St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-01-18

! SIX months III jail.
Hypolite Toti vs.. Mrs. C. S. Gun,
ningham ct al. Case tried, to he
submitted on written briefs.
State vs.. James Mullally. Plead
guilty to failure to dip, and fined $40
and costs and in default to 10 days
! in parish Jail. Fine suspended on
payment of costs.
State VS.. Willie McFadden. Plead
guilty to carrying concealed weapons
and fined $3.50 and costs and in de-
| fault two years in parish jail.
State vs.. Rufus Fraley and Elmer
Taylor. Both plead guilty to dis
charging firearms near a private res
| idence, and fined $40 each and costs
and in default 80 days in jail.
ST. Tammany Naval Stores Co. vs..
ST. Tammany Turpentine Co., Inc,
ct al. Judgment in favor of plain
tiff as prayed for. Case appealed to
the Supreme Court.
State VS.. CASTOR L. Pastaret. Yer
dict Of not guilty of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
John P. Rausch Co. vs.. A. P. Flot.
Case tried Judgment in favor OF
plaintiff for amount claimed. Also
Judgment in favor of defendant dis
solving attachment and granting $35
damages.
John P. Rausch Co VS.. A. P. Flot.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff as
prayed for.
Edgar Doucette, Sr., VS.. Wallace
Pichon, ct ais. Case tried. To be
submitted on written briefs.
State vs.. Ernest Johnson and Geo.
Darris Plead guilty to being drunk
and disturbing the peace. Fined $40
each and costs and in default 80 days
in parish jail.
State vs.. Mooney Landlord. Plead
guilty to cutting and wounding, and
fined $40 and costs and in default
80 days in parish jail.
State VS.. Chas. Adams. Verdict
Of not guilty to failure to dip.
The grand jury reported Thurs
day and filed the following bills:
Ernest johnson and Geo. Harris.
Drunk and disturbing the peace.
Mooney Lankford, cutting with in
tent to kill.
Laura Banks, horse stealing.
Frank Williams, larceny Of s45.
Joe Mingo, carrying concealed
weapons
M. Tate, concealed weapons.
Buddy Core, concealed weapons.
Joe Mingo, cutting with intent to
kill
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out it.; only better with it. Lime
stone would be better to use, and a
car of this may be ordered If there
are enough wanting it to make a
car lot.
| shall send you bulletin on les
pedeza when l can get some in stock.
II you wish me to l will be glad to
locate some lespedeza seed for you.
They will cost about $500 per bushel
and alfalfa about $1,000 per bushel.
| am always at your, service, and
hope to call on you in the near
future.
Yours truly,
KARL TREEN,
Assistant Emergency Demonstra-
tion Agent.
Vaudeville, La, Jan. 6, 1919.
Karl Treen, Demonstration Agent,
Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-I have about 80 goats,
and for while they have not been
looking good, SO after | examined
them l found they were full of lice.
Now, would you be kind enough and
let me know how l could rid the
goats Of lice the cheapest way?
Being a farmer in a small way you
might know that your articels in
The Farmer interest me more than
anything else. 1t is the first thing
l look for on getting the paper.
Hoping to hear from you soon, ]
Yours truly.
A. M.
Covington, La, Jan. II, 1918.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of inquiry
came a few days ago, but as l have
been out Of the parish most Of last
week, | did not have an opportunity
to reply earlier.
It is not a hard matter to rid your
goats of lice Put them through the
dipping vat where the cattle are
dipped This, provided the solution
in vat is right strength, will do the
work. If solution is not strong
enough it should be strengthened.
If too strong dilute it. If much
evaporation has taken place from the
vat since dipping stopped, the solu-
ton may be too strong. The vat in
spector should be able to tell. The
same strength as for cattle is right
If the goats have long hair this might
hold some Of the dip" too long un-
less you rub them down with hands,
or squeeze the hair after dipping.
If they are the ordinary short-haired
goats. there is no danger. I shall
ask the local veterinarian about your
vat. In a few days I shall send you
some more information and direc-
tons on this subject. The quarters
where the goats stay should be dis
infected by spraying with some of
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