The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-15

or what WO0IO tO0 WOtAU O6SOeseS -
mt It's farming interests me gtea.
ride manifested by the people Of NORM
Louisiana In their ideal experiment.
arm, seemed Eegretiui contfas.
With the farmers Of our section, many
II whom have never even v'siteu
our experimental farm, or taken au-
vantage Of the inexhaustable treasure
Of information that lies at their very
doors. They might well emulate the
example of their brethren IN the nii!s
who are making rapid strides towards
prosperity. How like the fable Of the
hars and the tortoise. We, Of South
Iouisians, started out first, with 9 Hare
and flourish, with no question In our
minds as to who would be the success
fnI competitor In the agricultural race,
or Ia the tourney of development Of
our section, while North Louisiana.
IKE the tortoise, slowly and surely
kept straight ahead, while the mercu-
rial hare slept by the wayside, 80 GER
tain Of victory. q
we think il is we'll to stir up spirit
If rivalry In this matter between the
two sections of our State, with the
spirit that animates noble minded
student to work hard for laurcls at
1 college. and admirably yield them to
his more successful competitor.
\ The North Louisiana Experimental
\ Farm contains $50 acres, enclosed by a
J plank aud wire fence, neatly white
washed: and four pastures, of four acres
! each, sodded in lespidtza, white clover
4 and bermuda erase. In the tirst OF
, these pastures we saw the beautiful
, paif Of Jersey cattle, Beautiful Prin-
t cess and Prince Calhoun, q pair o.
: Cotswold sheep, and one pair OF Red
> Jersey hogs. the Jersey COW is only
, two and q half years old, and gives foul
] gallons of milk per day, which yieIdi
one and quarter pounds OF butter.
In the second pasture are one o
q handsome Holsteins, Rubina ant
I Maidens Prince, one pair Shropshire
!, down sheep, and one pair Of Berkshire
d hogs. Rubina's record is six gallon
q of milk per day.
}, The third and fourth pastures con
b tain one pair White Chester hogs, on
Q pair Southdown sheep, one pair Merl
= rino sheep. and one pair of Essex an
Yorkshire hogs.
Gardeners and nurserymen are pal
II ticularly interested in the garden an
u orchard. The former is a perfect 10
T. to the housewives heart, for in spite
ic the dry weather, the garden Is In
d fine condition, with great quantities
Or vegetables ready for table use. Ten v
IN rieties of cabbage and collards, elk
n radishes, ten of Onions, fifteen of tom
Up toes. seventeen OF beans, also mar
re varieties of cucumbers, squashes, sug
We corn, and all sorts OF market stuff
he The orchard, though hardly a ye
T. old, makes brave show, with Its 70,
o. of apple trees in Sc varieties, and fit
ng Eve of grape vines, peaches, pear
m plums, apricots, japanese pr
er' simmons, nectarlns, figs, ounces,
Ia endless variety almonds, white fiber
=. white Russian mulberrys, and last t
on not least, twenty-five varieties
the strawberries. Upon these latter
lar Assistant Director pronounced glowi
OF eulogles, and drew fancy sketches
hos them ssfloating in Jersey cream
ne Everything is so perfect In every I
tail, and the mechanism OF the ia
ou. works so admirably; but its wond
'nu are not at an end, for eager stght-se
Oh ers gather around the incubator, VIII
en' is Matching one hundred and TWEEN
'ns, five eggs, aud promises great succ
o o In the barn yard we were she
Of twelve breeds of poultry, In sape'
h s1t departments, the yard being dix
half into twelve sections by wire netti
, IN Langshans, Light Bfahmas, Buff
tho chins, Partridge Cochins, Wyandc
- ds Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Pl!
outh Rocks, Brown Leghorns, Mil
md icas, Houdans, and Silver Span:
nil Hamburgs. These are a most bea
rtv. full exhibit of chickens, and crowds
oy eager spectators are gathered In
tho department on "mecting days."
odd express great admiration for the
Her' engagements of yards, etc. Auumbt
ina handsome Pekin ducks augment
ting list of poultry.
,ries The laboratory, over which NJ
In J. G. Lee, the Assistant Diret
:, 10 Chemist and Botanist CT the Sat
this presides, is place TO delight the SC
snce list, with lite neat oak cabinets
toll tables, and its wealth OF chemical
q 10 paratus, Of which the writer ha'
TO little knowledge that we are unab!
,non go into details. Major Lee ia gr'
fol. ate of the Louisiana State Uaiver
wn at Baton Rouge though nstiv
= civ Union parish, and after succe
oho- collegiate career, has loyalty chos n
i,ro field of labor in North Louisiana,
snl.s brilliant promises for his future.
zers. DIR. Stubs has made admir-
) are choice, showing his proverbial