St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-25
MR.. &. &. LEWIS MAKES A RE.
PORT OF WORK AS FARM
DEMONSTRATOR.
the FOURTH WARD
PRESENTS 4 PETITION
To Make Open Season for Deer and
Wild Turkey from Dec. 20
to Jan. 1.

COv1n&tOn, La, Oct. ~, A0Ao'
The police jury met in regular Sc:
sion on above date.
Present: Herman Schultz, pres
dent: VIM. Bruhl, Geo. F. Bierhors'
E. E. TaIley, A. D. Crawford, Jno. A
Todd, j. B. Howe, F. L. Dutsch.
Absent: B. A. Schneider, Loui
Peters.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and adopted.
The following report was read:
To the Police Jury of ST. Tamman!
Parish.
Gentlemen:-I beg your honor t.
allow me to make short report o.
the work that Il have done since
have been in your midst, as l nave
never met you in body.
The first week was spent In max
ing preparations or laying the foun
dation for the work which desire
70 do in this parish. Mr.. Balls,
Baton Rouge, who is the assistant
IN the State Office of the denonstra
tion work. came on Thursday and W
drove two days together, seeing
Number of farmers which he explain
"a the Importance Of the demonstra
tion work being done in this parish
The second week was spent up II,
the Galloway settlement In visltlni
the homes OF the farmers and ex
nlafning to them the system OF sclen'
tific farming advocated by the De
Dartment of Agriculture and ! tnlnl
The time was well spent as interes
was shown on every side.
The third week spent In Batoi;
Rouge. by order Of the department
In attending the State meeting
az Demonstration Agents and in lis
teninR to the very able lectures glver
by the professors OF the unlversl..
and visiking men from dineren' pai y
OF the United States.
The fourth week was spent gu
around Talisheek and Bush ana OF
the road back to Covington. l mop
to have some successful demonstra
tions made out at and around BUSH
"a think it is better adapted u
general farming than what l nav'
seen of the Talisheek neighborhooa |
The fifth week was spent IN seno
~ mt literature to the farmers u
fhis narish and sending them TN.
literature on the boys and girls clul
work. requested each teacher te
axDlain the object OF the work ane
what It was brought about for an.
then insist on each boy and girl
over ten years Of age, joining.
nave already heard from thres
schools that have organized clnos
and am expecting to hear 1ror
others this week. AS l hear iron
each school send the club lltera
ture to every club member whlc'
takes up considerable time. dlt
4 lot Of this kind of work the pas
.vaek which was my sixth week. 81
,n.t sosae time this week in gettint |
~ family moved from Lewiston tf
khis place. but l was busy ever.
night IN ,maiiiHg cut literature an
letters.
This brings the time up to date a
In the future hope to do more thar
I have up to now, as the work ha
been started and plans already laid |
Respectfully submitted
l u. y. LEWIS
IN Charge Demonstration Work
St. Tammany Parish.
The following petitions were read:
Vaudeville, La, Aug. 2, 1913.
ro the Honorable President am
Members of the Police Jury Of thC |
paf'sh of St. Tammany, State o
Louisiana.
dentiemeR:-We, the undeesigne
citizens and taxpayers of the fourtF
ward, desiring to ask your honorabI
body to open and grade hapate
street from Lacombe road to the in
fersectiOn OF Florid's street. com
r-.sing six squares, which would be
a great convenience to the inhabi
tants of said ward and also Laconhe
md for the tire ffic to and fro. whic' I
would facilitate the pedestrians an
to reach the town of Mande
ville, Louisiana It would shorter
The route, also it could be used as
belt road by opening said street
Trusting. gentlemen. you will give
his mater your consideration, al-e
trusting this retition from the tav
aayers of said ward will meet with
vour approval. we beg to remain,
Respectfully yours,
w G Davis. r Paine, J Dave
se9man. E H Baudot. Emile Francis
G Hrtdyes j Merkl, w B Laneast-
X. !. Beauieaux, W NJ Beauteaux
ames I Phillins. John Martin, ] n ID
Ei.lef. Ernest Prieto, ] E Lemieuy
n Smith, ] A Band, Chas B viii j