Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-19
The EDpire Of Brazil.

The Empire Of Brazil.
Tho Mobile Register and Adv~r.
tissr publishes . long letter On IT,.
Empire Of Brasil, from which we
condruso the following. /, will br
found interesting to shoss who con.
ten. plate smigra,ine to tina. country :
scoAa.
Sugar cane grows we'll between
FIVE and twen' y Eve degrees. and fur
ther South. In general 1t natures
continuously.
Tb- range of country besween Per
nambuco Is deg. south) and Bahia
rs deg. SOUTH is as wrli adapted 70
the ow.h Of cane ~ any in South
America.
COTTON.
Cotton grows very we'll between
ten and ,hir.y.6vc deg ices s'",h.
which extends to resious south OF
Brazil.
A large feld Of cotton. sup.r;u.
tended by HI American. sbuu. TWEEN
ty-threc degrees south. In the prov
ince Of Rio d. janeiro. NOW in boil
(May 7th) ia no. considered n SUI,
cess, being much inferior to cotton
fields in Georgia and other Southern
Stairs. The Manager. ho~-v"r. il
not Southern man. and ! as had ~
practical experience IN the CULTURE 1t
cotton
luz, 40. aware rs any good r-a'
son why cotton should 10, be pro
duc-d Ola the allusial Sol! III the ri sex
bottoms aud slong the coast. Their.
is no land i'll Brazil possessing all
the advantages Of the United States
The soil is found IN onr pIacr. ;he
climate in another. IL. natural ad
vantag"s being dispersed over differ
rn. localities. ,her. being no comb.
nation # Advantages found i'll tt,
cotton gr,winS states OF North Ai1sr'
lea Yet in certain localities. with
. experienced planters and proper IN an
as-nen:. cotton would grow IA well
rs ia I'll. United Ssa;es.
COFFEE
Co:-. has heretofore. t.s.:. trr,n"c
Ia. mos: profitable. CO.'S, qucu'lv ST.,
gar aud cotton have &c: received Il
,air -har. .: attention. The Brazil
!aus i,a'u 20. captI:E..A:.d very
| extensively III che cotton linz.
/ he bvs: coif--sais,r.c's arr in Ri
Jan.iro, Los PauIo ard Minss S-ra-.
! IT, valley o. the Po.nahiUi rive.
IS especially adapted 70 til. success
full c,.i:ur. o: coffee. tn. Don Pe
dso IL Railroad ;a?- this cnf." sc
& on
/ CORN A,'D wNEA..
! Corn IA raised al,n Is. .>r-vw her.
! in Brazi! Whes. il sca.-r!v cult
waited north Of Rio. excy,:.,. tn up
! land. 0; M:na- S-rs-s. wa1r- i: pr"
duc-s 'ol-r.oly only. II lat,'ud'
twenty :hrrr c-Er-rr. a: :wn 20 ,hrs,
! :Iou-S-d :e-., abcv. .S. sea, wh.at
vii, thrive. I, also grows vel! il,
the Southern Provinces ABOVE iatt
tad, 80 degrees. I: ea.ac: be ex
.~ussr.ly cultivated anywhere il,
brazil Corn is GENERALLY raisra
without: Flowing. "a. plow being bu;
.,tl- used for anything. 4" boz b..
ing the chic: farming Implement
| The yie.d o: corn a s.. =. Il :h'ri /,
on--naIi as much re. acc" =. that ..
the United S,a,,s This i. - o.. nj.
.r!butrd principally TO -" van, OF
proper cultivation. III. o-s: country
naturally for c,rsn within cne hun
bred miles Of the coas: is Between
twenty aud thirty degrees sor,h.-
/ The best country tor wheat is ,Lc rx
,.r:n Southern Province On .hc high
lands, though ,hs high table Land.
further north produce we'll.
| BANANA AND VIM
l'h. southern limit 0: the baaans
region il about twenty-five G~gr~r.
suu.h. bu, it ,h:!vrs il c..,ai,
/ localities as far south as thirty d.
grr"s. Palm produces as :s- south
AS thirty three degrees.
The sos.hcrn iini. 0: the >i:.c i:
abou, tor y-"ish. degree. + :roprar
cerrals NJ abou. thu esmc latitude.
{ depending prtnei psiiy upon the .!c
Walton. soil. &c.
COAL AND IR =.
Coal has been discovered ~ var:
ou- parts ci Brazil, bu, Ia. not b-.u
worked. rs we understand the :..In
Iron ore has been worked 70.
many years. bu. mostly IN a rud,
way. aPp-ellrnd .ha; the govrrn
mrnt would give friendly Count.
'auc" to iron manufacturers GU ,
grand sca,:-.
MACHINERY.
! Considerable machinery har ing
be- u i'll use throughout, the country
Sugar mills, cotton gins. saw ans
glist mills arr on small scale, an,
principally ,un by water power
There are no Very large mills in til.
country. Improved American cote,
eleanrrs are being gradually intro
duc.d. Water power is abundant,
timber very plentiful.