St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-20
Edited By
G. G.. Lewis

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cholera and how it is done. l have
some fine hogs and as We have some
dying in the reighborhood l want
to take the proper steps to save NINE.
want some information about in
oculating and how it is done.
The government has spent thous-
ands of dollars trying to md cure
for hog cholera and has made a tail,
ure. After years OF experimenting
serum was found that wound proven.
the hogs taking cholera ii given H..
time. This serum contains the rea.
virus ana must be handed careful.
as well as knowlng what size aos.
TO give hogs or dlnerent age and Sis.
A nog weighing 100 pounds Wou4,
require aOOuL ~ &C., ana hOg tWlc>
as o4d out not weighing any MOI
would require 80 &C. flgs We.e min
from 20 TO 80 pounds require b to
&C. The serum is given as hype.
aermlc on me unuer slae OF the nam
The oest time OF year 10 40 tals WOE.
is in April and May, as one treat
ment will take the hogs through til,
summer when hogs are most apt t.
ole with the disease.
H. B. OWL, La want to get
small Gamer for home use. Wha
will one cost and where can &c. it
Which Is the best kind to get?
There are great number of can
ners on the market and all the max
ers claim they have the best one
There are only two processes used il
ioh Sc
water. The steam method is the ont
used the most in the big canning fac
tories and the most satisfactory way
Anything in the fruit, vegetable ant
meat line can be put up with tn,
steam process when lots of trouble
and loss would occur in the hot waite.
method. The steam method is mucl
faster and heater. Three hundred
cans can be put up in q day with
SIS machine, and on a hot water
cooker not more than half that coult
be done. We recommend the ma.
tional Steam Gamer" put up by tho
Eau Claire Steel & Iron Works, La,
Claire, Wis. They make them from
$40 up.
A. A. S., Goodbee.|I am going t,
put out quite a lot Of sweet potatoes
tais season and l would like to know
what kind of fertilizer would Civ
the best results. My land is Level
with about 4-inch sandy soil and vel
low clay foundation. What is tho
best mixture and how much to use.
per acre?
You did not state whether you had
any barn lot fertilizer on hand OF
not. but if you have, prepare land
and fertilize as follows: Flat break
land deep and harrow thoroughly.
Lay of rows. 4 feet apart with
inch corn shovel, and in this furroy
put good sowing OF barn lot ma
nure. On the manure sprinkle 400
pounds acid phosphate per acre. II
acid is not available use 800 pound;
bone meal. After sowing fertilizer
run a cultivator through to mix all
with soil and then put on four fur
rows with one horse plcw, harrow OF
lightly and set out cuttings or vine
about Is to Is inches apart. Tho
first cultivation can then be given
with side harrow and then follow
ed with a small sweep. In case no
manure is on hand use 900 pounds
of cotton seed meal and bone mea'
mixed in equal parts.
A. G., Covington.-I see my pecan
trees are being bothered with
beetle of some kind. The beetle
drills little holes in the limbs and in
some places on body Of tree, and
am afraid the trees will finally be
killed by them. What is best to do
Your trees are being bothered by
the pecan bark beetle and the best
way to fight him is to take q hoe and
scrape all outside rough bark of, be-
ing careful not to go too deep and
injure live under-bark. Then make
up a lime-sulphur whitewash and
paint the body and out on the main
limbs of the tree bit This will
kill the eggs of the beetle before
they hatch and also will prevent the
mother beetle from alighting on the
body of the tree. The trees should
be treated in this manner in Febru-
airy and again in December.