St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1883-01-27

pa those rho ars snsasoa in Sc
business q cult:rst.ls cane "a sal
by to- ton 70 esa.ra: mi!Is-~i.l Il
pay t..,,4"ts ID come Aecs hon
o;hs' paris :. ths country 10 enter
npol. that P~gsuits T1e ins@;a
Saga leglni. IL : lste issue. says
We are convinced The. &c ayr.
cul;L-iss :au 10 better saan come
70 Louisiana - cultivate ca1a by
ILL ton. Wlsn So much can b.
made TO .hs Gcca and il Is posei-
BE 70 grcsS from ten 20 twenty tens
'ut cane 70 ,the acre. Or obtain Al
average OF fifteen tons year alter
saar. 1t s. pei ton-ths cuitivstor
need not seek for better return
anywhere. for he can never lind it.
We will sgain repeat that all wor-
thy men, WHO ars industrious aud
know how 20 grow a corn crop, can
easily obtair places 10 work cane
by tho ton, If they age able 10 fur
nish their OWE team, implements
and supplies. We hope 10 see q
large Immigration of honest. indus
.rious white families 10 the sugar
district this season.
The question with Us is whether
this is good sd,ice-whsther the
promise expressed CT implied will
be fulfilled IN the results Sup
pose. for example. that an individual
farmer, With : family Of say two
hall grown boys and a. many girls.
sose into the business; with his
own labor and that Of the two boys
ha could .ulti'sts in csns--psop.
srly cultivate. 80 IS to obtain the
bsss reenits. We mean--xbcrt twsn-
~ i've acres o: cane. Thi. would,
II II sysrsgs ssason, .esvs him just
leisure enough 70 raise forage for
his stock and to secd a garden for
the household h goaia REQUIRE,
then, for he oasiaY, = farm of fifty
acces. divided as follows: Eight
acres tor house let. pasture. sta
bles, etc. two acres for garden, and
forty acres IN tins field. This would
give him f..een acres for forage
and twenty-five ssres tes cane. fol-
lowing the customary rotation The
equipment Of Q plac. OF this de-
sc,ipsion. 40 as TO work to advsn.
.age. would DO. ssy: Six horses or
enc cow. twenty-four chick
ems. ore .hree-mu!e cart, one angle
cart. three plows. two harrows,
three cultivators. hoes. spades,
shovsls, and minor agricultural in
plements IN proportion. To pursue
the occupation of raising CAPE to
sell by the ton. Il ls necessary 70
any prospect Of sueeass &c locate IN
;iose proximity 70 certrs. apgar
mill Good land 60 located canno:
De nsa fos 1895 than $50 pa- sore,
u desirable sugss-growiug d;eir,ots
The fsld. then. viii cost, virtually
IalmpEossd. si600 70 properly |
II Hl:h saitsble buildings,
:wal!l4g. stable. cora crin. COW /!
soUse, ci.lcksn shedE, fencing and |
iisohlus, -.c. W.. iDorcase The in
'esJLs1st 70 $500. ehlcn, sliding |
i1oG .o- stock. carts, tools, afr,
TiL Esprsstn. al Original outlay 0: !
5000. Thus equipped. e family Of
ne size described .cuiG De ready
. 80 intc tle CUlti' alton Vi eans
= tie tor under favorable cona;-
'ons They would nave ius. wha.
needed to give them fair op-
ossuLitv-nothing more With
Us they could not farm sdvsa-
They would have. even
ow. to work hard every day in The
car, taking their rest or Sundays
nd rsily days. and having. per-
ape, q long vacation during tho
int'y period which interyenes he.
reen the hauling Of their cane to
'e mill and the first winter prepa-
'sious in the garden.