St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-07-04
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July 4, 1908.
oFHERs CAN, WHY CANNOT WE .

~; al Cne affairs Of life there are two nossihiii
a.. SUCCESS or failure-and it will he noticed
+o,J 80 successful man frequently has to con-
-l0 WIN the same obstacles and conditions +bo+
p4eeeoed failure in some other caso Tho ,,o,,
ord pelSisCently searches for disbursement
al'1 foots Tor difficulties until he has uneartbed
~ pie OF them that they obscure from sight
80 success that lies beyond is too much Of q
pesSiiiilSC ever to attain success Not only do
LEI 1dll OF success themselves, but they
:, o4uenCiy interfere with the prosperity of peo
-: whose tlmldlty subjects them to depressing
lhese thoughts are suggested by conversations
WIN various people in regard to the probable
1uCure OF the trucking industry of this parish
"iong the line of the Baton Rouge, Hammond
any Eastern Railroad. Invariably we have found
'llaC Gnose people who are quickest to find diff
culeles IN the way of the project are the ones
WHY are the least successful in their farming
opetatlons. Show me the man who is making
comfortable living out of his farm, and the
chances are ten to one that he will enter heartily
INTO any project for lettering his condition, and
instead OF hunting for obstacles will devise ways
anu means for overcoming them. Not only is
TINS true here but holds good everywhere
Supt Evans has returned from his trip to
Grand Canes, De Soto parish and in conversing
With him we were impressed with the forceful-
ness OF this proposition as applied to conditions
there.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad has offered
opportunities for trucking in that district and
also for disposing Of dairy products, that have
been taken advantage of by some of the farmers,
whose progressiveness is fast making them in
dependent
Formerly, the common piney woods cattle
We're found on most of the farms, but to-day
the range is covered with Jersey stock that
while exhibiting here and there indications of
origin in variant color or patch Of white, are
excellent producers of rich creamy milk You
will hardly find one that will go under two gal
Ions The cream is shipped and brings rs cents
a gallon. Vegetables are also shipped. At pres
ent Bermuda onions are being prepared for the
market On the farm of DR.. M. M. Banner
man Mr.. Evans says he saw carload of them
lying in piles. L. II. Richardson, Mr.. Storey,
W. S. Phillips, John Rogers and W. c. Gilmer
are among those engaged in the business whom
Mr.. Mvans visited Mr.. elmer lives in Stone
wall, short distance from Grand Canes.
Mr.. Rogers has small dairy farm from which
he ships fourteen gallons of cream day-seVen
in the morning and seven in the evening. OF
course this cream is separated by machinery.
Not finding sufficient employment on the farm,
with the help he has from his family, Mr.. Rog-
ers holds clerical position in the town.
Mr.. Richardson's farm is one of the best fitted
up in the locality having many modern and con-
yenient arrangements His separator and other
machinery is run by gasolene engine. Besides
q cotton seed huller, he has feed cutter that
cuts corn, shucks and cobs into feed for STOCK
and a shredder that prepares the stalk and car
RES it direct to the silo, which furnishes sucu-
lent green food for the cattle during the winter,
and he expects soon to put in crusher for ex-
tracing oil from the cotton seed.
Shipments of farm produts are made through
agricultural associations, either at Shreveport or
Marshall
This is picture of prosperous conditions that
ran be reproduced in our own parish whenever
the people get together with energy and deter
mination, but nothing will ever be accomplished
Nv hunting up the occasional examples OF failure
The grocery business, the hardware business,
fhe banking business and every other business
afford illustrations of failure but the successes
.nrovide the stimulant that induces new ventures
and adds to the list of prosperous undertakings.