The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-29
SOUTHERN CROPS.

New corn is selling in Alexandria at fifty cents
per bushel.
The army worm has made its appearance in
Sumter and Marengo counties ala in large num-
bers. The cotton has been badly stripped.
The Chambers tAla.) Tribune, of the 18th inst ,
says not more than half crop of cora will be
made in that county, and that the cotton crop is
promising, but the weed is small.
The Mansfield Times of the 22d says Some
Of our planters are now engaged in picking cot
ton. The caterpillars have done but little damage
yet. Boil worms, however, are doing serious
jury"
The ClaiborneIl( Ala Herald SAYS For the
past week we pave had some beautiful weather
for fodder pulling. etc. Cotton is doing very
well at present, with the exception of the river
lsDds, where the caterpillar is reported as doiuE
some harm. From all accounts, we suppose
there has been corn enough made ia the county to
supply the wants of the people,"
The NiunsbOrO' Sun, of the 22d, says: "Our
planters are very hopeful of the cotton crop. The
worms are noticed in the fields, but are doing no
harm, and the impression is hat they cannot come
in f'rce in time 10 do any harm this season. The
staple il Opening finely, and many are actively
pr king cotton. The negroes are working we'll.
ard more contented than ever before. Rather
more rain is falling than is needed"
From 0ctihbeha county, Miss. the Starkvlle
New Era furnishes the following " From every
portion Of the county we hear that the worm i
making sad havoc with the cotton. A month or
more ago, fore these continuous rains the
prospect was fine and promised a splendid Weld
The rains set in. causing the cotton to shed large.
y, and now The worm makes the prospect for
cotton very gloomy. The corn crop ia good, but
the rains have prevented the saving Of more than
half, if that much, of the fodder.u
The Alexandra Democrat of the 26th saws:
Last week, up TO Friday morning, was a showery
one partial damage 10 the cotton has been sus.
tanned in consequence. Since Friday morning
the showers have ceased, and we are having very
cool and quite unreasonable weather. We eau
hear OF The caterpillaTs on COtile-they are doing
some dsmsge. but have commenced webbing no
The second crop Of these cotton desrroyers will
not be along before the 18th of next mouth, and
orr planters sanRuine that they cannot do
much harm. Picking is now in full blast aud pro-
gresslDg hnely and rapidly. Five bales of new
cotton were shipped last Thursday, and much
more could have been shipped ere this but our
planters csi not spare the precious time to
gin and press out their cotton"
The Nsichitoches Times, Of the 22d. saws: Z" The
corn crop throughout the parish ia made and
u l. sufcisn tly heavy 20 supply the people bDun.
tifully. Cotton is well advanced aud very pro.
mising. hut the grsvest apprehensions are felt of
its destruction by the caterpIars within a few
weeks. Throughout the parish these pests have
appeared, end on several plantations are iujurng
the crop materially. However, our friends assure
us that, under the most unfavOrahle ciroum-
stances, half crop of cotton will he made and
4 not eaten up before the 10th of September (the
date generally fixed for the destruction of the
crop possibly twothirds of the anticipated yield
may he gathered"
We hear Of both army and boil worm in JefI.r.
SOD and Claiborne counties, Miss. The damage
10 the latter Is not yet great in the former il is
very considerable. From the rich prairia region
of Noxubee The Macon Beacon Of Saturday briggs
the following dissgreesble intelligence. The
Beacon says: " The crop has been gathered IN
ib- section, and all the trouble is over. Never
before was the worm so rapid IN its destruction
Nobody thinks Of asking If the worm j. 10 the
cotton, fer il is all IN the worm. Sand hills and
prairies are alike, and here will scarcely be enough
leii for seed. In some localities u Gre could not
have been more Destructive than was the worm
and il was done so quickly that some farmers did
not know they had the worm until they we're half
eat up"