The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-29
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS
REPORT FARM PROGRESS
FARMERS ARE RAISING MORE
FOOD AND FEEDSTUFFS
THAN EVER BEFORE,
LIANT BETTER SEED
Livestock, Poultry, Truck and Gardens
Show Great increase in Many
Parishes.

Farm demonstration agents are in
close touch with the farmers of the
state, and are in a better position
than any one else to know what Louis.
lana is doing along agricultural lines.
Their weekly reports this spring and
early summer show that the farmers
have made an excellent start toward
producing large amounts of food and
feed crops Much attention has been
paid to the quality of seed planted
and to preparation of the land Great.
ly increased acreages have been sowa
to grazing and soil renovating crops
In some parishes the acreage in vel
vet beans have been increased many
fold.
Extracts from the reports of agents
are given:
Better Poultry In Livingston.
j. o. Bethea, Livingston-Farmers
as rule are increasing their farm
fiOcks. Some are raising pure bred
poultry, and in some cases they are
making poultry paying part OF their
farm business. :
Selected Seed Corn Planted.
S. w. Vance, Madison and East Car
roll-We will have the largest corn
acreage this year that has ever been
planted in my territory. Land ID in
a better state of cultivation and more
attention has been paid to selecting
seed corn.
Large Acreage Of Food Crops.
TT. Watson, Tensas and Madison
Everybody is in earnest about plant
ing food and feed crops and indica
tions are that there will be the larg
est acreage of food and feed crops
ever grown in this section of the coun
try.
$4,000 Acres In Velvet Beans
T. w. Patten, Bienville-There VIII
be about $4,000 acres planted to vel
vet beans in Bienville Parish this year
The banks bought the bean seed anu
let the farmers have them at cost.
Cooperative Shipment Of Wool.
B. M. Jackson, Ouachita-l nave
collected 1,400 pounds OF WOOL TOT
cooperative shipment during the COM
ing week, and expect to have some''
thing like 1000 pounds by that tiine'
Corn, cowpeas and Velvet Beans.
w. NJ. Crumpton, Lincoln-One o.
our demonstrators pastured during Ing
winter two head of horses, three cow
and number of hogs on tenscv
field planted to corn in six-foot row
with peas in the middle row ana VIZ
vet beans between the stalks Of corn
on the row. He has made $75.00 lroh
the sale of peas, has plenty for NV
own use. and without any otner ieos
sold milk and butter from the tnrse
cows during the entire winter
Velvet Beans Increased 1000 Per ce0s
S. w Houston. Union - This par'sn
will plant 5000 acres in velvet Desas
an increase of more than l,oVv ~
cent over last year.
Bio Profits In Hogs
w. Fl. Humble, Rapides-One % y.
demonstrators in hog raising ana leeo
ing recently shipped two cars q ~.
which sold for more than $4,000. THIS
man plants grazing crops for his nos'
feeds them every day. and makes p'e
profits from the business.
Sheep Increase in Beauresaro'
C. C. Chapman, Beauregaro-iA,
lamb crop in this territory ID INC -,
in years. One sheep grower says 'na.
his flock would be increased ~
cent or more.
Buy Seed Comparatively a.,
Paul d. Perkins, Calcasieu : w. -,
Police Jury seed supply pro)ec' =
proved TO be life saver Farn'.'
loading up" with the low-priceo ~
paratively) seeds that are ~ u
through this office Thousahos and
bushels of seed corn, velvet Deahs Nv
cowpeas have been bought in this way
Large Food Supply Grown ,sr
T. I. Watson, Madison-fam .,es
dens are contributing an apu Ia.
of fresh potatoes, peas, iet'uee' --;ss.
tard turnips radishes, onions, bei'lss
etc. These with plenty of hon'e ~
syrup, bacon, lard, chickens, So 4