St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-07-22

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trea4isa IN tho Az
strstor Tor tho ~
talia von tho host ,
endorse al ha has
tic. that ao wan here He a.so tells
you how to can and preserve tine fig
in many ways. This is good reliable
Information and every one who reads
tat. should lay this paper aside 'or
fu.ur. rcfftreuc Get a :anrers NOV
!, follow some Of the instructions
60 literally given by this expert
caLL.,r. 30 follows:
w,a w.v tn Grow E,.,s
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us VIZ s.,.. .n ~ .nn a.,n so.n,sn
sas $500 se.1iers saw hardv
vsr;a4,es were crown and nrona Gated
and now thara 10 scarcely = home in
tha south that has mt .,ne mr. more
a. TO-. ahont tho house In the
cs,;as Tho fruit 10 eagerly sought At
to- ond tho markat never fnllv sun-
n,ied yat the commercializinr of
tha Az 40 ono ~ nur MOST profitable
sn1uatr,ee hoe made varv slow nro-
1ras. every noe claims that
49, ..o,ou, nLa wao@,e, vet how MANY
c.n noint to a SINGLE successful ftg
orchard7 ventnre to saw not one
n . hnnarad. thourh ali agree that
A.. ara aaeilv crown
$500. - 400
1ne1 wy ~ $4,000 s4.s4aa -, @ 49, ~
u'e1 v1e~s~ os 49, no.,a ar.,
tnas 11uat: Uai o~u11e - nvns 49,
w. no'1 e1pk. s -, = x.eaS ,,,~
snu ue pIoouese' az n.e = ts,ad -
Wy. IoI en. :. 49,. +her
.esin TUG WY a..as,.1
e~e,,o e ~. -,,ssss 80 - ~
stuuy =. .uls i sn,.a c LUZ ~ 10 CON-
l,e anu as.e W. sI 49, ' how -
cIusaon .nae w NV A1O"
grow uss.
The majority believe unat the NJ
can and should be the most pronta-
Die crop grown In the soutn-ano
far more remunerative tnan tne ap-
pie and the peach OF the more aNortn-
ern States. Yet most OF US nave Only
few Mxurtant trees around our
homes or along our FENCES. After
careful study ana research one can
count on MS myers al the success
!uiIy kfowu anu pin.aD1o W. osn saon
III Tue s9ouen. Hoi 20. - "a aas 49,.
tlyanA W. o,..y a- ns =. s 1890 k - II
a'ssIit' ove, na $3.50 "ns-n IT,
sumo sIe sly aIu.eois' . v.ne "a 80. 49,.
.oa' so1ae l'pen wv ea.-y -. ~. aen
loo .ate eoe. : nase svme ~ sas s ~,
c,oslon lns.. hes sa - . y s -. nro,.sr
Anos. aus n.. - e .,rei.e 80 o rs
lleateu.' sn =. . tn. - n,.nt
covel cue uesalaolo A a,.ea.. ~ ttnant
some vaIietles sIu ~, Alost "4.nva'
care ~ celta, ~ s .,Hn % ~ ar...,...n.;
/ Tue Io.ee., - r M1 sn.....,.ah - ~
snu l'oulsa.ns n luz 80 s us 80 49,
lurAsy Anu l,uI p.e aaas. . "a re
the eoutn nt..u.ie ~ s 49, aau =. Az A..
Masnou. ~ le1as Al .s s' .s s~vt
-. .ssv1 s ~. sS,c.+as 'e ~ ,r:tence
they are nesiecteu. Ut u..sns =,
elou4 1e.eoe, Aou .n ,.s-Ls =
aoor yarus .nu on . snsn 49,. $500 - ! :,
s.lons &C., saow ~ 'n Nc "a 49, ~.
90 tney NOT slow - s 4 ne. =. oen ~.
s1eemp. ~. aIow lug ,. :. No ~ 49, ~;
Mop.leu is ,.s. w4'n LII. ..1ue ~ s;.sn.1
ta...vu' "s"ss ies1.s -
failure.
Figs Of most any variety, except
the smyrna, Will bear heavy crops
OF fruit IN almost any place, II cuitl-
waited and FED properly. NO great
amount OF labor 10 necessary. =
simple and inte'Aeent me!noo 10 useo
and one half a. much work done ON
6gs % there Is on cotton adn many
other crops, . 'uch greater pront
can be made on tine ng.
First. plant only the best trees OF
the best varieties; and never plant
trees in new ground. At least one
years cultivation In some cover crop
ID necessary. Old ground moderate
" rich 10 better than new ground;
and any kind Of lard should be well
and deeply broken before planting
the trees.
The trees should be set from six
teen to twenty feet apart; depending
on variety. location tc. The meth.
cd Of culture (bush rtree fom)
which should be used, depends large
" on the variety. Cultivate ct least
two years, and not over three.
Another fig inst claims favor is
the Norman. Il has many OF the
good qualities Of the Florentine, both
% q shipping and preserving flg; and
10 most delicious az breakfast fruit.
There is also lg which probably
originated on the Louisiana coast,
that hoa ifa allvnr0faa aQ a ahinnfnR