The Opelousas courier., 1885-10-24
areat Premiums for Good
Farming.
Planters journal.

AgSOGIdtlVH PAOpO0Sc VIZ Ac16O
through voluntary donations of
The planting, manufacturing and
commercial interests, the sum of
Two hundred thousand dollars
10 be offered two years hence,
III various premiums for the de-
yelopment and Improvement
Of the farm and implements
and machinery used in it's cult
vation.
For instance the premium list
will include model, with plans
and specifications, for farm res
idence, adapted to Cotton States.
Model gin house, steam and
horsepower, (nearly fire-proof
as possible), barns, stables, fem
ces, gates, etc. Large premiums
viii be offered for the best gen.
aral crop, embracing cotton,
Grain, grasses, stock, ETC., and
also for the best one acre of
each Of cotton and all kinds of
grains and grasses, potatoes,
peas, turnips, etc.
Large premiums will be of
fered for the best gins, stands,
nresses aud other machinery and
implements for the farm need
M Development, including cot
ton choppers, picker or harvest
/ Il. draining machine. ditching
machine, etc. A planters hand
book or manual of useful infor-
nation, in condensed form, will
come lii for d large premium.
ii il proposed to publish at
an early day q list Of premiums
10 be contested for aud make
the date Of contest not earlier
than the autumn OF winter OF
1896 and 1887. Such perfect
arrangements will be made for
having q fair, square contest,
and arriving at just conclusions
ID regard to the actual merits
of Foods exhibited as we're new
# had before. We do not wish
our friends to confound this
With all attempt to get up q big
fail, for it is nothing OF the kind.
tt il just the opposite. a large
fair Oh exposition has SO many
hundreds of thousands Of arti-
cles on its premium list that
those which weare not interested
IN do not have the attention
paid to them they deserve.
iii the very nature OF things
ii ii nearly impossible for the
directors of a great fair with an
extensive premium list, elnDra-
chg every character Of article
il select such material for jtlrIes
al each class deserves or is eItl-
lied to, aud this is one reason
Fhy we desire to select certain
articles of special Importance
II the plantation, in order that
The most expert and disinterest.
ediuries may be obtained. And
again no fair or exposition, how.
eYer great or powerful, can ut ut
ford 70 pay the large premiums
projected under this plan. Mo-
has any extensive fair or expo.
gition ever offered any pref1I-
utng for models of residences
ein.houses, barns, acreage crops
etc.
Our readers are urged 70 send
HI suggestions, all of which vii
receive the careful consideration
81 khe Executive Committee q
The Association.
MEDICINAL VIRTUE or On
uoNs.-A mother writes "Onct
i week iuvariably-and it VA
generally when We had cole
meat minced-I gave the chill
dren j dinner that was laaIlet
with delight, and was looked
forward To-; this was j. dish q
boiled onions. The little things
knew not that they were taking
the best Of medicine for expell
ing what most children sulfel
from-Worlns. Mine we're Aep'
free BIZ this remedy alone. No
Gully boiled onions for dinner
nl chiyes also they were en-
Outraged to cut with their bfeat
and butter, aud for this ptsrpos'
they have tufts III chives II thel
little gardens. 1t was d medica
man who taught me 10 eat boil
gu onions as 4 specific for coll
III Tho chest. He did not know
ag the time, till \ told him, tina
they were good for anything
else.
III the poll tax were simpl,
made Il qualification for voting
Ii would be the easiest Of Il
collected. . Party men and pol
ticians would see that Il we