The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-07-08

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Editor Weekly Echo
Before quitang the subject of corn
crops, win mention that eriy one
coming into this country would be s1r-
prised at she small mens made 50
it And perhaps you 5uld suppose, I
from the amount of corn sent from here
into Catcasieu parish and other plaesE,
that this Il one Of the principal crops
of our agricultural system But q is
not So; farmers generally make Little
more 4han they need, yet do 50 On 9
very limited area, four or i've acres
being regafdea a an ample apportion-
ment of ground f0f the crop of one
man, and generally TINS does afford suf-
fcient In former communication,
the advantages of great natural pasture
were mentioned, and although few
farmers can fully avail themselves q
these advantages, yet All 01 them ind
in this convenient supplements to their
storehouses u forage Ona-hah the
amount of proVender necessary to carry
ta8 leough the winter, IN localities
gifegs there isnO winter ra1iGe is ample
here, and even during the work season,
this pasturage for teams ct times when
unemployed, leaves 8 large amount Of
feed. So that five acres, yielding onsy
1 two hundred bushels, allows fifty oush-
els to double horse team, tiIty Of one
hundred as needed for other demands
of farm and family, and the surplus is
sold.
Then, too, 70 the aid 81 the corn sup-
ply comes the p0tak0e CROP which ls
made here in large quantities ipr gem
eraI farm use, and IS entitled in point
| of importance TO the second, ik not first
rank, ia the LIST Of food crops The
Irish potatoes are planted largely Tor
sale, end have been at times the most
lremuneratiye Of an annually planted
crops. in proportion % area. This IS
the case only when large crop is
made, and q good price realized tQE lt.
This costs the farmer almost nothing,
ex pt seed, as, If planted early It Isl
taken Off in tima.t0 admit ak corn COT
ton Of sweet potatoes corn late COT
ton, or sweet potatoes being planted on
the same ground. They are frequently
/ planted in December aad then may he
raised during the following April. The
yield Is from twenty to sixty barrels
per acre. depending somewhat On the
| variety used, and nueh more on the
season which it meets in PROCESS of
making.
The sweet potato q yam is the 1lnd
I that is raised for feeding Is wall as
table use. The introdnotop into tals
country few years ago ot very large
and early. bnt insipid potato 81 he yam
kind, called gatiousiy, SIX weeks yan
Honduras yam, and hog yams has been
I Of vast benefit To potatoe growers and
restored this much run down crop 70
favor again. This new variety grows
to mammoth size ia very short time.
/ III abounds in water and starchs aud
has very little saceharine matter when
arst taken irom the ground and IS
the poorest US table food. But after
being stored long time becomes
much improved ia favor It is sup
posed that the yield per acre of this
variety viii reach eight hundred Qr q
thousand bushels. The old, yellow
| veiued yam, q great fagorite with
Southern people, had bseOme 80 much
deteriorated that total failures IN the
crop were frequent. BY planting the
two kinds together q hybrid has been
originated, possessing the eating qnalI-
ties 0f the old yellow yam. and its
color, with q great improvement ir
yield, aud keeping; FOR this new sort
8 really 4 wonderfuL keeper Tins is
nov become again fay0rit8 crop, aud
~ often 80 en0rpous as 20 justify par
tiaity ia ils tavar Ut IS used tor ge1-
I tle stock pf every Kind, horses hogs.
oxen and cattle supplying tle piece ct
oats, which do met make well ~ this
country.
Peas grow well and bear we'll
wen 0r better than ans place 4 know q.
They are, however never gathered for
feeding purposes e4cept in seasons Of
deayih
Rice is not yet q crop with ua Some
a planted fer different purposes. and
I me crops nre alway hne we have q
great quantitya0l fresh ponds, susRpAi
I bIe Of drainage, where lt cana aen
necessary, rs raissd most pro1tahlss
ana these will. when the proper tine
arrives, be sowod down and maae CO
Eender their fibuse to Tie wants 81
map. \ may pfepne g offer 60 tn-
Y definite sa S1on to the amount 0d
those rice grounds. Z would place the
\ hnura AZ ten hCusana ceres
Thl soil is adAplna tp the growth Of
onion Small flal rs planted hg
noariy all of tha creolsa an6 some
others, and aniCns ola every yeas
What khe E7ai1 would measure ap