The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-04-20
THE KINGDOM or corn.
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grower.
The U. S. Department Of Agricu1-
ture gives the average farm price
of corn in cents per bushel, April /,
1911, as follows: Ohio At, Indiana 40,
Illinois 40, Iowa IS, Nebraska IS,
Kansas 43, and Louisiana 60.
| w. l.. Richescn, chief of the bureau
of grain inspection, New Orleans, says
Of Louisiana corn: "Our corn is
sun-dried, which means that when
ready for market it contains only u
to Is per cent of moisture. Northern
and western corn at the start con
tains all the way from is to "a per
cent. Dryness is the principal factor
| in preventing deterioration, and be-
cause of its low moisture content,
Louisiana corn is highly desirable,
especially for export.
"The Louisiana grower prepares his
land and plants his seed as early as
tile latter part Of February or early
! in March, and he can market his
crop by October /, sixty days in ad-
vance Of the corn movement from
the northern and western states.
This insures high prices. Corn can
also be planted in June and will fully
! mature before frost, pM
Two Crops Year.
The season is so long and the Gil
mate and rainfall so favorable that
| two and frequently three crops can
be grown in a year. This increases
the profits and furnishes lucrative
| work for men and teams through
most of the year. If one part OF the
season is unfavorable, profits can be
made from crops planted at another
| time, insuring good returns every
| year to the skilled farmer no matter
| what the weather.
Corn can be planted in February
and followed the same season by
\ cow peas; On early potatoes, planted
in December Or January, can be fol
lowed by corn planted III June. Win
vested in May and followed the same
| season by corn.
Climate.
| Roses bloom outdoors in February
and the temperature seldom geJs
above So degrees in midsummer.
There is neither blizzard nor SUN
stroke. The cool breezes from the
Gulf give the air delightful soft
| ness both summer and winter.
/ The average annual rainfall varies
in different localities from so to So
inches. 1t has been as low as Il
inches, and one year reached Is
| inches. The rainfall is well dlstriD-
| uted through the year aud severe
| drouth is unknown.
! The records Of the weather bureau
| show that the temperature in Louis
lana averages two TO three degrees
cooler in summer and 26 to 50 de-
5rees warmer in the winter than
that in Iowa and North Dakota.
4 Potatoes are planted in December
and January, and corn in February
and March The average last frost
: is March 4 and the average first
frost November Il, giving season
between frosts Of Isl days. Only
once in 3y years has the tenpei.a-
ture been known TO go below zero.
Government records SHOW an ay-
erage OF 1913 hours Of sunshine an
nually, equal TO 237 days Of ten
hours eacn.
1t is the rich soil, the ample ana
\ evenly distributed rainfall, tie long
and warm growing season, and the
many hours OF sunshine that maze
5he high yields OF corn, corn thai
is dry enough to export as soon as
1t is gathered.
Louisiana is one Of the most
neaIthful sections Of the Union. The
vital statistics of the nation show
this, and an acquaintance with tile
people fully confirms the statistics.
: The favorable climate encourages
life in the open air uaily through
out the year. Houses are heated
5ut a few months each season ana
usually heat is wanted but q few
hours each day. Doors and win
doWs are wide open through most
rarely day that the family do not
spend some time on the porch. On
account OF the open air living and
tne seldom closing of the houses,
physicians consider the climate more
favorable even for persons with tli-
berculosis than that in northern
states, where the severe cold COM
pels people to be shut in during the
winter months of artificial heating.
Louisiana mas, next to Vermont,
The greatest number OF old people III
proportion to population.
The People.
The people Of Louisiana are the
kind one chooses for nez8hbors.
Some Of them came from the best
families of the Atlantic southern
states Others have descended from
the proudest and most enterprising
families Of France, and others from
tie restless, pioneering blood Of the
. north. The blending has produced
a people having the best traits OF
the Anglo Saxon and the French.
They live and work for their fani-
lies; children are numerous. They
will share anything they have with
a neighbor. They demand and have
good schools and colleges, and the