Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-06
WHAT THE PARISH
AGENTS ARE DOING
REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR
BENEFIT OF FARMERS OF
THE STATE.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES
Much Attention Being Given TO tho
Sweet Potato Industry and Many
New Storage Houses Are
Being Built
NJ N. Stafford, Jefferson DAVIS

NJ NJ Stafford, jefferson DAVIS
I'm ol!monts hay" been mad" foI
membership in In, calf and pls
club Three Of ;h" banks m fh.
parish have aeTc'd To- give s.. 20 the
bows and girl, making the bc.l i,...
ord in pig OF calf club WORK M
win poan. II pig club boy At W'ln
recently old Il club pig for ca
J. O. Monteeut, Ascension. The
erection Of Two sweet potato 'uuLr
plants has been started recently. anu
plans for another are under Va.
Farmers are beginning TO realize TIC
Importance of this crop.
]. l. Fletcher. Jr, Union. III"
winning pig in the monthly pig CLUB
contest made 4 gain OF 81 pouaG-
during the month. Most Of the week
was spent in making final arrangn
ments for the community fairs and in
visiting the schools in the interest Of
club work
W A. Givens. Franklin.-Parents
and the public generally are delight
ID that The agent took % many
~ boys to the short course al the /.
Louisiana State University, and that
the Youngsters were so much bene- ?
flied by the trip. believe that
there will be al least fifty to go next
summer
J. A. Arders. 6ienvile-The COM
munities visited recently ate very
( anxious 10 engage in cooperative
.hipping Plans are under way 10
organize shipping clubs 10 handle
hogs aud surplus produce. There Is
great feld for such work IL this
parish
7. n. Casanova, Vern,llon. - The
double treatment for log cholera IL
making /, possibir for communities
10 raise hogs that have mover sue
cpedcd before. The agent has immn-
nized about two hundred head OF 40
pound pigs that are being raised 70
be shipped this fall Some OF these
pigs are weighing around 200 pounds
now.
3. ". Baker, aapides.-One farmer
I is now lPeUiHE all Ills IO-S Aiic NiNS
way" After seeing the development
OF his sons pig on balanced ration
he decided to adopt that plan and Is
we'll pleased with the results,
r. H. Milliker, Morehouse, - The
, agent has been busy lining up grow
ers for the building of sweet potato
; curing plants. lHdicafions are ina
J. three houses will he built soon
n These will be constructed under tn
:. plans furnished by NJ Hull Of the F,
; tension Division
d n V. Harris, caldweIl-Far1ner
n ere very much dated over the swee
n potato pros poets In this parish
la Material is on the ground for a sto
ic ase-house and construction will ;
s. started in few Days.
~ e. L. Talbot, ST. Martin. - TN
n rurebred Angus bulls and go higI
C. grade Angus holfers were selected +
Gently by the agent for c. z. Smede
,f this parish An entire day w
p. spsrt IN selecting these animals troi
y herd NJ Ave hundred
p. s:u-ieaK, s'bine.- Organize
pic club witch will grow and fatte
logs snr tho market, The boys a
on very enthusiastic over this probe
on shd think they will do good Wor
lie W. ara making plarA 10 ahin COOP
I'D rsttyoly a number of cars ~ hnSs Al
VI cattle This fall
j, W. l.. pickens. Red RiVer.-t "
surrcsted at the recent agents me-
us ira that each agent select one or "
'i' succihc things that he intends
u ,ush This YEAR and cali il his hoor
I have planned to push pig club "o
s& IN the schools and 10 do terraci
arc with the farmers.
Is J. o. Montesut, Ascension. - 7
,"n agent accompanied party OF far
" srs to East Baton Rouge Parish
the purpose OF looking over sweet
IN ,,to storage houses and to make
nc study az their cons ruction. One q
' gRs spent in Ascension Parish W
INC ,ro farmers who are putting up ST
ru- noe houses. explaining the constr
Gus aSe .,,irg estimates of ma
~ ton and making esIII'oNS' "
I'd rial needed.
nss J. V. Rabb, Washington
ths ysrnado. who has given much ca
.cb ful attention TO selecting seed co
ed h,s offered to exchange WIN
osis corr club boy a peck of this seed
am - half bushei of ordinary corn
cal. agent thinks this is splendid pre-
.her sition as this corn is sure 20 DO
am IN this parish.
Tu. " r. casssl, Tangpahoa.---J.
Y II Wallace Of Kentwood has brousn'
,ork f,on, Wisconsin two carloads OF
sslrv cattle to add TO his herd.
,., .ra, farmers will send their sons
and ,hs hog cholera serum plant az
inch ,or Rouge 10 receive instruction
win. qualify in administering the virus
izsd p. ssrrios. Lafourehe.-OV
e5o, "a shortage of corn on the large p
cent tst;ons farmers are preparing
,.ed alan; 4 large crop OF oats Fafi'
dor. il Ths reclamation section are
the nayvs.ttng their corn crop ana re