The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-15

SUGAR SqUIBs.-Mr. Jno. T. Nolan fin
i ished grinding his own crop yesterday ane
reports the yield as about 10000 pounds
He is now at work on thirty acres of caus
grown by the lessees Of the chtfrch fand
back of the railroad and expects to wind NJ
finally during the coming week, probably
by Thursday. The cane on the church land
is very fine and Mr.. Nolan is of the opinion
/ that it will yield very heavily.
At Mr.. Lemann's Rodriguez place the
seasons work was brought to close yester-
day, and althoagh the sugar has not yet
Der of hogsheads made will be from 395 to
40O-398 is probably the cstrect figure, and
| it is very fine crop for the year.
The information upon which we based
the statement that the Palo Alto mill would
probably be in operation until the LIST of
February appears to have been incorrect, as
we learn from reliable source that grind
ing will be concluded there next week or the
week,after. The yield is expected to reach
| 1,300;e00 pounds, certainly an extremely
| handsome result.
At the Peytavin place only a few days
| more work remain, and fhe amount of
sugar manufactured there will be about
100000 pounds. This is aot the product
Of the cane grown on Peytavin alone, but
also of that raised on the Dugas place, and
several adjacent tracts leased by Messrs.
Lemann & Hanson, the owners of Peytayin.
Grinding is almost over at the Belleterre
place and the wind-up will transpire during
the coming week if no accident occurs to
prevent. The yield is estimated at 10000
pounds.
Yesterday %aa good day for closing the
seasons labors, and Mr.. Teller's Riverside
place followed the example of several others
in this respect. While the exact figures are
not yet attainable it is safe to place the
Riverside yield at 700, 600 pounds
Mr.. Cofeld did not get throug b at Point
Houmas this week, but will finish about
Tuesday next. AS We stated i'll our last
issue, he will realize about $4,000 pounds
of sugar from 375 acres of cane.
Messrs. Mccall Bros. finished grinding
the crop of their magnificent Evan Hall
place yesterday, having realized something
over 100000 pounds of sugar, about the
same quantity they made last4year.
The McManor place has yielded Mr.. Rich
ard Mccall more than million pounds of
sugar the present season, falling only few
thousand pounds behind last years crop.
Grinding was concluded at the Souvenir |
plantation to-day, and we are informed |
that the sugar yield slightly exceeds that of |
1882. The acreage of cane was larger this |
year, the yield per acre somewhat smaller.
Messrs. Bujol & ST. Martin have finished |
grinding and are we'll satisfied with their
yield. just as the last load of cane was
dumped under the shed a segment of
spur wheel broke, disabling the mill. The
cane remaining unground was taken to the
Evan Hall mill and there converted into
sugar and moIasses.
The places on the left bank of the river
in this parish where grinding is over are
Mr.. Beirne's Riverton, Mr.. Gibson's Gem,
Mr.Alex. Marchand' s and Mr.. D. G. Neams'.
The crop of the Hermitage place proper is
ground, but Mrs. J. A. Brands crop is be-
ing worked up at Hermitage.
Another beautiful sample of sugar has
reached us from our obliging and capable
,olored friend, Anthony Bringier, sugar
maker at the Hermitage plantation. It is
snowy white, as hard as crushed rock candy
las the largest grain of any sugar we have
sver examined. The facilities for pranu-
alton at Hermitage are very fine and An
,hony knows how to manipulate them to
he best advantage.
We are also in receipt of samples from
he Bowden and Riverside places and both
are exceedingly pretty specimens of the pro-
1uct Of those fine places. The Bowden sam
ple is an evidence of the skill of our es-
eemed young friend Gustave Melancon,
who ably filled the position of sugar maker
pending the temporary disability of his
father by reason of sickness.
It was not roller shaft, but a spur wheel
hat was broken at the Viala mill last week.
The remainder of the Viala crop is being
aiken off at the Stella place.
The weather continues very fine for sugar
making.