St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-02-07
FARM HINTS FOR FEBRUARY.

FARM HINTS FOR FEBRUARY.
February is the shortest month in
the year and never takes it very long
TO pass on down the line where all
other things have gone that cannot
be any more, therefore, we ought to
try our best to do all within our
power to make each day count and be
worth something to us. Nearly eve
ry farmer lets the first of March
catch him with very little done and
badly behind with his work. There
are times when a man cannot help
himself, but there are times when
he can, and this is the time we are
talking about. Do not waste any if
you wish to succeed. Work some
every day in the year and work to
your advantage and you can prosper
same as the German and the Italian.
II you are working for some lum-
Der concern or on some railroad you
are not expecting pay for time that
you do not put in. If you do expect
fkyou will be very badly disappointed
Then why expect your farm to pay
you when you work only about one
half the time and rabbit hunt, bird
hunt, 60 to town, visiting, and walk
ing around the other half? There
is nothing asy more true than that
famous old proverb, MAN is reward
ed according to his works." and there
is no better place to see its truthful
ness demonstrated than on the farm
Here we can tell in just a few min
utes whether man works and is in
terested in what he is doing or
whether he is working there because
he has to do it. In the first instance
the work will be we'll done, the Sec
ond half done. There is just as
much reason for the farmer to do
his work good and see that nothing
goes undOne as it is the big railroad
companies. Did you ever notice how
very precise the ticket agent is in
selling tickets-99 cents, $1.O1, etc
you must come right along with
that odd penny. Why could we not
be this economical and make edges
count? We can, and until we learn
to do it we will always be dragging
along in the ruts of poverty. We
waste more in this country to the
acre than any other people in the
world. We do not appreciate what
we have and the many opportunities
before us. We must learn to save
ffrst then when we have a rich har-
vest we will know how to make it
count.
Now is the time to begin replowing
the land for Irish potatoes and get it
In apple pie order by the 10th, when
you should by all means plant. Any
time from the 5th to 14th of this
month is good time to plant. They
will come up and do better when
planted in warm spell than being
planted during a cold spell.
Get the lot cleaned out this month.
Clean every stable out and pile all
manure In one big pile where no rain
can get to it and allow it to remain
until wanted. and you will find that
It will scatter so much easier and
more uniformly that you will never
20 back to the old way of digging
It out of the stables and going direct
to the field with it. It will be drler
and the clods will have all dissap-
peared. Try it.
Be sure and clean out all drains
and bitches before the heavy spring
rains begin. Put in new bitches
where they are needed. Do not try
to grow crop where the frogs are
for their home for at the
end Of the year the whole thing will
still belong to the frogs. Get the |
water OF and the frogs will leave.
Have we'll drained soil and you will |
make fine crops.
This Is the month to fix fences, re-
pair out buildings, make new ones
Ind do not neglect 1t. Build a good
fence around your field II it takes |
every nickel you can rake and scrape. |
Make the fence nice and straight and
when you get 1t finished you will be
vou ever made crop under the old
fence.
Where are your pillow tools now?
Are they under shelter? II not, why
lot. Did you know that the weather
y It comes is worse on your buggy
y your wagon, your plows, your
than the wear and tear
! from using them? 1t is, and the Il
beauty Of it Is you can help this. Il
Hou can get some good pine post u
md set them. in the ground and I
'uild thereon shed to keep your II
arm implements under. and do it Il
i very small cost. Il
Now, l know l am not telling you l
new when / tell you this
bout the shed, but that is not the a
'0int. The point is to get every I'd
hing under the shed and keep them t
here when not in use. There is "
aore money thrown away in the s
outh by not keeping things in place s
han 10 made in some counties. t
cay south because Yankee has too
luch senes to leave stuff out in the s.
FEATHER to be eaten up by the rust. O
10 sees that his stock, farm imple- b
tents and everything else is kept in |.
lace and place for everything. s.
Office the effects of system in many h
laces over this parish but see less
1t on the farms than anywhere a
se. Start now. Do not wait. In Ii
lgurate a system on your farm. fl
ave q certain time to get up in the
orning and make everybody else p
1t up with you. Have a time to H
ed the stock and feed them then. L
ave q place to keep nails, bolts, Ii
ows, hoes. harness, etc. A place 81