The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 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
EnIollments have been made TO
! membership in the calf and phi
climbs. Three OF the banks in thu
parish have agreed TO give $25 to the
beFs and girls making the best rec
ord in pig OF calf club work. Mel
vim noan, a pig club boy at Welsh
Teccntly sold club pig for sS5.
J. 0, Montegut, .Ascension.-The
erection Of TWO sweet potato curing
DlanJs 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., union.--The
Winning pig in the monthly pig club
| contest made a gain of So pounds
during the month. Most OF the week
was spent in making final arrange
ments for the community fairs and in
visiting the schools in the interest Of
club work.
VI, A. Owens, Franklin.-Parents
and the public generally are delight
cd that the agent took so many
(17l boys to the short course at the
Louisiana State University, and that
the youngsters were so much bene-
fitted BY the trip. l believe that
there will be at least fifty to go next
summer.
J. A. Anders, sienviIle.-The COM
munities visited recently are very
anxious to engage in cooperative
shipping Plans are under way TO
organize shipping clubs to handle
hoga aud surplus produce. There is
a great field for such work In this
parish
T. n. Casanova, vermiIiion. - The
double treatment for hog cholera is
making X possible for communities
TO raise hogs that have never sue.
eeeded before. The agent has immu-
ni4ed 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.
3. w, Baker, Rapides.-One farmer
is now feeding all his hogs the Club
way. After seeing the development
OF bis sons pig on a balanced ration
he decided to adopt that plan and is
well pleased with the results.
T. n. MilIiken, Morehouse. = The
agent has been busy lining up grow
eYs 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.
n. v. Harris, caIdweII.-Farmers
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 few days.
{. t. Talbot, ST. Martin. - Two
purebred Angus bulls and 80 high.
grade Angus heifers were selected re.
Gently by the agent for C. E. smedes
II this parish. An entire day IVES
spent In selecting these animals from
a herd Of Ave hundred. |,
C., P. ScurIcek, Sabine. Organized
/ pig club which will grow and fatten
hogs for the market. The boys are
very enthusiastic over this project :
Ind I'think they will do good work.
Ne are making plans to ship coope. I
'ativefy number of cars oe hogs and
,atile this fall. S
w. /. Ptekens, Red River.-It was l
at the recent agents meet :
Nc that each agent select one or two
lHecshc things that he intends to G
'tsh this year and call it his hobby. ;
have planned to push pig club work f
D the schools and TO do terracing Il
nth the farmers.
J. o. Mentesut, Ascension. - The
gent accompanied party of farm.
Ts to East Baton Rouge Parish for !
he purpose Of looking over sweet DO
etc storage houses and to make a :,
tudy OF their construction. One day ~
Eas spent in Ascension Parish with g
No farmers who are putting up stor Z
&c houses, explaining the construc E
lsn and making estimates Of mate Z
ial needed. g
!. V. Rabb, Washineton.-J. B 3
armada, who. has given much care. Il
81 attention to selecting seed corn g
a offered to exchange with any Il
orr club boy peck OF this seed fcr g
half Rlshel OF ordinary corn. Ths 81
Eeat tAiAks THE is a splendid proao y
fion % this corn is sure to do well b
this parish. ~
y. z. ecasaell, Tanaipahoa.-y. p g!
1sllaes OF Keatwood has brought in 81
'sR Wisconsin two carloads of fine 81
nay cattle to add to his herd. Sey q:
~ farmers will send their sons te 8;
- hog cholera serum plant at Ba 81
q Reuse to receive instruction and g
Aalsfy Ii administering the virus. 81
I. p. saFrlos, Lafourehe. e ssg
shortage OF corn on the large plan 81
lions farmers are preparing tel -
ant large crop Of oats. Farmers ss
ae reclamation section are bus, s 81