The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-10-03
IN n. |. & N.
TERRITORY.

On the 9th ult. the writer had
HE pleasure OF making q Tip owe,
The line OF the New Iberia &
Northern railroad f,um this city
to Port Barre. Among Tho Sink.
ing features of the trip is the fact
that the company Is getting the
roadbed into very good shape,
making the travel for the splendid
motor car much smoother and
pleasanter for the passengers. 1t
was interesting to note the agrl-
cultural development along the
line from one end 10 the other.
While the season has not been one
Of the most favorable for all crops,
yet there is small evidence of a
failure anywhere. The many
kinds of crops to be seen rs a rev
elatioD az TO the possibilities Of
the doctrine of "diversiticatiOn' y
Sugar caue undoubtedly stu
holds frat place as to acreage.
Fields of this crop in many places
extended TO The limit of the reach
Of the eye. 1t was a grand sight
II il a matter of regret, however,
that the promise for tonnage ls
not AN great AZ it. was in years
back. This condition is possibly
attributable TO several causes:
Fitst-to the threatened influence
of ''free trade" upon the price of
sugar for the coming grinding sea
son, together wlih The low ruling
price of sugar during the spring
and early summer, just when the
crop should have received it's
heaviest cultivation and fertiliza-
ton The work then done in the
fields was Of d character calculat.
ed to avoid all expense possible.
At that time no one dreamed OF
the possibility Of the world war
aud its influence upon he price
of sugar now and later. Second
the season has not been the most
propilious for the rapid develop
ment of that crop. With u fair
season from this on the results
promise to exceed the average.
Rice probably commanded the
next place as an important crop.
This crop had been all harvested
aud only the old stubble fields re
mained to Indicate just what ter
ritory had been. dedicated to it.
The great stacks Of straw, hOwev-
er, told that some thTeshIng had
been done.
Corn was the next. In some
fields the harvest had been accom-
plished. In others the condition
still looked good, while in a few
there was evidence Of discourage.
ment on the part of the farmer.
The cotton fields showed all
conditions. The weevll had in
most of them cut short the possi
bllity of the second and top crop.
Only in one field were top blooms
noticed. Up in st. Landry parish
the worm had denuded the plant
of the last vistage of foliage III
many places. In quite all of the
patches it was very evident thai
the picking had kept pace will
the opening.
| Potatoes, peas, some truck, ant
other small crops were in evidence
at various points along the line.
Some splendid herds of cattle il
fine condition were to be sect
from the car window. Color, siz'
and horns of the animals indicat
ed that the effort to improve thu
breed had reached that section
one of the finest IN the state fol
that line of endeavor. A few
mule colts were nOticted, showing
the work Of experimentation in 1
line that should hold great pOssi
bilities.
We passed a number Of pecaI
groves, which bore no evidence o
chance or luck. The trees II
these are beautiful, uniform, ant
clean. Many OF them were heavi
" fraited. These groves promis'
to be a source of income to thei
owners Of no small proportions.