St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1894-02-10
Far Cpelousas.

La. '.,lttr and S gar Manufacturer, Feb. 3.
Bca sfuI is the land, with its rrailes and for
Is II fruit trees
Tn, Z tn" feet Garden OF flowers, aud the
u,st Of heavens
Ben ,,,s above, and resting its dome on the
uls OF the forest.
The who dwell there have named It the Eden
Louisiana. -EEanGelIne.
] meeting Of the State Agricultural
SO, ty 1T Ope'n,lsas last week was one
of . NEST delightful that the mem bels
ha, yet experienced. The plains and
pru les Of OpalOusas are famed for
he; hlr.ness, beauty and fertility, and
VII ever the English language Is spoi-
en- lH .oems Of LongfcliOW are read.
To ,.,'s.. engnA cd in the sugar industry
til ,.;f'ie lan!i3 about OpelouSHs, and
thl lg's nut thu entire parish of st. Ian
Or, .r>raled IT,. wonderful possibilities
of !, .>rate 70. sugar cane production
an. z,.;.lr man fracture.
,as truly said at one of the meet
in. ere is scarcely square acre of
Lar ,hc pai sh of ST. Landry that is
no Ii Ole ara of high fertility. The
rio r,rvial !.,nds of the river have
tin f." had ~ cedence in the common
est l.";2n, ON ng 10 the fact that larger
ere ; u cane 2le ordinarily produced
tlt .n. This last stason, however, the
ca i. ,,s OF :; =. Landry have produced
lal + cops ii, IN the river lands, thus
ins :at'i!g villa may be done in st. Lam
d.. ,,i'h favorable meteorological con-
dit - and hat can be done very
pr' tj..y every season it great care Oe
tai, = IL lcga,t' to drainage and cult
vas H. - is done with the liver lands.
! 81. '4lctic&r immunity OF the lands
of Il. landry from overflow renders
ths extremely desirable, for while Oul
lev system a,png the river has been
va y improved, and affords us COM
pa tive frceu0m from danger OF lnun-
da1 n, tiil W. know that the river lies
adj en-, to Us viii! its surface far above
thI .."tl Of the cultivated fields and
til: accidents may befali rs despite our
be; GtFr! Is, while in the parish Of st.
La IT., and cs, .eciaily in the bluff land
abe Opelnu>;la, an overflow Is un-
kn IN.
wing the meeting Of the AgIicutu-
raj Gci"ty some wonderful statements
We made as to the amount OF sugar
ca; produced on given areas OF land
dui g the last season, and us to the
che pness in the cost of cultivation.
Tb matter of cheapness of the cost of
cui Vation is probably due to the fact
tina rbe cane growers OF st. Landry are
UNI ling to eXrtnd the large amounts
of onev required for drainage on our
riv lands, aud which, we believe,
wo Il be we'll expended it done also in
St. Landry. Such expenditure would
pre- i.biv give them every year The large
Gro that they have obtained this sea-
sol from the exceptionally favorable
me geological conditions. Yields of |
suq ycune Of from 25 to 30 tons yer acre
see to have been common, and the
VII sugar Gaze industry has received
aD rDctus thrte that must have Won
de: ally bene fi,;al results for the parish |
Of t. Landry, unless unexpected 1e-
We 1s come t. the cane growers there |
fro l l%as favu.able weather conditions |
1u ng The coming season.
=. re great Ferris central factory at
Ba ,reck in S. Landry has been the
,hl b"yer OF he sugar cane produced |
,bt t, although Messrs. Oxnard & Spra-
90 OF Ad@iIuH factory, and DR.. 5. A.
|\r Pr, of the Huron factory, have also |
Det large call buyers. The lands OF |
st. .auIry SET II to produce sugar cane
lt 'N-ncr SUI, II content than the cane |
3hs is producs 4 Oh the alluvial lands Of
,ht liver anc Bayou Lafourche. Such |
,a1 IS are, thc "efOre, much sought by |
,h' central factories, and the results |
SCI IL tc IteE ii hUlc dilhS w taO SdHt |
yr :er and the sugar producer.
i lc parish nf St. Landry has been |
al ely devoted to cotton culture III the |
"a but during recent years the rice |
:rC has received much attention. The |
or prices prevailing for rice, however,
Irt now interfering very seriously in |
h. development of that industry there,
Iii the cqua! suffering of the cotton
ia ters also is leading to the cOncen-
IA ,uu Of attention to the cane crop AS
,ts z now the most profitable. This is
m rendered possible by the advent OF
he great central ctulies that We have
I'll rre0 10. as nearly all Of the old-fasli-
on Z angar houses in the parish that
se fnr n,erly able tn make moderate
'rt II in the fashioned way have
II -1tt n be riff and hay"
e .1Ii,ly been discontinued.
/ resent, to the cane grower desiI-
u :; Guy lands wlereon to produce
It. 49, any farm crop, and articulally
&c adapted - sugar cane culture, OF
D Il 'tgar manufacturer who desI,es
! ca'inE wE..ro the possibilities Of
a. culture are extremely great and OF
al j high ST. ,charine content, the par
b o. s.. Landry, and especially the
OF tiv about he city of ODeiOusas, Of