Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-06-26
LETTER FROM PROGRESSIVE PLAIN
IArgent, Concordia Par, Ia.
June l4th, 1914. !

IArgent, Concordia Par, IA. i
June l4th, 1914
Editor Concordia Sentinel:
My Dear Sir:-It may interest SOM 4
your readers to know conditions in tn {
the northeast section OF Concordia -
ish. This neighborhood has Just finishsi /
threshing oats.
MIR. s. l.. MaxwelPs IS acres producei
81 2-3 bushels of fine oats to the acso
All stock was kept off his oat field. III.
Chas. Alwood's IS acres made Good 2
bushels to the acre. Was heavily -.
tured. Mr.. ]. w. Odin's IS acree mr. 4
81 l-2 bushels. They were not pssturea 4
My own little crop Of 81 3-4 acres ms {
IS l-2 bushels of heavy, clean oats, whild
Mr.. f. G. Rhodes had one field whiek
made So bushels to the acre, and weigh
10 pounds to the measured bushel.
These yields OF oats indicate that Loulu 4
lana soil is good stuff" If given hall -
chance. Our corn promises well, spite 4
the continued dronth. Our cotton croo + 4
the best chance this section has sen =
years; the stand is good, the stalk ~
and bushy, heavily fruited right Il e 4
ground. Mr.. f. C. Rhodes says that, 4 J
all his life in this section, since 1881, ~
has never had so promising proapo1(
for cotton. Our tenants realize the coaH. \
tons, and are giving their crops the ~.
est and most careful attention, the ~
cultivation, and all are picking the ~
weevil and infected forms BY hand -
burning them, according to Governnls1(
instruction through our field agents, nj. Z
Burnley and Mr.. Vance. They will o.. (
tinue this until the crop is,fnisl,ed, NJ
the hope Of certain reward OF Z hoot1
crop, and God grant that be given the4
for they have worked faithfully and 81,
My opinion lie, that we must MT -
pend 90 much upon cotton. 1t \ un<3
certain at best, and the most expendzo
crop to raise that ever saw. II evgG
planter would cut down HE cotton orl6
one-half, put the balance in oats ~
fall, following the oats with peas, H.
reap and thresh both crops, mot han1.
pick the peas, TOO expensive.) retain Il
seed oats and peas and sell the hAlon0{
when the market is right, these plsslo1j
would realize the best rental per en-.
tout OF these two crops, in one yen}o<
time, that they have ever enjoyed. ld
low the pea crop with corn and cottoo.
thereby increasing their yield 50 per 90
then back to the oats and peas aeain
This rotation, il strictly followed, %
free the planter Of his cotton debts, -
enable him to feel like real man a&nla|
and bring prosperity to this unfortunGl
country. Then we must raise our 20 +
stock. l never failed to pay out iFuu
$500. 90 to $4,000 per year for mules -
til this year, and all my neighbour q
likewise, or worse.
Cattle and hogs are moet valuable -
paying crops and easily raised. In r.
in this favored climate, they almost ~
themselves. But our Police Jury shocl
insist on one thing--the emascuIaiion z
all male cattle running at large. ! -
an expensive Hereford bnll and -
persuaded two Of my friends 70 bog
Hereford, yearling bull, each, for ~
little herds, at a cost OF $4,000 each -
they are fine animals, too. But whuf
the use? We have to keep our bull -
fined in spal pastures or lots, Wills q
cows must run on the range, during
day, subject to, the scrub bnlls OF 2
neighbors or negro tenants. too lay =
Indifferent, to care. The progressive 9
needs protection from such creatures
least, until he can perfect his pastu
EXCUSE the length Of this epistIe. 2
the possibilities Of this country ase = Y
great, feel it is well to call attentioa > !
few of them. would like to hear +
other sections Of this big and fertile -
ish and wish some intelligent bro''
planter would occasionally tell " OF g.
ditions in his neighborlIood and
make our paper a great local paper, 49,
with Concordia news. How IL the on 9 4
velopment Of our parish or near u,
the Sunilower farm? Tell US Of 81
news and interesting efforts to pus' =
ward our section.
Your friend,
OMAR C. RICHIE i