Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-12-29

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FARM BUREAU EXTENSION.

FARM BUREAU EXTENSION.
Faim Bureau members Throughout
the state will be urged to attend the
annual short course for farmers to
&c held at Louisiana State University
during the week Of January 6 to
IL, according to the announcement
by Harry F. Kapp, secretary-mana-
ger of the Farm Bureau Federation.
A special effort will be made to
coordinate the work Of the Farm
Bureau with that of the state col
lege of agriculture.
Plans are now being laid with the
assistance Of w. r. Perkins, director
of extension, and w. r. Dodson,
dean Of the college of agriculture,
to include instruction in commodity
marketing in the program Of the
snort course, and an effort will be
made to secure the services Of q
Farm Bureau leader from a state
where q successful cotton marketing
organization is now in effect to de-
Liver an address on the benefits Of
cooperative marketing.
Catahoula parish claims the rec
ord in the Louisiana Farm Bureau
Cotton Association drive today, fol-
lowing the information made public
by A. G.. Hamilton and E. L. Bruner.
Farm Bureau representatives, that
they received pledges Of 1000 bales
Of cotton in 3 days, placing this par
ish 700 bales above the quota set
by the organization committee Of the
cotton association.
Catahoula has heretofore been
without local Farm Bureau organi-
zation, and no effort had been made
to sign up the farmers here in the
cotton association. A meeting wa
held in Jonesvipe weeks ago, L. w.
Wilkinson, district extension agent.
and ]. d. Coghlan, chief of the
western division Of the American
Cotton Growers Exchange, deliver
ing addresses in which they explained
purpose Of the Farm Bureau.
Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Bruner ar
rived in Catahoula Tuesday, Dec.
s, from Concordia parish, after put.
ting that parish over the top.
Attention viii be concentrated on
the heaviest cotton producing parish
es Of the State for the next two
weeks in q final effort to secure .
good working surplus over the mini
mum quota Of $4,000 bales setsfol
the Louisians Farm Bureau Cottor
Association, as . result Of . con
ference Of field workers at head
quarters Of the state Farm Bureal
at Baton Rouge Sunday, Dec. 10.
Although all reports from the vic
tory week drive are not yet in, IN
dications are that more than 20,
900 bales were secured. Thirteen o
the most productive parishes ar
over the top.
Workers taking part in the con
ference were Harry F. Kapp. secre
tary-manager; G.. A. Foss. F. W
Spencer, and R. B. vanskike, fel
supervisors; ]. ]. Elliott, gehers
| field agent; A. G. Hamilton, C. I
Woolman, and NJ. L. LaCroix, Of tn
state extension force.
E. L. Bruner, supervisor for th
Florida parishes, viii be assigned I
help out in st. Landry parish durin
the next two weeks, while h a
Ramey, formerly parish leader in Ds
Soto, win 60 to Natchitoches to u
sist Parish Leader G. d. 4arIhal
n. L. Kimrey, who has worked "a
the hast two months In Lincoln On
Union parishes, win assist Paris
Leader ]. A. Carpenter in BisE
vile, and ]. w. Miles, Of Ousehit
parish, will be assigned to comple'
organization work in Rapides pal
ish during the last week Of u
drive.
As q result of the successful VII
tory week drive. field men prediete
that the sign-up will easily pass Il
, 100000 bale mark before the Ne
iyear.