The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-01-30
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Diversity Of Agricultural and Live
Stock Possibilities Shown in
Series of Interesting Pictures in
Gulf States Farmer.

Series of Interesting Pictures in
Gulf States Farmer.
South Louisiana, 'sthe land of God
knows what" as Herman J. Seiferth
SO apt1y and strikingly expresses
it, is given some very valuable pub
licity in the January number of the
Gulf States Farmer, an agricultural
journal OF wide circulation publish
ed in New Orleans. The front page
OF the magazine contains four fine
photographs of typical scenes in
south Louisiana, and throughout the
publication are scattered pictures
showing the varied agricultural re-
sources and possibilities of this ia
Vored section. These are theS same
illustrations which We're used h the
handsome folder issued recently by
the South Louisiana immigration AS
sociation, and they constitute a
striking presentation of south Lou
lsiana's claim to recognition as the
garden spot of the world. The titles
various views are as follows:
Correcting False Impressions
Agricultural products in Louisiana
are not confined to one crop, such
as sugar or cotton. They are here
threshing so bushels of oats to the
acre on the Elm Hall plantation, AS
sumption parish
An Indiana Stock Grower in Lou
isiana.-Hogs in soy beans. Bolds'
stock farm, Plaquemine, Iberville
parish
Forage Crops Grow Fast.-Picture
Of clover field taken ten days after
cutting. Murrell's Glenmore planta-
tion, Iberville parish.
Louisiana Getting in Line.-Silos
on the Manchac plantation in Iber-
vile parish.
Alfalfa, Too.-This is the third
crop of alfalfa grown on l. NJ. So
Mats Cedar Grove plantation, Iber-
vile parish.
Work and Play-High School with
City Square as playground for stu
dents, DonaldsonVille.'
Louisiana Discarding the One-Crop
System.-TWo hundred acres of to-
matoes for the northern market and |
the canning factory. Godchauxs Elm
Hall plantation, Assumption parish"
Good Roads.-Millions of dollars
being voted for just such roads. Gra-
vel road to station, Bayou Goula.
A Valuable By-Crop.-Nature
works while the master sleeps. Mum
son pecan grove, Assumption parish. "
Louisiana Beautiful. Typical sur
roundings in Louisiana home
Munson residence, Assumption par
ish. q
Healthy Looking Natives rhese
naiigs cat bred and u sssssesrs
n Supplies Catherine plaptation y
Ibervil1e parisA Z
supplementing the Photographic
display, and emphasizing the favora-
BILE impression created by the beau
tiful pictures, the following article
is presented in the same issue of
he publication, under the title,
South Louisiana is Moving to the
Front -
'AccumulatiVe evidence of the val
lie of south Louisiana lands for va
'iety in production is piling up. The
work being done by the South Lou
siana immigration Association is
results and in all of it /
one can see the handwriting of r.
5. Vickers, the hustling secretary
# that efficient organization. No
claim that has been made by that
body of believers in the everlasting
Of Louisiana-and es-
oecially south Louisiana-has ever
oeen disproven. They tell the truth
about that territory when they say
here are few places in the world
hat will compare with it in fertility
If soil, delightfulness of climate and
IS a money-making investment.
tsThe immigration association was
.ormed for the purpose of securing
j desirab class Of citizens for that
section and of dividing up the large
arms into smaller ones, thus in
,reasing the population and adding
% the wealth Of that section.
The association was organized to
promote the agricultural and indus
rial development of that section by
elling the world through the press
if it's resources and possibilities.
The hand of glad welcome is ex-
ended to all those who come to thatY
erritory and the people there pledge
to look after the social
Ind material welfare of all neW-eom-
ers. They have decided to take up
he new diversified crop idea and the
products Of that section are ample
proof of their success. a
Just as cotton was long king in I
north Louisiana, so has sugar cane |
1eId its sway in south Louisiana.
But the thrones of both these pow
7rful monarchs are now being shak-