St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-01-04
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.

St. Tammany Parish is located
twenty-five miles north of New Or
leans. Covington, the County site,
is ten miles further north, in the
interior, and is delightfully."- located
on the poguc Falia.
Immigrants, z
with small amount OF capital and a
fair supply Of industry and per-
severance. cannot possibly do bet
ter than locate in our parish. The
climate is as fine as any in the world.
Tie winters are generally mild, and
snow rarely falls. Spring opens
early in February, with blossoms on
the peach and ounce trees, and
vegetation comes rapidly forward.
The heat of summer is moderate,
and the unfalling breezcs Of the even
ing refresh man and beast after the
labors Of the day.
The Soil
is very productive, and admirably
adapted for raising sugar cane, cot
tor. oats, corn. rice: peanuts, etc.
The vine is Indigenous, and yearly
bears harvest Of delicious fruit.
Oranges, pears, peaches, plnms,
figs and pecans thrive well.
Cattle and Sheep
GRACE upon our pine lands through
out the year and seldom are fed in
winter, thus making st. rammany
the stock growers home. Farm
ing and stock lands can be plr-
chased at rates varying from 81 10
IS per acre, and Government lanos
to actual settlers.
Water Power.
There Is an abundance of water
power, already improved, inviting
the attention of manufacturers.
We have no doubt y small factory,
suci, as already abound in Alabama
and Georgia, tor tue purpose Of
converting our cotton crop into
yarn, would prove a paying invest
ment $50 +
Fire Clay
is found II abundance. as well as
clays suitable for pottery ware of the
very fines: texture, purely white aud
free from sand or grit. Persons
having ~ pruc'ica! -knowIedge Of
such business would eorn realize
a fortune IN manufacturing and
shipping sucl. wares to the New
Orleans market.
Manufacturers Ut Glass.
sand suitable for the manufac.
ture Of glass is also abundant all
along the banks OF the Bogue Falia,
above the town of Covington. 1t
has been practically tested 10y Pitts.
burg manufacturers, and found to
contain all the necessary properties
to produce The finest glassware.
Reasons Why You Should Locate In
St. rammany Parish.
I. 1t is healthy; not subject la
opidemics has the lowest dea'i'
rate IN tile State 6 t" l000): mere
old people to the population thai"
elsewhere seven-tcnths population
whites. Northern people aIm"s:
| invariably gain increased vigor. re-
cover from catarrl. are relieved ri
4 kidney diseases. II l,clp> rI'euua-
1 tism aud strengthens thu lungs. \
radical change like This will add
ten wears to the average life.
/ 2. Good rainfall: evenly dis
tributed. So to 60 inches annually,
3. The evencst, best climate in
the United States.
4. Prairie aud timber in hes
proportion. Good clay soil Will
hard pau suh-soil. Good ws'er II
to &c feet through clay. n.
|s,ones. stumrs or oiher distinctions
We'll covered will, an excell.n
sod OF medium quality winch car
b, replaced with Bermuda ant
Lesri,lesa Japan c!oyer), hes
grasses k.nnwl'.
| 5. Crops are ntp,e valuable here
Louisiana; grows an q" average. ~
census, $40 per acr. I" the Moth
,ern states Sd. sugar cane vlcl'1'
20 tons per ACRE, each Ion as sai.'
al,l. as Wild hay nor'l Welding "pl,,
Ia tors average. Rice is grown o'
new sod before rott,ng, and Weld;
10 barrels per acre, valued ut :;