New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1913-11-22

t;t;ou for the blue ribbons quit
number of fine roadsters, thrr
and five gated saddle horses
family turnouts, lady drivers
and heavy harness teams. Th'
whole city of Shreveport ScmoC
.o realize that the success OF th'
Horse Show was dependent upon
them. and the citizens Responded
bv filling the entire ouIIdln.
nightly, applauding the dlf1crcn
contestants as they SWlrIc'
around the arena or put then
entries through the several cant
and performances as required ~
the Judge. Lorisiama Isl SLOWLY
but surely coming into her oWl
as q live stock State, and 1t Is
with pleasure that we find agan
our GOOD friend c. NJ. Hutton
already mentioned as one of the
,,otahle winners with his Jerseys
capt,lring the lion s share OF RIB.
bons and cups with his strIn@ OF
registered American Saddle
Horse. The well behaved Amer
lean Saddle Horse III action, Is
without doubt the most beautiful
horse in the world, and 1T has al
WAYS been a mystery to us why
more of them were not bred M
Louisiana.
The swine exhibit filled the new
Pavilion which was built this
wear and is model for 'Iranh-
ness. being constructed of con-
crete throughout. The pens were
filed with massive pure-hr'd
lserkshiree, Poland Chlnas, D'roc-
Jerseys and Tsmworths ~ well a"
the exhibit Of the Boys Hog Club.
If there is any doubt about tn"
interest manifested i'll swine, and
the desire of many to embark III
swine raising, a visit to tins de
partment would have settled II
at rest. AS fine specimens OF
the breeds mentioned eXhroltcd
at any State Fair were shown
here in numbers, and taken all
in all, this exhibit IN It's entirety
was the most interesting. The
bio pavilion was filled with vlsl-
tors from morning to night. j.
Il. Dodge, of Lowell, Mass, placed
the awards whose work was pro
nounced very satisfactory by the
exhibitors.
One of the most impressive lea
lures in the swine exhibit was to
illustrate scientific hog-ralslng
as compared to the usual hit or
miss plan employed too often by
our careless farmers. Two pigs,
both Of which were litter mates
were shown; one raised by one OF
the Hog Club boys under instruc-
ton from the Agricultural EX
tension Department OF the Lou
isiana State University, and the |
other was raised by a ncighbor-
ing farmer. After eleven months
of work the farmers pig really |
weie he'd as much as 90 pounds,
while the small boys pig
had reached the remarkable
weight of 4S5 pounds. Editor
Chevis of the Country Review
was right when he said some
weeks ago that our farmers ought
% take the boy out behind the
barn and get some instruction on
log feeding and raising.
Several silOs were shown in
operation at the fair, including
he cutters and blowers, and the
me shown by Harry Bros. of New
orleans, La, was easily pro-
lounced the most durable of its
ind. 1t is constructed entirely
f galvanized iron and can be put
p with an ordinary screw driver
nd wrench. There are too few
f these veritable money machines
n this section, and our dairymen )
re throwing dollars away every l
ay by their failure to install
hem. The silO method of feed
ng cattle and hogs has long since
assed the experimental stage, i
nd no one need hesitate in put
lg in some kind Of a silo for win '
,r feeding, when green food is t
, scarce. a
The exhibit of the Asylum fer h
lie Insane of Jackson, la, un- b
er the direction of DR.. Pierson. s
he efficient Superintendent, dem a
lstrated how that institution is d
'adually being made self-sus- J.
lining, by producing for its own p
'e practically everything that f;
required there. We do not be- n
I'VE that we are saying too much f
hen we state that their herd Of n
Holstein-Friesian eat +,
is the best in the State. One sA,
their COWS, milking nine gal @,
MS daily was brought along as er