The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-25
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.

The sugar Crop Along the Lower Coast
Appcarance Of the Late Wrecks-Feti
tions Of the travelling Public to tn
Powers ut washington Regarding
steamboat Inspections Improvement
Heavy Introduction of Fertilizers
Champion Crops, Etc.
Editor Democrat-Your correspondent EN-
barked ON the Martha, on her last trip, to take
tour of inspection along the Lower Coast. A
embaiking on this poid low pressure craft 10
wolves no apprehensyeness Of flying in the fac,
of high Heaven astride OF ascending furnao
fronts, or of diving through bottom appertur,
into the blue mud beneath the Mississippi d
into the black depths Of a mysterious futurity
| one feels n sense Of seourity on board, which
| combined with the comforts Of speedy locomo
ton. renders trip on this boat desirable, ant
doubly 30 under tho direction OF q cautious com
| mander.
THE sAD WRECK
of the Waloen is the first object OF special in
terest which strikes the eye ON tho downward
trip. The fragments of this small craft, etrewr
on the De Ia Oroix batture are terribly suggestive
Of death, destruction and demolition. How one
person could have escaped alive from that oatas.
srophe is wonderful.
Ten miles below the bones of The Waoon
THE wRECEtNa BOAT osAeE
lie engaged In recovering the cargo and machinery
OF The sunken Emma. A large part of the freight
has been brought up In damaged condition,
also part Of the Emma's machinery. The safe.
with considerable sum OF money. has been fished
up, and the divers are now ate mpting to recover
some costly castings. The actual loss Of life on
the Emma is now stated at eleven in all. Three
bodies have been recovered. That OF Che clerk,
Ed. Layette Eco, was found on Sunday /, front
Of Beau sejour. thirty miles below the city, and
and we understand was buried yesterday.
A petition IL being circulated among the citi.
sens OF the lower coast, calling the attention OF
the proper authorities in Washington 10 the
subject OF an extrt mely rigorous steamboat Ia.
spectiop, as far az hulls and boilers are con.
cerned. Il lie stated positively that the Emma
was strong boat, built emily four years ago, and
her sinking was caused by striking troublesome
snsg at Kernocban's Landing However, what
ever their conditions and palliating circum,
stances. the aforesaid citizens are thoroughly
alarmed at these late acc dents, and the petition
noted Is generally signed
below tie city presents an unusually ne appear
auoe. A greater acreage has been planted than
last year and much b,tter stand obtained. Tie
stubble is somewhat bsckwardin point Of size, but
has come up to generally fair stand and prom
ises TO be unusually thick. The fields are uuiver.
sally ia magnificent order, and II IL safe to calcu-
late on an increase over last years crop of at
least 20 per cent in the sugar region below the
city.
The planters IRE using immense amounts Of
fertilizers In PIaquemines parish, the ptinoipxt
being cotton seed meal, which seems
10 have the preference over all others, consider
ing cost and ELECTS.
The finest crop below the city, and probably In
Tho state, is on one Of NJ. Bradish johnson
places, Pointe Celeste, whose fields are covered
with several hundred acres Of cane averaging
over two feet in height.
John Dymond, Esq. seems 10 come In with the
next best crop in quality, though with eighteen
hundred acres OF well advanced cane he may be
said to be ahead OF all others In quantity.
AZ an evidence Of prosperity the planters of
The Lower Coast are putting up this year noar
100000 worth Of new machinery. Next year
hey will put In cultivation all their available
ands and shove sugar production ahead Of the
figures. w.