The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-08-15
The r armer and Us.

| we congratulate our morning con-
temporary upon the series Of ar
ucles dealing with agriculture it has
/ been presenting to its readers. Mr..
seiferth, formerly city editor of the
Plcayune, has been travelling
throughout Louisiana, and telling
| something about the agricultural oD-
| portunlties and advantages of the
state. This is good work for any
| newspaper to do, for it is work of
| this kind well done which spreads
among us all a better knowledge OF
the big problem of developing our
lands-first by educating our peo-
pie to better farming methods, and
next by acquainting them with the
opportunities that exist at home. so
that they can tell the stranger or
newcomer something about what we
are doing and what he can best do
to add to his prosperity and our own
We have felt at times that the
Item, by it's insistent discussion of
this problem, must have tired good
many of its readers who are not in
terested at first hand in farming.
But this and other matters We have
pressed rather because We consider
ed they tended to general advan-
tage, even if not entertaining,
Each member of society has his
own work, his own interests. to en-
gage him. The insurance man. the
broker, the grocer can scarcely be
expected to have a keen interest in
the diversification of farm pro-
ducts in Louisiana. Few realize how
near the farmer is to us. how the
Improvement OF. the farm and pros
perlty of the farmer affect us.
Ihe improvement of farm land, the
handling of butter, eggs,
peanuts and potatoes, chickens and |
caullfloWer, on the farms which now
exist or on the numberless farms
which will spring into existence and |
be cultivated once We are all &C
qualnted with the resources of Lou
is ana and these resources are put
into the hands Of first-class cultiva-
sors developed at nome or imported
from other sections-this thing
means more to the unthinking city
nan than he now dreams.
The farm interest, generally speak
ng, is SO big that one farmer does
1ot compete with another. Thus the
armer does not resent the importa-
ion of other farmers. On the other
land, II you, Mr.. Employer, should
ak Of bringing Elore longshoremen,
II more printers. or plumbers, for in Z;
tance, to the city, you would i'm j
nedlately have a fight on your hands,
Or each Of these classes, for some
eason, thinks there are sufficient |
Killed men in it's ranks to do all Z
he work needed in it's community
ne farmer is quick to welcome new {
lelghbcrs and glad to avail himself !;
t additional knowledge pertaining |
Q farm matters. !
immigration, improved cultivation,
iversity of crops become prime fac
ors IN the prosperity OF this state.
Many of our people fail to make
he most out of their lands because
ney Go not know how to handle
hem. They have not learned modern
lethods Of farming. They do not t
now the things that thWart success
n the farm. They do not know as 5
luch about scientific methods Of t
7eding and raising chickens, of pre- I
enting cattle ticks and other pests t
s they ought. They have much to I
earn concerning the diversification
nd rotation Of crops When our /
armers are thoroughly Informed on t
1ese and kindred subjects, instead i
making a meager living they will
ave money to save, to expend in p
le development of their farms, or to il
west as they see fit.-NeW orleans z
EN-. t
Bids for cleaning the line of levees
the Pontchartrain levee district d
ere opened Tuesday at a meeting in
le office of President Hunter c.
cake, in New Orleans The con
act for the parishes of st. James