Show PERIQUE TOBACCO IS PECULIAR CROP BATON ROUGE La L Jan 2 2 By By The Associated A Press Press-Iu Press lothe the parish of St James a 0 a short WAY from New Orleans Is a a his hll- historic his historic and picturesque industry In Infinitesimal In comparison with many of the other bountiful agri- agri agricultural agri agricultural cultural crops crop of the state tate but which i Is peculiarly This is the tIme PerIque tobacco In- In Industry Industry In Industry alone In tn the world wold First grown many ago ogo b bu buan l an Acadian whose name the tho th to- to tobacco to tobacco bacco now bears bear Its has been kept up since by direct descend descend- descendants descendant ants ant of the original M 31 Cultivation Is confined to a ver small ver small area on tho the banks banka of th MissIssippi where IL a a favorable combination of soil soli and climate Is la particularly adapted to It itt rl growth This tobacco which lode Its chief use as aa a for mixtures Is I exceedingly strong with a distinct flavor and aroma Not many mOre men than OO acres are given over to Iu its lt growth Is raised In much the same manner as an any other sun aun to- to tobacco tobacco to tobacco bacco the th land being bellie properly proper plowed over and the tha rows so at s about about five feet apart The seed Is sown early In January ry and r rc- rc rc planted In March or April Th Thc hArvesting Is done don li in July The tobacco then Is hung In the th sheds to dry stripped and placed In presses pressel until the th following March or A April when It la is I r ready ady for the market markot Frequently however li It Itla la is not sold until thre three or four years foul years yeara old as u like wine improves with age The yield Is II about 00 pound pounds a to the acre and Its It price fluctuates with the th demands demand of the th market |