Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-02
E;os on the Lower Coast.

to the culture Of apples, Il we
have faith in the Ademic legend
that refers to the apple culture
in the Gorden of Eden and to the
subseqdnt use made by Adam
and Eve Q. fig leaves as clothing
Any way, the Jig is frequently
mentionee in the oldesa literature
in the worlds possession and it
has been a staple article OF toea
in Asia for thousands of years.
In Afganistan the fig grows wild
and from that distant center us
easy culture seems to have 'r>so-
crossed in every direction and
now employs thousands of peop'e
in the gathering, drying, packing
and transportation of them VI"
the lower coast the fig is a pro-
life grower, it being practically
on1v necessary to cut off a branch
and stick it in the grouno ~
soon have a tree, aud it is prop
n erly considered one Of the most
luscious table fruits that we have
h Wbv it is not more general'y
crown and made a commercN
cro is scarcely explicable. lys'
,e commonly stated, however tm'
", 70 while figs are in demandthreasr
as o,t the world, the facilities forss
their distribution from Louisiana
do not exist. A very moderate
W supply gluts 4hc local market ano
d. then figs become pract'ca''y
worthless and are left to rot on
'ch the trees. 1t might be well ior
'ah our own State Experiment Sta,
tons to take up the matter anu
endeavor to find how the fig can
be best utilized in Louisiana line
actual producing season during
'e's wht.h figs from the trees may
one be .4ten can probably be made
Hiss to bridge over more than slx4y
age DAVIS Of the calendar, by choosing
the varieties that mature at Garner
che. and later dates. The figs would
a0' be a healthful food for thousands
Of our people if their consulnp-
b;te ton could be formulated to cor
was respond with the fig season. we
Nv now buy oats grown in Missouri,
nth far beyond St. Louis, which al
ess- brought to St Louis, and tnep
sifted, cleaned up and mace into
oatmeal of some one of the popu-
'rtily lar brands, and then is sent u
n on US in pound packages and SOLD Z
ecens rs at 10 and Is cents each, ant
~ to vet practically every man, W.
man and child On the Lowe
Coast would rather have q dis
E en- Of figs for the morning meal
,oing july and August than to haV
evee, one of. oat meal, both of then
on however, being good in their wa!
Some of our city Gamers hay
been in the habit Of buying lin
f St. tied quantities Of figs, cannlr
, was them in their flesh condition,
.hurs- is done with peaches. The I
crop of the world, however,
handled differently, the pros.
n, ., walton Of figs being secured
l'Sneu artificial drying. They can
Ior u dried in the sun, but in our !. !,
mate success in this direct
. was might be doubtful, but a "
eadav. limited amount Of hot air appi
by the methods now utilized
cad IN what are called e%vaporated fru
trolled would work equs lily we'll in
often evaporation of figs, and
( or a Lower Coast could 1u1nish h
nreds of tons of evaporated .
al, its to the people of the other 81
,norm,s of the Union who would SOC
come consumers if they
the fruit to be Of good qrtx
Forty years ago thH
States depended upon Of
9seo Oh France and Turkey fol "a. =,
denelal of dried prunes. Fran ahei,
e John n,,,nos Nv thousands rone,
Joseph 49,. oon+o;n;no ahon.a 4 sers e.
otefs oi each, while the Turkss , crate
prunes by the hum aptGr
;ntment weighing some 2UeJo~
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