The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-12-29
SCGAR HOUSE NOTES.

he sugar fofilnp Tie
parish, of Lafourche is fast approach
inc completion. and with il few ex-
ception> al will have finished opera
tons by the first prnx,mo.
The weather still continues very
favorable. 4 slight rain fell here on
Wednesday morning, not sufficient,
however. to prevent cane cutting and
hauling. Since then the weather has
turned cold with bright sun shine. 1t
looks now as though the entire cane
crnp will he saved tins year tl0ut
sufficient rain to prevent hauling for
one day.
Mr.. Aufellcn Ago, the worthy
manager of the Senioritta plantation
got through hauling a n TO the Brons.
sean sugar house on last Sunday, de-
iivering ahont 5000 tons of cane from
$50 arpents. On a tract Of land meas
uring34 aapents of cane. the result
obtained was over n IONS Of cane to
the arpent.
Up to Dee. 18th. 1894, the output
for u season At the Lafonrche retin-
cry was S.SO3. 565 lbs of sugar. This
statement does not include seconds IN
the hot ct nor the svrups in process
of manufacture. Int comrrises onl,
sugars actually dlied and weighed.
MIR. Thos. d. Kent got through
rolling on Ahbie and Highland plan
%tats"ns. now forming one plantation,
on last Wednesday morning. We
have not yet ascertained the output of
this place in figures-we learn that
the crop this year is larger than last
year, and beyond Mr.. kent's expecta-
tlons. We will give figures in our
next Issue.
For week ending Dee. 18th, Messrs
Tr">caair and Robichaux rolled on
their Laurel Grove plantation 342Of
tons OF cane. averaging owe $40 tons
per every "a honrs. Total amount of
care ground mp to the above date,
f'"m plantation proper 1882 tons and
GOT lbs. and from cane purchased
outside 9227 tons and 144O lbs, maxi
ing a total of 1860 tons and SOC lbs.
-Melodla plantation. belonging to
Messrs. Barker and Eepine got throuoh
rolling n last Saturday with an out
put of about 1000, 000 lbs. of q
This information was furnished rs by
Mr.. w. A. Folse, the worthy mananer.
whom we had the pleasure of meeting
in lhibodaux on last Monday.
Maj c. Lagarde finished grinding
on his Leighton plantation on last
Saturday. making about 1.7O0.0 600
pounds.
Laurel Valley got through grind
Jnr an Lost on,
The Brousseau plantation finished
grinding on last Sunday ut 3 p. M: we
understand the output was IA flatterinn
one, although the exact figures have
not yet been furnished us. Later we
will give them in furnishing the out
put of the Lafourche Refinery.
We understand that Busl. Grove
has finished grinding but the imforma-
ton is rot a positive one.
Sc" far, since the grinding season
has begun. we have had no definite
news Of the grinding operations from
the following sugar plantations in the
parish: Edna and Valentine, belong
ing :" Mr.. j. T. Badeaux; Bouverans.
to Claudet g. Co.: Delaune, to Mr.. NJ.
Delaune and Ludivine to Mr.. Trasi-
mond Foret. Will the owners kindly
furnish lis some information We do
not wish to slight any one.
Acadia just below town. will not
get through grinding before the l4t,,
prox. On this place the output this
year will be the largest ever made.
Greenwood plantation has several
weeks more grinding.
Laurel Grove got through grind
Ing its " cane this week. 1t will
have the balance of Mrs. Lepfroy
Trosclair's cane to grind.
-Rlenzi just in front Of Tlibodaux.
will get through grindir. about next
Wednesday, making an OUTPUT of
about 100000 lbs of sugar. This
place makes the finest grades of sugar
III the parish, reaching the top of the
market.
Mr.. David Scally, who part
or the old Webb plantation. Just be
low ~Lafonlche Crossing, got through
hauling his cane to Bush Grove Rein.
cry sometime during the beginning of
last week. He made 1927 tons ont Of
20 acres of cane, giving him an av-
@ia@e OF over Is tons ia the acre.
his Is ii remarkably good Weld, hard
t" beat. He never lost a day from the
time he began cutting. Mr.. Scallv did
ho' forget us. and scnt lis 4 large bun
hie at barge sugar cane on last Satur-
day. The entire SENTINEL outfit has
heeh grinding ever since.
/" Il sugar planters. we wisl.
them 0He and all q vary h,,, -
Ne" leaf. AZ" more encouraging
prices faf their sugars this comm,
Year.