THE TEXAS RICE BOOK. 43 



RICE PROSPECTS, AC ADI A PARISH, LA. 



TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND ACRES CAN BE PUT 

 INTO RICE. 



Houston Post. 



Crowley, La., December 8. Acreage in rice the coming sea- 

 son, based upon the average amount irrigated by the different 

 canals, is as follows : 



Acres. 



Lechtenstien & Hechinger canal 20,000 



Abbott Duson canal 20,000 



Acadia canal IS* 000 



Abbott Bros, canal 12,000 



Crowley canal 10,000 



Railer canal 10,000 



Morris Miller canal 12,000 



Ferre canal 12,000 



Midland canal 10,000 



Hurd & Wright canal 4,000 



Numerous smaller plants 20,000 



Total 145,000 



Amount of rice land covered by these different canals will 

 equal 250,000 acres, but more or less of it is left out each year. 



In the east and northeastern portion of this parish some cot- 

 ton is grown, possibly 15,000 to '20,000 acres. 



Cane, about 500 acres in small patches. The production of 

 cane and rice does not effect the cotton acreage in this section. 

 Rice can not be produced to advantage on cotton land and vice 

 versa. On account of price of cotton there will very likely be a 

 15 per cent increase in acreage of that staple. 



Rice, the increase largely depends upon the planting season. 

 On account of increased immigration it is possible there will be 

 an increase of 10 per cent in the acreage. 



CALCASIEU PARISH, LA. 



THE WELL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE INCREASED ACREAGE. 



Welsh, La., December 8. The acreage in rice planted this 

 year was 50 per cent increase over last year, the yield varying in 

 increase from 50 per cent to 75 per cent over last year. The deep 

 well system proved a success last year and insures still an in- 

 crease of 75 per cent or 100 per cent acreage for next season. 

 Homeseekers are flocking into our town. Lands that were of- 

 fered* two years ago for $10 and $15 per acre are now being 

 rapidly taken at $38 and $40 an acre. On 270 acres one farmer 

 raised 2,700 sacks or barrels of rice, realizing in proximity of 

 $8,000. These are figures, not fiction. 



