The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1902-02-08

IN he United States IN lJU'' was
! $751;, ,220, ,O34; the value of the
wheat crop was 1928 3I5,l77, the
value IF the oat crop was s208, ,669.-
I333. Ou,page of the "Crop Re
lportel" above referred to the value
of the rYe, barley and other small
Igrain 10 the United States far the
same year was put at S4l, ,7l2, lOl,
making the total value of all these
crops for the year 1900, 81, 1926, ll8,-
l545
The value of the Texas cotton
crop in the same year was :iS3.-
| 767, ,495 80. While Texas naiyests
ouly about 500, 600 tons of hay,
her natural, ungathered hay pro-
duct main ans one sixth of all the
cattle, sheep, etc, in the United
States. This Is left out oi consi Ter.
alton IN official estimates of re-
sources, as are many other ludIge-
nous products not entering into
commercial channels. While Tex
as furnishes nearly 10 per cent OF
all the cattle raised IN the United
States. l8 per cent Of the moIasses,
20 per cent OF The sweet potatoes,
10 per cent of the hogs, IL per cent
of the horses, l3 per cent OF the
mules, l s per cent of the sheep, 50
per cent Of the rice (thlnk Ut thai!)
and S4 per cant of all cotton, she
raises only J of l per cent of the
Irish potatoes; only 81 per cent OF
the corn, only A! per cent of the
wheat, and only 8 per cent of the
oats; this, too, when there is land
in Texas that has produced lhc
bushels OF oais to the acre from
volunteer stalks.
The population Of the State Is
only per cent of the whole, aud
the population per square mile Is
only 60, while that Of the United
States is 1868 per square mile.
What an opportunity forthe potato,
the corn, the wheat and the oat
growei.
If had time, could show you
where other products, such as wool,
ium Der, 'fruls, coal and IRON form
their full proportionaie share of the
urodueis OF the Purchase aud of the
whole eouAfry.
While good part Of Texas, as
row bound, was formerly included
lin the Louisiana Purchase, 1t is not
as gpnefail> known, as should be.
ItIlat part ot the United States ter
rtory, con-I>tibg Of some 123, 1Si
acres OF land, w.s once part OF
Texas. TIls tract lying 10 the
west and northwest of the present
Isaac hmm, aud embracing more
til half of New Mckee,, part ot
, Kan as, par ct Wyoming and thu
/ lrichest mineral belt of Colorado,
exlanding enurely through from
t norih 10 soulh, was ceded 10 tn
United States III 1850 for a corsid
! eration Of $40, 900, 200.
II tie statistics of the nature
which | have briefly touched OF
and which apply IN diversihet
toms to al poruons Of the State
could be putin shape SO as to o'
available and easily digested by th'
people who will visit the st. LON
Exposition, the benefits to acciu
can not be guessed at. Ii 1t coui'
be known hat of all the States, tn
percentage of fertilizers used j
Texas was so small that it APP ar
absurd in comparison, that on
item. Of itself, would he safficlen
20 induce many hard tolllng fal
mer living in the less producuv
sections OF the North and Soath 1
seek a home IN Texas, where th
soil needs no artificial fertilizer. !
few figures, such as the. following
would alone suffice to convince an
one of the enormous advantages c
!. Of Texas soil: In 1890 there W.
spent for fertilizers in Georgi'
over s5,7O0,000; III Virginia, ov'
81, 200, 600; IN North Carolin
over S., 800, 900; in Florida, 1857
900; IN Alabama, over 80, 10000
= in Mississippi, over s7sO,000;
Louisiana, over 5000, 600, in Ke
lucky, over 100000; in Tennesse
over 1850 900; in Arkansas, ov
III so4, 900; in Missouri, $4,000
New York, over S3, 600, 900; III Ne
Jersey, over $500. 900; IN Pen
sylvania, $3.50, ,oC0; IN Indian
for s77O, ,Ooo; in Illinois, Sl25, 900;
Michigan. sl73,ooo; in W'scons'
ssIo5, 900; IN Iowa, $500; in Ca
fornia, $4,000; in Mlnheso'
S6l, 900; IN Texas, s5s,665.
- As stated above, the value plac
by The Unlted s ates Department
Agriculture on the 3,6s6.506 ba
53. OF cotton raised IN Texas III l9
was. in round numbers, Sl75,oo
- 900. There we're raised the sa
year in Texas more bushels
wheat than IN any State east OF
4 Mississippi RIVER, and. exc
GIL ashjnoiOu. more per acre than