The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
WHAT THE PARISH
AGENTS ARE DOING
REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR
BENEFIT OF FARMERS or
THE STATE.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES
Much Attention Being Given To the
Sweet PetatO Industry and Many
New Storage Houses Are
Being Built.

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EnTOllments have been made for
membership In the calf and pig
clubs. TAFsa Of the banks in the
parish have agreed to give S25 to the
bsys and girls making the best rec.
Sra in pig or calf club work. Mel
Win Dean. pig club boy At Welsh,
recently Sold q club pig for $SS.
J. o. Montseut, AscensIon.-T
erection Of two sweet potato curing
plants has been started recently. and
plans for another are under way.
Farmers are beginning to realize the
importance Of this crop.
J. L. Fletcher, Jr, unien.-Ths
Whining pig IN the menthly pig club
cSntost made = gain Of IS pouAds
during the month. Most OF the week
WIS spent "a making Anal arrange.
nants fer the community fairs and IN
Visiting ths schools in the interest Of
club work =
w. A.. Qivans, FFanIelin.-PaEents
ana the pHbaie generally are delight
q that The agent teok 80 many
(1T) Aeys t. the abort course at the
Louisiana State University, and that
the youngsters wors - much bene-
Atsd BY thu trip. / believe that
there will be at least fifty to 80 next
summer
J. A. AnAsrs, DlenvlIls.-The com
nunities visited recently are very
anxious to engage in cooperative
skipping. Plans are under way u
organize shipping clubs to haAalo
hogs aed surplus produce. There is
. great Aeld for such work in this
parish
T. n. .casanSva, VsFmiIlion. ~ The
double treatment for hoe chOlera Is
making it possible for communities
to raise Kegs that have AsVsr sue
ssedsd before. The agent has immu-
Aised about two hundred head Of 40
pound pigs that are being raised to
BE shipped this fall Some Of these
pigs are weighing around 400 pounds
new. ~
.. w. Baker, Rapldes.-Oas farmer
Is now feeding all hts hogs the "club
way" After seeing the development
Of bis sons pig on balanced ration
he decided to adopt that plan and is
well pleased with the results.
T. n. MiIliken, Morehcuse. - 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 M. Hull Of the Elk
tension Division
H. ". Harris, caldwelI.-Farmers
are very much elated over the sweet
potato prospects in this parish
Material is on the ground for stor-
age-house and construction will be
started in . few days.
(. L. TaIhot, st. Martin. Two
pnESbred Angus bulls and 80 high
srads Angus heifsrB were selected re-
eantiy by the agent for G. e. Smedes
Il this parish. An entire day wss
z1aat In selecting these animals from
; herd 81 Ave hundred
c. ,. Sourlcck, Sabine Organized
, pig club which will grow and fatten
Aaws fer the market. The boys ara
gaey eAthusiastic over this project
md I thiAk they will do good work.
We are making plans to ship coope-
iatfvaly q number Of cars Of hogs and
Dattls tails fall
w. l.. Pleksns, RSd RiVsr.--It was
.uGgestsd at the recent agents meet
ne that each agent select one or two
'RAclAe things that he intends TO
lRah this yoar and cali II his hobby.
Aavs planned TO push pig club work
y the schools and to do terracing
Nth the farmers.
J. Q. Men4aewt, Ascension. The
AgSnt accompanied 4 party OF farm
Re to East RAtoA Rouge Parish for
Ao purpose sf looking over sweet pO-
ate storage bosses and TO make q
kudy Of their construction One day
Faa spent in Ascension Parish with
we farmeEs whe airs putting up stor.
lga houses, explaining the construc.
In and making estimates Of mate
nj needed.
). v. Rabb, Washington. 3.
yarnado, who has given much care
Ill attention to selecting seed corn.
- offered to exchange with any
ORR club boy peck Of this seed fer
half bashel Of ordinary corn. The
gent thiaks this is q splendid prOpo-
itien az this corn Is sure to do well
n this parish.
II. 2. casssIl, Tangipahoa.-y. r.
Wallace Of Kentwood has brought In
rom Wisconsin two carloads Of fine
larry cattle to add to his herd. Sew.
lral farmers will send their sons to
he hog cholera serum plant at Ba.
on Rouge to receive instruction and
quality in administering the virus.
Z. p. Barrios, Lafourche.-- Owing
o shortage OF corn on the large plan.
atoms farmers are preparing to
liant q large crop OF oats. Farmers
n the reclamation section are busy
larvesting their corn crop and report
. good yield OF excellent quality.