The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
MADISON PARISH, LA.
Its Fertility and Resources.


The territory embraced within the Parish Of Madison,
Louisiana lying along the West bank of the Mississippi
River with East Carroll parish the north Tensas parish
the SOUTH and the Bayou Macon separating from the
nigh plateau or Macon Ridge the west for fertility
and productiveness of soil and mdness ofclmate is
probably not exceed by any spot the Earhs surface
Within its limits are embraced about AGO. 600 of
land OF which 900 in cultivation, and its
population is about Il, 600 souls
The fertility of the SOIL because of the alluvia ex-
lands here that have been in cultivation for nearly one
hundred years without fertilization, now produce good
crops
Before the visitation of the boil weevi the average
cotton crop was one bale per and even with the in
fiction of this pest by strict following of the cultural
methods advised by the Agricultural Department. this
u.s. this was acotton country but since the advent of
this pest the farmers have largely turned to other crops
We can and do raise from SO to Is bushels of corn to
alfalfa and excel Southwest Louisiana in average
yield of rice. We grow about 20 bushels of wheat
to the acre. and tobacco thves here very WE'LL we grow
product in the Southern part of the State, but
because OF the earlier frost cannot grow this
commodity successfully for manufacture of sugar.
stem, and others, together with our mild seasons,
which gives practically nine months of spring and
summer weather and three months of mild fall weather
and goats thrive here and free from diseases The
soil is rich and generous ranging from the sandy loan of
lakes and bayou fronts to the black buckshot; it is
The original forest lcSmpossd manly OF gum, oak
em and Others ndies reh and generous sas SOIL
and melons can be ueed in great e abundance d and
made highly remunerative.
Lands at present cheaper than in localities less
Taluah the Parish ste has an excellent high school
and goodschoos are conducted throughout the remoter
parts of the Parish,
Wa l..
the tateHighway Commission, series of model roads
with reinforced concreteculverts and bridges.
The parish is crossed at Taulah nearly its geographic
cal CENTER with two trunk lines of Railroad-the Queen
Crescent running froinEast to West and the Missouri
Pacific running from st. Louis to New Orleans.
Good cheap homes are within the reach of all and
immigrants are met with cordial welcome.
We have room for all and wlIextend the glad hand to
afraid to work. ~-
The Parish is healthy: its death rate as shown bv
statistics is smaller than that of almost any other section
OF the country; Typhoid fever Pneumonia CONSUMPTION
Dphthera, and other of the morefatal diseases almost
unknown
the water supply isgood, pure and healthy, whether
taken from the lakes, cisterns or wells.
10 those wanting cheap home under mild and genial
skies, with the finest land in the world, practically nes
haustable in its fertityhavng aluvial depth of one
hundred feet-draned by natures self by ontinuous
line and network Of lakes, bayous and rivers where YOU
ee 0 Mbra hay and almost
and tat the year round in the wood and cane pastures
and where the EASTWOOD and lumber is at your hand we
say" Come to Madison Parish, Louisiana. j"
The town of Talluah has within its borders Cotton
Seed Oil MILL one of the finest Ice Plants with capacity
OF AZ tons per day, Hardwood Saw mill and munich
pal owned Light and Water Works system, and we
think we can safely boast Of having more concrete side
walks than any other town of our size in the State
The people of Talulah are ready at all times to
extend welcome hand to all strangers regardless from
whence they might hail. and treat them as friends and
gentlemen, til they prove themselves otherwise.
what we say! '' W. '''e'
STANTON COLLEGE,