The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-02-02
Weather and Cron Notes.

The Ascension correspondent Of the
Louisiana Planter discusses local
weather and crop conditions in the
following interesting manner:
1.-THE weather turned cold Friday
night and Saturday was cold and
clear, a marked change from the tenn
peratures that had been prevailing for
several preceding weeks, with the ex-
eeption of a couple of brief interv rails.
It rained of and on all day Sunday,
and conditions were altogether disa-
greeable and uns satisfactory from d
meteorological standpoint. The tenn
perature moderated considerably Sum
day night and Monday was decidedly
warmer, with clouds in evidence in the
forenoon and clear sunshine for the
remainder of the day. Tuesday and
Wednesday were clear and pleasant,
save that a little shower fell Wednes-
day afternoon. During the remainder
of the week the weather was almost as
warm as before the brief cool spell.
stCane planting has been finished on
practically all the plantations in AS
cension and adjoining parishes, and
in this respect the season is advanced
far and away in comparison with its
predecessors. Your correspondent had
occasion to visit the lower part of
Iberville parish this week, and pass
ing through the Murrell places at
Bayou Goula and noting others from
the car window between there and
Donaldsonville, was surprised to see
field after field of stubble already
barred off. The planters are taking
quite long chance in doing this so
early in the season, for some of the
stubble was barred off so close that
the roots would be almost sure to suf-
fer material injury in the event of a
heavy freeze; and it must be borne in
mind that February has a reputation
for hitting sugar cane some heavy
ticks at times when the prospects are
particularly bright for big stands and
early development. It was in the mid
die of February seven years ago that
Louisiana experienced the lowest tenn
perature of which there is any anthem
ticated record in the state. The mer-
curry firted with the zero mark at and
depth of more than foot ION the dead
level, ice foated down the Mississippi
and out into the Gulf of Mexico, and
IL w DIS pVaSlD4C W dix dCEOSS DdyON
Lafourche on the ice that lodged
against the traffic bridge at Donald
sonvi1le and filed the stream from
bank to bank for a distance of 200
yards or more. Let us all pray that
there will be no recurrence in the year
of grace 1907-nor in any other, for
hat matter-of the arctic visitation
that afflicted US in 1899.
''Stubble cane is showing up re-
markedly well, and If the weather
continues propitious the remainder of
the winter, there ought to be a reali-
cation of every body's expectation OF a
bumper sugar crop this year.
ssConfusion of data caused slight
error in the Ascension letter to The
Planter of January Il with reference
to the personnel of the grinding crew
at Barker & Lepine's C1otilda factory
in Lafourche parish. It was stated
that Frank Mante1 had charge of the
engine room, assisted by Charles
Daigle, whereas the fact is that
Chas. G. Daigle was chief engineer at
Clotilda and has occupied that posi-
ton for the past three years. Mr..
Daigle is highly capable mechanic,
and his services have been wholly
satisfactory to his employers. That's
a way most Ascensionites have"