The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-06-17
Weather and Crop Notes.

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The drouth which has prevailed In
this section for the past six weeks
is still unbroken and the situation
is beginning to assume a serious as
poet, since the crops are badly in
need of rain and will undoubtedly b
seriously damaged unless the dr.
spell is soon terminated. There has
been some improvement in the mat
ter Of temperatures since our lass
report, the unprecedentedly hig
thermometrical readings of the first
two weeks of June having given wa
70 more endurable mercury recordas
tons, but at that the weather i
still some hot and still a'heating.'
Corn is suffering more from the pro
longed drouth than is cane, and cot
ton is also showing in noticeable
degree the effects of the continued
absence of moisture. Boil Weevils are
reported from some sections of the
parish, but the visitation is not gen
eral, and even if it were the pest
could do comparatively little damage
this season, not only because the
cotton acreage has been greatly cur.
tailed and the crop is therefore much
smaller than usual, but for the adj
ditional reason that what plants
there are have already been hard hit
by the drouth and cannot be much
further damaged by being subjected
to the ravages of the boil Weevil.
Fred. Werner, Sr., who for many
years past has been the efficient
sugar-boiler of the big Belle Alliance
factory in upper Assumption, will moi
De member of the Belle Alliance
crew for the. coming season, having
signed a contract to take charge of
the sugar boiling department of the
Lemann company's well-equipped Pale
Alto factory. Mr.. Werner is recog-
nized as one of the most capable
and reliable sugar cooks in Louisiana
and the Lemann Company is to be
congratulated on securing him to take
off the crop of it's various places. 1t
is stated that another and larger
vacuum pan will be erected in the
Palo Alto plant and other improve
ments and additions made to the
equipment which will enable the fac
tory to rank as one of the most mod
ern in the state. Mr.. Werner will
take with him to Palo Alto his son,
Eugene Werner, and Nestor Landry,
who will assist him in manipulating
the proof-sticks at the big mill.
James MaTin, competent young
sugarhouse engineer of Donaldson
vile, returned home last Saturday
night from Mexico where he has been
engaged for the pest several months
rs general superintendent of the me-
chanical department of the Agui1a
md Los Mochis refireries at Ahome
Ind Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Grinding
vas started at these places Jan. /,
1911, and was completed at Aguila
April 5 and Los Mochis April IS
Approximately $4,000 tons of cane
passed through the rollers at the
sormer plant, and $4,000 tons at Los
Mochis, the combined output of the
sWo mills being in the neighbcrhood
# l3,000,000 pounds of sugar of the
plantation white cube grade and S47,-
700 litres Of high-grade alcohol Mr..
Maurin reports that the campaign
1t both places was smooth and I'M
sYentful, and the results obtained
entirely satisfactory. He will remain
n Donaldsonvil1e with relatives until
Sept. /, when he will leave for Mex
co to begin the work of overhauling
Ind improving the Aguila and Los
Mochis plants prior to the opening
If next years grinding season.