St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-07
GIANT MODELDAIRYTO
BE ESTABLISHED.
Splendid Ste Secured in
st. Tammany Parish.

Splendid Ste Secured in
st. Tammany Parish,
The disclosures made by The
Times-Democrat as to the insani.
tary conditions of the majority OF
local dairies have begun to bear
fruit. Aside from tue passage OF :
reform milk ordinance, hedged
about with such regulations as ex-
pericnce has proved essential, and
10 addition to the partia! work Of
cleaning up. some of the diaries and
the prosecution OF the violators OF
the law, the campaign in the interest
OF the health Of New Orleans has
led to the selection OF . site for .
model dairy within easy reach of
the city.
The Times Democrat yesterday
published the fact that the contract
for the land necessary had been
chosen. To-day it is able to give
some further details of the consem-
plated step to the improvement: Of
local conditions.
The land purchased lies in St.
Tammany parish. is II, 900 acres in
area, and was bought by Col. j.
W. Sickle, acting for himself and .
number OF associates. Col. Sickle
is from Huntsville, Ala, and is .
man OF means. The parties At in
terest with bin are possessed Of
wealth and have been identified With
dairles in Kansas City and at other
sanitary points. Thep are gentle.
men fully to up the requirements Of
the project. and are bent on con.
structing such an establishment rs
will vie with the best institution in
the country. When it is understood
that the initial steps will require
the expenditure OF fully 5000
some idea Of the magnitude OF the
undertaking will be had.
That part Of St. Tammany Parish
wherein lies the purchased land is
distant forty-five miles from New
Orleans, and lies along the Eas1
Louisiana Railroad. 1t is in what il
know as the "Ozone- Belt" 81
that section, locality which, &C
coreing to reports Of the United
States, is blessed with exceptionally
fine natural advantages as healtl
quarter. Water Of the purest klnt
is found in abundance, and the graz
ing is good. The soil, at present, is
virgin one, anc its product Of grass
will he improved after the cattle ar
permitted to Craze there for slime
The cattle which will be used a
the outset will number about 500
and, while not blooded stock, vii
be we'll bred, and are to be selected
from Mississippi and Alabama
points where the COWS have had op
portnnity to become thoroughly &C
climated. From the very outse
the initial plant will have capacit!
Of from 500 to 1000 gallons Of mill
daily, and tue broad stretch Of graz
ing lands in the tract will permit o
the ready housing Of several time
500 head OF cattle.
All the arrangements for the worl
have been made by Col. Sickle
and work will be at once commenced
on the required buildings. Arrange
ments have been made with th
East Louisiana road to run speeds
milk trains morning and everinI
from the dairies 10 the city. Thcs
trains will be equipped with re
frigerator cars so that the milk, af
ter being serated at the point o
production. may be brought to til
city at a temperature Of about A
degrees. Arriving here, the mill
will be hurried to the central mill
depot, where an ice plant will furnisI
the necessary cooling temperature 4
preseve the milk.
/ Bat the principal point Of TIL
handling of the product will be di
rectly at the dairy. There none bu
tue latest methods will he followed
and every precaution that medics
science and up-to-date dairy expeir
ence has shown 10 be necessar,
or contributory to best results vii
will be taken.
The bulk Of the milk will be handled
by the large Company which vii
be at once formed. The manager
will be experienced sanitary dairy
mcu. In addition to these, however
the projectors will bring to St. Tam
many parish q number of German
dairymen from Western States
These will he given contracts unde
which their product will be handled
The management Of their establish
ments will be in strict cOnfOr nit