Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-10

sterling agricultural work The american l.
4ricuHuatisi, published by The MIessrs. Al
len. New York
SOUTHERN PRODUCTS.
mississippi Ciy, 18th Eeb. 1892.
A. II. ALLEN, ESQ - country offers
the strongest indurenlant to manufacturers,
particularly Of course COTTON and wnuIlen
goods which would find p large home market.
The raw material being made on tbs spot, and
then the article manufactured wanted fef
CONSUMPTION our fine water ruWsr. mid
and healthy ciimatp~=verv far SURPRISING for
health any point in the northern states
would induce people skilled in the business
10 work here Iog the same wages they de-
north and they wsuId greatly prefer it
when we'll acquainted with The facts as they
really exist. | knew the northern people
generally consider the whole South q Erfre-
vnr3. The reason this idea is So prevalent
is, that heretofore 10 attention has been given
TO the hedlhy portions Of our country, be-
cause there The lands are So poor compared
with those where The country is eickly, aud
We are now but beginning 10 learn the capa-
bilitles and value Of our peer lands.
Another important branch Of business is
likely 10 do much Ter this section Of country.
The palmetto root. which almost rovers the
country near tho ena-shole. ia found te rst1-
tain a large quantity ei tannir, whether as
much as oak bark ! cannet say but from eK-
pertinent. ! hpDr it contains plenty 10 answer
all The purposes for carrying on the tanning
business successfully. These rovfs Law al
most on the ton Of the ground, three to Ion
or twelve starting from one common centre,
81 top root, and frequently grow len feet long,
and from two aud a half 10 four inches dia-
meter, Of a spnngY fibrouF texture. the leaves
springing out Of the extreme end, which
lengthens The main root rs the old leaves fall
of. The main ROT IS attached firmly 10 the
grcurd by small fbrpls rests growing out,
and directly down freln the lower side Of tho
main root.
This root car be dug Up and ground cheap
or than sak bark. besides the clearing of the
land which is an important consideration, as
taking up these roots has heretofore been
considered the most expensive part IF sur
clearing. All now sell our hides tn the
netthnfh patent fruusrs and steemahers. who
instead sf tanning. rot the hides, 90 ~ 10 make
them soft. and then glue or paste. instead al
sewing the shoes together. and then ship back
and sell us what they call cheap shoes and
, boots ! wore cut four pair Of these besis
last year, and was harefset abeve half nv
time at that. But hereafter we will tan our
own hides with our palmetto root and make
ctr own shoes. one pair Of which will out.
wear three Of the patent etsam-fnttinr ma.
chimes. Thus YOU see there is q strong in.
ducement for industrious, hsnest. and enter.
nrieinr tanners and sllnemaRprs tn locate ir
I this poor country, where they will not have
to tl4aw their oil and wax by a fire. before
they can put it on the leather and thread II
winter and you may depend upon it, the
time is now ut hand. when the people of the
! south will give great preference to articles
manufacturer in their own climate. The
feeling has been brought about by The igno.
rance aud fanatiCism Of Some. and the bad
I faith OF manufacturers /. and unless The pee
pie of the north put a stop 10 these evils. they
, will be compelled 10 rntneFe south if the,
wish 10 manufacture fer tho people Of this
country.
Tptntd Rica.--Ihe upland rice yieldH .
, fine crop on nur poor sandy ridges. and vii
, not grow nn wei lands. II differs very little
in appearance from The lowland rice. 1t is
generally planted IN drills about eighteen
= inches apart. about the Isl Of APRIL. ans
worked with both pIslgi, and hoe ts keep eli
weeds end grass. After the rico natures il
= is cut. 1t grows up from the root. and yields
= a good crop of hay the game season, and Oft
[ On springs up frem the root The next spring,
Another methed. said by some TO be better
, is TO SOW broad cast, and harrow in. thet
cover The ground two inches thick with old
: rice straw. which keeps down the grass and
weeds, and neurlshes the growing crop. Tht
2 upland rice will yield here about 1000 pounds
9 nf clear rice per mere. Irrigation has no
where been ptaetiGed in this country, although
, it could be done with a tritiing expense il
many places, and ! hope soon 10 see it falrl,
tried.
Our population is yet very sparse, and The
tercst and sea yield ur a b%ountlful support
without much work here we do not feel the
necessity of improving oar resources. But q
spirit OF emulation in agricultural matters is
manifesting itself. and we may reasonably
!, hope soon to SEE a happy change here for the
better. Seven copies of your paper are now
taken III This noIghsorhood, and about as
many more from various other places. A
Twelve month age. there bad never been an
agricultural paper of any kind taken or read
here. Our country at present Is settled with
a quiet, happy, aud contentod pe91le, and a
little more industry tslA Intelligence would
give US al envinblo stand. All we want is
a little more stimulus, which a few good, IN
dustrioua, Intelligent farmers etnigrating
among us would give, it orr disease (idlencea)
did not prove most contagious, and eeize on
thcm before their habits Of industry would
on US.
| have not yet succeeded in getting The her
ba spagna grass seed from Italy, | ycster-
day convorsod with a gentleman from Italy,
1 who did not know this grass by thai mans,
but thinks 1t the SAINT as 0 grass called sud
dY pronounced soodW in the island Of Sicily.
he Is also OF opinion It will succeed we'll here.
| tried last fall what Ia called bird corn here ;
| find | can make a large quantity Of fodder
by cultlvating it--say three tons per acre each
cutting, and it yields three crops a year.
This, with the pea, sweet potato, and pin
dar vines, with crop graes, which grows
very finely, we most rely on at present for
hay. | see DR.. M. w. Philips thinks the
grass | brought from Cuba, the same as the
Bermuda grass Of louisiana it may be SO,
but | doubt it, although I think it of tho same
family. The DR.. | think is mistaken about lis
having seed it has a tasseL with the appear
Gncc of seed, but | have never been able to
grow it from the seed, and have tried it faith