The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-06-30
STATE NEWS,

The Free Press reports too much
rain in that section for the crops.
The Pioneer of Assumption reports
hot weather and frequent showers
| last week.
The Maurepas Gazette says the
weather is hot and dry, but crops
are doing we'll.
LRourche Star: The rains we
have been having every day this
| week have been too much for veg, t.
tion and everything else.
Town Talk: 1t raiucd here ON
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,
| "Wednesday and Thursday, and it
looks like it is good for rain nearly
every day the balance of this month.
St. Martinsyil'e Messenger: We
have had on abundance OF raio this
| week, to the great sorrow aud disap-
polntment of the planters. Mr.. j.
M. Sales has cultivated on his place
cabbage that weighed a pounds.
Lake Charles American: We hone
our country friends have not been
visited by as much rain as VIC have.
Three days is too much for good
! nature. But we must take the bless
lnss as they are sent and not com.
plain.
MarksFille Bulletin. The corn
| crop is about laid by in this parish,
| aud on many places it is in tassls
and slEkiHg. and when in that con-
d't'on soaking rain is needed.
showers have fallen here and there
, this weak.
Shreveport Times: There were
{ IS ,aany rainy days in June last as
ts-:s year, and the reports of damage
10 crDps are similar aud no worse
| aes Than then. This much is said
rs xemluder and to encourage the
esGondenfs
'i'ec.,s Pilot: The condition OF
tI'e otops throughout the parish arc
generally good. Planters were be-
:*lAalAg 10 lay by cane just as tho
. Wef s,.e,i set in. but we're unable to
c1n.'aae, the ground being too wet
gJg nioying.
l.. q. Echo: The crops are begin
uins to suffer seriously @om the
eiIecs of the terrible foode, aud sew
eraE vnshouts have occurred on the
west end of the New Orleans Pacific
railroad. ia consequence of which
mails from that direction have been
cot OF; for several days.
Marksviile Review: Air. D. G.
Robertson, Of Evergreen, paid our
town a visit ou Wednesday last. He
reports the cane and corn crops in
good condition and growing fast;
the cotton, although little back.
ward, looks well. Enough rain has
fallen in this section aud the pros.
poets Of good crop are bright.
Sugar Bowl Many have had to
suspend plowing, aud the grass is
thus getting the start in both cane
aud cotton fields. Up to the frat of
this week the rains had been quite
partial, but we are Of the opinion
that by this time all have had rain.
The crop prospects continue good,
considered as a whole, and while
work has been delayed in places,
we believe crops will yet be laid by
usually we'll.
Arcadia Advance: Corn is good;
work of cnltiva,ing it is about fin
ished. The crop promises above an
average yield. Cotton. can not be
very tasorab!y reported Cultiva.
ton has been deharred because of
rain. and the grass has nov coDsid-
cradle advantage; still, it is possible,
for the cotton crop to be good.
There is quite planting Of cane
for home manufacture and USE 1t
looks well, both the Louisiana and
sorghum.
There has been an excess OF rain
fall throughout the parish dnrine
the past week, and as a natural con.
sequence field work has been retard-
ed. while weeds and grass have been
started to growing with extraordin-
ary rapIdity. Fortunately the crops
were generally in good condition be.
fore the rain started, aud when tbs
,vea tior olonrc nH normaunntlr If