The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1900-02-24
Farmers Institute Bulletin.

Sl0u9T Oh agriculture anu 1MiuI-
grafton, copy of Bulletin No. 3,
containing 800 pages. Itis, as for
mally declared by resolution of
the State Agricultural Society,
GA Monument to the Industry of
the State Department of Agri-
culture" Gen'l l.. Jastremski
is an old newspaper man and
shows his ear-marks-in the mag
nifcent volume he has edited
which ought to be in the hands Of
every farmer, fer he will find
therein an amount Of matter that
would cost him $500 or $1,000 if
he would be compelled to buy the
literature on the subjects treated
from the shops. The Index of
Contents shows the following
subjects treated by the ablest ex-
perts, thinkers and writer's in
the State Report to the Gov
ernor by Gen. Jastremski, in
which the General says that the
Bulletin embodies call the pa
pers read at the Farmers Insti-
tutes held from June 10th to
Sept. 80, 1897 and that these
papers "cover the greater part of
the field of agriculture and horti-
culture of the State, and their
corelatives in which may be in
cluded the Hygiene of the Home
and Farm, Stock-raising. Dairy
ing, the Manufacture of Sugar
and of Cotton Fabrics, Soil I'M
provements, and Improved Meth-
ods in Agriculture, Education in
Agriculture, Good Roads, Water
ways and Rail transportation,
Irrigation, Economics and refer
ences to many matters germane
to the development and general
welfare of the agricultural inter
ests of the State and that it
would "require the labor of years
fer the most versatile and gifted
writer and compiler to gather the
information that is contained in
this bulletin, which sets forth
the results of the thoughts, re-
searches and experiences of
scientists and practical agricul-
turists, distinguished in the Facul-
ty Of the Louisiana State Univer-
sity and A. & NJ. College, the
State Agricultural & Mechaical
College, Experiment Stations, etc.
The State last year was divi-
ded into three Institute Districts
presided over, the first, by that
walking encyclopedia of scientific
knowledge, DIR. W. G. Stubs,
and the second by Col. Chas.
Schuler, and the third by Maj.
Lee. In the aggregate, "a insti-
tutes, an increase of 6 over the
proceeding year, were held.
The Bulletin starts with DIR.
Stubb's eloquent response to the
address of welcome delivered at
each institute, pages II. Then
Demands of the New Era" by
Gen. Jastremski, on Ecenemics,
Factories, Irrigation, Immigra-
ton, pages 7-19. Then, ely
of the Home and Farm" I" embrac-
ing the subdivisions-Air, Ven
tilatien Stables, Farm Houses,
Soil, Water, Wells, Cisterns,
Dietetics, Charbon Consumption
and Milk, pages 1912, by
DR.. Mayer. Then "Sugar-
Cane Culture by Col. Polk,
pages 43-48; "Agriculture by
r. w. Scott. pages 4S-51.
Education for the Farmer, by
A. S. Woods, pages 51-54 ; lie
gumineus Crops by c. V.
Moore, pages 54-57 practical
Sugar Making" pages 1855 !;
ssBeef Raising in Louisiana" by
w. Fl. Dalrymple, M. r. G. V.
S., the State Veterinarian and
the greatest authority in the Q.
S. on Charbon, pages 66-79-this
protracted paper should be read
by every Farmer who is growing
peer on cotton "Sugar Work,
bs5 G. Bush, pages 1887 "The
Posibilrs.es of West Feliciana, ;,
by j. B. McGee, pages 1884:
''Elements of Successful Farm
ing,' by James Ellis, pages 94-
102 "Railroad Freights, pages
1924 Importance of Selecting
Seed in Rice Planting, by Z. IL.
Winn, pages 1o4-14 THE Rice
Industry from Plant to Market, =
by G. G. Dusen. pages 1923 !:
ssRice Industry, T. j. Curtis,
pages 1882 Agriculture in
japan by DIR. Knapp, pages
1874 "Theory and Practice OF
Strawberry Culture by Mr..
Otis, pages 141-4 Farming the
Only Business Not Overdone," by
VIM. Carey, 144-8 !; Grasses and
and Pasture, = by L. G. Gauthier,
| 1889 sSugar Boiling by S.
G. Chiquelin, =. 1855 "Truck
Discussion at the Farmers Insti-
tutes, pages 1854 /; "Pessibili-
ties Of Farm Dairying in North
Louisiana by Capt. Sellers,
pages 1912 s.Improved Imple.
nlents Necessary in Corn and Get
ton Culture by Col. Schuler