Inset(s): Vicinity of New Orleans. To report an agricultural crime call 1 … For the decade beginning in 1896 its Commissioner was Jordan Gray Lee (1865-1945), whom the weekly Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer described as “able, energetic and untiring.” He later became the first professor of forestry at LSU and indeed is remembered as the “father of forestry in Louisiana.”, Dominating the broadside is a thematic map of the state, color-coded to indicate the agricultural potential of different regions. Light green, for example, indicates alluvial lands well suited to cotton production. The center also has communications, human resources, information technology and information technology units. The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. LSU Libraries' Technology Initiatives: lsudiglib@lsu.edu. Specializing in antique American maps & prints, This large, informative and surprisingly scarce broadside was an official document published by the Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration. Sub-Title: "A Phytogeographic Map Showing the Principal Vegetation Areas, All Principal Commercial Points, Town Populations and Railway Distances." Includes image of Schuler. Louisiana. Folds flattened, some loss to lower margin not affecting printed image, lined on verso. Inset(s): Vicinity of New Orleans. Schuler, Commissioner. The Board provided both regulation and technical support to the state’s agricultural sector while promoting its advantages to the rest of the country. Each institution contributes the digital items and the descriptive text for their collections. Information about the Louisiana Digital Consortium can be found here: http://louisianadigitalconsortium.org, Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration's map of Louisiana. Members include public libraries, academic libraries, museums, and archives from arcross the state. Agriculture & Forestry Department from Mapcarta, the free map. Louisiana Ag Magazine. The mission of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is to promote, protect and advance Louisiana agriculture and forestry and its soil and water resources.
Shop. Includes agricultural and geographical description of each parish (area, population, elevation, etc); natural resources, parish seats, light houses. Reconstruction Through Progressivism Collection. At upper right is an inset with a large-scale map of the area around New Orleans. Agriculture & Forestry Department. Louisiana State Board of Agriculture and Immigration. South. Based on the 1990 USDA Hardiness Zone Map, this interactive version covers the state of Louisiana which ranges from USDA Zone 8a to USDA Zone 9a. In South Louisiana, Nicholls State University partnered with Chef John Folse to create a Culinary Arts program — merging food science with culinary arts. Labs. Currently, there are 25 participating institutions in the LDL. I have not been able to locate another 19th-century copy of this map, though OCLC records copies issued by Rand McNally in 1901, 1902 and 1903, for a total of 12 holdings in all as of October 2015. Accession No. J[ordan] G[ray] Lee, Commissioner / Rand McNally & Co., Large broadside (42 ½”h x 27 ¼”w at sheet edge) featuring a lithographic map (19”h x 26”w) printed in colors, 1816 map of the Seat of War in Louisiana & West Florida, 1860 manuscript plan of Jefferson Louisiana, soon to be annexed by New Orleans, A rare and important plan of New Orleans by Henry Moellhausen. The LSU AgCenter provides a range of research-based educational information for the citizens of Louisiana.