The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

year was $4,000 pounds, the largest
In the history Of the state The crop
is said to have brought an estimated
total value of 1851, 900 to the wool
growers.
ESther.-LiVe wire rice farmers ara
greatly interested in procuring some
or the grain dry ktIns which dry the
sheaf rice and grain quickly for the
thresher Thousands of dollars
worth Of rice is lost yearly because
of rains and excessive moisture, and
the United States Department of Az
l1cultGTe has been called upon to fur
nish at once approved plans of the
cry kilns.
Lake Charles. - At meeting of
tie W. E. Williamson post of the
American Legion at the city hall, the
charter was presented to the club,
constitution and bylaws adopted. and
the following officers elected: B. w.
Lddy, post commander; T. S. Porter.
vice commander; David w Eddy,
post adjutant, and Gordon Lake,
treasurer.
LeesVille.-Excessivs rains during
October besides doing considerable
miscellaneous damage to crops, SER
iously cut down attendance at the
Vernon Parish Fair, the big event Of
the year in this parish. Notwithstand-
ing roads which were bad, a fairly
good attendance is reported, with
visitors from all portions of the par
Ish and adjoining parishes.
Shreveport-The last week has
witnessed decided awakening in
interest in parish policies and in place
Of the dearth Of candidates for va
rious Offices, particularly for repre-
sentative from Caddo, there are now
twenty-five candidates for office In
which Shreveport is particularly In
terested and eight candidates for the
lower House of the Legislature.
Observation-Disclosures are rapidly be-
Ing formulated for the big Armistfce
Day celebration to take place here
November II, at which it IL expected
that returned soldiers will be present
from Rapides and surrounding par
Eshes. Preparations are being made
to entertain the largest crowd ever
Been In Alexandria.
Cooper-Henry Rsdman, a wealthy
Kansan, is putting up sawmill east
OF Cooper and expects to get out
much hardwood timber. He Is much
Impressed with the live stock and
agricultural possibilities Of this par
Isl and believes many Northern men
will come in when good roads are as
sured.
Natehitoches. - Continuous rains
and combined with the warm weather
II making cotton seed sprout In the
Feds. Nearly all seed has been sold
as soon as the cotton has been ginned
and as seed in the fields now will b.
unfit for planting, may will be COM
PEELED to buy seed for next years
crop.
Baton Rouge.-H e. Estarge Of
Opelousas has filed nomination pa
pers for state treasurer. He is the
second man to enter the race for that
office. Howell Morgan OF Baton Rouge
entering several days ago. A. " Coco.
attorney general, also filed his papers
for reelection.
Alfalfa.-More than FIVE inches Of
fell here In one day after much rain
fall for two weeks. What little cotton
was made Is rotting in the bolls. Cow
peas and sweet potatoes also are
spelling In the fields.
Lafayette. - The school board has
set November 20 as the date for tho
calling of special election to vote
$4,000 Of bonds with which to erect
End equip a brick school in Youngs-
vile.
Washington, D. z. - The United
States Railroad Administration,
through its agricultural section, has
issued an illustrated booklet about
Louisiana, to be sent to home seek.
els who have made inquiries about
! the exceptional farming opportunities
in that state.
Washington, D. C.-0pposition by
The Louisiana producers to the Hcens-
Ing OF sugar may he withdrawn as
result Of the proposal of the Sugar
Equalization Board to pay a higher
Price for Louisiana sugars than will
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gar.
The item which states that diamonds
are now worth $1,000 per carat doesn't
disturb lot of people half as much as
| the price of potatoes per potato.
soyiets continue to be promoted In
spite of the fact that there are no tes-
timonials indicating satisfaction on
the part Of those who have used Them
! One hundred American soldiers have
taken Czech brides and nobody would
be so rude as to deny that they are GER
titled Czechs and worth their face val
ne.
A years cold storage Tor certain ar.
ticles Of food seems long enough, con-