The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-05-21

noso-that of nroyiding the settlement with
permanent supply of farm help and also OF raising
the standard OF general farm help to higher
level.
abled to earn from $3.50 to $3.50 per day. with
board. or $3.50 without board. Carpenters were
paid 1925 per day Of eight hours and were en-
abled to improve their allOtments outside OF the
working hours.
These settlement farm laborers have the option
OF either working inside or outside Ut the colony.
They are permitted as soon as they are financial
" competent. to purchase larger farms. and thus
become proprietary or employing farmers
The Offices of the California state land settle
ment board do not cease with the mere buying
and selling Of this land, leaving the settlers 10
shift for themselves. The most important work
comes after the settlers have selected farms ana
have begun the arduous task of producing rev.
enue that will enable them to pay for and equip
their new homes
Expert Advice Tap
The board does all in its power to guide the
collective work of the settlement along safe lines
supplying farm advisers farmstead engineers and
other experts to help the good work along. 1t is
the plan of the board to assist the settlement In
welding itself into successful cooperative COM
munity, and to inaugurate system OF the most
scientific and up-todate cultural and administra-
tive methods.
At the very outset the Durham settlers organ
ICED a cooperative stock breeders association.
This was done with the prime object of making
the settlement the home Of purebred live STOCK.
The board inculcated the idea of uniform selec-'
ton of breeds so that there should be no unto
ward mixing of blood
It was agreed that there should be but one or
two breeds Of CATTLE sheep and hogs in the asso-,
citation For cattle the Holstein was adopted as
the type for dairy stock, and shorthOrns for beer
purposes Duroc Jerseys were selected as the
desirable type of hogs and the Romney Marsh
and Rambouillet for the sheep breeds. The exec
utive committee OF the Settlement COOPERATIVE
Live Stock association has done nearly all the
buying Of live stock for the settlers. thus simp-
flying and expedting matters.
Instead of leaving each of the 12O families,
composing the settlement, to- buy material ma
workmen and secure designs for their dwellings,
and farm buildings the board took il, upon ltselI
TO lend most welcome helping hand. 1t aided
the settlers in their purchase of fencing material
cement lumber, pipe, etc, In carload lots thus
saving the new farmers much labor trouble ana
insuring them the best of material at lowest
prices.
The plans for the new farmhouses and their
proper location on the respective farms We're
worked out with much care by the farmstead en-
pfnrer under the eye of the farmer and his Wi1e
and II co-operation with them. In fact, all the
imnortant details Of farm Improvement and farm
methods have been carried out under the advice
Of the boards experts, free to the settlers Moth
Ing In the community has been done in a loose OF
harhazard manner and under this modus operandi
! model farm community was evolved in less
than one year.
Help on the First Crop.
In the meantime practical farn development
was taken up. soil maps consulted fields, orchards
and gardens laid ont, and crop production ar
ranged. The board has made itself the friend and
counselor Of each settler and has been unstintlns