The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-09
SUGAR CROP OF 1918.

JU6htl UllUl vi 1917.
Somewhat Less Than Double Amount
Produced in Previous Year, but
Below 1911 output-Figures for
Ascension Parish.
The sugar made in Louisiana from
1he crop of cane harvested in 1918,
according to an enumeration just
completed by the Bureau of Statis-
tics, amounted to 292,69S short tons
of 1000 pounds each. The average
yield of sugar was 1S9 pounds per
ton of cane crushed, or about 8
pounds less than in 1912. The to-
tai sugar made was somewhat less
than double the amount in 1912, but
about 10000 tons less than in 1911.
The low production in 1913 was due
largely to shortage in the yield of
cane, which became apparent toward
the middle or end of the harvest sea-
son. About the middle of November,
1913, indications pointed to a total
of over 100000 tons of cane being
ground for sugar. This amount
proved to be too high, the actual
amount crushed being about 4,214,000
tons. The average yield of cane per
acre in 1913 was about II tons. The
average in 1911 was 10 tons, and in
1912, owing to floods, the average
reached the abnormally low figure Of
IL tons per acre.
The length Of the 1913 campaign
was, on an average, Is working days.
or so per cent longer than in 1912.
A few factories, however, extended
their operations considerably longe1S
a number of them worked for mora
than SO days each.
The number of factories which,
made sugar in 1913 was 1853. At ths
beginning of the campaign 10 more
were reported to be engaged in su-
gar making, but of this number sey:-
eral made syrup only, and others
were not in operation.
Details concerning the production
Of sugar and the quantity of cane
used show the following figures for
the parishes in this neighborhood:
Observation-Disclosures in operation:
1911 and 1912, z; 1918, 4. Short tons
of sugar produced: 1911, 1896;
1912, 8342; 1913, 10,808. Average
yield of sugar per ton of cane, in
pounds: 1911, 124; 1912, 1874; 1913,
1873. Cane used, short tons: 1911,
234, ,71e; 1912, 124,934; 1918, 1853, 900.
umption-Factories in opera
ton: 1911, %; 1912, 16; 1913, II.
Short tons of sugar produced: 1911,
$3.50; 1912, 14,457; 1913, 28,664.
Average yield of sugar per ton OF
cane, in pounds: 1911, 10Y; 1912,
119; 1913, 124. Cane used, short
tons: 1911, 673, 1858; 1912, 243, 1854;
1913, $4,000
Iberri1Ie actories in operation:
1911, Is; 1912, II; 1913, "A. Short
tons of sugar produced: 1911, 49,
75s. 1912, 1912; 1918, Is, ,187. Aver
age yield of sugar per ton of cane.
Il pounds: 1911, 80; 1912, 112;
1913, 122. Cane used, short tons:
1911, 481,545; 1912, 141, 1,5S1; 1913,
al5. 900.
St. James-Factories in operation:
1911, 20: 1912, 10; 1913, II. Short
tons of sugar produced: 1911, 20,760
1912, 1868; 1913, 1890. Average
yield of sugar per ton of cane, in
pounds: 1911, lis; 1912, 81; 1913,
122. Cane used, short tons: 1911,
361,537; 1912, 192,537; 1913, $4,000.
The average amount of sugar
made per acre of cane was higher
in 1913 than in either of the two
preceding years. This sugar repre-
sents mostly raw sugar, averaging
roughly s6 degrees polarization, Of
which grade 100 pounds are regard
ed as equivalent to about 80 pounds
of refined sugar.
The approximate average yield of
refined sugar per acre Of cane crush
ed would be equivalent to about 1000
pounds in 1911 and 1913 and 1900
pounds in 1912. The average yield
of refined beet sugar in the United
States in 1911 and 1912 was 2400
pounds per acre of beets, or about
400 pounds more sugar per acre than
cane sugar in Louisiana in 1911 and
1918.
The average sugar made per fac
tory in Louisiana was larger in 1913
than in either of the two preceding
years. while the cane crushed for
sugar averaged less per factory in
1913 than in 1911. Louisiana cane
sugar factories in 1911 and 1913 pro-
duced each an average of about 1900
short tons of raw sugar, which is
equivalent to about 1900 tons of re.
fined. The average output per fac
tory in the beet sugar industry in the
United States was 9100 tons of re,
fined sugar in 1911 and $500 in 1912.
Complete official returns of the
Texas sugar output have not been Sc
cured for 1913, but the total produc-
ton is probably less than 5000 short
tons, and possibly as low as 5000.
Some of the Texas sugar factories
are located in the region extending
from Houston on the east to Victoria
on the west, and reaching southward
to the Gulf; most of the other fac
tories are in the lower part of the
Rio Grande valley.
A Summer Outing and Christian
Inning.
Louisiana Presbyterians and thei1
friends will find instruction, refresh
ment, recreation, quietude, all in one
at the Presbyterian summer training
school for Christian workers of Lou
isiana. to be held in the buildings
and on the grounds of Silliman Col