The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-02-12
WHAT THE Parish
AGENTS. ARE DOING
REPORTS SHOW ACTIVITIES FOR
BENEFIT OF FARMERS OF
THE STATE.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES
Much Attention Being Given TO tho
Sweet Potato Industry and Many
New Storage Houses Are
Being Built.
CLUB WORK PROGRESSES

clubs. Three Of the banks in the
parish have agreed to give $25 to the
boys and girls making the best rec,
ord in pig or calf club work. Mel
win Doan, a pig club boy at Welsh.
recently sold club pig for SIS.
j. o. Monssgut, Ascension.-The
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 q gain OF 50 pounds
during the month. Most of the week
was spent In making final arrange
nents for the community fairs and in
visiting the schools in the interest Of
club work.
W. A. Owens, Franklin.-Parents
and the public generally are delight.
I'D that The agent took SO many
an boys to the short course at the
Louisiana State University, and that
the youngsters were so much bene-
flied by the trip. I believe that
there will be at least fifty to go next
summer.
J. A. Anders, BienviIe.-The COM
munities visited recently arc very
anxious to engage in cooperative
shipping. Plans are under way to
esganize shipping clubs to handle
hogs and surplus produce. There is
a great field for such work IN this
parish.
T. n. Casanova, VermiIIion. Tho
double treatment for hog cholera Is
making it possible for communities
to raise hogs that have never sue.
ceeded before. The agent has immu
nized about two hundred head OF 40
potnd pigs that are being raised to
be shipped this fall. Some of these
pigs are Weighing around 200 pounds
now.
3. 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. n. MiIliken, Morehouse. - Tha
agent has been busy lining up grow.
sgs for the building Of sweet potato
seEtnz plants. Indications are that
three houses will be built soon.
These will be constructed under the
plans furnished by M. Hull Of the FIX
tension Division.
n. V. Harris, caIdwell-Farlners
are very mach elated over the sweet
potato prospects in this parish
Material is on the ground for a stor'
sEe-house and construction will be
started in a few days.
e. L. Talbot, St. Martin. - Two
purebred Angus bulls and 90 high
grade Angus heifers we're selected re-
Gently by the agent for c. E. smedes
Of this parish. An entire day was
spent in selecting these animals from
q herd Of Ave hundred.
{. p. seur!ock, Sabins.-Organizsd
. Pis club which will grow and fatten
hogs for the market. The boys arg
very enthusiastic over this project
and think they will do good work.
We are making plans to ship coope-
ratively q number Of cars Of hogs and
cattle this fall.
w, l.. Piokens, Red River.-1t was
suggested at the recent agents meet
ing that each agent select one or two
specific things that he intends to
push this year and call it his hobby.
I have planned to push pig club work
IN the schools and to do terracins
with the Farmers.
J. O. Montegut, Ascension. - The
agent accompanied a party Of farm
ers to East Baton Rouge Parish for
the purpose of looking over sweet po,
tato storage houses and to make a
study OF their construction. One day
was spent in Ascension Parish with
two farmers who are putting up stor
age houses. explaining the construc
ton and making estimates Of mate
1ial needed.
]. V. Rabh, Washneton.-J. p
Varnado, who has given much care
full attention to selecting seed corn
has offered to exchange with any
corn club boy peck OF this seed fer
half bushel of ordinary corn. The
agent thinks this is a splendid propo
sition as this corn is sure TO do well
Ia this parish.
n. =. casseli, Tansipahoa.--J. P
Wallace of Kentwood has brought in
from Wisconsin two carloads of fine
dairy cattle to add to his herd. Sew
eral farmers will send their sons to
the hog cholera serum plant at Ba
ton Rouge to receive instruction and
qualify in administering the virus.
E. p. sarrios, Lafeurche.-Owing
to shortage of corn on the large plan
tations farmers are preparing to