The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-04

bon cane and one-third red. do not know
any difference In their merits, and have no.
t1ced none, land and cultivation being equal"
GEO. G. zENoN,
Of st. Mary, says: II cultivate the red rib
bon and crystal, or white. In nnfavorable
very favorable. the crystal is superior. but
ordinarily prefer the ribbon"
II. BUssEY,
of st. Mary, says: II cultivate mostly the
purple, and some ribbon. Prefer the ribbon,
as 1T grows larger and is more vigorous"
DANIEL THOMPSON,
of st. Mary, says my cane Is mostly the
common red cane-some Of 1t ribbon. Prefer
the ribbon. | think the ribbon gives the best
plantscane and the red cane the best stubble."
CHAs. II. WALKER,
OF st. Mary, says: 1.-THE ribbon cane is, in
my opinion, decidedly the best for this place.
The ribbon cane. produces the best plant and
ratoons. [ tried the white cane and thought
at first that 1t suckered better than the rib
bon, but my experience Is that the ratoons
are late In starting, and / shall abandon it's
cultivation"
JIG 0. BERWICK,
of st. Mary, say: "We cultivate a white
cane and the red. Don't know any ny name for
the white except that it is called here the
'Palfrey Seed having been introduced in this
section by an old planter by that name. It
Is q hardy cane and makes better sugar than
the red. Our experience Is with only the
above mentioned canes. We prefer the white
for plant. 1t does not come up as ratoons SO
early as the req, but grows rapidly when up"
A. TOxLER,
OF st. Charles, says: II cultivate the red rib
bon cane, and find it makes the best plant and
ratoons; have abandoned the Creole cane,
because at last 1t would not grow at all. Taite
and green ribbons were too late In growing,
and the stubble ALSO"
GEN. ALEX. DE CLoUET,
OF st. Martin, says: Il cultivate the ribbon
and red or purple cane. The ribbon-yeIlow-
ish and red-striped-Was originally before
the war; Imported from Tabasco / have
found 1t superior to the ribbon cane, prevl-
ously cultivated here. 1t is juicy, heavy,
large in diameter, and natures well and
early. From my experience OF the superior
ity OF this variety, think that Il fresh i'm
portatfon would be advantageous. The
purple cane is hardy and thrifty. It comes
up well and early. The seed keeps well. 1t
stubbles better than the ribbon cane, but has
O. tendency to grow spindling and small in
diameter. think the ribbon cane produces
the best plant cane, and the purple the best
ratoons. OF the varieties which to my knowl-
edge have been tried in Louisiana, the Creole
cane-the. white and green striped-the gaIan-
gore and the crystalline have been mostly
abandoned because they do not come up and
mature well and early, and do not stubble
cold
From the statements OF the above named
planter 1t is gratifying to learn that there are
now under trial sundry different varieties of
adaptability to our soil and climate, aud so far
as propagation under the most favorable cir
eumstanees is concerned, gave remarkable
results, especially the large red cane OF Siam,
spoken of by w. A. Shaffer, of Terrebonne,
which from two stalks In the past four years
a hnan
subjected both as plant and stubble to two of
the hardest winters ever experienced In the
State. This cane Is undoubtedly the same as
the large red cane of Aram, spoken OF by
cultivation by Mr.. Bergondy Lapice, of st.
James, being one OF the varieties brought out
by his father, Mr.. P. NJ. Lapice. OF this cane
Mr.. May says that 1t Is desirable variety
statement be verified by the experiences of
Mr.. Lapice and Mr.. Shaffer 1t Is Of important
value to the Louisiana sugar planter
Ii it be true that the red canes are the
harder canes, it behooves us to import such
varieties as may, from size and quality, over
come two OF the present objections to them as
compared with the red ribbon, and 1t may be
likely that that variety just mentioned as
cultivated by Mr.. Shaffer and Mr.. Lapice
possesses the requisite properties. The great
LARGE juicy cane, rich In saceharine matter, I
which, both as plant and ratoon shall stand |
the climate to which 1t has been brought;
and whatever value we place upon fertility |
OF soil and cultivation, no less an important I
factor in the grand result is the variety of
cane upon which we bestow our labor, on the |
general hypothesis that come are better than
others, and with equal attention preserve the |
same relative difference.
The reading of the report was applauded, |
and a vote of thanks, on motion of Mr.. Rost, |
was rendered to the secretary Of the associa-
lion, Mr.. JAS +. Giffen.
The reading was supplemented by some re-
marks made by Mr.. Dymond, who said, In |
effect that the report showed that here the
industry was as yet In Its in
ancy, and that 1t was the duty Of this assoc
,iation to pursue its investigation OF the sub
ect.
Mr.. Dymond also said that he had received
he opinion of Mr.. Beltram, well known
planter, to the effect that people who plant
;ane five feet apart get rich where those who
liant seven feet apart get poor.
member said In opposition that he had at
empted to plant cane six feet apart on land
hat had been idle for ten years with poor re-
suits; subsequent planting seven feet apart
lad been satisfactory
The president remarked that one OF the
easons for planting seven feet apart was the
requent necessity of cultivating with two
mules.
After some desultory discussion the meet
ng adjourned.
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