The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-08-04
Crops in the State.

ne planters or Conc0rdl2 are com
planning Of too much rain.
The crop prospects of St. Helena Pa
IRISH are reported as extra fiue.
The cotton worm has put in its ap
peasance in Livingston parish.
Some East Felieiana planters have
found the cotton worm. No damage,
the Waterman hopes, will come Of the
discovery to the fine crops of the par
ish.
Corn, and a good crop too, is made,
and cotton is more promising than
ever before or tie last twenty years,
at least, in East Feliciana, says the
Patriot Democrat.
The crops from the river TO the
Pointe- COupee court house, owing to
the recent overflow, are late, but both
cotton and corn present vigorous ap.
pearance and give p. olnise of Il good
yield.
A writer in the Columbia Caldwell
parisb) Herald sets down the age of
Monroe, 0uachita parish, at over two
hundred years. He proves this by
facts and figures and historical remin-
iscences and traditions.
The West Feliciaua Sentinel was
shown during the early part of the
week an open boil of cotton from the
Forest Place, in this parish. Since
seeing this boil we learn quite larg,
quantity of cotton has opened in the
parish.
The Mcridional is of the opinion that
Lake Arthur, in the parish of Vermil
lion, will, at no distant day, take u
prominent place in the orange market
of the South. The oranges Of that To-
cality always command u high price
foi their firm flesh and fine flavor.
Rayvile and vicinity was visited last
Monday with IL ground soaking rain,
which was a great advantage to the
crops. The southern portion of Rich
land parish has had rather more rain
than was desirable during the last two
or three weeks, as we learn from the
Beacon.
The Baton Rouge Advocate says -
Mr.. A. Dixon, of the seventh ward.
dropped IL to see us this morning and
reports the clops in his part of the pa
IRISH very promising. The greatest dan
ger now, hs thinks, is from the cotton
worms. These pests have, however,
not yet appeared.
Thus far tie West Baton Ron q Su-
gar Planter hears of no ravages of the
cotton worm in the parish. In fact the
question'is not settled as to whether
they have really appeared there or nor
this sensOn- From the Information il
has been enabled to gather. to the be-
ilef that they are an aggravated case
of grass worms-nothing more.
The Lafayette Advertiser says; Re-
ports come to us from all parts of the
parish that the crops are prnmiang
good yield. In fact the opinion pre-
walls in some sections that the plos.
pcct was never better. The season un-
I'll lately has been propitious. The
frequent rains Of the past week NAV
injure the cotton.
The Shreveport Times has seen a
planter from the northeastern part of
De Soto parish, who reports the up
land crops to be all that could be
wished for or expected, but the genu-
inc caterpillar in small numbers has
appeared in many crops, aud the ap-
prehen sion is that the crop cannot be
counted on beyond the tenth of Sep
TENDER.
The Tensas Journal says that con-
versation with planters from nearly
every ward in the parish on Wedues-
day ELECTED the fact that they all have
good crops, but most of them COM
plain of too much rain for cotton. Al
very heavy rain visited Lake St. JOS
eph about Winter Quarters and adj
joining plantations Friday afternoon
last The same storm blew down and
damaged cotton on Osceola plantation.
The copious rain on Thursday in
terfered with the "laying by" of the
cane crop in lbervile, says the South.
One more week of dry weather will
enable the planters to wind up their
field labor. The crop was never more
promising since the war. The rice
crop is made. The weather permit
ting, planters will begin to ship by the
latter part of next week. At least
4OO, 600 sacks will be shipped from the
parish this season.
SARAH BEPNHARDT's AMERICAN
ToUR.-PARIs, July 23.-Sarah Bern.
hardt on Monday will return from
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