The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-06
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| SPLENDID SUCCESS,
demonstration Train Attracting Large
Crowds at Every Stop, Notwitf-
standing the Torrential Rains
suggest Thing OF Its Kind Ever
Attempted in America,

so far, Jupiter P1uvius has had
very little effect on the attendance
at the demonstration train now tour
,hg tne state. Notwithstanding the
.orrentlal rains of the second week
~ which the train was out, the peo-
PIE came IN hundreds at every stop,
and some of them travelled for miles,
through the rain, to get there. Tt
must have been extremely uncom-
IortaDie to many, but it shows the
vital interest our people are begin
ming TO take in the great subject of
improved u and progressive agriculture.
II means business to them; it means
tnelr future prosperity; it means
bread and butter to them. Then why
should they not show a vital isserest
IN this great work which isl being
undertaken solely in their behalf?
What is the demonstration train
doing? 1t is showing to Louisianians
What Louisiana has and what Louisi-
ana is capable of doing along agri-
cultural, educational, health and in
dustrial lines
A Big Thing.
Although the present train Is not
the first one that has been operated
In the state or in the United States,
it is the biggest thing of its kind
that has ever been attempted in
America. After it has finished it's
itinerary, it, will have been out for
ten or eleven weeks; it will have
visited something like 200 places,
and it will have covered the greater
part of the whole state of Louisiana
Our people should feel a pride in
this magnificent attempt to make
Louisiana a leader in this great ag-
ricultural missionary work, which is
bound to result in the ultimate bet
terment Of the states conditions,
agriculturally, educationalIy, from
the standpoint Of the public health,
and in almost every other way that
concerns the uplift of our rural pop
ulation. Let the people turn out in
thousands to give stimulus and en-
couragement to this great educator
the Louisiana demonstration train
and its occupants, who are doing so
much for their edifieation and in
and thereby establish a,
record that will be hard to equal
by any other state in the union.
The will sal,t.ii 4
vile Monday, April Is, At s::I5s
o'clock a. m, and will remain here
until 2:15 o'clock p. M. when it will
leave for Whitecastle.
Fine Cattle Shown.
The cattle on the train are worth
coming miles to see, il there was
nothing else on it. There is a Jer
sey bull whose breeding IS OF the
very finest in America. The sire
of this young animal was sold at aue-
ton for $40, 900 and was sold private
", a day or two afterWard, for S12,-
900. Such animals are not to be
seen every day anywhere, let alone
in Louisiana. The Jersey fanciers
should certainly not fail to see this
fine specimen of the breed.
There is also a Black %Polled AbeF-
deem Angue male, and while he is only
something over a year old he weighs
nearly 1900 pounds.
This is the kind of stock to grade
up the native cattle of the state TO
something worth while. 1t is beef
bulls like this that are SO much
needed to improve our native beef
stock. This "a fine specimen OF
the famous Scotch breed Of beef
animals, and attracts a great deal
OF attention among those visiting
the train at every point.
There are several very fine Jersey
females. both cows and heifers, and
there Is a fine specimen of the Dutch
breed Of dairy cows, known as the
Holstein-Friesian; and a superior Red
Poll cow.
In addition to these, a fine Here
ford matron with her hnonth-old
calf, weighing nearly 45015bounds, is
ON the train. This is another Of the
very finest Of the beef breeds.
But, perhaps, the most impressive
lesson In cattle to be seen is a grade
Hereford steer. This steers great
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