The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-20
WEEKLY REPORTS INDICATE
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK
BEING DONE.
WORK IS PROGRESSING
Cooperative Purchases Through the
Agents Efforts Is Saving of
Many Dollars to the
Farmers.

Farmers are mighty pleased with tht
results OF their experiences in potato
curing and planning to Increase The
acreage of this crop this season One
man Melted 1926 on three acres
planted 10 sweet potatoes.
g. M. jackson. Cuachita.-F0ur hun
bred and eighteen pecan trees were
received on a cooperative order re-
Gently. A demonstration in putting
out trees WIS held in Monroe. Two
cooperative cars Of hay were sold
E. p. Earrios, fourche.-More
and more tractors are to be found in
every se&tion of the parish. Many
of the large sugar planters are making
daily use of tractors, and smaller
farmers are purchasing these ma
. chimes after seeing their advantages.
! v. A. Guidroz. lafayette.-Cattle
purchased recently in Wisconsin have
been delivered to their new owners.
! The First National Bank furnished
! funds for purchasing some of these
| cattle, which were sold at cost TO
! farmers in the parish.
j. 8. Anthony. caddo.-The sweet
potato storage-house at Shreveport.
with capacity of $4,000 bushels, has
! not been able 10 take care of half
the demand for curing space. The
potatoes put in the house cured out
nicely.
c. w. Davis, Morehouse.-A carload
Of corn purchased comparatively by
people in Bastrop was distributed re-
Gently through the agent. This car
OF $50 bushels was purchased by 80
different people at a saving OF
s2SS.50.
{. M. Sledge. West carroII.-Deliv-
cred a car of meal and hulls at Forest.
This carload was so much cheaper
than was expected by the farmers that
another car was Immediately sub
scribed for l recently ordered two
purebrea bulls for grading up local
herds.
c. c. Chapman, 5eauregard.-The
community organization at Longacre
has decided TO order all fertilizers
comparatively and has appointed q
committee to investigate prices, etc. (
This community recently fed out .
car of hogs for cooperative shipping,
but found it to advantage 10 accept
local prices.
f. Nj. Eacque, tafsyette.-Farmers
with a sl~nlus crop Of sweet potatoes
- - har3s No. saa tbe neeessitY
- 80, !, ,.rya Sxeat.nota+o enring
plant IN he rGrisa 10 take care Of !
this years crop. /
-, ...e rh ro,,oa
= 81 -arta+ian -
111 TT ,-,.5 ~ $3.50
IN demonstration work. such as :
complete s,e-sr rulg. 2 ta-'rsCi,2.:
Jewel a-a = MN - CT toes nce5s-
il Ye.a.i.,a~r -.J-k
~ ., $50
T. i T. I'LL. -, ~ III,
-. -. -, ;,,,a.+t>-s ars thss d,;r~
farming : ths 7a-.si. has brig.
.usure. L. bed visited recent
saowe1 az i-t-,s5acti3n ~ b7ttsr Il:
7roGuca-s. 49, y I.oktsin ErGl-
win a tsw -ags Is and Guernsa ys,
$50 ,..... co D..
-, -, - $3.50
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i order th-t fam d-c1enst1a.-,
soc,1 G}igsit H. fl itatct. W. EN-
y s1-lEiZe communities Ct wards
iri-s Il a-.ady eject q parish os
E..tlaA.
r -.
Il Of t. cate Gls. ~e are
ife ena4.-1-ion g
cab 1ti~ : nunoer Or FETeai
.utis hafo l't3Gy De@h pIscnased.
! a A-,,--. Ei.ryiI;s.-s-anv ,
~ f.--;-~x ~, were given instr ,
.s.rs u 15-,..,.l,- last ~ear uow In {
~ worE W. = md. However,
gent .g .cc7--.-.1 acre e-Ls i7r ne
: orcha"t n,rk than be car. posslp
espond 10,
= cse-s;t -,--in-hoa.-TS
veer no.7t, crc3 harvs,ted last r