The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-09-01
AhbrrilIe N1erialonaI.
Weekly Wcazhcr-srGp ssHssn;lH,
Louisiana Weather Service.
NEW ORLEANS. August IS, i8aS,

NEW ORLEANS. August -, iShS.
The weather for the past week
ha, been decidedly un(avHable for
tie growing crops in all except the
north western parishes, which, being
on the western border Of tue great
storm of the l9th-2oth, escaped the
excessive rainfall and high winds
that prevailed in the southern and
eastern parishes, Tie damage to
tho sugar, cotton and rice interests
from this storm call not he estimated,
but was very great. The record OF
the storm is unparalleled in the
history Of southern Louisiana, Ihc
section Of the heaviest rainfall ap,
pears to have been confined to the
southeastern parishes, as the follow
JUG totals for the week will show:
Farmcrvil!c $50. Lake Providence
3 40, Vickshurg 2.S2:, Point Pleas
ant 60, Calhoun 065, Monroe i.o7,
Vernon OPS, Minden OF. Shrevc-
port OPP, Liberty Till o.43, Kcachi
1T. Cou5hatta O.l3, Natchi.ochcs
ol5, Trinity $40, VIdalia 3.74,I
Alexandria 3.GG, Marksvillc 3.o5,
C~tleueyvillc LOG, Melville 4.S9, New
Hope S SO, Clinton !.S0, Amitc 5.78,
Franklinton 5.l2, Hammond 332,
Baton Rouge ?, Maurepas Has,
Vaudeville 4,l9, Sugar ESpt. Sta
ton Ats, New Orleans l4.l4.
Jbibodaux 4.24, Des Lignes 4.75,,
Lafayette 3.SS. Grand Cotcau 4.40,
Aubeviilo 3.V5, Fort Eads l.27.
There was an average temperature
aud an average amount 0! sunshine
IN the uorthwestcru section alone,
elsewhere in the State those condi-
tons were greatly below the sea-
aoual average.
OBSERVERS REMARKS.
Farmerville-Fine prospect for
clops-cotton. peas, potatoes.
Lake Providcnce-iniury to crops
from heavy rain aud high wind.
North Ia. Expt. Station-Aver-
age cotton crop very short.
Monroc-Worms eating cotton
badly in places; rains general.
Vernon - Rainfall beneficial to
late cotton only.
Liberty Hill-Some cotton ruined
by droutb; estimated yield, $50 lbs.
seed cotton to the acre.
Keachi-Wcathcr conditions IA
vorahle to crops during the week.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. decidedly
untavorablc; 25M injury to cotton.
Point Pleasant-Excessive rains
and high winds damaged cotton. .
Trinity - Considerable cotton
blown down by storm of Goth.
Vidalia--Estimated injury to cot
ton by storm, 20 to 3O91.
Marksville- Considerable damage
to corn, cotton, sugar and rice.
Alexandria - Worms damaging
cotton crop. Too much rain.
New Hopc-Corn and cotton com.
pletely Frustrated by storm Of Goth.
Cliuton-Incalculable damage to
all crops by storm.
Franklinton-Great damage to
cotton and corn crops by the storm
Mandeviile-Corn and cane all
down; country oil under water.
Maurcpas-Violent wind and ruin
damaged corn, cotton and fruit.
Uammond-Caue all down; corn
down but ripe enough to cut and
huek.
Baton Rouge-Serious damage;
expect only half a cotton crop.
Grand Cotcau - Great loss to
fruit; other crops less affected.
Jcanerette-Cane, rico aud cottos
lady damaged; corn badly injured
but under favorable weather most 81
it a be saved.
Des Lignes-All crops seriously
affected by the storm.
Abbcville--All crops damaged tG
a great extent.
Thibodaux--Cane materially in
jured; rice very badly, the early rice
has been almost destroyed.
Sugar Expt. Station-All crop:
greatly damaged by the storm.
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