The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
L0UISIANA'S RICE CROP.
BIZ FAR IHE 9REA TEST THAT 1HR
COUNTRY HAS EYER SEEM

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NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 1.-THE fret OF the new
| rice crop was received In New orleans Aug. J.
| Tho crop mas now been made and remains
| only 10 be harvested. IL VIII begn pouring
In here In u lew days, ana IL VIII be the largest
and most extraordinary crop ever raised In
this country. revolution mas occurred In
the rice business OF Louisiana In the last two
years-a revolution wnlcn promises 10 haVes
serious olect IN thls state. anu possibly In
tho south generally.
inc rice crop OF Louisiana TINS year VIII bs
three times that OF last year. IL Is the biggest
crop ever grown IN the state Inc crops OF
georgia anu South carolina are mefe 'tlnes IN
comparison with 1t Louisiana VIII raise more
rice this year by hundred million pounds
than the entire United States ever raised be-
fore. Rico from miner product. fornerly
cultivated only on dsser'ed or overhowed
sugar plnh'ations. has sr'nnR forward 80
rapidly that there are more acres planted In
rice thGn IN sugar cana this year. and whlsn
Will not return the same gross amount ~
sugar tho chancesare that the rice farmer Will
make more money on his crop than mo more
ambitious sugar planter Will. This result nae
been brought about by the energy oil some on
tcrrrising and progressive Western men from
iowa Illinois, ana kansas.who s-ttlehln sontn-
western Louisiana half dozen years ago. An
industry Is that most OF tho other Southern
States can do ms vcll n, Ioui.ianu in this mat.
Ter II th"y only try lhc only danger threat-
ened is tho ovcrsiocking of tho rive market Ivy
'a,s,nS 'oo m"ch Vi '"a' cercu'. -,,,
south 'aroiina ana georgia tormerly raised
thnir ln,y.l,in, ca, i.i,nls IN THAR Atlantic
,n,s, hain,, ..,inu,, .,,a,,,,I 90 ,his 49,,
coast pe'ns specially auap'eu TO thus CROP
since the rice. which requires a great deal OF
water could fl, .osi,v nood.d nj nil tjmcs OF
'he y"ar' Alter the war louisiana look UP tho
industry. Many Of the old sugar plantations
ON tho Mississippi had to riyo IN sugar cuns
because of tho cost. That crop calls for
100000 for sugar house. and rs many Of tho
ia"i.,I ,, ."' ,"'se .''.. '''pn"' 'u ne,
" ", . atna"u '"r another cTon wnsH ., a,a
Rice suggested itsrlf,s th. hast r. il choan.
ir or,,,.',ot ,,,a,'', 10 WV n7 ..o"n
cultivation at ALL Tho rice Is planted. tho
seed flooded. and it is left nlmos. to itself un.
til the harvesting time comes around. Tn.
n LANDS along ~, the Missssinri are especially
than the land and is prevented from over
lovees ami rnnnir, n Nina 49, ,,,,at 10 1855
Ie'ees anu running nipe' or what Is known
can get al the water thrv nocd for tina cron-
;s conseouan.a ri,,, o.r,a 49, ~ ,"1 o.vr
into favor. until Louisiana had !eit south
Carolina and Georgia fnr hehi,J Tho only
nl,is.tinns "a ,Lis IT. ,r.a ,,i,' -" n', o'
o''e''i""s W 's system "o'" inc rice humess
which frequently broke. resulting in ugly and
destructive crevasses, which caused losses
,,,n, .i,o, 49, ,-., ~ ~
many times as great rs me value y! ths entire
rice crop OF the State. his naturally created
prejudice against rice. and laws were finally
pa.seu pron'Di''nG me Placing ol rice humes
IN the levees as dangerous.
t;nn tool ri.oa ~ 10 ,,,si.',a U',,n,
tloh tooh place IN the business. southwestern
Louisiana. which is prairie region. was until
then almost a wilderness. There wero som.
ro,,,,a ,h,, o,,,naI -, a. t..
pe'P'e .heu eh.aseu III the lumoer business.
but agriculture was practically unknown. A
colony OF Iowans. discontinued with a severe
,vi,t.r os,,hIisba, tho,,noI, 49, t-.
WINTER es'ap'isnea themselves there hecause
OF the climate They PLANTED wheat hay. and
other crops to which they were accustomed.
which al ,,Ir r,ir,, val I,,in., -
M!ic" u'o only Ih'r'y we'll Ultimately some