Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-12-02
fFor he Baton Rouge Gazette,

VEMENTS IN THE CULTURE OF
SUGAR.
No state can, for any considerable length Of
time, BE- extensively commercials sehose i1sha-
biiants are moi Extensively agricultural
The above quotation, IN our opinion Is GER
tainly correci, but to be extensively agrlcultu-
raj we have also III u great degree to eicon-
rage the mechanical and chemical sciences,
because, without the latter, The former would
be like d chip without a rudder. In our for
ner communications we have spoken OF the
progress Of "Malerial Science" Of the daily
improvements III agriculture and the mecha-
mic arts and of the important discoveries since
the introduction of steam power, as applied 10
labor saving purposes, &c. Let US now make
some comparisons and see whether PRACTICAL
ly those improvements, wherever they nave
been adopted, can be made profitable and be-
~ncfirial to the undertaken,
We would here remark, that it has long
been our belle that The day is not tar distant,
when the sugar. mixing III ttlis state viii be
finally brought TO a syBse.al, ard That tho plati'
ter will ..reap his harvest" in hall the time,
with half the labor and expense from what IT
did formerly. The best reason we have Tor
believing so is, the equal development OF me-
~clanical and chemical sciences which now
become SO apparentin this country, and which
has carried lts Influence in every department
Of the usefu arts.
In stating that We are acquainted theoreti-
cally with a good plumber Of the improve
ments and inventions that have taken place
in the culture Of sugar, for the last ten or
twelve years in Louisiana, we say 80 because
our opportunities have been ample, and espe-
ciafiy within the last four years, our know
ledge and observation has been entirely of a
practical nature We have seen throughout
the sugar districts the various m0dus opeTandi
for tile boiling and clarifying of sugar. We
have critically observed the plaia of Archi-
bald, Gutrich, Relian, Penny, and a host Of
others and with all due regard for the authors
of those plans and experiments, we now think
that the inventions and improvements OF a la
ter date are decidedly more practicable, lead
ing to great economy, and thereby the most
useful. af7st6 a@ 5A5 N7#
We shall now take the reader along to
those places where new inventions and i'm
provefnents have been adopted to great adyan-
tage in the culture of sugar. We start from
v. LIE Blanc, Esq, West Baton Rouge. Here
we find a new and commodlous sugar house,
well arranged, with a steam chimney of a
new style, where the yapor rising from the
kettles through as it were a double roof, and
ascends with greater rapidly from its con-
struction, leaving the house always clear Of
that steam, the drippings of which, in the old
constructed chimney, produce much incon-
venience. That style Of chimney has been
adopted to our knowledge, on several planta.
tons along the coast. There are also on this
place various new implements Of hnsbandry.
constructed by the enterprising proprietor all
Of which are IN successful operation.
About three miles below, we arrive at Jas.
McCalop, Esq, one Of the most industrious
planters in Louisiana. We shall call this the
Palace Sugar Houses This establishment has
adopted many internal improvements, and VIC
are persuaded that for &C mfort, cleanliness,
system and economy, it is certainly an excep-
ton In The state: the whole IL In classic order,
mills, kettles boilers, furnaces, rooms, &c.
are all newly constructed for the purpose of
making good clean sugar, for saving time and
of course for making money. We are assured
by the proprietor that next year the USE
full addition Of sheds and apparatus for burn,
ing and saving the baggasse will also be made.
The sugar made at this place this season is
very fine. it is of a most excellent grain, brill
liant and hard, IL seems to be Of quality that
will last. 3IH hEsH #HE bard 4#HlIFH@ g.
We stop at Sostheue Allan, East Baton
Ronge, here we have a new beginner in sugar
making. Mr.. A. has also adopted some late
and judicious improvements, which promise
10 do well, particularly Mr.. Harrivel's Patent
Sugar Skinner. We really consider that as
one ofthe most essential considerations in the
making of sugar, aud there cannot be aidoubt
that all who will see its operation will think
so and adopt il. at their sugar-houses. 4aHa
A little below we arrive at Fergus Duplan-
tier, Esq. This gentleman has been at it for
thirty years, and from his great experience
we can profit. Ofthe late improvements here
we have spoken before, but we shall say a few
words of the results. There has been no in.
terruption, Gas it was reported a few days
since) in any of the new improvements, here
| all is favorably reported by the proprietor,
who has Just stated that he had finished ma
king sugnr NOV. 20th) and although his crop
is, as is generally the case this year, very
small, that with his new process he has only
been at it rs days, when the same amount OF
sugar, with the same number of hands would
have taken by the old system three weeks
longer, also saving an enormous quantity OF
wood, and as regards the quality Of the sugar,
it is bettea than he ever made before. We
are of opinion that the above saving of time
and material, and the difference paid for the
quality Of the sugar, the expenses made for the
new improvements, will be nearly called
| the first year, it is therefore our belief that
| Mr.. Ripoll's process for making sugar as tes-
ted at this place, is not only the most feasible
| in its features but the most economical.
Below this place we find Josiah Barker, esq,
where several new improvements have been
tested, one in particular, Mr.. Bryan's Cane
Cutter. This machine is wellspoken Of. The
trial made on the place in presence of e
intelligent planters, who unhesitatingly gave
| il their appreciation, being satisfied of its prac-
ticability and of its essential utility. There
are other improvements in contemplation. of
| which we intend to speak hereafter. The SUI
gar made at this place is Of good quality.
We of course called on David Chambers,
ESQ.,, of Iberville. This 'going-a-head" gen.
tleman always makes fine sugar, as he
has proved the last two years as a competitor
at the Fair. We wonder if he will stand for
competition this year! In descending the
river we intend to give further details of the
results in the parishes below this.
E5#4f III MORE ANON.
TAX ON WHIsKEY.-The Philadelphia
Sun suggests a new source of revenue, to
be devoted TO the payment Of the public
debt of Pennsylvania. The editor recon-.
mends a tax on all homemade spirits con-
sul.,ed or distilled in the State, and de.
clares it would pay the interest on the