The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-06-06
FRANK RANDOLPH'S
WEEKLY RICE LETTER.
Crop Conditions Taken Altogether
Only Average = Southwestern
Louisiana Makes Excellent
Snowy.

beaumont, IeXdS. "A week OF &Oou
growing weather has given the rice
crop another good boost on the coast
is running and most OF the planted area
is flooded. The comparative condition
of the crop is about the same as a week
ago: below average west OF Houston,
on account of drouth; fair in Jefferson
county: good between Jefferson county
and Houston; good in Orange: very
good in Southwest louisiana: half to
good on the river and good in Arkan'
saS. Rains the third week in May in
Arkgnsas stopped planting a few
days but left the soil in improved shape.
There is nothing new in the tariff
situation. Senator Ransdell of Louis.
lana, who made the splendid defense of
sugar, will probably lead in the defense
of the rice schedule on the floor OF the
Senate, and there is a hopeful feeling
that the upper house may modify at
least in some particulars the House
rice schedule.
The domestic clean rice market con-
tinues dull, the movement being con-
fined to hand.to.mouth buying new
South American and Central American
markets are being opened to American
rice through the efforts of the Louis
lana State Rice Milling Company, and
large movement in the next few month!
is expected.
The third annual rice convention ant
annual meeting of the stockholders o
. the Southern Rice Growers Association
which will be held at Beaumont OF
July Is, is and II, is expected to attrac
a large attendance OF rice farmers ant
others interested in the industry. TIL
: first day will be devoted to organization
of the convention and to preliminar
business of the stockholders meeting
The second day will be given over eI
tirely to the discussion of agriculture
. topics. The program of the secon
day will be in charge of MIR. Chas.
Chambliss, agronomist in charge
rice investigation, United States d.
partment of Agriculture, Mr.. Chan
= bliss, who is the leading authority
this country on scientific rice cultur
will devote most of the day to discu
" sion of seed rices, and he will be a
sisted by practical farmers OF Louislar
= Texas and Arkansas. His lectures w
be deliberately illustrated with lantel
. views showing the work at the rice e
pertinent stations. Other topics co
. nected with rice culture will be dl
/ cussed. On the third day OF Il
| convention addresses will be deliver
| by bankers, millers, farmers and othe
] connected with the rice industry. T
| convention will close with the annu
| stockholders meeting of the assoc
! ton. During the convention vario
| forms of amusement will be furnisht
! including the smoker at the Elks' cl
! that has been so popular at form
| conventions, a trip to the gulf, b
| games and boat rides.
Membership in the farmers rol
I rice marketing organization is stead
increasing and maximum number
members is now assured for the cure
i season. The success Of the ASSOCIATE
coupled with the prospect OF a laf
crop and a carryover, has Undue
mauy farmers who formerly refu'
to Join the association to become me
bers this year: Plans are now UNI
consideration for the export OF 9
surplus that may be created by lal
crop. Past experience has shown t
large quantities of rice can be expor
in large crop years only by co.opt
ton in the rice business.