St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1898-07-23

picked, are pufCnAsSA AEou tnS w sst
and consumed here, there is no reason
why it should be done. 1t wonld be an
easy matter to raise an ample supply for
home consumption, and indeed great
advance has been made hy our farmers
to that end. Nearly every farmer now
has his hog pasture and gives solneat
tention to hog raising, many raising
their supply of meat, especially in the
Western and Northern portion of the
parish. IL the money that il sent abroad
for the purchase of salt pork were retain
ed here, the people raising their own
bacon, hams and lard, which can be
easily done, one of the greatest sources
of expenditure would be checked and
our agricultural population would be
much more independent, thrifty and
prosperous.
A word more may be added as TO horse
and mule raising, both of-w hich can be
easily and successfully pursued In ST.
Landry parish. In order to illustrate
the demand for horses in our own sec
ton, r need to mention only thatin our
neighboring parish of Acadia, over
140o0 horses and mules have found a
market within the last or 5 years-all
of them raised in the Western States,
and sold at a profit to our own people by
Western stock-raisers 1000 miles distant.
The chief enemy to stock, both horses
and cattle, is the charbon, which has
prevailed here and recently been very
destructive In some portions OF our par
ish. The visit of the distinguishedye yete-
rinarian and scientist, DR.. w. H. Dali
rymple. to our town at this time Is
therefore exceedingly opportnne,3 gild
will doubtless prove Of great valne in
checking this dangerous and destr pct
/ i've pest.
Formerly horse and mule raising of
the better grade Of stock was generally
neglected in st. Landry parish, bu OF
| late years much progress, has been n lade
in that line. 1t has been demonstrated
that fine class of mules can be raised
here cheaply, pasturage upon our loaIny
prairie lands being excellentsand abun-
dant for such purposes. There is now
also q quantity OF blooded horse stock
in this parish, principally trottfng stock
and harness animals. Some years ago
Mr.. John Ware brought to this parish
| his fine blooded horse, Ethan Allen, and
as an indication of the adaptation Of our
section to raising good horse stock, !
will mention that I have seen Ethan
Allen led around the track, within this
| town, and seyenty-fiye of his descend
ants al one time following him around
the track, nearly all Of them having the
excellent qualities Of speed, docility and
comeliness of their noble old sire.
In conclusion / wish to bear testi-
mony to the grand work which the
Farmers Institute under the control OF
these able and devoted scientists is per
forming for the people Of Louisiana.
| Their labors are jealous, unrenitting
and instructive to an eminent degree
land the time will surely come when the
agricultural classes of st. Landry Parish
Twill better appreciate dissatisfaction
than they have heretofore done.
II to the valuable instruction and ad'
| vice which they give to our farmers they
lean succeed In aronsing them to pro
per consciousness of the neglected In
dustries and opportunities that ought te
be part and parcel of their farming op'
Lerations, they viii confer great addi'
tional benefit upon our people and espe.
cially upon the farmers Of st. Landry
Parish.