The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-29
The Crop. In the se.tA.
LOUISIANA.


LOUIblANAs
From the Empire Parish PisqusninssI
Warm, bright and sunny days We have enjoyed
this week. The prospect Is as IL spring. gentle
spring." has commenced In earnest The earth
will soon be clothed In q thick mantle OF vegeta.
ton. Thus far nature has favored the efforts Of
our planters and farmers to produce heavy crops.
On many plantations, the cane Is an eady well under
way; the area planted In rice will be much larger
than last season. We sorry to learn that there
IL q disposition among our sgriculturists TO drop
the cultivation OF corn; this Is wrong, entirely
wrong, and we advise our friends TO grow all the
corn they need. Our potato fields will give ample
returns, our orange crop will be rather light,
and our gardens are now In excellent condition.
lFrOm the Ibervils South, 25th.l
With one exception, there are no complaints
regarding the crops in our parish. The exception
is that the insects or q certain description OF
worm destroy the young corn as fast as II comes
Nd Some Of our planters are replanting their
corn crop for the third time, and seem to despair
of succeeding to save II even then. We have
been told by some that the greatest destruction Is
made by q whitish worm with dark head. which
bores into the young stalk and works upwards In
the heart. They say In all their experience as
planters they have never before seen this worm.
However adverse all this may be to these plant
they wiz Try again. and keep trying, until the sea-
son will be quite passed to put grain OF corn In
the ground.
MISSISSIPPI
.. $500 From the Bay ST. Louis Garetts.l
From an extended inquiry among the citizens Of
different sections Of this extensive county, we feel
justified In saying that the crops Of various kinds
are very promising and bid fair TO produce well.
The heavy rains Of the two past weeks ceased
Just In time before they had done any damage (;
still the ground 10 at present so completely satu-
rated with moisture that even pretty lengthy
dfouth would not unfayorably affect it. Irish po-
tatoes, Of which large amount had been planted,
promise exceedingly well; they are nearly all In
bloom, and in q few Instances are even ready for
digging. Sweet potatoes, our great staple, have
just been set out and the season very favorable
for q good start. Vegetables Of all kinds are in
their prime. or Sea Island cotton, owing to the
bad luck Of last season. there will not be great
breadth Of land put into cultivation this year (;
but Havana tobacco, for cigars, will be extern
svely cultivated. On numerous places the young
plants have been already transpanted, and are
thriving finely. Ramie, the new staple, will also
have fair trial, Altogether, farming prospects
look very promising.
The Dallas Herald comments on "grumbling
and dependency Of farmers" and does them
the justice to say that they are consistent" as
it" never heard one speak hopefully and cheer:
iDgly during the season." From all the Herald
can hear there is prospect Of an average crop
In Dallas county. IL adds: We are informed
that owing to excessive freezings and consequent
destruction of much Of the wheat, the farmers Of
Collin county have plowed up the remainder and
planted cotton. Their energy and enterprise ex-
act honorable praise. In former years the
average wheat crop Of this county was twenty
four and half bushels to the acre, now from
four TO five. Every farmer Of any intelligence
knows the cause.-the seed Is exhausted and
worthless. Are there any SO obtuse as to require
advice TO never do an act Of such injustice to
themselves and family as to SOW the seed which
will be the fruition Of this years crop! The
grsssboppers have done much injury to the gar.
dens, but very little as yet TO the fields, and
though larger are not numerous as formerly I;
and il is hoped we shall soon be relieved of their
distressing presence, as they have commenced
their migrations."
The Signal says that the corn and cotton crop
in Fort Bend county this year are very promising.
In one Of his letters from Texas, Bishop Nc
Tyeire says: The grapeyines Of Gonzales and
Layaca counties indicate land of wine as well as
corn. In its season, my travelling companion AS
sured me, wagon loads Of the Mustang grape
could be gathered, and that abundance Of vinegar
and barrels Of domestic wine were sometimes
made by the families that have use for those
articles"