The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
LOUISIANA DISPLAY At WICHITA.

Inc prOhucIS on display at Ine LOnlS-
iSia exhibit were selected at random
from the various sections of the state,
for the purpose of giving tine people a
comprehensive idea Of what this great
commonwealth produces and what the
average Louisiana farmer can produce
Justin F. Denechaud, secretary of the
immigration division of the Louisiana
state board of agriculture ard immi-
grafton, and Harry D. Wilson, of Louis
iana's agricultural immigration depart
ment, New Orleans, are in charge o.
the exhibit.
The exhibit was made possible by the
state agricultural department OF Lcuis-
lana and Mr.. Denechaud and MIR. Wilson
state .that in assembling the display
they have secured products from the
four corners of the stote in order N be
fair to all sections. The exhibit is non.
commercial in character and Mr.. Denc-
chaud and Mr.. Wilson have nothing TO
sell. They state that during the last
few ysa rs conditions have changed in
Louisiana and many of the big sugar
plantations have been cut up into small
farms. There is tendency toward in
tensilied farming and it is not at un-
commbn sight t6 see a plantations OF
5000 acres divided into 50 farms of 100
acres each. Mr. Wilson, who Is farm
demonstration of many years expert
encc, brought to Wichita some of the
products of his farm, ncludir G fine corn
and potatoes. He has some Porto Rico
yams weighing pound each. There
are peanuts from three different Sec
tions of the state, island cotton. broom
corn, velvet beans, various rirdS Of
clover and alfalfa Louisiana is great
sweet potatoe state and at the exhibit
are dozen varieties of this vegetable
which grow TO perfection. The show
ing of grains is fine one, including rice,
oats, millet and corn. There are sever
al stalks of second crop of Mexican June
corn 18 feet, 3 inches tall The repre-
sentatio Of cotton, tobacco, kafir corn,
watermeo ns, pumpkins, Soudar grass,
hemp and pile fine gaass are unsur
passed.
Crops grow every month in the year
in louisiana, which is rapidly becoming
the greatest citrus producing state in
the union. About 10000 new citrus,
orange, grape fruit and other fruit trees
were planted in this state in 1914. Out
Of Louisiana about 100000 boxes of
oranges were shipped last year
In the camel goods division, there
are asSort;nents Of toDasco sauce, pre-
served figs, pure cane syrup, okra and
beans.
There are rows of green frape fruit
and luscious per- immons. Beautiful
magnolia cones, from which bay rum is
made, and festoons of aromatic garlic
alorn this booth. Rice in the sheaf and
in the various stages of milling is
shown.
louisiana is said to contain TIE largest
salt nine in tre world. It IS six 6pn-
dred f .et beneath the surface OF the
ground ard - said to be as large as the
Interstate building at thc Wichita Fair
and Exposition. Bricks OF salt are
shown a. this exhibit. Worthy of mer-
Son arc the Mexican tree bcanS, wE;ch
are delicious when cooked with pork.
Spanish moss which hangs from many
trees in louisiana Is another decoration
Of this Eoot!.. There is d barrel O.
hu-aos, whic is Lcnisiana's rich blacl;
sol! predoinir ating IN the southern por-
ton of the state. Much of this is sclo
as fertilizer for gardens. -Wicaitt
Eagle.
We are indebted to Mr.. Justice f.
Oanechand Tor the foregoing very CON-
plimentory notice.
Mr.. Denechand at some time requests
the Journal to extend thanks to the
progressive Madison folk who assisted
so much in making the creditable show
ing referred TO in the Eagle.