Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-09
PLANTING IN EAsglBAToH ROUGE
HOW IT MAY BE pRorlTABLyiCOND
Correspondents N.,O Democrat.
Il. In. EAST BATON ROUaE, La, z
November %, 1HSOt,

.'as 10 EAST BATON ROUaE, La, z
,1yfyi1b 81 November 49,, 1850, I II
Having noticed your untiring and
praiseworthy efforts TO advance the IN.
terests ofsugar planters III Tits district,
| feel myself at liberty to write 4 fsw
words about my own experiepes, III the
hope that by SO doing other planters may
be benefited By my suggestions aeii
Ny plantation is three miles south of
Nanchac, with natural drain toward
the river, and am thus Enabled To 1--WE
the land thorough and systematic
drainage, which hold to 10 TIL, lest
and snrest mode Of making q, paying
crop. My sugar mill Is stea1,, train aud
open kettles, and grinds sboNt n, han.
drcd tons Of cane daily. !, have asi
average Of fifteen hands on The carrier
and always have two watches whsh
practicable. 't'''l ~ 3p'f '''"'
The chief reason ofmy now writing il
to say that ! do not allow NY bagasse
carts to destroy tho bagasse after leAv.
ing the rollers; and further, i hive d
doSg'c get Of rollsrs--that - to sayy after
the cane Juice has been expressed from
the cane the bagasse is thsn, lot ,threugh
another set Of powerful rollers. while. 4
stream Of water is allowed TO- meistcn il
before passing through the bagasse shuts.,
From actual investigation I have OBJ,
taiued tlie following results: From the
first grinding I got 10 per cont Of juice,
and when passing through tile second
rollers obtain m average of IS per cent
Of aaceharine matter. Tho bagasss Il
then hauled away to a barn or store
house, where have good press this |
bought from Messrs. Allen T. Symes for
$3.50. The bagasse is then baled, and
my merchant IN New Orleans sells Il a.
M average price Of $l2 bale, and tits
in much demand for, packing fragile
goods and for mattresses, aud the fibre 10
also found to make beautiful printing
paper, equal TO the imported linen arti-
Gle, or Of coatser quality when desired
As my place hasa frontage Of seven !
arpenss on the river, l lay Of souss 400
acres ~ rice, aud ! Aua on tho whols
that this IL tue safest and best psyiuv
crop. But, for any psrson to attsmpt,tui
grow rice without, being we'll aeuysint.,
ed with its mode .td Of culture lFsula IN,
an act Of insanity, leading IA positive.
loss. l get twenty-five barrels to tho
acre, but have a pump on the river
side capable Of throwing water from the
river at even thirty-feet fall, aud so %" /
keep my crop when growing thoroughly
inundated. Then my systsm Of dams,
bitches and canals Ia as perfect as can
devise. The rice once planted broad
cast requires very little attention 40 long;
as the drainage and inundation are, ut.
'tcnded to, and in August cnt my, rice
and send il to market. z td
l notice with regret that many plan
ters are at loss what to do with their
beautiful straw, % some burn is and
Others throw it away on waste lands,
After my rice is brought to the thrsahsr
Il paid Allen & Symes $3.50 for the ma
chiue), 1t 10 packed at once In sacks, and
the straw is Immediately taken to the
press.house, where it is made up in
bales of half q ton each. This brinps
me in Sl2t to Sl4 ton in New Orleans.
and the product goes tat towards lidui-
dating all my expenses. would not
like to say how much profit make from,
my 1000 acres, but I may safely say
if planters will pursue. the course that I
am following, they will accumulate =
speedy fortune on o ,Iuoderats outlay.
49, .iisa,ut 4 AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS.
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