St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-05-11
Eighth Ward Comment

Through woodland hooks she there the while
/ Makes fern and fiow'ret stray,
And these the willing thoughts beguile,
With secrets sweet Of May. =
] In this section garden truck and
sweet potatoes are the main crops
/ this season. Some attention Is also
! given TO walermelons. The season
previous to spring was mild and
dry, hence farming operations are
we'll advanced.
| Irish potatoes are being dug as
required aud the quality and YIELD
is very good.
Tomato bushes are fourishing
and are now setting fruit. Straw
berries were not productive but
may bear better this month On
the whole the outlook for farmers
Is very encouraging.
Rev. Mr.. Williams. of Alabama,
q student preacher was a visitor TO
the family Of tlr.EA. Provost re
Gently. Perhaps e'more anon.''
/ An Item in the FARMER states
that last week Covlngton ex-
perienced a rainfall Of five inches.
The record down here is better than
! that or worse. Why ia Two days
| the rainfall was Two mles-the
rain fell from the clouds to the
ground and ISM that two miles:
A term Of puol,c school is under
way on the Ridge, the first in some
years, with Mrs. Weld as teacher.
Where are you going my pretty maid"
I'm going a schooling sir" she said
For study's best while I am young,
Is best for heart ana mind and tongue
She eortesied while | let her pass,
Some how | liked the little lass
Seven large incubators running
full time with over thousand
chicks Matched out so far is the
record that Mr.. John Downeg has
made to date. And the chicks are
doing we'll. It's most like magic,
eggs gong in, chicks coming out.
The mum bers and bnzz is something
like that Of a Bryan Democratic
convention. waiting fer the com
mitlee on credentials to report
Riding on . railroad train the
average man teeIs very much fiat
tered when the baby belonging to |
a pretty young mother IN the next
seat, COOS and makes friends with /
him.
Some men are like the changing
chameleon. They can be optlmis
tic and cheerful outside with their
friends, but Al home they preach
hard tunes iii they give their poor
wife a sick headache.
Rich Andrew Carnegie seems
mighty willing to give away his
vast millions TO libraries, colleges,
hospitals and everything that is
'spro bono pnbllco.1 Well An
drew, il you had commenced to
give away. when you started ont,
yen wouldn't have had so much
now, would you?
Mr.. George Holly has neatly
kept field in cultivation and raises
vegetable product for local market.
He boards With the Downey,s be
cause as yet there is only one room
IN his farm house a SKY paFlor
The orange tree IL gradually
coming back INTO this section, a re-
gion that once produced the finest
OF native oranges, That was be
fore the advent Of 50 many ex-
trenely cold winters thai within
the past generation have killed out
nearly all the trees, The last few
years having been free from ex- |
IRENE freezes many trees have |
grown up and are now bearing. |
These 4rees we're frelghted with |
blossoms this spring ard though |
all will NOT mature there IS every
promise Of a good crop Of oranges
III the fall, and they will be large, |
juicy aud sweet, just like those
that used to grow on this sandy
soil.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. b. Garrison
and ilttle Zelma McManes, of
Audubon, La, spent Two days here
with relatives during last month.
The Wedding chronicled IN the
FARMER last week was of pointed
interest and speaks we'll for enter
prislng st. Tammany Parish, where
people live long and marry early.
As related the ceremony vas per
formed by Judge Deprlest, who
united in wedlock George Sharp
and widow Parker. The novelty
Of the situation was the "a years
of UNCLE Sharp and the 60 years of
the widow, both Of whom are nice
people in their community Con.
CALCULATIONS, and il Wildwood ever
travels Uncle Sharp, he would Ger
talnly be pleased TO axe IN your
cottage. The huttermilk up there
must mighty fine and good.
With specs upon his eyes,
Iestice, solemn seemed and wise.
| In his little open book,
Nov an; then he gave 4 look.
As the two before him stand.
4 Holding t,other by the hand
Him and her as proper due,
! Making every promise true.
Married now. an bless your soul,