Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-20
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2OTH l9V9.
Parish Agricultural Societies'

.n T o,;o;ona o,ght to have an active agf1cult1- c
raj society and some of the parishes nave uae'e. lM nean;r nar;sh -
If Agriculture and immigration has done much W CO. aa+;ua .ori- ~
~. thronohout the state and if we had this parish an ac@veasnl I
&c" M", :atn - could solicit the cooperation OF the state poaio LII q
ssnhtIo,s hr;ng abo1t an agricultural fair that Wol'a p7n'35 :, |
a"aa OURSELVES in its completeness and effectiveness IN onSpay yAs c
tho nattural wealth of the Parish of PlaquenllneS anu 0' "N"
of it's farmers and planters. davis g. there was
hon IN tho industrial Institute in that town a meeting III Wy ~
nose Of organizing an Agricultural Clubt to take up SUM- an,,a+;n Of
tb.t narish. Lafayette the center OF the Arcaolan oR" no ahou
fa;s stata is one Of the most progressive parishes IN II" ~ NV nv.
tme ms" y. -, oanna++;on with the parishes of Iberia and 81 Midi
:. j.. ,oorrino for LAFAYETTE the Industrial lnstJute iCseii' @ ""l
har Of those good old Acadians at once offering " ,hnnor;sb
tho bonds to be issued by the parish for the purpose Nv 1 ns p%+'
;4,o,f nn+inou nm it's share OF the money to secure Vhe i''AvOOo
T is now contemplated there to organize an acu'e "s''A'"
cietv Toe. rst as we ought to do IN this parish. uoora n
without attempting in the least degree to dictate IN res"iu W
tho matter, we would suggest that the Plaquemlhes sa.@I ;n 80 .
bu,tural Society should be organized ana hoo mon'ns co. .t:af +,o
49, 49, . 10 Hache and Buras alternately, these being the chlel W.
aot+lonants in the parish, and local centers OF much 'mpo r'@
Tho consequently Of our parish in it's agriculture IS a cane slowns
and rice growing parish, and in its horticulture as an ro shnn1d
olrdon tTruck growing parish, is becoming man1ies' AIN W. 9 sl:.,s
e. III that WE can to accelerate any boom that may y i4lIy y
W a. Wa brovo thousands of acres OF available lano
ttba+ 70 at nresent not utilized for any useful purpose. lies a.
80 fine lands as can be found any where wltnln 1e Ann' vi md
federal union. Their productiveness, the result VI ol W. .o
climate, insures to the tllers OF the SOIL anple - hut Nc
na nrohleaa that presents itself is one OF hard Woih, W. ~; ~
: oho con such generous returns be secured WIN " sN
where LIST d. SuIA 5SASAoN - ,. - - ~, t--:~o +.f
amount Of hard work as in the Parlshro1 f4aauehnn - g., o,
an A. active stn agricultural society, actively supported by Us owl %1
members and cooperating .. with t the a9 9Sa sasa stats Be "a this IS p ns
y n~avn +hronohout themidde and western states anu woup
ao,htless lead into our parish hundreds, ana even osa us
- oxcellent farmers, justas hundreds and thousands u - - ~ .aa ID;
: have migrated from tn, the vses5i into Ssrs The R we nssd o 3h aeao !
~ ,na e. IL ss+ = ua to intenser effort. We need them to lncreas
-. ;;n+arest in better agriculture, in better horticulture a"o ~ " =
Tor schools and churches. There is no way taa' W. AnoM 49, W.
' pres sentt time st that would 50 quickly present these ideas nst to gu, ne
people as could be done by an active Agn' y u ths East u,tH Bank al
We had two some years pack, one is soo;etv and one on the We
t ssps' 1 as HI is s'1 sssd e center at Bqsss and t9 own as i, The , 1 e !
Agricultural, Society Perhaps they came o a nt1e too too soon neon, ~ = =
history Of he parish and .t they ceased h, to a sines s1 1ns es nw p .
p g ~ a vm : mon the scene and another venture OF organ NJ
fien n IN tapp direction would seem to be most fit and we belle IL
~ y ~ intellectually, industria!y and financially profitable 70
concerned. Who vii inaugurate the movements