Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-12-17

g P'"st"'s u eHsCt our oDJeGt specify wan
the aid Of science.
You are all aware, believe, the sugar cane
never comes to perfection IN any part oi Lou.
s1aoa--tt rarely blossoms, and never produces
seed capable OF ~propagatlng its kind but Is
produced, at considerable expense, from cut
tIngs; and as sugar, as a he, essary Of lite.
ranks next to wheat and rice, aud has become
a cit't article of maritime commerce
the attention OF scientific men, as well as ~.
telllgsn' planters, should he intensely dlrst led
TO discover, and II possible, produce new va
rieties OF The cane, better adapted to our eli
mate than any We have heretofore ttied-~and
also, 10 protect it from vicisstudes If weather
IN the course OF The t'gfIndlng season." Ths
last 10 a desldefatum and should awaken the
ingenuity Of every planter. l have no doubt
'h's end can be successfully attained. To at
tain this object, ] would suggest the plan oil
cutting and housing the cane IN rough sheds,
az soon as it shall have ripened sufficiently !;
or, of topping aud stripping tho cane before II
is ""'n1owed,' aud covering it with the tops
and blades, which will afford a better protee.
ton from The frost than the present plan OF
"wlnrowlng.' with the tops aud blades on the
stalk Iilus protected; the heat OF the
ground will coun'eracs atImosphei ic cold.
Ihe new tariff IL likely to give an iinpefds
to the culture Of sugar, winch viii bring all
the lands IN demand favorable for ts growth.
Ihe manufacture Oh sugar, If 1t shuu, q please
congress 10 continue tbe present Just an
equitable protection 10 the planter, must be-
come a source Of great wealth. to lire Stale.
| am not one OF those vino envy the protection
The sugar planter may receive from govern
nient, SO long as it does not interfere v 18th the
PROSPERITY OF other planting interests OF the
State. But | %reJoire. with all my heart, for
each and every eq rtabl. advantage the south
can obtain from the gensral government. |
have heard with su.Arse, cotton planters con-
denn the present duty on sugar as p trtIal Les
gls'at'on; when every intelligent man knows
That the duly on cotton has been and il mere
ly nominal in foreign ports, and that the duty
% sugars has amounted to n prohibition 10
those ports. And even now, the sugar plan
ter is not on equality with the cotton planter,
1t is not my purpose to impugn the motives Of
any class OF men but | think If those persons
inlrfiical to The present duty on sugar, would
search their hsarts, they would find Their OPP
position to spring from partisan tactics, IN
stead ot that noble, generous, and patriotic
love OF state and government, that should am
mate the bosom Of every Southern man.
The cultlVators OF tire cane can have no
just grounds OF alarm, from competition with
The products oi other plants, Those " new
and valuable discoUeries' OF sugar, II the beet,
the corn-staik ana tig happen to be very old /!
Ii has been long known to chemist that mos.
plants contain sugar. But the expense OF
'saltuIactuf,ng tits fnf6rlof sugar; and tie
small yleid OF sacCharine uiatter from the Sc
plants, Will always keep 1t beyond the reach
or competition with cane. All these s. great
dlscoverles' will turn out. ultimately, 50 lar
az competition 10 Concerned, like the search
alter gold IN vegetable matter. That gold is
a component part OF plants, every chemist
kDows-but the process was found too tedious
and expensive Tor the value and amount Of the
product. And such in my opinion, will be
the fate OF the r. cent 'dIsCoyeres' now 50
much iauded and TO winch SO little merit Is
attached.
Maze, or Indian Corn-This grain seems
to bs the universal food OF horses with Us.
We never feed cattle and Sheppard there
'ure command the highest consideration OF
the painter. The native country Of this va!u-
able gram has never been determined. A va
r'ety has been found in Paraguay, ind 8 .nons
IN The woods, But there ls no evidence It was
20 Wv ~ W. ''A'ti = ia TN
known to the ancient Gfecks aud Romans, and
ID not mentioned oy any travellers VINO visited
China, tndiaS and otner parts of ASA ana
Africa. II Is certain 1t never was known or
attracted attention IN Europe TIL after the vo
yaee Of Columbus. Thls gigantic grass-for
Ii uelorgs 10 the natural family grdminse,
seems to have found it's station betw zen
the 3O;1 aud 18Th degrees OF latIiude-lt evI-
dnufl ~ IsrraV,,rato a 10, tHn -. n,4 rarnp
produces The abundance obtained in the Md
die and Northern States. With US the cI-
male seems highly favorable TO its growth
the aiaIk H Vigorous and toIEy, but me yIeia
o. grain never comes up to our expectatolls.
But this is owing, | think, to detective cu!,
ture. We never practice deep ploughlng--
our tender regards for the repose OF the SUD-
soil will not suffer us to disturb it Unless
this soil is well loosened, it frequently holds
d superabundence OF water deieterous TO the
plant. There is a plough invented for this
express purpose, but | have never seen 1t
used IN this SLate--certaln!y It has lever been
introduced into this parish! The practi, e OF
some planters, OF !niersperslng corn with cot
ton, Is certainly repreheuss1Ie, and AR behind
the farming Intelligence Of the day. Tine
ruth Is, we pay 100 little attention. 10 the lm-
proved r~neIlf)rs Of cultivailDg corn practiced
III some vi the Western States. We are not
working III the hight ot new discoveries, o~-
in. in part to the unaccountabie apathy OF the
public press Of this State; until very recently,
in the cause of agriculture : and partly 10 cul.
pable md .ffereEce of the planters Themselves,
to the subject. | must, however, except tie
Baton Rouge Gazette--lt advocates our cause
with great ability, and is deservedIy popular
with planters. Our neighbor OF the Louisiana
Chronicle mas pleGg' d ~hInseiti also, and means
to battle right v~aiIantly in our Cause. | trust
to see valuable InpfoS ements in agriculture
brought tothe notice O. the public, thoug'. the
columns oil his Independent paper. And while
on this subject, / teel it to Ue my duty TO ad'
wise every planter bere to subscribe for the
=" Dollar Farmer," a large quartz OF sixteea
pages, published monthly, al the Office Of the
Louisville Journal, Louisville, Kentucky
This periodical is always filed with p.actIca
farming matter of the first lmportanca--th'
best treatment OF diseases Of hoIses, cattle
sheep, and hogs--and the best methods o
feeding, and taking care OF those animals
all new inventions AID improvements IN farm
'ng utensIls--tho grasses best adapted to va
! fIous soils and climates OF the vest ant
Soulh-,Eeir nutritious qualities. and n short
| all tie p~ractica. Information Of the day, va.ua
bic 10 the planter.
We are strangely deficient in grasses fl
! for hay. anu seem disposed to abandon any
further attempts to Obtain this valnaOIe de
sideraturn for stock. Bnt t" superards omni.
partum terendo and Petse. eratce. In'
coadluon o. stock IN wner has often deep,
aft cted me, aud if we should Judge .he hu
m4nsty of the planter by his s~,ock--eXpose'