The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-06-26
WHAT PARISH AGENTS SAY
IN THEIR WEEKLY REPORT;

Farmers are asking for information
on fertilizers for cotton and corn, and
most of the week was devoted 10 as
sisted them to apply fertilizers in the
right way, reports Thos P Ddtsch
agent in Sabine Parish. One day was
ment Of eggs by the newly organized
stration agent in making the first ship
spent in assisting the home demon
egg circle
At q meeting Of directors Of the 10
cal fair association. officers we're
elected and plans made for a fair this
fan, reports A. F. Houston. agent ia
Richland parish. II is planned to have
a local organization in each ward for
the purpose Of promoting the fair and
other farming interests.
Crops which have been fertilized
under the agents direction are show
ing decided improvement over unfeT-
tlized areas, and much interest is
shown by farmers in this line or work,
reports f. NJ. Baeque, orr Lafayette
parish. They are watching for speci-
fie results. which will be shown them
as check plots viii tell the tale, says
Mr.. Bacque
The velvet bean acreage has been
increased Io00 per cent this season in
Avoyelles pfish. writes f. 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 q fertilizer composed
Of equal parts Of So per cent cotton
seed meal and l6 per cent acid phos-
phate, applied at the rate Of 500
pounds to the acre, a demonsrator
produced IS bushels Of Irish potatoes
per acre, while the unfertiIized check
plot produced Il Il bushels per acre.
exports w. H. Humble. agent in Rap
ides parish. The fertilizer cost $3.50
an acre and the potatoes were sold for
$3.50 bushel giving a net profit from
the use of fertilizers of $2,006-25 on
the Is acres. Bad weather conditions
undoubtedly kept the production down
says Mr. Humble
More than three thousand pepper
plants of a standard variety have been
distributed by Miss Rebecca Whitak-
er. home demonstration agent in Mad
ison parish. Each demonstrator win
return a certain amount OF the seed
to the agent for redistribution for next
season. These plants we're sent out by
the Experiment Station Of the Louisi-
ana State University.
An egg circle, composed Of demon
strat0rs who are raising pusebred
poultry. has been organized by. Mrs.
Lillian stille, home demonstration
agent in Sabine parish After the cir
Gle has been well established, larger
shipments are contemplated.
The first regularly organized club
among negro boys has been formed in
the Noorehead community Of Allen
parish. by Geo. W Bohne farm dem
agent. This club is com
posed of u members, each Of whom
owns a pig which is raising under club
Rufus H. Bush, agent in Morehouse /
parish. is urging the planting Of food
crops by his farmers. uch as June corn, .
sweet potatoes and vegetables on land .
planted to cotton but which has not .
been worked out on account Of eXces- .
sive rains and overflow.
.Folow-upr meetings. designed TO .
emphasize the points brought out al
the club rally held AT Opelousas June I
5. win be held in evsEy community in
St. Landry parish where clubs are or
ganized, writes Mrs l. G Kirk. home
demonstration agent Mrs. Kirk viii
give demon strations in canning. the
care Of poultry dairy products. while
A. a. Mendoza. parish agent, win in
arrest teh boys in better farming and
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