The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-22
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
LOuIsinna.
CROP PROSPECTS.


T. IWcst Eaton Rouge Sugar Planter
We are now near the middle OF March
and thus far our planters and farmers
have encountered no serious obstacles
to prosperous year's planting. The
extremely mild winter has enabled them
to prepare land for cultivation much
earlier than usual, and at the present
writing all field work possible is being
pushed forward with all means Mt com
mand. We hear Of no one being short
OF labor, thanks TO the enterprise OF
Regulators" in other parishes, and as
our good people have thus far lived In
harmony together. no fears are enter
tanned that difficulties may arise
ployer and employee. No in
jury OF consequence has resulted
TO the cane through the winter from
cold or rains, and although some OF our
planters have been late putting down
seed cane, there Is every reason TO be
lieve that the prosperous season now so
confidently predicted, will make up for
all shortcomings on that point. Cotton
planting is going on as fast as the land
can be prepared for it, and the same
can be said OF corn. Taking every thing
into consideration the planting interests
OF our parish were never brighter or
EloIc tUNi)uIuSIuk llCltl 10 PINoPpipuo
year. From the river we fear nothing.
The weather alone will determine the
result OF our crops. Against its ex-
tremes OF excessive drouths or rains but
little can be done, and AZ it is said that
two or more good seasons always come
together, we incline TO the general i'm :
preston that the same prOpltlOus
weather that accompanied planting OPP
erations last year will ACCORD the same
fayors the present year. l4...
The Clinton PatriOt- Democrat says
From July /, 1875, TO March ! OF the
present year, 1867 bales OF cotton have
been shipped over the Clinton and Port
Hudson Railroad, THIS is the largest
shipment over the road since the war.
iFranklin Sun. Marehfte,l Cd
At last the Macon and B9uf are be-
ginning to fall, and quite rapidly, but it
Is to be feared that the continued rains
which we are now having, and the pros
poets for new rises above, will seriously
interfere il not destroy the prospects Of
those living in the lands subject to
overflow. 70 add to these mnny
grievances, the gDats have made their
appearance in full force, and there
seems TO be no shelter for the poor
dumb creatures seeking refuge from the
swamps. .w.ln
shreveport Telegram, March I5l
We are informed that the citizens oil
Marshall, Texas, took no action during
the recent visit OF President Wheelock
and Major Green, in regard to the New
Orleans Pacific Railroad, and that they
have given up all hopes Of becoming the
terminus of that enterprise. Thi5 is II
virtual surrender and Hck acknowledgement
Of the triumph Of our city, for which we
.,v- r. ip1ahtrI al N &
delegation which recently visited New
Orleans from this place. This action
or non faction rather, is not surprising
but it would certainly have open
ed wide the eyes of the world to have
seen the Louisiana Legislature ignoring
O city in their own State Offering equal
YES. superior advantages over its neigh
boring Texan rival One signifi can't re-
s1tlt Of all this will be that President
Wheelock will now have to commence
work ut this end Of the proposed route,
thus insuring the expenditure OF not
only the local donation by this city, but
n great deal more money. Operations
on this end Of the rOad will commence
shortly. we are informed, all Of which is
favorable news.
,s Texas.
-D lDal'as Herald. March1s,l
The Denison NeHs states that the
stockholders of the Red kiyerand Rio
Grande Railroad Company, who met
In that city on Wednesday last, made a
contract with John Scullin to build fifty
miles Of road. The work will cOmmen ce
Immediately after the election OF di-
rectors in April Ten miles OF road are
to be graded and ironed within the next
ninety days, and 1T Is expected to com
pIcte the road TO Gainsvil q by October.
from tho Mexia ledger. March 1el
AGRICULTURAL farmers move on
steadily with their work, but, owing to
the wet season they are not so far adj
yanced as they otherwise would have
been. However, the most OF them are
done planting corn, and are now pre-
pairing their cotton lands.
Thenepnblicans have but one Of the
twenty-six District judges in Texas, and
but three Of the thirty Senators, one OF
them being a negro. 'fl'
~ aiI" Alabama.
u Montgomery Advertiser. March fol
The small grain crop never looked
better in this section of the country,
and atyleast one third more has been
sowna the past season.; il nothing IN
jures the crop OF wheat and oats,
there will be larger yield by far than
at any time since the war. I'D. :
Farmers are still pushing forward
the preparations OF the soil, and some
are through planting corn and Their
grounds are nearly ready for cotton.
One thing is observable now, more
'manures are used than before the war,
both Of commercial fertilizers as well
as home made, and gTeater care IS ex,
ercised in the preparation OF the soll
than farming. This is largely due &c
the influence OF the Changers, which
organization is elevatin9 the farming
element, and reducing agriculture to a
science Much Of the legislation OF thf
last session Of our Legislature has been
conductive to the growth OF agricultural
interest in our State, and this too ls
largely due to Grange influence Ihls
is as it should be, for every class anc
profession must be supported by the
tillers of the soil, and when farmers
prosper the whole country is correspond
ingly prosperous. ,Ht
Alabama was peculiarly blessed dur
ing the last year in being permitted u
make her own constitution, and now
entering upon this Centennial year un
der laws made by her own representa-
tives, inauguralng economy La every
department OF the government II klhc
Heaven continues to smile and SENDS
genial showers to water the earth ant
bless the Iabors Of her toiling sons, W.
soon again will bask ine the sunshine o