St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-04-08
Shipments Approximating
5000 Sacks Brought
$500 to $4.10
200 ACRES MORE TO BE
PLANTED THIS SEASON
Shipment of Strawberries
Small, Due To Recent
Heavy Rains
By Staff Correspondent


Madisonville, April 6.-The rice
industry of St. Tammany parish, par
ticularly around Madisonville and
vicinity, is facing a very encourag-
ing prospect, according to members
Of the Truck Growers Association,
individual farmers and dealers, as
figures constituting several ship
ments clearly show. Approximately
5000 sacks of rice, that brought
from $3.50 to $4.10, cleared this
port during the past week bound for
New Orleans, and more is yet to be
shipped.
Statistics show that there is con
| siderable virgin soil in this vicinity
| for cultivation of rice and accord
ing to figures furnished by the Parish
Agent and others engaged in the
growing industry, the rice acreage
| this year in and around this district
will be decidedly increased over that
| OF preceding years as some zoo acres
more than last year are now under
cultivation.
With the many conspicuous ad-
vantages locally afforded the culti-
vation of rice clearly defined to the
growers, they are waking to the fact
| that on the mere wisdom of the CO.
operative basis for marketing pro-
! duce, rice also can be made paying
proposition and lasting industry,
and future years expect to find a
greater increase in acreage and
grade.
Strawberries have been included
in several general oargoes leaving
here last week, but as yet are being
shipped on a small scale due chiefly
to the recent heavy rainfalls.
Mr.. Lions Moves Drug Store.
Mr.. A. C. Lions recently opened
the Lions Drug Store in the old Be-
chac building that has already proven
quite an attractive addition to the
community.
Scrip Dance at Riverside Tea Room.
There will be a scrip dance at
the Riverside Tea Room in Madison
Vile on Saturday evening, April %,
at O'Clock. It will-be sort OF pre-
lude to series of dances that viii
be given at the Tea Room through
the summer season. A good band
has been chartered and a good time
is assured all.
Personals.
Mrs. H. 3. Gollehon and Miss
Mamie =Gollehon returned Sunday
from New Orleans where they visited
Mr.. and Mrs. E. " Heughan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Ballam re-
turned Sunday afternoon to their
home in New Orleans after a pleas
ant visit here with Capt. and Mrs.
l.. F. Ballam and Miss Dimples
Ballam
Mrs. N. H. Bagby, of Buffalo, n.
y, is the distinguished guest OF
Mrs. Edna R. Pitcher. They lett
Monday afternoon to visit friends in
New Orleans and will be gone sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. Theo. Dendinger, Jr., spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in New Or
leans on business.
Mr.. Moses Chatellier arrived last
Sunday from New Orleans to be with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. F. Chat
ellier, for several months.
Mr.. Jean Sparer and Miss Stella
Heughan, of New Orleans, were the
guests of Miss Pinkie Gollehon for
the day, Sunday.
Miss Bonnie Mae Smith returned
Monday morning to resume her
school work in Slidell after spending
fortnight here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Duckworth
and little sons, Clyde, Jr., and VII
ton Keith, returned Sunday from a
short visit to Mr.. and Mrs. II. e.
Jones, at Lacombe.
Mr.. Willie Perrin, Of Roseland,
was the week end guest of Mr.. and
Mrr Alfrnd Pprrin