The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-09

Crops How They Look.
Louisiana Weather.
Home Topics from Country
Papers.
Euiwcyri|c RrroyN.- The wealth
"r is remarkably cool for the sea
son and is having quite drlcstc.
r!"'l> effect on the cotton plants.
Last week we we've visited with
Il light frost, and this week the
nights and early mornings have
been quite chilly.
Point Covprc Pelican. - Since
our last Issue tie weather has
continued to be very dry, although,
there have been several inct1rctu.
al attempts OF rain.
We have been over 4 large bart
OF this parish, and can REPORT the
crops OF cotton, corn, and plant
cane doing well. We heard of
cotton i'll many portions of our
parish having from ten to fifteen
leaves. We doubt if this can be
SSfti'tJ'0 ja|A|l'Nt .pI. part OF the State.
a failure on old land. The labor
crs are working we'll; politics arc
laid aside, and if the river makes
no encbroachment on our cultiva
ted land, we can safely calculate
on 4 prosperous season.
j Homer U;nd.-
+ 1t has been very warm for the
past week disagrceably SO. And
q good rain at this time would not
only cool the atmosphere, but
would add greatly to the rapid
growth of vegetation.
Sneak thiefs are beginning to
become quite numerous. Every
body had better lock their smoke
houses, or they will wake up some
morning without any meat.
Vienna S,Wtinc7.--The crops OF
Lincoln from general report, are
good,
The fruit crop this year is splcn-
did. Cherries and plums are get
ting ripe, and some of the apples
are beginning to color.
Agricultural papers are full
Of suggestions how to make farm:
ing successful, and they are gene
rally spun out into great long
articles. Tile whole subject car
be put into q nutshell and express:
ell in a simple sentence: Brain
work aud elbow grease.
Couxh0ttu Citizen. 49, District
Court has drawn a great man,
freedmen from the fields, and
"yrassy" crops will be the result
A refreshing shower on Wednes
day afternoon cooled the air and
helped the gardens and crops.
The river is falling, and I'll dan.
ger Of an overflow is over, and
planters in the w-lauds rest
easier.
Crops in this parish, generally
speaking are doing very we'll, con,
sidcriny the bad season ota month
or so ago. The weather of last
week Was anything but good for
crops, but this week has been
splendid, and the farmers are
hard at work trying to "catch up"
We have nearly everything now
that makes genuine summer
the heat, mosquitoes, flies. tieas,
guats and dirt-laubers are ali
here, and nothing more is due
but the dust and the chilIs, AND
DC herself sure enough.
OuachHe Ie|ryroph.-For the
=: past week the complaint Of warm
weather during the day has been
universal. The thermometer has
, mounted up to the nincties near;
+ y every day.. Planters have had
a jolly time killing weeds and
grass, but they are all looking,
E hcavcnward for a shower, which is
; greatly needed in the gardens and
for corn and even by fruit trees.
The fruit trees, although gene
rally very full of fruit, are not
: prospecting. The young fruit ap
j. pears to be dwarted, and grows
0 very slowly. The blight, which
e last year destroyed so many pear
| trees, has appeared again and at
G tackled both pear and apple trees
L The peach trees were greatly in
9 jured last year by the freeze anC
q by the long autumn drouth, an,
Il consequently are lacking in >isdt
y which doubtless accounts for the
/; scrawny appearance of the Young
Il fruit. Grapes alone appear to be
n doing, we'll, although not showing
y the usual abundance of berries
e We advise all Of our readers t
Il cultivate the grape. 1t rarel
~ ever fails, requires no grea
Of amount of labor and yields Il
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