The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-10-18
THE FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
CLUB

Minutes of the meeting OF the
Farmers Educational Club held Sat
urday, October 18th, 1916.
The meeting was called to order
by President Oscar Boudreaux, the
roll showed ten members were pres
ent.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The committee on the Community
Fair appointed at the last meeting
reported that the Fair had been ar
\ ranged. and was complete success;
that they were surprised at the num-
Der as well as the quality of the cx-
hibits brought out, and were very
much orat:fied by the hearty coop
1 GRAFTON and assistance given them by
the good people Of the community;
that they We're especially grateful
for the parts taken 10y the ladies and
school girls, without whose assist
ance the Fair would hardly have
been a success, and that in addition
! to the support given by the cormun-
ity several citizens living in another
part of the ward were kind enough
to send in. at considerable trouble,
some very interesting exhibits, for
which they wished TO express their
thanks and appreciation: thai in
their report they did not mention
the names Of the friends who Helped
them, because they were too numer-
Gus. but they wished each one who
had assisted them IN any way to
know that their efforts were appre-
GATED by the committee and the
citizens Of the community
The committee further reported
that the Far attracted considerable
attention, and there we're a great
many visitors from al part Of The
Parish, who took considerable inter
est in the exhibits and the coopeIa-
tive work going on in the commun-
i it,.
On Saturday following the Fair q
motor truck and Il trailer were fitted
up with exhibits. and driven to the
Teche FAIR at New IBERIA. where il
attracted great deal of attention
and favorable comment.
The committee said. that the sue
cess Of this. our first effort, proved
that !; splendid Fair can be held here
every year. and should be held annu-
ally.
The committee recommended that
IN the management Of all the Fairs
given here, that there be permitted
no racing. no games Of chance. no
sales Of balloons or novelties, or re
freshmcnts Of any kind, in order that
the attention of the visitors may not
be detracted from the educational
opportunities afforded.
The committee reported the eX-
pense incurred was ($73.O0) seventy
five dollars.
On motion duly seconded and car
RED the report was accepted, and
the committee was duly discharged
with thanks from the club
On motion it was decided that
$500 be appropriated from the
funds of the club toward the ex-
pense Of the Fair, and that the bal
ance be made up Of voluntary con
tributions
Then following a very interesting
discussion Of the cane bore, and how
the pest may be eradIcated.
From the information brought oQt
i appears that there is a parasite
which may be propagated in the cane
trash that destroys the borer
The sense Of the meeting was that
it was best to permit the cane trash
to lie upon the land until ready for
the pillow. or to delay the burning of
the trash as long as possible.
In support Of this theory one
farmer stated that he did not burn
his cane trash at All, and that he had.
as consequence very few borers in
his cane. while his neighborS had
great many.
On motion the Secretary was in
structed to pay for the hall used by