The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-06-01
-rHE FORGIVENESS OF NATURE
pER CONSTANT 5ENEDIcTIoN'

A few there are who recall the
brilliant career of the late John J.
ingalls,. once United States senator
srom Kansas. The red-headed states
nan from the sunflower state won
renown as an orator, debater, poet
and a philosopher, and when his po-
4itfcal career was terminated by the
u0Uulfte wave that disrupted Kansas
and William A. PETER, the bewhisker-
"a was elected ingalls, successor IN
me senate, the appreciative people Oh
xbe nation, regardless of political
creed. brsathed a sigh Of regret at the
nassing of one of the nations great
men.
of all the words of wit and Wis
sOm that fell from Ingalls, lips there
wsrg none perhaps more touching
more inspiring than his famous apos-
srophe to Grass" wherein he gave
EXPRESSION to the caption of this edi-
aorfal. We do not recall the entire
assav but the words quoted are suffi-
esent to stamp the effusion as an i'm
mortal item in American lierature
We can well. appreciate Ingalls,
words in Undertaking grass" for ne
represented commonwealth that
was notorious for it's lack, during
vears of drouth, Of that susten-
nance for beast sent to these earthly
shores by the benificent hand OF ma
re and Of Natures god. We Louis
anfans. looking about on our We'll
wafered prairles and woodlands, Where
Dame Nature has been profuse IN iav'
fshing her gifts for the betterment
af mankind. could and would appre'
efate the abundant grass if we had Dut
she opportunity of taking squtnt at
me marched prairies of Ingalls, state.
INGALLS, knew the difference and his
appreciation Of the abundance OF
grass were well expressed in his fam
Gus essay.
II Kansas had possessed the wealth
az Louisiana grass her wealth from
the cattle industry alone would have
STAINED untold bounds. AS it is. her
argiculturalists have had to wrestsf
With the demon Drouth and wage the
contest along scientific lines in order
70 produce food for stock that grows
here in wild riot without any effort OF
xhe part of man.
This profusion betokens much fol
mis- state, and if the Ben who are
interested in cattle growing on botf
barre and .n2l, scales would but taxi
advantage of what we have the state
would quickly leap into the front ranks
Of cattle growing commonweaFths o
che union. Once. in the dim Ions
ago. when the unpopulated plains tur
ufshed free grazing for many herds
me state produced beef cattle at
minimum of expense; but with IN;
xhfckening population came demand
Sor the untitled acres for agricultural
wmposes and the split. post and tn
narbed wire soon destroyed the range
md made Of once picturesque lands
zane but a field of corn, rice or col
1oR-
Tb,s n1aced an entire differen
nhase on the industry Of cattle rails
ing and the .oldtime methods VII
SEVER be brought forth from the dea'
past for they are Of an age long gon'
and impossible of being revived.
Farmers in this state, in their ques
mr. wealth, have abandoned catti'
svrowing on a large scale and attempt
al to wrestle with cotton planting
win all its attendant hardships. IheS
have grown the Stalk and seen tn
weevn get the fruit; they have seer
aF,eIr acres become depleted OF natu
nj fertility by successive years O
wcEskfnning and. looked on helpiesslS
and hopelessly while they followed
ne same old rut.
There Is but one way out OF the
Aongle and that is to beat the weeVi
ana ether insect enemies galore by
@urnine- worn acres to grass-some
fnfng mar the weevil lets along ouE
mig his nonadic career, and worn sol
anoe, aarpetod gy grass will begin '9
-wCain the fertility stolen by sense
less system Of agriculture. Rains may
wash the corn; drouth may threaten
abstraction to all crops. but grass
44he forgiveness of nature her con
.s.rt heuedfction," will prove the ina
aviation for man.