

Strawberries — a Million-Dollar Crop 



Strawberries 



Commencing about February 25th and continuing through the berry season, 

 tourists and travelers will be greeted at every railroad station in the Piny- 

 woods Strawberry Section by the cry of "Strawberries!" "Strawberries!" 

 "Strawberries!" as the smalj boy cries his wares to the traveling public. This 

 sight is just as familiar as the city newsboy selling the morning paper. 



The principal strawberry section is that territory east of the Mississippi 

 and north of Lake Pontchartrain, from which more than two million dollars' 

 worth of berries is shipped annually. These berries have a celebrated reputation 

 for quality and flavor and the "Louisiana Strawberry" has become a household 

 name with the northern housewife. 



The Louisiana berry finds a ready market in all the larger cities of the North, 

 carried by fast freight trains in refrigerator cars, arriving in Chicago the third 

 morning, and if shipped by express, the berries are on South Water Street the 

 second morning. 



Fabulous returns have been made by the strawberry and truck grower in 

 this section. The capacity of the soil to produce under intensive cultivation 

 has not been thoroughly tested. It is not unusual for an acre to produce from 

 300 to 400 crates of strawberries, which gives the farmer a net average return 

 of $3.25 per crate, or $975 to $1,300 per acre. 



Twenty acres under intensive methods of cultivation means a home and 

 independence for the man of small means. 



Citrus Fruit 



Along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana on both banks of the Mississippi River 

 below New Orleans, exceptional opportunities are offered for citrus fruit grow- 

 ing. The great fertility of the soil, the mild temperature and the abundant 

 rainfall, with excellent market facilities, mark this region as a distinctive citrus 

 fruit belt and should be held in much higher appreciation. Nothing but a lack 

 of knowledge of the opportunities it has, prevents the country from being further 

 advanced in its development. The naval orange produced in this section is 

 without doubt the best orange grown in the United States. The Louisiana 

 sweets and the tangerine grown in this territory are famous for their fine qual- 

 ity and are in high demand. Grapefruit finds here conditions suitable for its 

 greatest production, and the extension of orchards will undoubtedly take place 

 very rapidly. , 



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