St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-05-31
LOUISIANA RESOURCES.

Louisiana, though 10y no means OF
of the largest States in area, is frs
of importance in the Union beca.:s,
Of the productiyeness OF ilel soil, ar,
he great commercial advantages.
| As a result of the proluctiycncs,
OF the soil and the wide range o
garden and farm products. New Or
leans, Louisiana, our largest city, ha.
q great advantage as a MARKET.
Although cotton is not the Ecs
important crop of the State from til.
standpoint Of its rank as !. r:odu.t
yet 1t holds prominent place in llcl
growth and development.
Louisiana IS sble I, ,u,st o, hal
the rice acreage 0f the TN: .cI States
half the ent; : crop. nalf tn. Mars.t
'e'ue, her sla:e totai:E.: L. the -.
spectacle figure Ct :.n :.l!:iion do;
lars.
Southern Louisiana's sugar and
the production of its by-prod:,cts
syrup and molasses, mas been the
most important industry.
Cur State can boast of a large,
variety OF fruit than almost any otnel
state in the Union. Nearly ever,
frult that can be grown in the more
northern States can be grown here
and many fruits that belong to the
tropics grow and produce we'll in
Louisiana. There are cultivated and
wild fruits growing in abundance
Among the cultivated varieties arc
found oranges, figs, Japan piams
cherries, peaches, pears, grapes
olives. dates, almonds, pineapples
citrons. pomegranates, bananas, lem
ons. lines. strawberries. mulberries
and the excellent muscadine grape OF
scuppernong from which delicious
wine is made
Taking a leading part in the pro-
gressfve activities are the fish and
oyster merchants and canneries. The
rejuvenation of Qany exhausted oys-
ter farms has added thousands OF
acres to the oyster beds of Louisi-
ana.
The mining and shipping of salt
from the finest and purest table salt
to rock salt, Is carried on extensively
near New Orleans, Louisiana, which
at one time had to import a large
part of the salt needed. but now she
is shipping considerable quantities
to other states and to other countries
But aside from the agricultural
possibilities of the State, there are
the vast resources in oil and natural
gas, which are destined to enhance
her future greatness. The market
for Louisiana oil is comprised of prac-
tically all of the Southern States
In addition to this, the ships at New
Orleans, Gulfport and Pensacola car
ry away immense quantities for for
eign consumption. Oil and gas have
helped bring about a wonderful and
happy state of affairs throughout
northern Louisiana.
The sulphur mines of this State
are the greatest in the world.
The timber resources are very i'm
portant. According to the last CEN
sus report there were 7O2 saw mills
and woodworking establishments in
Louisiana. The saw mill at Bogalu-
sa being the largest in the South
The entire amount Of standing tim
ber is estimated to be about one hun
dred and nineteen billion eight hun
dred million board feet, divided into
long leaf, short leaf loblolly, and yel-
low pine, cypress and hardwoods.
New Orleans, Louisiana's largest
city, and also the largest city in the
South. is almost our only manufactur.
Ing city. While she has never boast
ed of being famous as machinery
producing city. nevertheless the man.
ufacture of machinery, metal. COP
per. tin and brass products is an in
dustry of no little importance in the
commercial and Industrial life OF the
State.