The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-07-05
MILLION ACRES
RICE PLANTED
by FARMERS OF
UNITED STATES

DeduHlOnt, lcAt'o, o"iJ 49,
the first time rice is growing on more
than one million acres in the Unltc9
States. according to the preliminary
,creage estimate for 1918 completed
W the Southern Rice Growers as
ISOLATION today. The acreage is dis
ributed as follows:
Louisiana, 573,1O8; Texas, 244,-
O3; Arkansas 167,911; Caroline,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mis-
issippi, 5000; California, 10000.
his indicates an increase OF l6.S
YER cent, when compared with thu
.creage for 1917, which was 96l,
US. This year the acreage for Lou
siana, Arkansas and Texas is 96l,
%, or 24,O47 greater than for th'
United States in 1917.
A feature of the Associations es-
innate is the remarkable increase re-
ported in the number Of acres deVot-
ID to the Sol Wright Varieties Of
ice, known as Blue Rose, Louisiana
earl, Early Prolific and Edith, de-
,eloped on the Wright farm near
'rowley, Louisiana. A few years
,go these rices were little known.
This year 76 per cent of the Louis
lana. Arkansas and Texas acreage IS
bearing them. Edith rice was plant
I'd in a small way in California in
1917 and yielded splendidly, and the
acreage was increased this year. Ear
Prolific is also being cultivated III
hat state now and experiments are
oeing conducted with the other Varl-
ties. Eventually the Wright Vari-
ties will displace Japan rice in Cali
sornia, it is expected. These varie
les are hardy and yield heavily,
which makes them valuable to the
planter and entities their propagation
% the full measure of credit that
'hould be accorded the originator Of
my cereal of superior quality.
The general condition of the crop
IS excellent, the estimate reports.
Some of the Texas crop is threatened
| ~ salt water, but the situation is
aot nearly as trying on that account
IS it was at this time last year.
Louisiana has an acreage of $751;
| 1903. It's 1917 acreage was 500,860D
CHS years acreage is divided as fol-
ows: Honduras 70,11O acres, Blue
Rose 325,7S7, Japan 29,95O; Louis
ana Pearl 1882, Early Prolific
| ,6,246, Carolina $500, Edith H.
}24. The largest acreage is that Of
he Rayne-C Crowley district, which is
l21,985. The Gueydan-Abbeville
district is next with 104,600. Then
comes the Jennings district with
! 64,807, the Welsh district with A..
l42 and the Lake Charles district
With 45,470. The Mississippi river
parishes have an acreage of 66,639
Texas has an acreage of 244,103
n 1917 it was 224,569. This year.,
acreage is divided as follows: Hon.
1uras 1853, Blue Rose 142,677, ia
nan 9,S45, Louisiana Pearl 32,525
Early Prolific 36,537, Carolina l.,
Up, Edith $3.50. The Beaumont
district heads the list with 86,O9t
acres. The Bay City district is
next with 40,472. The Houston dis
srict is third with 35,552.
Arkansas has an acreage of 1877,
Oil. In 1917 it was 49, LAG. This
) years acreage is divided as follows
Honduras 46,041, Blue Rose A.,
SO, Japan 1907, Louisiana Pear
285, Carolina 44,547, Early Prolific
25,063 Edith 1,OS9. The Stuttgar
district leads with 59,6O4 acres. Thu
Dewitt district is next with 39,2S4
acres, and the Carlisle district fol
lows with $3.50.
The United States acreage is di
vided as follows: Honduras IA, 10
Blue Rose 516,O43, Japan 1853, 1O2
Louisiana Pearl 1903, 636, Early Pro
life 117,84G, Carolina 54,828, Edit
1868. Total 1,113,122 acres.