The southern sentinel., 1908-09-11

l26 cars of Irish potatoes. aver
aging II net price of Gle per
hushel. bringing $34. .000.0 Ills
association has also organized Il
canning factory and are turning
out Il large output of canned
beans, okra. tomatoes, berries
and sweet potatoes.
Mr.. h. j. Watson of Calhoun
repreSen ed the State Board os
agriculture and spoke intereit
ingly of the growing of fruit. and
truck as business in North
Louisiana, and he in pressed upon
the audience the Importance OF
not trying to get rich BY planting
one kind of truck. but To plant
several crops aud learn the bus
mess by practical experience.
lie also spoke of the planting.
culture and !ertil;zing of truck
and anyone. will profit by getting
his fertilizer formulas If they
expect 50 raise fruit and truck
successfully, as there are many
dollats saved by mixing fertilizers
At some.
Ben We'll. the progressive com
mission man from Alexandria,
discussed the potato business
from a standpoint of a business
man who has furnished seed and
fertilizer for IL years to the
farmers around Alexandria,
sharing their profits and losses.
He has worked up the potato
business until there are now 400
cars shipped from around Alex
andrla each year. Mr.. We'll, not
being farmer himself, says he
will bring a practical Belgian
potato farmer up to instruct the
people il they desire him to do
so.
Judge j. 7. Watkins of Minden
addressed the farmers on the i'm
pOrtance of reading Government
Bulletins and other literature,
and studying their business that
they may farm with intelligence
and get some pleasure out of fan m
life; the farmer lives close To ma
ture and should study it. His
address WAS well received. by
every one. There is no man in
Congress who works harder for
rural mail routes, demonstration
farms, good roads and other con-
veniences for the farmers than
Judge Watkins and the people are
always glad to hear him.
MIR. j. w. Boyett of Winfield
spoke Interestingly of the possi-
bIlIties of North Louisiana and
any one hearing him was made to
feel proud of our parish and
should be glad to take part ia the
great development that will come
To our country i'm the next few
years. Mr.. Boyett is indeed an
interesting and instructive speaker
and the people of Winn parish
are proud of him.
III. h. Walker, of Ruston. told
us why we should remain in
Louisiana and he made it very
plain that our people should stay
here. because they know this
country, its soil and its people,
aud any one going into another
country has many disadvantages
and 1t takes them many years to
be able To cOmrete With those who
have made that country their
home.
The last speaker was Prof. G..
l.. Shell, of Chatham. He out
lined the plans the little town of
Chatham Is working TO plant
diversified crops and build up an
independent community. They
are setting out thousands of
fruit trees, and will plant 200
acres in Irish potatoes, 80 acres
in peas, so acres IN tomatoes, etc.,
and will put in a canning factory.
He says his people have no idle
dreams, but are going in to sue
ceed and should they fail on some
crops they will not let that deter
them from trying again and again.
This closed the programme of
the first annual meeting of the
Winn Parish Fruit and Truck
Growers Association and it is to
be hoped that these meetings will
increase in interest as the years
go by and that the influence will
be felt all over North Louisiana. |
We have failed to mention the
sweet music furnished at the OPEN
ing by Miss Lizzie Pyburn and
the dignifed manner in which
Prof.. w. w. Bennett presided
over the meeting.