The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-04-06
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good roads, but differed as to de-
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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SESSION.
The night session was opened with a
song by pupils from the High School.
Prof. V. l.. Roy, of the Industrial,
was the first speaker. He discussed
in an able and instructive way "Agri-
culture in the common schools
When he concluded the subject was
opened for discussion in which DR..
Stephens and DR.. Dalrymple both
took part.
The second subject for the evening
was: ''The advantages of thorough
bred poultry to the Southern farmer
which was handled in a most instruc-
tive and entertaining way by'H. w.
Blanks, of Caldwell parish. His
talk was decidedly good and contained
very valuable thoughts for u
farmers and it is to be regretted that
more of them did not hear him. A
striking statement he made was, that
with the common hen he had gotten
only sixty eggs a year, with his inn
proved stock he had gotten over two
hundred eggs per year, which it was
entirely practicable for anyone to do.
The discussion of this topic was
animated though at times amusing, and
brought out forcibly the immense
profit in poultry raising when fol-
lowed intelligently.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
A considerably larger audience was
present at this mornings session than
at any time Yesterday. More farmers
and citizens of the town were in attend
ance. The number was also increased
by the presence of nearly all the
public school teachers, who were ex-
cused from their schools to attend.
President Will Foster, of the Stock
breeders Association presided.
Before taking up the regular pro-
gram the convention was favored
with q charming piano selection by
little Eva Mouton, the talented daugh-
ter of Judge Julian MOuton.
President Foster stated that it was.
he supposed, expected of him to de-
liver an annual address, but as
President Dymond had o than
supplied all that a necessary in
that line, he would, by special request.
give his experience in alfalfa raising.
He had c ceeded admirably on Red
River lands. He began with four
acres and was now planting four hun
dred. The land yielded from four
cuttings two and a half to three tons
tons bringing SIS a ton.
Besides, after the last cutting in
September, he turned $50 head of
stock and cattle on the alfalfa field
which entirely fed them until January.
He pronounced it one of the best and
cheapest feeds known. 1t was also a
valuable fertilizer, for planted on
land which produced about one fourth
of q bale to the acre, the following
year the same land yielded a bale per
acre.
DR.. Stubs, at the close of Mr..
Fosters talk, added more information
on the subject. He advised planting
in this section in October, and
against changing land, rs to grow
here the ground must be inoculated
with the alfalfa micrObe.
Hon. Overton Cade gave his ex-
perience with alfalfa and stated
that so far he had failed. Dry
weather here kills it, though it was not
positively agreed that Lafayette
could not raise it.
DR.. H. A. Morgan, of the State Ex-
pertinent Station, gave an illustrated
lecture on the boil weevil which re-
ceived very careful attention. He
covered the field of his subject
thoroughly and spoke optimistically
in regard to the quarantine now. in
stituted by the State and the efforts
being made to save Louisiana from
the best.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
A deeply interested though rather
small audience, many ladies being
present, assembled to hear the papers
of this session. The subjects dis
cussed proved to be of unusual in
terest, and some thought-prOvoking
statements were made, which it is
unfortunate more of our farmers did