The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12

writer, from fraction over three acree
of land, produced III hhds OF sugar and
Is bbls OF molasses, an average Of 44Ss
pounds per acre. This remarkable crop
was noted In Our Home Journal, October
Y, IA and 81, 1871.
Let us look into these isolated We,
extremely valuable places, the Gull
islands, aud for richer alluvials on the
margin OF the several bayous, particu.
larly those In the great basin Of the
Atchafalaya, tributary to and infiu-
enced by the temperature of the Gulf Of
Mexico and inland lakes. They are in
deed aud In fact neglected by us who
are acquainted with the rare and i'm
portsnt capacity OF these locations for
the production Of early spring vegeta-
bles, melons Of delicate flavor and the
safest location for the culture OF
the sweet orange. The thousands OF
acres OF fresh water tidal overlooked
lands are not only capable OF being
reclaimed, but the very best in the
State for the successful and profit
able culture of rice; such land is capa-
BILE OF producing for years hence twenty
barrels of rough rice per acre, and In
time become more valuable Tor sugar
culture. And owing to the natural
boundaries and topography OF this
basin, it's protection from sudden
changes. and freedom from severe and
Injurious frosts. renders such places of
more value than many at this time con-
lecture; the day, however. is not far dis
tant when these islands, and the margin
Of the several bayous, will be to New
Orleans, the cities of Memphis. St.
Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Cincin-
natl and the. many thriving towns IN
Texas. what Bermuda is to the cities OF
fba M,tth tlo ~ tin CON hoard
These bayous are all deep water.
navigated by steamers and schooners,
and In the palmy days, lang syne,'
have counted ninety sails loading sugar.
molasses and live oak In this bay.
These streams are tapped by one Of the
very best regulated railways at Morgan
City with choice OF markets, Calves
ton or New Orleans, inviting every pro-
duct of the grove, the plantation or the
market garden. Our experience the
past winter induces note on the loss of
The crop at La Premiere, owing to the
crevass at Bonnet Carre. The usual
phrase supply aud demand was actually
verified to the great hardship OF the
and 4 bacon, the staff of life
for the poor mans family; was almost
beyond his ability to purchase. Just
think OF cabbage at fifty cents each. In
q country that can produce o superior
quality and at least 5000 to the acre, and
have been sold UP to the 1st Of June at
$40 to Sid per 100 heads at Wholesale.
Five Thousand heads at ten cents, $500
per acre, and yet we daily witness OBJ
iects Of charity. Complaints OF distress
and restitution reach our ears, whilst
thousands of acres are offered at twen-
ty-five cents per acre, or even a home
stead entry, inviting these drones of 80
ciety to become producers. How many
such we meet on the boulevard Canal !?
And yet these patent idlers are main.
tanned unnecessarily at the expense OF
somebody; there Is not one amongst
them hut could from their appearance,
be made profitable profit
able to themselves and the community
and realize handsome incomes, and
all their labor performed in the au-
tgmn, winter and spring seasons; and
further, allowing such land to be imme-
diately replanted In sweet potatoes.
corn and COW peas, thus aHording to the
man constant employment.
An energetic man can attend to fall
garden say four acres cabbages, u, 900,
at 5 cents, $100e; twenty acres in rice,
400 barrels, at 80 SO, $140e-$2400.
have no hesitation in asserting and
advising that five energetic men, COM
menoing early in the season. can prepare
this land. and SOW two hundred acres in
rice, yielding four thousand barrels Of
rough rice. which, II properly handled
i'm harvesting, stacking and threshing,
would realize 81 per barrel, $16s 900.
The rice crop Of 1876, l.. Bouche-
reau Recapitulation 17e.s26 barrels Of
2se pounds net, a0,669,9S0 pounds.
I am inclined to believe the tidal
overlooked fresh water lands In the val
ley of the Atchefalaya will ere long
prove to be the great rice gyanary Of the
State.
With all these inducements, which.
for years we have been fully eognizant
of, we are indeed panied on each visit to
the city to witness such an amount Of
muscle. This is a lamenta-
BILE fact. Yet we occasionally read
Of the many pious requests and char
table donations to some foreign mis-
sions by the extreme pious, whose
thoughts are for the salvation Of the
subjects Of the King of Dahomey. or the
King of Siam, or the heather Chinese.
opine such donors would find
bearer home far more praiseworthy oh |
ects, even In the reclamation Of our
,wn street Arabs, and by counseling, |
and aiding to place Ia in |
dependent homes our own race, with |
he choice of hills, plains. or rich allu-
'ials. on which they might settle down |
n the shade OF their own vine and fig |