The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-27
CROPS

We learn from r. w. Greer. Esq, that the
corn crop In the Lisbon nelghbprhood ls toll
erably good, Cotton Is backward ore
house Clarion.
The weather II very dry and dusty now,
and rain is very badly needed III every sect.on
If our parish. Crops are beginning 10 suffer |
materially Baton Rouge Capttollan.
Generally crops In this parish are in most
excellent condition except where they have |
been injured by hail Both corn and cotton
ID very promising claiborne Guardian.
The crops In this vicinity are looking fine,
and were never further advanced at this time
of the year. They are clean, and growing
finely Coneordia Eagle.
heavy rain storm, accompanied with
much wind, thunder ard hail, passed over
this place early yesterday morning Con-
cordia Eagle.
| Crops in this parish arc not as forward as
| usual owing to the wet and cold weather of
| the last few weeks, but we hope the present
warm spell will bring the crops out Ponte
Coupee Pelican.
/ Planting has been somewhat backward on
account Of the drouth, but crops are tolerably
| fair, although cotton will likely fall fifteen or
twenty per cent short OF last year.-ColtaS
| Chronicle
The upper portion Of this parish was visited
with refreshing rain last Tuesday night,
! light shower fell In this vicinity on the same
| night. and also in the eighth ward Gum
swamp Morehouse Clarion.
The crops in the vicinity of Vidalia are re-
ported as looking fine, were never further ad-
vanced at this time Of the year, and are clean
and growing finely. Excellent crops are also
reported on Black river.
We learn that the plant cane on several plan
| tatlons is beautiful and loufishlng. The
weather has been delightful this week, the
i DAVIS somewhat warm, but the nights cool and
agreeable. lSt. Charles Herald.
i We learn that the crops, both corn and cot
ton, throughout the parish are very .promts-
4 ing For the past week we have had fine
weather. and the farming community have
taken advantage Of It, East Fellciana
| Waterman.
Our residents are all clamorons for rain.
| It is greatly needed; vegetation begins to
suffer, csterns are becoming empty and
water In the wells recedes rapidly to the bot
tom, rendering It almost unfit for use. West
4 Baton Rouge Sugar Planter.
4 Hurrah for Morehousel Mr.. s. 2. Collins,
of the eighth ward, brought to our office yes
terday basket OF peaches, thoroughly ripe
later than East Baton Rouge parish, as re-
ported by the Advocate Morehouse Clarion
We yesterday morning received from our
friend, 4. j, Major, Of False River Island, Q
fully developed cotton BLOSSOM, gathered
from his False, River plantation, This Is 10
Majors crop will be entitled to the blue rib
bon.-- Pointe Cpupee Pelican.
!, The old Hereford plantation In this parish
was sold last Saturday by the slSrih, Capt
j. j. Brown becoming the purchaser for the
sum OF $500. There are few buildings on the
! tract, but it comprnes about $50 acres Ct the
hest lands our parish contains. West BatoI
, Rouge Sugar Planter.
g We have heard It stated by gentlemen o
7 undouhted reliability, who are largely en-
t gagged In planting Ia this parish, nat there II
] now more negro laborers in the lrish thai
. there were on the. first Of Jannart. the Kan
e sas fever and exodus to the cOntrai nOtWith
g standing II Tensas Journal.
From general Information we inf. that the
!. crops Of sugar cane are doing vel since thu
late rains. Rice planters are co 5tderably
alarmed about the fall In the bay pu which
Y has stopped irrigation, and where there ar
= no pumps or elevators to flood me fields
cause great injury II not total loss to th
J, CROP Thibodeaux Sentinel.
Wednesday night the country in genera
: was the recipient Of good shower. Although
:, the crops did not need this rain, still 1t dir
= not materially matter whether it rained q
! not. The crops are nearly all cleaned out
Hands In the past two weeks have beel
. plentiful. and all planters speak Ia GLOWING
. terms Of their present crops Tensas Jour
q nal.
Q The loss Of the rice crop, which naturall,
follows decline of the river In this season Q
! the year, will prove serious misfortune t
d the financial prosperity of the parish OF La
| fourche The yield OF that cereal In the par
) sh in 1878 reached 81, AS barrels. The pres
d ent crop cannot be safely estimated at owe
| one-third of that amount, will more llkel,
4 fall short than exceed that estimate.
The Champagne de Montigny was the wins
: won by the Crescent Rifles at the competitive
n drill at the Fair Grounds.