The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-11-09
FINE AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY.

FINE AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY
Annual Contests and Exhibits O
Boys Corn and Fig Clubs ane
Girls Canning Club Of Ascension
!, Parish-List of Prize Winners.
One of the finest agricultural dis
plays ever seen in Ascension parish
/ was that made at the annual contests
OF the boys corn and pig clubs ana
the girls canning club, which were
neld at the Oak Grove agricultural
nigh school at Hope VfrIa Saturday,
4 Oct -. The exhibits were more
numerous than at any preceding dem
4 onstration by these organizations,
and the competition for prizes was
unusually spirited. 4 Some very fine
i corn and many high-grade pigs were
shown, and the dispIaySof canned to-
1natoes made by the girls canning
4 cIuD was a revelation of what can
pc accomplished along this line. A
/ lair was held in connection with the
4 contests, and large crowd of in
terested spectators gathered to in
spect the exhibits and listen to the
addresses by local and visiting speak
ers, which were a feature Of the
/ pleasant OCCASION.
/ Following is a list of prize win
i ners in the corn club contests:
Yield Per Acre.
| Harrison Young, Gonzales, $40
/ bushels, first prize, registered Duroc
Jersey male, donated by M. j. Mayer,
Baton Rouge.
Mezrael Gautlreaux, Gonzales, So
~ bushels, second prize, S5.
| Alton Miller. Cak Grove, 42.7 bush
els, third prize, side harrow donated
by B. Lemann & Bro, DonaldsonVille
Simon Daigle, Oak Grove, 4O.7
bushels, fourth prize, pair fine shoes
or stetson hat, donated by Messrs.
Picard & Geisnar, Dutehtown.
Dalton Martin, Martin, 40 bushels,
fifth prize. $3.50.
Hendrick Leblanc, Gonzales, 3S.1
bushels, sixth prize, $2
Bertrand Webb, Oak Grove, 38
bushels, seventh prize, $1.90.
Leslie Leblanc, DutchtoWn, 81
bushels, eighth prize, S1.75.
Joseph Babin, Calbasse, "a 1-3
bushels, ninth prize, $1.5O.
Leo Daigle, Oak Grove, 1872 BUSH
els, tenth prize, fountain pen do
mated by Ill. Rusca.
Charles Brown, Oak Grove, 80
sdonated by j. A. Dalferes, Donald
bushels, eleventh prize, fine shirt
sonEiiie.
Oleus Lanaux, Gonzales, 31.3 bush
els, twelfth prize, .S125.
Walter Williams, singletary. 20 s-4
bushels, thirteenth prize, 81.
Leslie sibley. Oak Grove, 1914
bushels, fourteenth prize, Is cents.
Best Profit on Investment.
Harrison Young. Gonzales, first
prize, $3.50.
Leslie Leblanc, Dutchtown, second
prize, 81.
Composition on Corn
Leslie Leblanc, Dutchtown, first
prize, ST. SO.
Harrison Young, Gonzales, second
prize, ST..
Perseverance in Corn Club Work.
Fulton Babin, Calbasse, pair fine
shoes donated by 3. N. Delaune.
History Of Corn Crop.
Allen sibley, Oak Grove, first prize,
$3.50.
Charles Brown, Oak Grove, second
prize, ST. 5.
Leslie Leblanc, Dutchtown, third
prize, umbrella donated BY Adolphe
Meter
Harrison Young, Gonzales, fourth
prize, S I.50.
Alton miller, Oak Grove, fifth prize,
81.
Dalton Martin, Martin. sixth prize,
Is cents.
Valet Heath, johnson, seventh
'rize, so cents.
Best Ten-Ear Exhibits.
Alton Miller, Oak Grove, first
'rize, Queen Ann cuItiyator donated
" Charles Maurin, Donaldsonyille.
Hendrlck Leblanc, Gonzales, second i
,rlze, SO.
Leo Daigle, Oak Grove, third prize.
Simon Daigle, Oak Grove. fourth !
rize, $1.50. |
Allen sibley, Oak Grove, fifth {
fize, $I.25. !
Harrison Young, Gonzales; Louis 1
,dom, Oak Grove; Charles Brown,
,ak Grove; Dalton Martin, Martin;
tobson Braud, sixth to tenth prizes,
espectlYely, S1 each.
W. Nickens, Oak Grove; MezraelI
authreaux, Gonzales; Leslie sibley,
ak Grove, eleventh to thirt~ ~enth {
flzes, respectively, IS cents each.
Bertrand Webb, Oak Grove; Leslie ~
eii5lazlc, Dutchtown; Leonce Landry q
laiet Heath, johnson, fourteenth to q
sFenteenth prizes, respectively, so 9
ants each. a
Best Individual Ear Exhibit. = I
Alton Miller, Oak Grove, first i, Il
eize, S1.5O. Il i
Dalton Martin, Martin, second n n
'ize, s1.25. !,
Leslie Leblanc, Dutchtown. third a, a,
iza e1 ~