The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-03
CROPS AND WEATHER.

says: During the week We have enjoyed thre
or four days of brilliant, warm, sunshin
Z weather, which was utilized to the fullest ez
tent by rice planters in drying the crop whic
! has been cut but not stacked Some planters
however, have been busy in cutting an,
threshing, and shipped considerable amount
J On Thursday we mad a heavy shower.
The Providence Carroll parish) Watchma
} of the 26th ult. says: The river has begun t.
fall at last, and soon it will drop down will
great rapidity, and run out of the swamps
Some low places have been partly overlooked
but the cotton is still green and fresh, stand
Ing IN the water. As the river falls the hopes
OF planters rise. The prospects are lovely
and the goose of expectation hangs high.
FALLING OFF IN THE COTTON CRoP From
personal observation, and from reports re-
ceived from every part of the parish, we are
sorry to say that the crop of cotton will be
cut off BY rust and rot fully one-third. The
cotton on the higher ridges is rusting worse
than we ever saw it, and on fresh land, O,
where it has been planted late, it has grown
very tall, and when the wind-storm of week
| before last came, it was blown down and mat.
ted up dreadfully, and much of the lower
crop will, of course, rot We believe that
| this falling off in the cotton crop will be gen.
eral in North Louisiana Bastrop (Norehouse)
Lldrion, 2SM
The Donaldsonville (Ascension) Chief, Of
the 18th ult, says The weather during the
past week has been quite favorable to plant
ing interests. Several showers of rain Lave
fallen. but were not SO heavy or long con-
lnued as to harm the corn. In the cotton
raising sections of the parish considerable
damage has been done by rain to the matur-
ing crops, but fair yisld will be realized
nevertheless. Picking is under good head
way.
The vermilionville (Lafayette) Advertiser,
OF the 2Sth ult., says: "The weather for the
past week has been favorable. The damage
done to the crops by the rains and winds
will be much repaired by a continuance of
good weather. There are no indications so
far OF the coming of the cotton worm Should
they make their appearance, owing to the
lateness of the season, it would be rather an
advantage to.the cotton"
The St Francisville (Feliciana) Ledqer, Of
the 28th ult., has this to say about the CROPS:
In recent trip through the parish, we
paid particular notice of the condition of the
Cotton is opening beautifully and is being
picked as fast as it opens. The rains have
damaged it very little SO far; we fear, how
ever. If they continue as they did the past week.
1t may be injured more. Corn, which is now
being gathered, is very good everywhere; a
larger crop has been planted than last year
The crops of potatoes and peas are in a fine
growing condition and promise we'll.
The Pointe Coupee Republican, of the 2Sth
ult. says: The late heavy rains. accompanie d
by violent winds, have caused much damage
10 this crop. The top crop has, with but
few exceptions, been lost through the she'd
ling of forms; and where the cotton has |
grown large and rank, it has been Frustrated |
BY the winds and much of the lower crop has |
rotted in the bolls. The reduction of the |
crop, through these disasters, will, on many |
plantations, exceed twenty-five per cent from
what it Otherwise would have made, though,
IS it is, it will be fully equal to last years
,rop.
The corn crop is uninjured and good and
he cane crop, without further bad weather,
will turn out better than that of last year.
The Clinton Patriot, of the 2Sth nit, saws:
8 In our last issue we stated the late con-
inued rains had damaged the cotton crop
ome fifteen per cent Careful inquiry, as
veil as personal observation since that time
20 to convince US that we were in error.
While many of the bottom bolls are rotting,
he forms are also shedding, and to make the
natter still worse, upon many plantations the
ust has set in. Taking everything into con-
liberation. although many experienced farm
rs estimate the damage at forty per cent, we
eel safe in placing it at thirty.