The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-06-01

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reeds most of oil liberalization aud
citation in crops, the gradual adoption
II cane, or sorghum culture as expert
nent may justify and approve, furn-
shes the true and perfect solution.
This innovation can only be made
possible here by the adoption of the
central factory system, which il in gem
eral, ii not universal use on the cont
Inent of Europe, where the sugar teet
Is so largely and profitably grown. For
The purpose of disseminating as widely
as may be the views Of weii-infOrlned
persons on this subject, we present an
prepared synopsis Of the
paper read by Col. John Dymoud, ed
[tor OF The Louisiana Planter and Sugar |
on Thursday.
Col. Dymond expressed his great !
pleasure at being permitted to talk to !
the farmers of North Louisiana on a
subject, of which they were in the
nature Of things uniformed, but with
which the people OF his section were
familiar.
His people had been devoting their
highest energies, for years, TO the study
aud development Of an Industry found
ed by their fathers, hoping to avert the
disasters threatened by the results OF the
late civil war.
The progress made by his people
within the last twenty years was start
ling even to themselves, aud yet he
cherishes the hope that still brighter
day was about to dawn upon its in.
dustry, that It's pursuit was about to
lay tie seductive hands upon agrfcult-
wrists throughout the State, auguring
better things aud better times for the
whole State, upon the attainment OF
such q consu IN nation. He showed
that in the beginning of the present
century eugar wss considered AN exclu-
stvely tropical production, and the
drst divergence from the generally ac-
Fcepted view was the result OF chemical
experimentation by European chemists
who found that the "humbie beet con-
tanned precisely the same sugar as did
tropical caues." This tsrdy marriage
OF science to agriculture had brought
forth In Europe greater quantity OF
sugar, from beets, than Is produced
from cane in the rest of the world. He
contrasted the rich soil and genial
climate of Louisiana with the wornout
degenerated fields of Europe and asked
II it did not bshoove our people to en-.
quire into the desirability of engaging
more largely aud generally In this in-
dustry, considering that sugar Is one of
the few things that this country does
not produce enough of.
Such considerations as these bad led the
general government TO establish plants
in Kansas for the purpose of testing
the value Of sorghum as sugar yield.
ing plant, with results that bids fairly
to make that State one of the great
contributors to tho worlds supply OF
sugar.
"Il's a demonstrated fact" said Col.
Dymond, .that the hill lands respond
to fertilization more quickly than al
most any other aud with the knowi-
edge that wehave now attained, I'M
mense crops OF sugar cane can be
grown on any reasonable good land
with the application Of proper iertil-
iZers." .,.~,.. --~~,.
lie declared that an investigation OF
the average temperature during the
last twenty years at New Orleans and
at Shreveport revealed the fact that for
seven months of the cane growing sea-
son the temperature of Shreveport had
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onc-hundredths lower than that OF
New Orleans.
This merely fractional difference OF
temperature would seem TO prove con.
clusively and incontestably that North
Louisiana possesses all the light and
heat required for the production OF
tropical canes.
The difference in temperature for
the remaining months is greater but
during these months the cane IS Frac.
ticatty torpid, and the agricultural
problem presented is not of growth
but of preservation Of seed cane.
Inquiry had satisfied him that this
latter problem was not serious one
here-he admitted that the preserva-
ton OF the stubble cane presented q
moro difficult question, but commended
that while In tropical countries a large
part of the crop Is made from stubblt
cane or rat;oons, the abandonment o.
the old stubbles would be attended
with compensating economies. Hi
Illustrated his proposition by refer.
ence to the experience of planters IL
Texas and In Southern Louisiana.
"But," said Col. Dymond, "ths
problem that now presents itself mos
seriously is as 10 what you shalt dt
With the cane If you produce larger
quantities."
lie expressed his opinion that pro.
ducts Of good goods made on the smal