for coat.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Linen DPonuee.

The linen weaves in pongee and
Snantung so closely resemble the gen.
ulne silks of these names that At
snort distance it is difficult to distin,
gulsh the difference. It is claimed
100 that they are actually cooler than
the silks. A linen shantung specia1iD
recommended for tailor or ontins
SUITS 81 or in fact, any hard wear is
% Genus yard, q inches wide.
~, a nnen pongee is the same price.
Due Is nner IN weave than the Shan.
~ s. 1nls comes in stripes as well
as IN plain colors. A linen ana go go
mixed pongee at 35 cents is varv os soft
ana pretty for children's frocts 01 ~
small boys suits. 0oNS VI
10 wear with the pongee suits +har.
are bags of the same material IN
pretty shape, with old gold CLASH ana
chain of old gold. Easy ''AU
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
RESULTS OF SPRAY
Interesting Experiments with
Apples in Ohio.
Best Record Was Obtained from Ben
Davis Tree-No Russettng of Fruit
Detected, and But a Small Per
Cent. Were Worny.

The Ohio agricultural experiment
station last year made some interest
ing experiments with spraying on an
apple orchard. A summary, as writ
ten by, H. A. Gossard is in part, as
follows:
The orchard used for experiment,
the property of Mr. John A. Stokes,
consisted of II acres located near FIRE.
mont, Sandusky county. Four acres
consisted of trees "a years old, four
acres of trees 20 years old and four
acres of trees - years old. The three
orchards contained 534 trees in all.
Besides these were about two acres
of scattering trees of various ages,
not included in the experiment, but
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Water

Are you forgetting to drink the
proper amount of water every day?
Do you drink two glasses before
breakfast?
You should.
But by all that is hygienic do not
take your water until your mouth has
been srlnsed with an antiseptic and
your teeth thoroughly cleansed
People who know tell us that an
acid forms during the night in the
mouth and around the teeth. This acid
Will decay the teeth, therefore com
mon sense tells us it is not good for
the stomach; it certainly should not
be washed down there deliberately
anyway.
But a cold bath for the average
stomach is tonic just as it ia for the
body. Try it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
Pea Lice.

Pea lice often become troublesome.
if the crop is started in the
spring. The best means of proven.
tion is to use tobacco stems in the
burrows at the time of planting. These
may be purchased about $12 per ton,
which is about their manuriaI value.
Should the lice appear 1T any time on
the plants the most effective treat
ment is to sprinkle the vines with to-
baccO dust,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
TiIIage of Asparagus.

The question of the size of aspara-
gus shoots is merely a matter of soil
fertility and good tillage. Very few
growers have reached the limit In the
amount Of manure that can be used
profitably. Manure may be worked
into the soil. in the fall, early In the
spring, or after the cutting season.
The size of plants secured from the
end of the cutting season until cold
weather determines the size of shoots
that will be cut the next spring.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Chicago labor leaders convicted of
calling strikes solely for the purpose
of extorting money escaped with a
fine and can count themselves mighty
lucky. True friends of labor can only
severely condemn the conduct of such
men as these who, for their own en-
richment, make others their tools and
lead them to a course which entails
heavy loss and suffering upon them
and upon their families.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

It is gratifying to hear that the
shipbuilding business at several CEN
ters of industry in this country is
fiourisbing. Bath, Me-, appears to be
especially busy, and in one day had
two launchings, monster ferry boat
to be used in transferring railroad
cars being one of the vessels and a
hig four-masted schooner the other.
All this Is very well. But how much
better if in addition to these craft for
use at home or in slow-sailing foreign
service our yards were turning out
frst-class steamers for ocean-going
tFafic!"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

A professor of political econony and
sociology in a prominent university
has been sued for divorce by his wife
on account Of his peculiar theories.
He holds the wife ought to share in
the breadwinning, take care of the
children, and do the housework, but
remains discreetly silent on whether
the husband should wash the dishes
and do the family laundry by way Of
sharing the wife's work. Such domes-
tic problems, thrashed out in court.
would make this the most interesting
divorce case of the season.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

The most remarkable fish story of
the season comes from the Catskills.
1t relates the tale of a man there who,
to work off lazy streak, went out
fishing and returned within an hour
with a sturgeon which gave SO pounds
of caviar, for which he received $1OO
The energetic determination to work
off lazy streak is the point of the
remarkable tale.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31
MoIasses Feeds.

The class of feeds that are fast
gaining popularity among the dairy
men are the so-called molasses feeds,
which are extremely palatable and are
made from screenings from cereals
and well-cured corn stover soaked in
molasses.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

The estimates for the fiscal year
1910 call for appropriations of $685..
100000 for the Panama canal That
sum will represent a total expenditure
Of $25O,000,O00 on the great interocen-
ic waterway up to the close of that
period. The enterprise comes high,
but it will be worth the money. The
United States will be the first and
greatest beneficiary, but the new route
will be a, boon to the commerce of the
world
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

A Gotham club called in the police
at its regular election. This is more
than the most warlike woman's club,
not excepting the D. A. RS, has ever
done. But, still, men will go on hold.
ing up to ridicule the belligerency of
the club feminine till the end of the
chanter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

SKIRT The tight-fitting yoke cut round
"a III points may be used if ones fig.
ure can stand it. The coat is cut to
the knees or half way between knees
ana hips, is single-breasted, fastened
win colored bone buttons and has fat
pockets on each side. ' AA'''
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

A man in Boston is suing an associa-
tion for S476, 100000 damages m
libel case, claiming that professional.
w. politically and physically his life
has been ruined. But it is likely that
an average jury will decide there
never has been man SO valuable as
"a be worth all that, except to him
self.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

New York city is trying to work
Itself up to the point of adopting blue
shoes IS a part of an up-to-date mans
wearing apparel. With a green hat at
the other extremity?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Inc cutting of freight rates goes
merrlIy on, and the shippers can Ger.
Calnly stand it if the railroads can.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

orders for new locomotives indicate
Ihat the railroads are again running
On the prosperity schedule.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

AN Atlantic City policeman was torn
oeC"een love and duty the other day.
he arrested his wife.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Inc United States must give am
PIE protection to all it's citizens,
Wherever they may be.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

when We get talking to Mars let's
ask: How old is ANN" That ought
10 test their boosted wisdom.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Havana is to have a great under
ground telephone system. The Cubans
will now have fine chance to talk
Spanish, even If they have ceased to
walk it
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

An Atlantic steamship has installed
a department store and a church, but
the two are kept as far apart as pos.
sible, for their ethics are different.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

The newest typewriters add and
subtract, but they uon't spell any bet
Ter than the old ones did.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Constantinople landlords might raise
their rents on the strength of the free
dom from ennui which residence in
that city now implies.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Russia has ordered a Wright flying
machine. After fooling around try
Ing to invent one of their own all the
nations will come to it,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

A pennsylvania bachelors club has
been reduced to one member. How
did he happen to corner all the luck
In his town?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-07-31

Actors wife says he gets $4,000
year. He swears he only gets
$1,000 Now do you know what Is
meant by "stage money!"