The Opelousas courier., 1900-09-01
Farmers Institute.

Farmers Institute.
A Farmers Institute will be held in
Opelousas Saturday, Sept. Goth, 1900,
under the auspices of the State Depart
partment of Agriculture. Major Lee,
the father of Farmers Institutes in Lou.
isiana, and the present Commissioner OF
Agriculture and Immigration, will con-
duct the Institute, which will partake
of the nature of O Parish Fair. The
$4,000 subscribed by the citizens OF
Opelousas and the $4,000 subscribed by
the Police Jury will be distributed in
premiums in the manner prescribed by
tile Police Jury /; as this is intended as
the thin edge OF the entering wedge OF
a movement to hold annual Parish Fairs
by products of Home, Farm and Ranch
can be brought into friendly competition.
to the end that the magnificent resources
| of tho Empire Parish can be exploited
and exhibited to the world industry
and improvent liz farming methods I'M
proved !; and friendly relations cnltiva-
ted between tho farmers Of different
sections of the parish, the co-opera-
ton of all progressive citizens is asked.
It is to be hoped that each ward OF
tile parish will be represented by ex-
hibits, and Police Jurors are respect
fully asked to serve as q committee OF
one for their respective wards to see
that the said wards are properly repre-
sented.
The following are respectfully invi-
ted to serve on the following commit
tees, tO-wit:
Committee on Decoration = Mes
danes Jos. p: Saizan, Laurent Du-
pre-, Frank Brand, G. d. Andrus,
Leonce E. Littell, W.. j. San
dog, B. A. Littell, Gus Harmanson.
Leonce Saudoz, G. L.. Dupr6, Alexis
SandoZ. G.. Moriarty ; Misses Irene 4.
Shnte, Alyse Labyche, and Olympic
Laas; Messrs. Jas. 3. Meginley, Percy
Ogden, Peyton Sandoz and Mason Nc
Opera House Sept. S8th at 10 o'clock a.
M.
Reception COMMUNICATIONS. Henry
L. Garland, E. B. Dnbuisson, E. T.
Lewis, r. Lee Garland, j. G. LawIer,
NJ. Il. Swords, Raymond Breaux, G. L.
Dapr6. Arthur Gosselin, Leonce San
doz, w. Cllas. Perranlt, Henry Estorge,
r. NJ. Littell, j.. J. Thompson, Edward
NJ. B0agni, Robt. ChacheT6, Jas. O..
Ray. JAS. o. Chachere, Laurent Dupre,
M. Il. Wilson, Jonas P. Smith, l. I'll.
Cain, j. I'll. Magee, Henry Lastrapes.
The Committee is requested to meet at
the train e o'clock) Sept. 20 and at the
Opera House Sept. Goth at 8 o'clock a.
M. sharp. Seats will be reserved on
stage for Committee.
The following extracts from inmates
of Police Jury and the letter of Chairman
of the Committee on Awards are self
explanatory, to-wit:
"Un motion of Mfr. Haas, duly sec
onded and carried,
WHEREAS, the citizens of Opelousas
have subscribed two hundred and fifty
dollars toward q fund for the payment
of premiums to the farmers of the par
isll on crops and live stock, to be dis
tributed under the direction of the Po-
lice Jury 10 the year 1900 be it
ReS0EUed, That the Police Jury Will
accept said fund for said purpose.
RESOLVED, further, That this Jury will
add fifty dollars to said fund, and that
the Chair appoint a cOmmitte of three
members of this body and two others
to formulate n plan for the awarding of
said premiums, with instructions to re-
port to this body of its next meeting.
Chair appointed Messrs. Thos. II:
Chairman ; S.. Haas, VIM. nj.
4 tC6COLtp H. ". SGttOftCIC dHu u
DGssman.
ITO the President and members of
the Police Jury,
Gentlemen The committee ap-
pointed by yOur honorable body July
IL, 1899, to formulate q plan for the
awarding of premiums TO farmers on
farm produce and live stock through
its undersigned Chairman, begs leave
to report the following plan for distri-
button of said premiums: They rec
mend that the premiums ON farm
products and live stock be divided into
first and second prizes, and that in
the premiums on farm pro-
ducts, quality and quantity produced
will be considered, and they recon-
mended the offer of the following pre-
miums :
Best sample field corn 1st premium,
$35 I'd premium, $f5.
Best sample cotton, LIST premium, $35 ;
3d premium, $15.
Best sample sugar cane, LIST premium,
S35 ; Cd premium, SIS.
Best sample sweet potatoes, 1st pre-
MUM, $40: I'd premium, $40.
Best sample Irish potatoes, 1st pre-
MUM, $40 2d premium, $15.
Best sample Japan rice, 1st premium,
S20; 2d premium $50,
Best native mule, $50.
Best native 3 year old horse. $50.
Best native mich cow, $50.
The C0mmitte further recommends |
hat the Jury appoint three judges re-
siding in the rice-producing section of
The parish, to award the premiums on
The rice crops, and that three others be
appointed to make the other awards of
erred. Respectfully anbmitted,
t. lei. LEWIS,
SAM'L HAAS,
JAS. O. CHACHERE,
VIM. M. PRESCOTT,
OPELoUsAs, Aug. %, 1900.
Persons intending to compete for the
1rizes offered for the best exhibits of
agricultural products and live stock Of
cred by the citizens of O~pelousas and
he Police jury II requested to bring
heir farm exhibits to the Sandoz Opera
House, and stock exhibits to the Court
House Square on Saturday, the Goth of
September; and the members of the
Award Committee Capt. Sam Haas,
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