The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-09-30
SOUTH LOUISIANA FAIR.
Larger Exhibits of Live Stock and
Farm Products Expected This Year.

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The prevailing fair weather and the
good crops and improved prices over
last year in the parishes composing
the South Louisiana Fair Association
have created much more optimistic
feeling on the part of the farmers with
the result that exhibits of live stock
and agriculture will greatly EXCEED
those of last year both in quantity
and quality at the tenth annual show
and exposition which will be held in
|Donaldsonville from October to Is
inclusive.
Entries of show herds of beef and
dairy cattle have already been receiv-
ed from a number of parishes
Throughout the state, including AS
cension, Lafourche, Terrebonne, East
Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and
Tangipahoa. The display of fine
livestock will be second only to that
of Shreveport and will be the most
numerous in the history of the South
Luisiana Fair Association. The pre-
miums in this department amount to
more than $4,000 and competition is
limited only to the State Of Louisiana
The superintendent is R. Fl. Benton
of Elm Park, West Feliciana parish,
who is breeder and farmer of wide
Iexperience.
Some ten parishes will be repre-
sented in the agricultural building
with complete exhibits of farm pro-
ducts. Included in this number are
the parishes of Assumption, St. John,
Lafourche, Terrebonne, East Baton
Rouge, St. James, Point Coupee, Iber-
vile, West Baton Rouge and Ascen-
sion. In addition to the parish
exhibits there ~ will be exhibits
from agricultural high schools
notably Oak Grove and DutchtoWn in
Ascension parish and Reserve and Ed
gard in St. John. Another interesting
and instructive exhibit in the Agri-
cultural Building will be the u. S.
Forestry exhibit which will be in
charge of government demonstrators.
The agricultural department of the
fair is under the superintendency of
W. B. Stuart of Belle Helene, AS
|cension parish, who is president Of the
police jury and one Of the leading
farmers in the parish.
The chief point Of interest in this
departm lies in the competition and
rivalry between the different parishes
for the capital premium of $3.50 cash
which is awarded for the best exhibit
represented. The number of premiums
won, the total cash value of the pre-
miums won and the general appear
ance of the parish booth. This pre-
MUM was awarded last year to La
fourche parish with Iberville a close
second. This year, in addition to the
above, Terrebonne, St. John and East
Baton Rouge will be strong contend
ers -....
A premium Of 800 for first prize,
$75 for second and $25 for third is
also offered for the best exhibit of
farm products grown on one farm or
plantation during the year 1922 ex-
cept sugar cane products which are
eligible from the crop of 1921. This
premium was won last year by the
Bowie farm. in Lafourche parish. A
handsome trophy cup is awarded to
the individual exhibitor-a firm or
corporation also being eligible to COM
pete-who totals the greatest number
of points as represented by cash prizes
won in the various departments Of the
fair, which may include agriculture,
cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and poul-
try, provided he is the bona fide own
er of each exhibit. This cup was won
last year by the Estate of II. C. Minor,
Terrebonne parish.
The parish Of Evangeline school
board has awarded contract to |
Thurston Mckinney, Opelousas con-
tractor for the erection of a new
modern school building, at Mamou.
The building will cost $75, 900. Evan
geline boasts of three modern
thoroughly equipped school buildings
erected in one year.