The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-04
TIE SUGAR PLANTERS
THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Interesting Report showing the Com
dItaOn Of Crops I'm Each Parish.

dItiOn Of Crops fin Each Parish.
There was a fair attendance at the meeting
last night, which was called to order by Presi
dent Kenner at 8 o'clock.
The secretary read the following report, show
Ing tabulated statement Of the condition OF
crops and state Of the weather in the different
parishes for the past thirty days:
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CANE CROP ON
JULY 1, 1878.
The. following report is based on SO replies
out of 200 intetrogaforieB sent to the various
parishes, from which The general statement
may be safely made OF married. improvement
since the first Of June. with The most hattering
Regarding the condition. OF the crop In the
several parishes tho following statement shows
steady growth and improvement, both in size
and color, and suckering well:
From Pointe Coupee, 3srepliess; Patton Rouge e.
John. 81 i Charles j. srsoH q g. Bsr
fourche, 6; Torrebonne, s; st Mary 10; Iberia,
The condition of the weather during the past
month has bsen very favorable for cultivation
Warm and dry during the early part Of June,
with frequent showers ab ,ut the middle Of the
month, not enough to impede field work, EXCEPT
perhaps In some localities blowing having been
stopped for several days by one heavy rain, oe
curing In some of the parishes on the twelfth,
In others on the thirteenth. In others on the
In Pointe dOupee, rain plenty, middle of June;
good growing weather.
fourteenth of June. light showers; heavy rain
on the twelfth.
IberUlle-Rain from the eighth to the, six
teenth Of June in light showers; heavy rain on
the twelfth
Gaeensfnn-Rain from the eighth to the six
teenth of June in light showers; warm and fa-
st. James-Rain from the eighth to the six
teenth OF June-freduent showers and one
ST. John-Rain from the eighth to the six
teenth OF June-frequent showers, and one
hanx i'm nm fbn tVunI att
st. Charles-Ran from the eighth to the if
teenth Of June; very favorable, except In one
Jefferson part Of the month dry and
warm. latter part rain; favorable weather Tor
ST. Bernard-Great deal Of rain. but no inter-
ruption OF field work.
Pl8uuemines-From the sixth of June very
showery: not too much to materially Affect
Assumption-Rai from the ninth to the. six
teenth of June; heavy rain on the night OF the
thirteenth, injuring LEA crop and stopping
Dlows.
Lafourche-R during the middle Of the
month; one reports very dry Tor the whole
month.
Terrebonne-Around Terrebonne s'ation o.
easional showers; about HJuma very dry, only
In st. Mary very favorable weather: ahowery
from ninth to nin' teenth; heavy rain about
sixteenth; weather very hot: only one near
Franklin complains of too much heavy rain.
In New Iberia. very favorable weather; barely
In st. Martin, very favorable weather, except
too much rain In ome localities on tue tentu,
twelfth. fourteen and fifteenth.
In Vermilion very favorable weather.
In Avoyeles, very favorable weather; warm.
with occasional showers-not enough to stop
number of crops have already been laid
by in the sew raj D irish =. and very lew Will
be later than the tenth OF July go
In Pointe tOutee. out OF replies, all will
lay BY" about July 10.
In Baton Rouge, out Of replies. one finishes
fourth Of July; one b. the tenth; the 9th r two
by the fifteenth one neigbbor has already fin
ished.
In Tberville out of 10 replies, three have fln-
ished: one on the third of Jul "; one on the
eighth three on the tenth. and two On the f1f-
tenth.
In Ascension. out Of replies, two have An
ished: one will finish on the third: one on the
sixth one on the eighth two On the tenth: one
ready finished laying by.
lin st. Jaues, out IF Q replies, five have fin
ished one will finish on the fifth: one on the
seventh; two ON the tenth; neghbors about
In St John, out Of replies. both will finish
on the tenth of July; some neighbors already
In st. Charles, out of replies, one has an
ished; one will finish on the fourth; one on the
twelfth; one on the fifteenth one on the thir-
tieth; one, early In July; one wants Weeks
good weather same am yin his Ieg95orfb has fin
ished; one will lui-h on the fifteenth.
In st. Bernard. out o. replies; one bas M
II, Plaqqemines, out Of replies. two will
1lnlSQ on LlS SlHpn Oh Julps Oil9 Ou Jus Ioubu:
In Assumption, out OF replies, two have tln-
ished; two will finish on the fourth; some
neghbors have finished.
ished two W II finish on the fourth; one on the
seventh: neghbors ab nut the SAM -
In Terrebonne out of replies, fur nave
finished; one will finish on the fifteenth: many
neighbors have flushed,
In st. Mary. out Of ID replies four have I'm
ished; one will finish on the second. one on
the third, two IN the fourth, two on the sew
enth, two on the teuth: neighbors advanced in
In Iberia, out of reply. about the ten tn Of
July; neighbors about same degree a vancei.
In ST. Martin out Of replies one will flush
about the tenth of july I; ona most through.
In Yermillton out II reply. finished laying
by; neighbors about finishing.
In Avoyelies, out OF rAplies, one Will finish
on the third one ON the TENTH neighbors about
the same.
abundant ever known In the sugar parishes and
from every source. with only one r two exceD-
tons. the most ri wing accounts are given.
Out of SO replies received one planter in YER
million. one in Ibsrvile and me in st: Charles
report their crops Of corn not very abundant.
In Pladueminps. out of replies. one has only
90 acres cd corn one very little corn, one
failure and one does not plant corn "a crop.
Everywhere else the report is most flattering-
several reporting the crop the best In many
years and IN many 70. more rhnn su'hcle rent
Instance a. surplus for sale Gen. Alex. De
Clouet. of St. Martin. says; have lately visited
the upper part If st NJ trtin, part Of La ayette
and st. Landry, and can say that since the war
there has never been in this part of the State
more promising and finer crop OF corn"
LABOR.
In regard TO labor, it ts cheering TO note that
with some exceptions. owing doubtless to pecu-
liar eircumstHn es more abstraction has heen
given by the hands this year than for several
years, and in most localities labor seems album
dant, though in some few a scyrtity is COM
planned. Of; As the question Of labor Is q vi al
given by each planter In his reply, from which
4 correct estimat may be arrived at:
Point Coupe, 3 replies very satisfactory: all
we could exptct plenty labor and we'll satie fed.
Baton Rouge replies; in every Way satisfac-
tory; pillow hands plenty. hoe hands scarce; sat-
isfactory. ~
tory; day hands plenty put am92ntbhy hands
many trt1iug ones; unusually satisfactory;
very satisfactory: much better han last year !;
satisfactory; more satisfactory than last year !;
have never known It more 80.