New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-10-03

harvested at the SaIuc Time, mus
'nsuring shipments i'll carload
lots and receiving the benefit of
carload rates. To supplement
This work the Chamber Of Com
nerce is now negotiating for a
earning factory to be established
IL New Iberia. This will provide
a market for the farmers, for any
surplus, or in the event of a
glutted market, which sometimes
Occtr.
We have entered actively upon
tits work. Several most success
ful meetings of farmers have,
been held in the Parish in which
every phase Of agriculture from
trucking to cattle, dairylng. etc,
was covered. Several of iberia s
most prominent citizens, ire
spective of political atfiliation,
took leading parts in these dis
cussions. AS a concrete example:
Immediately following one meet
ing. a move was Immediately in
stitrted to form a Farmers AS
ISOLATION. This will shortly be
perfected. In that same com
laJ nifty, a few days afterwards,
one farmer began the construc
ton of silo. 1t is needless to
say that others will follow.
Every day farmers come to tho
office for information, instruc
ton. directions and advice con-
corning certain things to be
planted, fertilizers to be used,
method of culture, etc. This in
| for nation we are glad to give,
and every farmer is welcome to
all the assistance we can give.
With a little intelligent treat
ment our soils can be made to
yield considerable more of its
wonderful fertilizing clements,
the texture of the soil can be
changed and more plant food be
made available.
1t is the belief of the writer
that considerable part of our
soils, needs an alkaline treat
ment. Tests will be made and
this fact ascertained in various
localities.
Along with this. good live
stock breeding will be encouraged
and directions for raising at
minimum cost will be given. For
instance with the climate we
have and the rank growth of veg
citation it will be an easy matter
to provide for the winter without
paying heavy corn bills to the
Iowa and Illinois farmers. Be-
sides, both for grazing and the
improvement and protection at
forded our lands in winter, cover
crops can and should be grown.
Not few of our farmers are al
ready ordering their vetch. Grim
son clover, burr clover, oats. etc.
More will join later. On our
best drained lands, properly in
noculated, alfalfa can be grown.
Information in the care and
breeding Of better breeds of hogs.
better breeds Of dairy cattle. bet
ter poulrty is being given.
In an article of this kind it is
impossible to go into any details
of the work referred to above.
This can be done at some future
time. We are trying to maintain
a bureau of information for the
merchant and business man alike
and we would like to have them
make use of the Office as much as
possible and whenever they have
information of value or sugges- /,
tions to make we will be glad to
get them. In the meantime let
tiers are being written daily to all
parts of the Union, correct data
and statistics are being gathered
about our resources and advant-
ages, and New iberia and iberia
Parish will be kept before the
eyes Of farmers of other States,
individuals, industrial plants,
etc. There are many good things
that have gone to other towns,
not because those towns held out
better inducements, but because
those towns made the biggest
racket" and attracted the
crowd. If we don't hear much
noise, it doesn't mean that it
isn't being made, for the place to
make it is where it will do the
most good. I
In conclusion, our Chamber
doesn't expect to see farms