The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-03-23

navigation within nine miles of Alexandria. These
same locks will make the Cocodra navigatle ninety
miles They expect to commence worS on the locks this
year.
i Lacy's Nurseries.
I. J. Lacy Co., starting nurseries Washington
and supply apple, pear plum, apricot, peach
necarine, ounce and other trees grape vines hedging
plants, etc Nurseries needed in this country, and
those who have the enterprise plant them should be
lberally patronzed.
But have noticed that in st. Landry fruit trees
cultivated but limited extent ard there are but
few gardens there, while the soil and climate of that
parish all that the cuvaOrs OF fruits and vegetables
could wish them to be- That parish ought to be ten
times famous for its fruits and vegetables for
| its chickens and eggs.
| The Crop of 1869.
The cotton crop of ST. Landey last year about
10000 bales But little sugar made. The crop
short and the planters have been inclined cult
vote cotton than sugar since the Nbf more than
1000 hogsheads of sugar. and 1900 barrels Of moasses
were made in the parish Most of the cotton planters
made nearly bale of cotton to he
White Labor-Profts
On Col Rogers place, three miles from Opelousas,
white and boy made ls bales of cotton two white
men and two boys made 35 bales; and white man
and boy made l6 bales. All the hands the place
in number white. and all the domestic work, cooking
washing milking. etc, is done by white people.
Mr.. Hypole Davde, residing Grand Coteau, with
assistance of one boy eighteen old made
last year, thirty bales of cotton and fourteen wagon
loads Of We have the above statement from Mr..
Dunbar, postmaster OF Grand Coea. 1t not under
stood that the two hands picked and saved the crop.
They only made it, and have had help it.
One planter complained that he had only made 10
bales of cotton from 81 and ZOO bushels of corn
He concluded that he could make nothing from such
| crop.
Bellevue and White Labor.
Most all of the agricultural labor of Bellevue done
by white peopla This section of the parish is south of
Opelousas There six families from Mississippi,
three from Kentucky and three from Arkansas cutvat
ing small places here They a hard working people
and will succeed Most of them breakfast by candle
light the north Alabama plan, and rush business du
ring day In picking they take their dinners in
eh field They ypractce rged economy Even some of the
whte pick cotton. white boy, fourteen
years old picked three hundred pounds of cotton in
day when they paving hands dollar hundred
and boarded. In places in the parish hands could
mot be obtained to pick all the crop and there
| sidesable loss.
circular published in 1862 endorsed by the leading
anA most intelligent of ST. Landry members of
| the Agricultural society of that parish states:
l. White have titled the soil of this parnh from the
esgly settlement of this State and tns with
| out experiencing any serious difficulties.
One white easily cultivate 20 of land here
under the d system, and much by the ofabor
saving machinery lately INTRODUCED and his indvid
ua exertion he reap larger return than in the
! Westernor Middle States.
.. Outdoor Labor to the white is not unpeasan
and be sustained without detrment to health The
average temperature OF the winter is about 40 degrees
that of the sumsr s5 degrees during the day. Dp
rng the heated psse have nonof The sultrne of
the more Northesn States senght. This has struck
every q remarkable feature in clmate. After
heat of the day there delicious feeling Of
pleasure produced by the cool breeze and tie
and nvgorate the system, and prepare it for th coming
day.
More than onehalf a the white population of this
paish engaged strictly in agricultural pursuits
are as robust and healthy any similar number of
farmers
S. The production of one white mans labor r~xho is
industrious may be ting seated 400 bushels Of corn; 200
lsusss of sweet. anAas many Of Irish pstatoes
res of rice; 5baes cotton with full supay of vee-
tables, hay etc. This statement is the actual result
one mans snertions, and may be SAFELY taken fair
I average.
We ppeal to the experience q five hundred farmers in
f the ruhfulnsss Of every tact gven and do
j net fear csutsadctiep in ole single particular.
Ths same document. treating the cultivation ofsugar
cane by white labor, says
White men can insure to themselves fair revenue by
the cultivation OF gar cane spon small ssae the mo-
Aliases paying the current ex0enses.
hopens the way for cooperative associations. The
to sus him e meas. Of
ths crops and TINS stimulate the enterprise Of the
fple. Ae investment wressrn to him . good interest.
hAo frrl floh
The method here indicated has been tested in
tsn with excellent results, and eeoases further efforts
in the same direction.
i DR. Taylor's statemeA
The following statements were furnished us by DIR
Taylor:
brother-inaa, made q bsles of cotton large crop of
corn performed all the labor of the farm attending to
Mr. Dunbar rented the Euseka plantation of w. O.
Denegre, Esq of New Orleans His sons the young
in ALL made a bales of cotton bushels sf
corn. Iis worthy Of remark that of these white
zen were accustomed to farm labor.
Mr.. Dunbar sub-rented portions the plantation to
Messrs. Humble and four Gogmans.
other Is Se bow anS onv
made 10 bales of cotton, 6OQ hashels Of aud cult
& a
hi sesome laer IN scrasing tie sstto,n, ana had
assistance in picking
made 81 bales of cottos and abundant crop ocorn
Mr. DuckvsSrth did little Aimsel so the crop was
madechGay by the young man and boys.
The Messrs Gillette father son. in addition to
and cotton crop. cultivated sugar cane They
made ~ bales of cotton. and Ii of syrup on
small sOrghumpa The younger Mr. Gillette is a prom
sines young minister in the Methodist Church and at
|, | tended during the year to his clerical duties.
, These examples prove that white labor is eminensly
successful in this parish. don't b. eSe there was cast
sickness among these pespe drng the planting cult
wang, or harvesting All experience has demon
that while the white laborsg ana in this cpat,
enjoys equs exemption with the negro frop disease
.aOor from his superior intelligence aneergy is mu ci
1 more remunerative.
have always fourd white laborers wAo work s tn,
6eldip ST. Landry te year round, healthy field la
borcrs any other States, healthy white men VIII,
do not labor; all that this fact holds good IN regard
white men no wefe raised in afuence anaea y
| have done pAei first field work since the vSNr
ia. TAYLOR, NJ L. =
! 1Gast and Hogs.
st Landry abounds in oak forests III mast Of vari
Gus kinds ThslSos range is excellent and white Glove
grows luxuriantly, equal the native grasses This
fine for grass eating hogs. And in n6 portiono of tn
United. btates hogs healthy or more erolid
| than in st. Landry.
II Oak Bark and Tannerriss.
bark sumac and hides and where tan pits may De ken
open during the entire winter what is there u the way
successn tauueries the county becomes older an
labor becomes diversified
= Feeding stosk-Proat..
stock raiser Of ST. Landry rcsSo the Agriculture
. Isociety of that parish as follows
Il am stock raissT 1t is necessary 10 feed gent
cattle fron the 18th Of January the 18th q Match
uAld winters very little food is necessary wim ste