The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-01-15
lana. herewith submit my annual

iGpJfi.
| had for the w: 1913, 1893 !
aJreS lii cotton and 1919 acres in corn
under my supervision as demonStra
ton agent of this Natchitochns Par
ISL, which in cotton averaged Per |
acre 96! pounds, and corn averaged 81 i
and IA bushels per acre, | have vi>i- !
ted 1927 farms not including demon |
stration plats. [ have ViSitei - boys
corn club platS and 81 girls tomato |
plats, made fl talks to the BOYS AMI
girls tomato and corn clubs organiIa-
lions, have travelled by team 1892
miles by rail 929 miles. There have
been numbers of pasture such as Ber
muda and other grasses laid out by
instruction. There have been 1929
dollars paid out in this parish during
1913 for thorough Bred Stock. such as
horses, hogs and cattle More i'm
proved seed of both corn and cotton
has been bought by the Farmers OF
this parish. than | ever noticed be-
fore, and under the weather cOndl
tons which prevailed all through our
parish the farmers have derived
good revenue from these improved
seed, have several Demonstration
pats that have yielded as high as 1870
pounds Of S per acre AMI as high as
~ bu. OF corn per acre. Under the
weather conditions of this season |
think this is good.
am glad TO say TO you that there
has more Intelligence used In the cui-
tivation of the 1913 crop that | ltve
ever noticed in this section before,
better care of all kind of stock, espec
tally farm stock, more shelters, con
SUructed for tie protection or stock
| during the winter months, more man
ure saved and hauled out on farms,
more Lanai broke at this season than
ever bcI:I'e. in this section more hay
saved, and u much better grade, than
! Usually we have noted tiftv thousand
/ four hundred AM >IEty eight gallons
of syrupmade in iii, parish during
| the wear 1913. All on Oh: Two horse
mills, some farmers made a5 liTn a.
Twelve Hundred gallons, some adOp-
ted the agricultural methods, and by
doing so they find that thew save both
expense and put out better variety
OIL syrup.
We find that our stock both horses
AMI cattle are better grad9 ami
shows to be Ct more value 70 our far
mprS,
We find that more of old lands such
as not many years back the farmers
/ of our parish termed worthless Is De.
/ ing put in cultivation and bids fair 10
] be very productive, under the demon
stratIOn methods.
We have given and mailed out %
Agricultural Bulletins to the farmers
Of this parish, ami yet as you are we'll
aware of the fact. this great move
ment is just now becoming in notice
by hundreds Of our Agricultural PeO-
ole.
There has not been a name TO
which the farmers of this and other
parts of this great Agricultural coun-
try Of ours their sons and daughters
who are so much indebted as that of
DIR. Knapp, his practical wisdom his
sane council, and his untiring ener-
gy has reached hundreds of thousands
of Families. He has made Agricul-
tural pursuits more worth while, he
| has inauguraled work which must
not be allowed to decline. every fani-
" in the south has protited by his
methods OF farming, not only the FAR.
merS alone but every commercial es-
tablj-hment ami industrial inotitu-
tion has increased their earnings b :
cause OF The increase productivity and
efficiency which this farmers demon
stration work, which he has intro
duced has brought about. 1t mas and
will solve the great task OF fmprov-
ing conditions of living on the farm,
it will solve the guess Ion of making
life in the country more productive
and humanity Interesting which was
Dr. Knapps highest aspirations, when
!, he inauguratai this AMI other meth
DDS OF agricultural this movement
presents one Of The most vital AMI
pressing problems f the times.
Now in conclusion. | want to state
!, that have beeiI as diligent as my
health AMI the weather conditions
would allow me to be. Thanking you
for your appropriation foI the past
year 1913, in aiding and assisting the
; farmers of this parish, and hoping
that You can see your way clear III
making the same or better as youl
judgement dictates
: Respectfully submitted.