New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-18
Louisiana Intelligence.

tot0re gone to the abDE;i0Dized North. 4 case in
point Is well worth notice.
Orr fellow, citlzpn u. B. Smith, ESD, it is we'll
known, has a large plantation on the Bayou Lette-
worth, Parish Of Pnnte CoQpGa. Last season there
was planted patch OF turnp9 for plantation use,
| portion OF which was suffered TO grow to seed.
| When this ground was being broke up this spring
! Mr. Smith, who had noted in newspaper the ad-
vice to Southern planters to save their vegetable
| seeds as there was but little prospect Of their
| being able to procure them for the next season
| from the North Or West, directed his overseer to
| have the turnip tops threshed out This was done
! by the old and intirm hands upon the place; the
result was ten bushels of seed, nine of which were
| forwarded to his IneT chants in the city. They
weighed four hundred pounds, and were sold foT
one hundred dOllars-tWenty- five cents per pound,
In former years it is not unlikely that this seed
would have been wasted. LFeclana Democrat.
We have been blessed with several fine showers
| of rain during the last week. Just what was want
| ed to make our crops perfect.
The river is still falling. In few days the falls
will be bare, and our town the head of navigation
A NICE present FROM FAIR HANDs.-Yesterday
| We received a full basket OF the finest apples.w
| have yet seen grown in Louisiana. They are Of
vored and perfect green skin :" the other il
the mellow, blushing pppin, weIl-matured and de-
| lictouS, to the palate. They were grown in the
| grounds attached to " Hope Terrace Female Aca-
| demy,' of this place, and for the present. we are
indebted to Miss E. j. Mills the accomplished Prin-
cpal of that institution This fruit establishes be-
y0nd a dOubt tnat 1t only requires proper knOws-
edge of the science of horticulture, with industry
to produce an apple in Louisiana Of fine quality
as any grown in the North or West. [Cint. Pat
Gunpowder made at Port Hudson, La, can be.
seen at this office. DR.. A. P. Brown has been try
| ing his hand at powder-making, with success.
The article sent to US is good with the exception
| that, fer the want of proper power 10 crush the
cakes, the grain is rather too fine; but it drives
ball to any distance you want The Doctor is
quite certain that he could erect a mill in q short
time which would supply large army with pow
der, good enough to shoot Aboiitionsts with; and
it the article gets scarce about the PORT ne intends
manufacturing for home consumption and defence.
Ib.
CEors.-The Concordia InteIligencer says:
The fine growing weather is fast maturing the
crops in this locality. The warm sun aud light
showers of the past week keeps the vegetation in
It thriving condition. The lands that were covered
| in consequence of the leyee breaks are raai1lv
emerging and being replanted. One planter is re-
planting his whole land that was Inundated, With
ance in these times. .#
The Monroe Register of the 9Th speaks ofreGresh-
ing showers in that locality, says corn upon the
Onachta is beyond peradventure and will be q.
| very large crop.
Crops throughout the Red River valley are rep
resented as in remarkably thriving state, pro-
missing bouutiful harVests.
CRoFs.--We have never better prospects
for crops in North western Louisiana. TIE wheat
crop has already been harvested and is abundant,
and although some oat fields have suffered with rust,
= | we have never seen such oats in our life. We are
NJ, t.. 1HIrhNOrhDD1
| has oats erht feat hiuh W. have nnrseives seen
| some frl6s six ar seven feet high THE rnrn cron
g very promising except where the farmers plant
been done to any event The ctton nio3t ''iS i
usually forward on the upl0nd4 and promises fine
S yield. Although the people have planted largely
u b'Nl" cl"pS th'Ie Is an0ut me usnal quantity OF
cotton planted in the p%rish. fBien7ille Banner.
CHoPS IN NATCHrToCHEs.-Th Rcd River Aliu-
yion says:
Corn cr,,,s in ,,,r ,,srip will h., r ,,,o., o4,.,
dnnt than pr ten ynr. C%~an
it J''It ,t'i md U SS y m ~4'GFH FeS''"oe7 annh
! ,TGa ro+rnI, m,ich is I-a T., u !i,;r5 hir55 i ; ,,
", seeming anxious to knock Od SheIs bioclad.
into a cooked hat as soon as possible
Let our people remember The blessings of
: Heaven npon our beloved South, and be steadfst,
and hopeful Of the future
, + STARvATIoN-Our srcamerA, FOR sevaral weeks
past, have taken down hg hundreds fine fat bpayra
from the prairics Of reSnR. We learn there arc
any amount Of fat catlIs in Taxas which will be.
at the service of the armies Of the Confederate
= 0tates' Inc pochode oi JAR" works like charm.
t'hreTsp'rt G"'ete-
2 Ine crops IN this parish afe nn7'uaiy promising
! at fne present time. Ihat nf corn VIII be by far
lhe largest ever made mere we were informed,
never in his life seen the c"ttop o"rn nnd cane M @ ;n
such fine condition. [pointe Conpte Democrat
DISTINGUISHED yIs1roB4 We vfes+ar5,v 1o1 the.
K pleasure of a visit from Mr. PusSpN tha Enhln ana
. distinguished correspondent Of the London Vi,neg
and Mr. Ward his nrirate secretarv Thev w nj
leave this morning for NntahpE and virkshnr@
> We :, .ret that time will not permit them to remain
e long enough among us to see our,secton of eonn-
= iry and TO make The aconainIance of nnr nconIn
Baton Rouge Advoca e, ilath
s CRCPs IN AyoYELLEs.-The Mnrksville Organ
: sors
says
From the present appearance, our planters will
,. make great deal more cotton than their forces
h VIII be able 10 gather; the light showers for seVe
raj days past has given the finishing touch to the
corn. rms Is whaf Mr; Lincoln and Seward styles
o starving out the south" IN thTee months from
l., the present time, every ptantor in the South win
harvest grain enough to iH31 his family aud stock
i lor the next TWO years.
Yesterday were visited by very heayy
rain. [Shreveport News, 4th
WFATHrH-The onDressive heat Of the rvoother
J. for the past week WIS somewhat relieved erstNr.
: I,v hv rafrashinS ehounrs rphinh bna o Ion5J b
~ '"S '' u0' III "lanIr, T1 seTsn' CO. oro, 81,
Old Red is still declining slowly, and should he