A hand-book of Louisiana, giving general and agricultural features . • • • ? ? • U S POST OFFICE, MONROE. LA. LXXII PARISH HIGH SCHOOL, MONROE. LA of land. The formation is alluvial land and woodedswamp; tbe soil is very fertile and productive. It isdrained by the Mississippi and Tensas Elvers, BayousMacon, Vidal, Roundaway and Walnut. The Vicksburg,Shreveport and Pacific Railroad passes through theparish, east and west, and the new Gould line north andsouth. Tallulah, situated on these lines, is the parishseat. Water is good, cistern water being in general is the chief crop product
A hand-book of Louisiana, giving general and agricultural features . • • • ? ? • U S POST OFFICE, MONROE. LA. LXXII PARISH HIGH SCHOOL, MONROE. LA of land. The formation is alluvial land and woodedswamp; tbe soil is very fertile and productive. It isdrained by the Mississippi and Tensas Elvers, BayousMacon, Vidal, Roundaway and Walnut. The Vicksburg,Shreveport and Pacific Railroad passes through theparish, east and west, and the new Gould line north andsouth. Tallulah, situated on these lines, is the parishseat. Water is good, cistern water being in general is the chief crop product; corn, hay, oats, sugar-cane, sweet and Irish potatoes, peas, and sorghum, aresuccessfully raised. The fruits and nuts are, peaches,pecans, pears, apples, plums, pomegranates, figs, andgrapes. The timber is oak, gum, cypress, cottonwood,willow, hackberry, mulberry, locust, elm, and persimmon. The live stock raised are cattle, hogs, sheep andhorses. Game abounds, such as deer, bear, coons, opos-sums, squirrels, rabbits, wild turkeys, wild ducks andgees
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