The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-01-15
/ State Ut louisiana.
| pnri.h Of NatrhitOcheS. !

the Farmers Cooperative DemOnstfd-
ton Work of the State of Louisiana
herewith submit my annual report.
had for the year 1913, 1908 acres IN
cotton and 1909 acres in corn under
nv supervisiOn as demonstration
AGENT of this NatchitOcheS Parish.
which in cotton averaged per acre
962 hounds, and corn averaged -
and IA bushels per acre, | Fave viSl--
ed 1927 far ms not including demon
stration plats, | have visited - BOY
corn club plats and - girls tOmat"
plats. made fl talks to The noys ana
girls tomato and corn clubs organ
cations, have Travelled by team 3J9Z
miles. by rail 500 miles. There has
peen numbers of pastures such "a Der
muda and other grasses lald oul nH
nv Instruction. There has @een HIS
dollars paid out in this parish dur
ing 1913 for thorough bread stock.
SUCH as horses, hogs and cattle, more
improve seed of both corn and cotton
has been bought by the farmers OF
this parish, than | eve" noticed before,
and u der the weather condition which
prevailed all through our parish IT,"
farmers have derived good revenu"
from these improved seed, have
several Demonstration platS that haH
yealded as high as 1900 pounds OF ;. c.
per acre and as high as A. hu. cora
ner acre. Under IL weather cOndl-
lions of the season | hing this i
good.
am glad to say to you that there
has been more intelligence USED in the
cultivation of the 1913 crop that !
have ever noticed in this section be
fore, better care of all kind of stock,
especially farm stock, more shelters,
constructed for the protection of stuct
during the winter months, more manner
saver and hauled out on farms. more
land broke at this season than ever
before, in this section more nay saw
ed, and much better grade than
usually, we have noted fifty thousand
four hundred and sixty eight gallons
of syrup made in this Parish during
the year 1914, all on one two horse
Mills, some farmers made as high a.
Twelve Hundred Gallons. some adopt
ed the Agricultural methods, and oy
doing so they find they have saved
both expense and put out better
varity of syrup.
We find that our stock both horses
and cattle are better grade and shows
TO be Of more value and service to our
farmers.
We find that more of old lands such
as not many years back the farmers
of our parish termed worthless IS be-
ing put in cultivat on and bids fair tC
be very productive under the demon
stration methods.
We have given and mailed out 6OOt
Agricultural Bullitens to the farmers
| of this parish and yet as vpu are
well aware of the fact, this great
movement is just now becoming II
notice by hundreds of our Agricultu
raj people.
There has not been a name to which
the farmers of this and other parts OF
this great Agricultural country O
ours their sons and daughters who
are so much indebted as that OF Dr.
Knapp, his practical wisdom his
sa ne council and his untlring Ell ergy
has reached hundreds of thousand o.
/ families. He has made Agricultural
I pelsuits more worth while. he mas in
augurated a work which must not be
allowed to decline, every family in the
south has profiteu by his methods OF
/ farming, not only the farmers alone
| but every commercial establishment
and Industrial institution has increas-
ed their ernings because of the IN
/ crease productivity and efficiency
which this farmers demonstration
work which he has introduced has
brought about. 1t has and will solve
the great question of making life II
the country more productive and
humanity interesting which was Dr.
Knaups highest ASPIRATION when he
lnaugurated this and other methods
of agricultural, this movement pre-
sents one of the most vital and press
| ing problems of the Nation.
Now in CONCLUSION, | want u state
that | have been as diligent as my
health and weather conditions would
allow me to be. Thanking you tOl
your appropl latiOD for the past yeal
1913, in aiding and assisting the far
| mers OF this parish. and hoping thai
you can see your way clear in making
the same or better as your Judgem' ri
dictates.
Resi- ecIfully Submitted.
Signed. r. J. w. Knott.
Carried
BY Mr. Pierson:
Resolve. that the Police jury renew
appropriation for Agricultural de,
monstration work IN this Parish for
the year 1914. Carried.
BY Mr.. Pierson:
Resolved: That J. w. Cockerham
J. o. Williams and r. j. w. Knott
be appointed special committee ano
invested with all power of this BODY
| to confer with the anks OF this Parish
of Natchitoches with view Of selecting
a fiscal agency for the year 1914, and
to borrow such sum or sums as may
be required to secure the full and tinaI
payment of any sum or sums contract
ed for or borrowed for the General
Fund, the Good Road Fund and the
Parish Bridge Fund of the Parish 81
Natchitoches by said special commit
tee, the Police Jury does hereby
nIedge and obligate itself to set aside
and dedicate TO above menti med funds
out Of Ten Mills levy to be EAvied anC
collectable for the year 1914, as fol
lows:
Not Tess than 5 five mills for Gene
raj Fund.
Not less than one half mill for Good
Road Fund.
! Not less than three quarter mill for
Parish Bridge Fund.
| In event that amount derived from
taxes for the year 1914 90 not surfce
them and the same schedule of disErl