The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1879-06-06
what the Democrat Reporters Saw
and Heard Yesterday.
TILE SUGAR PLANTERS.
Statement of the Sugar Crop on the
First of June, 1879.


made In open kettles. The cane grows TO th'
height Of from twelve to fourteen feet and .
simmer variety as high as twenty-five ant
twenty-four feet, yielding eighteen and hal
ounces Of sugar to the gallon u juice, ant
sometimes az high as twenty five ounces.
H Mr.. Dymond also read from printed docu
ments the increasing popularity OF the dlffu
sion process as practiced In France, Mar
Unique, and to certain extent In this State
In this connection he suggested that com.
mittee Of three be appointed to consider The
matter and report to this association. The
suggestion was adopted, and Messrs. Dy-
mond, Godberry and Laplace were appointed
as such q committee.
@ Mr.. John 8. Wallis, at the request of the
president, read the following paper:
on rHE uHNEF1r OF THE Po1AH1sooPE TO SUGAR
PLANTERS.
As far back ls December. 1S48. Prot. II. y. Me
Uulloh, ID his able. 'repor's from the Secretary
ofthe Treasury OF. scientific, investigations In
relation 70 sugar" quotes the I " proceedings g 81
tsr d rpolsriseooe Raa coz Of sole ID Whic tbe
et 4 NM Y 4 Afroy1
sions and accurate Indications; that II gives By
compenaation exact measurements of the prop
ss ss q snd ssy that Il
cations always accord with themselves and re-
quire no previous sclenlific kn?WIedRe IN the
stated that the programme was d prize offered
by the Society of Eneouragement for q process
which will det rmtne within per cent the rich
polarlaeope Of N. soleil was much. more exact.
The successor of Nj. Soleil. as well as the Ger
% a e oe as wtsE Ses tssn bsas nsa
Amtned and perhaps more exact. The fnstru-
mont has since that time been steadily coming
ths iS United States. until now none Of them pur-
chase sugar or moass. 3 without consulting 4.
It's accuracy Ia not doubted as requisite In
Chat ii ID not valuable to sell BY or to be- used as
an adjunct to the tariff to prevent eugara OF
rk coos and hgh erystss zols ate xsus oens
planters are tncredulous that such a. accurate
y test exists, and still q greater number are apa-
sS eot of s paper to show DC ha s c value to
asserton tS 8 % II state that the tmes not distant
them. ~ it's now acknowledged 70 be TO rein-
The experience q the most cbservant plant
possess the value that should attach TO IL This
must con.nqe 70 bs 70 long Y .he
] essential Is TO find out this precise condition or
maturity Of the plant : hen an important work
" 70 W .s. H. i1 s @ - 4. ts ~ ne
the test 10 made. correct and positive point for
comparison Ii reached. II A then says to b.,
flnrohars roarizad ~ ner cent ~ aueap @ ana t,id
not keep. or po!arized 10 or Il per cent and did
noSt IL raast,aa MA N afar AIM. tsfn1 TIA cnn
clusiorl stated is verified, both of them win
thereafter delay putting up their seed cane as
+ 9s ss s esat Il Il Z prsashsd ua sa
the eugar industry, q good deas Qt Experience
on the hrst of these percentages tB two, years
s ana q hs & es @ %
succeeding M season q 1873 was generally defec-
tive. - ,,,,.
M, +e.+s mi voar ehovaa t,at cara vh,o,,
M sana mn gn ana II nsr ma va, ~
na; @ vi, ~ Ill 80 Hna that ths,s ~ U 1s srv ~
dIfsreoe nj In Il the rssnts Then oan rss Ms wail M
Known e BE- uaasuaiiy 5:De: 4 pGlsrisea il
1 Il alo ner rant and has nrodnced v.rv oen. 81 ~
erally gool stand this spring, ,'An exception
hieh had hsan fertiIi1ad a. nta i liz seasnn
M T.nn 60 IL pntnhar 81 II Uaa atiiI var, oreo
an taeias anla az nar can't ia consitson
when plant q II Janulary ., was ,csrefuly notsd.
FUZZY one tura q y han spoalSn as, ~ qla me
having been selected. produced only thin
stand. y 10 thought by many That eeed cane, TO
Il ksep g so1a ber ss
green. The tests d9 not prove this for last fall
seen cane ,h n,gd p9laL,zeq fz ~ per cent Slsh
vel and made 2 good stand thls spring. In
tnls s case genera observation a aceords Wild the
test for Il y VEL known that the seed cane was
very ripe last fali ana that the stand Is now
oetter than an average.
FALL PLANTING.
MI, nlantine il done Ia October also. l,ka
" ~ oa epinavn t a. ~ ibs PanieIs
Us oo enotbar IS os oa fs,aG ne mas
anusnSL nao lnAeu t,t Nc . Sauso as-
Naither can state the precise Condition of hia
cane when planted, Still It is natter Of lead |
Ing importance to the State. in the present con-
dttion Of labor. to do al the fail planting which
can be done safely. Do not tho conditions OF
ripeness, already stated. control fali planting
also. and has not the prima! want OF success
which has attended It arisen from the cane be-
Ing too green when laid down2 For II must be
remembered that this work usually precedes 7
the putting up the bulk OF tie sted, Cane
which was planted on the sixth Of October last
bs stand and at i would s hst he
cane ts not az ripe BY 10 or II per cent when the