St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22

me0L 10 Uu0m. ~ Wo0 Wi A~>s ~
encourage the planting OF every |
spare plot Of ground in some crop. !
The sweet potato crop was con
ser,able and q large crop. That
farmers heretofore were receiving |
about SO cents per bushel. With new
methods of handling, 1t would be a !
good money crop. That q kiln for
drying 5000 bushels could be built !
TOR $3.50, and It would keep the po-
tatoes for any length Of time. He
wanted to see these kilns built. and
that he would contribute half CT the
cost of one to store 5000 bushels.
That II potatoes go to $500 or $3.50
Fer bushel, the farmers will get the
full market value, because Mr.. Hoov-
or. at the head of the Food Comms-
sion. would take up the matter.
Mr.. Sullivan said chicken produo-
ton was an important thing that was
being greatly neglected. Thai 1t
was lower than ever before, yet the
demand and price was greater. A
feature of the chicken business now,
and one that was profitable, WAS
the marketing of chickens one day
old. He had seen 500 of these one
day-old chickens shipped 700 miles
to Alexandra, and that only three or
four of them were lost. This In
dustry required the use of incubat-
ors. They could not be raised profit
ably by hand.
The cattle industry was another
problem of importance. They were
dying In droutb-stricken districts OF
Texas and other states. That the
abundance of water and the facili-
ties for raising food, made this an
ideal country for stock raising.
Mr.. Sullivan said that besides the
influence of production in the win
ming Of this war, the women would
play q most important part. That
more men were lost by frost-bite in
the trenches than were lost during
the June war. That women in the
north, east and west were knitting
| all the time and the Red Cross was
being furnished with large supplies.
That he knew q lot Of this work was
being done in Covington. The ac-
! tivities of women stir men to action.
| That every community should be up
| to the minute in the calls of modern
| advancement. That he did not want
to. and would not, live in a COM
munfty or town or parish that was
behind the times. He urged that
every effort be made to supply the
boys at the front with needed things.
When one of those boys comes back,
and looking around asks, What did
you do to help?" how are you going
10 answer him?
At the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Sullivan was presented with a
bouquet of flowers, arranged for the
ladies' Of Covington by Mr.. John l..
Haller. by little Miss Anna DAVIS,
with the remark: These flowers
are from the ladies of Covington. in
Iapproval of this message"
I Mr.. Sullivan replied that the foW-
ers were very sweet and that ne
would always remember them ana
this occasion.
i On motion of John Mcmahon a
vote of thanks was extended to MT
Sullivan.
4 On motion of ]. Monroe Simmons
the chair was authorized to apo nj
the parish members of The State
Council of Defense.
Il Mr.. Salmen stated that a list u
} pames had been handed to him an;
that he would appoint them, As Tor
lows:
: James Howe, Siidell, presid ert o
, rolice jury; Elmer E. Lyon, Coviis
! ton, Supt. in Ed,,catlon; G. c. Lewis
CoWngton, Demonstration Agent St
Tammany parish: Miss Maria VIII
= Nams Covingt0n. v oman Asar
l.:ome Economies.
Members From Each Ward.
3 First ward, Theo. Dendinger. Sr'
( | Madisbnville; Second ward, W. A
, Hood, Onville; Third Yard, G. E
r DAVIS. Covington; Fourth Ward, JOS
, Brig. Vaudeville; Fifth Ward, job
A. Wood, Sun; Sixth Ward. F. W
: Fatheree, Talisheek; Seventh Ward
lW. p. Dinkins. Lacombe; Eight
Ward. E. F. Holdsworth, Alton
: Ninth Ward. DIR. J. X. Griffith, 81
: dell; Tenth Ward. Capt. G. E. Nh
t lar, Abita Springs.
Members at Largo.
e Harvey E. Ellis. Covington; Frt
t Salmen, 6Mdell: H. A. Mackie, Gov
}. j l0KLOue r. - OOA0I6UC SOvAAo@OA
|. H. B. Pruden, Covington; B. NJ. Mi
J. Ter, Covington; A. D. Schwartz. Coy
c ington; ]. H. Warner, Covington; .
J. Monroe Simmons, Covington; J.
] Jones, Covington.
IL Twelve names of ladies of the pal
tsh were appointed, on motion b
Miss Kate Eastman, president OF tn
II Covington Women's Progressive VI
$ ion, as follows:
o. Ward One-Mrs. P. A. Blanchar,
p Madisonville.
o Ward Two-Mrs. w. Wallis, Fo
som.
II Ward Three-Mrs. ]. C. Burn
/ Mrs. ]. B. Workman, Mrs. A. L. Bea
Covington.
" Ward Four-Mrs. L. Levy, Mar
e deville.
y Ward F1ve-Mrs. Garrison, Busl
l. Ward Six-Mrs. w. Parker, Tai
It sheek.
n Ward Seventies Name Dinl
,, ms, Lacombe.
d Ward Eight-Mrs. J. Robert
Pearl River.
l.. Ward Nine-Mrs. F. Salmen, s!
is dem.
n Ward Ten-Mrs. Frank Dutsch.
l. Mayor Sullivan and party and N
Salmen and party were entertaine
:; at luncheon by representatives OF til
local committee.