The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-12-09

freigh.. express. railroad fare an(
personal expense:
Railroad fare to and from
| Shreveport ...,............ Sl9 5
Expense en- route -. ...... l 81
Freight and exp. on shipm't.. 81 I
Board and lodging at Shreve-
port 90 days (9 $3.50 pr day. Is OF
Help hire to put up and take
' down eXhi bit. 6 Oh
| To. expense :. ..... IS OF
Total premium 800 OF
| Less expense ...-.......... LIB CT
Leaving credit to the parish Of S21 81
Individual premiums as follows:
E. A. Pharr, first money on D u
cane.
J. NJ. Gallery. first money on rice
G. NJ. Compton, first money on
G. NJ. Compton, second money on
cane display.
Arthur Olivier, second money on
ribbon cane.
L. J. Robichaux, first money on
garlic.
Albin Sigur. second money on bur
clover and soy beans.
Mrs. e. l.. Saucier, second money
on dewberry wine.
l purchased five registered Short
Horn Durham bulls for different
sugar planters in the Parish while at
the fair.
| attended the Louisiana Farm and
Live Stock Show at New Orleans one
day.
The following is the result of a
three year rotation carried on by one
of our small farmers:
Plot No. First year 1914 planted
to oats, followed by COW peas and
plowed under in the fall; second year,
1918, planted to corn and peas; third
year planted to cane and this cane
averaged 80 tons per acre.
Plot No. 2-Planted to corn and
peas two years, 1914 and 1915; pea
vines pulled off, planted to cane 1916;
averaged 70 tons to the acre.
Plot No. 3-Old method, corn and
peas one year, 1915. peavines pulled
of; planted to cane 1916, and aver
aged Is tons per acre.
We hope to be able to give you
something more definite in the near
future.
There will be 700 or 800 acres of cot
ton planted this coming year ia St.
Mary Parish. There were IL bales of
cotton raised this year in the parish,
averaging 10000 per bale.
member of your Honorable Body
tells me there will be 500 acres plant
ed in his ward. There will be a cot
ton gin erected at Baldwin.
Yours very truly
ED. l.. SAUCER,
Parish A gent.
Mr.. Perrin, District Demonstra-
ton Agent, appeared before the
Police jury and called attention
to the fact that the contract with |
The U. s. Government for Farm
Demonstration Agent, would ex-
pire with the year and requested |
hat same be renewed.
On motion of w, N. Gooch.
seconded by Gabriel Haydel and
it was resolved that the
present contract between the
Police Jury aud the U. S. Govern
nent for the employment of Mr..
oaucier be renewed for another
year at the same salary that he is
low receiving.
On motion of A. E. Calm, Sec
'nded by I. B. Klmbrough aud
the report of A. P. Daigle,
Treasurer, was received and same
'rdert d fled aud made a part of
he minutes.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
FRANKLIN, La, Dec. |, 1916.
% the President and Members of the
Police Jury, ST. Mary Parish, La.
l beg to submit the following report
the receipts and disbursements OF
~ Office since October 3lst, 1916.
his report is up to and including
low. Both, 1916:
Disbursements--General Fund.
ct. 81. Overdraft, St. NJ. Bk.
q L. Co. Gen 'l:fund 2,277 95
j16l Ed Ladde, road work 900
300 Luke Com os. road work 9 90 J
BIOL L a Guidry, witness 300
~ l. A Loustalot, road work $50 90
5si3 -. - Is Is
1853 Ed Ladde, =" :" 900 !
1876 VI Bell Son Ltd Is. Sc sol
1854 NJ Bell Son Ltd, buildings
and grounds 25
1865 A Z Daige officer salary so on
'.69 Iheo. Slgur. just. peace 25 %
800 Albert Dorset, pauper 4 90
'o02 Louis Carter. - 400
1913 BOudreaux Fur. Co Ltd
buildings and grounds It's l
100 Charles PecOt, officer sal. 1875 20 l
~ " board pris. Ito 20
80 - open'g court 50 w l