Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-09
AMERICAN SUGAR CROP.

While the wlule commercial aud tading world srrm
Ia be taken silh ssiunshneni the increased puduc>
non of Collua IN the United STATES the immensely rap
III progress II other species II production uveflnrked
The increase TIA the provision crp aune since 1850, Is
said 10 be equal To the whole pedu toa II thai year
Only CIV years since nne-ienihs ul the Sugar used
this country Was the product 81 lufegn labof We find
In the hIs, number oi the Commrrrial Review, new
an very valuable mouihly. published al New Orleans,
mos, instructive arlce on tie extension al the Sugar
Crop In Louisiana. the important facts from Which
We beg leave 10 present 10 unr readers.
The culture Il cane first inliodnrcd into luusi-
ifon II. D9mingpby the Jtsnl. asenly as les g
The Malabar ot Creole cane vas fret uecd then the
u ahee. and finally ih, X hhon ptuductd liom Geor,
cia by Mr Coiton IN lol7 This last IS IN general
nse-as il aiures ard better rossis early
Ter, The manufacture OF Sugar commenced III isl
Ncw OHcaus--rratucl ) 600 pounds per
quality equal To the best 81 Dgnngo huscovado. IL
I1si. Louisiana @as cealrd Ia Spain. nnd The cOllut
erased III l19l IN 1876. plantation produced
ernn worth St2 G00--st,i - -" - -
was slow. and there were only lew plantations "Hae
srSs#T ssS 1917 The extent of Production is moi
known. IL 1878. II reached - coo hocsheads- and
cattle was ihe only power used In 1922 steam in
nducec and The product extended 80 900 hog sheads
Fnm thai tIie to L 10 the crup continued 10 increase
an 1t reached 10000 hhds SiGee the passage ot
Che Iarn Act Ut 1912, the extension ct the culture has
been exceedingly rapid. The crop Of lsli'5. amour
Ted 10 2ol ~ hog sheads OF 900 pounds each-equa
" osOAo ahhhS Iaci HfHNtif3uS. II u tSilifa
led. yields a, least 80 galHs Of hossses The whole
consumption Of The United States is estimated al 800
OUO.OoO founds. ~ that II the culture increases With
cqual rspdl,y Tor ten years come. Louisiana, Texas
and Florida, viii produce every pound required in the
Union.
We learn from the article frun which all those facts
are taken, iha cane is now cultivated nineteen parish
es m Louisiana and thar prora ratons 70 mnhnu for
IL nding the culture 10 five others The number of Su
gar Estates 81 1913 Al. Was 76i-saves employed
o0OIo-seam engines do, luS- Nurse do 35l - api.
is invested So. 100000 Duding the presept wear !,
ia estimated that 4l0 Cotton Estates i'll 90 into the Su.
gar business,
Until 1881 il was supposed lha, the Louisiana Su
CARS Were too aoak Tor refining but The Introduction Of
the rneuo process has pved the incorectnrss of this
opinion, aud some six are now emf AGED in the
Trdnclion u White Sugars and such are Ito improve,
rasnts now going that the Nfii,r IN the Eergir IS O,
The ep'nion that IN lew wears Louisiana wll supply
the whole Union with hie Sugars directly from The
cane. Speaking OF The probable spread Ut The culture.
The same writer says:
1.-The extent IL Sugar lands embraced in tho ,bnve
parishes, aud which could be pat niu cultivation at the
ordinary expense OF clearing and draining would he
81 ihceui 10 supply the whule consumption Of the
United STATES by applying 10 our ia, lards fpr few
years. The artificial draining vi Holland. (and more
particularly 10 the tract Western coast between
ihe sea and the Mississippi lands enough could be re.
claimed supply besides. the nption Of large
portion Of Ennpe."
Thus much for the extent uf the Sugar culture in
Louisiana. Who messure It's limits, when the full
productive pouefs OF Texas aud FLORIDA are added 1,
ihuse OF HE atoteno tuned Sise2 Is ii likely that
~ quarter 81 a century American Sugar like Amer
irap Cotton VIII be forcing ITSELF into every make,
The weird. aud that The productive industry Of The
Country will be compelled 10 search out some other en-.
roymeni v hose reward viii be more ade anae to The
labH hes'owrdi Then viii open new field of enter
Prise. The Vine & The Mulberry will Ike their plare
b"sde ihe Csie and the Cotton plaui The Fas, and
the Nesi-Georgia aud Cahforna will vie with
each oher ~ the grea, OF wealth and Improve,
n.eht.
---"Can these things be-
And overcome us like summer cloud
Niihont our special wonder ~
Truly, as M. Dallas says. The ''pngfess Of youni
America Is lffssisibly onward
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