The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-04-20
REPORT OF THE PARISH
DEMONSTRATION AGENT

H. C. Fondren, Farm DemOnstra-
ton Agent, has rendered a most in
teresting and valuable report of his
work during the past quarter which
is bound to prove instructive TO all
planners and farmers and the public
generally.
This report was presented at the
Police Jury meeting on Thursday and
was received with much consideration.
Jennings, La, April 5, 1917.
To the Parish Police Jury:
Gentlemen: l beg to submit for the
first quarter of the year ending on
March S1st, 1917:
Miles travelled during the 3 month
period by auto 1917, train sol; total
2198.
144 farms have been visited during
this period.
Over 3VUO farm animals have been
vaccinated against Charlton; by and
through the influence of the agent
III doses of hog cholera serum have
been administered on "a farms.
1881 bushels of seed corn have
been ordered for So farmers.
1873 bushels of cotton seed have been
ordered for 10 farmers.
155 tons of fertilizer have been or
dered by cooperative plan by 81
farmers at a saving of about $500
per ton.
Owing to the high price of lespedeza
seed this spring very little of this
very profitable legumenous hay and
pasture crop has been planted. Wher-
ever given full trial lespedeza has
generally given fine results and de-
serves a more prominent place in the
agriculture of the parish than it now
occupies.
235 bushels of COW peas have just
arrived and been distributed to "a
farmers and another car of 400
bushels of velvet beans is now being
made up among the farmers of the
parish.
The agent has endeavored to, keep
ers, both corn and cotton and tries
always to stress the Importance of
planting only high class seed of all
kinds. Believing that the best sys-
TEN of agriculture along with the
highest yields and soil improvements
are dependant upon the cow pea or
some such legume strong efforts have
been used at all times to influence the
planting of more of these crops.
With a view to stamping out hog
cholera which has discouraged farm
ers of this parish during the past
year because of the tremendous losses
therefrom your agent went to Baton
Rouge in January and spent a week
studying the hog cholera problem and
preparing myself under the direction
Of DR.. Flowers for giving the stimuli
taneous treatment for the disease
which generally immunizes the ami
mails for life against cholera, and am
now prepared to do this work for the
farmers of the parish. Considerable
difficulty has been experienced how
ever in getting hog cholera virus with
which to produce immunity. This is
due to a shortage in funds of the
serum plant but as this defect has
lately been remedied / am hopeful Of
getting all the material l shall need
within the next few weekn. Through
the backing of the Calcasieu National
bank l have been trying to make up
car of immune hogs but cannot find
sufficient number Of immune hogs at
any one point to make up a car so that
the car plan has been abandoned by
force of these circumstances.
In connection with the anthrax
serum we are using this year I am
glad to report that during test Of
the various vaccine on the market,
made at Baton Rouge last month, this
product was pronounced the most ef-
icient of any used. This information
has not been reported to me officially
by the Government authorities but is
sufficiently authentic to be reliable.
Respectfully submitted,
H.C. Fondren, Parish Agent.
Sprains and Strains Relieved.