The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-12-04
Condition Of the Game Crop.
R~ps.rtr from Prslninent Planters Of III
parrish.

1tss3te6NA rom ffR1f9tFa Ol t4t4S
Not having heard complaint iroHi PLAN
tersof much injury to the cane from the
freeze Of November +, We were surprised
To read III the New Orleans DcMseaat /.
communication from Mr.. j. G. Cotiell Of
Point Hounlas plantation, written last
Saturday, in which, the following statc-
uleIit occurs
beg to state that the cane on nay pianta-
i.,n il killed mere thoroughly than il ever
has been since / have .MaeA the PLACE. II
is true the cane IL NOT lost rs yet. for the
simple reason that it has been selvudy mud
raining almost continuously since the free2e !;
but i warm weather SOS ia so,, win hear /.
great complaint from planters generally 4
have not ground but one hay this week. and
that il tD-.iuy. because have been putting
down cane il. wiHdruN. Which i.:ss Msn II
tedious job, thescanc beng blos II 1uw.1 80
bn,ils.
is 5ir. CpiieispS pl.lc. is yery fivar:4bls.
i.s..ateti for the protection ,f cane from
/ the ,.tfct.ts of freezing weather, and gen
aruiiy suffers less damage fr.,n that cause.
than perhaps any plantation, in sAssen-
sion, We snrn,ised that the injury TO the
crop might have been muel, greater than
we had supposed, hence we addressed in
guirics on the subject to two gentlemen
we'll qualified - ii,pari intelligent and
accurate iiiforsnatioH-
\ leading planter Ola tho right bank OF
the river writes ~ follows under date of
December 3:
Aa the cane was Of moro than average ma
turits when struck by ice. it Was IN first
class condition To windrow. Both standing
and wintlraws.d cane, i'll 81 ordinary average
SEASON OF cool, dry weather, would keep
without material injury ana MAKE. good sns-
ar and plenty OF il N lc:Isf siNs weeks after
the freeze, say up 10 January /. tntortu-
nately, however, we have had since the
freeze al unprecedented amount OF rainand
some warm weather; the planters are unable
to haul. ewing TO the trigi,ttnl condition OF
le:.,,s meantime. f!le continued wet is draw
ing ont the s;ccharine from he eane. and :.s
i, will y. impossible now, even with u dry
mouth OF December, to get III all tho cane
TINT Is .,ut. fear that from onc-to fourth tn
one third Of the crop will be lost iro,h ;sl,so
lutte inability TO gctit a,tf Of Tie fields. Thu.
state Ut affairs is III tn. more distressing
from the fact .itat ss..'. i, .0w ,elti NJ
very Handsomely ttta,ns giving from sBei'
to 800 lhs.-::n. The error, would certainly
l.uve been the largest made since tn. var.
This gentleman estimates that, with
favorable weather throughout the grind
ing season. his y ~. crop would have ex-
eeetlc.l that oi last year from fifty to sixty
r.r cent.
Mr.. Henry C. liraud, l."okheepcr for
Mr.. John ynrnsidt.'s FIVE plantations On
the left bank Of The river, responds to
our inquiry With the following interest
ing information, also given under date
Of yesterday:
On the Goth October all ut the burnside
places began grinding. On the 18th Neveia
bcr sugar uiakin. was suspended and wind
rowing commenced terminating oil The sJth
ut. At the beginning Of this week Mem
day. the 18th nlt.. the result of one months
grinding WAS ls3O hhds. sugar. as follows:
Clark, $50: Orang. Grove, a75; Conway
.65; Riycrton, 30, aud Donaldson. 300
There also remained at that date III 5 acres
Of cane to grind, rs follows; Clark, $50 :;
Orange Grove. 30; Conway. t@O; Donald
se,n, 1885, aud Rivcrton, 10. AZ tho yield
obtained up to the freeze Nov. 1871, was two
hogsl,ea.ls to the acre for plant cane. sou
will notice that no; quite onc-third of th"
cree, li,,s been realized SO far. From present
appear ances the crop will not be !" ground y
before the middle Of january. provided the
cane doesn't sour before then. In that event
II will be left To rot in the field. The freeze
injured the cane very little IN this section.
no, 5 per cent, ! believe. and should Il inr-
ton OF the crop be lost it will be attrihn-