The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-08-05
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ChoF hOSPECf.-Duflng tha
last few days we have been favor
ed with retreshingshowe which
will be of great vaiue to the laee
corn, peas, potatoes and the small
backward cotton. The PRINCIPAL
corn crop, however, can .receiya
but little help. Few of our farmers
will make enough to do.-I FerAoa
Standard, 18th alt.
A LARGE FAMILY.-The Fon.
tenot family is the NEST numer.
Gus in this parish. One hundred
and twenty names of Fontenots
figure on the present assessment
roll; and we are informed that
about three hundred end forty
names were on the militia roil
last year. It is estimated thai
the total number of grown males
! In the family is about four hun
dred, and the entire strength
males and females, old and yolnx
is about two thousand.-ICpe-
EOrsGs Journal.
1t seems that we have the gaHn
inc caterpillars in our midst once
more. We are told that they have
been discovered in several parts
of this parish. AS yet they have
done no damage, as their number
is surall, but it is feared the cotton
crop will be entirely destroyed by
the middle Of September, if the
worms which now create so Zach
excitement should be caterpilLzs,
ami almost every planter with
whom we have eoDversed assure
us that they, are Mansfield Re-
porter, Goth aIt. Es
On Tuesday last q officially o.
Cured between John W. Arlington
and j. G.. Minton, near TerTyyille,
in this parish, in which the latter
was shot with q pistol and killed.
Mr.. Arlington was arrested and
brought before the Parish Judge
for trial on Tuesday last, but for
want of witnesses the trial was
postponed until Monday next. We
have heard nothing of the canse Of
the difficulty, consequently wa
will wait until after the trial be-
fore saying anything more ubon
the subject Claiborne Adrocate,
29th alt.
WEATHER AND CRoPs.-It is
generally conceded that the Qua
chita valley will not make a full
supply of corn, but, if the seasOn
is favorable throughout August.
will make a tolerable cotton crep. 1
More corn will be made than at
first expected-the. lateraius hay,
ing helped the early an,liate plan
ting. We are still needing some
rain. The season of rain spoken
of, in eur last issue, was not 80
heavy nor so general as We
thought. s-Ai ?. ?
The weather has been quite
pleasant for the past week, but to
day is getting qnite warm. It has
rained somewhere every day, fire.
quently giving US "a sprinkle
i Oaachita Telegraph. 10Th ult.
But little corn is plantedin this
parish-not enough to produce one
half of the local consumption.
What there was cultivated has,
turned ont well.
We are glad to notice the sweet
potato is receiving more attention
than formerly. This is as it should,
be, for it is a most valuable arti-
Gle of food. The vines from the
slips are growing finely and prom
Use well.
The prospect, then, all around
the circle, i'll this parish, is cheer
ing.
1t is no exaggeration, we are
confident, to say, that the condi-
ton of he sugar cane, ut present,
for the same breadth OF land, Was
never better. The culture OF il
has been thorough and watchful,
and judging from all the known
developments of the plant, at IFS
present stage of growth, it will,
should the season continue favor.
able hereafter, 90 to the mill Ia
den with saccharine wealth. 4 Reg.
lister, st. Sophie. q
The WEATHER AND TIE CROPS
The weather is now very h0i
ard dry, and is becoming quite
dusty.
The corn crop, though injured BY
the unfavorable weather through
which it has passed, is better thar
was expected Immediately aftel
the storm, and will yield
owing to the increased acreage
probably as much as, if not mort