New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23


the case NAV be- AT The end the month he presents
,hose ,,ekets bs account is made out from them ana
the cash pad btn Cotton planters are working hmos'
wholly on shares in Louisiana and Mississippi ooue
are renting their lands nc from 1ve 10 zen oon'fs l
tie negro laborers. taking lien on the crop Oi
payment which relieves the proprieors from all ehpeSo
or responsibility Others share expenses ana pIons'
In fact, all kinds OF experiments arc making Dy m'
uas in cotton culture; but the share system Is the ONO
generally preferred, in which both take equal risks
EXPERIMENTS IN coLoSHING LABoRERs
ono large sugar planter tells me; " l brought some
Chinese from California two years ago, aud tried the ex
nerinent with them. IN conjunction with my negro
Iaborers Thsy work about az wen as tb2 black
laborer They proved very thriftess and alto up al
they earned They were very quiet ana ordcry alter
had weeded out tho drones and gamblers among them
bo act had example TO the rest. Last January in
troduced some GaicIans. who had been brought over
from Spain by an enterprsIng citizen OF New-oreans'
who proposes going into the business on larger sco
This wear These are the aborers ever had They
are sober hard working, and thrifty Men, women anu
children all work. and they can all read anu "ri'e'
Ninety families came over they are all Know Oh ou'
VIC hone 10 get many more. our sugar crop mas Deen
had for the last three years. and loss 70 almost ali our
sugar planters The present crop promises Dettor mo
expenses both OF growing and grinding arc very eis'
The labor on sugar plantation is also lnceSsaht NJ 81"
seasons Yet the laborers accustomed 70 u prefer
other less aboous cultures. n we had only good gov
eminent with harmony established between planter
and aborer SO make identity OF interest ID 'c
success the crop sugar planting would soon be adc
more profitable than It ever before without these
IL Is hard make pay even with favorable seasons
This is the testimony OF an experienced ana unpt'Ju-
diced planter who s employs on Lis place most OF ho
negroes he formerly owned and employed before tho
war.
The annexed statement OF expenses and profit of
running sugar plantation is taken from city paper
An arpent contains about an acre OF ground. tbs
statement is given by practical planter:
The expenses for cultvatng an arpen OF plant cane
from plo wing up TO the time OF taxing on tne
crop to $50, and that OF ratto0ns 30 On any
per arpent both rattoons aud plant cane should be
1900 pounds. Planters who plant $50 arlents IN cine
should have $50 arpCnts first rattoons and as
much in the second year and $50 arpens in corn and
peas and in the aforementioned $50 arpents the following
| years seed cane should be planted
TO work l5 s,pso plant sH Sg PC si5.n SgS
| TO work $50 arTeuts second year r-siOons s5 per go
To WORK $50 aipcai: IN corn peas $40 per pen 1900
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S Assent oversee. salary coo
R Rc:,T, s. s sSS
| ro.., $1,000
For wool coal aai taxing Of 1900
The foregoing statement OF expenses contains the
ma xnum amount to De disbursed 10 working and taxing
of crop, making necessary repairs, aud keeping tAe
| plantation in good order
In the hands Of experienced manager 800 arpens Of
\ will yieh 1900 pounds u sugar per arpert, 100
making $50 900 mounds az 3 .S3bOOO
400 barrels molasses 900 gallons at 40 64OO
| S42AO0
Deduct -oN"
Balance Of profit =,
In the estimate, Is understood that the planter Will
make his own corn and FODDER for the whole year.
This would seem to make sugar-panting in ordinary
years very profitable business IL evidently must re-
main in the hands of the whites Of Louisiana