The Washington times., 1913-03-16


Rico. twice the production OF the Phil
greater than all other production in the
United States.
Strawberries are the only smaII fruit
raised at the present time on a conssd-
cradle scale. The total production of
small fruits Cberries) in 1900 was s.a2e.oo
quarts. as compared with 1.ss7.ooe quarts
in 1888.
The total quantity Of deciduous fruits
produced In 1909 was $4,000 bushels:
peaches and nectarines contributed
about three-fourths Of this quantity;
pears. apples. plums and prunes most
Of the remainder. This is an Increase
In production Of 3s.7 per cent over 1892
The flower. plant. and nursery prod
ucts OF the state are already of con-
siderable Importance. 10 acres Of land
being devoted exclusively to their cul-
ture.
Including the Government aid which
has been given to the reclamation OF
arid lands during the past ten years
the increase in cultivated lands has
been only fifteen per cent. as compar-
ed with the increase in population Of
deficit Is still further Increased by the
loss In productiveness Of the soils In
the older agricultural states.
The New York Times Annalist, IN
recent article about crop efficiency
says: -
IF the farmers of the United States
would all together put INTO praeticezthe
methods of intensive culture used in
Germany. 1t is said they could quad
ruple the output OF farm produce They
could raise 2.s0o. 100000 bushels of wheat
Instead Of 7Ooooo.o .ooo: 1900. ooo0eo bushels
Of corn instead Of 5000. .ooo. .oOo and 5e.ooo-
100 bales Of cotton instead of l25j0e0o. II
would mean creation OF 10000 100000 in
wealth annually instead of something
over SS.o0o.00 900. apparently,
According to the same publication Or.
Hopkins, Of the University Of Illinois.
has demonstrated that for every dollars
worth Of chemical elements taken up
from the soil by plants grown on the
farm. and either sold In crude form or
refined into more highly, finished prod
uct by feeding to animals. etc, there
results the following money return 10
the farmer at average market prices:
Corn. H.G; hay. $e.7s; oats s2.&:
wheat. 1881: sugar beets, $s.7s: milk.
'S.43: potatoes. $l3-1: hogs. S14so, fat
,attle. 315.os.
President Wilson. as Governor Of New
Jersey. in his annual message to its
legislature. said: 4-e
The farmer has. not been served as
'e might be. We have set up and sub
idised agricultural schools, horticuI-
-
ng, and the rest. and they have done
EXCELLENT work. But a more effective
way still has been found by which the
armer can be served Lectures and
chools and experimental farms attach
ID to schools. like laboratories. are
EXCELLENT but they cannot Of them
Ielves push their work home. Some
states have gone much beyond this.
md We should follow them with xest.''
The necessity for direct cooperation
nth the farmer is fully realized in
and through the Experiment
tattons, the state is giving splendid
upport to the agricultural cause.
No other state Offers greater cppor-
unities for the farmer. In Louisiana.
1tensive continuous cultivation can be
racticed under natural conditions the
ntire year: the states fertile soils are
lready famous; its transportation
acilities; its proximity to the sreat CEN
ers Of consumption: its climate. COM
lining the cold Of the North and the
Of the South, blending OF the
emperate and tropic zones, escaping
he extremes Of each, its rainfall. being
enerous and well distributed; its beau
ful streams Of navigable water, giving
the entire state deep water
'ay communication with the world; its
from the standpoint of
ealth, all show that the state merits
rof. j. L. Hilgard's statement in a
reliminary report Of Geological Sur
ey of Western Louisiana, as follows:
Pew sections OF the United States.
ideed, can offer such Inducements to
sttlers as the prairie region between
ie Mississippi bottoms. the Nez Pique
nd Mermenteau. Healthier by far thar
lie prairies Of the Northwest, famed
y the sea breeze, well. watered, the
;arcity of wood rendered of less mo-
lent by the blandness of the climate
nd the extraordinary rapidity with
hich natural hedges can be grown for
noes. while the exuherantly fertile soil
oee~SS oohh sugar CdIS ana COtIOn IN
continuing to do so In many
ases after seventy years exhaustive
iltivation. Well may the Teche coun-
y be styled by its enthusiastic inhabi-
!nts the Garden Of Louisiana.
The state of which Senator Ransdell,
,eaking in Congress regarding the
sricultural possibilities of Louisiana,
i'd in part:
If Horace Greeley were alive today,
8 advice TO young men would be, Go
'uth. 80 1t Is a fact that there is
icellent grazing during three hundred
I'd sixty-five days of the year. go II
lie new settler is accustomed to grain
I'd cereals, with cattle and hogs, he
eed not change his crops or methods
q" II he be dairyman that line Is
ben to him. with marked advantages
many respects. If he be a gardener
fruit grower. the Gulf section 80
18th immunity from cold and delight
u climate, cannot be excelled Indeed,
can choose his own branch of agri-
liture and find ideal conditions. 80.
louisiana has four great crops,
lSar. rice. cotton and corn. She easily
ads the Union in the production OF
lgar and rice. and is a heavy producer
cotton and corn '.s Her grasses
Id climate are admirably adapted to
iimal industry; cattle for beef and
trying, horses, mules, and sheep