The Lake Charles echo., 1893-05-12
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aona6la rates their culture has been
much accelerated and while feW large
orchaFds and gardens are as yet pro
aneiag, the question Of profits is eel
tlea, sna va confidently expect that
ere long the busineas Of growing veg,
etablas for the northern markets will
very probably engage Tie attention
of large numbere, while the gulf coast
will aoon be ono gass orange orchard.
RICE
Rice ID n present the staple farm
prodnet and has proved 10 be very
profitable Ilseuliivaiian isveTy sim
Jar q thar Of wheat, reqaiting about
The same preparation Of the iaad and
saine method of seeding, harvesting,
and ghreaaiag; the greatest difference
is 10 the flooding This Is done BY
turning water upon the rice fields,
which are surrounded BY leyees, when
THE grain II about ten inches bigh and
allowing Il 10 Femaih until the grain
IL nesfly natufed, when II is turned
off and The ground allowed tc dry,
preparatory 70 bsreesting a wrong
idea has been held fy many in regard
to the amonat Of water necessary to-
raise rice, many ihinkiag that it must.
be shout ~ deep AZ the grain il tail,
which i al q mistake The water
hhoaid not be les than four inches
deep 10 insnre d good crop and should
not exceed foot 10 depth, while
many have secured large results mere
II from tAerainfall. Tue advantages
olrtee culture oyer wheat are--
lst. The long time III which The
preparing Of the land and seeding may
becarried on Rice should beseeded
between tle frst az MsFeh and The
first Of July.
21d TIE greater value Of the pro.
dact Ten barrels 81 one hundred
Mxty,two pounds per acre Is a con.
servaiiye estimate 81 the genera
acefage, while many fields have pro.
duoad twenty-five andsome sven thir
ty barrels per acre. Many parson'
bave acquired large property 10 few
years of rice growing
SUGAR cAaE
The cultivation and mannfaelnre 0
sugar cane Is much more profilabl,
thaa rice culture, but requires NOR,
capital is culture Is Increasing, how
ever, and bids fair 10 take Che lead il
short time.
The following advantages and est
mate of cane glowing was prepare,
by q conservative and successful can
planter;
lat. lta cnllivation doesno rcpuir'
highly skilled labor and il HANDLED
mainly by the nse Of improved imple
ments.
I'd. 1tis less subject to disease an
the depreciation of insects than an.
other of onr agricultural plants.
3d, Il i affected less by excessiy
iifDEth lhan Wheal, oats or corn, al
can stand more frost during the bal
yest,
4lh. II produces moro snear II prt
portion 10 LABOR expended upon I
than sorghum Or beets
5lb. II can BE- grown suecsssfull
uponiihe uplands al well a. npen III
riverib ibotloms.
The coat ef maintaining ard enlt
yaliDg one huadrel acres Of sagi
caae may be estimated "a follows:
snpposing ihe plant lasts only lw
years. then IL maintain one hundre
acres ID cane, fifty acres must i
planted each year, Or one huudre
each Alternate vgar III Wa allow Il,
tons of cane rs plant at acre at 81. 8
peF ton, the cost of seed eape will
sI750 Der acre once ii Two yesr
For convenience, We may say SO
costs 1876 per Acre Zach year plao
ing $500 Der acre, on 81 SO each yea
We have then 4 permanent ohare
aganst de field of sll rs per All
.Asla "A lals, eest q eniliFaliop' so1
delivery 10 mill ST station. ZONE nil,
IS 90 per aere morn. Nos ii va 4
low 800 per aere for fertilizer \
have total cost of s8i.25 per aer
or for one l,nndrgf. acres Tl
average yieId should not falI Belo
twenty ions ner acre ID nag far 4
eeed that. Last wear many plant
tsoa.s ss3,n, ssgI * go ta. 80 ~