The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-12-06

| POULTRY SHOW BIC SUCCESS,
First semi-AnnuaI Display of St. FL
| mo Association Attracts Large
Crowd-Fine Exhibits and inter-
esting Addresses.
The gloriously bright and clear
| weather Of Sunday afternoon, coupled
| with the interest that had been ex-
| cited in the first semi-annual show
OF the st. Elmo Poultry Association
| by the announcements spread
| throughout the neighborhood, brought
out large and enthusiastic crowd
| to see the exhibits and hear the talks
that were on the program. That all
who attended the show were highly
pleased was. evidenced by the express
sions of appreciation heard on all
sides regarding the exhibits, the
speeches and the other features of
the interesting affair.
The honors of the show went to
Mrs. G. Donnaud Bentley, Donald
sonville exhibitor, : who took four
firsts and two seconds with her en-
tries of White Leghorns and White
Wyandottes. Prof. w. H. Gates, of
the Louisiana State University, who
| judged all the entries, was so
pleased with Mrs. Bentley's chickens
/ q Ivy Il
sent to Baton Rouge to compete in
the show which opened in that city
yesterday, to continue until tomorrow
evening.
Among the prize-Winners from St.
Elmo, barrow and Burnside were Miss
| NJ Landry, ]. R. Beauvais, Mrs. J.
Troxler, Mrs. E. Oubre, Mrs. N Bou-
| dreaux, Mrs. A. Gautreau, Mrs. Guy
A. Porche, Mrs. N. C. Reynolds, Mrs
Truxillo, E. A. Landry, J. H. Krae-
| mer, Mrs. 0. Martinez, Mrs. E. Scor-
some, and Mrs. j. Lark.
The exhibit of Carnaud pigeons en-
tered by E. J. Breaux took first pre-
MUM in its class. and the second
premium was won by Chandler Oubre
of st. Elmo.
Wesley Nicholas, a colored farmer
from the New River section, drew
first premium with his exhibit of
Rhode Island Red chickens. Nicholas,
it will be remembered, won four
prizes at the Dona1dsonville fair, and
was the only exhibitor in that event
from lis section Of the parish.
As side issues, there were several
.xhibits which proved to be interest
| ing to the crowd. The famous hack
ney stallion, Wood Paragon, was on
hand, and was much admired A dis
play CT agricultural implements, fence
| wire and chicken feed, by B. Lem
ann g Bro. attracted attention and
was valuable because it showed
where UP to date farmers and chick
en-raisers could purchase necessary
supplies-a thing, by the way, which
vas not SO well known before. Much
amusement was created by the
bright pink ribbon, tied in a big bow,
sported by the young boar pig, Wood
land Master George, owned by
George w. Reese. Pigs were not
supposed to come in for ribbons, but
w NJ. G.'s proud owner could not
bear to see him left entirely out,
so one of ST. Elmo's prettiest lit
tie girls had to sacrifice her cherish
ed bit of hair ribbon in order that
piggy might be decorated. Mrs.
Porche's exhibit of a capon taking
care of twenty-eight little chicks was
the subject of much admiring COM
ment
Prof. Jordan, Of the State Univer-
sity, gave an interesting lecture on
hog-raising, and dwelt especially on
the advantages Of organization and
cooperation among breeders and ship
pers Of hogs, and, in fact, any live
stock or agricultural product. En-
couraged by the interest taken in his
remarks, Prof. Jordan has offered to
give special course of instruction
and supervision to any one or two
men in St. Elmo who are ambitious
to do some big things in the hog
raising line. This generous offer has
been accepted, and Adam Gautreau
and J, H. Kraemer have been named
as the two to whom Prof Jordan will
lend his assistance.
Prof Gates won the admiration Of
dress by naming the various points
by which chickens are judged for
excellence and showing in an under
standable way the value Of these
points in relation to 4lealthfulness and |
maximum egg production. The pro-
lessor talked mainly from the utility
and in this way made a /
distinctly favorable impression upon |
all IN the audience, who are interest
ed IN chickens chiefly for the money /
that may be made with them, and |
not as fanciers. At the conclusion of /
Mr.. Gates talk, a number of people /
who had raised chickens all their
lives said he had told them more
about successful embarrassing in
these few minutes than they had been
able to pick up from experience in
The years they have handled the
birds. AS one man put it: 81 have
'a1sed chickens and have been fairly
yet Prof Gates has
shown me that about nine out of ten
Kings did were wrong. What would
lave been my success if I had done
hese nine things right?'
Another said: "He was right
bout that bent breast bone being
tue to the hen roosting on a round
'ole. That chicken was mine, and
rom now on, she and the rest of
hem viii have the right kind of
oosts.''
Prof. Gates talk having made such K