The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-16
SOUTHERN CROPS.

Inc Bossier Banner. of the 9th, saws: "The
COTTON worm has, without doubt made tia An.
pearance In Bosser. Mr.. Frank J. Smith informs
~ mat ne saw the worm on the plantations of
AZ nc. n1IingsWorth aud billiard, on Red River.
AS YET, the number of worms seen are ANAL
tuougn u IL predicted the third crop will ne in M
PIC urne and force TO be of serious damage.D
Inc shreveport Gazette of the Sth saws: " The
1Testnet curing the past week has been cloudy
hght showers have fallen almost every dav TIE
reports OF the worm are conflicting, sSome nlsn.
teIs state That they have numbers on their cnttoo
others affirm they have none. The worm has moi
uJnreo me cot'on mp to date, but continued rains
nave made IL run TO weed and throw of foyHs
The prospects for large crop are NOT IA GOOD a.
they were last week. e'0N 10
Inc brandon (Miss.) Republican OF the Isth
says; The lncesssnt heavy rains that have faIlan
uu,lng tne past SIX on seven weeks have well nigh
Iu,neo our prospects for a cotton crop Planters
uiner as 10 the amount of damage done nm IA the
present time, but ali agree that if the rains com
nnne week longer q half crop cannot be made
Inc weed mas grown to an enormous size and has
SO shaded the bottom bolls which were FORMED r.
fore the rains set in, that large number ~ tbsn
nave ALREADY rotted, and the balance are bound
20 TOT unless we have a week or two of SUNSHINE
" me rams cease now, and cotton il not iainred
DS the worms, we will make twothirds of crop
on the land plan ed, which il al least foprtb Ia
nan the amount planted last year.
The Shreveport Southwestern, of the 9Th saws
ine oAly showers of the past week have not
suoed any 10 the prospect Of full cotton crop
though the weed and fruit look as well as could
De desired. The great bug.bear now is g the
worm" which has made its appearance in various
portions OF the parish. Various are the opinions
OF Inherent planters, hardly any two Of them
agreeing. Several have worms; others have not.
some are confident they are ruined others that
they VIII make from half to an average crop in
spite Of the worm. 1t is very difficult to arrive at
any definite conclusion at tins tine, so conflicting
are the reports and opinions Of the farmers One
hing is very evident, the worm is about, though
very small in size at this time and not able to do
muchdamsge in its present state. IL will have to
go through its different changes before it reaches
that size and strength which enables it so effectu.
ally TO destroy the weed. This, we trust, will
give the most Of the fruit time TO ripen. The
crop is at least three weeks in advance of last
year, and the worm that much behind its appear
ance last season. making difference of six weeks
flavor Of the cotton this year over last Last
year gentleman, cutivating on the river below
here, brought into or Office on the 18th Of July
a stalk Of cotton literally riidled by the worms.
The same gentleman Was in our Office on Monday
last, and Informed US that the worms had not hurt
him any yet, though they we're scattered through
hIs crop pretty plentfully. He is one OF the san
guiDe ones, and thinks be will make as much as he
can pick out.