The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

lie remarked "Theif cane did not keep and
yielded very little sugar. because 1t was so
green" After the twenty third of October, q
little lee formed on November 3. still he did
not windrow. The weather remained mild,
with raip ut intervals, till On the twenty sixth.
twenty seventh and twenty eighth leo wns
formed aud the Thermometers went to 49, On
the twenty eighth and twenty+ninth Novein7
Der he wlndrowed ltB arpents, the thermo,ne-
ter on The twenty ninth and thirtieth
falling 70 49, Notwithstanding oil this
ths rolling continued favoiably but
Mr.. A. was compelled. IN order to makes,lgar,
the end was soi,r. At this point, he remarks,
rs above referred to- "Cane windrowed by his
peighbols Oh the twenty third Of Ouobelr,
spoiled very fast TN account, ot It's gree',ness.,
He ends by saying Decidedly, cane frozen
10 the ground must not be windrDweh. Frozen
eane standing this year rs well as last, gave
more sugar than cane wndrowed when en-
tifely frpDen.'
What he means by ra,e entirely frozen tnhT
he presumed to be when the eyes are all
killed and Instances of bursting are tobelpund.
The severity Of this season, however. tod on
the result. AZ he mnde but G17 hogsheads, as
against glb In tho previous year.
Again IN tRl2 The record Ia Interesting. No
iue occurred before tho nineteenth November,
when the thermometer fell 10 27', killing the
eyes and freezing one joint down FROM top IN
all cane planted four feet apart, while lourl-
ously enougll emo ut eight feet apart wns
| 10th. 10Th. 2lst ma 22d, finding the cane nj
feoted. just in proportion rs 1t was cut SOONER
Or Inter. iIele The remark occurs
that windrowed cane that season proved
better That that left standing becnuas
at the time Of windrowlng 1t was less
affected than III 1910 md tai. during which
years II was 'split by the freeze; nnd lost lts
| Juice before grinding ~ On the titteentli De
retnber afte, loo making on two several utth-
| sions, Mr.. A found that cane windrowsd on
November ~ was still sweet IN most OF its
| lower joints. On tho twenty third of Do
| ce,nher however. IT was found that the Juice
| though weighing g. Beaune, would not ola,-
| ify and make Irregular ougnr" In The snh,
| though. he closed on Christmas with 1876
hogshrada. Hence we luny infer that leo
| and repeated lee alone, is not enough to de-
strpy cane for sugar making.
incidentally. ana not bearing on or pnrl'-
rular inquiry, Mr.. A'mn In,unrks THAT calio
| bossoined" In Decembe'o. iatu. both on tho
| river and In the Attalapns, and remained
green until February. laH. ~ December,
| tp45, Mr.. Aime says Every ,lpe cane. viii
| killing frost. Green cane when once frozen,
| niN ap0ii ~ onrr,
In fhn year islG there are some facts Of in
tereet to note concerning the effects Of ioh pi,
cane. It seems That July VI that yenr had
been very rainy. and the layiug by extended
| 10 late IN August, so That the canes growth
was prolonged unusually, besides. much rain
fell III August and in the early pntt Of Sep
| TENDER, hence, as late as that month tho cane
waa growing very vigorously
On tho twenty fourth nf October rolling
began aud thin Ice occurred on the twenty
| fifth If November. Mr.. A. began to vjndtow
on the twenty sixth. AT this point he re
marks: Though the cold is not very great
| for November. this first freeze killed the
Games h, the ground. This very seldom occurs
while tho caras have still their leaves green.
but the canes being u ny vegetation, were
more liable to be affected by this freeze.
l III. hat
arc killed to the ground by Tho
| fret freeze" Warm rains. IL seems. followed,
but yet, on the twelfth of December. NJ ar
pents yielded $4,000 pounds sugar. At the
close, MIR, A. says. Though canes, were
| killed to the ground. when wibdrowed they
| kept well, aud made sugar to tho lust re-
| mark Wlcl, seems not to agree with his pro
| vious experience or deductions.
Let us now turn to- the year tRi7. Here .we
| find that Oh the twentieth and twrnty-Iirst ot
| November &c arpents were wintlrowetl before
| any freeze, This cane. itappeats was ground
On pth January, fnlty-nine days after the
| Withdrawing. aud gave red sugar IN Kettles
and good sugar IN tho steam apparatus. and
| this, notwithstanding tho fact that during
the interval Of forty nine days very severe
| wanthnt had occurred the Thermometer hay
| Ing fallen to &C., and that Mr.. A. was Obliged
| 10 abandon 80 ntI,enta of sttlhbe standing.
| he finished this rolling with I'D 900 pounds
In the yoar 1864 there WIS y very fine crop
| and Tie si,,bhla from o. to tO5 Il. as late
as January. 1895. There were somc light white
frosts in October On December q. thnre hay.
| ing ms vol been no ice, thirty aippnts were
| windrowed. on tho tentb cnme II freeze. kill
Ing Tho tops Or tho cnne. Oh tho nineieeutl
Of December. the Thermometer having gone
to 30, twenty-four hrpenE moro were wind
| rowrd: on The twrntyAninlh December thin
leo formed On tho niuth January the Their
mometer ngain fell to lp'. On the eighteenth
January. MI. A. remarks, ONEIDA the stand
Ing came was good for seed Tho ohne wind.
rowed OH tho ninth December was not as .goot
| ne the standing cane. 1t will be recalled TINT
this was wiudlowed before any lee. On Fob
ruary IL was found much Of tho standing
caue was good, aud that both windfpwod an,
standing yielded good sugar, but Mi A
was cut only ono third Of It's slze lIn 'losot
| this crop with lao t5D ponndG. aud then re-
tired from the life OF an active planter.
Having now considered sundry seasons and
rollings IN the past. lot us turn very briefly to
| consider that Of the year 1861 MS showing the
effects Of ice on green cane. as well rs the
effect Of wndruwinE the same. The spring ri
1877 had been cold and backward, though th'
winter before had been sufficiently fhvorhhle
| and thure was general but Il moderate slant
OF ratioons throughout tho State.
The canes. however grew very little UP h
| tho month Of August. there was u great lhch
Of rain during the summer ana It was on
towards the end of August that it fell In sui
III
| But from that out and until the seventeenth
and eighteenth of September. rain fell in nbnn
dance; on those days. however. storm o
wind and rnn OF unusual violence and durh
ton blew down fiat all largo cnne. and Hooded
tho land generally from two to four days. dn'
pending on locality. After that seasonablt
weather followed until about tho tenth OF DC.
,obor. when constant warm md heavy rains
set in. continuing for about u month
| causing rapid and luxurinnt growth
On tho eleventh Of November n very
heavy white frost occurred, killing thu
bud In some localities. and causing some
wndrowing Generally. however, the cnn'
was uninjured ana remained growing hnt
worry green. besides being universally more OF
ess matted and blown down.
Rolling began mostly about the twentieth
of October. and it was found tho canes gave
very little sugar and great deal of mo
lnsses ana gum. A u rule tho emo juice
weighed from 60 to o. Bchume. On tho tworl
i Iv-ninth OF NnNelnhnr u LIGHT frOeHO tool