The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-12-01
SUGAR HOUSE NOTES.

The White @ nonse. the nron-
ertS "f Jadge E. d. White, has been
running smoothly and satisfactorily for
the last two weeks. Besides it's crop
proper, this place glinds the crops Of
the places adjoining above and below
the olgnorltta crop, and the Artredge
crop OF MIR. II. Tetreau. These crops
White buys by the ton, and together
with Its crop will make about 4,OOO, 900
lbs. OF sugar this year.
The Lafourche Refinery has been
pushing forward without interruption.
ana is tuning out a very good quality
or sugar, much better, We are told.
imam last year. We have been prom
ised for next week the workings of
mat refinery for the season up to date,
anu Iater on the results of every week.
Laurel Grove of Messrs. Trosclair
4 Rooichaux. has been running very
smoothly and satisfactorily this week.
On Monday and Tuesday of this week.
The new mill on this place ground M
ID Is hours HOO tons Of cane without
any exertion. The output of this
place will be a large one this year.
GREENWOOD, belonging to Mr..
Ernest Roger, is not progressing as
rapidly as it would like to-, Up to
last Saturday this place had made
ABOUT LOCO. 900 lbs. when it should
nave 2lade. we are told. one and IL half
million. The output of this place,
with cane it grinds from neighbors,
VIII be about three million lbs.
Up to last Monday, the Leighton
plantation. belonging to Maj. Lagarde,
mad n million pounds of sugar made.
MAJ. Lagarde complains that the cane
on THIS place is not doing anywhere as
wen as last year. On the place he
Owls just below this one, the tonnage
Is very satisfactory, being an average
or over 20 tons to the acre ; this place
Is worked under the tenant system.
From reports received Ridgefield
just above Thibodaux, is now making
good Roadway.
-Abbie and Highland plantations
combined, for the last eight or ten
days, are running along very satisfac-
torily. Mr.. Thos. D. Kent is now cut
ing his plant cane, averaging over 80
tons to the acre. The juice is plentiful
and weighs over s. Beaume.
-Conlon, belonging to Mrs. j. Foret
q Sons is getting along very nicely ;
the output on this place this year, will
be a very large one.
-Rienzi, opposite Thibodaux, al
though not running on Monday, has
been in full operation the balance of
the week.
Acadia, belonging to Congressman
Andrew Price, has had bad luck during
the last fifteen days. Last week pn
account of Il serious crack in one of the
rollers, operations came to a stand still
for some three days, in order to place a
band around the cracked rolle:. On
Wednesday last two return plates
We're broken, causing a delay of 4S
hours III replacing new plates. Since
Thursday, loon. the house has again
continued operations. Mr.. Price is
well satisfied with the results obtained
81 far. 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
Acadia will have no more break downs
for the season. and will continue on
smoothly until the crop is entirely
saved.
Mr.. II. Tetroau. who owns a small
ann III Coteau Boudreaux, just below
Laurel Valley, sells his cane by the
ton to Messrs. Barker & Lepine. On
sorne of his cane he has obtained as
high as 10 tons to the acre, with an
average up to last Saturday night of
364 tons. This is a very remarkable
yield
Orange Grove and St. James are
progressing as satisfactorily as ever,
and are obtaining excellent results.
More open kettle sugar is made this
year in the parish, than has been made
for several years previous.