St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-12-18
Agriculture Is Middle Name
For Territory Around
Buenos Aires.
TRIP PROVES
A STORMY ONE
Paris Fashions and $4,000
Diamonds for the
Women.
Buencs Aires, Nov. 6, 1920.
tor st. Tammany Farmer:

Editor st. Idmmany FARMER.
Just finished with a small sized
hurricane. 1t has been blowing AMI
raining for three days and the end
| is not yet.
Reports are coming in from all
parts OF damage to crops, fruit trees
| torn up, floods, etc., so these people
have their troubles also. 5uch wind
and weather as we have had has
never been known here. The spring
is well advanced and it should be
warm. Temperature Sc degrees.
Glad we were in dock.
Buenos Aires has altered SO that
do not recognize it. The low places
filled in and fine warehouses and
docks built where formerly the river
ran. Many additional fine buildings
have been put up and every sign OF
prosperity is in evidence on every
side, and to think of tit all comes
out of the ground. Agriculture IS
the middle name for this place, and
one realizes it more when he meets
steamer after steamer sailing with
full cargoes of grain, frozen meat,
hides, bones, live stock, all bound to
some European port, Few at pres
ent going to the States.
Car fares, 5 cents: beer. cents.
a splendid meal, 75c to 81, Cloth
.ng is about the same; shoes much
cheaper. Vegetables almost given
away. We brought up ESQ tones O.
bananas from Santos and they are
still on board. We had a car load
of pineapples, but they took them Off.
| did hope that We would return
via Santos with coffee to New Or
leans, but another of our steamers
will be on the loading berth at the
same time. The market is dull, the
States not buying, and as We carry
100000 bags each, there was not
enough to go around.
We are to load corn for Bare 9loaa
Spain, $500 tons, and some 100
horses on deck, calling at Rio de
Janeiro to get our fuel oil. They
have prize sheep and rams displayed
in the store windows, such monsters,
principally Lincolns. | send you a
picture Of one-some wool. | wish
we had a few like them in st. Tam
many parish. If our boys could only
see the results obtained here through
keeping nothing but high grade cat
tie, they would go out into the wood
and drive to the butcher every Ole
scrub bull in the parish. Nothin!
out the best goes here. Shorthorns
seem to be the favor.te catt-e, bu;
they have al breeds:
The average horse here is much
heavier than our's--s- eek, vel fed
it is a pleasure to watch them. Al
ialfa is king here.
The streets are asphalt, and some
wood. Clean and constantly swept.
Stores are a dream. We do not
know how to derss windows in COM
parison.
One curious tRing-red seems to
oe the prevailing color. Par-s fash
ions rule, and believe me, If dame
wishes to be in the swim, somebody
has to dig. Diamond earrings a,
$4,000. Furs, silks, displayed SO
that no one would want anything
cheap.
There are great many Americap
steamers here and in Rio they swarm
ike bees. The government has put
an embargo on the export of wheat
to Brazil and We are shipping large
quantities to Brazil from New Or
leans.
We shall probably spend our Xmas
in Barcelona.
My bsst wishes for a Happy and
Prosperous Xmas and New Year to
all. kindest regards,
Yours truly,
G. e, MILLAR.