New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-07-26
Iberia Parish True kcrs' Association.
f. J CARSTENS President.

The meeting held by the Ibe-
ria Parish Truckers Association
was largely attended, all seemed
ANXIOUS to go to work and make
Il success, by giving their atten
ton to the growing of all kinds
Of truck for the Northern. West
ern as well as our local market.
Each member had his list,
| which was handed to the SeCrc-
larry. giving the mum Der of acres
they will put in truck. and the
quantity they will have ready 70
ship this coming Fall and Winter.
Judging from the mum Der Of
letters received from pro
duCe dealers, there is every
prospect that n large quantity of
truck will be disposed Of Their
representative viii be on hand
Just as soon as we viii be ready
! to ship.
1t Is now up TO the truckers,
TO get busy and be ready. bV
beng first and having the best
IN the market, Iberia Parish will
soon be known rs the garden
Parish IF Louisiana.
Rrmem Der we must have uual-
Ity, and quantity to induce buy
5rs to come to our city After
they have been here once and
seeing what fine vegpta bles
grown by our gardeners, buyers
VIII locate here, then there will
be no more trouble for our gard
encrS to dispose of all the truck
they can raise
Then what a change will come
over our city, truckers viii need
help to gather and pack vcgct
ables, and that means Il big pay
roll every Saturday evening
The employed will need provi-
slons, dry goods, shoes, etc
merchants will Ike kept busy the
whole season as truck Is an all
he year crop, not like cane and
cotton, only few months, dur
ing Fall and Winter.
Now let Us get ready and com
mence operations The first 10
give our attention is the cabbage
crop, as this is one of the most
important for Fall and Winter,
thousand Of car lots are shipped
and sold every season to the
Northern, Western as well as our
local markets.
The next consideration is the
variety to plant The mistake
made by many Of our gardeners
is the growing Of large and late
sorts, they are not wanted. The
demand is for early and small
size, weighing from two to five
pounds; they are also more prof
table to the truckers as a great
er number can be grown to the
acre.
1t will be useless and time
lost to try to grow cabbage on
poor soil The land should be
well fortified with rotted stable
manure, if not available, then
use commercial fertilizer, about
1000 to 1900 pounds to the acre.
1t is not expensive, about S27 30
per ton. After the cabbages are
off the same land can be used in
the Spring, for crops forming
roots, bulbs, such as beet, carrot,
peas, corn, melon, cucumb Der,
squash, etc.
1t will be more profitable to
plant only one acre, soil well fer
tilted making a full crop of head
ed cabbage than having a lot of
loose leaved unstable. Seed of
all varieties early and late can be
sown from the 1st of August to
the lst of Septem her.
BY sowing seeds of the follow
ing named varieties, headed cab
bage will be ready for market
from November to February
At that time they are in demand,
gardeners will find ready sale fer
their crop.
The Early Jersey Wakefield is
the first to head for market in 80
to 80 days, short siemmed cone
shaped, a reliable header, weigh
ing from 2 to 4 pounds BY set
ting plants in rows three feet
apart IS inches distant in line,
from 5000 to 5000 can be grown
to the acre. The next is Early