The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-07-27
MILLER'S REPORT
SAYS CROWLEY Is
REAL RICE CENTER
Signal of that City Publishes
Some Facts as to
Reasons Why
LEADS ALL OTHERS IN
HANDLING OF CROP
MANY Mills Located in Aca-
dia Parish Capital at
Present

The Crowley Signal Of last Satur-
day contains the following story rel
ative to the position that city oc-
cupies in the rice industry which well
entities it to the sobriqueet "The Rice
City of America" Says the Signal.
If there are any of the faint-hearted
and dubious tribe who think that
Crowley's fame as 'The Rice Center
of America" is buncombe and selling
talk. they would spend a profitable
quarter of an hour in studying the la
est leaflet issued by the Rice Millers
association and at the conclusion OF
their investigation of the figurs dis
played therin would be fully convinc-
ed that the Rice City's claim is based
upon soud fact rathr than idle rumor.
Out of the total of 914,4S6 acres
planted in rice in the United States
this year. there are in Acadia par
ish 1920 acres given over to the
cultivation of the cereal, states this
report In other words 13 per cent
of the U. S. rice acreage is to be
found in Acadia parish. Next in rank
comes Vermilion parish, much larger
than Acadia with 1Os,s49 acres in
rice.
The whole state of Louisiana as
these figures show, has 4S2,54O acres
planted in rice this year which acre.
age is considerably more than halt
of the total U. s. acreage. Yet the
Acadia acreage of 1920 acres in
rice is 25 per cent of the whole state
acreage.
Again, when the selling end 81
the rice game is considered, we find
that Crowley is the selling point" foI
the frfc from "A, 200 acres. No othei
selling point shown in the whole re
port (taking in the whole industry
Is credited with as large an amount
or one nearly as large. Follwing Crow
lev comes Rayne with 50 400 acres
Lake Charles with 4S,050 acres Bean
mont $3.50 acres, and Kaplaa with
3S.615 acres. This superiority of Grow
lev over any other town or city II
this respect does away with the con
tention of several other places tha
they are the rice centers, and no
Crowley.
The last figures given show tina
Crowley is a selling point" for more
than 8 per cent of the United States
rice acreage. While this does no
necessarily mean that 8 per cent o
/, the rice is sold here. the difference
in yields per acre between this and 9th
er territories would not be so great a
to cause any material difference il
Crowley's standing if the per cen
was applied to barrels as well a
acres. And at any rate it show
conclusively that Crowley tops tn
list as a rice center and rightly dt
serves the title her enthusiasm
friends apply to her.
While the Millers' report shows tbs
the crop is S3.41 per cent under las
year. the fact is that it is not as shol
! at and around Crowley as elseWher
in the rice country, owing 70 the fa'
that Crowley is primarily arc cou
that Crowley is primarily rice cow
t try, while some other sections, wi
Y turn to other crops when rice doe
u not hold forth rosy propects.
il This fact viii work to the advan
!. age of Crowley in case of fair pri'
k for rice. as seems likely when the ge
> orally reduced acreage is 'onside
:. ed.