St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-05
Cassava in Louisiana.

Winter before last lively interest IN
cassava was awakened in this State. and it
spread to Louisiana, where considerable
seed cane, Obtained from Florida, was
planted. Mr.. J. l.. Normand, the enter
prising nursery man, became particularly
in it. and has given th7 results
of his observations to the agricultural
press from time to time. Here is what he
says of it in the July number of the SOUTH
ern CuAiDatOr
The cassava thrives and produces SPLEEN
didly. The eatable portion Of the cassava
is the roots or tubers When the roots
are grated or mixed in equal proportion
with flour, nice dishes can be made of it,
fit to be set before q king. In custard,
puddings, pies and fritters it cannot be
beat, while mixed with equal quantities of
corn meal and made into frltters it will
deceive an old FISHERMAN.
1t is enormously productive, producing
many tons per acre. 1t is fine feed for
hogs, cattle, sheep and poultry hogs will
quit corn for it, and thrive and grow fat
on it. candeIly believe there is no sin
gle article of food on the globe that will
produce more to the acre. 1t succeeds
we'll on good light soil that is well
drained. 1t resembles in growth the cas-
1t shonld be planted on wide ranges (six
feet) and set four feet apart on the ridge.
First cut your stalks in pieces four inches
long, with two or three good eyes, and
then set them perpendicularly, just deep
enough so the end may be even with the
ground Cultivate as you would sweet
potatoes, except in the latter part of the
season give shallow culture, so as not to
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FIVE feet around the plants in all direc-
tons.
The tubers will not keep week in the
open air. We dig them as we want them.
The roots or tubers will keep all winter in
the ground when planted on well draine d
soil. We keep stalks through the winter
by saving them close to the ground and
banking them up with sand, layer of
sand and layer of cassava stalks, until 1t
is made steep then put shed over that,
so as to shed off the rain. 1t will stand a
certain amount of moisture, but no water
soaked soil. 1t stands drouth well with
out willing a leaf. Cassavs will, nc
doubt, be largely planted in the South
when better known. 1t is great thing
smokehouses should be in the South in
SbSdu Ol tu6 w cSt.-4 tHtcc CHeOf1s
One of our most trustworthy journalists
asserts that more murderers are hung by
mobs every year than are executed IN the
course of law. And yet we have, it is
computed, nearly 10000 lawyers II
the country. Frarce, with population
of 4O,OOO,C COO has 5000 lawyers and 24o(
other officials, who do the work OF attor-
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lation 45, 900, 900, has in the same category
1000. Thus the proportion of the lega
element is in France, 1 to 1852; IN Ger
many, to 6423 in the United States l tt
900. Taking all these figures together, il
it any wonder that cynic should say tina
we American lawyers talk more and speed
less than any other equal number of mel
known to history.
Chauncy M Depew, on his return iron
the Paris exposition, said: 81 wish
could give you an adequate idea OF tn
enthusiasm and vigor which pervade MI
Gladstone, although he is 50 years old
He enters into all the questions of the da,
scientific, social, political, literary, ar
tistic-in the fullest and heartiest way
and brings to their discussion an ampll
tude of knowledge which is simply mar
velous. He admires America and believe
in her institutions, her growth, her devel
opment and all that she represents. Bu
there is one thing here that he holds to b
great evil-that each incoming admins
tration makes complete change OF OH &c
holders in the mere business parts OF tn
conduct of the government, so that prett
much all the time and attention Of the ex
ecutive officers of the government is Oh
verified from business for the first year
it's existence in order to satisfy the de
mands of party magnates. During n
!, fifty years experience in English publ
life, he said he had never known but on
instance where new administrator
turned a nan out of Office for polite;
reasons, and the filling of the place b
| another man caused such storm OF Ii
dignation that the government penslone
, off the one dismissed at three times tt
| amount of his salary
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Little Ike-"Uncle Rastus, does co
{ make ebrything git littler?" Uncle RAJ
{ tus-"Yes, it does; cold will always col
: trac'. Don't yo' member night 'fo' la
Christmas de wood pile O. Parson Jon
4 dat Ibis mex to me swunk up in one mig
: t. mex t. nothin'?" Little Ike-"But dor
, you member, Uncle Rastus, how de pi
r O. wood by de side OBJ de stove, in de cabi
{ got heap biggerf' Uncle Rastus-sWe
q twas hot in de room, yo' little idyot; he
f makes things bigger. You amt got
/ sense you was born wild. "-H17pers BaSo
( The mental condition Of the king
Bavaria is becoming worse.