The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-07
THE SUGAR PLANTERS.
THE MEETING or THE LOUISIANA As
ISOLATION LAST NIGHT
Interesting Correspondence Important
Experiments.

The regular monthly meeting Of tho Loulsi-
ana Sugar Planters Association was held last
night at the hall Of the organization. on Ba-
rome street near Canal: Hon. Duncan i. Ken
ner presided and there was large attendance
of members.
The following officers, to serve for the ensu-
Ing term Of one year. were then elected: Dun
can L. Kenner. president. John y. Wallis,
Henry j. Kernocban. vice presidents: j. W,
Goldberg secretary: i. CHIN, treasurer
The report of tho treasurer. showing a round
balance. was received and referred to the com
mittee on finance
The Secretary reported that In obedience to
instructions he had. by letter, propounded to q
number of planters the following
INQUIRIES:
/. In windrowIng cane for seed, other things
being equal which is likely to keep best plants
or ratoons2
Q. Does seed In windrow keep best In sandy OF
black soil2
3. Does 1t keep best II laid down thin or thick
In burrows say one or two rows of seed In one
furrow2
a. Does 1t keep best In deep or shallow fur
rows2
8. Surprising the planter knows what kind OF
cane he intends putting down in the fall for
seed. should he before that cane is laid by. cul-
tivate by ridging high to make a deep furrow
or the reverse2
Q. When the cane IL put down for seed. Is 1t
best to cover II deeply with heavy burrows OF
dirt turned over by four-horse plow. or
lightly Should the dirt cover the whole of the
seed. or would IL make no difference IL tho fur
rows did not rite meet the top.
7. IL It not OF great importance that the bed or
bottom Of the furrow In which the cane is to
lie should be as dry "a possible2 Wouldn't 1t
even, II practicable. be well to run q sub-soil
pillow In the burrows before putting down tho
seed.
8. Is It not OF great importance that good and
deep quarter drains should traverse the land
when the seed Is put away.
To these interrogations he had received the
following answers
FROM MR.. LOUIS X. BOURGEOIS.
To the first inquiry: Upon the theory that the
nearer perfection the Iuiee OF the cane is and
the nearer maturity the plant. the easier 1t can
be cured and prepared for its long winter torpor
1 would say that ratoons would keep best wind,
rowed In the coolest weather OF October. /
plant best windrowed late In November rs
possible should be afraid to wndrow plant
cane IN October, except AFTER protracted
changes in the sap of the windows. would only
hasten the maturity of the plant.
No mater II the cane Is ripe snd h lana we
condition, Of The cane, ! would windroW IN
sandy soil.
3 No matter. III the cane Ia in nc condition for
curing. but should the cane be grown or Its spp
impure. Il should be thin In burrows; for In
that case the gasses terminated In the deeom.
position of the leaves In the curing process of
the plant being less will not prove SO Injurious
to the cane by heating It, Much cane is dam
aged In the fall by the fermentable matter about
4. Well cured cane will keep In either case
also. cane windrowed In bitches, but. ~ gem
eral thing. a deep furrow In sandy soil. and
g. As the planter cannot tell what the physio-
logical conditions Of the cane will be at the
time Of windrowing. whether ripe or green
substances the result Of cloudy weather In
Septeu Der or October which prevents the elm
ination Of the oxygen Of the carbonic acid gas
absorbed by plants at night. leaving only the
pure carbon for assimilation and elaboration
of starch. etc.-let him prepare himself for the
worst. and have only moderately deep burrows.
which will answer la any emergency.
g. Give heavy furrow of eaI tn on each side
OF your cane. and If the cane is green do not
lap. but leave three or four inches open for
the escape of the gases. which you may close
later but not important If the leaves are thick |
7, The bottom Of the bed should be. as much
MS possible. free from deeayabe vegetable
mater Inc more porous the tunspi o. the iur-
even IL 1t could be done. u}.tcuarly in October,
would have the Inconvenience OF leaving tho
burrows In elods, and - Asequently full of
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8. Of very great importance. for we must not
lose sight of the fact that the cane lin wha ever
conditions II may have been before
after 1t is covered may. under the
Influences of the changes of the weather
during November, December and January.
which alternate from hot and wet to dry
and cold, will not say spront, but be 60 affect
ed by heat and moisture as to feel the approach
ofits new life. In that particular state water is
fatal.
FROM W. W. pUGH.
l. All circumstances being considered al
should give the pref renee to first years stubble
1t will usually possess the necessary degree Of
ripenees to keep well, ami the Joints are
straighter
]. This depends on the seas on but sandy land
(which is usually, high has the, preference.
though this year the worst seed | found was
on light sandy land.
8. This depends on the thickness and size of
the cane. II thin. two rows should be thrown
together. otherwise one row IL preferable.
A. The burrows tihe middlesl should not be
too deep, as the protection Of the high ridge Is
more than couuterbalancei by the danger from
s. Should his ridges be very high a couple oil
burrows. made with small nlow. filing them
partially with loose earth, would be a decided
benefit to the windrowed cane. The seed
should not be placed below the level Of the
earth.
have the cane open in the centre OF the wind
rows so as to prevent the escape of the heat
Tor sweat which the cane undergoes when first
lAlu uOWU
T. This is Of the first Importance and abso-
lutely essential to the safe keeping Of the cane.
tried the subsoil some years since. but as the
seed was generally good, / could not learn
anything from the experiment, but. on general
| do not hesitate to answer in the
affirmative.
s. Absolutely essential 70 the safe-keeping of
the seed. Water In excess Ii the worst enemy
OF the cane. and inficts greater injuries than
cold. wind or draft.
FROM MR.. BENZ. TUREAUD.
/. Ratoons. as they are generally ripper at the
season the seed cane is put up.
2. As well in both provided they have the
same drainage and are equally well covered
with dirt.
3. 1t keeps best laid down thick.
L. Ii Keeps best in shallow burrows.
s. He should cultivate to make shallow fur
rows.
6. 1t is best to cover it deep with four-horse
side.
Z. u Is 81 great Importance that the burrows
shoula pe as dry as possible; but instead Of
passing a sphsoil pillow | have succeeded in
keeplng good seed by throwing two light fur
roWs WIN one horse plow in the row, thereby
sleVtatl ing the potion of the row and leaving
1resn dirt Tor the cane to lie on
8. 1t l. OF the greatest i'm nnrtanna
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