The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-06-03

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I bachelors hall in very eomfortaoi'
: way.
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mast is most abundant throughout the
! parish Tho prospects Is favorable
for the most fruitful year that we have
! had for very many years throughout
this parish.
ST. James Loaisiasaajs: The growing
! crops are doing well. and the planters
. are satisfied with the present prospects
Last SUNDAYS rain has done great
deal Of good, inTigoEatiHg and other
wise bsnefitiH@ sugar cane.
DpeIousas Courier We had fine
showers on SATURDAY last, which proved
of Enest benefit to the crops after SO
many DAYS of north winds and cool
nights. The cold dews had produced
lice on the Gotten. and It was diving
quite rapidly, but the rain put check
70 the damage.
/ Patton Rouge Capitoi5aB-Adr0crte /:
The Governor, by a special message to
the General Assembly, yesterday re-
commended that President Barrics,
president of GuatiT1aia, who will reach
New Orleans on the 3Oih inst, be IN
Fited to visit the Capital city. The
legislature viii no doubt extend to the
distinguished stranger ali lie eoUrte-
sizes in their power.
! Gretna Courier We are glad to
know that Baraiaria friends, from OK
traordiBary excrtions, have succeeded
in saving their sugar crops from the
overflow Lumber and every species
I of building materials are now in great
| demand on this side Of the river. The
wheel of progress Is moving onward
and crushing ont ali opposition. land
crush out all the mossbacks and E0ur
onward march to prosperity will not
be impeded.)
West Baton Rouge SWgnr Planter
The cool weather continues, much to
the surprise of our old residents, who
do not appear to understand the vaga-
ries Of the weather. If it is doing no
harm, it Is certainly doing no good.
The result will show. Yellow is the
chief color now in the fields, which
usually presages injury, the brilliant
green not being the dominant hue Just
at present.
Louisiana Sugar-B0ci: Ga Satnr-
day and Sunday last We had copions
showers of rain, which were quite
generally acceptable, but unfortunately
1t was followed by a cold north wind,
which has checked the growth of crops,
1t is well that the cold was of short
duration. Now we have promise of
better growing weather than We have
had this season, and if we are fortu-
nate enough not to have au excess of
rain, we may, with reason, hope for
good crops generally.
Point Coupee Tanner: Vegetable
gardens are beginning to show a green
appearance, and it will not be long be-
fore the people will begin to enjoy the
luxury of fresh vegetables. The
farmers and planters are making the
most of the limited quantity of land
which the Teeeding water has given
them, and are pushing their little crops
along as fast as close cultivation can
possibly do it.
AbbevilIe Meridional: 1t has long
been talked of that a branch from the
main railroad trunk was to be run to
Abbeville, but SO far nothing done and
certsinly no good reasons can be given
for the non-accomplishmcnt of the
projected work. The level of the
country is such that the grading
and completion of the work would be
cheap, and it would certainly pay con
tractors to engage in the work. Why
not! On With it.
MarksvilIe Rs0iew: The loss of
cane in IbervilIe parish, by the over
flow, by detailed statement, amounts
to 7456 acres, most of which was
'plant," and according TO the Iberville
South, would have yielded not less
than $4,000 hogsbeads of sugar, worth
over 81 100000 In Avoyelles parish
very little cane was lost BY the over
flow, the cane plantations, with one
or two exceptions, being on lands not
subjected to inundation.
St. Martinsville Observer The
planting made in lands lately sub
merged does not succeed very well.
for as soon as the plants appear, they
are Immediately attacked by the cut
worms and destroyed, necessitating in
some instances the replanting of the
corn and cotton. This drawback Ger
tainly does not console orr farmers
for their previous losses by the water.
We are having rather cool weather
for the latter part of MAY. The crops
are greatly retarded thereby, but it is
hoped that the rain will bring us
change.
Washington 1rgus: The weather
during the past week has been varied. |
Sunday and Monday we had copious
rains which were opportune. as the
tillage land had become so dry that il
was with difficulty worked. During
the latter part Of the week we have
had dry, warm weather, and the crops
have materially advanced. Corn in
our vicinity is looking well, and as
more than an average acreage of that
cereal has been planted, we may ex-
pest fair crop. Cotton is somewhat |