The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-05-21
NEW SER|ES--I -IOh1. No. ~
AuyitU,tuval Culumll.

IN 81. Louis, Missouri, ln the fourth
Monday i'll May, proximo. In u cir
c1lar issued hy the President, L.
Julius LIE N[oynr, Esq. the import
;nce Of the meeting is set forth, and
every agricultural organization
throughout the country urged to
send representatives
CoTToS SEED As; 4 FEnriL1zER. Mr..
G. G. Zenor, q planter near Tatterson-
vile, Louisiana, lust year made G5
hogshead Of sugar from 30 acres of old
prairie land. From II acres, fortified
with cotton-seed at the rate of SIS per
acre. he obtained 50 hogshe;,ds, or
nearly 3 hogsllcads per acre. The re-
maining % acres produced 80 hogs
heads, or less than II, l,ossheals per
acre. This surplus product of 1si
hogshcals, about 1000 pounds per
acre, involved an additional cost for
fertilizers Of about thrcc.q,1arturs Of a
cent per pound.
WIEE-rENcEs IN TExAs.-N1r. r. Il.
Talbot, Georgetown, Williamson
county, Texas, describes new wire-
fence which has been extensively i'll
troduced into that section, which, it
is claimed, can be built for less than
81 % per rod. 1t has been fully
tested by wild Texas cattle, and
is perfectly hog-lroof. It consists of
eight wires, No. 8 size, passing
through cedar posts rod apart. The
lower four wires arc 6 inches apart,
and the others 8 inches. This will
give foot fence. Between the posts
weave in three sawed or split pickcts,
which should not reach the ground.
Staple the wires to the pickets.
FINE CRor OF SUGAR. cANE.-T
New Iberia Ie"gnr Boml, of April 4,
says that the Pato1t Brothers last year
cultivated 10G arpants Of plant, and 20
arpents OF st,lbble-cane, with twenty
hands, anu made 225 hogsheads of
sngar, Weighing about 800, 900 pounds.
This is equal to q yield of 1,7O41.:
pounds to the arpent, which, ut All
average Of cents per pound, yielded
within fraction Of Sl1o 80 per arpent.
The same hands also made enough
corn to supply the plantation during
this year. Besides their own crop
the Patont Brothers ground the small
crops Of eight Or ten of their neigh
bors, amounting to about 72 hogs
heads more, they receiving about one-
third Of this sugar, which swclled their
crop to about $50 hogsheals last year.
NEW VARIETY OF CrcuxnEn.-In
" Land and Water" We have figure
and description of what is called the
new white-spinc cucumber. This,
when raised on Il trellis, grows to au
enormous size, one vine having three
specimens, each of them three feet in
length, besides many others over two
feet long. The flesh is said to be very
solid, with but few seeds, and tho
flavor very fine. This method of
growing cucumhcrs is recommended
rs furnishing much superior result
to that of allowing them to trail on
the ground, rs they thus grow finer,
straighter. and with larger yield.
This new cucumber has the skin per-
fect|y smooth. 1t is very short in the
neck. and it is considered q decided
gain to the resources of the vegetable
gardener.
FARMING IN TEXAS. DIR. D. w.
Rroanax, of Cameron, Milan county,
Texas, writes:
Mr.. John Ctratllam, Of this neigh
horhool, with the assistance of an IN
firm boy, seventeen years of age, cul-
tivated and raised. in 1868. % acres of
cotton, from which he gathered 81
bales Averaging 514 pounds, equal to
% 3.5 bales averaging 500 pounds.
On other land. with same labor, he
made 1000 bushels of corn. In 1868,
on the same land. he made 90 bales of
cotton. Averaging 500 pounds per bale,
aud 500 bushels of corn. In 1870, on the
same land and with the same labor, he
raised 81 bales, averaging SIS pounds
per bale, and 1000 bushels of corn.
His wife and two little daughters as
sisted in gathering vsl saving tho
crops. In addition, he raised pota-
toes, onions, and MI the garden veg
etables usually cultivated here. large
ly in excess Of tho wants OF his family.
Tie also raised number of hogs, and
had considerable quantity Of bacon
to sell. Ia pai7 - per acre for his