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U. A. O. D.
Bogue Falayn Grove No. 21.
Meets on the first Saturday and
third Friday of each month, at 7:30
p. m., in Masonic Hall, Covington,
La.
R. L. AUBERT, Noble Arch.
F. B. MARSOLAN, Sec.
MABSONIC IWDGE NO. 188.
F. & A. M.
Meets every second and fourth
Tuesdays at 7:30 p. m.
E. G. DAVIS, W. M.
R .H. WHITE, Sec.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Meets first and third Wednesdays
of each month in Knights of Colum
bus Hall, Covington, La.
T. L. SMITH, G. K.
C. C. KORNFELD, Recorder.
B SEBMRVIC--Registered man
math Kontushy asck, Fairbanks W.
Ne. 5084. Terms. $5.06 down sand
O.00 when foeal omes. U. Brunet,
at lsaehe Peorbes' saloea, Coving
asrten, L. aul0-Sme
POR SERVICE-The pure bred
Jersey bull, "Major," formerly own
ed by G. McHardy. He is in excel
lent condition. Riverside Farm,
Box 635, Covington, La. ;J-4t
OB SERVICE-The pure bred
registered Berkshire boar, "Winona
Lee Champion 4th, No. 220416," a
great breeding son of Laurel Cham
pion No. 1666263, greatest breeding
}Berkshire boar in the world, and his
dam a great companionship sow.
'Riverside Farm, Box 635, Covington,
La. j3-4t
BARGAIS IN EGGS-For hatch
lag In 8. C. Rhodelsland Reds and
Barred Plymouth Rocks, 50 cents for
15. L O. Alexius, Covington, La.
ap8-f
MONUMENTS AND MARBLES.
Monuments and marbles of every
kind and description, from $12 up,
sold and erected. National Monu
ment & Mausoleum Company, of
Canton, Georgia. N. H. FitzSimons
special representative, Covington, La.
FOB SALE-Mare, buggy and har
ness; pony trap and harness. Ab3o
lautely sounnd and gentle, lady can
drive. G. McHardy, Glen Gordon
Ohinchubs. m6tf
Binger sewing machiens, cash o;
easy payments. Postal will bring -mn
to your residence. H. L. Woods
agent, Covington, La. m13-4t
FOB SALE-Thoroughbred mare.
Work ;anywhere. T. Dendinger, Jr.,
UadIstvlle. m20-4t
FO SALE-One large and one
small .orse, work any where, both
you0 :snd gentle. Address L E.
Bethe Mandeville, Poitevent &
Favre sawyer. my27-4t*
OB SALE--One "Banner" re
frigerator. Almost new, $7. Phone
840. J3-im, .
COW PEASI COW PEAS! -
Whipporwills and Clays, best qual
ity, $1.45 per bushel. F. C. Fits
8mones Grocery Co.
WANTED- and board, in
private family, quiet surroundings,
of noisy, dusty thoroughfare, meals
punetual at stated hours, ample towl
lag. None others answer. I. N
Quiry. j3-lt
NOR BALE--A good mule at a big
bargain, only $25.00. Call at Theo
bald Bros., between 9 and 12 a. m.
Je3-1t
msRi. a. BEDOJER
Mandeville, la.
Practical Nrse-Massage Treatment
Will answer calls to say place.
LAND BA2GAINB.
Wmley Hall place, Folsom. lhir
ty aeres, $225.
SAMi Springs, 18 acres, 1 mile
from depot, $ 0.50 per acre. See
Killar, phone 33, Ablta Springs, La.
JuaI-tf
iS9-A bunche of keys, Wednes
day morning, at or near Covington
depot. Finder please return to this
o *. j3-1t
IWANTED-To rent two or three
namarniahed rooms, in private family,
within Walking distance of depot.
A.ply 1 . Y. Z., Box 313, Covington,
La. J3-1t
FOR BSALE-IResidehtce No. l1f1
Twenty-Sixth Avenue; 4 large rooms
large lot, stable, etc. A bargain.
Apply on the premises. j3-1t*
No. 668
ts e a periptiesa prepared espectaiy
hr MALARIA or CHILLS FEVIER.
Ih· or in droes will brealk any case, sad
Suskmm thn as tonic the Fever will neo
nsetrs. It c on the liver better tham
Celemel sad does net drige rlchen. 256
BILIOUS ATTACKS.
When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its fune
ktions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your stom
aeh instead of digesting. This in
lames the stomach and causes nau
sea, vomiting and terrible headache.
Take Chamberlain's Tablets. They
will tone up your liver, clean out
youar stomach and you will soon be ar
well as ever. They only cost a
qnater. Obtainable at City Drug
Store.
EILING-GILRBER~T.
Lest Sunday, May 28, 1916, at his
relmdence, the Rev. Ernest A. Rennie
untted in the holy bonds of wedlock
Lo.aPs . Reoiling Jr., and Joete A.
Olbe.t. The couple are natives of
St. Tammany parish, but at present '
adue ia New Orleans. They are
well known ain Covington, the bride
ihrng attended several sessions ofi
.cholastl.'.' Academy. The cere
was private, the couple having
here to have the nuptial cere
poe'brmed In the home of
ldhod. They left on the
for their home in New
FARIERS DEPARTMENT . c L
TANGIPAHtA PARISB FIGHTS THE n TLE TICK.n.
I returned from a trip through Tangipahoa parish a
few days ago and when I returned here I felt like taking
the stump for the dipping vat, not only for the vat but
to get all the farmerw to dip this summer in order to
get some benefits out oi the dip next winter. I happen
ed to come through Tangiphoa on their dipping day
they dip all over the parish the same day--and very fre
quently I had to leave the road with my car to give the
passing cattle room to go by. Such a dust they made
going down the road-it looked like a cloud. These
cattle looked much better than the average herd does in
St. Tammany, for they have been dipping over .L Tan
gspanoa ior taree seonths, ana in
some places longer. They have a vat
every six miles, and everybody must
dip on the same day. In this way
neighbors can be of service to each
other in taking their cattle to and
from the vat and no one would have
so'much trouble in dipping cattle as
the average man would think.
The farmer or stock man must
know something about the habits of
the tick to appreciate the value of
the arsenical solution in killing the
tick. Many farmers think that be
cause they have been raising cattle
all their lives with ticks on them that
it is an imposition on them to force
them to dip their cattle. This is
erroneous. They stand in their own
light by thinking this way. Many
experiments have been conducted in
different states to calculate the dam
age the tick really did the stock. I
give below some figures that proves
the business.
A steer in Msissippi, near the
Mississippi Experiment Station be
ing covered with ticks, about like
the average steer, was weighed on
August 1J, 1911, and weighed 730
pounds. On this date he was freed
from ticks by dipping, and was dipp
ed regular every twenty days for two
months. He. had been eating the
same feed and had the same range
and attention during these two
months. Upon weighing it was found
the weight had Jumped from 730 to
10(15 pounds, or a gain of 185
pounds. At three cents per pound
gross thas would amount to over
eight dollars gain, which is good, and
and could not have been done while
the parasites were continually suck
ing the life of the animal away a:
fast as he could replenish it.
A dairyman in the nor'hern part
of Tangipahoa parish dipped all hki
cows but six. All had the same at
tention and were milked alike and b3
the same man. After a run of 3(
days it was faund by keeping clost
tab on the edtire herd that the six
that were not dipped were short i.
their money-making qualities to the
extent of $4.65. Think of it! Each
cow falling off every month $4.6.
from the cows dipped. Figure out
how mich you would lose if you had
a hundred heed of cattle in your
herd.
Prepare now to dip, as the law will
go into efedt next year and if you
will start in time much inconveni
ence will be a ved. Write for pam
phlet on Cattle Wick.
OATS AND CRIMSON CLOVER.
Many farmers think oats are not a
paying crop. They think that all
oats are fit for a to fatten a few
rabbits through the winter. This is
a mistake, and if you want to know
how Mr. Morris Lacroix made some
easy money wintering beef cattle ask
him. Hle used pure recleaned oat
seed from 'McGehee, and wintered
cattle, sheep and horses on the oat
field and saved 60 per cent in the
feed bill. Mr. Lacroix found that it
pays to buy good seed oats, for not
having quite enough to plant the
field he bought enough of the com
mon seed sold in stores to finish the
field. This plot took the rust and
did very little, while the pure oats
growing along side did well and
showed no sign of rust and also made
heavier heads. These oats were
planted in the latter part of Seitem
ber. If every farmer would plant
ive or six acres in oats in September
and use this oat field as a calf and
pig pasture we could make money
raising stock. If a young steer is
started off right he will make a fine
beef steer with much less feed in
after life than he will If stunted in
early life. A stunted pig or steer
is worthless in most cases, and to
avoid this a winter pasture should
be provided. No crop is better than
oats for this purpose when you con
sider the cheapness and ease with
F. F. Planche in his oat field.
which oats can be grown.
Crimson clover can be grown wel
also in fall planted oats but the soi
must be in good condition and th
clover seed must be well inoculate
to do anything much. The bacter'i
is furnished in quantities enough to.
an acre free of charge. It any on
is interested in growing oats an
crimson clover write me and I %.
send a bulletin on the comblnati.c
and how the clover seed should b
inoculated.
'Mr. H. E. Ellis has a very fine
patch of oats and crimson- elover
demonstration this spring nea .Cov
ington. They were ne anl .--want
ed to get a photo of the field but the
mower preceded me to the patch and
I did not get a chance to get the
picture.
~0o P&PS . V.VLVIR BNaDs
OBi SOLt BUItINS,
I hrave ha several to ask me the
t diherence between velvet oeans ani
it cow peas in soil improvement, and i.
7 answer their quesuon in tee rignt
h way i am going to give some figures
d here as given oy Dr. 1lodso: o0 the
'e Louisiana Experiment Sitation. l'aTI.
a -igures below give the actual analysis
as found by careful test of both
it crops. The figures, of course, are
based on an acre basis:
eI Unknown Cow Peas.
e In vines, leaves, etc.: .Nitrogen,
67.60; phosphoric acid, 18.32; pot
e ash, 98.01o; lime, 23.tx. In faiuen
it leaves: Nitrogen, ti.11; phosphoric
:e acid, 5.64; potash, 15.04; lime, ti4.;J
Is in roots: Nitrogen, 4.U; phosphorie
n acid, 1.38; potash, 9.21; lime, 2.bio.
Y Total, per acre, nitrogen, 10o.au;
Elphosphoric acid, ao.44; potasa,
1 ia.3; lime, 90.43.
S elvet Beans.
, in vines, leaves, etc.: Nitrogen,
93.56; pnosphoric acid, 19.74; put
e ash, 143.13; lime, il.6t. in zauen
leaves: Nitrogen, 58.17; phosphoric
e acid, 15.89; potash, 33.14; lime,
n 112.95. In roots: Nitrogen, 2.eo;
0 phosphoric acid, .ti5; potash, 40.48;
d lime, 1.85. Totals: Nitrogen,
164.19; pnosphoric acid, 35.35; pot
o ash, 21b.'o; lime, 17T.49.
e Now uring together tue two crops
e and we anA ssat the actual plant loou
o contained in tne two crops is as toi
d IOWa;
. - unknown or Clay Peas: Nitrogen,
5 10a..,; ,puosunoric acid, 25.34; pot
t 4S5, Lt. i.; ame, 90.%3.
vr eivet eans: Nitrogen, 154.19;
d phuspnoric acid, 3a.36; potasa,
e l.io, lime, ire.49.
'I uaai increase in plant food of vel
L vet osan over cow yeas: Nitrogen,
So.ou; phosphoric acid, 10.94; poi`
a a, ao..,; lame, bo.Ue.
I ~v neu toe lariner sees these figures
he w.li naLuraliy want to Know wuas
tney wen in cash money and JUI.
whla aimouUt or extra good the ve,
i vetL can will au over the cow pea i.
= soil buitaiug. Inis is given eiJo.
L and bases on prices of tertilizer oe
fore the war: -
' Nitrogen is figured on the pound
basis and was worth about 30 cents
per pound. Therefore, 2z times
45.69 give $9.14. Phosphoric acid
was worth 5 cents per pound; this
gives 55 cents worth ot phosphoric
u acid. Potash was worth 5 cents per
pound, and this gives $4.69 worth or
~. potash. Add the three sets of fig
ures and we get $14.38 more plant
food per acre by growing velvet beans
than we would get out of cow peas.
The bean vines grow so much ranker
than peas and make so many more
leates that they are enabled to draw
more plant food from both air and
subsoil. This accounts for the high
eramount of plant food found in the
eean analysis.
k When we count the great value of
the bean in wintering cattle and hogs
d we should at once grasp the value
of this crop in the rotation of crops
e on any farm.
Qu tioan sad Answers.
e A. B., Slidell: I grew some grasi.
last year known as Rhodes grass and
e 1 liked it very well. Made hay of
d good quality and plenty of it. Can
a you tell me anything about this grass
I as a hay crop and its feeding value.
e This grass is not recommended by
e the experiment station -as being any
- thing of extra quality. It ranks
t with Timothy in feeding value but
r the trouble Is it does not yield
I enough hay per acre. It is very hard
v to get a stand of the grass from seed
a sowing too, and the grass is not as
e easily cured as Sudan. I think you
1 would get beter results from using
i Sudan than any grass known. Su
r dan can be cut from two to as high
as four times in a season and is very
I easily cured and no trouble is ex
perienced in getting a stand from
seed sowing.
T. H. M., Covington: ,1 am inter
ested in Jap Dodzu. Can you tel.
me any thing about the plant an I
how it should be cultivated and the
nature of the plant, also best methoc
of planting?
This plant is a wonder when con
sidered from all sides. It is a sol
builder and holder at the same time
It can be planted on hill sides an. i
will grow the finest kind, makinL I
good growth in summer and throug I
the winter the roots remain greei. I
and hold the soil together to keel
the soil from leaching. It does no
make its full growth till after theI
third year, but when once well rootei a
it is hard to plow the land after that
The roots fill the soil and make a i
turf dense enough to hold any sand) a
loam soil contact. It also makes t
good pasture for cattle in late fall c
It does not go to seed in this cli
mate and must be propogated by cut 6
tings only. The land can be plowet
and harrowed and a cutting placet
every, ten feet square. The plantt
will later grow and fill in the space
as the vines trail along the grount
and take root similar to Bermudr P
grass. It is not a pest, however a
and belongs to the leguminous famil: I
o,i plants and is therefore a god so. r
builder. I_
F. D., Waldheim: I am interest- e
ed in hog raising and have mucl 2
:rounle with lice. 'I want to asl.
your advice on building a hog diF a
ping vat. What size do you think n
S11h best suit and how should it be b
Sbuillt to give best results? p
I am glad to see one man interest- ij
ed in ridding his hogs from lice, as u
see more lousy hogs in St. Tamman. p
than anywhere else in my trips. N<
hog can fatten and grow as he shoi
when there are several hundred lii .s
flling up on his life's blood every
minute. To sprinkle the hogs with
oil or dip only holds the lice in cheek
and never compeltely rids the hog
as ther mear always ~r.po left on- -
der the ears, legs ana uits to Ct
him upagain. The onlt seieitu l
.rw to i, otld of l. I i tobuild a
vat, as you recommend or wish to do
and that vat should be built as fol
I lows: Take same pattern as regu
1 lar cattle dipping vat and make the
t top ten feet long and seven feet long
) at the bottom. Make it one toot
wide at bottom and two feet wide at
- top. Let the entrance be perpen
dicular and the exit be on an in
Sdcline with cleats Upon which the hogs
a can get out with ease. The vat
e should be deep enough In order that
a the biggest hog can go completely
- under the solution. 1 think foul
- and one half feet will be plenty.
u Cresol or Kreso Dip can be used foi
u the solution, and mix with water in
i the proportion of 1 to 40. The hogs
s should be dipped every twenty dayt
e through the summer and fall, start
ing again in the spring.
a J. H., Florenville: I wish to plant
e some Spanish peanuts. Is this date
too late to plant? How should they
be planted for the best results? I
j, am told that they do not keep weli
. after ripening; that they sprout and
n come up and if hogs are turned in on
them the crop will be lost. Is this
true?
c Spanish peanuts can be planted
any time from May 1st to July 15th.
They will do better planted in June,
,, however, than any other time. They
produce all their nuts close around
the base of the vine never spreading
I out like the Virginia runner. The
L- land should be fiat broken and har
n rowed and rows laid off 3 feet apart
c with 7 inch corn shovel. Two hun
dred pounds of bone meal should be
-put in this furrow per acre and cov
ered with cultivator or small sweep.
, This ridge can be opened and seed
. planted in this furrow and left on the
level, Just as plants are showing
s above ground run aide harrow or cul
tivator over and cover plants, grass
. weeds and all This will save much
hoeing afterwards. The Virginia
1, growers use this plan most altogether
- and have success growing, the crop.
The nuts will sprout when ripe in
rainy weather. Hogs should be turn
2, ed to avoid loss.
A. ,H., Mandeville: I see so much
about using lime on sour soil and for
special truck' d.lid.' Why could we
not crush shells into powder and use
this dust as a source of lime in this
parish?
I sent two samples of shells to
the state chemist for analysis and to
my surprise the samples went around
94 per cent calcium carbonate, which
is higher than the so-called agricul
tural lime. I do not know, how
d ever,. just how much of this 94 per
cent would be4ma.a.i.tely available.
; I do not know o, 7.y test where re
a portal have been made upon this pro
s duct,' but I am going to send in £
c hundred poundVr and have* them
r crushed and try ý small experiment
I myself and see what they will do. It
is one thing for an article to contain
plant food and quite another for tha'
plant food to be in-aech condition for
plants to use it. This question is
,r well worth looking into futrher as
e St. Tammany parish has plenty of
shells.
H. F., Madisonville: I am troubl
ed very much in my garden with nut
grass. Is there any remedy or way
to get rid of this pest?
Coco or nut grass does not do the
e land much harm but it certainly
8 does put a lot of extra work on .the
fellow to keep it from taking the.
growing crops entirely. By losing
the use of your land for one full sea
son you can kill the grass by spray
d tg th a strong salt solution.: Dis
sblve.as much common salt in water
as the water will hold and spray
1 ground every time grass gets up big
a enough. The brine will kill the tot
and Qnally late in the fall the nuts
I sour and rot from lack of food dur
ing the season. Another way to kill
it is to plant peas-or velvet beans on
the land in summer and keep ground
I well shaded. Oats or clover can be
grown in winter. Keep something
I growing to shade the ground in win
ter and summer if salt method is not
used.
W. H., Onvil: I am Interested l
ILespedeza. When should this crop
be planted and what is considered
fair yield per acre. Is itgut in fall
or summer, and in what stage must
the plants be when cat?
Lespedesa is considered the alfalfa
of the South and ranks with alfalfa
hay in feed nutrition. One cutting
is all that can be cat ordinarily in a
season. The best way to grow it
is to plant oats in October on land
where you wish 4. grow I.espedesa
and in late February or 1March sow
Lespedeza seed broadcast in oats.
They will not need any covering a'
the first shower of rain will. sprout
the seed. The oi;ts can hbe cut when
ready and later in summner the Les
pedeza makes its growth. It can be
cut any time in October, and as we
3eldom have much rain in this month
no trouble will be experienced in
saving the hay. I have seen it cut
down in the morning and hauled in
in the afternoon. 'It cares quickly
and is easily handled. Frpm one to
two and one-half tons is about what
can be expected from an acre.
8TATE PAIR PREMIIUM IAST FOl
GIRL'S CANNING CILUB.
(By Miss Martha Wfllams)
Every parish contesting must fur
nish at the State lWatir an exhibit con
sisting of ten best Daily Record
Books with ten best Booklets, a full
report of the parish suabmitted by the
parish agent in charge on a blank
furnished by the State Agent, and an.
exhibit of six cans of tomatoes, No.
22; six cans of string beans, No. 2.
Twelve cans (six cans of tomatoes
and six cans of beans) shall be do
nated for an insurance fund against
breakage and not returned to the
parish. The exhibits competing for
individual prlses can not be included
with exhibit contseting for parish
prises.
Tomatoes, (tikanes) '1 quart
Soup mixture, 12 oance Jar.
String beans, 1 quart jar.
Beets, 1 quart jar.
Peaches, 1 quart jar.
Corn, 1 quart jet.
Fish, 15 ounce lar.
CSataup, C.C. bottle. -
Jelly, C. C. coAtular.
'WOET TIW IBT."
The world always has been divided intowo classes-those who have sav
ed and those who have ipent-the'thr.ft d the extravagant.
"GET THE HABIT" is a slang p lihr, but it is excellent advice wbhen
applied to the habit of "saving."
Our advice to those who have a desirt to get a start in the world is-to
have a "savings" account'and to "get the habit" of depositing regularly a
part'of your earnmgs.
Our savings department pays 4 per cen tsemi-annually.
ST. TAMMANY- BANK & TRUST CO.
Branch at MANDEVILLF, LA. - COVINGTON, LOUISIANA
Pears, 1 quart jar.
blackberries, 1 quart Jar.
Okra, 1 quart Jar..
Dixie Relish, 12 ounce Jar.
'Peas, 1 quart Jar.
Butter Beans, 1 quart Jar.
Number of jars of each product to
be determined later.
Score for Judging Parish Exhibit.
Parish Exhibit, 40 per cent.
Parish summary as results (as
shown in agents reports and mem
bers booklets), 40 per cent.
Per cent of members reporting, 10
per cent.
Individual Entries.
Each girl contesting for a prize
must have cultivated a tenth acre
garden according to instructions.
Each entry must consist of: 1, ex
hibit; 2, daily record book; 3, book
'lets.
Only the best exhibit from each
parish shall be entered in any class.
Each exhibit will be limited to the
number and size of Jais specified.
The "4-H Brand" labeled with name
and address of exhibitors is requir
ed on every jar.. All specimens must
be put up by recipes furnished in
bulletins to club members.
KING BEE BUZZINGS.
ita smokeo it a
chew KING .:t 'h
mr -
bestoba:c -·co
better thanNe wOr ans
cooking. it is N rli tobacco..
Itis that New.O~" of
curing and bIendin that 'gives
King 'Bee
The Mildk e .FrneCut
Smoking. _ChewinTbacco
{MaMderina
Sdean factorj
"I ' b men who
have known
how for years
and iears
.I W. L I PY---anc ii
Score fore Jd" .
Daily record books, 20 jr cent.
History (booklets), '20per cent.
•Business management ( eld, prof
its, cost), 30 per cent.
Exhibit, 30 per cent.
Class 1.,-Tmasato 1$ ucts.
(For first year -girulnly.)
Canned tomatoes, 1 quart jar.
Tomato puree, 13 ounce jar.
Catsup, 1 bottle.
Green tomato pickle, 12 ounce jar.
Tomatoes, No. 2 can.
Tomato paste, 12 ounce Jar.
Class -.dvianed Peducts.
(For second and third year girls.)
Soup mixture, 12 ounce Jar.
IsCatsup, 10 ohno e bttle, -
Beans, 1 quart jar.
Peaches, I quart Jar.
Class -Pepper Exhibits.
(Open to pepper demonstrators only)
No. 1 can peppers (fala)..
Dixie relish, 12 ounce' ar.
B. 8. Chutney, 12 ounce jar.
Peppers, 4 ounce Jar.
Class 4-P rem s.
(Open to all.) -
Fig preserves, 12 ouncf jar.
Watermelon, 12 ounce jar.
S.ecia Preime Prmrrodu
Strawberry, 12 ounce Jar.
Peach, 12 ounce Jar.
Ginger Pear, 12 ounce iar.
aOlssm --Jelly RU t.
(Open to all except Arst year girls.)
'Mayhaw Jelly, C. C. container.
Cla. eu--s ls.
(Open to all.)
Class 7-4peelal Packags.
(Open to all.)
Attractive baskets or other eoa
tainers with six or four 4-oune amze,
attractively arranged. Package must
be suitable for shlpping by parqal
post.
Class &--B Uak .
(Open only to Short Course btls.
1s11.) "
One pound of butter.
(Open to all)
F.rst year girls, cap and apr ' os :"°'
without emblem.
Second year girls, dress, speb ,-..
cap. Emblem on esp.
Third year, dress, apron, esp.
Emblems complete.