The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-09

End. That however hot the day is, it is al
WAYS cool and comfortable in the shade.
3rd. The nights are always delightful, the
sea breeze tanning you to sleep. They scout
at The notion so prevalent north, that white
men cannot work in this climate, and that 9TH
er-that the climate is enervating. AS to the
first, they speak from experience.
HAVING LABoRED DAILY
at the hardest outdoor labor for the two sea-
sons last past. without inconvenience or injury.
AS to the second they referred first to their own
experience, and second, enquired why such
charge should be laid to Louisiana, when no
one thinks of making it against Florida or
southern California-countries with climates
identical with that of Louisiana? l confess
to inability to answer. 10 this connection ]
may remark that within the past three years
principally within the past two, some
THREE NORTHERN PEOPLE
principally from northern Iowa, have settled
here, part in this parish, but more in Calcasieu,
and are doing well and are delighted with the
change. The climate is very healthful.
Typhoid fever, diphtheria, and diseases OF that
nature are almost unknown. There is some
malaria, but not more / think than in Page
county. / saw and heard of but little sickness,
either among natives or others. The region is
not as good for corn as southwestern Iowa,
though the yield is from 25 to so bushels per
sore. If put in early it is a certain crop. The
natives raise but little and pay but little atten-
ton to it, scarcely ever cultivating itmore than
once, and that with a pillow that a Page county
farmer would not allow to be seen on his
farm, much less used The price ranges from
4Oc to $1.O0 per bushel-sometimes higher
than that. It ought to be a successful crop:
Potatoes, both sweet and Irish are easily raised
and yield abundantly. Two crops per year
are raised on the same ground. They CON-
mand a good price and are a profitable crop.
I have seen many bee hives, and those engag-
ed in it claim that the country and inns are
peculiarly adapted to that culture. Grass
grows with
WONDERFUL LUXURIANCE.
| Among the natives making hay is almost I'M
| known, and is not fed, except to work horses
in the towns, but the Iowans settling here
have been putting it up for the New Orleans
market, where it has been selling this winter
the stock ranged they cut and put up 3 tons
per acre. Some of these grasses remain green
throughout the winter, and perpetuatly green
pastures can be had as easily as not. The ma
tive cattle betake themselves in winter, in
large numbers, to the swamps where the
switch cane' abounds and upon that they
get very fat. In these swamps, too, hogs
thrive through the winter.
SMALL GRAINS DO WELL,
but no one ever attempted to raise wheat here!
90 far as | can hear, and as to whether it could
be successfully cultivated, I can not say
Vegetables Of all kinds thrive wonderfully and
the gardens are, or should be, green all the
year. The present crop Of cabbage is just
heading. The New Orleans papers state thai
strawberries from the open field have beer
brought into town within the past day or two
In this town are a couple of apple trees
which are doing well. They are seedlings, Blu
it is believed that fruit will do, at least, fairly
well, The orange is a tender tree, and this
town is too far north for its culture, though 6
few miles south, particularly along the streams
they are easily raised. They can be raisee
There easily sufficient in number for the family
use, by planting near buildings. LISA
GREAT PEAR COUNTRY.
Ounces in abundance and the finest | eve
saw figs, peaches, nectarines, apricots, black
berries, raspberries, 4strawberries-I caunot re
member all-can do no better than here.
Ii is impossible that any country shoul'
~surpass this for cattle, horses or hogs. Tn
abundant pasturage, the plentiful and palatabl
water, the easy culture Of the many grains
upon which to work or fatten, insures th
largest returns for the smallest investment Q
labor. Poultry do far better than with us.
heard of no disease among them; they lay a
well in winter as in summer and the marke
, for both eggs and fowls is as good or bette
than with us.
>, HOG CHOLERA TOO, Is UNKNOWN HERE,
, though swine are 80 scarce that it would tax
a good while for the news to become generi
had it invaded the country.
The cost of living is or ought to be Low
: The products of the garden, yard and farI
! ought nearly to sustain a family though mott
! ing were sold. How could an Iowa farme
: conducting his business here as he does Their
: fail to become rich2 Why can he not MAX
here two dollars for every one possible there
If he comes and sees for himself, I nm persua,
: ed that he win conclude he can. Are n
7 these people prosperous you inquire? M
! The country is as poor or nearly 80, as at Il
u close of the war. 1t seems paradoxical tn
my prior statements can be true and this la
;, true too, yet it is correct. The causes are
= The war left
THIS COUNTRY PROSTATE,
while the North was more populous, mo
!, prosperous than when it commenced. 30
= Federal and Confederate armies swept al
reswept it again and again. Fences. house
gins, sugar houses were injured or destroye
2 Business of4ll kinds had ceased. Desolatio
= y reigned. The principal wealth of the Nor
: lay in her labor, the true basis Of all wealt
s that wealth she had in abundance and of Il
= best kind. Not so these people. The whit
= knew nothing of work. They had to lea
u how and there was no teacher. The black
! relieved from the coercion of slavery and wi
the crudest of ideas about freedom, confounds
liberty with Incidence and neither the ami
ton melted by education nor the stimulus
l. want compelled exertion. Without capt.
1t either in money, labor or experience how cou
it be expected that the waste places should
Rebuilt Again, this people
it HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE
of attempting to run too large farms. We
: they much closer managers than most of tbel
and were negro labor much more reliable th
it is, the experience OF the North with lar
farms would lead as TO expect failure. TIL
- too, great reliance is placed on a single Gro
= breadstufGs and meats are imported nom {
e North, (corn is the principal meat, strange
say Then additional to that, and worse th
= ali else, the credit system-apd that frightful
70 abused-prevails. The wonder is, not that t
I, country conducted by these methods is
= poor, but that it exists under them at all. b
- win NOT Northern men be prescribed 7 Not
"a bit you
or WILL BE HEARTILY WELCOMED,
as those who preceded you have been. C
Northern mon, with safety and without odiu