New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-08-19

orchard, but not to any grea, eX
tent for commercial purposes.
Strawberries and wberrie
ripen some week earlier than thos,
grown farther north and at tn,
time they come on there is a gooo
demand for the fruit. Large
quantities of berries are canned
'obtained from the nearby sugar
mills, also helps to increase the
| flesh.
Since the possibilities of crou
rotation have become known to
: the farmers of this State, hog
raising has become profitable
side line. There are several va
rieties Of early maturing corn
which can be planted III Febr.
uary and March. This is ready to
be fed to the hogs in May and can
be followed by crop of sorghum
which will be out Of the way for
a planting Of cowpeas, thus pro
viding a rich succession of crops
throughout the growing season
If the porkers have the run Of the
woods there is good mast and there
is also plenty of corn. Turnips,
pumpkins and other feed of this
character are produced in great
abundance.
Horses, mules and sheep are
bred on all of the farms of the
State, and the strains found here
will compete with the best stock
of Kentucky and Missouri.
| Forages.
| With the native grasses green
until mid-winter and a dozen fo-
rage crops maturing at varying
Intervals during the growing sea
son, the Louisiana farmer is par
ticularly favored. Bermuda has
a similar place in this country
that blue grass occupies in Ken
tucky; it is native to the soil
grows everywhere and is a won
derful producer. White ant
crimson clovers are among the
leading cultivated grasses and
are equally as prolific as alfalfa
which is now established on many
of the well-managed farms. Cow
peas is probably the leading for
Iage crop and soil restorer. 1t car
be run in before or after a staple
crop with profit to the farmer ano
to the soil. Spanish peanuts, SOY
beans and sorghum are also usec
for this purpose. An early ma
turing vetch has lately been intro
duced with notable success. Lou
|isiana probably has greater lis
of forage crops than any othel
Estate in the Union.
Vegetables.
| For either the valley or up
lands there is a long list Of trucl
crops which produce heavily un
der the favorable climate ant
long growing season OF Louisiana
the garden varieties are, in fact
almost unlimited. the suhtropi
cal conditions making it possibl
Ito grow here in the open some 0
the most tender plants. Truck
growing has lately been encour
aged by the increased demand TO
these products from New Orleans
Memphis, Little Rock and othe
nearby cities, as well as from tn
rapidly growing smaller town
nearer at hand.
It has also been found profitabl
; to grow early vegetables for tn
more distant markets of st. Louis
Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati
Birmingham, Kansas City. an
Denver and shipments have bee
, heavy from the truck-growin
sections to these cities. Tomatoe
, egg plant, potatoes, peas. bear
and cabbage come on for the ma
5 ,ket sufficiently early to find goo
sale on the markets in cold'
regions, and they sell at the san
$ prices as tropical importation
: Radishes, lettuce, green onio1
and salads produce several cro1
from the same land in a seast
e and are crisp and tender for shi
I ments Or marketing ten out of Il
+ twelve months in the year.
l. Irish potatos cabbages, swe
J. potatoes and sugar corn are sor
:, of the truck crops grown on
e larger scale and shipped in great
e quantities. Bermuda onions ha
l. also been successfully introduce
o. and there is a big variety Of cal
3 aloupes, watermelons and 9th
n vineal crops, such as cucumbe
q squashes and pumpkins. The sh
IS ments of vegetables amount to 81
* eral cars day from some OF t
"a leading truck districts. Tht
q. are also numerous canning fact
8, les in the small towns to ia
II care of the surplus.
re One advantage the truck-grov
KS has is his ability to grow a cl
e. of vegetables before planting a
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