The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-09-02
Louisiana Crop Reports.

We have had quite too much rain in the
neighborhood during a few weeks past. The
cotton weed is growing too large is lodging
and much cotton is expected to rot. The
farmers are very apprehensive, also, of the
worm. Cotton Is backward this year, and
10 make a medium crop, we must escape
the worms and have a late fall.- Bossier
Banner, Aug. 10th.
Catcrpillars are making their appearance
in the cotton fields of tots parish. As yet
they have done little damage but are web
bed Ut, for a second generation Of flies. 1t
is difficult to surmise what damage Will be
done by those observation-disclosures News,
Aug. 10Th.
We regret to say that there will not be a
suficiency of corn produced in this parish
for home consumption. The army worm
having made its appearance on several
plantations, the cotton crop will also be
short. The unfavorableness of the season
is the occasion of a failure Of the crops.
flake Charles Echo, Aug. 18th.
As we feared, the cotton worm has ap-
ueared on quito a number Of plantations in
this parish, though they have not doNe any
serious damage so far. The reports are that
they have gone INTO the chrysalis state.
Sanguine ones believe that very hot dry
weather for the next few weeks would pre-
vent them from doing serious damage to
the crop. In other respects the PROJECT for
the cotton is growing more favorable every
day.-TTensas Journal, Aug. 10Th.
There is quite a feeling Of fear among our
planters and others in regard to the cotton
- z, 4I>oro t,o io,p q p,y,l,r {o.,n3 .,
several plantations. Some. however, as
usual, insist on IT'S being the grass worm,
Be this as it may, they evidently eat the
cotton; the question then is, will the grass
worm eat cotton. As we are not vcrscd in
tie Uiet of Worms, We leave it for the
planter and The future to decide More
house Conservative, Ang. 18th.
We have seems few plantations tkisweck
have seen no worms or sign Of them, and
have found on some Of them good corn and
! medium cotton, while others look very
sorry. We think where planters were not
over cropped and they could cultivate their
crops Richland Beacon, Aug. 10th.
The weather this week has not been
what was desired, the universal cry is " toe
much rain" and the roads utterly impas-
sable on account of the thickness OF the
! mud. which is on most Of the roads more
than knee deep this is caused by the OK
c~essivc rains We have had for the last two
weeks. On Wednesday, last a shower fell
over Eoulna accompanied by a terrific gale
! Many Of our citizens state that they have
not witnessed such a gale and rain since
1856, at the time of the Last Island storm
Notwithstanding these rains the crops
are fine, the sugar cane particularly so
! The small quantity Of cotton grown in this
| parish is doing we'll. The orange crop i:
abundant. The rains have prevented tht
gathering Of corn fodder, but this loss viii
be more than amply repaid by the gain II
the improvement of the sugar cane
TTerrebonne Patriot, Aug. 10th.
Several Of our Louisiana exchanges men,
ton the appearance of the caterpillars ii
the cotton fields of their sections, and seen
to fear that although the insect has not ye
done much damage, the crop will be con.
! siderably shortened before it is gathered in
We 10 not hear of the appearance of The
| caterpillar in this parish, up to this time
-IIberville South, Aug. 26th.
Inc caterpillarS nave maze tnelf appear
ance in nearly every field on the Crosse
Tste and Marringuin bayous. They have
done no damage as yet, and although in
creasing slowly in numbers, it is though
they can do no considerable damage be
tween this and the fifteenth of next month
when, at least, a two-third crop will be Sc
cured. The plant is healthy, finely limbee
and we'll filled with bolls and squares
baton Rouge Advocate, Aug. Goth.