The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-06
NUMBER 80.


education and agriculture. In speak
ing of the progress in knowledge OF
agriculture. he mentioned the diScOv
cry of bacteria and the part they fill.
Many problems had been solved in the
science of farming. but many were yet
unsOlved. The subject of irrigation
was noticed and he prOphesied that it
would play an important part in the
future. Good roads was another prob
lem incidental to farming which was
being recognized and an agitation be-
gun for its solution. He closed by
dwelling upon the necessity of ele-
mentary education as being closely re-
lated to agriculture in its scientific
and successful prosecution.
DR.. Stephens extended the invitation
of the cooking class to all present to
partake of plate of gumbo, which in
vitatiOn was accepted. and the noon
adjournment taken.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was better at
tended, a number having come in on
the il a. m. and p. nj. trains. The
pupils of the high school and primary
schools were brought by their teachers,
and the Industrial students also were
present. The exercises were intro
duced by fine selection by the Indus
trial School orchestra. W. Quereau,
of Vermilion was the first speaker and
he considered the handling of cattle in
South Louisiana. His paper was full
of information and gave excellent tes-
timony as to the profit in raising cat
tie here, especially dairying.
DR.. Mattel took part in the discus
sion which followed stating that his
experience lay along the line of beef
cattle. He recommended the Hereford
breed as the best for the purpose. DR..
Stubbs also took part and stated that
rice bran was splendid food, pro-
vided the excess of oil was removed,
as the oil ferments and becomes rancid,
which was deleterious. He urged not
to feed rice bran mixed with straw as
it injured cattle, sometimes causing
death. = ''This country" said he,
with its staple crops, leguminous
plants and grasses could raise cattle
cheaper than anywhere else on earth."
Hon. Will Foster, of Caddo, being
called upon, gave his experience in
cattle raising. He fed cotton seed
neal and hulls, giving it to young
calves, and sold them at months old
for $500 piece. He said that this
State offers every farmer an induce
nent to either breed cattle, raise them,
)r finish them.
Prof. Oodson closed the dis
by describing how they
lad taken some ordinary Illinois
calves, and after feeding them
IN molasses and rice bran, had
sold them in Chicago at top mar
zet, each bringing about SO.
This experiment had awakened
great interest in the North and
Vest.
Hon. J. O. Chachere, of st.
landry followed with a paper on
,ood roads. He spoke of their
.dvantage and gave his expe-
ience in road making. He re-
that the parish buy
mules and graders and employ q
Competent roadOverseer for the
'arish. A valuable point he made
vas that before improving the
Dads his teams could haul only
ne and half tons ten miles at a
bad and frequently broke down.
after the roads were graded
hey hauled two and a half tons :.
nd didn't break down, making
lear saving of at least one half.
lie also advocated wide tires for
7agOns.
President Dymond spoke in
avOr of the Brownlow bill and
that raising money was
he first consideration, that de-
ails of road building should be
1T to localities, which could, if
hey desired, have the State en-
ineers without cost to aid them.
Messrs. Grow Girard, M. Bill
aud Jr. ]. c. Buchanan, Chas.
of De Soto, and East
ian, of Calcasieu took part in
ne discussions. The discus
ions were all interesting and