Cotton, corn and alfalfa are the chief crops produced on the alluvial bottom 

 lands above the sugar-cane regions. Thos2 in the Tensas, Macon and Boeuf 

 basins above Red River contain some of the finest producing lands, and with 

 proper care and cultivation and adequate drainage, will yield from one to one 

 and a half bales of long staple cotton to the acre. 



Corn is by far the most profitable crop that can be raised by the average 

 farmer on the alluvial bottom lands of Louisiana since the introduction of 

 better methods of cultivation. 



Not only are the alluvial bottom lands of the State the best that can be 

 had for growing of such staple crops as sugar-cane, cotton and corn, but they 

 are also ideally situated for live-stock raising and the production of meat. There 

 are thousands of acres of rich alluvial bottom lands awaiting the settler, that 

 can be had at very low prices. 



BLUFF LANDS 



The Bluff Land Section embraces an area of about 2,000,000 acres. These 

 lands are from 80 to 200 feet above sea level and have not been in any way 

 affected by the Mississippi River floods. The land is quite fertile and preferred 

 by some to the alluvial bottom lands. 



There is an abundance of good water from springs, streams and wells. 

 The land is somewhat hilly and is well adapted to dairying, live-stock grazing, 

 truck raising and generally diversified farming, including the following crops: 

 Cotton, corn, sugar-cane, oats, hay, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes and peanuts. 



Cotton is by far the most important crop, yielding in good seasons about 

 three-fourths bale per acre. Corn returns from fifteen to twenty-five bushels. 

 Lespedeza is highly prized for pasturage or hay. It yields about one ton per 

 acre, and in addition is a valuable fertilizer. Cowpeas are occasionally sown 

 in the corn for forage and this practice is to be commended. Crab grass grows 

 spontaneously and makes a good hay, yielding from one to two tons per acre. 

 Oats do well in this, as well as all other sections of Louisisana. Seed may be 

 sown from early October to the middle of December and the crop harvested 

 the following May. An average yield for what would be classed as a good crop 

 is around forty bushels per acre, and sixty bushels may be obtained in exception- 

 ally favorable conditions. 



Harvesting Oats in May. Average Yield 50 Bushels per Acre 



