The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

and covered with clusters of hawthorn and
Crab-apple trees.
Taking the northeastern corner Of the par
ish as d starting point, Instead OF Baton
southwark ON the right bank Of the Amite
river, we come first to q sparse growth OF
pine trees on fiat soil, beyond which the soil
reassumes the features Of the tiMF lands, rs
above.
The Amite is generally encased between
steep bluffs, with here and there small tracts
of lower overlooked land indenting their
tracts Of dark soil into the snow white sand
Of the rivers banks.
The clay in these cliffs covers good kaOlin-
ito beds and the sand along the stream is
snow white, brittle and readily fusioned into
glass Of excellent quality, as demonstrated
by frequent experiments on the spot
Stopping at the point OF junction. linking
cending northwardly along the left bank Of
the Gomite. the bluff, undulating table
lands expand uninterruptedly, except some
narrow bottoms stretching in small patches
from both banks Of tho COmite into the high
lands and being nearly level with the stream
RetraGing our steps toward the Amite, and
as we follow its sOutherly course, with OcCa-
sionaI inrOads west into the table lands cut
10 b. the Clay gut and Jones creek aS far rs
the Amte and Iberville junction. the soil
affords the same Typographical features
These CONGREGATIONS being well known we
shall now study the photography OF the
parish and, with the divisions made by the
various streams running thrOughLt, We will
have precise nomenclature Of the soil con
stituonts and forest growths that appear to
he typical to each basin or draining area OF
these streams.
In accordance with those typical character
istiCs In soils and forest growth, and Follow
ing the natural divisions formed by the va
rious streams of the parish as we'll as the
slopes and plateaus from which they drain,
East Baton Rouge can be appropriately
divided into the following bnRin9, each hay
ing distinct and highly important character
istiCS, to be separately noted to wit,
The Mississippi basin,
The Amite basin,
The COmite basin.
The Ward and Fountain basin
The ManChaC basin.
The Baton Rouge basin.
The Mississippi Basin.
SOIL AND FOREST OF GLASS /.
In this division Of the Mississippi basin 5ge
shall include oil that tract of alluviaI low
lands lying between the river on the west and
tho bluff lands on the east, from SCOTS bluffs
north to Bayou ManchaC south.
The soil Of this basin is strict alluvial
being In texture dark brown loan. The
thickness Of the soil proper varies from two
to three feet, OVERLAPPING dark lOamy clay
bed, which itself is streaked with yellow
lOamy clay layers The subsOil Is Clayey in
blue, reddish or dark layers.
This soil drains tOerably we'll and abSOrbs
heat with considerable retentve powers,
Rich in constituents OF plant-fOod, it will,
however, clod If not properly drained.
It's average specific weight can he fixed at
Cighty-fve pounds per cubic foot Of compact
dried soil, Indicative Of first class capacity
to furnish abundant nutrimPnt for crops. As
tested by experience this class Of soil Is sim
liar to the renowned sugar bottom" lands of
the NJ mississippi coast and, therefore, Is unsur-
passed for sugar and corn cultivation.
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