The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-23
ST. CHARLES PARISH.
Crop News and Local Politics
Outlook for Cane Very Unpromising-
When the Planters Will Begin
Grinding Republican Par
ish Convention.
Ioorrespondence o, the Democrat j
ST. CHARLES. October 2t. II

published In the DEMOCRAT, and q review O
their agricultural and political status fur
nished It's readers. Your correspondent, who
few days ago, undertook Il flying trip t.
the parish Of iSt. Charles, has he thinks, I'm
earthed some few facts worthy OF beins
itemized.
WHAT is THE CONDITION OF THE CANE CRol
HERE?
Planters have some fear that it will ral
short OF last years yield, on account of excee
sive rains and the consequent humidity OF tn,
earth and atmosphere, which causes the cans
to ''sprout," and checks the maturity OF th.
plant. Some planters have tried to grind
but the mea9re results Of the experiments
have neoessitated a dscontinaance.
What Is desired is gradual change from
warm to cold, clear and dry weather 30 as te
allow the cane to mature. For the last thre.
days the weather has been gradually getting
clearer and colder, but at th present writing
TUESDAY morning. the barometer Ia low, and
from the dull, gray aspect Of the sky, 1t IL
feared that rain will set In and last for some
time.
This unsettled state OF tho weather worka
materially to the detriment OF the planter
Your correspondent had conversation on
tho present condition and the expected
yield of the cane crop with one OF the best
and most experienced planters Of this parish
The information obtained is far from raising
the hopes OF planters and others intereated
In the crops. But why conceal the true state
OF things when there la time yet for n bet
tering OF their condition?
'.The cane" said our informant. .is very
green at present and growing rapidlv. +
now contains very little sugar. Should q few
days OF cool weather intervene to check yepe-
tation the cane will rapidly rlpen, and we NAV
expect quite satisfactory Weld Under the
most favorable circumstances, howaver do
not believe" he continued. "thnt tha narish
will produce more than two-thirds og laat
years crop. The stubble on MANY nlacea
looks poor. but the plant, as general rule Is
them, within which they nav base. ,lpon % the
state OF the weather. "a silrer estimate as IN tho
Yield OF the saccharine plant" N.S
Whitehead's is the only plantation in tbia
parish whereon grinding, simply as an ex-
pertinent, has begun; the yield Is said to be
fe1 W. ,un as'nr.,,,.sn1ay.,. on.aa,ane1iy;
,ialtnd ooA1oepoiaoi'', III oie Vi his falhples,
4A,.hA ', Ian stA.ioN
OF WI. 4. a; LullnR, which 1s twenty-five
miles above the city. Mr.. L. z. Lovejoy, man
aRer of the plantation, and Mr.. duillaume
buSsuu, oseI5tei, iHloIIned us tnaL Cnefe Is
unGer cultivation about two hundred acres,
nall stubble ana hall plant. They expect to
OBTAIN GOOD result rom the grinding; and,
tha1 nsa MT yniotnkon h "g " nne cams,
yiajd annaI ~, evan ar,rn1t.a4 oAio ytni
last years, Mr.. LllinR may Justly be salts
fed In 1878 the plantation had lis acres of
stubble and $50 OF plant; the net result was
1923 hoesheads OF sugar of 1921 pounds ret. st'
or 1,250,O0O pounds Of sugar, and the Juice
never weighed less than nine, 'o0
A visit to
r1,r ".e,rco>,u =, ,,,r.r,o,
Ae,'ioN inANAAAlos'
ah.on,g s.;,, t nuIlne o. anoIus an opportunity OF
80 ~, IN III IT, a,,,,., L,1 trt nom ueng
owned by Harry r. Howard son p'1m pf M Ghan 20
I. Howard. and by John A Morris Esn oAA''''
A description Of the MACHINERY VI ialI mann
featured BY Leeds q Co. OF New orlaans
having already been published in the DEMO.
cRAT, we forbear giving the minutin. -
Mr. Howard received your correspondent
with great courtesy. and together with Mr.,
S. Brady, his manager, showed him every.
thing Of note on the plantation.
Mr. Brady expects to have everything
TeuQY TO DeXIn KGll0l0U enrlV N0VGTU Thr