St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-02-23
G. f.. MILLAR Is
PLANNING FOR
INCREASE IN
FARMING
Will ll1Work To the Best In
terests Of the
Farmer.
ONLY DESIRE is TO
PRODUCE MORE.
AlsoaAsks Assistance of the
Businessmen In Help
ing Farmers.
- - ~ N4allar Earpn Dem.
nv Oapt. G.FE. Millar, Farm DEM
opetratiOn Agent.)

nv Qapt. G. FE. Millar, Farm DEM
opetrotiOn Agent.)
70 the Farmers OF st. Tammany
Parlsh. La. ...
Was asked by several members
,,of the Council of Defense for st.
TAmmany parish to take up the work
az Farm Demonstration Agent, and
after some hesitation l accepted. ana
have been appointed and intend to
Aayote,the whole of my time, energy
and whatever grey matter the good
Lord has given me to the work. l
want to take this opportunity to lay
Aefofe the farmers my position as
understand It, and to ask their as
sistanee and cooperation to make
tAe parish as far as possible self
. arstaining. In other words, to raise
al the corn, hay and vegetables that
u within our power to raise. so that
when. as is expected, an embargo is
olaced by our Government on grain
and Dodder crops, We will have
enough for our own wants for the
cominx winter, and also surplus
% seil. I want these farmers whose
v|aces I visit to feel that / do not
eone TO them in a spirit of fault
andinx. that nothing they have done
n right. and that l know 1t all. nor
DO want to get into . dispute with
Farmer Smith as to whether he
should or should not plant his corn
N the water furrow or his water
ne3ous In hills or beds. What l
want %, that Mr.. Farmer should
plant ell the corn, potatoes. beans,
elc., 10 can, and use intensive cuNl-
vation on we'll lined, we'll fetihzed,
deeply plowed land. that i've has the
Aest esd and fertilizer at the lowest
esice ubtainable: that his seed is
tested, and lost motion avoided, to
~ nothing Of time and money vast
d In sDlanting worthless seed. Let
ham leok on me "a a friend, who is
y thsee 10 assist In every way possible,
and II there also to see. when crops
afe harvested, II there is a surplus.
tlat khere is q market for it. do
ut want to boast, but have raised
and do raise on my own small patch
. goed crops as the average and
lgxs Sained my knowledge OF agri-
eeature from many sources.
Questions on farming that any one
Wishes to ask will be answered thru
ne columns of The st. Tammany
0Armer.. II urgent, direct. 1t may
- that the question answered thru
~ paper might serve those who
! have not time or opportunity to ask
themselves.
Until / get a car, which I hope
Will 10 in the near future, ! will
cover Ill the ground can with horse
md baggy or by rail- also ask the
1ssistaace Of the business interests
y 81. Tammany to build up good
farming country. They can help
witA advice and cash, the farmer in
DFoducing all he can. devoutiy
Aope that each and every farmer
w1l realize the urgent need and heed
Ne appeal made to him by the .. 5,
Government to pr0iuce as he never
produced before, food crops, and
eDoee food crops. Thank God, oul
hnd needs never lay idle, and We
0a have it growing something all
ne year round. We have had in
sAb sectton two poor years; this one
= Bound to be a good one. Broth
81, let us 60 to it, and so that wher
Your con and my son come back from
yAe front and asks what have you
o0ne.>we can point with pride to the
Tammany crop reports for 1918
uSl9 all records broken" We die
oar Mt-keep on with the goot