The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-14
NOT SO BAD.
What have you been kicking
about, anyhow?

Department of Agriculture jus,
Issuedg If not you should do so al
once, and see how much we have
! TO be thanAtul for. Our State
products for the year 1913 were
worth S249, 100000 The agIicul
tural products alone were worth
&l66, 6,24l, 900 This WAS produced
on only $500, 600 acres of land.
What other State III the Union
can show such yields And this
was made IN spite OF the fact that
last season we had one of the
most unfavorable seasons yet ex,
perIenced by us. Oar cotton crop
exceeded the previous year by "a,
469 bales. Our corn crop exceed
ed the previous year by S,G31, 916
bushels. Total valuation of 1913
crop over 1912 was $50 926,C72.
The health of the State has
been excellent. We have suffer
ed no great disasters. Our peO
pie generally have known only
peace, happiness and prosperity.
Yet, like all States. but with alb
soluteiy no reason, we have some
knockers, GROWERS and calamity
howlers. We must get together
and whip out these pests as we
have the threatened invasion of
the boil weeyiI. This should not
be difficult matter, for we have
the greatest country in the world.
Our natural advantages are supe-
rier to those of any other State.
Our climate Is both delightful and
healibful. Our pastures are peren-
niaily green. Our water supply
is inexhaustable. The out put of
our oil and gas wells, sulphur and
salt mines is unequalIed anywhere
else in the world. Our soil will
produce, and our farmers are rails
ing nearly everything that grows.
Read our report aud see how the
receipts from vegetables, straw
berries, etc, have increased BY
leaps and bounds. We were una
bic to furnish report on the re-
ceipts from poultry and eggs auf
1t IS safe to say that tbase t
items alone increase the farh.tls'
revenue by several hundred thou.
sand dollars.
Our immigration department has
been crowded with work-answer-
ing inquiries about our State, (the
result of our constant boosting
and advertlsing), locating settlers
and assisting them in every way
possible. The result is that thou
sands of desirable immigrants
have made Louisiana their home.
Thousands and thousands of acres
of lands, not previously under cul
tivaJion, have been made to yield
abundantly-briDging wealth to
the farmer and greater prosperity
to the State. This, together with
our persistent boosting and ad-
vertislng, Is going TO bring still
greater results as time goes on.
My department has left, and will
leave, no stone untuIned in it's eff
forts to induce desirable immigra.
tiOn. We Deeu 1t. We must
have tt. Louisiana must be a
bigger, better, wealthler State.
Let's get together and make it.
such. Bury that hammer. Throw
off those old. dark garments of
pessimisin; clothe yourself in
bright suit of optimism Buckle
on the armor of unbounded faith
IN LOuislana's greatness. Enlist
in the army of Louisiana Boosters.
Follow the flag of progress and
advancement. Fight ignorance,
prejudice and selfihness, SIa,
"The Gloomsv. Destroy "The
Knockers Then when the vic
tory is won, as it will be, plant
the battle fay on the banks of the
mighty Mississippi as notice to
the world that yon have captured
the State in the name of advance
men,, progress and prosperity.
We have in the last few mouths
organized two very important as
soclasions. One was organized at
Fort Worth, Texas, by the Com
missioners of Agriculture of the
Soathern States, called the Mar
ket Association = the object being
to assist the farmer in marketing
his products, assist him in getting
a good market and In getting
good railroad and express RAJ 9 :.
The second was organized at Baf.
Oh Rouge called the Parish Fair
Association, the object being to-
fix dates in order that one will not
conflict with another; the elimi-
patton of undesirable attractions
and the encouragement of agricnl-
tural fairs generally.
In this battle for greater, bei-
ter, and most prosperous LQ0
ana my department and all u
branches are enlisted. We want
you to regard it as head quarters.
We are in this to win for Louisi-
ana. We want to help yon IN ev-
cry way possible. Call on US at
any tima dav nr NIGHT. We want