The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-20
DEMONS RAT|0N TRAIN.
States Unique Educational Enter
prise Visits Donaldsonville and
is Inspected by Big Crowd, De
spite Unfavorabie Weather.

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The state demonstration train VS.
tied Donaldsonville last Monday, and
although the weather conditions were
decidedly unfavorable the train was
given an enthusiastic greeting and
was visited by more than 1000 people |
during it's stay. A large crowd stood
in a pouring rain to listen to lecture
on cattle by Director Staples OF the
Baton Rouge experiment statlo1l
dairy, and it was a noteworthy fact
that nobody seemed to mind the
dcwnpour or to let it keep them
from seeing everything there was to
see.
The train arrived here at s O'Clock,
fifteen minutes ahead Of schedule
time, and was parked in the 7. and
P. Yards in Division street. A num-
| Der of people had assembled to wit
ness the arrival of the train. mayor
| Charles Maurin was present and IN
. brief talk welcomed the train ana
its officials to Donaldsonyllle, and
| stated that this city and community
| we're keenly alive to the great GOOD
| to be accomplished by the educa-
/ tional enterprise, and were grateful
| that Donaldsonvil1e had been includ-
ed in the trains itinerary DR.. w.
r.. Dodson, in charge of the train,
responded to Mayor Maurin's adj
/ dress. and Prof. e.. S. Richardson,
of the Department of Agricultural
Extension of the Louisiana state
University, made a short talk out
lining the purposes of the tram ana
briefly describing the various ex-
hibits. The train was then thrown
open for public inspection.
DR.. Dodson gave very instruct
i've lecture on hogs from the, car con-
tanning these animals, and it was
evident from the size of the crowd
which gathered to hear him and the
degree of attention manifested, that
this was one of the most interesting
exhibits of the entire train. MT.
Staples, lecture on cattle followed,
being delivered from a lot opposite
the train in which the cattle mao
been turned loose for exercise.
Much attention was paid to the
poultry exhibits, and also to the DIS
, play of farm machinery. In fact, the
crowed seemed interested in every
| lnilg CI1 lie IL GILL, dI1u II11S tAAA
. we're called upon to answer any num-
: Der of questions concerning the svari
a Gus exhibits. DR.. Dodson was par
ticularly in demand, and with his
usual urbanity and cheerfulness dis
Z pensed information and instructor
t in wholesale quantities Throughout
+ the day. He never seemed to tire
under the ceaseless questioning o.
the hundreds who thronged the train
and his unfailing courtesy and will
tingness to accommodate in every
e possible way won him many friends.
e An especially important lecture 2!
# DR.. Dodson was that apperta1nlng t
a the cane borer. This is a live SUB
g|ieet in this section of the state
NJ s,s1aene sugar canA Is Tn ~ iarssfT Pc
i crop, and close attention was PAID 6
Dr.. Dodson's remarks by the Grove
It which had gathered in the expefl
6 Inent station car to hear his lecture
a The speaker said that at this TIM
a and within the next few weeks a.
n opportunity is presented for destroy
n ing the borers in large numbers, ant
he urged the cane planters to tax
st action in the matter at once. ii
i ScLtu GHdL ZIG pct 1o pioN0SS>A = -
s. d moth, which just at this seaso1
e is attacking the young cane IN
II stalks SO attacked are killed and tur;
lie yellow, thus rendering them easli
& distinguishable while the cane is ye
D. small, If these dead stalks are cut OF
81 of the fields and burned or otherWls
DESTROYED thousands of prosperity
re borers will be exterminated, and tn
0. damage to the cane crop in the ia
re will be lessened to a material extent
OF Another interesting statement b
h, Dr.. Dodson was one to the effec
er that several new varieties of can
is are being grown on the state exper
or ment station which are expected
OF be vastly superior, as regards 81
I'd crosse content, to any of the can
Id now generally cultivated in Louisian;
to AS soon. as the experiments & haV
n been concluded and positive result
d, obtained. these new varieties OF can
will be distributed among the planter
OF the state, and a greatly increase
sugar crop is almost sure to tolloS
he Glasses were suspended at tt
ng Donaldsonville high school for ha
K a day, and all the students of tn
Ip- institution, with their teachers, Vlsi
ia ed the train in a body. The pup
as and teachers Of the Smoke Ben
n Burnside and Barton schools were
le- attendance at the same time, an
or the big crowd was shown especi
lis attention.
ID. Several officials of the Texas al
let Pacific Railroad are accompanyir
on the train on it's tour of that lin
It's among them being E. l.. Malone
be assistant superintendent; R.
on Claridge, agriculturist; Will H. sa
er gent, travelling immigration agen
lily and NJ. L. Fuller, of St. Louis, co
re- nected with the joint Louisiana al
of Texas immigration bureau of tt
he road.
SIS The train left here at o'clock
he n. for Whitecastle
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