The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1870-03-30

cite is now performed by white msn About one-egh,t
| vas performed by white men before the war
| Crops and Fruits
Cotton, sugar. RICE and all the field and garden
crops OF the other Atakspas parishes well here Corn
iish ana sweet potatoes melons, peaches pumpkins and
neiu peaSe find remarkably congenal soil here All
Tue fruits OF the other Aakapas parishes, except oranges
All" 'he more delicate kinds, thrive finely in Lafayette
Formerly indigo was probably cultivated here
Poultry.
This one of the best parishes in the State for all
kinds of domestic fowls. Some families are nearly sup
ported by raising poultry. Domestic fowls are extreme
ly healthy here.
In this parish tat beeves years old and upw ards
sell at from Sis s2O ilch cows s25 to s3O beef per
pound, in the market cen,s; mutton CENTS corn
% cents bushel Sweet potatoes, 35 bushel.
81 barre lumber cypress, thousand feet, $50 to t
peux and posts. 500 a thousand bricks SO to sl2
wood, s5 cord chickens So dozen; eggs 10 to Is
u dozen; male turkeys, Sls dozen hen turkeys O.
to Sl2
Freights and Travel-Distances-Pr
Freights sometimes received and of by way Of
the Vermon river, through Vermilion, Cot, Blanche
St. Bernard Bayou Sae) and Atchafaaya Bays and the
Atclafaaya river Brashear City, and the Morgan L.
T. Railroad Generally the feights across
country between yermilionville and New Iberia and
take the line of the Teche steamers and the Morgan
Railroad.
Cartng between New Iberia and Vermilionvile TWEEN
y FIVE mcsdry barrels, 10 81 25 and from Is
to 20 cents cubic foot Wet barrels 81 50 g. sacks
of coffee and salt 10 cents to 81
Passage betweed vermilionvile and New Orleans elO
time 30 hours Distance via New IBERIA I67 miles vi.
Vermilion river and the Bays and the Atchafaaya lee
miles, via surveyed route Chattanooga Railroad 1911
miles; Morgan Louisiana & Texas Railroad, I3s miles.
Wild Game
Wild game in La ayette is usually abundant Ducks
and some other only found in the fall and win
ter The following is the list found in this parish: Wood
cock partridge, prairie chickens, snpe wild geese
vasback, mallard black and teal ducks brant robbins
rice birds oppos>ns rccon rabbits deer and squirrels
Fishcz
The fishes in the waters OF this parish are the casburgo
perch cat buffalo choupque, trout sacala bar and gar
General Facts and Items
The Bayou or River yermion is navigable Is miles
above the bridge the New Iberia road and 7 miles
below the bridge to Vermilion Bay
The largest crop of cotton made in this parish is
600 bales The largest crop sugar. $500 hogsheads
Aggregate taxes OF Lafayette In ls6s-State tax,
soJiO; parish tax, $500
The cattle, horses, mules and hogs are generally
nea.thy- No eharbon, blind staggers, murran. or hog
eholefa' new disease killed horses aud cattle i'll
o the real character Of the disease is not generally
known.
Bees thrive we'll in this parish
The CHINA and Catalpa grow rapidly, and make cx-
eeicn fire wood Solae families obtain nearly all their
fire wood from the yearly trimmings of the china
groves Close pruning does nure these trees Limbs
grow out ten feet long and large a mans arm in
sinSie year They are easily prcpsgated from SEEDS
The best yield of corn per in Laay about
bushels Tho best yirta sweet potarUes,
hundred bushels.
Formerly not half dozen farmers planters in La
fayette bought Western mules horses. Creole mule
and horses almost exclusively used in sultivatns
the crops of the parish.
-DELusIONs OF GIRLnOOD.-Thc fOllOwin:
is bit OF Fanny rhrn,s experience: -
used to believe in school friendship. Tha
| illusion ended when Arabella Triplct tOlt
mutual friends that l was years and year
her senior, knowing what a dreadful fib sh'
| told.
l used to suffer pangs of anger because o.
| woes OF bcggars. Since that have seen OH.
unstrap his wooden leg in an area, and rur
off gaily on two legs of his own. Another
threw loaf of bread in the gutter, and saw
a third, who had all day been yelling, "Pleast
assist the blind" carefully examining his col
lection of ten cent stamps by the light of q
friendly apple wOnan's candle.
used to put the greatest faith in lovers
| vows. Now, 1 do not believe a man ever be-
lieves what he says TO a woman, unless it is
something disagreeablc.
l used to believe in faithful servants
Since then l have hired girls from intelli.
scnce offices, and lost all my pocket handker.
chiefs bat one.