St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-02-05
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handle with less hazard of loss.
Drainage is simple, automatic, fool
proof, while on the other hand il
requires expert knowledge to avoid
Water-logging and alkali ruin of ir-
rigated lands. But for that matter,
if anyone wishes here to engage in
the most intensive farming or truck
ing, we have abundance of available
water, which California has not and
obtains only at exorbitant cost.
Drainage is the necessary first step
in the development of the agricul-
tural possibilities of this locality.
demonstration has it's best chance on
the general or diversified farm. St.
Tammany parish lands are eminent
ly adapted by location to markets
and transportation, by climate, and
by composition Of soil for a most
prosperous trucking and orchard in
dustry These lands fenced and pro-
tected from fires make a superior
pasture Of carpet grass, which Is
fundamental to the establishment Of
the livestock industry, and other ad-
ncroaio11xy mild Wint O
season, make possible on well-drain-
ed lands the growing of forage crops
which enable the stock man to pro-
duce pork and beef more cheaply
here than anywhere else. The most
important feature of diversified
farming is the growing of crops to
feed to live stock on the farm The
profitable raising Of live stock re-
quires the combination of same with
crop farming, and, as shown by quo
tations from most eminent authori-
ties in last weeks article, the live
stock industry is featured by combi-
nation also with trucking or truck
farming. To grow crops of any kind
drainage is Indispensable, and thru
both the earnings and savings Who'll
ly effected by drainage it's cost is
met and paid long before the drain
age bonds come due.
DR.. Bradford Knapp, now Dean Of
the Arkansas Agricultural College,
formerly Chief Of Extension Work
in the South, has in repeated bulle-
tins entitled "safe Farming in the
Southern States" shown most clearly
that financial safety for the South
ern farmer is guaranteed by this sys-
tenn of diversified farming. The
money-making farmer everywhere is
this type. Two years ago an expert
enced livestock farmer from Okla
homa settled in this parish to raise
stock and imported a lot of good
cattle, but recently told me he found
it practically impossible to do a profit
able business of that kind here.
Cattle and sheep on open range are
feed for the turkey buzzard. The
tick infested cow is not fit for the
dairy, the butchers block, or the
hide dealer. The only stock raiser
who continually makes money in the
business is the general farmer, and
he must have a well-drained farm TO
do business on; and a good farmer
wont "bite' on any other PROPOSE
ton.
The farmer will pay the entire
cost of drainage after he. buys the
farm at "a price which will yield
considerable profit to the land owner
who at the time of sale will have In
vested not one dollar for the estab-
lishment Of the drainage system.
And the farmer will make St. Tam
many parish rich. Why not put
through drainage and establish agri-
culture in this parish, especially
when it costs you nothing, and yet
enriches you, Mr.. Land Owner?