The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1868-05-02
I'LL advantage Of her climate" by say

full advantage Of her climate" by say
ing:
If the Scuppernong or other Southern va
riety Of grape is ~foui0~to produce wine OF
superior quality the South may become a
land of vineya DIS. Let the inventions OF
Professor Nyce and Professor Gamgec tor
preserving fruits and fresh Slaughtered am
mails be introduced, and Louisiana can oe-
rive as $ ,lcndid Il revenue from her trult,
as She ever received from her sugar, ana
Texas make vastly more from her beet than
from her cotton.
This would Re excellent advice if it
rested in q less dpgree on hyp"th>si5.
1t is certain that there is profit to be
! derived from Louisiana fruits, and ais"
froln Texas beef: BIT ii is not y t Ger
tain that it would be protitatI" +" super
| srua sugar with the first and cotton With
I Tie sttcoud. These and other Wi:"l'~"i"
rhnog4s should only b" adopted "ni"I
iEr s";:ct:5r Of cirrep, c"njio,!a and IL"
tu:r rx.;riin:rHt.-N. &. Crr%r:ut.
TIL! lE4vy E01-- LLLlL2.
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