St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-07-30

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AT night, in the courthouse, The
meeting came to an end with more
speaking, and delightful musieai
program.
Dr.. Bercier, John w. Lewis, Esq,
and ". J. Sandoz, Esq, and Mr.
White were the speakers.
The courtroom was beautifully de-
corated with pot plants and ferns,
and attracted much favorable com
ment from the visitors.
BIRD AND GAME EXHIBIT
One of the features of the meeting
was the fish and game exhibit sent
here BY the Louisiana Commission
for the Protection Of Fish and Game.
The exhibit was under the charge
of Secretary Jacobs and Chief War
den Thompson, Of the Commission,
and local wardens NJ. P. Stagg and
Yorick Vidrine.
Every variety Of game and fish
were on exhibition, and attracted
much attention. Messrs. Thompson
and Jacobs lectured to the people as
they came il, telling them Of the
different varieties. their value and
habits. There was a solid carload of
exhibits, which were displayed in the
courthouse, in large glass show cases.
The people here feel under obliga-
tion to the Commission for thus add
ing to the success of the Frisco Day.
EXHIBITS
B. s. Launey, near Opelousas, peer
less potatoes, some of these potatoes
weighed 3 pounds. Corn, very fine
shoe-peg and gourd seed.
Albert Burleigh, Bellevue, fine lot
of peanuts.
B. M Boagni, Opelousas, fine dis
play of vegetables from his Belmont
Farm, 10 different kinds Of corn,
trees, Japan clover, Lancaster
wheat which will yield SO bushels to
the acre; oats, thrashed 1000 bushels,
40 bushels to acre, second years
crop; potatoes, Georgia yellow yams
sent 3 cars away last year and will
ship about 6 cars this year; sugar
cane, and Keiffer corn, Satsuma or
ange trees.
Lee Garland, fine display Of POLAND
China pigs
I. Il. sibille, Sunset, sugar cane 10I
feet high.
N. p. Chenovoe, near 0pelousas,
sugar cane.
G. Grafigno, near opelousas, sugar
cane.
Arthur Roy, sugar cane.
4. H. Lewis, Opelousas, corn Is
feet high.
John Nezat. near 0pelousas, corn.
u. D. Littell, Opelousaa, hemp IA
feet high, this seed was given to him
BY Mr. Wkite and Mr.. LittelI says
that this product can be raised very
EASILY in this parish at a very large
profit, he used nc fertilizer in rails
ng this hemp. This hemp, according
10 Mr.. Littell is raised in Kentucky on
ands that rent for S18 per acre and
The farmers make big money out Of
I at this price. He also had Oh dis
oIay some very fine heavy rice ard q
inc lot of pumpkins.
Numa DeYille, Providence rice.
A. A. Crouchet, 0pelousas, rice.
G. j. Thompson, magnificent lot of |
pumpkins, and vegetables of all kinds.
Robert Jones, near 0pelousas, some
pumpkins, one weighed sol
POUNDS and was 81 inches around the
,elt; corn. IL inches long and 976 |
.rains 70 cob.
Mrs. s. II. Carson, Japanese pie
liant and seeds.
j. u. Reddith, potatoes.
G. w Moriarty, rice.
Lucien Pitre, Cataro, vegetables.
Numa Deyille, Plaisance, corn.
L. Cahanin, broom straw.
Robert Dunbar, corn.
S. IN. Dunbar, Waxia, corn.
Red Top Farm, ]. NJ. Sanders, sor-
hum, Is feet high, corn Ia feet high,
atsuma stock orange trees. He saysl
his particular kind Of orange trees
o exceedingly fine in this parish.
WILDER Foster, line Of canned to-
aatoes.
John Ledoux, yellow corn and rice.
]. a. Gill, Eunice sun flowers.
z. Dry, dish rags.
]. 7. Adams, all kinds Of vegeta-