St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-06

our neighbors and all could eat
and gave the hogs fine chance.
August 22-Early in tho morn.
ing we start in for mess, and then
to come home; and the battle be-
tween st. Tammany and the bar
iish was warmly contested, but
your humble representative, as
usual, bore off the iaurels, but not
easily, and had they had the same
bob the resultno doubt would have
been different, for sixty years of
hardship tells on us; we have the
will, but not the endurance to hold
out. Nevertheless, some of the
younger ones fell by the wayside.
At IL O'Clock we came out, and af-
ter fine bath and dry clothes (for
we had "been a fishing") and on
our table was just such a dinner as
would have brought the blush to
those epicures who think they are
lnvlnclble. Just think of those fine
bar.fsh, fixed up better to the taste
than any description that l can
give, with, as Ball says, 'slemon
gravy" Well. something like half
a bushel disappeared, with only four
to eat. Botl bottles of snake medi-
cine were taken, us preventive,
and right well it served it's mis-
sion. At 3 o'clock we started for
home. and arrived at dark, Fall
Q. H." with large basket of fish,
with 70 pounds of ice on them, un-
til the next morning, when we APP
propriated them, together with
many other delicacies from the
magnificent farmland it managed
by piney-woods boy from our
country, and near relative of your
correspondent.
By the way, 1 will give you some
OF the details of this farm, which is
known as the Experiment Planta-
ton, near Alexandria, La. 1t con.
sists of 5000 acres of land, 1000 on
the cast side of Red River, and
$500 on the west side. The crops
are corn, peas, cotton, and two hay
farms. There are two steam hay
presses, which turn ont 400 bales
each per day, tied with wire. This
hay business is the best of any Il
have seen SO far. The steam hay
presses. the large hay houses, and
the facilities for pressing are SO
simple and yet substantial and neat
in execution. One mans business
was to pack off the bales and pile
them, which kept him very busy.
Al the high water was much in the
way, all the land could not be
planted-only 1900 in cotton, from
which they only expect to get half ii ,
crop. or about 1000 bales. He has
Just completed line steam gin.
with capacity of 80 bales day.
This place works 100 mules. He is
also raising mules, horses and fine
cattle. The fine pasturase makes
fine cattle, and you bet / am "roll-
ing in clover" Such fine, sweet
utter, and oh! you know my weak
hess foG buttermilk, and here the
hogs got it, till l arrived, and l
reckon the hogs wish would leave.
This place has the wrong name
it is no "experiment"-but with
niue host to manage the farm,
with the lady members to take
charge of the household duties,
t is most complete in all its work
ngs. The table cannot be SUR
passed for variety and excellence,
most of which is raised on the
arm. With large force of polite
negroes ut his command, who have
been with him for years; with a
cry healthy family, all happy, and
Who take delight in making all
tround them feel happy and COM
ortable; being surrounded with so
many comforts, l see no reason
Why they should not be prosperous
nd happy to their hearts content.
August 24-At II NJ. we start
festward to Sweetwater, near the
inc of New Mexico and the Indian
'erritory. Bridges has been lit
lie sick, but he is well now; SO is ,
Walter B., and l am plumb full of ,
and in that condition ,
on all know how good a fellow .
,els. More anon.