The Opelousas courier., 1889-12-07

r, soil, Climate and varied Industries.
,rs BEAUTIFUL AND PROGRESSIVE TOWNS.

rg BEAUTIFUL AND PROGRESSIVE TOWNS.
N. o. City Item
There is no parish In the State more
highly favored by nature than st. Lam
dry, The climate Is delightful and ga
lu6rious, and the soil Of wonderful fer
tility. The beautiful prairies or the
lands along the streams are all highly
productive, yielding a bale of cotton to
Che acre with fair cultivation. The
yield Of corn is from Is to 40 bushels to
the acre, bat this could be easily i~ncreas-
ed by fsrtilizing with pea vines, cotton
seed or commercial fertilizers.
In the neighborhood of Opelousas the
country is gradually filing up, and the
prairie, that a few years ago supported
only rowing herds Of cattle, is now most
" fenced in and dotted with residences
Of thrifty farmers. As the parish be-
comes more thickly settled, there is a
growing tendency to the diversifcation
Of farming interests. Fruit culture
especially is receiving attention and
promises to be n of the great indus
tries Of that section.
Apple, plum, peach and pear trees
and grape vines were observed by TEE
ITEM growing vigorously on many
farms in different portions of the par
ish. The Leconte aud Keifer pears
seemed to be the favorites among fruit
trees, and to judge by the heavy fruit.
age on trees only four or five yea old
in Mr.. T. Jay Lacy's Mount Hope nur-
sery, near Washington, these trees are
excellently adapted to the soil and eli
mate.
Chickens and eggs are very impor-
tant products of st. Landry. The ship
unent of eggs from Opelousas alone in
the month Of March amounted to 1000
cases Of thirty dozen each.
Rice has within the past few years
become a considerable crop. Low land
that was thought to be worthless has
haen legged in, planted in rice, aud ir-
4 adjacent ponds. This is
Q of the most profitable
arish. The shipment from
s'seascn was 10000 sacks.
ywever, ships only about
the products of the parish,
emit shipping points being
Garland, Bellevue and
has been always noted for
of cattle, which make ms
ny in the world. There
Heal of attention paid to
AZ gstock, and tho parish
tfoon become celebrated
pyiucts. Sheep raising y
II unimportant industris
o ing of wool being very
is ag the increase in pop
T., 1s of acres of the finest
a. 5ouched by the pillow,
purchased at reasonable
]. ish offers an interesting
migrant, and will be rap
euIDln as its advantages
ihtts
a'f of this parish is open
+. b western portion pine
ing the bayous such fine
lsess, magnolia, poplar,
jry and gum. It possess
ltages for starting barrel
s-are factories, and the ques
of establishing these industries is
rder. discussion.
ssi0nal facilities are among
i. state. There are church
REORGANIZATION, and the
csc communities Is high.
Hhse county seat, is a town
Ahabitauts. II is beauti-
and it's streess are Vistas
oaks. Its people are re-
TFated, and display the
a.he olden time. while they
fsprise of the modern age
5 of Opeloasas arc selid
pirited, and pull together
Hent TO advance the inter-
tt.
o has a superb location on
nix of bayou Courtableau,
n~unication by rail and riv.
sst of the world. Thetowl
at, has a number of capa.
IS houses and handsome
and has d boiler making
factory. several sawmills
manufacturing establish
lite people are hospitable, and
sltizens of st. Landry, give d
Welcome to the stranger within
tes.
NO cities are admirably locat-
sth their fne natural adyant-
promise Of a prosperous
be Item considers that one
signs Of an early and GER
5naent Is the intense pride
of 0pelousas and Washing
their respective cities. They
oEd of their climate, their soil,
Fsnterprise, their hospitalities, their
thsir women and their children.
her hare a right to be. With a
ansness Of their power TO make
u sure glorious, they will bend their
lies to the task and press forward
at place ID the front rank TO which
know they are entitled.
n this progressive movement the
sople sf 0pelousas, Washington and
saai NJ Landry, will have the synpa-
and assistance OF the Item.
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