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foot Of the bluffs in Morehoust
parish. These lands, having prac.
tically no tree growth, are easil,
put in cultivation and are the most
productive in the State.
West of the Mississippi lowlands
and south of the city Of Monroe
the topography is similar to that
Of the upland region in the north
east part of the S ate. but instead
yof short-leaf and oak timber the
wood growth is long-leaf pine, this
region being one Of the richest
timber treasures in the United
States. These pine hills extend
along ;he Missouri Pacific Iron
Mountain Railroad through Cald-
well, CatahOula, Grant and Ra.
pides parishes to the prairie lands
and pine flats Of Southern Louis
lana, Alexandria being one Of the
principal numbering centers These
pine lands are not rough, but gent:
ly undulating, and after being
cleared make splendid farms, the
soil being rich and easily TILED.
Along the Red River, extending
from the northwestern corner
through the center Of the State is
rich valley, where extensive
agricultural enterprises have beer
carried on for many years. The
Missouri Pacific c-Iron Mountain
Railroad crosses this valley al
alexandria, and the Texas anC
Pacific line traverses lit from
above Shreveport to it's intersec
|tion with the Atchafalaya anC
Mississippi valleys. The principa
crops here are sugar cane, cottOr
and truck. Numerous bayou'
lead out from the river banks an6
along these are thousands of acre.
of rich. alluvial farm land. BacE
of the cultivated lands are cypress
bottoms, into which the planta
)tions are drained.
| Farther southwark are tn,
|prairie rice lands and the cOasta
iregion. The latter rich in min
erals but less suited TO the pur
pose of the farmer.
The Mississippi, Red, Ouachit
!and Little Rivers are the chic
drainage channels Of the State
The numerous waterways whicl
diverge from these are called ba
yous, and they form a perfect net
work for the escape Of flood wa
ter. As rule, some large bayO7
| flows along the edge Of the bot
tom plain. Bayou Macon is o.
the west of the Mississippi plair
the Ouchita River on the extrem
west of the central plain and Ba
yous Boeuf, Cocodrie and Teche o
the west of the plains of the Re
River.
Resources of the Louisiana Farm
Dairying.-One source Of re,
enue to the farmer which has br
recently come to the farmer to b
appreciated in Louisiana is tn
, ,dairy. Corn being a general croI
grasses Of all kinds plentiful an
the by-products Of the cotton see'
lsugar cane and rice available.
j. would seem that the opportuniti'
, would have long ago been rec
ognized and the industry develo
: ed, especially as the large citi'
! of Little Rock, Memphis, New 0
leans and Shreveport are with
easy reach Of the farmer.
= Lyman Carrier, a representati'
:, iof the United States Dpartment
= Agriculture, who has recently i
= vestigated conditions in Louisian
tells the experience of succes
full dairy farmer near MonrC
which illustrates what can be do
anywhere in this country. L
4 dairyman was formerly machi
Il ist in st. Louis. His health fail
. and he determined to try farmir
= His capital was $500. He beg
= on small scale but soon increas
!, = his herd to 122 cows. which he "
able to maintain on thirty-'
!. acres. Twenty acres of this la
n was in pasture, seven In CO.
r three in sorghum and six in var
T. garden and orchard. The &C
y produced two crops; the ears W.
e sold for table use and the sta
:. fed green and made into sila
ur The sorghum was cut four tim
" The farmer had only to buy
=. concentrates. The milk was 3
" to large consumers at 20 cents
ny ny gallon, which is lower than
I'd I'd regular retail price but hig
So than the price prevailing in
3. q. North. The net income OF
ed farm for the last two seasons
Of been $3,250 a year.
v vs Stock Raising.
~ Cheap feed, a long pastur
di- season. abundant grasses, pure
sst est ter and good markets make ste
y: raising equally as profitable
an dairying to the Louisiana farr
zen Grass will keep the stock in t
about eight months in the y
lis, and alfalfa, cowpea hay, sorgl
,nx .ss and corn silage, fed with cot
~. seed meal, rice hulls and a l
n