The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-12-13
REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR
BENEFIT OF FARMERS OF
THE STATE.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES
Much Attention Being Given To the
Sweet Potato Industry and Many
New Storage Houses Are
Being Built.
M. N. Stafford, Jefferson Davis

membership in the calf and pi
clubs. Three of the banks in tn
parish have agreed to give $25 to tn
bows and girls making the best re,
ord in pig on calf club work. Me
win noan, pig club boy at Welsh
recently sold a club pig for sS5.
j. o. Montegut, Asce nsion.-Th
erection of two sweet potato curin
plants has been started recently, an,
plans for another are under way
Farmers are beginning to, realize tn,
Importance of this crop.
}. L. Fletcher, Jr, UnIon.-Th,
winning pig in the monthly pig clut
contest made gain of SO pounds
during the month. Most of the weel
was spent in making final arrange
ments for the community fairs and in
visiting the schools in the interest Of
club work. .
W. A. Givens, FrankIin.-Parents
and the public generally are delight
ed that the agent took so many
t1D boys to the short course at the
Louisiana State University, and that
+, the youngsters were so much bene-
fitted by the trip. I believe that
there will be at least fifty to go next
summer.
J. A. Anders, BlenviIIe.-The com.
munities visited recently are very
anxious to engage in cooperative
shipping. Plans are under way TO
organize shipping clubs to handle
hogs aud surplus produce. There is
great field for such work In this
parish.
7. n. Casanova, vermiIIfon. - The
double treatment for hog cholera IA
making 1t possible for communities
to raise hogs that have never sue.
ceeded before. The agent has immu-
nfzsd about two hundred head of 40
pound pigs that are being raised to
be shipped this fall. Some of these
pigs are weighing around 200 pounds
now.
B. W. Baker, Rapides.-One farmer
is now feeding all his hogs the club
way After seeing the development
OF his sons pig on balanced ration
he decided to adopt that plan and is
well pleased with the results.
7. n. Miiiiken, Morehoyse. = The
agent has been busy lining up grow.
ers for the building of sweet potato
curing plants. Indications are that
three houses will be built soon.
These will be constructed under the
plans furnished by NJ Hull of the Elk
tension Division
II. v. Harris, caldweII.-Farners
are very much elated over the sweet |
potato prospects in this parish.
Material Is on the ground for a stor
age-house and construction will be
started in a few days.
e. L. Talbot, St. Martin. = Two
rurebred Angus bulls and 30 high
grade Angus heifers were selected re,
Gently by the agent for C. e. Smedes
Of this parish. An entire day was
spent in selecting these animals from
a herd Of FIVE hundred.
c. p. ScurIcck, Sabine. Organized
a Zig club which viii grow and fatten
hogs for the market. The boys are
Very enthusiastic over this project
and | think they will do good work.
We are making plans to ship coope-
ratively number Of cars Of hogs and
cattle this fall
w. L. Pickens, Red Rlver.-It was
suggested at the recent agents meet
Ing that each agent select one or two
specific things that he intends to
push this year and call 1t his hobby.
have planned to push pig club work
In the schools and to do terracing
with the farmers.
J. o. Monteout, Ascension. - The
agent accompanied a party of farm
srs to East Baton Rouge Parish for
he purpose of looking over sweet DO
alto storage houses and to make a
study OF their construction. One day
vas spent In Ascension Parish with
'wo farmers who are putting up stor
ige houses. explaining the construc
ion and making estimates of mate
'ial needed.
). v. Rabb, Washineton.-J. b. /,
farnado. who has given much care. ,
III attention to selecting seed corn. 8
las offered to exchange with any .
orn club boy peck Of this seed for 9
half bushel Of ordinary corn. The q
gent thinks this is splendid prooo- :
ition as this corn Is sure to do well r
a this parish. :
n. r. casssii, TanoIpahoa.-y. p. ;
Wallace of Rentwood has brought in Z
rom Wisconsin two carloads OF fine
airy cattle to add to his herd. Sew. !,
raj farmers will send their sons to :,
10 hog cholera serum plant at Ba. n
IN Rouge to receive instruction and v
aalify in administering the virus. =
Z. P. earrios. Lafourche.-Owinse =,
} shortage Of corn on the large plan
tions farmers are preparing to r