The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-08-29
THE DEMONSTRATION
LIVE STOCK FARM
The Court Room Packed with
Farmers--SOme Stand
ing for Two Hours.
A Deep Interest has been
Awakened, Spreading to
Other Parishes.

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FOntclieu called the meeting tt
order and delivered a brief bn'
enthusiastic address. He express
cd IN fOrceful terms the desire tC
have Iberia Parish awarded the
prize-the Live Stock DemOnstra
ton Farm under the direction and
supervision of the national de
par'ment of agriculture-aDd ap
pealed to the people as whole to
stand as a unit in working to that
end No efforts should be spared
in making the old undertaking a
success. He then invited Senator
Walter j. Burke to the chair to
preside over the deliberations of
the meeting.
Mr. Burke accepted the task in
a brief speech, indicating his
great pleasure and satisfaction in
the promised results Of IbeIiaDs'
efforts up to the present time.
He then appointed Messrs. NJ. w.
Fisher and e. f. Millard to serve
as Secretaries of the meeting.
Dr.. w. II Dodson, in charge of
the State Experimental Station at
Baton Rouge, was the first speak
or introduced. He reviewed the
history Of the Legislation, both at
Baton Rouge and Washington,
which made the Live Stock De
mOnstration and Extension work
in this State possible under .he
direction and at the expense of
the National Government. The
bill passed Congress finally carry
ing an appropriation of $50, 600.
At this junction it was the fore
sight Of Senator Walter J. Burke,
who introduced the bill in the
Legislature authorizing the dedi
cation of 500 acres of land con
trOlled by the State, that made
the whole scheme feasible and
possible of success for IberIa par
Isb, and gave the National Gov
ernment the opportunity of gong
to work at onoe IN the judicions
expenditure Of the 100000. He
indicated that the demonstration
work would probably keep in the
field some four or FIVE experts,
who will visit the farmers upon
their farms and advise with them
upon the most practicable improv
ed methods, adaptable to local
conditions, in raising cattle,
horses, mules, poultry, etc. Tick
eradication, cbarbon and cholera
prevention will be big part of
the demonstration work. Then,
appealing to the farmers present,
desiring 10 learn their disposition
towards such an undertaking to
be made in their behalf, he asked,
"What are you going to dog" He
assured tue audience that 1t was
the purpose to expend the money
appropriated by the Government
In the locality where the co-0peral
tion Of the people and farmers
would be freely accorded and that
there was no disposition on the
part of the promotres Of the de
monstration work to tram it down
yOur tbrOats."
DR.. Dalrymple, of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Board, was
then introduced. He made clear
how essential it was that the
farmers should co operate actively
and in spirit with the demonstra
ton work for it TO become a full
success. He also made clear how
much q single recalcitrant could
embarrass the work and minimize
good results.
Mr.. b. H. Rawls, Of Washing
ton, was next introduced. He
went into the details of the cost
of growing and feeding cattle
ticks. LII Iberia parish the ticks
are costing the farmers annually
900, 900. He declared he was
more interested in the answers
that would be made to the ones
ton, NV hat are you going to do
about itW (the tick than he was
10 making statements. lie said
he would be derelict to his first
duty should he recommend the
expenditure of the Governments
money here, if the farmers would
do nothing to help themselves and
would not cooperate IN the I'M
dertaking. This IL not a scheme
to merely spend somebody's
money.
The Chairman then read tele
gram from Iberville, addressed to
the .'awardlng committee" offer
ing o site for the establishment of
the farm in Iberville parish and
announcing that the Police Jury
had taken the necessary steps for
the establishment of a dipping
vat in each ward Of the parish.