The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-25
TH r CROPS.

Crops In the neighborhood OF East
Point are as fine as at any time since
the wal. ar.--[Coushatta Citizen, July 49,.
Rain, rain, rain, all over the parish
You even insult a negro now TO ask him
il he will make corn to do him this
year. ~
Potatoes arc. making the ground
groan and crack with big promises.
Cotton is growing hand over hand,
and everybody is in good humor, and
smiles blandly. Homer lliad, July 10.
The weather during the past week
has been oppressively hot. Partial
showers have prevailed at times through
out the parish. Although not near
enough rain has fallen to meet the need
OF the growing crops, still what did fall
has been of inestimable benefit to cot
ton, cane and corn, particularly the
latter. Il Pointe Coupee Republican,
July 20.
Corn throughout the parish has been
severely injured by the continued
drouth, and over one-half at least has
been lost. Cotton, too, has begun to
suffer, potatoes are at a stand-still and
gardens are completely burnt up
East Feliciana Leader, July22.
We regret to be compelled To announce
q continuance. since our last issue, OF
the protracted drouth which has inter
fered so materially with the corn crop
In some parts OF our parish. 1t will be
within the bounds OF truth to say now
that the corn crop is almost total fail
ure. In some localities partial showers
have enabled planters to make an aver
age yield OF the golden staple" but
these instances are very few, and we
must say, the corn crop OF West Fell
ciana will amount to about the mere
far tc ha 70, IA
all right, though little rain would not
be detrimental. However, it can stand
1t, and we hope, In the outcome, a good
crop will be realized. In town we have
had some light showers which served to
refresh the air and lay the dust-still
the weather Is excessively warm.--
[West Feliciana Sentinel, July 20.
IS Mr.. Henry Bodenheimer yesterday
returned from trip to Webster parish,
and inform us that the crops, especially
the corn crops, have suffered severely
for want OF rain--in fact, the corn had
been nearly burnt up. A fine rain how
ever fell yesterday In tho neighborhood
Of Minden and Fillmore, and it was the
impression that 1t WAS a general rain.
b. informs us that Webster Is
literally alive with candidates for the
various Offices who are now canvassing
the parish in view of the primary elec-
ton. There are five candidates for the
Legislature alone, and, indeed, some
thing like that number for nearly every
office.le Bossier is also being stirred up
by candidates who are perambulating
the country In every direction. The
'plsnters are likely to be eaten out before
the election comes Off Bossier. Ban
iner, July 22.3 ea1 tt 4le
Wewere somewhat surprised to learn
last evening from Mr.. Ben Crowder that
the corn crops on the river below here
were by no means good. 1t is supposed
the young plant was permanently in
jured by the sipeage during the high
water In the spring. The cotton is do
ing finely.
Mr.. Henry Pitts, just down from
Moornlnsport, says the crops, of both
corn and cotton, in that portion of the
parish, are unusually good. There
seems to have been no serious lack of
rain during the season 3ff
So far as we can learns the late rain
was general, and proved a saving clause
to the corn crops, especially in the hills.
The cotton is reported from "fair to
fully fair" in nearly every locality.
shreveport Times, July IL
has been decidedly variable on the
Bayou. Between this point and Laba
diepille there has been an excess of rain.
The roads in many places have been
rendered impossible by recent foods OF
rain, especially opposite the plantations
of SDicer Jones and Mrs. Richard
Ganthraux. ete $50
In the vicinity of Paincoultville the
planters are suffering for rain, and the
continuous drouth in and about that