The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-11
THE CROPS.

Yesterday and the night before we had a
refreshing shower of rain. Crops Of all kinds
are booming Calcasieu Echo.
We have had fine rain and the crops are
greatly improved thereby. From all parts OF
the parish comes the cheering news OF good
erops."-[West Feliciana Sentinel.
The late rains have tended to insure large
corn crop for this parish, and to give an I'M
petus to cotton and sweet potatoes. East
Felieiana Patriot Democrat.
The weather for q week past has been de-
llghtful and has greatly facilitated the
growth Of crops generally, and the people are
yield OF both the grain and cotton crops up TO
this date.-[Sabine Southron.
This section was blessed with q fine rein,
and we may say the country saved from ruin.
few more weeks OF drouth would have been
which ID OF more importance than ali others
with the farmer.- Webster Democrat.
Crops throughout the parish are looking
fine They were commencing to suffer from
the long drouth, but we have had an abund-
ance OF rain during the past week. The only
fear now La that we may have too much OF
list. Tammany Farmer.
The rain OF Saturday and Sunday was siust
the thing" for the corn. Weare Informed by
several parties that 1T caHie In time to In
sure good yield Of this very, necessary ar
ticIe The cotton cropis reported as doing as
reported. [1'ensas journal.
Never did more propitious rain fall than
was the one which came down In this vicinity
On this day week. In slow and frequent
showers 1t continued until the earth was
thoroughly saturated without being beaten
down The weather on Tuesday, when 1t
cleared, was too cool for the growing crops,
but vegetation now has fine appearance.
-ILafourche Sentinel.
The recent heavy rains have affected an APP
parent reaction In the spirits OF our farming
community, more especially as the. threat
ened overflow has not taken place., Inc river
mems hopes of "fioat" are for the present
blighted though many have made the best
possible use OF the opportunity afforded them
by the rise of the Amite to float out what they
could.
The corn crop of ST. Landry is not as good
as it promised to be several weeks ago; the
acreage Is somewhat larger than last year
Plant cane and cotton are rather ttne The
stubble cane ts not generally good stand:
Figs and peaches are the only fruit that will
be In any great ABUNDANCE Washington
News.
We have had partial rains in our parish for
the last ten days. Some sections have re-
ceived all they need at present, while others
are yet suffering from drouth. Bayou Beruf,
Chataignter. and the country, Immediately
around Opelousas, have been blessed with a
splendid season. The planters near our town
are praying for like visitation Washing
ton News.
The Oak Ridge country was visited by Co
pious showers OF rain last Saturday evening
and Sunday morning. The crops In that Sec
ton, we are told, are excellent. We learn that
the second ward farmers are beginning to
need rain. No rain has fallen In that section
for four weeks. The crops, however, are look
ing we'll yet, and rain any time within the
next week will be timely Morehouse
Clarion.
The nights and mornings In the early part
OF the week were entirely too cool for the
young cotton. The mercury dropped down to
5O-and fires were In demand. No doubt the
growth of the young plant has been consid-
erably checked up throughout our parish. and
1t will take several days Of genial weather to
start 1t out afresh. The seasonable rains
have done much for the corn and we look for
ward with confidence to an abundant yield
Carroll Conservative.
The fine rains Of the first Of this week,
while being disastrous to o certain extent to
those places where drainage was imperfect,
was just what was needed by the crops. The
long drouth that prevailed previously had al
ready begun to show damaging effects. The
radiant smiles which illuminate the coun-
teDances Of our planters and merchants
shows most concIusively that the rainy
weather we have experienced was q godsend.
The only complaint we hear Is regarding the
stubble cane. This portion OF the coming
crop will be failure.-lIbervilleS South.