The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-13
THE PARISH FARM
AN INSPECTION BY THE POLICE
JURY AND DIR, BOWLING.


NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT
Enjoyable Journey in Autos Over a
Ten-mile Stretch of Good Roads.
Acreage Cultivated Diversified
Pr0ducts-Penal Section-Correc-
tional or Reformatory School.
The Caddo Parish Farm is sitn-
aIed half a mile from Flournoy, a
Station on the M. K. & T. railway,
and is twelve miles from Shreve-
port; It consists of 900 acres, ac-
quired by the parish through the
Police Jury at $500 per acre, and is
today conservatiyely valued at $40
per acre. Within a quarter Of mile
from this farm there dwelled in all
the comforts and delights of agrl-
cultural pursuits preceding the his
toricaI contest between the States,
the father Of Sheriff J. P. Flournoy.
He was one Of the pioneers and
owned vast estate. which he man
aged successfully and profitably.
| In those days Greenwood was the
seat of social and intellectual re-
Ifinement. It was there that men Of
/ prominence met, discussed public
affairs and planned their
Political Programmes.
It was in 1909 that the Police Jury
determined on the purchase of this
tract of land from G. C. Antoine, a
negro, distinguished as having been
the Lieutenant Governor Of Louis
lana during the domination of the
political adventures and mercen-
aries from the North, when Kellogg
was the Governor Of this State.
/ Preceding and following the ae-
quirement of this tract there were
|predictions without limit of failure
1 which fortunately have not mate
lrialized. Instead of discontinue and
ruination, the most satisfactory
1progress has marked intelligent de
Yelopment as is outlined and as be-
/ Ing maintained through practical
Gommoa Sense Management.
i There Is in actual cultivation q
this date $50 acres of this farm
comprising 100 acres in corn, 2o(
! acres in cotton, 8 acres in ribbon
Eeane, Z acres OF Texas seed ribbon
/ cane, Is acres of black-eye peas, 4(
acres in common field peas for for
z|age and for fattening stock includ-
! ing hogs, Is acres OF Spanish pea
nuts, 8 acres sweet potatoes. There
has been harvested the product o.
j 10 acres of Irish potatoes of fai1
| average yield, 40 acres Of oats AM
20 acres Of grass for hay, and
acres Of onions.
i On the farm are 40 head Of cattle
I Ii0 good working mules, 6 mares ane
is colts, and I mule colt, SO Angort
4 slgeats, 100 hogs with shoats and pigs
#Iah Of. good breed and in excellen
condition The barns are large ami
i cenmodious, with stalls and rack
Ifor cattle, mules and horses, am
B sIrooms for storing the varied prod
Incts of the farm, which in many re
Il spects IS model, and from Whicl
there may be derived from actua
demonstration, the
Best Methods
LOT cultiyating what was termed tn
poorest hill land in Caddo Parish.
The acres not timbered and ar
not idle are in the highest stat
Of cultivation It may be said i
brief that the view Of these acres
free of grass, is strikingly pleasin
Ito the eye as well as refreshing.
n The superintendent Of this farn
is John NJ. Wynn, to whom is du
| the fullest measure of credit for tn
success attained. He is energetic
lwiale awake and indefatigable and
II 1possessed Of good common sens
1.-THE rarest Of all the senses know
tto men. He is also the man who
lin charge Of the prisoners assigne
from the district and city courts fo
Iyiolatiens Of law. While strict an
impartial, he is sympathetic an
q humane, but he requires each ma
Ito. do his part il keeping with b
ability He is
I The Right Man in the Right Plae
At the farm on Thursday the1
were SO prisoners, Of whom 20 a
-IWhite and 80 negroes, The white
q were convicted Of selling booz
/ Several Of the negroes are at Il
farm for misdemeanors, but tt
| greater number have been too fre
| in bootlegging and in selling booz
ae tho pmnlnyns IF individuals WI