The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-02-08
SHORT COURSE FEATURES
PORK AND POULTRY
Meeting at Welsh High SchooI-Two
of Sneakers Fall To Arrive.

Parish Demonstration agent H. {.
Fondren, Junior agents l. H. LaRue
and Miss Overbey arrived in Welsh at
! 2:30 Monday afternoon, accompanied ny
Profs. " H. BayIiS and j. H. Prehn OF
the Extension department OF the Loui'
Siana State University, preparatory to
holding the farmers short course when
was advertised for the Auditorium TOR
Monday at Up. m.
Owing to some misunderstanding the
building had not been heated, and II was
decided to repair to the high sch0oi
building, which would not only be com
Portable, but also give the pupils IN the
upper grades an opportunity to near
these talks on agricultural SUBJECTS
which are of the most vital Importance
Just now.
Col. Prescott who was to have been
with the party and deliver a pdtri0t'c
address, failed to arrive. A telegram
to Mr.. Fondren, Sunday, announced the
simple fact that Col. Prescott could nOt
come. Prof, W. r. Perkins, another OF
the speakers and one OF the main
springs Of the meeting, he being one OF
the best posted men on livestock anu
forage crops in the state, was also ao'
sent, due probably to misconceptions
on trains. Mr.. FOndren felt the EN-
hafrdsSment of having advertised the
meetings, and then being forced 10
apologize in a way for not being able 10
carry out the program as announced
However, the speakers, handled theii
respective subjects in a way that leFt
no doubt in the minds of their hearers
that pork and poultry are very essen
tial in winning the world war Mr.
Prehn who halls from New York state
and has spent most OF his days in prac'
teal poultry raising, spoke interest
inqly upon the subject of tie farm
flock. He stressed particularly the I'M
portance of a good flcck of good chick
ems on every farm and in fact every
yard, citing the fact that eggs and
poultry can be made to replace other
meats, thus releasing the usual con-
sumption of the latter to our own army
and our allies in Europe. MI Prehn
urged every boy and girl to do their
bit in making the home flock just a
little more productive and profitable
by Just little better attention ard
care, urging the elimination of the
Stacker hen and in her stead the thrift
hen and thrift egg,
Prof. BayliS who has charge of the
corn and pig club work of the state
confined most of his remarks to club
work, pointing out the many possible
ties before the boys of our state, ard
urging them as patriotic duty to
raise a pig, even tho they might be
actuated by selfish motives, because OF
the profit in pork production at present
prices, they would be doing their bit BY
meeting one ofour governments great
est needs. Mr.. BayliS stressed strong
ly the Importance of pastures for hogs,
calling attention to the large portion OF
hog food requirements contained in
pasture grasses, COW peas, velVetbeanS,
etc. Prof. Bayls urged the abolition
of the little, narrow hog pen and in lis
stead some form of pasture where The
hog can make good portion of his OWL
living. Baby beef clubs was also urged
as means among the pupils as pro
duCing more meat products.
MIR. Fondren who introduC d the
speakers prefaCed this by a few re
marks along the line of greater grain
production, especially corn, calling at
ton to the present high price of same
and the probability of its remaining
high, because of the whole countryh av
ing turned to the greater consumption
Of corn products, in order that Whea
may be saved to our allies. Mr.. Fondrel
also urged every farmer who has corr
1T for seed to save it, as serious con
ditiOn exists now IN regard 10 see
corn. The entire northern tier of cor
producing states are looking to In
south for seed, the crop having bee
caught by frost too early to permit c
gathering dependable seed. So Svliou
has the matter become that congress
has set aside over million dollars a
all emergency fund with which to puI
chase seed corn for farmers of the cor
belt that the crop fer 1919 may not ia
short of the normal production.