New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-05-21
LETTER FROM NODE IN SU.
M GAR PLANTER.

NJ GAh TLAN En-.
Sunday morning gave this sec
tion a fine rain which was quite
general, filling the empty cisterns,
and refreshing the crops to large
extent the ,raln Z lasted several
hours and was most welcome to
all and has stimulated the droop-
ing crops. The week has been
a busy one on the plantations, as
ali kinds of work has been pushed
with energy. Corn has been laid
by generally WIN theScomplethent
ohpeas, Notwithstanding the price
ot$3.O0 per bushel, which rssthen
TIE cheapest fertilizer and forage
plant KNOWN possessing az the
ekmentS Of a e56r feed and en-
r1hing the land whcreOn it grows.
No one knows better the value
of the COW pea than the farmers
and planters rof Southwest Louis
iana. Under the; stimulus OF th4
good rain cane viii now take
start, the hot sunshine being a
powerful aid Ia growth which
added to the fine cultivation given
it, and fine filth Of the soil phe-
nomenal growth is expected espe-
ciallT il more rains NALL soon.
S.uhbB cane is looking well and
is receiving attention NOW, the
dirthciag cultivated into the drill
and lows plowed out in full. The
late-planted corn is now coming
up which had laid down before the
rainEwhile the late March plant
ing is Of good size and will be
laid by next week. Rice is look
ing very fine, some of the early
is two feet high and beginning to
"bunch" for the head. 1t looks
as enough Iberia will. again take
the credit of first receipts"
again. The truck growers Of the
parish have been considerably dis
appointed assHhs rains icamee too
latest ito help the growth Of their
productions especially potatoes
and E0nions which are not a half
crop Much of the potato crop
has been dug and sold with not
Is good results financially as
were expected. This is discourag-
ing Is it was the first year of gen.
eralA truck farming.
TIE Teche Transportation Co.,
owing to its increasing business,
has found it necessary to place
another steamboat in commission
to operate with the steamer F. B.
Williams and barges. The new
stesiner is the Senator Cordill and
is we'll equipped for freight and
passengers. Under the new ar
RANT cement a trip can be made be-
TWEEN New iberia and New Or
Lead every three days. The line
sect Is to be very popular and the
stodk of the company has been
al 1eken, distributed in the towns
and plantations along the route.
1t 6unds like old times to hear
the Round Boat" whistle for
landings. Mr.. Henry N. Pharr
wal suddenly stricken last Sunday |
moi hing with q serious illness,
WIFI at church necessitating the !
immediate attention of a physi-
ciaps After several hours stay
ct the parsonage, he was able to |
60 to his. home, Orange Grove |
where helis vel tonsiredkt4 hip
room. Tie nature Of his illness
was not disclosed. but was of
serious nature.
In town this week were c. f. !
medes, Col. j. B. Lewis, William
atout. Hon. Alcide Provost, Ed
lin E. Simpson, A. A. Theriot,
\ Sarah plantation; Adrien Con- !
soulin, of "Great Maria" Factory T,
Loreauville.
The new Evangeline Route
makes regular trips now daily |
from Port Barre to New iberia
and return, source of conven-
fence and pleasure to those afong |
the route long denied the luxury |
Of railroad travel:
A PROMOTERS DREAM,
/. An Oklahoma promoter has fig
bred out whereby he cen make a
|rofit Of $4,000 from an invas-
ihent Of $3's0 in geese. He is like
. good many ether men whp hay.
been compelled to let slip some
Tine opportunities of making mon-