Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-21
LIVESTOCK MEETING
FOR ALEXANDRIA
STATE WIDE CONVENTION HAS
BEEN CALLED TO MEET De.
cEMeER' 9, 10 AND H..

WESTERN newspaper Union news service.
AleXandria.-The Alexandria Cham
Der of Commerce has called a state
wide Livestock Convention to be held
in this city December gil. There will
be invited many stockmen OF national
reputation. State and university eI-
perts, local stock experts, and. In fact,
there will be. no stone left unturned
to make this, convention the most
| pleasant and profitable that has ever
been held In the State. The social
feature will not be left out, and the =.
citizens of Alexandria will see to It
that every person attending will spend
a pleasant time and learn more about
raising stock than they had any idea
Of.
Every person in the state that is In.
terested in stock raising of any kind
is cordially invited 20 attend this ON
vention. Alexandria can be reached
from any point within the state In
seven hours.
The object of the proposed organi.
zation are:
l. Organization throughout tho
state to secure or purchase and to sell
live stock, with information furnished
by the secretary.
z. Secure better transportation To-
cilities and car service and cooperate
in purchases and SHIPMENT ia best
market, feed, fertilizers, etc.
8. To organize and agitate a can.
paign for tick eradication in each par.
ish.
4. To organize clubs in each parish
for dog eradication and propose laws
for same.
S. Agitate better veterinary service
generally.
6. Educate farmers to have theni-
selves medical and surgical appliances
and medicines where v%eterinaries are
not available.
z. Intelligent understanding Of
abortion and its eradication. T.
3. Encourage and establish COW
testing societies, and better under.
standing of balanced rations, etc.
8. Encourage the organization of
creameries and condensed milk
plants.
10. Encourage the purchase Of pure
bred animals, especially males, ana
their registration.
II. Encourage a law permitting
certain standards for pure bred stall
lions.
IL. Let association endorse and
= cooperate with agricultural depart
ment, of the State University, its e1'
: detrimental station and the expert
!. mental station now being established
at the Hope Farm by the u. s. Gov.
eminent.
13. Secure the active services n
, this connection of a capable travelling
supervisor for different farms.
IA. Only a partial fuldllment Of the
above suggestions will insure more
= and a better class of immigration.
: The Chamber Of Commerce says d
it's call:
Louisiana is admirably adapted 70
stock raising Of oil kinds and now
l. the opportunity was never better to
q engage in it. In order to assist IN
IS getting those interested started II
e this business the need Of q state ltvs
stock association, such as other
l. states have, is great at this time.
9 Such an association should be organ
. i7ed strictly on a business basis,
n should maintain headquarters at some
IS central point in the state, with a paid
IS secretary, whose duty is to gather oil
10 the information possible for the stocl
'e raisers OF the state. This a should
le nave on hand Information as. to wha,
'e kind of stock can best be raised II
ID the state; what kind is adopted to tn
different sections; where such stocl
can be obtained; price OF same. eto
He should also be constantly LOOKING
ct up good markets, transportation "a
le cilities, etc., for the benefit of the az
g, ISOLATION. Such an organization car
ed do more in less time towards building
lie up the stock raising industry than AM
er other one thing"