The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-05-06


I'rhr secretary for the Greater .\gricul-
turai College Association, Baton Rouge. has
furnished the Banner for publication II copy
of the prize ESSAY In the recent contest
conducted by Henry Watkins Allen Chapter.
L. D. c.. also of Baton Rouge. The subject
was as is abov" shown. and the prize was
medal given by the chapter. The essays.
all by high school pupils. came from many
of the different schools Of the statr-mOrr
than fifty in number. The winner Of the
medal WAS Nrmours Cairo. fourteen year
old lad who Is student in the st james
High School. st. James Parish. Ills ESSAY
is published in full belOw.-Edit"r.I
Louisiana is ;ln agricultural state
because it depends mostly on ayricul-
ture. Sugar cane can he grown here
and cannot he grown in many other
states. Corn is one of our great crops.
Cotton is our greatest crop. In order
to increase our production we must
know how to work the land: In order
to know how to work the land men
must tie taught to know what they can
do to their crops to increase them. The
place where they are taught Is called
an agricultural college. Louisiana
needs an agricultural college to teach
her men in agriculture. We have Il
college but it is not sufficient. We must
have II greater one.
Our Young men who want to become
chemists 30 to other states to study
and stay there and work. We want to
keep our young men here tn work for
us and not others. If we had Il greater
college our ynun. men would stay here
to study This college would teach
them how to improve our crops. Ii
the crops are improved 1t means more
money to the state. by improving Oul
agriculture we improve our commerce
The state would then improve its con
ditionS. We would he able to have
better roads and schools. We would
not he ASHAMED of our state then.
This college has work to do in order
to improve agriculture. Chemists ar,
en-, loyt,' 20 study tie land and SET
N; i. Il. e.; and what kind of soil
good tor c'rt;ti.l plai,%. TEACHERS :lr.
employed to teac.. ioys and men no"
to farm. Tho college helps them under
stand more about the soil than they
did. Experiments are made to see villa
kinds Of plants will grow here. Agri
culture helps commerce Il great deal.
Without agriculture our forests an,
mines would re of little Use to us. TIL
people would not he able to live AM
consequently they would not he all
to mine and cut down trees for lumber
In estaI fishing agriculture we hel
commerce along. We have crops to SCI
and tie trade is great. No state .
cu,mtry can Ito without agriculture.
in order to carry on it's work Il Gu
re must have enough funds. In man
states the People are taxed l mill on
dollar to pay the expenses of the CO
lc.e. The chemists in college have
lr paid: teachers have to he paid: II,
DEMENT'S for farming have to I've bought
,'.emic;,ls for experiments have to !
ought: land for. farming has to !
ought. All these things cost none
nd YOU don't get them for nOtliill
81 the people the expenses Of the COLES
,ould he paid.
Will, the improvement of agricultul
our state improves. Industry Is carrie
q, to IL greater extent. Roads are kel
IN better shape. Schools are improve
rpd everytl,in: is made better Man
PEOPLE COMPLAIN that by living on
farm they have not the convenience
q the town. Our greater college wi
teach the people to make more of the
crops than before. They will then !
able to have the convenienceS Of Il
t,wn. The farm life will then Ike
rlvaSant thin. Instead of a dreary al
lonesome life.
TIE money given for our create
agricultural college will he IL safe Il
lrnctit directly from it. hut their CHI
dren will. The younger generation wi
irotit by it when they are grown U
and want to become famous farmer
Louisiana stands nearly last In ayr
culture Our greater college will hril
it to Il standing equal to other state
Cuce uron Il time we had no SclloO
lore. To-day we have good schools a
over the state and better reads TIL;
fore So has our agriculture IL
proved. We want to keep on improviI
or agriculture. Therefore our great,
agriculture means more to us than al
other thing because many of our Peep
depend solely on agriculture. With q,
men letter trained In this line ~
trade will grow. The farm life will
pleasant Instead of helm. lonesome III
d"eary. Louisiana will then he elu
t. the other agricultural states. TIL
safe will then he greatly improved
schools. roads and commerce.