The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
Report of H. C. Fondren

the Honorable Members Of the Police
| Jury; Gentlemen, beg to submit
| herewith my annual report for Demon.
tration work done in the parish of
Jefferson Davis for the year 1914:
Farmers listed IN Demonstration
WORK, Al.
Farmers listed as COOperatOrS, 68.
Acres OF corn uHuer demonstration,
3Ib; cotton, 81; oats, 81; other crops GlO.
Niles trayeled railroads., lOl; Dy team.
3484; Oy auto 800; otherwise, 2O4
Official VISITS to farmers 544.
! Acres corn land plOWeu III fall 50.
Farmers who used pure bred seed
corn, 81; cotton, 8.
Farmers VINO field selected SEED corn,
H. This includes boys in corn CluOS.
Nearly Is per cent or corn d4IIs also
| planted to cow peas.
About 500 bu. Louisiana grown rust
proof cats were ordered which gives
346 acres under demonstration GOr 1915;
81 acres LeSp9dezl were planted from
which one 10 two tons hay has OeeI
! harvested and every one OF these farm.
ers are increasing their 1915 acreage
) acres soy ana Z acres Vt.Vet
beans were painted both Of which gave
fine returns, demonstrating that these
very useful forage crops can be grown
here successfully. 20 acres Crimson
Clover planted Ill October and NOVem.
Der. This being d new crop for this
section results are uncertain but aS all
see were treated With bacteria Cul.
lures | feel sure that crop will be o
success. Diseases and insects treated
in truck crop, 2: Orange and other
fruit trees sprayed, pruned, etc. about
1000 ,reeS.
Stock treated for disease, hogs, IS
inoculated against cholera; cattle and
horses, n ne.
The De nonstrattOn agent was in
Strumental in organizing at Lake
Arthur shipping Club which has for
its purpose producing and grading
farm WoiuCts intenCed TOR market
also weekly reports from different
markets. Also assisted in the eStab.
liSh cent OF a canning factory at Jen.
ming which proposes to handle all
surplus products Of the neighborlng
farms.
With strenuous campaign through.
out the year for SiIoS, dipping VatS
and livestock Improvement, Is SiloS
and dipping watts were built; 3 thor.
oughbred bulls brought into the parish,
7 heiGerS, several bOarS and S0WS, two
rams. Among the wants listed now
are 2 Angus balls, Red polls and |
Sh orthOrn; Poland China bears; |
TamWorth; Bel kShire; DurOc JerSy
boar.
In connection with he livestock in.
duStry | visa 10 emphasize the fact
that we are wy mucn handicapped by
the presence of the cattle TICK. An ex.
ample of this WdS brought out at
the State Fair where nOn.immune to
Angus bull Couli lie bought at $500
while another that was immune to tick
fever and the only safe investment, was
held at $500.
We have several nice herds of grade |
cattle in the PARISH ana splendid eli. !
mate for livestock but the cattle tick
MU5H GO before We CAN hope to get
the best returns from the cattle in.
dustry.
Considerable hog cholera has been
reported within the past few weeks and
there are now nearly 200 hogs waiting
to be yaccinated this week. The Hog
Cholera Serum plant at Baton Rouge
is now abe to Sc out all The serum
needed and the local Demonstration
agent having fitted himself with the
necessary ms tumentS, etc. will be Glad
to visit any herds reported and inocu.
late them against tue disease. This is
one matter that should have careful
ana immeu4ate attention as our swine
Industry i. 90 valuable to neglect
especially when the price of one hog
spent IN serum will save the entire
herd Hog cholera bulletins are being
mailed TO farmers in all parts OF the
PARISH and by carefully reading these
any farmer can readily determine if
is hogs have the disease. Every
member Police Jury should interest
himself in reporting cholera cases and
Otherwise assisting i'll getting rid of
The disease.
In the Boys ami Girls Club work
total OF Is boys entered the corn club,
Ii in pig club; 16 in tomato club, and 10
III poultry club. IA boys fl lisheI the
corn club work and made reports