St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-13

full field of cotton. nearly oil open;
it shows tho effects Of the long
drouth, however, and there is some
appearance rust.
Gladewater-not much Of . place
and no water. The small streams
have large swamps here. vita banks
from so to 70 feet high. The water
10 ell dried up.
Terrell is a large town, with
large, well-filled stores. It is .
good business place. The peaches
here are large. Of fine flavor. and
red like gals cheeks" etc.
Forney station-here We fni
black prairie land. It has . blue
black appearance; and such corn
fields this is 1877 miles out in Texas,
and the farms are the best / have yet
seen. The land is all prairie. and
is cultivated rs far as you can see.
and dotted with the largest piles Of
hay-well. as big Is . meeting
house. The stock, both cattle and
horses, are of the finest breeds.
At dark we reached Sandy
Greek, and "a had no sleep the
night before, / took . sleeper, at
81, but only got about IS cents
worth Of sleep. Just before I re-
tired we crossed q deep, precipit-
Gus. dreary looking canyon, filled
with the debris of some unfortu-
mates. We experienced q feeling
of the most terrible, breathless sus-
pense. The timbers were screak-
| ing, pop and bang, almost CRUSH
ing; one side lowering, up we
go, and the other has its turn
at harrows. I instinctively thought
Of Covington, and Of some things I
might have left undone. Not q
word or whisper could be heard,
and some of the most timid turned
their eyes heavenward. The next
! moment the bell tapped, and of
We went. on terra frn.a once more.
and we know of one poor soul who
felt . relief not easily expressed.
We then went to bed, aud at day
light we were reused up and in
formed that we had slept our 81
worth. Such an idea. Here on
the road you sleep BY the mile
Not so in our country. is it (Sta-
ples?)
In q short time We arrived =,
Sweetwater, a large business place
principally in cattle and wool.
Here we hired q team, and started
out for our st. Tsmmany boy Man
Springs ranch. Having a spirited
team, the 20 odd miles were soon
behind us, and here we are at home
at Mans for he makes you feel
Just that way. He has such nice
little family, comfortably fixed up
and in the near future we can see in
HIM q "Man" of wealth. There il
no whisky or tobacco on his place
While we write, just outside the
yard . three-year old steer is STAN
ing, that will pull down his 1OOt
pounds. Very little farming is done
here. It is all stock raising. These
three-year- Odds all cost, at the pen
$50; when driven to the railroad
they bring $35. Jack rabbits
, about the size Of q 8 or 4 months
old deer. are plentiful. The onl!
: nuisance here is q little red dog
} as large as a fox squirrel. The.
will bark at You as you pass them
! but no bark till he gets to his hole
| in the ground. They are every
I where-all over the whole country
: I have shot several of them.
, On Wednesday morning. tn,
? 9th, we started out to take . lool
at the country. Here are the fines
: cattle / ever beheld; aud were l h
. tell you the size and weight Of tn
! different ages. I would be put dow
: ~ . notorious lawyer. The val
leys are covered with mesquit'
bushes, about ten feet high. The,
, bear bean about eight inches long
, resembling the COW pea. and th'
3 bushes are far enough apart TO rid
: between them. The largest one
. are used for fencing-either wir'
or hedge. The grass is nearly al
!, mesquite. It is from three to 81,
. inches high, has . fine leaf. and i
Q very nutritious It takes but littl
to satisfy an animal, a. it is seldom
Q indeed you find them feeding
: Horses are raised here in larg
? numbers. and none of those tack,
D animals called Texas ponies, for to
: day I saw some two-year-old colt
: that I would be glad to get at HON
: ct 500. It seldom rains here, an
stranger still, no dew falls at night
. and such . country for melons j
. hard to beat; also for sweet pots
Q taos, or anything. in fact, that ha
|, vines. We are ut an elevation G
i. 17()O fact above tina level IF thu aos