New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1906-09-22
MORE PROFIT SHOWN IN THE
CANE BELT.

of these demonstration which
are concurred in by all the pro
minent sugar planters of the
State, the planters will begin the
making of denatured alchool out
of this same useless black mo-
lases.
"There is perhaps no stock
feeding material which has
aroused so much interest in this
State as low grade molasses. "
says Mr.. DalrympIe in the
agricultural experiment station
bulletin jusr issued.
And now that the making of
denatured alcohol is assuming
such a prominent place in the
minds of the sugar plants, it
would seem that the heretofore
rather neglected if not despised
"blackstrap," is to assume a
position of no little importance.
"The custom of feeding mo-
lasses to the work stock on the
large sugar estates has only been
adopted Systematically during
the past few years. continues
MIR. Dalrymple. "Previously
and when the price was extreme
ly low, quantities OF the material
were run into large iron trougns
and the mules allowed free &C
cess to it; and to some extent
this rather prodigal method still
prevails. The true value OF
blackstrap as food product has
become more apparent OF late
years, however, and as the ques-
ton of feeding economically has
become one of considerable mo-
ment to our planters, it is being
used more as an ingredient OF
the 'blanced ration and, as a
rule, mixed with other concent-
rates.
"The manager of the Chat
worth Planting and Manufacture
ing Company OF Manche con-
slders that his mules are in bet
ter condition since he began feed
ing them on blackstrap than
they have ever been. The cost
has been reduced to 10 cents
per head per day, while only a
few years ago we could not feed
mules cheaper than IS or 40
cents per head.
"The manager of the Belle
Helen Planting Company at
Belle Helens avs the economy
of feeding blackstrap is such
that his mules cost him only IL
cents day, while the health of
the animals and their capacity
to work is first class.
"Leon Godchaux, proprietor
OF the plantation OF that name
at Reserve, says that since he
has been using this molasses in
with cotton seed
meal and ground corn and cob
he finds that the price of feed
ng per head has been less than
t has ever been and the animals
10 their regular work, which is
lard with more ease.
"The manager of the John
[. Moore Planting Company, !
It Shrlever, estimates that in re-
corn, partially, in the ,
alton, with molasses, the price !
If feeding the mules per head
yer day has been reduced to Il
ents, while the animals capa-
ity for work has been largely 6
increased"
Mr.. Dalrymple in his report !.
lso quotes R. T. Gibbons of :
'aton Rouge, w. Sentell of : :
'unkie, c. S. Matthews, c. c. =
'arton, of Albemarle, and many ;, :
ther planters who have adopt i"
d the new method OF feeding +
nd all of them agree that mo- : :
4sses makes an excellent food :
: a lower cost. :,
But now that attention has 70
cen turned to the importance =
blackstrap as a stock feed !.
Id now that the commission e e
Ierchants are beginning to pay =
tention to it in a business way, -
lie new law is about to be put 4
to effect which will allow the
anters to make denatured al :,
'hol which will be sold per of
lion as cheaply as good coal tn
and the result will be that :"
rmer cheap and almost worth
IS product will command
'od price and very broad
arket in the future. This Id
cans that the sugar planter Us !.
II have added profits in his III
siness from this time and the ex
oulslana planter can therefore ="
lde himself upon entering into oy
enlarged sphere of business nj