The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-11

G HOCSE NOTES.

peared. but vanished almost as quick
ly The complaint Of empty cisteIns
is quite general. and the discomfort of
dust increases daily. One ~redetmabie
trait. however. of the dry weather is
t e fine condition in which it places
our plantation roads for hauling cane
from the fields to the mills. Although
the cane is net much the sufferer for
want of rain. yet a plentiful shower
would improve if, cause the shucks to
sever from the stalk, and thus mate
rally assist the cane cutters.
Our truck farms are especially suf-
fering for want of the ordinary fall
showers, thus causing general COM
plant among Il gardeners.
In some localities in the interior
where water is not very accessible
from the Bayou Lafourche and Miss
issippi River, some sugar planters
have been compelled to cease opera
lions, as is reported from the Vache-
rie settlement between the parishes Of
Lafourche and st. James: several sn-
gar houses have ceased ginding in
that locality for want of water to car
~ en- the harvesting.
Since writing the above a refreshing
rain fell OF last Wednesday, not suffi
Gent, however.
-Messrs. Files Foret. j. \. Bour-
geois, c. A. Claudet. and NJ. Delaune
belo" L%ockport, began grinding some
time during the latter part Of last
week.
On Melodia, belonging to Messrs.
Barker and Lepine, grinding began on
last Monday. This place makes syr-
ups which are conveyed to Laurel
Valley to be cooked into sugars.
Bush Grove of MesSrs. Libby and
Blouin have been grinding since the
25th ult., and are getting along very
satisfactorily.
Through Maj. S. T. Grisamore.
government sugar eigler, we learn
that Greenwood andAbbey plantations
are running in full blast. During the
first days of last week the Greenwood
ceased operations iii order TO put down
seed cane.
Since last week, the vacuum pan.
prepared to boil the syrups of Coulon
plantation, has been running satisfac-
torily. We learn this through Mr..
Wilson Lepine, one of the proprintors
of Laurel Valley. In the beginning
this pan gave some trouble which was
Obviated by removing the vacuum
pump into another place, and raising
the connection pipe to a higher level.
Laurel Valley has begun this week |
grinding its crop.
Through Mr.. E. G. Robichaux. one
OF the proprietors of Laurel Grove. We
learn that the pace had ground up to
last Saturday $500 tons of cane which
had yielded 1,170,00O lbs. of first and
second sugars, averaging 22I IONS to
the acre, and 133 lbs to the ton. Dur
ing the week ending Saturday. Oct.
29tll, the best record ever made in a
sugar house in this parish was made
at Laurel Grove; in six days grinding
they crushed 300 tons of cane. aver
aging 516s tons per "a hours. and
turned out that week 400 200 lbs. of
list. and 2nd. sugars.
-Race!and refinery last waek. end
ing November 18th, outdid the above
record. This refinery graduated 9o6,-
900 lbs. Of sugars, and expects to pass
the 100000 marx, reaching perhaps
/ 100000 lbs.
Most OF our planters have been
pattiug down cane for seed last week
and this week.
-Ridgefeid on Friday Of last week
met with ID serious accident, breaking
a housing and the plate of the mill
several days were lost replacing same:
the mill is running since a few DAYS.
and is giving good results.
-Banana Grove, belonging to Capt.