The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-18
(CommunicSted.)
WHAT POOR WHITE MEN CAN DO IN
LOUISIANA.
From Dsnnett's " I.ouisiana As It 1s.".

From Dennett's Louisiana As It Is"'
Mr.. E. Maynard, in the year 1869, o email
labor, and hired labor that cost him $l45, made
enough sugar oane to yield forty -fve hogsheads
OF sugar and sixty barrels of molassee. The
net proceeds OF his own labor, after paying for
all hired labor. amounted to fopr hons0ad four
hundred and forty dollars
The next year, assisted by his son and
nephew, fourteen and sixteen years Of age, and
six hundred days work hired in sugar making,
at times when extra work was needed in the
crop, he made fify-seven hogsheads OF sugar
and seventy i've BARRELS of molassss. He also
made his home supply of corn, sweet and Irish
potatoss, rice, forage, etc.
After paying all Of his farm and family ex
penses. he had $4,000 profits left as the result of
his years work.
Mr.. II. Hebert came to Mr.. Hudson's farm
in 1-7l, with a large family, in great distress
He had no property ncr money. Mr. Hudson ls
q merchant, living at Jsapperette, on Bayou
Teohe. parish of Iberia, and has small farm
near by. He employed MT. Hobert and his
family to work his farm on shares. He fur
pished Ave arpents of seed cane, and Mr Hebert
planted twenty-th arpents of oane and
plenty of corn. In the fall he and his boys
about ff5y barrels of molasses, put up seed
cane for next year, and put up IT'S barrels of
corn for his share.
In 1879 he, with the same force. made thirty.
three begsheads of sngar. About fifty barrels of
molasses (about sixty gallons to q hogshead OF
sugar). and plenty Of corn and forage.
The fret year Mr. Hebert got fifteen hundred
dollars cash for his part of the Drop the second
year seventeen hundred dollars. he sold eggs,
chickens and produce, had but little sickness
in his family, and laid up q handsome sum OF
money. Mr.. Hudson, the owner of the farm
made, clear of expenses, % per cent on the
value of his farm the first year, and 1S per cent
the second year.
WHAT POOR MAN CAN DO IN THE SOUTH IN
ONE YEAR.
TANGIPAHoA PARISH, LA Dec 81, 1875
Editor Home journal.
Some time ago told you would send you
a paper showing what can and has been done
by q new settler in the pine woods.
find it q more difficult task thar presumed
there is so much to say 10 give an adequate
idea of what has been accomplished, that am
afraid in this short communication shall fa
| far short of my Intentions If, however it vii
be the means of stirring up an interest IN this
section of the country, l shall be more thar
| satisfied.
| About the early part of October, 1874. Mr.
| -, q ship carpenter pretty we'll advanced II
years, settled on tract Of land that he hat
| just purchased in this parish, with the inten
| Lion, as he then said, of trying to make liv
ing in the pine wCodB.
His land was q thicket of pine sspplipgs ant
| briaIs. No house 60 live in. There was an ole
! honse on the place, and this he took down
| and with the material put up q smaller one
then commenced clearing his ground for crop
He was without teams, 80 be built light car
that could be drawn by hand. wherewith, aidet
by his wife and daughter, he hauled logs ant
rails to fence in about ak acres of land, o
which only four were actually cultivated. o.
these four acres he raised 35 bushels of rice, u
buahels Of sweet potatoes, barrels OF Irist
potatoes. barrels cow peas, barrels peanuts
8 barrels corn and 600 stalks Of sugar cane
besides vegetables oonsumed during the sum
mer. The work waa- done with the hoe an
| axe, excepting only ten days work with tn
| plough and harrow.
Being without capital, Mr. had to Civ
his individual labor to pay for horse hire-iI
other words, exchange work. This does no
look like any great thing, but If You saw
| wilderness transformed and become comfort
able home, by one mans energy, it wonl'
make you think of what this country could b
if we would take hold with q will, and no
| only talk, but work.
| We must bear in mind that Mr.. - is
mechanic (not farmer by professiop), and hi
family never labored in the field until thi
| year-aiso, that this is g first experience, an
what has been done gives promise of bette
| things in the future.
Hoping that have not trespassed too muo
on your valuable space, remain yours,
c. n. T.