The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1886-12-11
A Call For a, Convention of
mers and Planters.

A Call For q Convention 0fFaT.
mers and Planters
At the request of the Farmers and
Planters Club of East and West
Baton Rouge, Governor S. D.
McEnery e1 .oficio President Of the
Bureau Of Agriculture Of Louisiana,
has issued the following call which
explains itself:
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department.
Baton Rouge, La, Dec. =, 1885,
In accordance with resolutions
adopted November 3, 1886, by the
Farmers and Planters Club of
East and West Baton Rouge, re-
questing the Bereau Of Agriculture
to call a convention Of planters and
farmers to assemble in Baten Rouge,
La. fer the purpose Of organizing a
State agricultural society, and the
said club at q subsequent meeting
having suggested the last Wednes'
day in January, 1887, as o suitable
time for holding such q convention ;
therefore, |, as Governor of Louis.
lana and ex-ogicio President of
Bureau of Agriculture, do hereby
request the planters and farmers of
Louisiana to meet at the city Of
Baton Rouge, in the Agricultural
Hall OF TIE State University and A.
& NJ. College. at noon, on the said
day, January e6, 1857, for the pur.
pose Of organizing 8 State agric@-
tural society.
All agricultural organizations,
oranges, clubs, fairs, societies,
sugar planters associations and
branch associations are requested to
send delegates, properly accredited
to said convention. In the parishes
where 40 agricultural organizations
exist the police jury are requested
20 accredit delegates to such con.
pention. An earnest wish is express.
sed that sll citizens OF Louisiana will
interest themselves 50 forwarding
she success Of this convention and
Gee saat every parish and every
agricultural interest of Louisiana is
represented ut said convention.
S. D. McENERY.
Governor and ex.oficio President
of Bureau Of Agriculture.
In connection with the above, the
following programme for the pro.
posed convention is announced :
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL
Office of Commissioners,
Baton Rouge, La. Dec. 2. 1886. }
1he above movement meets with
the hearty approval and wili receive
the earnest cooperation of this De.
rarsaaent. TIE following pro-
gramme has been selected by the
East and West Baton Rouge
Club, and distinguished speakers
have been invited to address the
convention upon the sub]ect given.
The railroads will be requested to
give reduced fare, and the hotels re-.
daced rates, and the citizens of Ba.
ton Rouge, vita their usual liberal
i4y, will open their homes to tie
delegates. Every effort will be
made 10y the members Of the Far.
mers Club to insure the success Of
the convention, and it is earnestly
desired that every parish and every
agricultural interest b. fully repre-.
sented- The following is she pre-.
,gramme adopted:
State Agricultural Society. TEN.
porary organization. Address Of
welcome. Response.
Permanent Organization and ap.
pointment of committees.
Addresses and discussieas upon
agricultural organization.
Economy necessary to the SUCCESS
full cultivation of Gotten ia Louisiana.
The future Of sugar culture ia
Louisiana.
Rice culture.
Grasses adopted to Louisiana.
Fruit culture ana truck garden
ing.
stock raising.
Labor:
Economy in fertilization
Agricultural education.
Night meetings. will be devoted
to the discussion of such subjects as