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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
An Excellent Hog-House.

nearly always draughty, condition
which is extremely bad for hogs.
Poultry raisers are coming to learn
that the best houses for their use are
the open front style and hog raisers
will also doubtless accept the same
views In time.
In the Maryland house there are
seven divisions, each feet wide. The
feeding alley is at the front; and down
the center of the floor, which is of
cement, runs division about one foot
deep and feet wide This separates
each pen into three divisions and into
this is swept all of the waste bedding
and droppings.
The bedding quarters are at the
back of the house.
All slaughtering Is done in this
house. By closing the gates and open
ing the double doors at each end q
wagon can be driven through.
The house is supplied with running
water and the troughs are made of
cast-iron. It Is probable, however,
that when the cast-iron troughs be-
come useless and rust, cement troughs
will be installed in their place.
This type of house Is cool in the
summer because it is high enough to
admit Of abundance of air. and it Is
not too cool in the winter.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
&gGelleTul s.
Fdr'1l1NOtGS

Lawn clippings make an excellent
mulch for large plants and shrubs.
The tent catapiller is doing his best
now. Get after him with the torch.
There is no better way to harvest
peas than by turning the hogs into
them.
Generally, hen should not be kept
for egg production after she Is two
years old.
Every country dog should pay a IL
cense and wear collar just the same
as city dog.
While sheep will eat weeds and
coarse heritage. they will not eat feed
that has been tainted by other ami
mails.
During warm, sunny days raise the
windows and open the doors, so that
houses may be thoroughly aired and
dried out.
In every liter of chicks there will
be some that are backward. If these
are well started they will come out all
right in the end.
Let there always be a good supply
of cool, clean water and a shady spot
to which the chickens can resort dur
ing the heat of the day.
Dealers have habit of cutting into
both ends Of the apple barrel before
buying and this sometimes proves en-
barassing to the seller.
AS soon as pig is discovered to be
droopy or falling behind the rest Of
the herd it should be taken out and
put in an enclosure by itself.
A packer declares that the cost of
picking a barrel of fru:s. on very large,
high trees is 20 cents a barrel, while
on low-headed trees the cost does not
exceed Z cents.
Turnips sown once In two weeks
during the summer will furnish the
vegetable in the best condition for
table use during the entire season.
The SNOWFALL of six weeks Is one Of
the best varieties.
Many farmers in the corn belt hog
off their corn by turning the animals
into the fields and allowing them to
ride down the stalks and help them
selves. This is labor-saving plan
but it is wasteful beyond question.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
CuItivating Corn.

Cultivation of the soil checks the
evaporation of moisture; consequent
ly, has tendency to make the soil
warmer. Checking the evaporation
also increases the supply of available
moisture In the soil. Cultivation also
stirs up the soil and allows the air to
enter more freely. Consequently, in
cultivating, one has means by which
he can largely control the available
moisture in the soil. In this way the
corn grower has the advantage of the
grain grower; because the grain grow
er loses control of his crop as soon as
it is Seeded, while the corn grower can
do many things to regulate the condi-
ton of his soil by mea'ss of cultiva-
ton.
Sweet corn fodder has more nutri-
ton than that of field corn See that
every bit is utilized after the ears are
sathered. It makes fine pork.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Some Flower Notes.

Balsams show to best advantage
when they are pruned to one straight
stem. Pinch off every side branch
and the single stalk left will be COM
pletely covered with mass of bloom.
All flowers keep in bloom much
longer, and the flowers are larger, if
not allowed to form seeds. Pinch off
every flower as soon as 1t begins
to fade. This is especially true of
sweet peas and pansies.
It Is mistaken idea that ivy vines
keep walls damp: They keep them
dry as the little suckers, which cling
to the walls, suck the moisture from
the walls instead of attracting 1t to
them.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
TO MAKE MACAR0NI BElGNETS
TASTY Connection for Hot Summer
Days Which 1t Would Pay Any
Housewife to Try.

Boil half a pound of macaroni bro
ken into small pieces till quite tender
In slightly boiling sailed water, then
Drain and allow to cool. mix 1t with
one tablespoonful of grated cheese
and one tablespoonful of thick white
sauce. Heat up, stir we'll and add two
yolks of eggs, then spread on a plate
TO cool. When quite cold make into
cork shapes, dip into frying batter ana
Try in smoking hot fat till golden
color When we'll drained dish up and
sprinkle with grated cheese. One Ia
blespoonful of chopped cooked ham or
meat added to the mixture makes
.hese beignets more tasty. For the
trying batter take one we'll beaten egg,
half a cupful of milk, pinch OF salt,
one tablespoonful of olive oil and one
cupful of sifted -four. Mix well togeth-
er till smooth and glossy. Allow to
stand in a cool place for one hour,
then put in the beignets one at time.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
EXCELLENT HOUSE FOR HOGS
Used Mainly for Fattening Young
AnimaIs-Set Facing South for
Light and Air.

The illustration herewith shows
hog-house on farm near Baltimore,
Maryland 1t is 56x2S feet and is used
mainly for fattening young hogs. 1t
is set facing the south and Is prac-
tically all open in front, thus affording
abundance of light and air.
This type of hog-house, while we'll
adapted to the climate of Maryland
and other southern states, would also
answer every purpose in the north.
A hog does not suffer from cold.
provided he is kept perfectly dry; and
we believe 1t is better that the entire
front of the house should be open
even during the coolest weather, than
to confine the animals in a tightly
built structure.
Even the best tight houses rarely
afford perfect ventilation and they are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
KILL BOIL WEEVILS
Special Agent of Agricultural De-
partment Tells How 1t Is
Done.
interesting Article Should Prove Prof
table to Farmers in Every Cotton
Growing Section-Examine Plant
and Destroy All Punctured Squares.

The following interesting article on
how to kill the boil weevil has been
issued to the farmers of Anderson
county by T. M. Shirley, special agent
farmers cooperative demonstration
work of the United States department
of agriculture, and should prove profit
able to farmers in other sections of
the state as we'll:
Having examined a great many
cotton fields in Anderson county re-
Gently, find great many weevils in
the cotton, and as they are increasing
rapidly, desire to call your attention
to the fact, and suggest remedies for
preventing them from destroying a
great deal of your cotton; and If you
follow out these suggestions you can
grow fine crop of cotton in spite of
them.
"The cotton is now forming as well
as I have seen it, and by saving the
squares that it will put on in the next
few weeks, good crop will be as
sured; and it can be done to very
great extent. The weevils have ap-
peared only in sections of the fields,
and by watching closely they can be
held in check and kept from spread
ing. Where there are children they
may be hand picked; both weevil and
punctured squares. Many farmers are
doing this now. Why not you?
Keep your sweeps going; go over
your cotton every eight or ten days;
don't stop for dry weather; attach a
brush to your singletrees, which will
knock many Of the weevils and pune
tured squares off the stalk, and into
the dust mulch, thereby destroying a
large percent, for the hot dust will
surely kill them.
But, If seasons continue, pick the
squares and burn them, for burying
them in moist soil will not kill them.
Remember that 100 weevils de-
stroyed now prevents thousands later
on, and this will save you perhaps one
to ten bales Of cotton. It is up to you
to save your crop and make good
yield. Don't neglect to follow out
the Instructions; go now and examine
your cotton, and If you find any pune
tured squares destroy them and find
out the weeyil, for there are but few
now, and doing so you may destroy
the whole colony.
BE sure to plow often and shallow,
keep dust mulch, and I verify believe
you will be absolutely rewarded for
your labor"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Mint Sandwiches.

Sandwiches Of diminutive proper
lions which have become popular are
filled with fresh mint. They are
passed with the salad course, or at a
buffet reception of any kind, with tea
or coffee. Here is the quickest meth
cd of preparing them:
Wash and dry the separate sprigs
of the herb and put them through the
meat chopper, using fine knife. Add
a little whipped cream and spread
between thin, small oblongs of wheat
en- bread.
Or chop the mint as above and
afterward stir It into small roll Of
cream cheese. The delicately tinted
paste so formed is spread on slices of
bread or crackers, which are after.
ward pressed together.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
CURE FOR collie IN HORSES
Two Excellent Remedies Prescribed
That Are Safe-Keep Animal
Well Rlanketed.
(Ry II. A. COOLEY

(By II. A. COOLEY
Procure some gunpoWder contain
ing saltpetre. which acts on the kid
neys; also some charcoal and soda,
which act upon the stomach and in
testines, and drench the horse with
petre, alum, charcoal. and laudanum,
equal parts, and drench the horse with
the mixture. They are all perfectly
safe except the laudanum, so be care
full not to give over an ounce of the
drug. Keep the horse well blanketed
and in a warm place. Also see that
he has plenty Of water. but not too
much, and feed. Driving the horse
too hard or getting him overheated
will cause collie.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
French DRESSING.

Mix a half teaspoonful salt and the
same amount of sugar in a bowl; add
gradually, stirring all the time, one
cupful olive oil; when salt and sugar
are dissolved beat in half a gill Of
vinegar; add four red chilis, eight
green chilis and half an onion, all
chopped very fine; beat all together
and add tablespoonful minced pars-
ley; beat again and pour into a can.
Let stand an hour before serving.
When ready to serve, shake in the jar
or whip with an egg beater.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Chopped Pickles.

One gallon Of green tomatoes,
chopped fine; one gallon cabbage, one
half gallon onions. Everything meas
ured after chopping. Two dozen large
green peppers, one dozen large red
peppers, also chopped. Put all to.
gether in a vessel; cover with salt
and water, about one pint of salt; let
1t stand over night; next morning put
all in bag and drain "a hours. After
draining add one pint white mustard
seed. Boil one gallon vinegar, with
one and three-fourths pounds Of brown
sugar. While boiling hot pour over
chopped ingredients. Put all on stove
together and cook few minutes.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
SIMPLE STOOL FOR MILKING
Used for 80 Years and Mono Yet
Found More Convenient Than
This One.

Here is very handy milk stool
which, I presume, is very common
one to most dairy people, says a con-
tributor to an exchange. Take either
piece Of 2x4, about 10 to IL inches
long, or round stick inches thick
and same length. To this nail
board inches wide and 10 or IL
inches long. Be sure to have the top
and bottom of up-anddown piece
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Coffee Cake.

Cream together one-half of a cupful
of butter and one-half of cupful of
sugar, add two well-beaten eggs and
one cupful of molasses. Add alter
nately one cupful of cold coffee and
three cupfuls of -four Stir in one tea
spoonful of powdered cinnamon and
one cupful of seeded raisins and beat
we'll Add two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, beat for two minutes and
bake in a moderate oven.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Have Plenty of Air.

Do not plant shade trees too near
the house. Give the air chance to
circulate around and through the
house. Set the trees 10 as to shade
windows during the hottest hours, II
YOU want them shaded, but never
close enough to prevent the air from
entering the windows freely.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
To Be Done Daily Before Breakfast

To Be Done Daily Before Breakfast.
Front porch to be swept; to be
scrubbed every Wednesday and Satur.
day except in freezing weather. Porch
chairs to be kept free from dust.
Dining room, living room and recep
ton hall to be busted; sweeper run
over rugs each day, If necessary.
To Be Done After Rreakfast.-After
dishes are finished, kitchen to be thor.
oughly swept and everything put in
its proper place.
Bedroom work to be done, rooms
busted and kept in perfect order.
Bathtub, washstands, ETC., to be
secured daily.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Mrs. wiaaIn's Idea Of London.

During the recent visit Of Mrs. Wig
gin, the American author, in London
an interviewer called on her. With
pencil poised, the interviewer askeds
"And what do you think Of London,
Mrs. Wiggin2"
you remind me-" answered the ags
thor cheerfully, "of the young lady
who sat beside DR.. Gibbon at dinner
She turned to him after the soup.
edo. dear DR.. Gibbon,' she said
tell me about the decline and fall ID
the Roman empire"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Cocoanut Balls,

Cook together for eight minutes one
cupful of sugar, half a pound of des-
sicated cocoanut, the beaten white of
one egg and few drops of almond ex.
tract. Take from the fire, and when
cool make into very small balls; dust
thickly with powdered sugar and they
are ready.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

square at each end. If you are milk
ing where there is a floor, take four
or five six-penny nails, bite their heads
of and drive them into the bottom un-
til they stick out only about one
fourth of an inch, to keep the stool
from slipping. I have used this kind
Of stool for 30 years and find after
trying all other makes that there Ia
nothing else SO convenient as this
one.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

BY fallen men and women. BE faithful unto death
and will give thee the crown of life" Life is very
Short dear young readers, this promise is well
worth needing to bear up under the heavy crosses
each of have to bear to complete lfe's jour-
ney.
"Take my cross and follow me-" do not "fal
by the wayside," and do wrong, to eyade carrying
the cross" many do who prefer to shirk and
lose their future "crown Of life thereby. reward
is offered for patient virtues Be strong therein
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Salem Cake.

The white of five eggs beaten to a
stiff froth. one-half cup butter, one
cup sugar. cream the butter and sugar
together; one and one-haf cups -four,
one-half cup of milk, one level tea
spoon cream of tartar, one-half tea
spoon Of soda. Flavor With almond.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

go through his walk life with him. and the result 49,
disenchntment His cege his profanity his lack OF
all that of his infde mind and harshy
of his WIFE The anc of her has fed
sancy the himself He wholly dsassociated
with sacred thoughts She finds his principles and from
that moment be her souls affinity husband should BE-
in the Of the world.
who truly good vrtuous and patient
anies That what marmony Unfortunately the
term has perverted and adopted all of illicit love affairs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

The man who rescued his mother-in-
law from his burning home and left
his fishing tackle to the mercy Of the
flames may have been absent minded.
Charitable benedicts will do well 10
give him the benefit OF the doubt until
he 10 found guilty.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Might Do Il.

do you know anything that win
kill potato bugs?" asked the young
man with the yellow fingers.
EYES," said the cid lady with the
Bingham apron. crustily, get 'em to
smoke cigarettes!"- Yonkers StatsR
man.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Deduction In a Street Car.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS me, did
I step on your foot, sir?
Coogan-H yez didn't, hegorry, then
the roof must hov fell on it-Puck.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

A returned missionary from Han
kow district says that the Chinese are
manifegting less hostility to foreign.
ers. Sure. They're square business
race, but, missionary or not. you've
got TO produce the check before ycl
ret tia washin&
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Some Of New York's most wealthy
and fashionable women are importing
French aeroplanes and preparing to
learn to aviate. Philadelphia women
have taken the lead at Newport, and
there seems to be nothing for the New
York ladies to do but fly high around
home
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

The Kaiser has been writing poetry
to a party Of German maidens who
called upon him and took him choco-
late. incidentally, it is to be hoped
the chocolate was better than the
poetry.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

An attempt should be made to prevent
restaurant keepers from putting before
their patrons spoons and forks which bear
the incrusted remnants of former meals.
1t is frequent occurrence to find such
dirty utensils.
If there is anything in the germ theory,
then the unclean and reissued eating uten-
sill is source of infection.
Another disgusting and disease-breed-
ing habit is practise of some owners of
ice-cream parlers, who place their spoons
with the hollow end up in some receptacle
and then when they are To be med wilma
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

A woman whose only asset in the money
making way was a pleasant cottage stu
ated in shady yard near summer hotel,
last year made a comfortable income for
herself through the suggestion Of a friend.
The friend was at the hotel with her
small child, who was rather too old for
the extra expense Of a nurse, yet who could
not be permitted to run wild.
"This vacation is no rest for me-"
moaned the mother. '1'm nothing but a
nursemaid, cannot get away from Bobby
an hour at time. I am crazy to accept
Mrs. BlaYne's invitation for q morning
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

One of the latest aeroplane acct
dents shows that 1t Is bad to be in a
flying machine hit by lightning, in the
air. But where is being struck by
lightning either comfortable or salu-
brious?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

In regard to what kind of husband is
most in demand, the one who is out all
the time OF the one who "goes quietly
along saving his money and going to bed
early" I should very much prefer the lat
ter, provided, however, he did not forget
that occasional amusement or recreation is
beneficial.
I am home-loving girl, and although
| am employed, spend most of my spare
time reading, doing homework or sewing.
Yet like to 60 out sometimes.
The man who "is out every night is
generally the one who leaves his vito at
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

The word-coiner has an easy task.
All he needs to do in expressing his
views on a public policy is to select
the name Of man he dislikes and at
tach the syllable ISM"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Rudyard Kipling urges that afrmen
wear pneumatic armor for protection
in case of accident. That is simpler
than covering the earth with feather
beds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Considering the size of the heads Of
some of the hatpins that the girls are
wearing, they certainly do not come
under the law forbidding the carrying
of concealed weapons.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
From One
Extreme
to the
Other
By VIOLET MIDDLETON

home prefer had stay home that he stayed
but should husband going out in while
either
The be that it the who out all the time
goes along quietly attending Business advancing
himself in his work. who gets married
So what going to doP
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

It costs 100000 day to run the
national government. What will the
government cost when aeroplaning Is
in fashion?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Unhappy
Marriages
Men, More
Often Than
Women, Cause
Bv RUTH DOROTHY MARSH

He unfortunate marriages that made those be-
tween man and woman either of which Chris
any and all the virtues pertaining to the beautiful religion
and the other party to the contract nfde who knows
nothing of virtues All virtues socaed emanate strictly
from our Bible how the ndel have any? Sooner
the imposed upon party to the sacred compact realizes
the glarng truth of the position he OF she is In.
Men, often than women the transgressors. This
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
Her Rest.

How do you expect to spend your
summer vacation, Mrs. Brown2"
Frying fish for the men as usual
! suppose"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

London and New York may soon be
connected with telephone communica-
ton. None of the fictitious Of fairy
tales can surpass this modern miracle
Of a chat over the ocean.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Chicago man paid $500 for mere
bit of a meal" 1t probably was a
steak with one OVERLAPPING slice OF
breakfast bacon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

The assistant chef of a lake boat
refused to cook fried potatoes and the
chef at once mashed him.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

The government is turning out g.
o00. 900 postal cards day, due to the
summer resort season being in full
blast, we presume.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12
The Neat Farmer.

A neat, thrifty farmer is an asset to
the neighborhood in which he lives
His example will be followed uncon-
sciously by many.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Chopping Americans into little bits
is still a favorite pastime OF the
MorOs.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Giddy New York regards the idea Of
closing it's lobster palaces at a. IA.
as very little better than q curfew
law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

United States certificates of merit
to enlisted men are going largely to
the cooks and musicians. Has no one
a word for a soldier?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

What has become of the Chicago
Joy rider who killed a woman and
was afterward captured?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Even though the water is fine, IT
you can't swim, don't go in beyond
your depth.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

We wonder how one small cone can
hold so many kinds of chemicals, and
have room left for nickeps worth of
ice cream.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-12

Speaking of weights and measures
prosecutions, how'd you like to be the
tceman?