The Louisiana Democrat., 1880-09-08
corn, 60 cents per bushel; potatoes,
25 to so cents.

corn. 60 cents per bushel; potatoes,
25 to so cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
A great variety of orchard and
garden fruits are grown in the Far
ish. The more common are peaches,
apples, pears, plums, grapes, hss'
pomegranates, ounces, nectarlnes,
apricots, and melons. OF the small
fruits, the strawberry and raspberry
succeed admirably; the gooseberry
and some others, would doubtless do
we'll; blackberries and dewberries are
indigenous, and here attain their
greatest perfection. With slight pro
lection from the most severe weather
of winter, the banana and orange
have borne fruit. The Japan plum,
a native Of the tropics, under favor
able conditions, will fruit in open
gardens. OF the wild fruits may be
mentioned the plum, pawpaw, per-
simmon, whortleberry, muscadine,
and a variety of grapes; pecans, hick,
ory nuts, chincapins are plentiful;
the black walnut is a native also.-
Fruit growing, as special branch'
has not been engaged in to any ex
tent; the want of facilities for ship
ment to suitable markets operating
against enterprise in that direction.
With ready access to the cities of
the Northwest it will become an i'm
portant industry.
The variety of vegetables raised
on the farm and market gardens is
almost endless, including nearly ev-
erything common to the tropics, as
well as those which grow in the high
er latitudes of the North temperate
zone. An enumeration Of all would
be tedious; the list comprises per-
haps everything classed under that
head. Vegetables may be planted
during the early part Of the year,
commencing with the month of Jan.
uary and continuing until June.
Fall gardens which are planted du-
ring the month of August, may be
made TO furnish, during favorable
, seasons, as great variety as those
!, of Spring, and they often flourish un.
til December. As has been re
marked of fruit. t.growing, the lack o.
means of transportation to market is
the only obstacle that prevents mar
s ket gardening becoming highly prof
. liable.
Fl STOCK RAISING.
D Stock raising is very profitable t.
e kthose who give it any attention, ant
: might be made one of the chief in
i dustries of the Parish. The rive
b and creek bottoms afford fine pastu1
d age during the Winter, and stoc
J. that have access to them keep i
good condition without feed through
out the year. There is considerabl
,e stock of various kinds in the Parisl
!. every planter owning some; consit
erable improved stock has been il
Es troduced. The Summer range c
w W tho pine hills is good, and on Il
90 cleared fronts, along the rivers ar
90 Ebayous, it is unsurpassed. The hi
90 section is peculi..rly ly adapted to shes
90 and, with proper attention, prof
m m would reach one hundred per cent
y one year. Cattle range in value, t
ds grown stock, from $l2 to $50.
nd VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.
,e. Some experiments were made,
de good many years since, in silk-c'
Itv ture, but the efforts were not pro!
,m cuted for any considerable length
"a time, and no sufficient test has e,
ar. been made. The conditions I,
al probably as favorable here as al
nd where in the United States. No
or tempts have been made in dairy t
All. ming. Poultry raising and hor
!. to making are not engaged in, save
INV the source of supplying the farmt
IVA table with what is desired; Il
Of might be made profitable. The
,or. tensive forests of yellow pine
,as sufficient to supply the lumber
, to mand for large part of the 81
nds for many years to come. No fa'
ao} ries for cotton, wool, shoes, sad'
ont or wagons exist at the present ii
but the natural facilities for Il
are highly favorable, there b.
ton abundant water power, and ain
eaa inexhaustible supplies Of fue1
ona steam power were used. There
rio no tanneries, but the requisites
,osa them exist throughout the Pal
n; FISH, GAME, ETC.
tho Fish are plentiful in the rivers
~ yous and creeks. Trout, bass,