The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-28
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Louisiaad WiRe.-The question of how
to get white emigrants from Northern and
Central Europe to settle in our State is
likely to be solved, and solved in the most
naturabe and easy manner possible. The
owners of large tracts of land have felt
most keenly that unless they can secure
settlers on their land it win be unproductiye
and an REMEMBRANCE. So by degrees they
have come to the conclusion that they are
willing to give half their acres to emigrant
families, ON the sole condition that they
shall settle on and improve the land given
to them. Accompany is being formed in
North Louisiana which will have the giving
away of fifty thousand acres of land to en-
igrants, in tracts of nifty acres to family.
This land is situated principally in the
parishes OF Union, Morehouse, Bienville,
jackson and Claiborne, 3
The writer of the above states that MIR.
s. j. Scharfit, who cultivates five acres of
grapes on his farm in Morehouse parish,
after a few accidents and discouragements,
in the year 1863 realized from one acre
alone one thousand gallons Of as pure wine
as ever was made on the banks of the Rhine
or in sunny France. We had the pleasure
of tasting some of this made from the
Pauline grape, and though it is only a few
months old, it is delicious, and infinitely
better than nine-teDths of the imported
articles. The isabella grape, we learn,
grows finely on pine hills, and there is
no danger here of its being killed by frost;
it yields even better than the Pauline grape,
and makes a wine, which Mr.. Schardt con-
siders superior to the celebrated " Lafitte.n
These wines the pure grape juice, such as
has been stranger to the palate of most
of our readers for many years-can be
raised with but little labor in North Louisi.
ana, and the wine is worth say three or four
dollars gallon.
Now, to return to the emigration question.
An immigrant with his family, we will
ann aatt m nj nv ar of
pine woods land. He cultiyates or encloses
five or ten acres the immigration company
sees that, with proper guarantees, he has
one years supplies furnished on credit. He
then plants q few acres of vine cutting
which he can get now in LOuisiana-plant
them six feet by six apart. Between these
cuttings he plants his corn. This, it is found,
improves the grape. He plants little
tobacco and two yearly crops ofvegetables.
In this way he lives and supports himself
and family for two years. The third year
his grape vines begin to bear, and the fourth
year he will make at least six hundred or a
thousand gallons of wine TO the acre, and
his fortune is made. All that is necessary
to secure immigration of the right sort to
Louisiana is to place these facts before the
wine growers of France and Germany, and
Louisiana in few years win TEEN with
population of industrious and cOntented
inhabitants.
To Produce Large Strawberries
the soil round each hill to the depth of half
an inch or more, without disturbing the
roots then spread evenly, over an area of
twenty inches in diameter, apOund or more
of finely pulyerized linseed meal or oil
meal, and cover it with mellow soil then
spread a mulchipg of hay or straw two
inches deep over the entire surface between
the hills. Should the weather be warm and
dry, a liberal supply of warm water daily
will greatly promote the growth of both
vine and berries. Pail up weeds and grass
among growing strawberries rather than
cut them up with hoes, as a system of roots
is formed near the surface of the 4 ound
which should not be injured with broad
hoe. - &c.