The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-28
THE CHANGERS.
Interesting Reports Read mt their Recent
Convention.


Convention.
At the Convention of the Patrons of Hus
bandry, held at Greensburg. La, onlTuesday
September 14th, the following interesting re-
ports, among others. were read and received
REPORT ON FACTORIES.
The committee on factories beg leave to
report that they are informed that the factory
In the State prison, at Baton Rouge, has
been offered by the lessees to the P. Of
ID. for twelve months, free of charge, upon
condition that we build a wall, about Isl
feet long, to separate the factory from the
prison, and keep the machinery in order.
This machinery is capable of using 25C
bales per month, or 5000 per annum, making
$4,000 yards of cloth per month, worth proba-
bly, $25,OOO
The expenses are:
2 skilled hands, superintendent, fore
man, engineer, machinest and clerk SOC
Feed and contingent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
2OO employees. :...................... $500
Sc, zoe
Leaving nett SIS, 800 for $50 bales, or SIS
per bale-about 30 per cent increase on mar
ket value of cotton.
the working of this factory would effect an
increase of so par cent to all who will furnish
cotton to be worked up in this factory.
We think the following plan would be
effective
Let five directors be elected BY Pomona
Granges-one for East Baton Rouge, one for
East Feliciana, one for West Feliciana, one
for St Helena, and one for Livingston.
Let one Pomona Grange appoint can
vasser to meet sub-granges in each parish to
ascertain how many bales each grange would
contribute.
Let one hundred bales be sold in market to
furnish cash to pay expenses until cloth can
be sold. Let the directors declare divi-
dend quarterly to furnishers of cotton. This
quarterly dividend would enable small farmers
to assist in running the factory and receive in
three quarterly installments more than they
could get for cotton sold in bale, and thus
meet current expenses, and the fourth div-
q I'D would be a clear gain. We believe
would draw the attention of farmers to the
fact that they can realize so per cent clear
gain by manufacturing instead of selling raw
cotton.
REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE.
We, the undersigned committee, beg leave
to make the following report:
That from long experience and observation.
we find that the great stringency in the fnan-
Ooc Va UAO COuAdy, duu tu0 bChIClIy VI oil tuo
needful essentials and prerequisites for home
consumption, have been caused and brought
about by the disposition on part of the farm
ers Of our country to produce cotton in
preference to any thing else.
We therefore recommend and urge our
brother patrons to hereafter give larger area
of their land and more of their time and at
tention to the production of the various
cereals suited to our land and climate, and
that the cotton crop be restricted to and made
the surplus crop upon each farm or planta-
ton.
We furthermore recommend that more at
tention and interest be given to the improve
ment Of the stock, and that comfortable sheds
or shelters be provided for their protection
during the winter.
We furthermore recommend the introduce
ton of improved implements of agriculture
to the end that labor may be saved and
utilized Respectfully submitted,
H. G. NEwsoM,
i. ]. HENDRY,
d. R. SIoCUM