Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-04-10
WHAT THE PARISH
AGENTS ARE DOING
WEEKLY REPORTS INDICATE
CONSTRUCTIVE WORK
BEING DONE.
WORK is PROGRESSING
Cooperative Purchases Through tne
Agents Efforts Is Saving OF
Many Dollars TO the
Farmers.
WORK Is PROGRESSING

A. A. Mendoza, ST, Landry. -
Farmers are highly pleased with tue
results OF their experiences In potato
curing and planning to increase ihe
acreage of this crop this season. one
man Melted $S25 on three acres
planted to sweet potatoes.
3. M. Jackson, Ouachita.- Four nun
dred and eighteen pecan trees were
received on a cooperative order TO-
Gently. A demonstration in putting
out trees was held in Monroe. Wo
cooperative cars Of hay were SOLD
e. p. Barrios, Lafourche.-More
and more tractors are to he i0uhd III
every section OF the parish. Many
OF the large sugar planters are making
daily use OF tractors. and smaHef
farmers are purchasing these ma
chimes after seeing their advantages
V. A. culdroz, Lafayette.-Cattle
purchased recently In Wisconsin nave
been delivered 10 their now owners.
The First National Bank furnished
funds for purchasing some OF these
cattle. which were sold at cost 10
farmers in the parish.
]. 3. Anthony, Csddo.-The sweet
potato storage.house at Shreveport
with a capacity of $4,000 bushels, has
not been able to take care OF nan
the demand for curing space. the
potatoes put in the house cured out
nicely,
c. w. Davis, Morehouse.--A carload
OF corn purchased comparatively oy
people In Bastrop was distributed re-
Gently through the agent. This car
OF $40 bushels was purchased by 30
different people ut saving OF
$23S.50.
z. N. sledge, West csrroII.-Deliv-
cred a car of meal and hulls at Forest.
This carload was so much cheaper
than was expected by the farmers thet
another car was Immediately sub
scribed for. recently ordered two
purebred bulls for grading up local
herds.
c. e. Chapman, sesurerard.-The
comn,aa,ty orsal,ss sss.s
has decided to order all fertilizers
and has appointed
committee to investigate prices, etc.
This community recently fed out
car of hogs for cooperative shipping,
but found II to advantage to accept
local prices.
2. N. Bscuue, Lafayette.-Farmers
with a surplus crop of sweet potatoes
on their hands now see the necessity
Of having a large sweet-potato curing
MAN, in the parish TO take care OF
this years crop
a. v. Harris. cadwell.---Ths police
Jury has voted an appropriation to
supply the agent with tools needed
I'm demonstration work. such as
complete spray pump, a terracing
level and q number OF tools needed
In veterinary work.
/. W. wilkinson. Jeherson.-Most
sections OF this parish now being
tick-free, indications aGs that dairy
farming In the parish has q bright
future. Eve~y herd visited recently
showed an Introduction Of better milk
producers. usually a Holstein grade
with a few Jerseys and Guernseys.
A. e. curet, Polnte coupee.--Plaas
were made recently to organize the
farmers into on agricultural league
in order that farm demonstration
work might be facilitated. We expect
TO organize communities or wards as
units and finally effect a parish organ
lzation.
c. p. Seab, noordia.--flaving got
rid of the cattle tick, we are now
working on the eradication Of the
scrub sire. A number OF purebred
bulls have already been purchased.
j.. A. Anders, Bienville.--Nany Of
the farmers who were given instruc-
lions in pruning last year now have
the work well in hand. However, the
agent is receiving more calls for help
In orchard work than he can possibly
respond to.
H.. r. cassell, Tansipahoa.--Th
sweet potato crop harvested last fall
was the best both in quality and yield
in a number of years. The storage.
house at Amite was filed with 10000
bushels and another on the farm Of
J. G. Prichsrd now has 1000 bushels
uoinz through the curing nrncpss