Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-02-09
The Sugar Crop HsLouiaiana

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Of the most intelligent sugar p~iant.r. in a. tE pp 81 one
ton rom those 5 Interested IN he eg gro , u of Of e e]onsidsra.
Eps9yoES CfFtttryr: There has racen,Iv beon nn,.
in the National lntelIigeneer, ard other uarsrs Asa
Estimate Of the agriculture Product. Of the United
states. and me value tnereot. This estimate il the
pFp1aehoi OF ar !. d. bE9"he OF the Patent Office.
As ! am "fi' 7a''sA ~ ma hs e.HHl@1s OF the sugar
cree d tHe tb'lea 1tates lof 10 !, entirely too great,
%Ia 49,, @@a. ~ S'''iA' "'l'tl / ''"@ WIZ De toand
,.a Inc o4 t%a ae Character raco OF NJ, T F[o"nG makes the cor
WI" 49, ''' $50 4"'- L" H.EGAafe the
Reports ' 'hH aeeAf.Hiel'' 81 We Government VIII not
The estimates Of cane sugar for the year 1855
is poands. -. -. 49,. ao5, 600 eoy
TIE value. 1T ! cents per p~onHd-.. -..... 80, $50. 0no
1t is an undoubte3 act that the Louisiana crop 1t
1875 is very much les than that Of 1854. The New
Orleans Price Current says. lit seems 10 be the gener.
al opinion that car cEoPFwili be 100, tA0 Ilhds. short NJ
that of hast war, tlss4y and many parties estimate il
ut a still greater Te3ucSun| The Louisiana hhds. ia,
averaged At 1850 pounds by Mr.. Chanparafer.
The crops Of Cy immediate neigtb0rhood, situated
IN one. Of the most hGuTishiuE sugar parishes. fts.
! s~umptiont show 4 falling oil OF 80 To 10 por cent. trhis
is, no aoaot, a general hing IN Louistaaa.
In the estimate WHICH shall make, I shall assume
! fthat 7 may be- within bounds q deficiency n 10 nqr
ceIIt.-tLat the cTeg IN Louisiana vail ret II 1855 b,
more than 10 per cent, OF that ct 1854.
Our most reliable authority may say cur Only ap-
t.tgTTsy-in all SHAT feiales 10 the great Louisiana in
tere-t-*ugar-is Mr.. Champomter-
rfs rc,ort of ,r,e eron of 1854 +. to,,aas 20. . ooo
He reports Texas at. 7.Is3 CO.,
The census ri 1870 shows that Florida made . $50. 900
-
Crop OF the United States Of 1854, pounds. $50 faq. Gsga
L ana unaware Of any increase IN the crop Of Florida.
and assume the amount OF the crop Of 1850 as beips
al ~ t-,t oF7szl
r. ags,-,a4 a.ti,,otn r "a "a o.,t I'll,
%rsfr - - ~ ~ -. "a L,
r,rni,c ~. - - ~. II v,f-;sn H'"'~o
mLnra H. Inn ,5af7 of 4s54 na r. q ana a.
- '''''''Ve-
r..;u,+a5 go rs +ls rr;+s5 st.+o- :, 4ezs
.nt,I4x ~ o., i,
upfricnrv in fauisiana IA. san soc
90, aaa J,
FFRsuhhs0 eFt" n Tue 's&hia'e oi AF
b'""Ee' p"uHos'--' -o',' II ieD
The y. i. Price tarrent-sond Authority in Louis-
i&ua-aad the y. !. shipping list, also good authority,
admit a large deficiency The fss1ner admits over IG0.-
600 hhas. deficit. This would show q deficiency Of
lis, 00o, 900 pounds.
The season has been most disastrous throughout
rad ~fstubbLe, bad plant cane, nry II the spring and
summer. wet andsffeeIiug in the fa} and rolling time.
these are the reasons for the reduction Of the crop Of
Louisiana.
Every sugar planter. Of ordinary geese, is aware of
the probable deficiency to The extent ! have named
Why, then. should we he 50 blind rs our interest asst
| press our crops upon the market
There is annual consumption OF about