St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-07-29
Generous People Rush TO
Assistance and Donate
Necessary Funds
VOTE OF THANKS
EXTENDED TO ALL
Members Promise to Bring
Home the Bacon" If
There's a Chance,

AS Stated IN the last issue OF The
Farmer, the Madisonville Agr1cul-
tural Club had fifteen members and
only $4,000 in bank for expenses FOR
the weeks stay in Baton Rouge at
tending the Short Course and trying
for the fine premiums in judging
poultry, beef and dairy cattle, hogs
and draft horses, also trying for the
premiums offered statewide for the
best in garden club work, such as
judging potatoes, identifying insects.
culling out non-laying hens, bread
making, canning, budding and graft
ing peach, satsumas and pecans.
AS a result Of the article in The
Farmer Of last week, the club now
has $120.72, and will attend in a
body. They will be accompanied by
their club leader, Miss Henrietta
Koepp, and County Agent Price and
his wife will be along with these and
all other club members who attend
from this parish.
The club met July 26th at the
home of Mrs. John Koepp, in Madi-
sonville, and announced that through
the goodness Of The St. Tammany
Farmer they had secured a starting
point when the Write-up and dona-
ton was given. Immediately after
there was a spontaneous response
from the business men and banks,
who gladly sent in the amounts sset
opposite their names, as follsw:s
DR.. A. G. Maybe $50. ZOO
Chas. S. Pitcher, Hammond LOO
R, Flasdic .............. 500
Policar & Goldate ........ 2.O0
Ideal Pharmacy ........ 200
Theo. Dendinger .....6 800
John Haas LOO
W. Perkins ............. LOO
DR.. g. A. Pennington 200
Mrs. ohm Koepp $685.. LOO
Madisonville Branch Of Gov.
ington Bank & Trust Co.. 500
Friend OF the Club Workers 300
Madisonville Town Council. 600
The St. Tammany Farmer. $500
Amount in bank 58.72s
Making a total OF $l2O.72
A vote Of thanks was given all
who had so generously contributed
to the club funds. It was decided
that every member Of the club IN
good standing, with their splendid
leader, Miss Koepp, would attend the
Short Course in a body
Songs and yells for st. Tammany
parish and the town Of Madisonv1lle
were practiced, and from the way
they pulled them off we know they
will not fail to let the people IN
Baton Rouoe know who they are
and that they came from the pest
parish in the state.
Each club member agreed to make
a specia1 effort to win In his or hcr
respective contests.
they will be quartered In the
L., S. U. barracks and take their
meals at the cafeteria. Lectures ana
classroom exercises will be IN the
regular university buildings and tne
outside work will be on the universe
ty farm and at the new barns. In
addition to the regular men and Wo-
men employed by the university for
instructions In these special lines OF
and home economies,
some of the best specialists from
the Washington office and few out
siders have been secured.
Trips like these have resulted III
bows and girls attending the Uni
yersity for their higher training as
soon as they have finished the h1gn
school courses.
The prizes are from 5000 scholar
shfns down to a few dollars. a
registered pig is offered In hog 1udg-
ine and a registered calf for the
hest Judge of dairy cattle.
Here's luck to you, Madisonville
Agricultural Club. We hope yom
win your share OF the prizes, anu
we believe you will.