The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-12-21

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,n;rea at :, cost which is really nominal. r
vsry mistaken impression preVal'S !" :
,au,r1 TO the health Of the allnVlaI sec
t,ons. It is frankly admitted that chl'l'
and feycrs, and snch diseases as are lncl'
dent to mankind in almost every locah'y'
Sucb as catarrh, affect our population at
times. but the mortality OF our parish Is
NOT greater than will be found among the
, I'M, number 4 rcnl.r elI4agcd III aSfl-
:ul'uYal pu:sulH IN IL" meta, ;N' west
and TIE iiur;bWcst :,Ntt tGni n" nl1aho>
no heal tblti country ) ~ Nv i'"''' !"
w.. , l.,', n;o0. Il is& well established
fact which cannot h1 successfully con
t:Mlictt,l, that no case OF Cholera OF yer
low fever las ever htcN known 10 orIEl-
mare in the upIands OK pineWoocs section
of North Louisiana, even during the cpl
tlrlnic prevalence OF these diseases Ill tue
snuth and southwest, and they are con
stan1iy r,Soltcd to in The summer ana
fall months, by inyal;,l5 from other SEC
tons, on account Of tl!viT hcaithlnes''
PRODUCT. rInNS
The soil of the parish is adapted not
only to the production "f cotton, corn
and surar cane. but also OF near!yse 'er'
description of grain. and Of all the fruits
, and vegetable raised i'll other sections
As we have before stated, prior to the
. late war, our large agrcntnla.'s,S con-
. fined themselves almost exclusively III
thc cultivation of cotton for expectation
on,, sale, AMI corn for domestic c"nsump
= ton.
, Hinder the usual and ordinary S. stem o
cultivation, the alluvial i'>Eus yield II
>, cood seasons one bale Of cotton 10 th'
. acre and about 81 bushels of corn; IN
ii uplardS from to of bale. and aoou
O. % bushels of corn to the acre. Corn be
q inc hitherto raised Only to supply the d'
ce nestle rcquile,nents this ,yu''d Is ny II
H. means a fair ind cation OF The ti1aclty
r. the soil on either description Of land,
IA it were made IN object to produce tn
IS. grain either for exportion and sale or II
be stock feeding: The same careful mo<
ar of cultivation of our lands which chara
,al terizes those of the northwest won
an doubtless result in a yield which won
uis COMPARE f;,voyably with tnat of the Sc
ort tion referred to. and if raised IN GUAM
by ties iustifying expectation to Ne"
EN- leans and other southern cities, Wo""
hat able our agriculturists to compete WI
1er success with those of the northwest.
ken country affords better range for stock
nsi- every description than this. and the v
M forests. with their production OF mast
10 regular annual recurrence. afford
yes cheapest snstenance for hogs, Yh
IN. r. rr'ctvys'rie'. as mus, -th
'o"s would he rcoui red but comparatively
nue. tie corn to aid the mast i'll tho tatten
of this stock. In the winter there
sufficiently protracted seasons Of c.
Ia weather for killing and caring season
:. hogs, to ensure the safety of this busin'
and the home market of the southw
,yonlh furnish CONSUMERS for all t
,o could be PIT up. The indigenous gras
INV of this section and the protracted seas
,hle during which they are available. rem
10 !, stock raising profitable and easy. a
81 with mnch less attention than is bestt
INCA ed in more northern sections, the b'
,ro ness of cattle and sheep raising can
,o,+ prosecuted to very great advantage.
and the same latitude with the great cal
,,+s region Of Texas, and with natural !
had t,rage which may be immensely
and proved by the introduction Of gras
49,, from other sections, Inducements ]
:na scnted by this locality are Of the most
oroo viting character. Experience, altho
., on; a limited scale, has convinced us I
.ua the best grasses of the Middle and v
49,, ern States can be successfully cultivs
49, here. Wheat, rye, oats, barley and
Wv let flourish with fair cultivation,
~. although hitherto raised in small qr
Wv. titles, past experience justides tho as
- ., zion that they can be probably cult
..,.,. ted. Dung the late war, when COM
,ar nication with the great graft grow
' tho sections, on which We had always rel
mon was cut of, nearly all th9 wheat {
,tnr, sumed in this locality was raised u
1uco and without any improved machine
reon but with temporary makeshifts, cow
noas cd into flour. Hay, far beyond the ";
tbe Of our own community, can be rea
ed saved, and will always find good mi
with Ct. The low lands bordering
rioul-. swamps are susceptible Of the easy
with, tivation of rice; JUDGED, almost all
"a tor grains raised in other portions of
' QUA Union, can be produced here, and
~ - proper attention, the pasturage ca
'rd,u be excelled anywhere. -.
rito,v The culture Of tob ace e has been
VIII cessfully tested, and almost every
I.rtile scription .. Of this weed 4. ao'orishes,
Which. such cultivation and attention as asa ar
,she,e dinarily bestowed in other local.