The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-23
FARM METHODS ENDORSED.
Cooperative Demonstration Work
Proving of MucFr Benefit To-
Farmers In Seventh and Eighth
Wards-lmprovenaent Noted.

| Below are expressions from farm
ers of the seventh and eighth wards
| OF Ascension parish who are follow
ing demonstration methods in the
cultivation of their lands:
| w. FL. Evans, merchant, Galvez-
Demonstration work is all right. and
| advised my son to follow methods
| and consult agent
Jos. SeVario, Calvert decided to
become a farmer four years ago. at
a meeting near here Have started
and followed methods with good re-
suits. Am and will stay q demon
strator.'
q. j. Gausey, Galyez-s ssWish only
| more farmers, would follow demon
stration methods Lespedeza lis our
best hay and a good money-maker.
No risk ID 1t -.
B. iiler, Gonzales have
dairy and am glad OF information
received conc erning silo and silaga.
viii certainly plant velvet beans In
| my corn
W. J. Ficklin, Gonzales-.T am Sc
leeting corn in the field since four
years, and results are FAR above my
expectations. / now have 2 and 3
| ears to stalk and no barren plants
P. Gauthreaux, Ganzales With
shallow cultivation of corn, raise
more and cheaper corn than previous
Iy."
P. P. Painter, GonZales-T made
bales of cotton ON acres in 1912,
following demonstration plan. In
1913 overcropped myself with Ill
| acres and made bales This sea-
son planted only 8 and will make a
fight for bale per acre
L. Landry, Gonzales Last season
| / had too much land In cultivated
crops. This year, following govern
ment agents advice, have three
| acres OF good oats with lespedeza
soWed in, also about acres OF les
pedeza alone, planted last week OF
February and showing good stand.
think will be able to work my crops
BETTER
Jos. Leblanc, Gonzales-aLast year
[ planted extra staple cotton that
averaged 100 pounds of seed cotton
per acre. I sold a bale at over Is
cents pound and remnant in seed
at Z cents a pound. had altogeth-
er acres and made bales | ann
planting the same acreage, but all In
extra staple (Ffloradora). followed
and am following government meth
DDS and intend to do the same fer
my corn CROP
DR.. G. B. Leseuer, Gonzales-"The
judicious Interpretation and applica-
ton of demonstration methods Is
giving remarkable results In my corn
field. We are doing away with high
ridges and are adopting common
sense rows, convenient with drain
age
Basile Bertant, Gonza1es-.I have
made II bushels of corn per acre By
following the demonstration plan, and
hope to keep on increasing. We can
not make cotton without picking vice.
wills and squares. .
Vincent Babin, Gonzales-"I have
yet to see my corn record OF 81
bushels beaten. Following demonstra-
ton method, have not to plant SO
many acres and raise my corn
cheaper.
H. A. Webb, Hope viIla-"Demon.
stration work is all right. We are
learning little every year. It does
good to the country. !"
3. D. Dixon, Hope Vi1Ia-"We
need and want the demonstration
work; it is changing the face Of this
section .
F. e, Babin, Hope viIla-.eThe
government work has done an i'm
mense good here We did not know
we could grow oats or hay. have
realized more from Iegpedeza seed
| on part of a farm. after hay has been
made, than ever received for rent
Of the whole place. y
s. II. Rheams, Hope Villa Hare
two colts, one a 2h-year-oId stud and
one a year old, that demonstrate
what we can do as a side issue. The
Iyear-old colt is valued at $50"
Louis Bourgeois, (seventh Ward1
THE small farmers willing to learn
can all be benefited by the demon,
stration work. have tried to follow
the methods as closely as possible
and am satisfied with 1t. It pays
It takes q live fish to swim uy
t stream Be live. Advertise Il
The Chief.