The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-07-07
JERSEY BREEDERS MEET.
Interesting Session of State Associa-
tien Held at Newman Farm.
Times -Pieayune, June za.l

DOnaldSOnVllIe, ana decided upon a
more aggressive policy in pushing
their breed of cattle in this state. The
National Live StocfShow at New Or
leans and the state sair at Shreveport
will be the main nTFdiums employed.
Coupled with the challenge to the
other breeds, E. S. Eby of Monroe
threw down the gauge for north Lou
isiana. He said that south Louisiana
had gone ahead in the swine industry,
but he defed competition with north
Louisiana in dairy cattle.
At the suggestion of Walter God
chaux, the association asked Cover
nor Pleasant to include in the extra
session call a statewide fencing or
stock law, without which tick eradica-
ton will be difficult and the entire i'm
proved live stock industry hampered.
Such a measure, he said, was also an
effective part aid of the government
plan to increase the nations food sup.
ply.
On motion of ]. w. Supple, an ap-
peal was made direct to the members
of the legislature to get behind the
tick eradication law and further its
effective enforcement.
I. S. West got through a resolution
posting the Louisiana delegation in
congress on the dairymen's position in
the oleomargarine fight. They were
not opposed to the cheaper product
but objected to it's coloring to initiate
butter and defraud as such.
The directors of the South Louisi-
that she would have to furnish the
sale at the state fair, as north Louisi-
ana had none to spare. Mr.. West
fathered an appeal to the American
Jerseys if there were to be public
tribution to. the premiums at the New
Jersey Cattle Club to increase its con.
Orleans Stock Show.
The directors of the south Louisi-
ana Fair at Donaldsenville held g
meeting after the Jersey session, and
made sure the event would take place
and that it would be upon much
sounder footing than ever. Lewis E
Murrell presided, with R. S. Vickers
secretary. The dates will be October
a to 7. 1t was decided to accept the
$4,000 in popular subscriptions con.
tingent upon the action taken, and
other contributions will raise the func
to $4,000. The police juries of the
thirteen parishes concerned are yet
to be heard from.
James R. Black, the Indiana exper1
in charge of the Newman farm, ane
his wife, were the hosts of the occa
sion, committee of ladies' from Don
aldsonville assisting.
Professor G. G. pies, state dairy
specialist, presided as vice president
with Professor O. G. Hankins OF Rus
ton Industrial, secretary. Mayor Wal
ter Lemann Of Donaldsonville vel
coined the@guests on behalf of MT
Newman, Who was prevented from at
tending by the illness of his mother
Mrs. Isidore Newman. MIR. Lemanl
referred to the splendid progress o
south Louisiana in production ant
praised the fairs as factors in the IN
crease. AS an example of the value
Of fairs he cited that the corn prlz'
winner from Iberville, at the Donald
sonville fair, had been unable to sup
ply the demand for seed corn.
I. B. Rennyson, general manager o
the National Farm and Live Stool
Show at New Orleans, responded TO
that enterprise, as well as for tn
state fair at Shreveport, pointing ou
that the fairs were in accord with tn
campaign for food increase and con
servation, and depended upon tn
smaller fairs as feeders. He calle
attention to the fact that in Canada
after three years of war, the fairs las
wear broke all attendance and exhibi
records. The Farmers Unions o
four states would meet during tn
New Orleans show this year. Bot
that and the state fair are hoped t
bestow great benefit.
Wallace MacMonnies, field agent 0
the American Jersey Cattle Clut
predicted supremacy of the south, !
few wears, as a dairy section. FL
argued the special fitness of the Jel
seys for the south. DR.. W. K: Doc
son. dean of agriculture and exter
ton. made plea for cooperation an
| indorsed the wisdom Of competitio
at the fairs as showing what Louis
ana has and what she can do, and II
sniring her farmers to do their bes
Professor J. G. Lee, Jr., of tn
Southwestern Industrial, at Lafa!
cite, came out stronger as booste
for the Jerseys in Louisiana. He al
nounced that the C1overlands Dair
Company at New Orleans had volu1
tarilv raised the price to be paid &c
milk to 61a cents butter-fat pm
instead of 6 cents. That made tn
Jersey stand out as a profit-produce
/ in this state. He told that GOO
many banks in the state were helpln
the farmers buy dairy cows, and uri
ed the Jersey breeders to go after TT
| business. He invited the organic
tion to meet at Lafayette. Profess
Hankins added a plea for special IL
| terest in the fairs.
+. S. West spoke of the Jersey
| the present war, considering u
natriotic coincidence that the natl'
| American COW serving the natlo
| came from the English-Freneh eatt
| on the isle of Jersey, similar to Il
| ASSOCIATION of which the nation W
now part. He claimed that butte
fat was a matter Of breeding mo
i than feeding, which made the Jers, :,
the most economical producer OF 7
richest milk. He made q plea for e
i raising Of heifer calves to assure =
milk supply that would be vital n =
war. 4. 1
Manager Black bestowed the 2
hrta of experience upon the Jersey
sI the matter of economical prodnesle
4 and said that twenty-two of the ne
man cows were IN the Register