New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-05-01
LOUISIANA S AGRICULTUk
NEED.

Ii IS6GO.
In this issue President West
Of the Louisiana Agricultural AS
sociation, appeals to the farming
and live stock interests OF tht
State to bring pl eSSlre to bear OF
the members of the General AS
sembly in their Irrespective par
ishes, in order that adequate ap
preparation be maze at neN1
month s special session IN faVol
Of the Louisiana State unlvers
ity. Such an appropriation
which is more to be rega.,ed Ill
the light of an investment of the
peoples money, would indeed be
one Of the best expenditures that
can possibly be made at this time.
The returns would be immediate
and far-reaching by improved
agriculture throughout all Louis
lana.
1T will be remembered that last
year the requested apprOpi iatlOn
for the long-needed Agricultural
Building at the Louisiana State
University and Agricultural and
Mechanical College was refused,
Largely increased appropriations
were given to other State insti-
tutions and then the fal mers were
told that money to meet their
demands was not availa ble. This
lack Of consideration for the agri-
cultural needs of the Louisiana
farmers can not be repeated again
unless our General Assembly
wishes to go on record as being
deliberately regardless Of the
welfare Of the farmer and the
stockman. The laters sons (who
are the farmers of the future)
must have better educational ia
cilities if they are to be properly
prepared to cope with the changed
agricultural conditions. The ia
cilities for teacring the youth of
the land at the State Unitels sity
are woefullv deficient. The fac
uIty is emlnently capable in ev-
cry department, but the lack Of
facilities, the reemdying OF which
i, asked for through special ap-
preLEiations for the Agricultural
i'ril,iing and the College Farm,
Is seriously nampel.ns .ue plo,-
res, OF the students ia the agr4-
cultural studies and practice.
At present there are makeshift
buildings scattered ali over tie
campus, which should be cen,ra.-
lied to best Advantage in one up
to-date Agricultural Building.
The College Farm is needed III
order that students may be able
to put into practice the science
of agriculture, for the want of
which farm the students labor un-
der serious disadvantage. The
farm, in fact, is a necessity for the
Of the commonwealth s
agricultural development, just as
is the Agricultural Building.
Our legislators must be made
to realize that it is not the author
tiles at the Louisiana State Uni
vel sitv asking for these improve
mems as much as it is the farmers
The farmers from
all over the State annually visit
the University in large numbers,
looking for specific information
and finding it. They are relying
more and more each year upon
the University and the experiment
stations for the solution of their
farm problems that are always
coming up. The farmers con-
'tantlv increasing call upon the
JLive rsity for specific informa-
,ion, such as entails special re-
search, and for the services of
trained in the art of
farming operations, can
,nly be met through the estab-
ishment of the College Farm and
he erection of a thoroughly
quipped Agricultural Building.
We must have a greater State
AgrIcultural College. = Modem