St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-02-26
CORN.

Under the above succinct head
Professor "A. F. Kidder, A~gronomist
Louisiana State University, ant
secretary of the Louisiana Corr
Growers Association, has issued tn,
first quarterly bulletin published a
Baton Rouge by the association. II
his announcement, Editor Kiddel
states that the name of those who
desire free receipt of copies in the
future need but address him, ane
their names will be placed OH the
permanent mailing list for the
quarterly and other information
relatives to corn in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Corn Growers
Associations aim is to bring to pass
chat condition where every Louis
lana farmer will make not only
enough corn for his needs, but in
crease production to the point OF
having some for sale. The associa-
ton desires to see more and better
corn grown and realizing that the
spread of such information as en-
bodied in the pages of corn will
most readily contribute to that end,
the publication Of the quarterly Of
free distribution was decided on.
That the advent of future is
suances Of Corn will be awaited
with much interest by all those
who have seer the first copy is GER
tain. The initial edition contains
report by Professor Kidder on the
meeting of the association, article
on the Short Course, and report of
the corn exhibits at the recent
State Fair, with record of the win
nings in the different contests. The
other chief contributor to the jan
uary issue of Corn is Prof. E. B..
Doran, assistant professor Of ag-
ronomy, Louisiana State Univer-
sity, who writes on plows and
Flowing and on the subject Of re-
dueing the cost of stump blasting.
All who desire helpful fnforma-
ton relative to corn and would in
crease their yields, should address
Professor Kidder, Baton Rouge, La,
and ask him to enter them on his
complimentary mailing list for the
regular receipt of Corn, as the
quarterly is issued.
RAISING PPIZE C.ssEN ~ TOLD
BY TifL WINNER.
R. c. Weh', .Ir., Delta, Ii.
At the request Of Modern Farm
ing, I am writing The st,ry Of my
plot of corn which won The first
State prize in the II { yield con-
test, Louisiana State Fair, 1915, with
production of 100 bushels, or 79
bushels per acre, with Mosby's
Prolific corn.
began planting this variety of
corn eight years ago, selecting seed
rom stalks that were. producing 2
o 3 and 4 ears per stalk, and then,
grading them, using the largest
ears with a long deep grain.
After the first year of selecting
ny seed this way, | could see very
that my corn was increas-
ng in yield per acre; so | have con-
inued the selection of seed from
he field every year. My only idea
vas to make more corn and better
orn for myself.
In the fall of 1918, our demon
Iration agent here in Madison Par
IN, Mr.. I. /. Watson, tried to per-
Jade me to enter the i0-acre con-
st of the Louisiana Corn Grow
Association, also the one acre J
1ntest offered by the v. S. & P.
i. r., for the best yield per acre on
leir road.
! declined to enter the f0-acre
as thought it too much \
ouble to weigh all of the corn i
1T to satisfy Mr.. Watson I enter a
the one-acre contest. He took t
ears Of my corn to be sure it 0
It to the 1914 Louisiana State Fair S
id entered it for me. s
| won the first prize on the one c
re contest and the second prize S
the t0-acre contest. u
After the fair was over Mr.. Wat b
n informed me that / could have b