The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-16
Minutes of the
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL CLUB
Of Centreville, La, for August 18th

ANM6N0 6DOS7
Of Centreville, La, for August 18th
The meeting was called to order
bv President Oscar Boudreaux, and
roll cali showed twenty two members
present.
Minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. w. J. Young reported that IN
accordance with instructions at the
last meeting he had written Mr.. 7.
H. Holloway as suggested by letter
from Mr.. c. D. Kemper, asking Mr..
Holloway to give a lecture here on
the 7. H. Holloway Dry Kiln, and
had just received a reply stating
that Mr.. Holloway would be here
Saturday, August 18th.
Mr.. Wooster stated that he
thought the appointment: was too
near to permit necessary advertise
ment Of lecture so important, and
moved that Mr.. E. L. Socier, who
was going to Baton Rouge the next
day be requested to see Mr.. Hollo-
way at once and endeavor to name
a later date. This motion was duly
carried, and Mr.. Socier said that in
event the lecture could not be post
poned he would wire the Secretary
that he might get out posters, write
letters and give the widest publicity
to the lecture possible in the limited
time.
Mr.. Socier reported that as re-
quested at a previous meeting he
had sent to the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture a sample of the mud
shells with which it was proposed to
build the local good roads, to ascer-
tain the fertilizing value of them,
and had received the following re-
port:
Washington, D. c., Aug. PIT
Mr.. Ed. L. Socier, Parish Demon
stration Agent,
Franklin, La,
Dear Sir:
An examination Of the sample of
disintegrated oyster shells trans
mitted to this Bureau by MIR. Brad
ford Knapp Of the States Relation
Service, shows that this material
contains approximately 81 per cent
calcium carbonate, probably about
the same content as the average
ground limestone placed on the
market for agricultural purposes.
This material, however, to be most
effective for application to your
land should be finely ground.
Yours very truly,
MILTON WHITNEY,
t.< Chief of Bureau.
Mr.. Socier was thanked for the
service, but some disappointment
was expressed that we had been
favored with an analysis Of this ma
terial which abounds so plentifully
in the oyster reefs lying off our
coast, and is available at a cost of
less than one dollar per cubic yard,
weighing about 1900 pounds, and
known to possess valuable fertilizing
qualities in addition to the lime our
lands need.
Upon request of the President
the Secretary read a clipping from
The Progressive Farmer setting
forth the duties Of the Parish De-
Agent, and in what way
he could best assist the farmers.
The attention of the club was call
ed to the necessity of some action
being taken toward the erection of a
dipping vat. Mr. Babin said he had
in hand $4,000 for the purpose, and
Mr.. Boudreaux said $500 would be
available from the Parish On mo-
ton duly seconded and carried, the
Committee previously appointed to
erect a dipping vat was requested to
proceed with the work with the cash
in hand and to borrow the further
amount necessary, to be repaid from
receipts for dipping.
Mr.. Young made a stirring ad-
dress to the young men present.
Meeting adjourned.
A. S.. HEBERT, Sec.