St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-07-25
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III 3 TANlfANY.
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II h . matter Of satisfaction that
those immigrants recently brought to
the port Of New Orleans BY the French
steamship Dupuy de Lone are of very
desirable class of farmers and artisans,
mostly all from France, who have been
inAueaced to come to the United States
and to Louisiana by relatives settled
here, who are prosperous and success
full in their various trades and avoca-
tons.
The essential features to attract immi.
grants of tho better sort to any given
town or locality must be, first, . salu-
hriOus climate, then the belief that
they viii ilnd there IN open tleld and fair
opportunities through which they may
make . support for themselves and their
families. with the added hope Of being
able to accumulate surplus beyond the
the every day necessities. This is the
class OF immigrants which benefit and
Improve the native population among
which they settle, and from whom they
derive In turn that spirit of honest indie.
pendsnce, characteristic of the rural
population scattered throughout ill the
various States.
The European farmer, peasant and ar.
tisan, who will break away from those
natural ties which bind . man to his
birthplace, must realize that his ener.
gles and capacities can be utilized to
better advantage elsewhere and must
be endowed with . certaian courage
and ambition when he determines to
take passage ON an immigrant ship to
seek his fortune In distant lant. II,
therefore, upon reaching his destina.
ti0n he finds . salubriOus climate, .
friendly and cOugenial population, .
fertile soil, ample room for the expan.
sion or his energies and fair remuner.
alton for his toll, . spirit Of hopeful
content will be evoked, and . courage
euf1cient to cope with the difficulties
of tho workingman's life will naturally
enSuo.
What Is lacking In the native born
American, the rude Inhabitants of those
broad stretches of heslthful pine forest
lands, which cover . large portion Of
tie Southern States, and which are ad.
mirably adapted in every respect to the
immigrant, is that ambition which .
contact with others alone can awaken
through the comparison thus forcibly
drawn between his primitive knowledge
and the more extensive learn ng Of 9th.
ers, Of possessions and superiority OF
thOee owned by the new conner. The
isolation Of the backwO0dsman keeps
him ign0rantly contented with what h.
has, usually the reproduction Of what
his fathers had before him. But give
him - close nelghb0r, . German or .
French peasant, who has brought with
him from over seas different ideas and
. more varied knowledge, adduced by
the daily friction Of pOpulOus centre.
and also those frugal habits, born of
the extreme poverty Of those of his or
der In Europe, and the American will
gain valuable Information and ain.
hilton, while at the same time the
European will imbib, that fearless
spirit Of independence and that appre-
citation Of personal worth, which the
freedom of life under our form Of gov
eminent has rendered universal.
No better location for immigrants can
he found In the world over than in the
pine land region OF the parish OF st.
Tammany. The East Louisiana Rail-
road joins Il BY few hours ride to the
City Of New Orleans, and thus gives
the farmer living there . rapid outlet
for his crops, whatever they might be.
The climate Of this portion OF the State
of Louisiana In hevond compare for
health. The country Is slightly rolling,
and Is intsrsected by streams and
springs of mineral water, which In
part account for the extreme salubrity
Of that whole region.
Up to this date, the farming which
has been carried on throughout this
parish and the adjoining Ones-all
equally advantage0us-has not been
scientific, but desultOry, and accOrtiin.
faulty and irrational, but the results OBJ
tanned have nevertheless surpassed all
expectations. The diversity OF crops
attempted, both In grain and In frnits
and always with profit, Is most astonish-
ing. The farmers and cnltivatOrs Local
ted there are mostly German and French
immigrants, totally ignorant Of the Inn
proved methods Of agriculture, but who
have grown into prosperous and we'll
to-d0 land owners through their c0ur-
sgeous exertions, and owing to the
good soil, easy growth Of their crops ut
grain and fruit, and also to the good
market opened to them for their pro-
ducts.
The infinite resources OF the parish at
st. Tammany have rot yet been appre.
ciated by outsiders, nor have thew be-
gun to be utilized, except specifically.
Il has been ascertained-and this by
the most crude methods Of culture, -that
cane, rice, cotton. corn and fodder. are
crops which can be grown there with .
Ing light, the cultivation Of cana there
requires 0ne.tenth Of the amount OF Ia.
Dor and number Of hands requisite on
the heavy rich alluvial lands bordering
the Mississippi. The use Of . mOder-
ate amount of fertilizers will produce
admirable results without detracting
from the farmers profit.
For the culture Of rice, the slight de-
pressi0ns between the low hills or ridges
forms . natural basis in which the rain
waters can be stored by means Of small
levees sufficiently long to retain there an
adequate moisture through which the
rice win grow, fructify, al and mellow.
thus producing the most perfect seed
rice sold on this market. For weight,
size and brilliancy Of enamellng, the
nesA rsre Urnwm IN the nar3sh Of 81
Tsmmany Il perfect.
Some Japanese fodder, lately grown
BY q French farmer, commanded the
highest Drice ON the market.
As fruit growing section ST. Tam
manv II still more remarkable. 1t
would require but . moderate amount
Of capital, energy and knowledge to
raise there grapes In competition with
California, and to manufacture wine
equal to any. Being In close proximity