St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-10-11
More Interest Than Uusual
Manifested In Making
It a Success.
PARKER AND STUBBS
ANNOUNCED TO SPEAK
Parade, Races, Athletics,
and Aeroplane Flights
Among Amusements

The opening of the Parish Fair has
more than usual interest, this year
lot alone because of the special fea
lures, hut because there seems to be
Z. fuller realization of its importance
to both farmer and merchant. AL
over the state, fairs have attracted
more tlan usual attention and have
been above the mark of excellence
usually attained. The Importance
of the farmer has greatly encreased
and he feels his responsibility more
and is taking greater pride in the
success of his home fair.
President Warner, Secretary Treen
and the Fair management generally
have worked diligently to make the
Tenth Annual Fair the greatest fair
we have had. The exhibits are said
| to be good and the special attrae-
tions in racing, athletic sports and
amusements, as well as the speaking
and parade will make the fair season
lively and attractive. There are
many who have seen neither Mr..
Parker nor Mr.. Stubbs who will glad
| ~ take advantage of the opportunity.
Quite number, perhaps, have not
seen the aeroplane soar into the air,
except in the movies. They will now
lot only have a chance to see one,
but to take a ride in one if they wish
to pay the fee.
Mr. Morrell, of Covington, took the
blue ribbon at the Tennessee FAIR,
for his fine chickens. This shows
that St. Tammany has some good
birds to exhibit, and there are some
fine cups to win, for poultry and
ether exhibits.
Fair Cup-For visiting school max
ing best showing
Covi:. gton Grocery & Grain Cup
Fest pen chickens, American class.
The st. Tammany Farmer CUP
For best pen Of chickens, Mediter-
reanian class.
American Duroc-Jersey Record AS
sociation Cup-For best boar above
breed, subject to registration.
w. H Kentzel Cup-For best SOW.
Cup on display at Surgi Jewelry
Store.
The first three cups will be at
e.
One quart of pecans, hickory nuts
or walauts in glass jars, may, be ex-
hibited instead of peck of each, as
called for in the catalogue and prem
ium list.
The Fair will offer $1,000 for the
best di play from any ene farm, IS
for second, and $3.50 for third best,
provided there be that many worthy
entries, in the opinion of the judges.
A lady from d. H. Holmes store
Stubbs will speak on Saturday, as
Louisiana State University will judge
the culinary work.
The announcement made in the
rage advertisement in this issue OF
The Farmer, that Mr.. Parker will
speak en- Saturday, is wrong. Mr..
Parke" will speak on Friday. Mr..
Stubbs will speak of Saturday, as
announced.
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Shifting now to the engineering
world, we use the term of survey in
stead OF inventory. The Commis-
sion has the task of properly expend-
ing nearly a million dollars OF your
money and they have great road
mileage on which to spend it. They
must first know just what they have
i'll the way of roads as to their con-
dition, etc. They must know what
and how much is to be done to the
roads; how much dirt is needed and
where it is needed. The surveys or
inventories are now being made to
ascertain this.
Then We hear of State and Federal
aid. two terms which when explain
ed are very similar to the college
boys scolarship. A boy has limit
ed amount of money but wants to go
to college. The parish offers him
which will make up his
deficit il it can be had, but he must
first meet certain requirements which
have be en- previously described and
2 bout which he had nothing to say
III the framing. With State md Fed
eral aid the parish takes the place
of the boy. Then, too, after having
been out of the state for the past
three wears, | come back and find
that he state laws have changed to
where Low this work is required by
state law.
i viii read to you here from Sec
t ON I Act SO of Extra Session 1919:
That whenever any road con-
;truct.cn is to be let for account OF
any road or sub-road district, the
contract whereof will exceed in value
$4,000, the governing authority or
the supervising board, if one there
be, must determine the character OF
road to be constructed, and they
shall proceed to provide through the
parish surveyor, or any other sur
veyor selected by said board, proper
specifications for the construction OF
said road or highway, which speclfi-
cations, before they shall be an
nounced as the official specifications
oil said subdivision as to the charac-
ter of read desired, will receive the
sanction and approval of the Board
Of state Engineers through the High
way Department thereof, and after
the adoption OF said specifications
thus approved, shall be advertised