The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-16
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SUGAR PLANTING.
The situation aud the Remedy

A~sS tSAssAsSS'VAA
The past results Of the. seas Of cane culti-
troug to al engage in Il. The losses may be
tlons, In reference to the northern winds and
Ice. no, doubt, have Teen greatly modified
where the frost was in a measure disarned by
situation, suca as points on the river and large
frosta have haa 81 pass. Yet, on the whole, it
State 81 Louisiana. and IL Il Is succeeded by
like season, the cultivation Of Louisiaras
great product must DO In q great measure aban-
doned or the system OK cultivation must be
changed No man in his senses will 20 ON con-
yerting outside property TO risk in a most dan
gerous and hazardous venture. Far beyier to
let the lands remain unculttvated than to vol
unfairly involve himself In ruin.
The hope is-ani It is well-founded hope
place. as the whole history Of cane cultivation
In Louisiana shows no such results. On the
contrary. II has been O. most excellent agricul-
tural business &c orally, r. munerative where
industry and experience have been applied to
Alter 4 car full survey of the situation and q
as compared With me Or ceding crop # sugar.
at nifty per cent, divided as foil JWS: thirty per
cent Iii the product a. d twenty per cent In the
price of sugar and molasses. No doubt large
part q the loss on ne price was caused 6y the
early part Of the season where the cane, as it
were, laid inactive. save ousted by the, large
amount Ct fertizsfs USED whieh when the ex
with great rapidity In green condition. when
the CRYSTALS not having time to form, the ascetic
Waer y ths eane Combined WITH the
decaying influences OF heat and moisture. de-
strgyed tne sacenarine proper les OF the care
GUS prostrasion OF the cane n its green state
caused such o crooked condition Of the canes as
% HS s y h eAn 10 i On
this condition. resulted IN but little inferior
sugar and very large quantity Of gummy mat
planters 81 this State The question naturally
nrises. what can be done to avoid these results2
We advise first, TO see II BY any means we can
bring forward the maturity OF our sugar crops
Possibly come may point at some fertiliz
crystals at an earlier date. Then. again. we
must windrow the cane when we believe ii has
arrived at proper maturity. rs experience
paratively little BY bring windrowed
Another great result q tne forced abandon
ment q cane cnitiyatoa IN Louisiana as pur;
employment very large majority Of those who
depend for maintenance for Themselves and
they to do? Are hey prepared to abana on The
MONIES Ut theit fathers; Or rather will they do
as the white iaborer who produces the great
history OF this cul ivation before the war and
after its close. Il was thought that the white
s s g se s e w soa n T eaab h hat sn
grafton was the only remedy. But the question |
soon arose as to where they were going. and |
where In a strange land was the working CAPT. !
TEL. After considering these important aues;
In Che. proper working OF the lands they saw tbe
remedy and the, future welfare Of themselves |
they were right. and the real proper |
remedy for the sugar cultivation of Louisiana |
by her own sons mu t produce the same happy |
results. Our advice to our people Is to go to |
work. Let the cane crop OF Louisiana be cul- |
tiyated by proper tenantry system. where the |
lab0rer and the owner OF the plantations unite |
for q common result We know OF several |
plantations where tho cane is raised BY tenants
and the planter buys the results Of labor in the
tonnage OF cane at q price which gives the Ia
horer far more independent and happy posi-
tton than that Of q day laborer or a .laborer in
gangs. as cane is pow to great extent culLivat.
her fertile fields. and all that is required is a
manly industry. The owners of the sugar
mills and plantations will meet the tenantry on
q proper basis In fact. ths system Is now es-
tablished in many parts OF our State and pre-
Sents the proper remedy for the planters as
well rs the husbandry Of the cane. Let all re-
solve to go to woik and wa will soon hear no
more OF want and poverty; on the contrary. we
will see q happy and prosperous people.
AGkTCOTA |