The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-06-06
so. PA. OFFERS PRIZES
Thoroughbred, Beef Cattle,
Mich Cows and Hogs
With tie View Of Bettering
the Conditions Of the
Farmers.

The Southern Pacific Sunset-Cen-
trail. always a strong factor IN the de-
several liues in Texas and Louisiana.
has created decidedly novel innova-
ton in it's relations with the farmers
generally in ths territory traversed by
! It's several divisions.
As a stimulous to higher and more
| productive methods as applied to the
cultivation Of cotton and corn, the
| lines ia question through it's Industri-
al De partment, will offer series of
prizes To the farmers making the best
records in cultivation and production
of the two staples and also to the boy
or girl making the best records in the
same crops under the rules of the cot
ton and corn clubs.
Manager II. M. Mayo of the Indus
trial and Immigration Department in
discussing or quitting the situation,
stated that both President w. B Scott
and Traffic Manager z. K. Dunlap
were firm believers in the policy of
education as applied to the practice
of agriculture end were naturally ia
vorable to anything which would have
the effect of stimulating interest in In
creased development and along pro
gressive lines.
We are going to offer a series
Of practical prizes to the farmers
said Mr.. Mayo, which will work In
two directions Silver cups or cash
purses NAV be all right and no doubt
are effective. We however are going
this method one better and will offer
as prizes registered cattle. This will
not only have the effect OF providing
valuable and satisfactory reward to
the successful farmer, but will create
the nuclei for better grade Of food
and farm stock, by making il possible
for the farmer to establish better
grades without cost to himself The
benefits of this will be apparent to all.
in purchasing the prize stock. we
will be guided by the experience of
men well versed IN the business of
stock selection and the cattle awarded
TO the farmers will either be register
ed or entitled 10 registration, and i'm
mune from fevers or other infectious
complaints or diseases. The cattle
will be selected from stock that will
guarantee excellent results from prop
err breeding and handling. Thus it
will be possible to stimulate interest
on the part of the farmers and their
familics IN the selection Of betterfood
and milk cattle and in the production
OF the very highest grades of standard
hogs. all of which are among the fun
damentals in farm development.
The prizes will be offered as fol-
lows:
For the best general field of corn
OF not less than ten acres, making the
greatest production and showing the
best system of cultivation-one thor
oughbred short horn sire.
For the second best field, under the
same conditions, one thoroughbred
mature Duroc-Jersey bore.
"For the best general field of cotton
OF not less than ten acres, showing
the best production and best method
of cultivation-one thoroughbred Jer-
sey, Guernsey or Holstein sire.
For the second general field of cot
ton under the same conditions: one
thoroughbred mature Berkshire boar
For the boy or grill making the
best corn production under The boys
and girls corn and cotton club rules: a
thoroughbred Jersey heifer not more
than two years old.
For the boy or girl making the
best production of cotton under the
same rules: one Jersey heifer not
more than two years old.
II am satisfied that the farmers
along our lines will appreciate the
motives which inspired our executive
to consent to plan which we hope to
make an annual feature of our opera
ton and one which we feel will have
material result in lettering the con-
dition Of the farmer.
1.-The use of thoroughbred cattle,
mich cows and hogs, as prizes by a
railroad company Is possibly some
thing new but the proposition is one
we'll In line with the determination Of
our interests to assist in the upbuild-
ing of the territory along our lines
and we feel that we will get the sup
port OF the farmers and business men
in the project A few years of this
sort OF work will accomplish much in
the desired direction.
While the details are not altOgeth.
err perfected, il 10 proposed that the
farmers and others desiring to com.
pete for these prizes shall make ap-
plication to the farm supervisors rep
resenting jointly the County and Fed
eral Department of Agriculture, in
each County. Proper blanks will be
placed in the hands of these demon
strators and II 10 intended that the en-
tire contest shall be under the dfrec-
tion of Prof w. F. Proctor, State
Agent of the Federal Department Of
Agriculture for the State Of Texas. and
Prof Mason Snowden. State Agent for
the Department for the State Of Louis
lana, and il is our intention that the
awarding shall be under the supervi-
sion OF these gentlemen or their dis.
trict representative.
'Of course. the contest will be lin
tied to farmers and others living along
the lines Of, or within the territory
tributary to the Sunset Central lines
in the two states"
The above article was handed the
Iberian BY Mr.. L. s. Broussard. the
Parish Farm Demonstrator.
Blisters on the hands. burns