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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
Government Fighting Boil WeeviI

The government is assisting the
farmers of the south in their fight
against the boil Weevil. After extern
sive studies and field experiments they
outline the following practical meth
eds of controlling the pest:
Uprooting and burning plants in the
fall.
Clearing hedge rows, fences and
buildings thoroughly.
Plow the land in the fall and work
during the winter to obtain an early
crop
Provide wide rows. Check rowing
is an excellent practice.
Plant early maturing varieties, fer
tilize where necessary to obtain early
crops.
When possible pick the first appear
ing weeVils and the first infected
squares.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
BUSINESS FOR BOY
Poultry Raising Is Easy and Pro-
fitabIe If Care Exercised.
For Youth with Small Capital Chicken
Industry Is Best Because Not De-
VeIoped to Full Capacity on
Average Farm.
(By K. K. Milton.l


The best business of all for a boy
with small capital is the poultry bust
ness, for on most farms the poultry
business is not developed to it's full
capacity and parents will generally
gladly give over the care and profits
to the boys.
Purchase about six good hens all of
one breed and then buy fine rooster
of the same breed, and then build
them house and yard and go into
the business.
For house piano box will do
very we'll the first year and can be
made to accommodate six hens and a
rooster very comfortably after the
cold winter weather is over
After you get your poultry plant
established, keep close watch of your
hens. Find which ones lay the most
eggs and from those hens save eggs
for setting purposes. Then if none of
the hens are broody buy one and
move her in the night to some nest
in box or a barrel, and after she has
become quoted down place the eggs
under her and get her started to set
ting.
In selecting the eggs to place under
her discard all those that are not nice
ly shaped and all that are more than
a week old or that may have become
chilled.
When you set hen it is best to fix
the box or barrel so that she can leave
the nest only when you let her out
to eat. She should be let out once a
day and be allowed to dust herself,
pick up little grit and gravel and
have a good feeding of ,heat-producing
food. Feed the settlers little corn
when they come off the nest.
When they begin Matching you will
need some little coops, and it will be
very pleasant work to build these. |
like tight coops for the hens and
chickens to prevent rats, weasels and
skunks from getting in and killing the
little chickens.
Leave a little hole at the bottom for
the air to come in and one at the top
for the impure air to pass out. A hole
an inch square is large enough and
over this tack piece of wire screen
ing to keep out any animal that might
kill the chickens.
In the fall, when the chickens are
nicely grown and need more room,
buy another piano box from the
money you may get from selling some
of your surplus stock and remove the
side of the one you are using at pres
ant and fasten them together.
Use the removed sides to build a
shed. Put some windows in the
house. After the woodwork is all
completed, cover the whole house
with some good tar paper and you
will accommodate the stock that you
want to carry over for breeders an
other year, say sixteen hens and
rooster.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
Long telegraph Circuit

Telegraphic reports of the recent
disturbances in Persia passed over the
longest telegraph circuit in the world
The telegraph operator at Teheran
speaks directly to his colleague in
London, four thousand miles away, by
wire, automatic repeaters taking the
place of operators at ten points on the
route. The first repeating station
from London is at Lowestoft. where
the message is carried forward two
hundred miles by cable under the
North sea to Emden, Hanover, where
it is again automatically repeated; sta.
tions at Berlin, Warsaw, RouDdo.
Odessa, Kertch, Sukhum, Kaleh, Tifis
and Taurus flash it 1nstantaneously
without human intervention. the oper.
ator at Teheran being the first to han,
die it since it left London. The line
is continued to India, but in no other
place is there so long an automatic
circuit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
American CAPITAL for Turkev

According to Levantine newspapers.
American capital, under the new re.
glme, is likely to be freely utilized in
the development of Turkey. 1t is
claimed that a concession for a rail.
road from Silvas to Mosul and beyond,
via Harput, Arghana, Diarbekir, Bitlis
and Van, has been conditionally grant.
ed to an American syndicate, which
Will build also branch line, with out
let to the Mediterranean at Jumur.
talk, on the Gulf of Alexandretta. at
which point a modern port is to be
constructed. This railroad scheme pas
IN part referred to in a report from
this Hinsulate-genera1 about a year ago.
The total length of the proposed lines
is placed at 1000 milcmeters q,241
miles.)
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
PLYMOUTH ROCK IDEAL FOWL
Has Many Good Qualities, Both for
Its Laying Qualities and Its Meat
for the Table.

The breed Of chickens one keeps is
a matter of personal choice, for any
of the standard breeds we'll cared for
will return good profits. Among the
American breeds, usually termed gen.
cral purpose fowls, the barred Ply
mouth rocks are very popular.
The barred Plymouth rock chicken
has many good qualities for making
it an ideal farm fowl It is a fairly
good layer and the eggs are large and
of beautiful light brown color. Indi-
Vidual members of this breed, under
expert care at the Maine experiment
station, have beat the worlds record
for egg laying. The hens are excel
lent sitters and good mothers. Young
barred Plymouth rock chicks develop
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Feed the stock at regularly appoint
ed hours.
1t is poor economy to get a chear
ram. Get the best you can.
A kicking cow is not so bad as a
kicking man in the dairy herd.
Charcoal in granulated form should
always be kept before poultry of all
ages.
Never feed your sneep musty hay
or rotten grain. Give them plenty OF
good, sound, wholesome food.
A popularity of clover is that we
may take off a crop and leave the
land richer than it was before.
Book knowledge Of farming is in.
dispensable, but SO is actual practice
One will not work well without the
other.
No two COWS can be fed alike. Each
must be studied separately. Increase
the protein in the ration and watch
the milk flow.
The hired man who values his sery-
ices highly is generally cheaper in
the long run than the man who allows
his employer to fix his wages.
Bacteria IN milk will not increase in
it if it Is kept at a temperature of 40
degrees, but at IS degrees the in
crease is at the Recommendations
This is the time of year when we
are growing about the bad condi-
lions of the roads, but we will prob
ably be too busy to use road drag
when the opportunity comes.
Some people seem to think that the
apple growing is just side issue -
Perhaps it is, but it's a pretty big one.
In one season this country of ours has
been known to produce 10000 barrels
Of apples.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18

closed in with self-closing doors; the
trimmings and decorations should be
plastic and colored decOration-avo
the wooden wainscoting and wooden
ceiling as you would the pestilence.
Put on the minimum of gew gaws and
frills. Good concrete construction is
not cOmbustible, but Manageable by
fire and is eminently satisfactory for
house building as a f1reproof material
We speak here of the fireproof fea-
ture of house building because it Is
the intention to say something about
bungalows, class of buildings usu-
ally far removed from fire stations.
The bungalow has found it's place in
America, and is here to stay. 1t orig
mated in India, where originally it
was built in the jungles and raised
high in the air to. protect the occu-
pants against the attacks of wild ami
mails and serpents. But now it Is
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
First Floor Plan.

seen in all parts of the civilized world,
nesting on the crags of the sea and
in the prairie towns of the west.
Everywhere it presents an air of hos
pitality and it's environment forms an
ideal of what a coy home should be.
The bungalow is in reality only a de-
Velopment OF the cottage. 1t is usu-
ally placed low on the ground and the
indoors seems to join hands with the
outdoors. In choosing a site for a
bungalow the artistic location of the
house should be the first considera-
ton. In fact. this is the vital point.
1t should have a large lot and should
not be placed too near large struc-
ture. 1t will be better to place the
house on one side of the lot or we'll
back to provide plenty of lawn room.
And the shrubbery and flower beds
should be so arranged that in the re-
sulting picture seen by the passer by
the garden and the house will seem to
be one.
Now, the bungalow shown here is
of the fireproof variety. It may be
Eukt of granite or of concrete blocks.
Note the wide exterior chimney that
gives an intimation of the hospitable
fireplace within. The house is en-
tered either from the porch at the left
or in the front. The one in front
opens into large reception hall. The
house, by the way, is As feet 8 inches
wide and % foot G ipobor Iopr -
building of sufficient size to meet
the requirements of most families.
The parlor, IL by Is feet, is a
pleasant room and back of it is the
large dining room. To the left of this
room is the library and on the right
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
Watering Device for Chicks.

A good watering device for small
chicks Is an ordinary baking pan, such
as is used in bread-making, filed with
pebbles even full, with water poured
In to fill the pan. The pebbles should
be one and half inches in diameter.
The chicks can walk over these and
drink from between them without dan
ger of being pushed into the water, as
would be the case in an open pan. A
whole brood can drink at one time
with this device. The pan and peb-
bles should be washed every day.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
Barred Plymouth Rock Hen.

rapidly, mature early, are of beau
tiful appearance; their meat is of the
finest texture and flavor and they
command the highest price on the
market for broilers and roasters. Ca
pons of the breed are unexcelIed and
are preferred on some markets to all
other breeds. Cockrels from 10 to IL
months old are of fine flavor and
make excellent roasters.
All of the rocks take on fat readily
when given fat forming feeds, which
makes them ideal for market purposes
but hens for laying should be given
plenty of range and their grain feed
should be scattered in litter to induce
them to exercise for the promotion Of
egg laying.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
How to Measure Corn.

p This rule will apply to a crib of any
size or kind. Two cubic feet of good
sound, dry corn in the ear will make
a bushel Of shelled corn. To get then
the quantity of shelled corn in crib
Of corn in the ear, measure the length,
breadth and height Of the crib, inside
OF the bin; multiply the length by the
breadth and the product by the height;
then divide the product by two. and
you have the number OF bushels Of
shelled corn in the crib.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
SEVENTY YEARS OF EATING
In That Length of Time a Man Con-
sumes e5 Tons of Food and
Drink.

If man of 70 years was starving,
it would probably be little comfort to
him to think that he had consumed in
the course of his life ffty-three and
three-quarter tons of solid food and
forty-two and three-quarter tons Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
Such a house will require little

no insurance. Living in a freproof
house is not only the wisest policy, but
the possession Of it affords pleasure to
the occupant, and there is feeling of
security that one does not have in a
house that is in danger of fire.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18
SEED PLANTS FOR TOBACCO
Only Choice Individual Plants Shouts
Be SeIected-Those Growing in
Field Are Best.

The selection of seed plants in the
field from among the growing crop
gives best results in tobacco seed i'm
provement. Only choice individual
plants should be selected. The Gus
tom of reserving a portion of the field
for seed, regardless of the character
of the plants, should never be prac-
ticed.
A typical plant should have a me-
dunn to stout stalk so as to be able
to uphold the plant during windy
weather. The leaves should be ar
ranged compactly on the stalk and
should grow close to the stalk. The
broader and more rounded the leaf
is the more valuable it is, since
larger number Of binders, or wrap
pers, can be cut from it. Prominent
ribs are Objectionable to the cigar
manufacturers.
The leaves should be thin and elias
tic, and a cured leaf should possess
fiexibility and elasticity. Good leaves
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers of
this paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer. he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No.
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, Ill, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-18

is the kitchen. On the second floor
are four bedrooms and a bathroom.
Now, as to the fire proofing of this
house. Little additional expense will
be necessary outside that for the ex-
terror walls. These, constructed in
4 proper way of stone or concrete, will
prevent any communication of fire
from the exterior. An additional pre-
caution should be taken by using
metal sash.
Such house will require little or
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Columbia Wins Both Games.

Last Friday morning the Liberty
baseball team made its appearance in
Columbia, having been billed to play
two games at this place, Friday after
noon and Saturday afternoon. On ac-
count of steady rain which fell all day
Thursday. it was thought that the Wis
iting club could not reach here, but it
came in on time and in fine shape for
the contests. By three o'clock both
clubs were on the Lindsey Wilson cam
pus, and promptly on time Mr. E. G.
Atkins, Umpire, opened the game, Co.
lumbia taking the field From the first
to the last inning the game was spirit
ed, both sides making some fine plays
Before the contest had progressed very
far it was generally conceded that CO.
lumbia would win, and the game closed
six to one in favor of the home boys.
Saturday afternoon the second game
was called, both clubs manifesting an
eagerness for the contest. The home
club took the field and up to the seventh
inning honors were even, six and six.
In the latter part of this inning Liberty
went to pieces, Columbia running in
two scores. In the eighth inning the
home boys made six scores, Liberty
one. The game closed Ia to IN favor
of Columbia.
In the latter part of this game the
way Columbia batted Liberty was a
caution.
The following tables show the result
of both games.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Died at CampbelIsviIle.

Mr. Thos. r. Wright, who in bis ear
ly manhood was one of the most popu-
lar men in Taylor county, died at the
home of his brother, Mr.. G. w. Wright,
in Campbellsville in the sixty-seventh
year OF his age. He was born and rear
ed near Evansville. Taylor county, and
when quite young man he was elected
Circuit court clerk of said county, fill
ing the Office in a very creditable man.
ner. Later he became a travelling
salesman out of Louisville, and for
many years he commanded a large trade.
In his young manhood he married
Miss Hodgen, who died about twenty
years ago, the deceased remaining a
widower. The writer knew the de-
ceased well. He possessed jovial dis
position and every body was his friend.
Peace to his memory.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Teachers, Take Notice.

The per capita tax for the county
school teachers of Kentucky during the
next scholastic year will be 81 on the
whole, and in some cases, as much as
$4.25. The revenue and taxation law
passed in 1906 in Governor Beckham's
administration, is beginning to work
well, and it is the money raised in that
way that enable the per capita steadily
to be increased. 1t is expected that
the percapita will be even larger next
year.
Superintendent Crabb says: ''The
state school fund to be distributed for
the payment of teachers for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1910, will amount
to about 81, 975, 632.
The per capita tax last year was So. go,
this year there is an increase of 40
cents, hence this per capita tax for
19O9-10 is the largest in the history of
the state.
The school census takers report as
follows: Pupils in counties, 519,679, and
pupils in cities, 152, 229 Total. 843, 9O8.
The school census last year was 1885,
OBJ pupils. This year the increase is
5,887 pupils,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Mr.. N. c. Butler Entertains.

Mr.. Editor:-Will you kindly allow
space ia your valuable paper, to make
mention of one of the most enjoyable
social events of the season in this COM
munity, it being ''treat and picnic, -
given the "Mt Pleasant Sunday School,
few days ago by their able Superin-
tendent, Mr.. C. Butler, at his very
pleasant home.
AS each member arrived they were
greeted with a hearty welcome and God
speed, by Mr.. Butler, his hospitable
wife and two beautiful daughter, Miss
es Jennie and Nellie. The afternoon
was spent in social conversation, inter-
esting parlcI "roquet. games, etc. Dur
ing the evening Ices and cakes" of
several kinds were served, this being in
charge of Miss Amanda Butler, which
assured all present that every thing
was s'up-to-date.
Without dissenting vote the school
elected Mr.. Butler, Superintendent for
life, and departed for their homes,
anxiously awaiting his next call. x
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
James Milan, of Color. Dead.

Last Thursday night, about IL o'clock,
James Milan, who was one of the most
widely known colored men of Adair
county, died suddenly at his late home
in this place. He was going about the
day before and retired at night in his
usual health. He awoke feeling badly
and a. physician was summoned, but
death came before the doctor arrived.
Heart failure was the cause of his de-
mise. He was about seventy two years
old, and had been a blacksmith in this
town for more than forty years. Like
all the flesh he had his faults, but he
was never known to do injury to any
person, black or white. He leaves a
wife and large family of children.
The interment was in the colored GEM
etery.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14

According to our reading cholera has
only ragged in the United States in an
epidemic form but TWEEN 1888 and
1873, both visitations striking Columbia
We have no record of the number of
deaths here in 1888, but we are told
that there were not so many as in 1878.
The last day of August in this year,
nearly thirty-six years ago, it broke
out in Columbia and about forty-two
persons were striker, all but three or
four dying, one-half of the stricken
ones living out of town. The disease
has been raging in Petersburg for some
time, and there must be some apprehen-
sion at Washington, fearing that it
might again visit this country, several
letters having reached here recently,
making inquiry asl to the number of
deaths which occurred in Columbia and
in Adair county in 1873. 1t is consid-
cred that filth breeds cholera. There
fore it is the imperative duty of every
body to keep their premises in good
sanitary condition.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
DunnviIle shuts-out Russell Springs

Dunnville and Russell Springs base
ball teams met on Saturday the Sd inst. +,
the Dunnville club shutting out Russell
Springs, the score standing to MOTH
ing. This was the sixth meet for Dunn
vile this season. winning every game.
In Saturdays game Halter pitched fine
ball, striking out Is men and allowing
only 3 safe hits. Notwithstanding Rus
sell Springs was purchased, good
crowd was out to witness the game and
enjoyed it very much.
Batteries Russell Springs-Carnes
and Holt.
Dunnville-Hatter and Jasper. Um-
pires-Payne and Austin. Manager C.
M, Halter has open dates and would be
glad to hear from other teams.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14

An attempt was made to rob Capt.
N. R. Christie, former Adair county
citizen, now of Marion, last week. The
CAPTAIN was returning from Springfield,
at o'clock in the morning. A negro
man, who was on the roadside, stopped
the Captain and asked permission to
ride with him. The request was re-
fused, whereupon the assailant grab
bed at the horse, but the Captain
fought him off with his cane, and urg-
ing his horse, made his escape from the
robber. The Captain had about two
hundred dollars in money on his person,
but he was unarmed. Had he been,
armed, there would have been a dead
negro.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14

Mr.. ]. P. Beard, who lives on Bomar
Heights, was the first person in Column
bia to grow ripe tomatoes. He COM
menced using from his garden Monday
the 5th day of July. On the 9Th ne
sent this Office very fine one for which
thanks are returned. Mr.. Sam Lewis
is usually the earliest grower in town,
but Mr.. Boards variety tshut him
out" this season. Mr.. Boards toma-
tees are evidently of the ''short STOP
specie. while Mr.. Lewis planted the
fielder variety, but he claims at the
final inning" it will be announced
that he had the most productive crop in
Columbia, and that he did not make an
terror in planting.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
At Rest.

Monday night about IL o'clock Mrs.
Hylie Collins, wife of Millard Collins,
died at her late home near Columbia.
She was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs R.
T. McCaffree and was highly respected
for her noble Christian character. She
leaves husband and three children,
father, mother and several brothers
and sisters, all of whom have the sym.
patty of relatives. neighbors and
friends in their sad bereavement. The
DECEASED was q years old and was q
victim of typhoid fever. The funeral
services were held at the residence and
the interment was in the Columbia
cemetery. A large congregation at
tended the last sad rites.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Call For Report Of Sunday.SchOOls.

Will the Superintendent or Secretary
of each school in Adair county please
send me written report of the location
and name of your school, the names of
the Superintendent and Secretary and
the number of scholars enrolled, and
average attendance. My report to State
Secretary has to be held until ali are
sent in. Please attend to this at once
and oblige. F. r. Winfrey,
Pres. Cocoon.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1909-07-14
Died.

Last Thursday morning Mrs. L. L.
Rounds received message saying her
only brother. Mr.. A. H. Briggs, of
Louisville, KY, died at TAO a. M,
Thursday. Mr.. Briggs was born in
Michigan, and came to Kentucky about
80 years ago. He was miller by trade,
also leader and organizer of Brass
Bands, vocal classes. etc. Besides a
wife and large family of children, Mr..
Briggs, leaves an aged father and
three sisters, Mrs. Ella Phillips, who
resides in Michigan, with her father,
Mrs. ]. E. Garwood, of Fort Wayne
Ind, and Mrs. L. L. Rounds, of this
place.