St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-15

IN Gretna, against Sheriff wagner
q Jefferson parish. charging him
With malleassnoo and non-leasanco
in o@ca and with gross niseen-
duct and extortiou.
COTTON OR SUGAR
QuEsrIon UxDsa ORDA1B AID
S0LvsD AZ asADQuAR18ls.
tCity Itsm.1
The Rem il in receipt Of the fol-
lowing communication:
NV ORLEAns, June s. 1889.
Editor Nem--As IN authority on
matters pertaining 70 agriculture.
will you kindly state for the on
lightenment Of . few debaters Of
the question. whether the cultiva-
ton Of cotton is more profitable
than that Of sugar. OF vice versa
Which requires moro capital. more
experiences, and which is attended
with greater riskP Very respect
fully, VIZ. HENDEsson.
Az Q basis for calculation, the
lem will estimate the yield Of COT
ton to the acre at 800 pounds,
which 10 considerably above the
average. This at 10 cents . pound
would amount to $50. The ex-
psnse Of planting. cultivating. pick
ing. ginning. baling and shipping
the cotton would not be lee than
$40 per acre. Ten dollars 10 . good
net profit on an acre Of cotton.
We're We to illustrate the profits
OF cane culture by some 6gures that
have come under our observation.
our correspondent would scarcely
be able TO credit the statement
Twenty tons to the acre may b
CONSIDERED 4 IAIs AvEaAo8
crop fer the cane ground. Thirty.
Eve tons 10 sometimes reached,
about - often - . cotton planter
gets q bale to tho acre. While q
ton Of cane would yield moro than
200 pounds Of sugar by diffusion.
and although Mr.. Dan Thompson.
Of Calumet plantation. reached IN
average Of moro than 2O7 pounds
BY the mill process last vear. On
estimate will be made on results
that are commonly obtained. viz.
$50 pounds Of sugar and nix gal.
Ions Of molasses. In round num-
hers this product sold for SO Leaf
| year. and would bring over $l2 d
present abnormal prices. Il u moi
an over-calculstion to count the
product Of . ton OF cane at SO.
This would give . gross yield 0l
$2O0 per acre. against $40 Toe cot
ton.
Il would be difficult 70 nay What
ought to be the net profit on "a
aero Of cane. One planter viii make
$50, 900 on . crop when another
under apparently similar condi'
tions may not do moro than come
out even. The Llcss believes that Z
safe way II 10 accept the prices thai
ruled in 1854 and 1856 - Q l,asis Of
cost, and to consider whatever ris(
there may b % % much profit
The rates that Prevailed last season
were about / cent . pound bette,
than the price Of sugar in the year.
Of general depression. This ought
to have given
a Pao1lr OF as Al AcnR.
The Rem knows Of instances where
the amount realized was largely il
excess Of this fgnra
Sugar planting requires much
more capital than cotton culture
does. Il is the difficulty Of obtain.
ing the necessary capital that be-
retarded the development Of ths
Sugar industry. There may not be
much difference in the price o
good sugar land and good cotton
land. But $1,000 will put up Z
cotton gin while the erection and
equipment Of . sugar factory costs
al the way from $1,000 to $780,
QUO. Il 10 true that we'll improved
sugar plantations have been sold
during the last year Of two iol
sums not exceeding the value o.
the naked land. but it 10 belle we'd
that the ela Of cheap sugar planta'
tons has about closed.
In regard to which crop requires
the more experience. Ne would saJ
that the cultivstor Of either ought
to be . man Of experience. Sugar,
however, requires the more capac
ity owing to the complicated M
turs Of the industry, for - it 10 d
present conducted. the producer
10 both planter and manufactures
When the central factory system
shall have become established, - il
10 in Europe. cane growing will b
about - simple % cotton planting
And il . man has the capital. lacl
Of experience need not stop hin
from sugar planting. Some Of on,
MOST sUC0essvUL SUGAR PLANTERS
are merchants. Who have very LITTLE
practical knowledge Of the industry
They employ ovsesesrs or manager
who furnish the experience.
The last question Of our core