The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-20
AGRICULTURE.
BY r. ARMANT.
FAITH IN OURSELVES.


former. but OF the la ter we most parsimo-
niously provided. Yet. from that very source
all se o OF Feat TIE
that agency the greatest known achieveE ents
have been accomplished. the world renovated,
arts invieorated and expanded Meanwhile.
for the want Of that powerful lever many an
idea has remained in dark shronds and many
an undertaking has most ingloriously failed.
No people or individual g ever achieve their
aims without possessing, In some degree, TINS
elating and propelling force that our antq0e
masters had symbolized In the legend OF fro-
The people who have faith In themselves can
not be discouraged. cannot cease seeking pro-
ghastiy. appalling before them. but, their perse-
ea If ana a eneley to their Intent
This lack of self reliance, of self confidence.
is traceable even to thu very basis of our social
and educational institutions, whence. on the
contrary, they should have first originated bold.
broad and vigorous. thence to permeate every
branch of our public institutions.
The scope of these articles will not admit, of
course of extensions that would embrace the
varied subjects towards which our endeavors
at Improvement should lead, but circumscrib-
ing this within our especial limits. 1t is strik
ing to observe how far our planters and farmers
are deficient in that paramount virtue.
PROGRESS.
such as would be applicable to our needs and
wants cannot originate from Indifferent or out
y side sources 1t is among ourselves and with
strong and well defined resolve to improve that
longing. but the production of which we en-
trust to Indifferent and foreign centres. while
M me oi gu, n
tn our fnture and welfare than anv other The
United States are disbursing annually sum
exceeding 500 100000 for this product which
Louisiana could very neatly sunply with her
1G,0o0.O00 OF vacant sugar lands. The main i'm
pediments to our
INCREASED PRODUCTIONS
af,hi. ,t,1o = ~ d., . -, orror,ou, s,,st.ro of
ls stapie az W. w. t f re
hniaa d ~ GU a.. III ~ an msa
Of generating or plant a oek.
Reserving the other matters for future dis
eussion, let us look at the causes OF decrease In
our production a, d crops arising from causes
eral cultivation, and then we shall conslder the
system Of our
CANE PLANT STOCK.
E.Wi saanolnk ail III. ,, up ea,,i y, ais
zen 70 tne WI AZ a u no NJ"
iaSs frn,' ;s nni; q; ona az daenaratad his
VIII prove az any time suggested ana before
When nana culture was first introduoed in
louisiana, the
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EARLY lnfohfhp SEED ZANE
was not selected for It's adaptiveness to our soil
or climate: nor for It's superior qualities of
hardness and yield Informal experiments
had Indicated possibility or raising cane In
ourrlver bottoms and consequently, the nee
: essary seed was imported IN accofathce WIN
the quantity needed Tor planting given areas.
ana VIVID little or no concern as 70 tht 9unltles
~ one VarleS as 70 ou N
otneI since then, we nave pefsis,ehtiy gum.
Nhte9 tLe osisl nhy iii poiteu sailstes' Witiioul
eooA'he w pio0uio WI ~" i'Fo' u O."
hoo1 , VIA i ~, n 80,
me Brazil, inc Java, the lanltl aha west IN
dies cane were thus imported, and from these
stocks our planter sought to procure the great
est possible yields without eonsecrating any ex-
pertinent or tria ,or tne purpose 81 n m or
tity tnat would pest answer our neeas Tor US
hardiness. early maturity ana abundant YIELD
In the geherai''s OIL cases ,he
~ seobnd wars growth n re- presarved for pIant
inc pnrnoses while a fnrge numimr Of PLANTERS
If they keep frst years growth 'or rattoons for
the same purposes will quite as rashly pre-
serve good and worthless stock for seed.
IolioWea naLuraily tnat crops IA, more
sioWiy .am usn tht III uan !; siedeu tess JuJo
Ina no & n nd .s .n ta p in
ing tns Pant hshihse va, ylss letn R}st III
creasea WIN lne pefioa Vi us euieiVatioh Gu
"2 Wh praee'p'es'
"heh COMMUNICATIONS
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ESSENTIAL to nreserys il in ia purifv' and, il pos
sihle to cause II to reproduce with It's same
features of perfection.
uo nu, @ t ~ an,. a diigantI od
.nLe VIZ pialu. on aina e aJ ~ az MY nv
avoid It's ,
pEshNheAfioF'
If any proof OF the rapid degeneration Of
plants was needed, know OF no, better and
more suggestive one than the. examination OF
our cane. In all plants there is q natural ten
, denoy, verified by long and unquest1onable OBJ
servaions OF, scientists, to revert to their
ORIGINAL spECIEs
,r, !. -. - .t-..,. ,,,
- n9 tbair ae mantapv neaas wben foreed into a
bioh state Of cultivation into climate at is not
ibsi,e. and ali nianis re very much in the CON
! dition of The Redskins who have been taken
from their bomudless prairie roarns and in
terned within the narrow limits of our towns
The nlant no we'll as tha savage hunfsman
graduaIIv crows uneasv and WHENEVER opnor-
fnnities IRE rina will essue iowa rds THAR orig
inai nbares nr hannts Therefore tha oreatast
care shnuld he taken ia select for nianfinp the
largest and best plants, In order to procure
healthy grown, STAND ana yield; or otherWlse
PLANT WILL DEGENERATE,
md most If not ALL the'exeellent o,,atties.wbiob
distinruished tbe standard will be forever lost
given standard having once been nronu rod
md re nositirepu hape nage in Jnnis;anGJ and
nroperly attended To- experiment will Demon
t.n,o *, aha;acst ,rL ioh ,e sroontihio