St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-10-29

principal pIOuuCt u tAooS NSIctS'e-
However, the inter-mountain coun- I
try is not the greatest sheep-produc-
ing section of the United States. |
Wherever diversified farming is con-
siderably developed as in the Nortn
Central States there are more sheep |
per acre than elsewhere.' For IN
stance, Ohio which is only ABOUT
fourth as large as Montana raises
more than half as many sheep. Be
sides, Ohio raises fifteen times as
many swine, twice as many cattle,
three times as many horses ana
mules, more than twenty times as
much dairy produce and poultry anu
eight times the value OF crops, as
compared with Montana. That IS
the difference between range ana
farming country. This gives US
something to think about in consid.-
ering the future for this parish. MI.
Roome thinks this ought to be
greater sheep country than ono
| when we have established diversified
farming in the parish. Certain!..
Ohio proves the value Of the sneep
on the general farm to be CONSIDER
ably greater than out on the range,
| even such an exceptionally good
| range as those who have Travelled
| through the mountains of the West
| know that sage bush country to BE-
! We have the natural advantage owe:
| the Central Northern States OF mild
winters which make expensive nous
| ing unnecessary and by proper crop
ping we can keep our sheep out on
forage pasture every day Of the year,
which is in marked contrast with the
cold North. or course such farm
ing in this country requires dram
lage. But then it would not amply
pay for itself.
Now, consider what Mr.. Roome
has summed up for us. We have al
hand unexcelled transportation ia
cilities; to make them useful for us
we must produce something to mark
ct; markets Of a most profitable kind
will Immediately come to us when
we produce in large quantities., the
advantages Of enterprise and agricul-
tural improvements at the start are
proven by successful communities
such as ROCKFORD; a general farm
ing country is far the most pros
porous of any.
Whereas this Southern country
might reverse the situation and buy
nothing at all from the Northern
farmers and instead be able to I'M
derseIl them in their own markets
with many of our products, as a mat
ter Of fact we import a great deal
from the North. Mr. Roome re-
marks that while the New York Cen
:ral Railway takes out of Chicago on
The way east twenty-five cars OF
larry produce every day which is
shipped from Wisconsin, this South
arn country buys condensed milk
from the North. The South is, he
} says, one of the very few sections in
the United States where in country
restaurants and hotels the traveller
has to take condensed milk with his
coffee. What an opportunity there
: | is here for the darby business. No
other large city in the United States
! lis so poorly supplied with milk as
New Orleans. The few localities IN
the South which aretaking advantage
!; of the opportunities at hand have 4
story of prosperity. Here with
, greater natural advantages than any,
our profits may be far greater, and
: will be when we show thrift and en-
!, terprise such as have made pros
porous agricultural communities
} elsewhere.
Whenever we meet st. Tammany
man who has travelled with his eyes
, open, there is always confirmation of
the principles and facts which lead
US to believe that St. Tammany par
ish may as soon as drainage is eff
: fected become one of the very fore
! most farming districts in the United
States. Drainage plus irrigation is
the secret Of the ROCKFORD musk
melon ST. Tammany can put its
name on a number Of products with
!, as great distinction as attaches to
; the ROCKFORD muskmelon when it
| farms with drainage. We have ade-
J quate resources all right at hand,
and need only drainage to develop
them.