of the House. desired to know whether they could furnish all the rice consumed in this country. Mr. Dupr6 replied: That would furnish all we could use. and I am satisfied that. if the immigration continues at the rate at which it has been coming in for the last four or live years from Kansas. Iowa. Michigan. and several of the Northwestern States. and the consumption increases in the same ratio. I wouldnot be at all surprised if. in five years. we make 20.000.000 bushels of rough riceIn the State of Louisiana alone. Mr. President. the total domestic production for the year 188889 was 137.285.600 pounds. and of this Louisiana produced 93.663.000 pounds. and I should not be surprised if the crop in Louisiana this year equaled 125.000.000 pouds.
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