New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-02-01
WILL 1T PAY TO GROW VEG
ETABLES IN THE PARISH
OF IBERIA.
E. j. Carstens.

ern and Western markets, an
find it very strange that few wer
engaged in gardening for that Pun
pose. ~ a
The question was easily answ
cred. the trouble was neither wit
the people or the soil. We hav
no buyers. When inducement
are offered and buyers located il
this City we promise that an.
QlantitN Of truck will be grow
to supply all demands.
We have in our Parish va
riety of soil as would be diitic1tl
to find elsewhere. The one w
value the most for truck is an al
luvial saline deposit, containing {
large percentage Of decomposec
shells and sea weeds, no better
soil can be found anywhere
Where can you grow cauliflower'
from 10 to ID inches in diameter
weighing from seven to tiftee'
pounds, head lettuoe from two tc
hree pounds, cabbage from fiv;
TO twenty pounds, water melon
sixty pounds, musk melon twelve
pounds, sweet as honey; eggplants
four pounds. Every season | ex-
hibit specimens of the above III
my show window brought to me
by gardeners. Many no doubt,
who read this, will think ! am ex-
aggerating, however, they can
easily ascertain facts by visitinI
our City market in the early
Spring. They will be astonlshed
to see the quantity and quality Of
vegetables grown by our garden.
ers. As our gardeners are a
busy set Of men, they have not the
time or facilities to dispose OF
their products. All they ask, is
our produce merchants to assist
them in disposing of the truck
they will grow. Now that we
have the shipping facilities also
the express companies has prom
Used to give MS extra special rates,
the gardeners should organize
and have their secretary to write
to the produce dealers of the
Northern and Western cities to|
send us buyers and they. on their
part will guarantee to furnish
them with any quantity of truck,
such as Irish and sweet potatoes,
onions, cabbage, turnip, ruta baga,
in fact every variety of vegetables
that there is a demand for in their
AS soon as the garden
ers have organized, and have
made arrangements with the buy
ers, let them go to work and try
TO raise the finest vegetables and
make the Parish of Iberia the
Spot of Louisiana. We
will soon be known all over the
United States as the best market
to buy all kind of truck. Then
what a change will come over eur
Parish, many small farmers in
stead Of planting only cane as
they done in the past, will plant
potatoes, onions, ETC., in a few
years all our idle lands will be oc-
thousand OF dollars OF |
truck will be shipped every year.
and sold in the Northern mar
kets. just think OF the numberl
Of people that will be employed
to gather and pack vegetables,
that means a big pay roll every
Saturday. The employed will
need provisions, dry goods, shoes,
ETC., for their families, then the
will be benefited,
when the farmers fail, what is
the consequence, no business, we
have felt 1t this season. Now let
us not depend on this one cropl
system, II has failed and will con
finue to fail. Some will say sup !.
pose too many will go into truck
gardening what will we do with
all the vegetables they will raise,
don't be alarmed, everybody is
not going. In the first place gard
pning requires a great deal of
work, knowledge, and experience.
We often hear that there is no
money in growing vegetables, its
mistake, there is money and
Dlently Of it, but it depends upon
being the first and have the best
It the beginning of the season.
The next question, is it not too
ate to commence operations, De-
'ember and January, have been
'ery nnfavorable, too much rain,
round could not be prepared,
# course if the bad weather con-
inues it will retard early vege-
ables, but the same conditions
re existing nearly all over the
southern States.
However just as soon as there
] a change in the weather and
round can be worked, the first
hing is to plant Irish potatoes.
liant all variety Of peas, beets,
abbage, carrots. endive, lettuce,
parsley, kohl rabbi,
wiss chard, mustard, leek, spin ,
ch, radish. Commence to plant ;
orn, for family Adams Early,
towels Evergreen, Field, Gold
n Beauty, Leaning. Reds Vel !
wv Dent. Iowa Silver Mine,
Iickorv King. In cold frames
DIV egg plants, tomatoes, peppers.
t the end Of the month plant
ush beans and squash. /;