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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
A House Built OF Single Thickness
Of Boards, With Ventilation Pro-
vIded Through Doors and Windows,
Is All That Is Required.

q good floor If built over well-drained
foundation, but If the poultry house is
built entirely Of this material it Is
liable to be too damp.
TONES and various concotions add
to the expense Of maintaining many
f1ocks when they might very well be
eliminated. Plenty Of feed Of the
right kind, exercise, and comfortable
quarters make the best health regula-
tors and are unequaled as stimulants
Of egg production. It has been the
experience Of poultry raisers that
sick hen is best treated by an applica-
ton Of the Ratchet.
Strange to say, the inexperienced
person who Is tempted to spend money
for unnecessary construction in the
house and superauous equipment Is
often inclined to be niggardly when 1t
comes to paying out money for the
foundation of his flock, prices for
market poultry serving as his guide
as to what is the proper price to pay.
It is not good business to pay fancy
prices to obtain birds Of the highest
excellence for it takes an experienced
poultryman to realize on their pos
sibilities.
If the location Of poultry business
is a matter Of choice, there are num-
Der of things to be considered. Often
the proximity Of good or special
market for eggs and chickens will
determine the selection.
Rule for Figuring Expenses.
1t is sometimes rather troublesome
for the owner Of a poultry flock to
determine with much accuracy just
what It costs him to maintain flock
Of laying hens. Experience derived
from the egg-laying contests conducted
by the Farm bureau at Santa Cruz,
has resulted In the formulation Of
rule that should be useful in arriving
at the approximate cost. This rule
may be expressed as follows: All
Of the expense for maintaining a flock
Of laying hens, apart from the cost
of grain and mash but including mis-
cellaneous supplies, interest on invest
ment, depreciation, all labor but that
Of the owner, ETC., amounts to ap-
proximately two-thirds Of the cost OF
the grain and mash. In other words,
the cost of the grain and mash Is 80
per cent and all other expenses 40
per cent Of the total.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
SIMPLE METHODS
With HEN FLOCK.
Costly Building: Are Not RequiI I'd
and Only Add Expense to !
Maintenance Costs.
BANK BALANCE IS IMPORTANT
Advisable to Secure Purebred Stock
of Good Quality for Foundation
Mot Good Business to Pur-
chase Fancy Birds.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture)
Simple methods and simplicity in
buildings, equipment, and rations have
much to do with the success Of poultry;
men, according to observations and
experiments made by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. There is
a mistaken idea among many mex
perienced poultry raisers that the
more elaborate the preparations made
for conducting plant or for caring
for a small flock the better the chance
of success. The safer way is to keep
down expenses as much as possible
without interfering with the health,
comfort, and nourishment Of the birds.
1t is natural to take pride in fine
looking building provided with all the
refinements that have been designed
to save labor and stimulate egg pro-
duction, but the bank balance is Of
more Importance to the average per-
son than such satisfaction. In build
ing poultry house superfluous pre-
cautions against the weather are fire.
quently taken. Warmth is sought at
greatly increased overhead expense by,
putting in double walls, double floors,
interlaid paper, ceilings, ETC., when
single thicknesses well laid to pre-
vent drafts are sufficient except In
localities where the winters are ex-
tremely severe.
No Need for Ventilating Systems.
Complicated and costly ventilating
systems are sometimes used when just
as good results would be obtained in
the production Of eggs by using VIM.
dows and open fronts, closed when
necessary by glass and cloth. Wood
has been found the best material for
house construction in most cases, al
though satisfactory buildings Of other
materials are in use. Concrete makes
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

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MARKET REPORTS AID TRADE
Government Helps Farmer by Giving
Out information Regarding Sup
plies and Prices.
prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
In strict sense there can be no
such thing as fair trade when
either party has the advantage of
time the bureau of markets and crop
estimates Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture was estab-
lished most transactions in the mar
keting Of farm products We're, in this
sense unfair. This was due to the
fact that the buying side almost in
variably had vastly better informa-
ton regarding supplies, both available
and prospective, future production,
prices current throughout the country,
and probable movements of the prod
uets.
Placing the farmer on the same
footing with the buyer, so far as in
formation is concerned, so that the
element of chance applies equally to
both, is the aim of the Department Of
Agriculture For this, it gathers ev-
cry available scrap Of information re-
lating to supplies, current quotations,
and other fundamental conditions in
f1uencing markets, arranges the infor-
nation in readable form, and makes
it readily available to everyone having
use Of it.
Before the department took up this
work, the farmer was not wholly with
out market reports. Newspapers, trade
journals, telegraph companies, and
many other organizations, as well as
individuals distributed In the rural
districts reports that purported to be
market information. Unfortunately
for the farmer, however, many of these
reports originated with buyers Of farm
produce, or from sources controlled or
dominated by such interests. Under
these circumstances it was but natural
that they redounded to the advantage
Of the buyer and almost invariably
worked to the financial handicap Of
the farmer and producer.
The departments reports are now
being made use Of by practically all
classes of people-farmers, commission
merchants, boards Of trade, brokers,
chambers Of commerce, retail dealers,
and consumers. Most persons who
have come in touch with the work Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
SPREAD OLD STRAW ON LAND
Considerable Fertility Can Be OBJ
taIned-WinterkiIli Of Wheat
Is Prevented.

Farmers who have old stack bot
toms on their farms should put this
straw in manure spreader and put 1t
on the land. Considerable fertility
can be returned by this means, and at
the same time an eyesore can be elm
mated from the farm yard. BY plac-
ing racks on the sides of the manure
spreader much straw can be hauled at
load. Where this straw is wet, OF
course, the rack will not be needed.
New straw that will not be used for
feed could be placed on the winter
wheat and this will furnish good
covering and make good fertilizer
One farmer last winter reported that
the use Of straw prevented winter
killing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
KEEP HORSES IN CONDITION
Animals Off and On During
the Winter. ...

It ls a shame to take good horse
from pasture and put him into the
collar before a pillow, mower, reaper,
or other heavy draft implements with
out his having been hardened to 1t
first. In the main this Is the reason
for so many sore necks, added Of
course to the poor-fitting collars.
Horses thar are to do the heavy work
should be used off and on all winter
so as to keep their shoulders In shape
and the skin toughened. At any rate
they should be used before a wagon,
manure spreader, or ut some light work
for some time before hard work starts.
Be sure the collar fits. No collar pad
is needed If the collar fits. Especially
is this true with colts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

west. It cannot compete with the soft
winter wheat varieties grown on the
lower lands and the richer soils OF
eastern Kansas or the eastern United
States, and Is not winter hardy
enough to replace spring wheat In
northern plains. Wherever Turkey or
Kharkof hard-winter wheats ara
grown, however, the Kanred can be
grown with equal chances Of success.
In milling and baking experiments
Kanred has compared favorably with
other hard red winter wheats. For
successful growing pure seed Is nee
essary, and because Of similarity OF
the seed to other varieties certif1ca-
ton has been found essential. This
certihcation is made by the Kansas
Crop Improvement association with
the cooperation Of the Kansas agrt-
cultural experiment station.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
PROPER HOUSING
F0RIAIPLE:nlIENTS
/
At End OF Season Make List of
Repairs Needed and Protect !;
From Weather. /
&
GIVE PL0N GOOD attention
Various Farm Tools and Machinery
Should Be Put In Order Before
Spring Observation-Disclosures Re-
suits In Great Loss.
prepared by the United States Department
OF AECicultural

<Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
A farm implement that Is laid by In
bad condition at the end Of the sea-
son Is pretty likely to be found In the
same shape, probably worse, in the
spring, when the time comes for using
it again. Unfortunately there's no
magic that heals broken parts over
winter, repairing the wear and tear
of one season and bringing forth
bright, sound tool ready for instant
work next year.
Delays in Repairs Are Costly.
Thoughtlessness in the handling,
care and repair Of farm implements
results annually in the loss to farmers
Of thousands Of dollars and much time
at season when time is most valu-
able. The proper time for overhaul
ing farm implements Is during their
period Of inactivity and before the
spring rush, when farm work Is press
ing and delays are costly. If put off
until the implement Is needed, delay
incident to getting repair parts, press
Of other work, and the hazy recollec-
ton Of the past seasons difficulties
with the tool or machine may hinder
greatly.
At the end Of the seasons work with
any machine it Is a plan worth while
to make out schedule of needed re-
pairs and adjustments for that par
ticular machine, and file 1t in q con-
venient place, SO that when an OPP
porfunity arises the work can be taxi
en- up and done quickly and thorough
ly. The machine itself represents
capital invested. It should be housed
properly, and not left in fence cor
ner or other out-of-the-way place for
wooden parts to rot and metal parts
to rust,
Probably no implement used on the
farm receives a greater amount Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

ter Yields More Because OF Rust
Resistance, EarIiness and Hardness.
Crimean wheat selected at the Kan
sas agricultural experiment station ten
years ago, from which source 1t Is es-
timated that 100000 acres were har-
vested in 1921.
"Kanred Wheat" Is the title Of De-
partment Circular 1914, just issued BY
the United States Department Of Agrtr
culture. Kanred Is hard red WIN
ter wheat very similar to Turkey. It
Is bearded and has hairless white chah.
The superior yields Of the Kanred va
riety In northern and northwestern
Kansas, eastern Colorado, southwest
ern Wyoming. and in Nebraska and
South dakota appear to have been due
largely to its resistance to rust and
to winter killing.
Kanred wheat may be grown with
success wherever other hard-Wintef
wheats are grown and should partly
replace the Turkey and Kharkof va
rieties now widely grown. 1t shows
no special advantage In the northern
great plains and the Pacific north.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
implements Should Be Cleaned,
Creased and Sheltered From the
Weather,

0feaSed ana SneIIeFeQ from tho
Weather.
abuse or as little attention to It's prop
er care, operation and repair than the
pillow. It is the basic farm implement,
and should not be allowed to remain
in out-of-the-way places, subject to the
hardships Of the weather, but should
be housed properly when not in use.
When laid by, it should be stored In
a dry place away from contact with
the ground, and the bright parts coat
ed with grease, to prevent rusting.
Once the moldboard, share and the
Landslide have become pitted with rust
an efficient job of blowing cannot be
done until the corroded parts again
have acquired polish.
Many farmers who would not neglect
On expensive harvesting machine, are
careless in the care Of harroWs and
other implements Of this type. These
also represent capital invested, and
large return Is possible If they are
properly cared for and housed at the
end Of the season. If stored under q
shed, the teeth should be supported by
blocks or boards so that they will not
become embedded In the ground. All
accumulations Of earth and trash
should be removed.
Keep Binder canvases Dry.
In storing the binder, remove the
canvases, wrap up carefully and store
in dry place, away from mice and
rats, or hang them over round stick,
with ends free and even. Thus mice
and rats can find no place for nests.
Apply good leather dressing, har-
ness oil or tallow to leather straps, to
prevent them from becoming dry and
hard and cracking. The knife bar and
wooden pltman should be removed and;
stored in dry place. The knife bars
should be cleaned and creased. The
pitman should be stored on a shelf or
fiat place, SO that it will not spring or
warp. Grease the ledger plates, knot
ter, Irvine holder, needle point, twine
eye and all bright parts Of the ma
chine and binding mechanism In gen.
eral.
Full information on the subject Is
contained In Farmers Bulletins 948,
947 and 1896, series entitled "Care
and Repair Of Farm Implements" is
sued by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
o~~-o~~o~~c~-~~~-~- o~--~~-c1o-~~~co~o~
subject to prosecution; liable from
Is to SIS years.
Residents of incorporated towns
not liable for Parish Road Tax.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
KANRED HARD WHEAT
is HIGH IN YIELDS
Variety Is Resistant to Leaf and
Stem Rust.
Developed From Single Head Of
Crimean Wheat Selected at Kan
sas Experiment Station-Pure
Seed Is Of Importance.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricuture.)
Kanred is q wheat which Is resistant
to prevalent forms Of leaf and stem
rust, is less liable to winter killing
than the Turkey or Kharkof, and ma
lures from one to four days sooner
than those varieties, which sometimes
means escape from bad weather con-
ditions. It outyields the varieties
named in the principal hard winter
wheat section by from three to five
bushels per acre. The variety was
developed from a single head OF
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

it may concern, that, Andrew p.
Dickey has applied for Letters OF
Administration on the estate Of
William H. Cook, deceased, and that
unless opposition is made thereto
within ten days from the first publi-
cation hereof, said application VIII
be granted.
W. E. BLO5SMAN,
n5-3t CLERK OF Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

subject to prosecution; liable from
Is to SIS years.
Residents Of incorporated towns
not liable for Parish Road Tax.
WALTER GALATAS,
o8-d31 Sheriff and Tax Collector.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

tration on the estate Of Fred Holdt,
deceased, and that unless opposition
is made thereto within ten days
from the publication of this notice
said application. will be granted.
By order Of the Court.
W. e. BLOSSMAN,
Oc29-3t Clerk of Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10

For car trouble phone ISL. Star
Garage. Head Of depot.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
XIII Next Years Bugs.

Raking up the garden and
burning stalks, vines and other
vegetable debris In the fall will
cause a shortage Of winter
homes for the bugs and fewer
insect pests to bother next sum-
mer, according to vegetable men
at Oklahoma A. and M. college.
Scores Of vegetable diseases are
thus destroyed also, it Is said.
No Gull vegetables should be
left lying around to tempt rab-
bits, which later may bark the
fruit trees. The garden has
earned its winter rest, and 1t
will rest batter If it Is thor
oughly cleaned up in the fall.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
NOTICE.

Don't forget to pay your poll and
road tax for 1921. II the poll tax
of $500 is not paid before December
31st, 1921, you will be disfranchis-
ed for two years; liable from FL to
60 years.
If the road tax of $500 is not paid
before December 31st, 1921, you are
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
FEED PUMPKINS TO THE HOGS
Excellent Addition to Their Rations,
and Really Cost Little to
Produce.

Pumpkins can be grown at small
cost and form Il valuable addition to
the rations of hogs. They may be
grown in the corn fields, especially
where there is poor stand
The value does not lie entirely In
their nutritive composition, but Is due
largely to the beneficial effects on the
digestive tract, as they tend to regulate
the bowels 1t is asserted that the
seeds are valuable as q vermifuge.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-12-10
Government Inspecting Cattie-Gov-
ernment's Unbiased Market Re+
ports Guide Farmers In Marketing
to Best Advantage.

the department realize that it neither
buys nor sells any commodity and has
no inteses to serve except that Of
accuracy The whole purpose Of it's
work is to hold mirror before the
markets Of the country and to hold
it at such an angle that all the peo-
pie may see what is taking place at
the moment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
Professional Grid
Games To Be Put On
Basis Of Baseball

Columbus, O.. Oct 1.-Professional
football is to be placed on a basis
similar to that of organized baseball,
according to. plans of the American
Professional Football association.
Headquarters Of the organization are
located here.
A comprehensive code Of rules, in
Guiding strict ~prohibitsry clauses
against the playing Of men who are
enrolled at any college or university,
has been established, according to
Joseph F. Carr, president, and more
than 400 contracts have been signed
by former university stars who will
play on the nineteen teams which are
members Of the association.
Carr, who is a former official in
several minor baseball leagues in
Ohio and Pennsylvania. say that or
ganization and administrative plans
Of the professional baseball league
will be followed out as closely as
possible.
Every player who participates in
games played by association teams
that of major league baseball players.
Carr says and all contests will be
carefully regulated and conducted
only by officials sanctioned by the
association. ,
Starting last week, the teams in the
organization began elimination con
tests on a schedule arranged among
themselves, M after Thanksgiving, a
series to establish the championship
will be played.
The association is made up of
teams in the following cities: Ro-
chester, Buffalo and Towawanda, N.
Y; New Haven, Conn; Canton, Ak
ron, Cleveland, Dayton, Columbus and
Toledo. Ohio: Hammond and Evans
Vile, Ind; Detroit, Mich; Chicago,
Decatur and Rock Island. ILL.,; Louis
vile, KY; Green Bay, Wis, and Min
neapolis. MINI.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
East SiderS
Won Annual
Game Fridau

East Grand Forks high school grid
opened their season at home
Friday afternoon when they trimmed
their traditional rivals, Crookston, in
their annual game, by a score of IL
to 6. The game was played on the
Pickett's field.
From start to finish it was a rea,
battle for blood" The cams were
fairly evenly matched according to
weight, but the East Side men show
ed better when it came to battering
the line.
Both lines were very slow in start
ing, but the East Side men showed
that they had plenty of drive. as the
greater part Of their gains were made
by straight football. Frequent fun
bles marred the play.
Burchess, at quarter, was easily The
star on the East Side aggregation. He
skirted the ends for several lon
gains and was powerful on the de-
tense. Dump" Sullivan. East Side
fulfback, played a good offensive
game and backed up the line effec-
lively On the defense.
Mutt" Gronvold, Crookston's zap
tain and quarter, was easily the out
standing star of the visiting agEre-
cation. His fighting spirit was 'hot"
at all times and he was a dangerous
ma when given the ball. Frequent
ly he plunged into the East Side line
and added a few yards to their total.
His defensive work was also very
good. r, b
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01

-kta. fE- -ENNh NtHs4E f&tAh.HH E.#-ar.
made history as n Of the most able
.batsmen in the game.
The batting records Of McGraw,
Jennings and Burkett. combined, rep
resent ~ years Of hitting w the
800 for eleven years, McGraw for
nine and Jennings for seven. Burkett
was the mixhtieit Of the trio and in
1895 he batted .4z3- mark second
only to Hughey Duny's .43s Of 1884.
McGraw's top average was $50, in
1899. the ear that Ed. Delehanty
finally succeeded IN his long effort to
go over the 400 mark with an average
of .4eS. JenningB did his best work
with the bat In 1886. when he hit
1877. Titans three. indeed!
Burkett went to Cleveland in 1892
and saw his club beaten for the Ma
tional league pennant by Boston. It
arrayed against both McGraw and
jennings. In the Temple Cup Series.
With Burkett playing a heroic role
with the bat. the Spiders took the
measure OF the pennant winning
Orioles that fall. Cleveland won four
games and Baltimore only one. In
1888 1t Wac Baltimore against CIeye-
land again for the Temple CUP and
once more * was NcGraw and zen.
nings against Burkett.
This time the Orioles cleaned up,
without losing a game. They took
four straight. finishing the series with
q 5 to . shutout on the grounds OF the
StpderH- Baltimore wal in the series
again In 1887 but Cleveland fad
dropped back and Boston fought the
Orioles FOR the cid trophy. The
Orioles won that final competition Yor-
the Temple Cup.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
SPORT GOSSIP

> Ne~, yo,l oct ~rao+ aa.iI ~
the credit for bringing the New YORK.
Giants s~ucceasfulv through tha 1S3I.
pennant campaixn Il beinr riyen "a,
Erchev Jenninrs the erasn-chsrinrs
inn = tacK Whn v,on nare
fame a. leader Of the Detroit TSTers,
In october Of 1920 Jenninrn sisned
a Contract to serve ~ osa.tan mana.
rer ~ the, Giants 81 kinr the Mac.
made vacant by Johnnva Evera vino
had been aelected 10 manaee fhc
Chicaro Guns. The ,acouixstion az
Ienninex bv The ciants came "a. :.
slrnrtse to the fan" and l. was een-
erailv predicted Thai he vould b. one
Of the most able>asststants John NC
Graw ever had. " =,
McCraw in M vice re,inn,,,shea his
lob "a hut urhev began 81
once TO do aii the worE aneld. His
..E-vaah" ana. xrasa nrlHnr had heen
seen before NJ Mel Pnso romnSr hut
with Hurhev as a. Giant. the fans took
him differentiv. II was "Afta-hov
Hurhey." where before IL had Nan
Jaw 20 and law down"
The good nat,,red Jennings aoon
won fayor with the nlavera ana hia
fixhtin1 snarit helned them to n,,II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-01
PRIMED
TO BATTLE WITH
F~LICKERTAILS

Minneapolis, Sept 3o.-Minnesota's
1921 Gophers, primed for battle with
two weeks Of hard training, will make
their debut here this afternoon
against the North Dakota Flickertails.
Harry Brown. Minnesota quarterback.
will be In the lineup. his name having
been added to the eligibility list today.
Tomorrows game will be the first
opportunity given the public to see
the eleven which DR.. H. L. Williams,
the veteran Minnesota mentor, will
= in an effort to wipe out the show
Ing of last year, when the Gophers
finished the season the conference
cellar champion. without a victory to
thar credit.
Nothing flas1y need be expected of
the Minnesota offensive play. AL
though boasting a forward pass com-
binatton in Oss Ind Martineau as sec
ond to none in the conference, Min
fesota to date has done little in the
way OF al aerial attack. The famous
Minnesota shift will be relied upon,
almost entirely to send the Flicker
tails home on the short end of tho
count.