St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-20
SECOND WARD ITEMS.

O0OONO WAU4 AxH00.
i TcHxsUNcfA RIvER,
Sept. 3, 1890.
EDET0R ST.. TAl1GAMY FARHR1:
Mr.. Paul vergsr, the ssBill Nye'
Of the ward, has been seriously III
but was convalescing ct last &C
counts.
Miss Jennie Rogers, daughter o
Mr.. Henry Rogers, Wa married {,
, Mr.. Oliver Myers, of Bogue Chitto
on Thursday, the 5th inst, BY FL
der D. b. Boothe.
The colored element held
church meeting lately on the Gov
ingtOn road, near the ford Of So
vannah branch. The purpose o
the meeting was to raise funds To-
the erection Ut . church somewher,
in that neighborhood. The amour,
collected viii be sufficient to pur.
chase the sooner stone.''
DR.. Wunderlich and family, Of
New Orleans. have been visiting old
friends and acquaintances In this
neighbOrhood.
In our progressive age, farming,
to be remunerative, must be car.
ried on according to scientific prin-
ciples. Tools, seeds and fertilizer
adapted to the different soils must
be selected. The use Of imple-
ments doing the best work In the
shortest space Of time are OF para
mount importance. A knowledge
Of chemistry, 90 - to analyze the
the different soils, to bring them
no to the required standard Of fer
tility and production, by the judi
ci0us use Of fertilizers and the
method Of compromising the same
in the right proportion, IL essential.
Our farmer par excellence In this
section IA
no. Z. MUNscH,
w:lo, with the limited means 1t HE
command, strives to farm strictly
on . scientific basis. Endowed
with sound judgment, he b the type
OF the progressive and prosperous
farmer. Everything on his farm IL
always ''ready Tor inspection -
even the animals ON the place seem
to be imbued with th. military
spirit Of their owner.
A blacksmith shop, carpenter
shop and tool house. 24x30 feet, on
the premises, contains supplies and
tools that any mechanic, whether
blacksmith, carpenter or wheel
wright, would be proud to possess.
The different farming implements
are hung up or stored with symme-
try. Every tool. after being used
on the farm, Is cleaned and exam
ined with care and returned to its
place.
To give your readers an idea Of
The principal implements used in
the tillage Of this small farm,
barely % acres thereof being under
cultivation, I took . superficial in
Of the same, - follows:
? Tiny Tim plows, 6-inch, steel.
2 Pony plows, 7-inch, steel.
2 B. q. plows, 8-inch. steel.
Old style new ground pillow.
I Advance double-moulded blow.
finch.
2 Double shovel plows.
2 Double turn plows.
l Harris improved Dow-Law seed
md cotton planter. |,
I Combined drill, wheel hoe, cul.
ivat0r and pillow.
Can the above Avery's make.) |,
I Murfee sub-soil pillow.
e. Brinley combination pillow.
5 Avery Cultivators.
5 Side harrows.
2 A harrows.
Combination harrow.
In addition TO the above Mr..
[unsch has also . quantity Of pillow
:ocks, plows, harrows, etc., Of his
IN manufacture. I
The farm l. divided - follows: B
Cotton-Twelve acres, peter q
ms, Welborn's Pet and Truths \
nproved.)
Grapes-Two acres. concord, y
erbemont, NortOn's Virginia, p
ynthiana and Delaware.) Ia
Corn-Ten acres.
Cane-Two acres. =
Sweet P0tatoes-One acre.
acknowledgements Of N
re. II
The proceeds Of one months gar
ming, from the Sd Of July to the Ii
Of August, brought Mr.. Munsoh q
9 handsome amount Of SIS. e,
I would suggest that - ne Of our Q,
rmer friends provide themselves ia
tn Jeff. Welborn's pamphlet, p
low to Plant Corn and Cotton" p
Z. We:5orn Il q well-to-dO farmer q,
New Boston, Texas, and an &C. te
authority on agricul- t.
raj topics. GAlxA. q
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