Richland beacon., 1889-01-12

If passed on mortality of white ch !
dren alone, then Louisiana would b,
third in the list of states for health.
Consumption is a universal diseas.
and the death rate from this diseas.
shows the actual influence cf clmati,
conditions upon the people mo- e az.
curately. The percentage of death
from consumption is in
Kansas, fifth in list, 7.54 per cent
Florida, sixth in list, S.l4 per cent
Oregon, twentieth in list, l2l2 pei
cent.
CALIFORNIA, thirty third IN list, IL
per cent.
Maine, highest of all, 1915 per ct
Louisiana, fourth in list, 7.4i.
Louisiana stands second by the
census of 1889 Of her percentage OF
old people lover 90) with 62-while
Tennessee has only q, Florida SO.
and Nebraska only 8 per cent.
If public health is public wealth
Louisiana is blessed-for all the sta
t'stics Of disease and mortality which
We have in existence places this state.
relative to all conditions of health
THIRD in the list.
Third. Products
In Southern Louisiana and alone
the Gulf region the principal field
crops are rice and sugar. Vegetables
and small fruils Of all kinds are un-
surpassed Some corn is raised. In
the way Of fruits, oranges, figs, Japan
plumbs do well, and also grapes.
Southwest Louisiana-known as
the prairie parishes magnificent
country, covered with rich pastorage
all the year round and roamed over
by thousands of cattle.
The products are sugar, cotton, corn,
rice, potatoes, live stock and milk
and honey. In Calcashieu parish
last winter 10000 head of sheer, l6-
600 horses and $4,000 head of cattle
were wintered on the prairie alone,
with loss Of only ONE PER CENT.
Peaches, apricots, ounces, plums
pomgranates and grapes do splendid.
There are in this section of Louisiana
about 100000 acres of public lands
subject to entry and homestead and
true culture claims.
The Florida parishes-or eastern
Louisiana-is splendid section. The
southern part and along the Missis-
;ippl river is alluvial-rich beyond
conception. Principal crops are cot
.on, sugar cane and rice. North of|
he alluvial the country is gently
'olling, well watered. covered with
he most magnificent forests of pine,
'ak, red gum, ash, poplar, magnolia
md beech. Land productive. All
'inds of fruits (excep apples) raise /
n profusion-cotton, corn, oats. |
orgLum. sugar cane, rice. broom corn
obacco, COW peas, pumpkins, water
melons. There is no healthier coun-
ry in the United States. Woodlands
md improved lands can be had from
Il to $40 per acre. North Louisiana
> that portion of the state west of the
river and extending to |
he Red river and divided almost |
entraily from north to south hv the
)uachita river. The section between
he Ouachita and Red rivers is mostly
pland, or gently rolling covered
nth dense forest. In parts of Cat.
honla, Caldwell. Grant and other
of this section is the celebrat.
d Longleaf Pine Forest of Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana-or that Dor.
ION between the Mississippi river and
he Ouachita and extending to the
Arkansas state line. embracing a part
+ Onachita. Franklin. Concordia
Tensas, Carroll, Madison
nd Warehouses; as rich a body of
and as can be found in America and
overed by an immense amount of
lmost every kind of timber. Here
5 found all oaks, ash. walnut non.