The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-03-03
NORTH LOUISIANA EXPERIMENTAL
FARM.
The Agricultural Board Decides to Lo-
cate 1t at Calhoun, Ouachita
Parish.
Especial to The democrat. ]

Especial to The os-Temocrat.J
BATON ROUGE, Feb. 25.-The State
Board of Agriculture met yesterday
pursuant to adjournment. Present !:
Gov. s. y. McEnery, Hon. Leon JAS
,remski ard State Commissioner of
Agriculture II. j. Bird. The question
of the location of the station in North
Louisiana being up, Major Bird moved
| that Arcadia be selected as the site.
Gen. Jastreinski moved as a substitute
that Calhoun be selected as the station.
The motion being put, Calhoun receiv-
cd one vote and Arcadia one, making
tie. The Governor decided in fovor
OF Calhoun, in Ouachitu parish, after
which the following was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved. That from the report OF Prof.
Stubbs, who was sent TO select the location
for tho agricultural experimental station
to DO established in North Louisiana, it
appears that Arcadia and Calhoun are the
best points at which to establish said sta
ton. That the points offer the same advan-
tages for tho experimentation of typical
red and gray soils, and that they are equally
accessible to farmers operating these soils,
and that while Calhoun fultills these re-
auirements. it is also so located that it
will be more accessible to the farmers OF
The alluvial cotton region of North Louis
lana, lying on the Nicksburg and Shroro-
port road, of which liue Calhoun is well
nigh the centre, and the people of said allu-
vial cotton region have manifested an
earnest desire to be considered in locating
the North Louisiana agricultural station.
The Bureau of Agriculture, in view of all
these considerations, do hereby locate the
said station at Calhoun, III the parish Of
Ouachita. were soil experiments represent
the hill lands OF North louisiana, while
it's proximity to the alluvial lands will!
serve to impart general Information to the
farmers of that section.
The following plans for organization
of stations was, OF motion, adopted:
/. The three stations established in differ
ent parts of the State shall have an Sr-
ganization with headquarters i'll tho ASN-
cultural and Mechanical College at Baton
Rouge, from which publications and cor
reSponaence will issue.
2. That this organization, when compile
ted, shall consist of the following: One
director. three assistant directors, ono We
terinary surgeon, one entomologlSt, one
botanist, one horticulturist, three chemists,
besides the regular farm employees. The
director and veterinary surgeon shall be
common to each station, and shall be paid
by each station. The eutamologist, 5otan-
list and horticnlturist shall be attached to
the experiment station located ut BATON
Rouge, and with the consent of the Board
of Supervisors shall be professors i'll the
Agricultural and Mechanical College, and
tho station i'll that case shall pay only 4
part OF me SalitficS OF lAeSe ScleHtlSlS. i.acH
station shall have an assistant direcIor and
Il chemist.
). That for the present the director shall
select an assistant director a. each station
and clerk, to be located ut Baton Hougc.
The director is also authorized to employ
an horticulturist at Baton Rougo whenever
needed. He is also authorized TO look out
for suitable men for the other positions by
October next. Such assistance may be en-
ptoyed as may be needed from time to
time Mt each station by the director.
director shall be approved by the Bureau
of Agriculture aud counter approved by