St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-05-28
Dirty pens breed disease.

Dirty pens breed disease.
The root cutter Is Indispensable.
Be sure that the birds are free from
lice.
Fowls on range get plenty Of exer-
else in summer.
No one can be successful in dairy
ing with scrub cows.
Young pigs should be allowed to run
at large upon a well-sodded lot.
Never allow the colt to follow the
dam while she is working in the field.
Beets may be planted now. They
do better when planted in warm
soil.
Motherless lambs should be handled
much the same as calves reared on
skim milk.
The old dirty pen as factor in hog
raising is fast losing popularity, much
to the joy of the hog.
The common asparagus beetle, under
ordinary circumstances, may be held
in restraint by the simplest means.
In order to get the best results 1T
is necessary to understand something
about the growth of the strawberry.
The fences and gates are the keys
to the farm. Everybody forms an
opinion of the man and his farm by
them.
The harrow should be more fire.
quently used this spring. For prepa-
ration of the soil for the seeded it is
indispensable.
Mature sows can raise two filters OF
pigs a year, but the pigs should not
be allowed to suckle for more than
eight or ten weeks.
Pillow the young orchard as soon as
the grass starts to grow and work it
every week or two with a disk or cul-
tivator until the middle of July.
Before narrowing the sows need
good nutritious bone developing foods.
At narrowing time they need some
ductiOn
Stockmen often make mistakes in
the early spring by turning to pas
ture too early. before the grass has
received sufficient body to permit the
animal to get enough nutriment.
Ten COWS that average 800 pounds
of butter-fat each are worth more
than 20 averaging $50 pounds. They
will eat only about half as much
feed and make many times greater
profit.
AS a rule a large, vigorous seed
will produce large, vigorous plant
and this would need more room and
soil than a smaller one. The season
and soil make considerable difference,
too. with the amount of seed.
BY having well-defined walks to and
from the front gate and outbuildings
there will be small occasion for walk
ing on the grass. To tramp the flower
bed simply means to have no flowers.
No flower soil will stand any kind
of abuse.
When coarse straw is used for bed
ding, the little pigs often get tangled
up in it and are unable to get back
to the SOW. They become chilled
and frequently do not recover. The
way to solve the problem is to cut
the straw and provide finer bed.
Every home should have fruit-bear-
ing trees. If you have no pecan grove
plant few trees in the yard or in the
orchard. No one loses by waiting for
trees to bear except those who do not
plant. The pleasure of fine nuts will
come sooner than you expected. Plant
pecan trees now.
The Supreme court of the United
States has decided that the use Of
natural palm oil as one of the ingredi-
ents of oleomargarine to improve the
texture, quality and healthfulness of
the product subjects it to the pay
ment of the internal revenue tax of
ten cents pound.
Many good farmers differ, however,
on this, many thinking a peck will
bring as many or better results. There
are varieties of oats with very large
berry which would have to be in
creased to get the same number of
plants to the acre that very small
berry oats would give.
1t is always useful to have a high
shelter hedge along field where
sheep are running, for this breaks the
wind and thus makes things easier
for the ewes. Shelters consisting of
squared wire fencing nailed in two
layers, one on each side of a post, and
straw packed in between, are very
economical and useful
Young pigs should be fed often, and
no more at time than they will clean
up in few minutes. Satisfy their hun
ger for the time, but don't spoil their