The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-24
Weekly Reports Made
by the Parish Agents

L. 8. q. Press Bulletin.]
Farmers are asking for information
on fertilizers for cotton and corn, and
most OF the week was devoted to As-
sfsting them to apply fertilizers IN the
right way, reports Thomas T. Dutsch,
agent in Sabine Parish. One day was
spent IN assisting tile home deinonstra-
tion agent In making the first shipment
Ut eggs by the newly organized egg
circle.
At a meeting Of directors of the local
fair association. officers were elected
and plans made for fair this full.
reports A. II. Houston. agent In Rich~
land Parish. 1t is planned to have a
local organization In each ward for the
purpose Of promoting the fair and
other farming interests.
Crops which have lseen fertifixed
under the agents direction are show
Ing decided improvement over unfer-
tilixed areiis. and nauch interest IL
shown by farmers In this line OF work.
reports +. NJ. BactIue. Of Lafayette Par
M. They are watching for specific
resnlts, which will he shown them AZ
check plots will ten the TILE, says Mr.
Racque.
The velvet bean acreage has been In.
creased 1000 per cent this season. IN
Avoyelles Parish. Writes +. a. Swami.
parish agent. Farmers are also ap-
plying fertilizers to cotton. corn, cane
and garden crops, under the agents
direction.
BY the use Of fertilizer composed
Of equal parts of Be per cent cottoilseeil
meal and IL; per cent acid pllmqlilate.
applied ut the rate of 500 Ts,ands 10
the acre. deInOnstratOr produced ii
bushels Of Irish lDtat0es per acre.
while the unfertilized check plot pro-
duced ala bushels per acre. reports
w. Fl. Humble. agent In Rapides Far
isli. The fertilizer cost $3.50 an acrs
and the potatoes we're sold for *4.5a
a bushel. giving net profit from the
use of fertilizers of 81, ,O0625 ON the 1G
acres. BAD weather conditions undouft.
edly kept the production down, says
Mr.. Humble
More than three thousand pepper
plants Of standard variety have been
distributed by Miss Relecca Whitaker
home demonstration agent In Madison
Parish. Each dem0IlstratOr win return
a certain alnnnnt OF the seed to the
agent for redistribution for the next
season. These plants We're sent ont hy
the Experiment Station OF the Louis.
lana State University.
An egg-circle. composed OF denlonstra-
tors who are raising purebred poultry,
has been organized by Mrs. Lillian
Stflle, home demonstration agent In
Sabine Parish. After the cirle has been
| well established larger shipments are
contemplated.
The first regularly organized club
the Moorehead community of Allen Par.
isl, by George W. Bohne. farm demon.
stration agent. This club is composed
OF twelve members. each of whom owns
n pig which lie is raising under club
regulations.
Rufus H. Bush. agent in Morehouse
Parish. is ugring the planting Of food
crops by his farmers. such AZ June
corn. sweet potatoes and vegetables on
land planted to cotton Int which has
not been worked out on account Of ex-
cessive rains and overflow.
Follow-up" meetings. designed to
emphasize the points brought ont at
the club rally held at Opelousas june
18th. will he held In every community In
st Landry Parish where clubs are or
ganized. writes Mrs. L. g. Kirk. home
demonstration agent. Mrs. Kirk will
give demonstrations in canning. the
care Of poultry and dairy products
while A. A. Mendoza. parish agent. will
interest the boys in better farming
and live stock.