St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-04-28
Col. Selph's Clam Ranch.

Col. Selph's Clam Ranch.
1t was always understood thai
Colorel Dudley Selph, president Of
the state division T. p. A., had "a
innermost thought when he sought
the seclusion Of Tcheiuncta river
and establ,s he'd himself there. The
purpose has leaked out. He is 60.
ing into the clam business. When
he was an inhabitant OF this town
it was his custom when in from Z
trip to hold forth at the saloon
where they dispense little neck clam
and to adorn his interior with them
to : sufficiency. He found that his
expense on the road was nothing
compared with that cotton rid Of .,
the clam shop. But then it is best
to tell the story as he does, and
here it ia:
Saw myself going broke feeding
on little neck CLANS. It occurred
to me IL those CLANS had no neck u
all and more body, it wouldn't
take SO many to satisfy = fellow.
Happened to 60 over on the Camelis
one day and when sue grounded .,
the mouth of Tchesuncta river 1 was
suddenly stricken with . clam appe.
tite. Told the captain Of it and be
suggested that I step overheard
aud feel around with my toes; il
I struck something with \ she'll on,
it was . clam; to dig it up. l got
overheard and sure enough, there
we're the CLANS. I thought the lit
tie necks were small game, but those
were the smallest ever. Anyhow l
got square meal. Presently the
boat got of. and up tue river piece
I saw the place I was looking for.
That is the spot you know ~
SeIphia how. But getting back to
the clans: Right back Of my house
Is the marsh, letting in from lake
Pontchartrain. I had . good-sized
pond dug and then worked . ditch
leading to the lake. Took . week
off one time and got some boys to
60 out to the ditch With me and
chase parcel OF CLAIMS into the
pond. Once in the pond. the next
step was to cultivate them. We
lined the pond with oyster shells,
rock salt and white eand Tor the
clans to feed on. In = month or 90
they were ripe and We pulled few
OF them on trial. My boy, the lit
tie necks were never in il from that
day. Those cultivated fellows Of
mine had no necks at all; they were
all body end Is succulent - the
finest Bayou Cook oyster ever land.
ed. And they are perfectly tame.
When I have a party Of friends over
We 20 ont with some crushed oyster
SHELLS and . handful OF rock salt.
The CLANS come up and eat it out
Of our hands. The next morning
We had clam chowder, clam bouillon
and clam anything we like. There
is nothing like knowing what you
want and then going out and get
ting it.
NOT ONLY CLANS
Colonel bud. Selph makes issue
with the man who speaks dispsrag-
ingly of HE educated CLAIMS. He
says: "Far be 1t from my purpose
to say Of my reckless bivalvular
shel!fish other than what is proverbial
scripture. True, / have trouble
with my CLANS when they are teeth
ing, but that is because they can't
talk, have to make signs. Colonel
Ben Cason would give much to have
my clam ranch connected with his
cat farm they would serve for fine
cat food. The felines fed on pom.
panos, Spanish mackerel and she'll
fish secure . fur with a peculiar gloss
and brilliancy. I am cure Colonel
CasOn would think we'll OF Cat-y de
Clam. But then l am not so many
on CLANS as on tarrapin. tide-water
tortoise. And then I have on my
farm gophcrs, coolers, florida chick
ems, and the celebrated diamond
back variety They are drilled
and disciplined by the bugle and har-
poon. My turtles are branded 5.
5. S. S. That stands for Sells
Soft Shell Soupers
''Don't you know some OF our
red necks' or hill billies' use tar
rapins for pocket change, and tLa:
Is Why mine are branded. They
are the greatest turtles ever. When
We want soup Ill We have to do is
to place pot hung from . tripod
in the back yard, light the Ere, and
along comes one OF them and walks
into The pot. Pshaw, it's easy" =
Picay nne.
Next Thursday the Democratic
State Central Committee will meet
IN New Orleans and name delegates
to the National Convention.
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