The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-18
VISITING THE PLANTATIONS.

fifty acres OF cotton besides " 10
Grady large corn cIoR' " d! =
which he VIII proOaoiy save 'S III
land naturally orainS we'll Il
and sons take the ueIo lne'n9''' cS
ana lie oaIance ol 'ne crop /" 'NIt'
vate" ny negroes Oh Sn"'0'' Il
mas aOout an his i"no '"''0'0'
"lVh d Ooaio leh0e' anu ID nc"
gagged III O"lI"l"S "n ""0l'i0" y
his d"cIIil9 ho"Se'
we leAU h"l'eu "O M 0"'N'''
MoutohS "HeIo We Io""" "00"
LOU acres III cotIoH' "lIo@e'NeL VI
shares. lie gives ohe-lhlru or o"e
half, according TO WhaC he IUI'ISn
es. Much OF his crop ha&DOeeI
badly damage by water out II IS
poor consolation Tor us TO kho"
that Mr.. Mouton can stand the 1ail
ure of a crop, for he has been quite
successful as a planter since the
war, as before mentioned by u.s.
From Mr., Mouton's we went to
the sugar plantation of Mrs. Bran
min. We rode through the field,
and saw about seventy-five acres
of pretty good plant cane, some,
what in the grass, and twenty-five
acres of poor Stubble cane, besides
a cotton and corn crop. The cane
is worked under the supervision OF
MI. Stevens, Mrs. Brannin'S Son-ln-
law, who has had much experience
in the East Indies as a sugar plant
er. Mr.. Stevens says lie uses the
Hollywood and the FurSt & Brad
ley cultivatOrS, and thinks they are
indispensable as iab0r-saveTs. He
prefers the Hollywood for killing
grass in the middles. They have
to haul their wood two miles, on
this place.
Night coming on, our trip in that
direction was unfortunately pre-.
vented, and the following day we
took a enthusiastically direction,
first calling at Mr.. James Higgin-
botham's beautiful little place, on
the bayou side, short distance De-
10" Inc OrluSe' Tic ~ very Wisely
PlahIlhS " variety OF cropS' ana
HAS Soule VI 'ne jest carry coril we
nave SEEM besides coVIon, q ilI'ie
cane' anu large loO ol melohS'
VIII WHICH he hopes 10 supply oul
lldrke'' very 0 Mr' I1l99iF
oesifes 10 sell us pIace' Ill
Vn" Ho may m0'o " 'o"n
Al" HIS III" IL
IL loH"iNaOtJ 'he"p' Oo' IL n0 ooeS
U SELL lie eohtemplateS Tue cree
'i0H u small sugar mlll' heAV Se"'
Alr' hlgsihpoIham mas eA-
somewhat III TOBACCO
anu CASTOR oe"n CULTURE WHICH lie
thinks Will pay very Well; but we
at another time refer TO this
SUBJECT
Adjoining, we called upon Mr. Z.
q South Carolina planter,
md fOund,he likewise had a pretty
good crop, as his land is easily and
naturally drained. Uo has been
tx years on that place, and made
great improvements. He com
nenced on the naked land, and for
! while lived in a tent. He now
las aboutforty acres in cotton, on
and when we were there,
loped to make twenty-five bales Of
if the worms did not trouble
lin. Last year, he made thirteen
'ales Of cotton, 47O barrels Of corn,
nd one barrel of Irish potatoes
ianted yielded tacenty barrels. Mr..
uses the Avery cotton sweep,
nd he says it is extensively used
Souh Carolina. He considers
the best implement for cotton,
nd says that two hands with hoes
IN keep up with it, so thoroughly !
pes it destroy the grass. Mr.. {
.oses does not throw as much dirt !
his cotton as most planters, and
Us he considers drifting it twice r
ffcient. On Mr. Noses place, !
r. James III. Brunson, also a t