The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-22
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The Crop Pest Commission recon-
mends to the police juries OF all par
ishes in the State that they pass ana
enforce stock or no-fence Jaw at the
earliest possible date, in order to make
possible the eradication OF the cattle
tick over the entire State just as rap
idly as funds can be secured for the
work. A regulation of the commission
which has been in effect for the past
two seasons requiring Durserymen TO
defoliate all orange and lemon trees
sold or shipped in Louisiana, has been
repealed. Although the regulation
was effective in preventing the distri-
button of the white fly pest OF oranges
the nurserymen had found that the ex-
pense Of defoliating the trees was so
high as to make it prohibitive. Hence
forth the commission will not require
such trees defoliated.
The connections of the Baton Rouge,
Hammond and Eastern between the IL
linois Central and the Valley have been
completed and the regular schedule
goes into effect Feb. %. This new road
passes through the center OF the hard
wood timber belt of Livingston parish.
Heretofore this land has been bought
up and the trees left standing because
of the difficulty in shipping the timber
The land is very rich, and when the
timber has been cut will produce fine
crops. Before the building of this
road it was necessary to haul cotton
by wagon q distance Of forty miles In
some cases.
The Riverside Irrigation Company
has let contract foR the extension OF
its canal into North Maumon prairie,
where 1000 acres of undeveloped rice
land can be irrigated. The system
USED on this canal Is to alternate the
crop, planting one-half of the acreage
one year and letting the other half rest,
thereby producing better quality OF
rico and securing more profitable
price for the cereal One planter has
just closed out his crop at $40 to
"a. Is per barrel.
The State crop pest commission has
withdraw the quarantine on cotton
shipments from boil weevil territory.
The quarantine has been in effect since
the weevil was first discovered in this
State. The commission finds that the
pest is now over practically the entire
State, and q quarantine against the
shipment of cotton from infested terri
tory is without effect.
In the parishes of Lincoln and Clai-
borne more than 200 farms have been
entirely cleared of the cattle tick In
seven months, through the co-opera-
ton of the Bureau Of Animal Industry,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, the State Experiment Stations
and the State Crop Pest Commission.
The official count of Louisiana's re.
cent Democratic primary shows that
second election will be necessary for
four Offices. These are lieutenant-gov-
ernor, state auditor, state attorney
general and register of land Offices.
The count shows that ]. Y. Sanders
won the contest for governor by plu-
rality Of 13,447.
The State Board of Agriculture will
take steps to revive the system of
farmers institutes which have been
discontinued in recent times, for the
reason that the best of results were
not secured, and the board desires to
expend the funds for this cause in the
most productive manner or not ut all.
Gov. Blanchard announces the APP
pointment Of Thomas o. Harris as
travelling auditor, an Office created by
the special session of the legislature.
The travelling auditor is subject to the
orders of the governor and the state
auditor, and will make trips to any
part Of the State when necessary, much
after the the fashion Of q bank exam-
liner.
DR.. j. A. Blanchard, son of Gov.
Blanchard, says that Shreveport will
be under prohibition regulation for one
year only, as majority of the police
jury elected in the recent election are
anti-prohibition. and If an election is
granted by the jury prohibition will
be removed.
Fire in the business section of Mel
vile destroyed property valued at
$1,000.
Robert Mitchell, an alleged negro
murder, was taken from q deputy
sheriff by q mob at Oak Grove. and
lynched. A rope was placed around
the negroes neck and he was hanged to
railroad water tank. Mitchell was
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