The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-07
The ACCESSIBILITY of Windrowing
Cane This Season.
Opinions of Number of Experienced
and Practical Planters of the
Different Parishes.

large price would he obtained by the Lousi-
ana planters for their crops. There had aread,
been an extraordinary increase Ia the price
and The outlook waa decidedly encouraging.
Secretary aiffen read tho following opinions
pf number of prominent sugar planters ON
rHE ADstHAntLtTy or wIaDHow1na GAME
for grinding this season:
with view of ascettnpin. the opinions or a
number vi prominent and practical planters as
to the. advisability Of windrowinG cane this
he dtoogsng n.e,rrIgaatory was sen out;
fifteenth u the twentieth Of November. before
the period IN which we usually xpaot freeze
iinmaturiiy, cronkednass caused BY tho storm
trendefinR u difficult ~ lay down and properly
protectl. and the amount on the land to take otr2
MR. W. W. FuuH. or ASSUMPTION.
says; With h large crop of cane on hand n In
prudent to windrow. portion Of Y about the
twentieth Of November, provided the cane be
2esaby fee e,her sns IN would Inm fke ,he
when II comes. when Tho bud ID Killed early aii
N The ss,ason lcr killed r. s sRp end " black
thlnk enough 70 iutGltt aerops damage to The
atWasn rs the sis wScS h or he ea
and freeze that will split the bark of the cane.
after which event the best thing for the planter
III u beor . III Sd
y killed. makes g4m,my sugar !, when boiled 10
lid rlas 81 Ids before laying the eane d down ,
The cane "a very crooked from the effects of the
storm, and viii not lte close ID the rows when
windrownd, aud for that reason WILL he more
gaHiiy affected BIZ subsequent cold. Owing to
Ill. prookedncss w!ndrowng will BIO slow and
81 s sean srash hs !. @
Eea.her r u good aze ana FIJI ri juice, which,
well. We do not generally obtain large pro-
Ducts when I'm canes ere very ripe maktns
rom aeyep to esht degrees Weo ia s ee ,e
much more abundant and yields a fair duan-
tltv Oh sugar.
". A. sHArFEE. or TERREnoNNr.
frssse, and hardly think II advisable ths season
would not be well protected.
pp. j. 7. II. STONE. or InERvILbE
rays: .The canes have matured and improved
rapidly IN tho past ten days, and now promise
much better yield Of sugar than they did some
time since. Games continue 70. improve until
n ase sh ha = aen y hs H. 'm s u No
yember. Should we have a full moon after that |
time--inr note. book Rays the full moon In No
The twenty fourth. has passed without freeze
six years IT, H,nly tn thlry think canes can be
ys, wndh,e ga i hT Had
row, leaving cane standing for ten 70 fifteen
dayH' grinding When eanes are thin and
not freeze Id windrow Or you gain iittlo. No
rain water should be allowed 10 remain ia the
burrows about the cane.
!. NJ. HOWELL. ESQ. or LaFouRCHE.
eaya: III the canes are ae immature nc tho date
Indicated as they nre now. would not wind
row. III they improve M much Ia the next nf-
teen dave ~ thar have ~ The past ten, would
Mtnurow II had large crop To save. 1t Ia
useless To windrow crooked immature canes IA
4 found To my cost In 1877
DUNCAN 4. GAGE. Esq or TERREBoNNE,
saYa; deem 7 prudent 70 windrow about the
fifteen days grinding. Ny experience proves
but little loss IL canss windrowad before u
no slnd r. two Mees H.
teenth W the twentieth Of November then grind
one-half Of tho standing cane: II no freeze
came commence cutting out Of windrow. lt
GEN. ALEX. DE cLouET. or sT. MARTIN {
says, Planters who have large crop Of cane
~ take od and who cannot expeot to get !,
tlronFh before the fifteen ! q December. :
advantageous to wadrow portion thera Of on n
or about the fifteenth to the twentieth 81 No !,
srrnper provided the cane ,wass ripe and tho
advisable To wndrow immature canes. and / | !.
you'd rather incur the uncertain risks Of q I
ae which ID 'S case 81 favorabIe season ana
yield. think that. with proper, care crooked =
protected from the cold, Az O matter OF course
nv quantity or proportion Of cane to be wind
rowed dspende on various circumstances. With
ry. etc, of ample capacity to take OH u crop Y
Rapidly nftar freeze. the proportion Of cane to
po saved by windrowing could be safely TO- d
JOSEPH ANGER. OF IDERyrLLE,
snys: II is my opinion that canes are 90 green,
,Ised In windrowlng even after a freeze. / do =
pot expect to wlndrow. but shall select over my =
held nv rlpest and grind ~ rapidly 40 uossi- =
bio. My yield ts satisfactory. 1 would not =
Nindrow On the fifteenth III November unless 4 !.
freeze was anticipated. q
THos. N. GAGE. OF TERREBoNNE. 81
!ays: do not propose this season. 70 wind
I'M Of opinion that It will not pay ns u rule. MY
satoons were this season simply very bnd. n
snere windrnwed last year on and after the =
II, D. eoLoMB. or ST. JAMES, y,
lAys:. In the present condition 81 the cane /
you'd not windrow until freeze occurred. Ii
4 Eeperally easy 70 ioretell freeze twenty al
hree days after, think It would be- advisable a,
81 ne PLANTER VINO 10 mas cane to last. say three
Town. as have stated above.
&c. coFIELD. OF ASCENSION ~
ays: IL would be poor policy FOR d planter to Y.
top grinding bis cane for the sake OF putting -
own own parI ID windrow a. TIE cane is too ar
hink when the weather becomes cold enough n,
ay IreeztnR--it will DO time enough to but cane h
ans. and there Is one thing to be observed that
the cane 10 very. green, It will keep but
hort time after II ~ III windrow. On the othor
and, II ripe when put down Il will keep n :,
pnE time. say from four to five weeks think ~
Nil the cane could be put down about the time In
was ABOUT 10 be Killed ttwould be better. th
JAMES TELLER. or ASCENSION.
ays: The canes are SO immature and crooked 49,
ant II would be til-adsised to put them down :.
windrow this season. TN
Mr.. Kenner stated that number 81 gentle On
ZEN. including himself. have visited several be
where improvements had been tn
ade. and intended to visit others and care Int
lily note results. which would be reported ID the
4 association. Mr.. Kenner said further that ne
was the intention of a number of planters To ev,
vite Prof, Mccullough to visit their places
id investigate the defeating process. ao
The association adjourned. on
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