Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1910-08-27
The San Francisco Plantation.

In the center OF st. John parish, on
the east bank Of the river, are located the
group of good sugar places owned by
the San Francisco Planting & Mtg. Co.,
over whose affairs Lezin Dry exercises
the general management. he having as
assistant his nephew. Sydney j. Levet,
one of the younger generation OF planters
who under such wise head as that OF
the veteran general manager has learned
the sugar business in most thorough
manner. The places comprised in the
San Francisco group are San Francisco
proper, Union and Idaho plantations, in
cluding the Kicker tract; of these fonr
fields, the Idaho alone is worked by ten
ants, and there are close to a thousand
acres in cane and corn raised by
Manager Levet, in the cultivation OF
which he is aided by Chas. Dry, q
son of Lezin Dry, who has an
other son doing clerical work on the
place, Joseph Dry, that succeeded the
vacancy created by the retirement some
months ago OF Henry Cambon, the form
er book keeper. The Idaho plantation is
cultivated by firm known as Dry. Dan
tin & Haydel, whose cane is brought to
the San Francisco factory and the other
cane place tributary to the mill is run by
Emile Hebert, who works to the top
notch 120 acres of land, in connection
with E. Dry, his father-in- law. as part
owner. the latter member Of the San
Francisco Company.
Before getting to the narration of the
field affairs, it is to be told that the San
Francisco sugar house is being put in
good form to handle the crop OF some
5000 tons OF cane looked for this fall; /;
the worthy chief engineer, P. Alexander.
has just finished the turning Of the mills
at the well equipped $50 ton plant. and
no machinery installation are being
made, the factory right now about fit
for the rolling, such has been the engi-
neer's diligence this summer. Last sea-
son. after grinding IL. 900 tons, and find
ing that the sugar yield was not what
it should have been, an offer for the re-
naming part of the crop was received
from the Leon Godchaux Co., which was
so liberal as to induce the San Francisco
Company to sell what cane was then left.
5000 tons, this going to help ont the
Reserve central to mill up to capacity,
what with supplies to that great factory
having been abbreviated all along the
line last fall, due to the crop shortage
incident to the hurricane damage.
In driving through the field with man.
ager Levet. good view was obtained OF
the San Francisco and Union crops,
which comprise 225 acres fall plant cane.
rs acres spring plant, 300 acres first rat
oons. 20 acres of second stubbles, and
$50 acres corn. Both the corn and pea
vine are extra good, and another heavy
corn yield is anticipated, like obtained
in 1909; last year the average was close
to 80 barrels to the acre all around, and
an experiment then was conducted with
the planting OF six acres in 8 foot rows.
which yielded 40 barrels. This added
yield, however, was obtained at the cost
Of considerable trouble with the torma-
tion of the small rows and re formation
Of standard rows, so none OF the present
corn was so planted.
Three -fourths OF the fan plant is in
the D.95 variety, which as to be noted is
the favorite cane raised here, the re
mainder the home purple; throughout,
the fall plant has full stand, and in size
is aright there with the goods;' the
spring plant though. is defective in
stand, so ont of the rs acres being in
the D.95 and with about two-thirds'
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