Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-08-07
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bA.-From The letter Of an intelligent cor.
respondent Of The st. Louis Republican,
dated "Camp San Juan de Bueha Vista,
near B%altillo, Mexico, Feb. 10Th, ls47,"
We make The following etiraets-tbe first
Of the the agricultural productions Of Con.
hula
The chief agricultural productions from
the Preside to Mon6lova, hs says, are corn,
sugar and cotton Of the latter, not mueh
Ii grown, de- there are no gins or factories,
and but little demand for It. II grows
finely, The stalk being never killed by the
cold Of winter. II might be prohtably eul.
ivatsd If there was a demand for IL.
Sugar grows finely, and only needs a
liule care and adequate machinery to ena.
Bile The inhabitants to produces large quar-.
titles oft. 1t is not grained as with US,
but when In syrup Is run into nettlds re.
sembling small loavss Of loaf sugar, called
p~ilonees, weighing about a pound.
Corn grows well and yields %abttndantly.
Two crops Of II are made In q year, If the
occupant Of the ground Is not too lazy 10
tend Il. The first is planted in March, and
gathered In June and July. The second is
planted In July OF 1st August. and gather
ed In November and December. When
we arrived al Monolova, the lst Of Novetns
her, roasting ears and green fodder we're
abundant for ourselves and horses from ths
second crop. This is tbs principal crop Of
the year, as IL IL less liable to injury from
the vi6issitadss Of The weather than fte
first crop. The yield Of the corn is about
f1y bushels 10 the acre in a titled field.
With good oulturg The quantity would be
increased very considerably. The stalks
grow 10 an enormous height have seen
them often around Monoloya 50 TALL, that
when sitting on my horse, which Is full
sixteen hands high, ! could not reach the
ears Of corn.
In the. vicinity Of M6nel0va wheat is
grown The country begins 10 be slsva.
tod, and beyond II sugar eoniot be profita'
bly, raised.
A well known physiological fact Is con.
tinually presented 10 notice that is, That
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latitude alone does not govern the produce
ton. Wheat cannot be raised, pr6ftably'
or Of good quality, in Louisiana. Yet,
here, In latitude 25e and goo, several hun.
drsd miles further South than Louisiana,
II Is grown to perfection. So are apples
and peaches This IL owing 10 The fleya.
ton Of The country above the level Of The
sea.
Al C~ienegas, o village fifty miles West
Of Moneloya, large quantities OF excellent
| wheat are raised. There are two Touring
mills az Menelovs, propelled by the stream
which passes through tho towus The best
Mexican -four IL not equal IN appearance
10 the American article. II IL generally
sold without being bolted NJ al. We used
large quantities Of this unbolted flour IN
the army. II makes q very sweet, palata'
bic, and healthy brown bread. tie howe
ysr, hard 10 take down, and the soldiers
generally d,sliked 10 use IT, IS they said
they did not like TO be fed on so much bran
10 so little flour.
The M~exicans keep small sleeves in their
houses, to separate the bran from the -four
It then makes a light bread and ] must
saw. I have never eaten sweeter Or better
light bread than IL made by the bakers In
Monciova and Parras.
Oats and rye are not grown In Mexico
Corn is not generally fed to horses. When
they are fed with grain at oil, il Is usually
with barley, which grows finely ; but little
Off Is raised, however.
Nearly I'll descriptions ofvegetsbles gro"
finely. with most kinds, a person may 80.
Iect his own time for planting. Fresh peas,
lettuce, beans, &c, may he had the year
round, by planting them repeatedly.
saw peas six inches In length growing al
Parras on the 10th December, which were
planted for a winter crop. AS the climate
Is 30 propitious, and all plants have to be
reared by irrigation, a planter or gardener
may select his VI time for planting.
II might not be profitable to plant corn
in the fall; but there Is wide range from
February to August to put It into the
ground, and still have a good crop.
Oranges grow beautifully and magniA.
Gently ; but, to our great disappointment
they are all Of the sour kind. Sweet orsn.
qes are cultivated farther South, and in low
or plains and valleys, neal the sea coast.
An execution to be levied on Irish pota-
toes, ffsent into Mexico, would be return
ed, mot found in the baiIiwick." They
cannot be probably raised. By the aid d
a search warrant and a magnifying glass
I did find a few in SaItillo. They were
the size of marbles and pigeons eggs, and
we're of little account to ct.
Pumpkins, and a variety Of squashes
grow ~abundantly, and are much used. Al
a general thing, very few vegetables are
used by the Mexicans, except red pepper.