New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-02
CLIMATE, SOIL AND PRODUCTS OF
NTCARAGTJA.


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1 CLIMATE, SOIL AND PRODUCTS OF
NICARAGUA.
Because Nicaragua ID aaWny down South, 4 many
persons naturally conclude that the heat Of that cou
rv anext ID intolerahle except 10 the acclimated.
Those who have spept several seasons there assure
Us TIT this conclusion IL highly erroneous. They
contend that the climate of Nicaragua Is more mild,
renial ana salubrious than that Of Louisiana or Of
any of the Southern States; that the thermometer
does not range as high there in the shade as it does
here This il accounted for by the fact, that that
conntry ii favored almost constantly with delightful
breeze which greatly modifes the heat Of the sum-
NicaraQus Is situated between the Caribbean sea and
The Pacific ocean, and within her borders are lakes
Nicaragua and Managua, both of which are fresh
water, being fed by many running streams, and
drained by the San Juan river, which empiies into
the Caribbean sea al Greytown These lakes occupy
an elevation MANY feet above the level Of the sea- as
is evidenced by the current and many falls in the San
Juan river. which shows that Nicaragua is not the
low fiat. marshy country many have supposed it to
~. That country "a situatef can be unhealthy. is
Incredible. There il no known cause of disease. and
it il only contracted through neglect Of the simplest
laws of nature. or the intemperate indulgence in
frnit.
\ The soil of nicaragua is said to he nv those who
h,v been there annal IL that NJ any norton If tht
Sonth or Southwest. and eouaI,v as productive
what the soil 4 canabie Of nrodncnr cannot be told
for the that the natives nav Int little attention
tn its cu,tnre II thew mt the seed into the ground
ana saan aown tha weeds thew consider that they
have ranaered natn all The assistance she requires
Ana 4 thew arc snrerstitious on the subject be-
Eav;nr tbat n tbav ra;se TIM n,ent;fp crops. they
vii hacome extra j can't and wastefn and that the
naxt wear Providence will nunish them by cutting
tba;, crons ebort The neonle have but few Of the
modern Agricultural improvements. In the hands of
Americans. Nicaragua would soon become rich
arricntnral country
MANY have formed the opinion that the rainy
SEASON II Nicaragua il perfect deluge, and that the
dry season ia one long continued drought. We are
assured that this opinion is incorrect. The rainy
il one of oft recurring showers but even these
are not of daily occurrence But when it does rain,
it falls in copious quantities However, the showers
are Of short duration. the lowering clouds passing
avay almost as suddenly as they appear. During
what il termed the dry season refresbing showers
are Of frequent occurrence which keeps vegetation
constantly green and growing,
The products Of Nicaragua are more varied than
those 81 any Of the Southern States of the Union.
They consist Of corn cotton cane. rice tobacco in
lco. coffee and cacao All these products richly re.
nav the labor necessary to their production and find
ready market. at fair prices. Corn affords profit.
able YIELD and two crops year may be raised. The
cotton Of Nicaragua yields we'll but as little or no
attention is paid to its culture, the selection of
seed it Is not to be expected that the staple is
good as that grown in cottongrowng States. But
with proper care and culture, we doubt not as good
an article Of cotton can be grown in Nicaragua as in
any cotton region. The sugar cane Of that country
is pronounced, by competent judges, equal to any
raised in Louisiana or Texas. Its growth may be
styled perpetual as there are no frosts to impede Its
constant vegetation. And the sugar produced from
it is said to be as fine as any manufactured in our
country. The process OF its manufacture we did not
learn Rice yields abundantly, and Is reported 70 be
nicaragua ~ rased, ny lovers Vi Ihe inuiah "eeo'
superior 70 any proauceu ~ 'he ohl'ed oV1'es anu
put nt'e any interior ~ 'a' o. any o'hef hatlon
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