The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-16
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.

down hfty per cent by bHe WORMS.
The weather In Concordia is very con
tradictory-wet and dry, hot and cold
and bad for crops.
The cotton crop of Lincoln will bt
slightly short, owing to worms.
The bottom hollis of the cotton In
Madison are rotting from the high
growth Of the weeds.
The Franklin Sun reduces the esti-
mate of the cotton crop Of that parish
from threesfourths to one-half crop.
Rainy weather did 1t.
The cotton OF Vernon Ia completely
eaten up by the worms. Only q third
of crop will be made. A severe drouth
has injured the potato, rice and cane
crops.
The general opinion In Concordia ID
that the planters OF that parish will
make as much cotton as they can posi-
bly, pick, notwithstanding the worms.
The Lake Charles Echo says the cot
ton crop in CalcaBieu parish will fall
short two-thirds, owing to the ravages
Of the caterpillars.
The worms have done considerable
damage to the young cotton on most OF
the farms In the neighborhood OF Wild
Cow and Cynthia bayous, Id Concordia
parish. The old cotton has not yet been
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The Alexandria Democrat says that
up Go August 10Th the cotton crop OF
Kapides was the most promising it had
seen since the war Since that time 1t
has contended with the serious draw
backs of q drouth, then too much rain,
boil worms and caterpillars. Now 1t
thinks the crop will be seriously az
fected.
We have had much rain, during the
past week. and the cane crop has been
greatly improved by 1t. Cotton plan.
tors, however, want no rain, still we
hear less about worms than we did O
month ago. The damage by them will
be less than was antioipated.-[ New
Iberia Sugar Bowl.
The worm has come and the cotton
least one.third of the crop has been de-
stroyed, and in all probability more.
Some few planters report that they
have not been injured seriously, but the
majority say that the crop has been
eaten up Catahoula News.
We learn from good authority that on
many plantations in the Oak Ridge
country the caterpillars have complete
ly stripped the cotton, leaving not
single leaf. Their ravages were confined
at Che outset to the young cotton, after
eating which, they turned their atten-
ton to the older growth. Notwithstand
section say they will get production
OF one bale per acre. Morehouse Olar-
ion.
Mr.. T. lei. G. Taylor has just returned
from trip to the lower part OF the
parish, through which he has been
travelling for several days in his capacity
Of tax collector. He reports that on
most plantations the middle crop of
hollis has almost entirely dropped or
s'shed" off, and the worms are playing
sad havoc with the top crop. This,
with the flood OF rain we are having.
will compel us to reduce our estimates
OF the crop In East Carroll fully one
third.--[Carroll Conservative.
It Is estimated that the heavy rain Of
Monday destroyed at least third OF
the open cotton crop In this parish.
This heavy loss, together with the
losses by worms and rust, will have the |
effect to cut the cotton crop very short. |
Many who were some time ago calcu- |
lating on full average crop now think |
themselves fortunate Ii they gather q
half crop. Il Baton Rouge Advocate.
A meeting. OF the farmers In and
Warren county, was had last week to |
consider the cotton picking question. |
The meeting was composed entirely Of
colored people and small planters Of
the neighborhood, and among the reso-
buttons adopted was one which placed
the picking price at 40 cents per 100 lbs
or GO cents when the pickers furnish
their own rations. All the planters in
that section have joined In the matter,
and declare that If any member deviates
from this course, that he will thereafter
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Would 1t not be we'll for other sections
to pursue the same course.
Paris green seems to be growing in
favor as a caterpillar exterminator. On
the plantations OF Mr.. Dennis Smith,
Mrs. Newton Butler and Mr.. Smelling,
wherever this poison has been used
properly, 1t worked like charm and
saved the cotton. Mr.. Smelling has two
hundred acres in cotton and will make
Smiths place arsenic and concentrated
I've were experimentally applied to a
small patch. which was completely
destroyed by the preparation, and did
no further damage to the worms than
to deprive them temporarily Of food
IRapides Gazette.
Picking has commenced in most all
places. The worms have been playing
havoc with the cotton crop. Most OF
rivers, and over In Concordia, have been
considerably damaged. The planters
have used several kinds Of poison, and
the general opinion seems to be that the
Texas worm destroyer Is o failure. The
Paris Green is considered much better.
DIR. Calhoun and Mr.. David Ker, OF the
Hills, tell us they have used arsenic, and
that has killed them effectually. Some
think this was the last crop, but If an
other crop Is to come, which ever Is the
ready with that particular poison
iCatahoula News.
We are sorry to learn that what is
said to be the second Matching of cat
erpillars have made their appearance in
large numbers in different portions Of
the parish and have commenced eating
the cotton plants. The crop Is little
backward, but otherwise very promis-
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