I wish to call your attention to the S50 prize
offered by the State Improvement League and
won by the Sacrenmento school. Calbatse was
a close second, receiving but one vote Itss than
sacreimento. The parish has every reason to
feel proud of this victory, and in this connection
I reconmmend that the board set aside $15 to be
used by the State League another year in mak
ing uo the premium list.
I wish to report that we have sixty registered
retries in the Parish Corn Club. I have dis
tributed to each member of the club one-half
ealton of best selected seed corn at no cost to
the boy. The contestants have been instructed
on tuto occasions by )r. Kidder of thte State
tlnivertsity an)d Profl. V. L. floy of the Depart
ment of Agricultulre at Baton hIiouge. These
boys havt. heen told how to pI: repare their land,
Ilant! anl harvest their ctrnp andl how to elect
heir exihilbits. it is imy intention to imhl a fair I
n the fall atitil aiard p remintis ,t.- . xcesfil
conttestants. I extpet It secure _25 fri the
state. Mr. Achille PicMrd. i f .ot-ati, has
rffered a premiuniun of 10. and I expect to solicit
cther prelutuius ill due time. I rtcommnd llllllt r \'--ry
tronlgly that you st t aside S; to I,e used in pay
nug for the seed which I have distributed and
f5Z to be used iln re-ntitt'i..
