The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-09-01
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SATURD1Y'sfPT I, 1888:
weekly Weather-drsp hAe>in
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been decidedly ;unfavorable for the
growing crops in all except tive north
western parishes, which, be.
ing ON thdsssesteta border Of tie great
storm of ne 19-2oth, escaped the ex-
oessive rainfall and high winds that
prevailed in ths soutlern and eastern
parishes. The damage to the sugar,
cotton and rice interests from this
storm cannot be estimated, but vas
very great. The record of the storm
is unparalleled in the history of south
ern Louisiana. The section of the
heaviest rainfall appears to have been
confined to the southeastern parishes,
as the following totals for the week
will show: Farmerville $50, Lake
Providence 3.49, Vicksburg 2.s2, Point
Pleasant 2.6O, Calhoun .S5, Monroe
10y, Vernon .25, Minden IL, Shreve-
port 20, Liberty Hill .43, Keachi LII,
Coushatta .13, Natchitoches As, Trini-
ty $40, Vidalia 3.74, Alexandria 3 Sc,
Marksville 3.O5, C~hencyville LOG, Mel
vile ASS, New Hope $50, Clinton
4.SO, Amite SIS, Franklinton 5.12,
Hammond 1882, Maurepas Has, Man
deville 4.19, Sugar Expt. Station 4.75,
New Orleans 14.14, Thibodaux 4.24,
Des Lignes AIS, Lafayette 3.S8, Grand
Coteau 4.40, Abbeville sos, Port Eads
1.27.
There was an average temperature
and an average amount of sunshine in
the northwestern section alone, else
where in the State these conditions
were greatly below the seasonal aver
age.
EXTRACTS FROM OBSERVERS REPORTS.
Farmerville-Fine prospect for
crops-cotton, peas, potatoes.
Lake Providence-Injury to crops
from heavy rain and high wind.
North La. Expt. Sta.-Average cot
ton crop very short.
Monroe-Worms eating cotton badly
in several places; rains general.
Vernon-Rainfall beneficial to late
cotton only.
Liberty Hill-Some cotton ruined by
drought; estimated yield, $50 lbs.
seed cotton to the acre.
Keachi-Weather conditions favora-
BILE to crops during the week.
Vicksburg -Conditions decidedly
unfavorable Is per cent injury to cot
ton.
Point Pleasant-Excessive rains and
high winds damaged crops.
Trinity-Considerable cotton blown
down by storm Of Goth.
-Yidalia-Estimated injury to cotton
by storm, 20 to 80 per cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. damage to
corn, cotton, sugar and rice.
Alexandria-Worms damaging cot
ton crop. Too much rain.
New Hope-Corn and cotton COM
pletely prostrated by storm of goth.
Clinton-Incalculable damage to all
crops by storm.
Franklinton-Great damage to cot
ton and corn crops by the storm.
Mandeville-Corn and cane all down;
country all under water.
Maurepas-Violent wind and rain
damaged, corn, cotton and fruit.
Hammond-Cane all down; corn
down but ripe enough to cut and husk.
Baton Rouge-Serious damage; ex-
cept only half a cotton crop.
Grand Coteau-Great loss to fruit +;
other crops less affected.
Jeanerette-Cane, rice and cotton
badly damaged ; corr badly injured,
but under favorable weather most of
it can be saved.
Des Lignea-All crops seriously A.
fected by the storm.
Abbeville-Al crops damaged to q
great extent,
Thibodaux-Cane materially injur-
ed; rice very badly the early rice
has been almost destroyed.
Sugar Expt!. STALL crops greatly
damaged by the storm.
r. E. KERKAM,