The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1883-09-22

limit cd ntcans. 4ou can buy splendid land
here at $2.Oo and $500 per acre, but twill
cost yoo three times that amount to fence
it in as a farm. ZINC present systcm inuros
to tho benefit of only about Il dozen stock
planters arc compelled to pay tribute TO the
few.-Opcfo"SGS Courier.
FRANKLIN.
fortunately for our farmers a SPLENDID
corn crop has been made. The cotton Will
not, with the majority, pay running OK
pcnseS.-S'tR.
NERMILLION.
Other parishes of the state have lust
ly prided themselves on the increase of
value OF property and consequently of
amount of assessment; we congrate orr sis
ter parises on their prosperous condition
and sincerely hop3 that Dame Fortune will
ever favor them with yearly increase But
old Ncrmillion has something to say on
that Suhicct last year her roll summed mp
all told, little over 81 900 900, this wear she
shows forth in figures 81 1913, O52, an increase
of more than quarter Of 4 mill ion O faollars.
Home seekers will soon or late find out
that they have always been hunting in the
wrong place and never will DO fully Satisli-
ed until they s'fik" "ldNcrntilliou.~-. Ncri-
djo0Ut
BIENNIILE.
The land is rs dry as ever known. No
moisture five and six feet below the surface
Sweet potatoes will be scarce this winter.
In fact they will not be here at any price
Sparta Times.
WEST BATON ROUGE.
Owing to the unprecedented droutl. that
is now prevailing, we learn that number
of residents OF the back br,lcSs, who dcpend
upon wells and cistcrns for water supply
are compelled to dive their stock to the
river in order towater them, the water sup
ply i'll a number of places having complete
lS-I n fa,tS 4,
most apparent i'll the cane crop, which is
stunted and presents an unhealthy appear
ance that causes gloomy fOrcbodingS among
our planters, many of whom saw they will
be satisfied if the cane Yields hogshead
per acre. Cotton picking is going on brisk
ly. but the crop is short, owing TO excessive
rains in the early part of the season and
drou;h during the latter part. Fortunately
the corn crop had sufficiently maturcd to he
safe when the droHth began and c0nsc-
queutly will be almost an average crop.
Taken as whole crop prospects, Gcuer-
ally "a well locally, are anything but
encouraging, ana unless we have rairl-and
an abundance of il al that--thc cnnSequcn-
ces may prove much more serious than are
now anticipat ed.-SMgd'' PLANTER,
CLAIBORNE.
From the best inform alton we can ,.alhcr
from the farmers we presume the cotton
crop o; his parish will be about huir what
il was last ycar.-ToncT Gi'ny'iiuu.
MoEEIOUSE.
The weather is as dry .as a powder house
and the crops are rs dry AS the WCa-
thor. For weeks and weeks no rain has f;,l-
len in these parts. The dust is deep and
light. The most rival moving object stairs
il up. and peoples mouths, ,cycs and noses
catch it as il flies in binding clouds through
the streets, Merchants and clerks swear
at it, and lite niggers and other things
play in it.
Cotton piking is in full blast. As much
eau be picked per day now rs any time
The staple is white, easily plucked from the
hulls and well matured. Two-thifds of q
crop can be relied or 50 are told. Very
little cotton has beon ginned and none
scarcely sold. The depressing and distrcs-
ing prices probably prevent its appearance
in the market.
Plenty ofcorff has been made to feed the
people and grain consumers OF the parish
anothcr year. Let farmers iattcn their own
meat, kill and cat it nj home, and the short
cropand low price OF cotton will do Them
little harm. Gardens are burnt up. No
turnips planted. Potatoes doing no good.
Clarion. --->
CONCoEDI.A.
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