St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-03-28

on them about the middle Of October
and when they had gotten fat sold
800 worth Of pork to the butcher
and he came out to my place to get
the hogs. We have more htan enough
meat and lard to do us for II months
besides. sold IS worth Of lard
today. You see keep something
growing all the time to make feed
for my hogs to eat. DO not depend
upon the acorns to fatten my hogs.
SOW rye, rape or any crop in tho
TALL for green grazing through the
winter and early spring which gives
my pigs good start and they never
stop growing until stop them to go
to the scalding barrel.
After my oats come OF every year
I sow peas to cut for hay and have
good hay in my barn now that il two
years old. sell some hay every
season as l cannot make away with
all Of it. sold SIS worth this win
ter. spread the manure made by
feeding the hay to the cattle back on
the same land from which the hay
came and as result never have to
buy that element in fertilizer that
costs SO much-that Is nitrogen:
That is the reason can produce corn
for % cents per bushel. l have soly-
ed the fertilizer question. only buy
phosphoric acid and potash. which is
Away scheap. Any farmer can do
this who will only try. figure that
/ cave at least $50 every year on my
fertilizer bill by not having to buy
that costly element called nitrogen,
and besides get the benefit Of the
feed to my cattle. which Is worth
more than I save in my fertilizer
bill.
!. ! do not fool with planting cotton
as it takes rich man to grow cotton
now with the boil weevil. I grow
everything at homo that we need and
have more than enough to sell to buy
the things that We cannot grow at
home. This point is one that every
farmer should take to he9rt-live at
homeland the sooner you fellows
get down to this point the sooner
you will begin to prosper and the
sooner your cribs will be filed with
corn, the Aooner you will have q fat
bank account, the sooner you will
have fat boys and girls in your homes.
Farming is a business. It is not q
pastfme as you fellows rate It, It is
not taking chances and trust ng to
providence to grow the different crop.
and create prosperity for you. 1t IL
q profession where man is rewarded
to his works, according to
his understanding Of agriculture and
applying the more scientific methods
laid down at this day and tine.
Now when itemize the money
made on my different crops stating
the profits and losses during the last
IL months find that have q profit
of $1022.20. y
This IL = big profit or salary for a
man during the period of twelve
but YOU must remember that
my place is worth 10 per cent more
now than it was IL months ago. L
have more livestock Of all kinds than
had IL months ago. That $1O22.2O
represents q clear profit almost above
our living, and l am very well salts
l1ed with It; still am going to try
to do better next year and want
to have all you fellows along by my
side trying to farm and live on your
farms instead Of coming to town with
empty wagons trying to get credit
from your merchants and hanging
TO those old moon ideas that have
been bothering you all these many
Years.
] htank you enc and all for your
attention and E hope to 1aeet you all
here one year from today With
brighter prospects before you than
vou have here today with that frown
~ your faces"
g. 6. LEWIS, !
Farm Dem6ustrafor.