The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-14

strains, and 1t was calamity not only
to him but the State when all that he
had done was swept away. He had
gone through Louisiana and Missis.
slppl, talking to the farmers and de-
monstrating to them, by means of pho
tographs and statistics, what he had
done, and what they could do; and had
spread far and wide the enthusiasm
for the new order of things. But the
plantation was destroyed; and the
stock which would have furnished a
wonderful object lesson for Louisiana
went with it.
OF course, he began again-as he
naturally woodland last spring again
came the overflow, and again there
was great loss.
1t need not be said that he has start.
ed again, but this time he has turned
the responsibility over to his son. 81
want to go to the hills" said the son:
and it is the hills near Bayou Sara
that he has established himself. Need
ut be said that he is raising stock?
Need 1t be added that it was for the
purpose of raising stock that the plan
tation was bought?
The purchase of this plantation by
the son of Mr.. John M. Parker is one
of the most encouraging events that
has taken place in Louisiana in many
a long year
1t is to be remembered that young
man of twenty-five Is at the head of
this plantation, doing a large part of
the work with his own hands, and
with everything directly under his SUI
pervision. Most young men of his age
are engaged in pursuits which keep
the hands soft, but John Parker, Jr.,
| is showing the farmers of Louisiana
what they can do In the raising OF
stock
Part Of this new plantation lies out
In the river bottom, and there will be
raised corn and alfalfa, and potatoes
and hay, and velvet and soya beans
with all the other feed and forage
crops. Part of it lies in the hills, and
there the cattle and hogs will be kept
Let the river be as high as 1t may, nc
stock will be drowned on this planta
ton, The lowland crops may be sub
merged, but one may always plant
again.
1t is striking incident that wher
the new owner found this piece Of lan6
lit was one of the wrecks brought about
by the old order of things-a wreck
left by the one-crop idea and the boil
Iweevil The place had been deserted
The fields were tangled masses o.
blackberry vines and weeds, and value
Hess shrubbery run riot, and almost al
traces of cultivation had disappeared.
This was the wilderness in which
young man decided to open stool
farm
Naturally, all the feed for the cattle
Twill be raised on the plantation. Thu
fields will be planted 30 that there will
lbe succession Of forage crops TO
every month in the summer and thi
spring a silo will be put up, 80 tina
there may be an abundance OF white
feed.
j. Pasturage?
Is there good pasturage in the hills
Not the best, they will tell you, bu
they are going to set aside q portion
of that land every year, pillow it dee
with a double-disc pillow and fertilize
: well, giving the grass chance to grow
and they will deal thus with tract al
ter tract, Until InOoO AiAi9 "AS
with luxuriant pasturage, 1t VIII D
/ noticed that everything on that farr
: is being considered from the viewpoin
of stock raising.
AS for the kinds of stock that nav
already been established on this Yves
Feliciana plantation, a herd OF White
faced Hereford and Aberdeen'Angu
5 calves was one of the first investment
z Manv of them are more than a yea
i old now and thoroughly acclimate'
and showing great promise for the II
4 ture. The head of the herd is a ma
. nilcent young thoroughbred bull frol
s noted stock. All the herds Will
+ graded up, until within very re
wears there will be such herds OF I'm
0 Ihigh-grade cattle on this plantation
J. hundred miles above New Orleans,
g the best that one could find IN tt
k great stock countries Of the West.
e The hogs that have been seiecte