The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-02-06
REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR
BENEFIT OF FARMERS Or
THE STATE.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES
Mueh Attention Being Given To tho
Sweet Potato Industry and Many
New Storage Houses Are
Being Bulk.


parish have agreed TO give S25 to the
BOYS and girls making the best res.
ord in pig OF calf club work. Mel
vim noan, pig club hoy at Welsh,
recently sold a club pig for SS5.
}. o. Montssut, Ascenslon.-Th
erection OF two sweet potato curing
plants has been started recently. and
plans for another are under way.
Farmers are beginning to realize the
Importance OF this crop.
J. L. Fletcher, Jr., union.-The
winning pig in the monthly pig club
contest made a gain of So pounds
during the month. Most Of the week
was spent in making final arrange
ments for the community fairs and il
visiting the schools In the interest Of
club work
W. A. Owens, FcsnkIin.-Parents
and the public generally are delight
ed that the agent took so many
I'D boys to the short course at the
Louisiana State University, and that
the youngsters were 20 much bene-
flied by the trip. l believe that
there will be at least fifty to go next
summer.
J. A. Anders, BlenVIils.-The com.
munities visited recently 5are very
anxious to engage In cooperative
shipping. Plans are under way 10
organize shipping clubs to handle
hogs and surplus produce. There is
q great field for such work in thi1
parish
T. n. Casanova, VermiIIion. The
double treatment for hog cholera IL
making It possible for communities
to raise hogs that have nnver sue
ceeded before. The agent has inmu-
nfzed about two hundred head OF 40
pound pigs that are being raised to
be shipped this fan Some OF these
pigs are weighing around 200 pounds
now.
q. w. Baker, Rapides.-One farmer
is now feeding all his hogs the club
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.
T. H. MiIliken, Morehouee. = The
agent has been busy lining up grow.
ers for the building OF sweet potato
curing plants. Indications are that
three houses will be built son.
These will be constructed under the
plans furnished by III. Hull OF the EE4.
tension Division
n. v. Ferris, Farmers
are very much elated over the sweea
potato prospects IN this parish.
Material is on the ground for a stor-
age-house and construction will be
started in few days.
{. L. Talbot, St. Martin. Two
rurebred Angus bulls and 90 high
grade Angus heifers were selected re
Gently by the agent for e. f. Smcdes
Of this parish. An entire day was
spent in selecting these animals from
"A herd OF Ave hundred.
C. p. Scusloek, Sabine Organized
Zig club which will grow and fatten
hogs for the market The boys aE~s
very enthusiastic over this project
and think they will do good wera.
We are making IJans to ship coope-
rativefy a number of cars o. hogs and
cattle this fall.
w. L. Picksns, Red River.-u was
suggested at the recent agents meet
ing tllSt each agent select enc or two
specific things that he intends 10
push this year md OIL 1t his HOBBY.
have planned to push pig club work
IN the schools and 10 do terrGclng
with the farmers.
j. O. Montcaut, Ascension. = Tho
agent accompanied u party OF farm
ers to East Baton Rouge Parish Tor
the purpose o. looking over sweet po-
.ito storage houses and TO make a
study Of their construction. One day
was spent in Ascension Parish with
two farners who are putting up stor-
age houses, explaining TIE construc.
ton and making estimates Of mate
rial needed.
j. v. Rab5, Washia9tea.-J. n
varnado, who has giyen much care.
full attention TO selecting seed corn.
mas OIGfGu 10 pA1IidIN NAH ally
corn club boy peck of this ssed FER
q half bushel OF ordinary corl The
agent THINKS this is o spienG.l psolD-
sition as this corn ig fare 20 10 well
in this parish.
/ n. r. cassclI, Tanepaaoa j. r.
Wallace Of Keatwood has h oaght in
from Wisconsin two csTIoads OF fae
dairy cattle to ed to h3 herd. Sew
oral farmers will send their soas -
the hog cholara sz.fun p.aE al Ba-
ton Rouge to receiyS Instruction End
qualify ia administering tile virus
{. p. 5arrIc., Laf3prcs:s C s'ing
10 shortage Of corn on the la-se plsA
tations farmers are preparing to
piart a large crop Of oass arnars.
IN the reciamatio1 section ere bgssy
harvesting their corn crop All report
good yield Of excellent quality