The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28
THE SPEAKERS.

Benton Monday We're Commissioner of
Agriculture Harry ID. Wilson and Gov
ernor Rllin &. Pleasant. Both. are
members of the State Speakers Blu
reau of the Louisiana Council of De
Tense and were here to make adj
dresses before the public with the view
of furthering the food and feed cam
paisn and generally expounding pres
ent day war measures. 1t is CERTIFYING
to report that large crowd gathered
to hear the addresses
The speakers were introduced by
Parish Superintendent of Schools Fort
son. and the first to have the floor was
Mr. Wilson.
He said that one of the objects in
making his talk was to advocate tue
raising of more feed and food. and
that he put feed first because it is nee
essary to first have it before food can
be grown.
Money to-day is the cheapest thing
we have" he said. 3" 1t is almost like
Confederate money. \ few weeks ago
it couldn't buy coal. and within sixty
days it can't buy flour. The eNplana
ton Of this is that the outlook for Il
wheat crop is poor and because trans
portation facilities are lacking. But
we must fake care Of the boys Oh the
firing line We must eat more freely
of cornbread because corn meal is too
perishahle to be shipped across the
ocean.
Our banks advance money only to
those farmers who grow cotton. In
this they are misguided. Why it takes
the price of seven pounds of cotton to-
day to buy ii Eushel of corn, and 1h
pounds to pay for Il pound of meat.
Plant less of cotton. We can't eat it.
And food the people of this state must
have
He said that lie had two hobbies +:
Velvet beans and sheep. Velvet beans
should lie in every acre of corn in Lou
iSiana Last season in Alabama there
WAS {, total of more than two million
acres planted to this crop. and protita-
bly,. So They furnish fertility to the
Soil-nitrogen. And your cows can
gather them if you prefer. They afford
one OF the best remedies for hollow
horn in cows know of. l was reared
on a farm and used to 90 around bor-
ing holes i'll the cows horns just as
some of you do to-day. But | later
learned that the first factor in prOduc-
ing the hollow horn disease was the
,:.ii, Is,3t in
it, Plant the leans the same day you
do your corn" Good samples of the
beans and the ground feed from the
same were then shown.
Every farmer throughout our state
should have from ten to one hundred
sheep on his place. continued the
speaker. Many thousands of head OF
sheep could he profitably raised on the
cut-over lands of the state. These
lands, now denuded of timber. have
shrunk in taxable value from SIS to s.:
per acre. Sheep on them would reha
hilitate them. Let us kill out some OF
the worthless sheep-killing ours an(
engage in this new industry. | like q
good dog. but | advocate dog contro
wherever | 60.
The benefits of curing plants fol
sweet potatoes were enlarged upon
and the planting of /; large acreage tt
Irish potatoes, the same to serve as ;
bread substitute. was advocated.
The remarkable success Of many wo
men, and even children. in raisin:
chickens from inc,lbators was told il
an cntertaiuin. manner. His plan, h,
said. was to give the chick only wate
for the first thirty-Six hours. thel
hard-h boiled eggs. then oatmeal. AM
when about tive days old begin feedin:
gritS. etc Oatmeal Is costly. but no
MS much 50 as dead young chickens.
The address was re;iSSuring through
out. 1t was full of tangible facts. ant
there was on the part of the speakc
no effort whatever to approach orator
zeal flights and. apparently, applause
was not courted though as he brough
his address to Il close he was loudl.
applauded.
1t was one day last week that cOpie
of Governor Peasants address deliv
cred i'll New Orleans January 18th lie
fore distinguished visitors from Franc
reached this office. Upon reading tin
same we III once resolved to publish il
and ii is well that it appears in to
days issue of the Banner. for it WA
freely quoted on this occasion. Yol
will find it on page one. reader. An,
a tittingly worded tribute to Il daunt
less people and ii proud and gloriou
nation it is. But read for yourself.
Tn this OCCASION the Governor Spok
for an hour or more. having the RAP
attention of all present. His address
was not only full of historical fact
hut pointed out unerringly the sell
denial and unity of action that mus
follow throughout the nation if Ameri
Ct, is to fight Il winning war.
There was hush throughout til
audience and. if possible. more SER
Gus mien assumed AS the speaker said
To-day Germany is Il conqueror. Sh
entered the war with Il half millio
square miles of territory. She has eN
tended that to more than three millio
square miles of territory. Her legion
are standing Oh the soil of Franc,