The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-08-11

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the shriukage in price is caused by the
scarcity uf labor. In addition To this
inducement founded upon price. the
United States has probably 6.OO0,0OU
acres OF land in the state, subject to en-
try under the homestead aud timber
culture acts. These lands are scatter-
ed all ov~r the state. bat most ct them
are found in the pra,ries. good uplands,
pine bills or pine flats. The state .wus
all the swamp iauds within her borders
amou" ting TO about 9,UOo, 900 acres, un
surpassed III fertility but not suitable
tor building lots. In the woo,led Sec
tons they are. however. heavily timber
ed with pecan. poplar. oak, pine, hicko
ry, gun. ASH and other woods. Under
the United States homestead act every
citizen aud every foreigner who has do
clared his Intention Of becoming Il citi-
zen of the United States is eutitied tn
enter at The United States land "ttice
in New Orleans I6) acres OF land by
paying IL fee of $3.50. Under the tim
Der culture act he can enter l6O acres
of prairie land ut III. >.s..- office aud
at the same price. ant at tac expiration
of eight years from entry may have IL
patent for this land by showing that he
has complied with the conditions na
med il the act, which are somewhat nu
merouS. bat comprehend nothing *
cept what n unless he We're
exc ptionaliy shifties>-wonld I've in.
clitle.l t. d. tor his own. In addition
To the preceding. the state law 1T Lon
i>iaaia declares that ''any person max
ing affidavit that he or she IL for
lis or her USE and fur TIE purpose
of actual settlement and cu!tivatiun,'
may erter 100 acres Of state. land for
S2t for the whole. And, since there is
hn reason why an intending settler
should not take advantage Of all these
laws Que can thus obtain, for SIS, 40,
4SU acres of land. \ mild and salu
btious climate, Il fertile soil and a hos
pitab.e people
THUS INVITE SETTLERS.
1t is now onr purpose to consider
rather more in detail this great state
and the productions which she will. be
likely to- display ut the exhibition Of
the New England Manufacturers ard
Mechanics Institute ut Boston in Sep
teml-r next. The principal products
of the state are cotton, sugar. tobacco.
corn. oats aud potatoes. Rice is also
a staple, and tile acreage devoted to
its cultivation is annually increasing.
Other cereals are not generally cul,i-
waited for stock, as the wild grasses
and cane are Sufficient for that purpose.
III. c.,:<, --1,1.l, A, A.
orange. citrOn, lemon. shadduck, mes
plus, apple, pear, peach, plum. gra .,e.
strawberry, and Other small fruits "A
number of these growing wild without
any cultivation. All these. including
melons and vegetables. mature so much
earlier than in northern climates that
they bring extra prices in the markets.
The forests and streams abound with
gar, and fish. which constitute the
main support to large numbers Of the
inhabitants. Extensive shadows along
the southern coast and bayons furnish
oysters. whose SIZE aud flavor are un
surpassed. In the southern part Of the
state orange culture is increasing every
year. and hes been Sound exceedingly
profitable. And the annual crop Ut
'.Spanish moss furnishes employment to
men, women aud children engaged in
the industry If gathering it FROM the
forest trees to supply the furniture aud
mattress factories Of the North and
West. Nearly Ons-half Of the cotton
crop of Louisiana Is raised in the allu
vial region north of the Red river. and
extending from the Mississippi to the
Ouachita. East Carroll is the most fer
tile cotton parish Ia the South, and pro
duces niueteen-twentieths Of a bale to
IN acre. The average Of tho whole
section is e~ight-tenths of q bale. The
lower river parishes, from Red river to
st. Charles. produce abont one-sixth If
fhe crop. with an average Of seven |
tenths Of q bale per acre, and even the
piney woods lands show an average of
f%our-tenths. In fact. emitting MIssou-
ri, which can scarcely he considered a
cotton state, Louisiana averages the
largest production TO the acre-nearly |
two-thirds-of any of the states. The |
bales being estimated at as pounds
each. the total production of the coun !
try in 1879 was Ol5.572,O 900 pounds of
seed cotton, of which 2 rs, 1913 600
pounds were lint, or clean fibre, and
the rest cotton seed. The lands lying
the Red river. in the paris hes Of Bos |
sier, Caddo, De Soto and Red River.
and those ON the Ouachita, in the par
islles of Caldwell. M0reh0use and Qua
chita. are said to be the
COTTON LANDS I'm THE WORLD. !
Sugar cane grows we'll in the alluvial !
on the bluff lands west Of the
Mississippi and those which are found
in East and West Feliciana and East |