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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
State Regulations
Concerning I'm
portance Of
Hogs

In order to protect the hog In
dustry in the State by preventing
diseases being introduced through
imported animals, the Louisiana Live
Stock Sanitary Board has regula-
ton bearing upon the subject, which
we here quote as a matter OF infor-
nation, and to prevent possible In
convenience to prospective purchas-
ers Of hogs in States outside OF the
State Of Louisiana:
Regulation 5 (of the Louisiana
State Live Stock Sanitary Board)-
AL live stock, when brought into
the State Of Louisiana by any per-
son, persons, firm, corporation, rail-
road or other transportation COM
pany, shall be accompanied by =
certificate Of health, and said GER
tificate Of health shall state that said
animal or animals IL, or are, free
from Infectious, contagious, or COM
municable disease. Said certificate
must be made by qualified veterj
marian Immediately after he has per-
onally examined the. lie stock, and
within twenty-four hours before the
live stock have been shipped into the
State Of Louisiana. Said certificate
shall be attached to and accompany
the shipping bill Of the live stock to
the place to which the live stock
are shipped, and the owner Of the
live stick, or the agent Of the trans
portation company, shall mail or
send such certificate to the secretary
and executive officer Of the Louisi-
ana State Live Stock Sanitary Board
at Baton nouge, Immediately follow,
ing the arrival Of the live stock at
its place Of destination; provided,
that the provisions of this regulation
are not intended to apply to live
stock which are to be used for Inn
mediate slaughter, but which must
be free from all infectious, contag-
fious, or communicable diseases"
| Notwithstanding the above regula-
ton to prevent the importation of
diseased animals into the State, 1t
IL earnestly recommended, as Z fur
ther precaution against hog cholera
that all hogs purchased in other
States, or, in fact, anywhere outside
Of the purchasers own Premises, be
strictly Guaranteed, after their ar
rival, for at least three weeks before
being placed with the herd, and that
they be sprinkled. twice q week, or
20. with q 2 or 3 per cent solution Of
any Of the standard coal-tar dips,
and the quarters kept thoroughly
disinfected.
The purpose Of the above recon-
mendation is to allow time for the
cholera to develop while the animal
or animals, IS in quarantine, shoulc
the disease be present in latent form,
and thus prevent its transmission to
the herd, which in many cases might
readily occur in the absence Of the
| precaution mentionef.
It might be stated, also, that the
above mentioned solution will be
found useful for sprinkling or dip
ping pigs infected with lice.
In compiling this information with
regard to the different breeds of
hogs, the following authorities have
been consulted and quoted:
TYPES and Breeds Of Fam AMI
mails" plumb.
Farmers Cyclopedia of Live
Stock" (Wilcox & SMITH.
1.-THE Study Of Breeds" SHAW.
Swine" (Dietrich).
Live Stock Of the Farm" (Prin-
sle).
1.-THE Live Stock Of the Farm"
edited by ]. Chalmers Morton).
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05

ments and retard healing. Stop sAa&
infection at once. Kill tho CQ0o
and get rid Of the poisons. For tAis
purpose q single application q
Sloan's Liniment not only kills tAo
pain but destroys the germs. This
neutralizes infection and Gives NJ
ture assistace by overcoming oon0oo-
ton and gives . chance for the lkoos
ad normal flow Of the blood. 1loan's
Liniment is an emergency doctor aa1
should be kept constantly o. Nod.
25c. soc. The 81 size contains -
times as much - tie 1kA.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
THE COLDS OF MANKIND CURED
BIZ FINES!

Have you ever gone. through q typi-
cal pine forest when you had Z cold?
What . vigorous impulse It sent!
How you opened wide your lungs to
take In those invigornting and mys-
ferrous qualities. Yes, DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honsy possesses those slim
ulatinE qualities and .overcomes
hacking coughs. The inner lining
of the throat IL strengthened In It's
attack against cold Germs. Every
family needs . bottle constantly at
hand. Csc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
A USEFUL MIXTURE FOR HOGS.

Take
bushe Is Of corn-cob charcoal; or
bushels Of common charcoal.
s pounds Of common salt,
2 quarts Of air-slacked lime, ana
bushel Of wood ashes.
Break the charcoal well down
with shovel or other implement. and
thoroughly mix all Of the ingredi
ents together. ! Then take one and
one-quarter ponds Of copperas (sul-
plate Of iron), dissolve 1t In hot
water, and with An ordinary sprinkl-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05

ing can, sprinkle the solution over
the entire mass, and again thorough
" mix. Put the mixture in self
feeding boxes, or boxes protected
from the weather, and place then
where hogs OF all ages may eat. Of
their contents at pleasure.
Quantities, either greater or small
or than those given, may he. pre-
pared by simply observing the pro-
portions Of the different ingredients
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
/ WONDERFUL ANTIsEPT1C.

Germs and infection axgravate all
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
REICNS SUPREME

cent City Carbonate Company, and
they report that they are the finest
fruit that they have ever put up, II
that they contain more acid and have
4 better flavor. This is no doubt
due to some peculiar soil condition
In this section. BY this experience
It teaches US that there IL market
for all berries we can produce, the
first class berries going to the North.
ern markets, while the oyer-n1pe and
small berries being made into crush
ed fruit and syrups.
Practically all the lands OF st. Tam
many parish are suited for the grow
ing OF berries. In fact some au-
thorities claim that they are much
better for the purpose than the lands
in sections where large areas OF ber-
ries are planted.
There is no crop that is such q
sure money crop as strawberries,
when properly handled. For proof
Of this / nave only to call your at
tention to our lister parish Of Tan
9ipahoa. who, only few years ago.
waa in about the same condition -
st. Tammany parish is today. With
the timber practically gone 1t is
very necessary that the thousands
Of acres Of cut-over lands be utiliz-
ed in some way. and know OF no
better way than to put them in Guilt
Walton. Lands In Tangipahoa tina
4 few years ago sold for practically
nothing, are today worth and are be-
ing held for from one hundred to
one hundred and fifty dollars per
acre. The barry crop Of Tangipa-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05

aside to be packed separate for the
local markets. Too much cannot pc
said about this part OF the business.
only first class fruit should be pack
ed to ship, and the boxes should nave
Just as good fruit on the bottom as
on the top layer. % every case Is
inspected by the buyers and one oao
box Of berries will sometimes cut
the nrice on an entire shipment. 80
every shipper should be very careful
IN seeing that none but the very
best are packed to ship. ana IN that
way build up . reputation Tor the
St. Tammany berries.
Selling.
Thie matter has been handled IN
various ways, but the most satas1ac-
tory way is to arrange to nave the
puyers to purchase the berries %
loaded at the depot, paying the grow
~ anot cash at the time OF delivery.
asst season the entire crop OF st.
Tammanv berries was handed
hrongh the Louisiana Strawberry
s-1iatr,hnting Company with very sat
sfactory results to shippers.
Over-Ripes and Culls.
Up to a year or % ago the over,
-ine and small berries were : deao
loss to the grower. OF late years
there has grown = new INDUSTRY 70
n+;l;1a this portion Of the crop.
There are several concerns who pu.
IN th,s class Of fruit in sugar ana
MILO straVberry Juices and crushed
.rn,t for soda fountai trade. Las'
-aason the ST. Tammany berries were
nut up in this manner By the Cres-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
(H J IL WAzner.)

Secretary Farmers Association.
The strawberry IL the most valu-
able Of the small fruit crops grown
In the United States. In 1914 Che
acreage was about so per cent, and
the value (nearly twenty millions
Of dollars) was nearly Is per cent
Of the total value Of the small fruit
crops. This estimate Is based on the
commercial acreage. and does not IN
clude small garden patches. which
would probably make . very matert-
81 increase in the valuation Of the
crop.
Yield.
The average yield per acre OF
Strawberries is about thirty elk hun
dred or say one hundred and NIFTY
crates of twenty four pints each,
which will bring at the lowest cal
culation, from one hundred ana fifty
to two hundred dollars per acre IN
cash reaturns.
Soil.
While Strawberries grow in nearly
all types Of soil, sandy loan gives
the best results. warm quick SOL
is far preferable to heavy retentive
soil we'll supplied with plant food,
Plant food can be supplied by the
addition of commercial fertilizers
The time OF ripening can be innuenc'
ed to some extent by selecting soill
and exposures, which force or retaro
maturity. Strawberry soil should
have good supply of organic mat.
ter (humus) in a we'll decOmposeo
state. Strawberry land should be
well drained, but should be such 81
Would retain a certain amount O.
moisture in dry weather, soils con
tanning 3 very high percentage o.
nitrogen should be avoided, as sucr
will tend to give heavy growth O.
plant al the expense Of the fruit.
Soil Preparation.
The soil On which strawberries arr
to be grown should be thoroughly
prepared On weedy land cult
waited crop that will smother out tn
weed growth should be grown tn
season before planting berries in thu
land. Land on which corn and Gov
peas have growa will make Idea
berry land. The land should b
plowed several times and thorough
= oulvel1zed by narrowing about
week or ten days before planting
TIE land should be made in ridge
into which the fertilizer has beel
.oown. Before making the ridges
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
hoa in 1915 WAS sold for about three
million dollars, and that was what
WAS considered 4 very Door crop

hoa in 1915 was sold for about three
million dollars, and that was what
was considered very poor crop
owing to the unfavorable season.
The st. Tammany Farmers Asso-
citation was organized last year for
the purpose Of stimulating the in
terest in farming In this parish, and
has met with very en- ouraging re-
suits. During April and May Of this
year they made shipments every
day Of berries grown In this section
which was the frt time In the his
tory Of the parish that Strawberries
were handled in q commercial way
from this station, and this Associa-
ton Is now working hard to estab
lish this industry, on q firm foot
ing, and with this end In view, stans
ready to furnish plants and fertilizer
at cost payable next April. without
intrest, to any one who will plant
berries and can furnish satisfactory
references.
/ shall be glad at any time to give
any desired information regarding
the proposition to those who are In
terested.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
Strawberry Growing In St. Tammany
Parish, Soil, Preparation, Fertilizer,
Planting, Mulching, Cultivation,
Picking and Packing

II we'll to mark or tAo rows With =
small corn shovel or bull tongue.
they SOW the fertilizer at the rate
Of about one thousand pounds per
acre. after which 1t y we'll to run
over this with . harrow or cultivator
to thoroughly mix the soil and fer
tilizer. You are then ready to throw
up the ridges, which should be made
by turning four burrows with small
turning plow, ut . distance OF three
feet and six inches apart. The
ridges should then be 1evelled down
BY dragging slide over them to
break down the clods. You are
then ready for the plants.
Authorities differ - to the beat
fertilizer to use on strawberries.
However, any fertilizer with . large
percentage Of potash will give good
results. A frst class mixture IL four
hundred pounds Of bone dust, three
hundred pounds Of Kainit and one
hundred pounds Of nitrate Of soda to
the acre. Another very Satisfactory
mixture 10 one containing about ten
per cent phosphoric acid. four per
cent nitrogen. and from four to SIX
DOR cent Of potash. Wood ashes
mixed in with the above Will help
out on the potash. Pine WOOD asnee
contains about two per cent OF pot
ash. while oak ashes Will run - nlE0
= flye and xix per cent.
In growing berries for shipping,
the use Of stable manure 10 discour-
axed. a. it has . tendency to make
; the fruit too soft and tender 1os
carrying to any distance.
Planting.
with the Land now ready Tor
planting. we next turn to the method
Of handling the plants. II you nve
the plants close ct hand, It 10 Weil
10 only dig such quantity - you
can set out IN = few hours at time
II. however. you are compealeo %
rat the plants from . distance. II
win be very benedcial to take them
a soon a received and lay them out
and cover with vet sacks or litter u
eome kind and keep them moist IN
I'll you can get them in the GROUND,
The shorter time the plant IL out o.
the ground the quicker It Will take
root in the new location.
TIE variety that has proven the
| hest and surest shipping berry IN
this section 10 the improved Klon.
dyke. While there are quite mum
Der Of varieties that ship Weii tn1d
variety IL more generally known C
the growers In this section.
The time 70 plant IL between the
18Th @ DsptWlee a. tAs 1st Q
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
Paul J. Lacroix

November, preferably. However, we
have seen berries planted as late
a. the middle Of December and give
very good returns. It is we'll, how
ever, to get them In early SO that
the plant can get good growth be-
fore the frosty weather sets IN to re-
tard growing. This will give q good
start and in the spring, instead Of
having to get the plant growth, they
start to bearing-And bear In mind
that It IL the early berry that gets
the price In the Northern markets.
Cultivation.
After the plants start to grow they
must be keEt clean OF grass and
weeds Of all kinds. It is also an ad-
vantage to keep the soil loose and
we'll cultivated all during the grow
ing season. This can be done by
the use Of q fork hoe in the hands
Of q careful worker. You can use
. cultivator in the middles, or in
event you have no cultivator small
harrow will answer the purpose.
This cultivation should be kept up
ct frequent intervals until the crop
IL ready for mulching. /
Nlulching.
This Is done, as q rule, about the
middle of January or first OF Febru-
airy. and consists of covering the
rows with pine straw or hay, which
should be sprinkled lightly over the
rows to q depth Of possibly about two
inches. The plants will grow up
through the mrlching, and the fruit
will lay on the straw and so be KEPT
clean. and the weeds be kept down.
Picking and Packing.
When the fruit begins to ripen It
10 we'll to 20 over the field every da.
and pick all the fruit ripe enough
to ship (which at that season Of the
year about two-thirds ripe). A lit
tie later in the season it will =
necessary to pick little greener to
ship to far distant markets.
Tho method IT picking is to have
carriers made that will hold from
six to twelve pint boxes. The pick
ers pick the berries into these boxes
and they are taken to the packing
she'd, which should be. conveniently
located, and there sorted and packed
for shipment.
In picking the fruit the picker
should never touch the berry but
catch the stem about one-quarter o.
, half an ich below the berry and pinch
1t OF, and lay 1t carefully in the box.
Women and children, as a rule, max
the best pickers, and 1t is q com
mon thing for them to maize iron
one dollar to dollar and hal
by IL O'Clock. The usual price paif
for picking is one cent per pint, and
for packing ten cents per crate OF
twenty-four pints.
The packing Is usually done by
girls and women, as they are lighter
Of touch than men and boys In
handling the fruit. A the pickerl
bring in the fruit the boxes are care
fully emptied on . padded table
where they are assorted. the over
ripe and small fruit being thrown
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-05
40 yard dash, unlimited.
100 yard dash, SO inch.
Running broad Jump, IS inch.
Shot mt unlimited

Shot put, unlimited.
Half mile race, unlimited.
220 yard dash, unlimited.
The above is the order in which
the athletic events. for School Day,
ct the Fair will come. Unless there
Is some very GOOD reason, no change
will be made.
Pupils entering these contests
must be on hand when the time
comes for the event. Otherwise
they will be left out.
Basketball games will start ON the
arrival Of the parade at the Fair
grounds.
Many times the same question har
been asked n reference to the ten
mis- games on Thursday. May Ia
dies enter?" will there be mixed
sets" etc? Ladies may enter In
doubles OF ladies teams only. There
will be no mixed teams. Time will
be too short for anything but
straight teams.
4. J. PARK.
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ATHLETICS AT THE FAIR.

Boys basketball.
Girls basketball.
100 var dash. unlimited.
so yard dash, So inch.
Pole vault, unlimited.
Pole vault, IS inch.
High jump, unlimited.
High Jump, So inch.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-13

r. B. Hubbard has purchased the
interest of A. c. Whitbeck in the
firm of Whitbeck e L%umbard, bank
'ers, at kimball, and will hereafter
maintain the business under the
name of the Hubbard bank. Before
the change Mr.. Lumbard and Mr..
'Whitbeck Zach held a one-half inter
est in the business.
. Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Hamiel and Mrs
Hamiel's mother. Mrs. Ann Collins,
drove in their automobile up to
Huron today. Mr.. Hamiel expects TO
spend two days looking after his
farm there m Mrs. Collins will re
main for a visit with a sister.
P. H. McBeth arrived home last
evening from a visit of three weeks
with his family at Des Moines, Ia.
Mr.. McBeth left for Des Moines on
the morning OF April 20, reaching
there two hours before the stork
which brought a 10-pound son.
While standing in the Economy
grocery about 5 O'Clock yesterday at
ternoon. Joe NJ. Wood suffered a
stroke and was taken to his home.
AS he was unable to feel or move
IN either his left arm and leg. the
attack appeared to be paralysis. Up
on resuming his work as a travelling
salesman yesterday, Mr.. Wood had
a day, visiting Dimock and
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lErom SATURDAYS Daily

Geo. w. Ryckman returned to his
home at Woonsocket yesterday, at
ter spending several days in Mitch
ell on business.
Miss Laura Easton, of Messing
ton Springs, arrived yesterday for a
short visit with friends in Mitchell.
Several Mitchell people have made
the trip across the Atlantis on the
.Cunard liner Lusitania, which was
.torpedoed by a German submarine
off the Irish coast yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Morrow, who spent last
summer. abroad, returned from Liv-
erpool on the Lusitania last Septem-
her. Miss Anna Entwhistle, who Wis
tied at her former home in England
lin the fall, returned on the same
liner in November.
c. T. Kennedy departed last even
ing on a business trip to Minneapolis
Nine Ernestine Schumann-Heink
and her party left over the Omaha
this morning for st. Paul, where she
has an engagement for Sunday.
N. c. eraser was called to Spen-
Ger last evening by the condition OF
his father, Nick eraser, of Epi-
phany, who was run over by an auto
mobile last week. AS Mr.. eraser is
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other towns to the south of Mitchell.
1t is thought that probably he over
exerted himself.
Miss Nellie Reed, a returned mis-
%sionary from South Africa, will give
a lecture at the Free Methodist
church on Thursday evening at s
O'Clock. The w. G. r. U. women have
been given a special invitation to at
tend, as Miss Reed worked for the
cause before going to Africa. The
general public is invited to attend.
In attempting to board an east
bound freight train in the Milwau-
kee yards last night, Walter Hooper,
OF Detroit. Mich, did not notice the
Burr street viaduct in the darkness
and was thrown to the ground. He
sustained several bad contusions on
the head and back, but regained on
seriousness this morning. With his
brother, Harry Hooper, the two
had been looking for work and de-
cided to go to Sioux Falls last eve
ming. This is the first time that
either had attempted to ride freight
trains on their travels.
Louis II. Gerken, of Plankinton.
has secured a license to marry Miss
Minnie Crater, of Stickney, S. ID.
Judge Frank b. Smith has grant
ed a decree of divorce to Albert c..
Hockett from Mrs. Elsie Hockett.
The, couple was married at Plankin-
ton on June "a, 1910, and have one
child, a little girl. Mr.. Hockett al
legged in his suit that his wife had
refused to go with him and live on
his claim in Pennington county.
Mrs. w. S. Hill spoke 10 the
Beulah Farmers club last Friday
evening On the subject of consolidat-
ed schools, calling attention to the
success this form of schools has had
in some of the eastern states and
the improved education facilities it
gives school children in the country.
The hosts of the evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Fraser, served a very
Ienjoyable lunch at the close. Mr..
and Mrs. ID. II. Strother will enter
tain the club in two weeks.
The proposed site for the Mitchell
Country club, the 40-acre tract be-
longing to c. F. Raymond directly
at the end of the East First avenue
road, has been given a thorough try
out during the past few days by
members who are anxious to start
and all day Sunday golfers have on
the course Although greens will
have to be built and some grading
done, the ground is in shape to- af-
ford a good test of its distances. Sew
eral local dealers are expecting to
have their first shipments of golf
sticks and equipment in this week. 1t
is not determined yet that the Ray
mond property will be purchased, al
though it appears to be the most de-
sirable thus ar.
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Charles Maher of the Dako

Charles Maher, of the Dakota
Coffee company, departed last eve
ming on a business trip to Chicago.
1t is believed here by friends of
members of the Welsh choir that but
three of the members of hat Or
ganization went down with the ILL
fated Iustiania. So far as can be
learned but eight of the members of
that organization took passage on
the L%ustiania on her fatal trip and
of this number David Michael, Will
liam G. Jones, Thos. G. Williams,
Spencer Hill and George B. Lane
have been reported safe, and this
leaves only George F. Davis, Taran-
las Hopkins and Isaac Jones among
those who persisted.
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The Republican First.

Kimball Graphic:-The Mitchell
Republican believes that the time to
publish an obituary of a prominent
citizen is when he is still with the
living and can read it himself-that
is, if you've got anything nice to say
of him. The Republican has asked
its Mitchell readers to send Il the
names of whom they consider the
most prominent fifteen men in Nit
chell and when the returns are tab
ulated the fifteen selected will get
what's coming to them in the way
Of a biography in the columns of that
progressive newspaper.
Mrs. F. L. Ransom was called to
G%roton, S. D., for the funeral Of
Miles Riggs. a cousin.