St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-03-14
THE RICE INDUSTRY,
NAaxEr le9O-CrI1cRE 1891.

NEW YORK, REQ. 70, 1871.
Eprroa 81. TAxxAxY TARNxRs
The past season (ls?0-9l) haa
been one Of more than ordinary
success - far ~ maintenance Of
values IL concerned. In spite Of
the uufavorable weather during
harvest, the crop OF tbs United
States WAS . very large one, and
has been marketed at prices aver
aging }c to &c per pound above pre-
vious years Of like production, OF
in the aggregate netting the plant
ers from 500, 900 to over |, lOO, 0O0
more than ordinary. The encour-
aging feature Of the whole matter
is that this extra amount, in the
main, went into the hands Of, OF
Injured to the benefit Of the plant
era. and not to the speculators,
who 'reap when they have not
sown, and gather where they have
not strewed."
The market opened under unu-
sual fair circumstances. For some
weeks, owing to the partial failure
Of the crops Of the world, rice had
been . scarce article, and prices
legirimately advanced to . very
high plane. and the distributors
throughout the country had allow
ed stocks to run down to . mimi
mum, in the hope that with the ad-
vent of the enormous new crop,
prices would recede rapidly to
somewhat near the basis Of previ-
Qua years Of like promise a. to
yield. This expectation Was never
realized. In the first place, the
necessities Of dealers were % press
ing they could not wait until prices
had reached the lowest point, and
hence the market was buoyed up
by continued large purchases,
which absorbed the crop - fast rs
it was offered, and the usual period
Of low prices in December was
passed, with only slight depression
Of values, being al the more re-
markable, considering the stringent
money market prevailing during the
latter part of the year. This unu.
sual aud unlocked for condition and
satisfactory result to planters,
while in part owing to favoring con-
ditions Of market at the opening ii
the crop, was mainly attributable
to the wise course pursued by the
planters themselves, in not forcing
their crops upon the market re-
CARELESS Of price, but feeding the
demand, giving buyers all they
wonld take, without crowding the
market at any one time.
This lesson, IL learned BY the
planters, IL . valuable one, and
having paid dearly for their ex-
periencc Of previous years, when
crops were simply slaughtered, re-
gardless Of values, Il - pleasant to
contemplate the Satisfactory out
turn Of the crop Of l89O-9l.
81 900, 900 Saved to the rice plant.
ers Of the United States Is no mean
sum.
As the season for seeding the
new crop Is approaching We would
urge upon our friends the wisdom
Of aiming for the best results.
Plant the best seed which can be
gotten. 1t costs no more to cult
vate first quality than common or
ordinary, while the money result Is
much greater.
Keep the ground free Of foul
stun. eeed-plants. or grasses and
the like. More black seeds can be
grown in six months than the miller
can take out in an hour, and what
be leaves in after he has done his
best, will deteriorate the value,
from t6-tO 80 per acre, or enough
10 pay profit on the crop, or bear
large part Of the expense.
Truly yOun,
Dan TALxAGR's Sous.