The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-04-20
STATE ITEMS.

Thibodauz Sentinel: e! Dry weather
and planters calling for rain which
is very much needed.
Algiers Press: The truck farmer,
down the coast complain that the
vegetable V crops did not pay them
P. c. Banner: Our planter, Ar,
crying, praying and swearing for
rain. 1t is badly needed for cotton.
corn and cane.
Franklinton New Era: No doubt
good rain would be highly appre.
ciated by our farmers, al tbe ,rcpnd
is very hard and dry, making blow.
Ing exceedingly difficult.
Acadia Sentinel: Farmer, pen.
orally in this section are beginning
to complain Of the continued dr7
weather and to wish for a min
providing it don't last q week.
Werch Crescent: The pro.pect.
are good for an immense crop Of
dewberries this spring. They are
now about half grown, and With
favorable weather in / fev veek.
will find them ripening.
L. c. American: We nv m
Sunday last head Of, lettuce from
the garden of Mrs. NJ. A. Balv. Of
Lake Charles, that measured l6rt,.
i've inches in circumference, and
weighed one and one.siehth posnds.
Trinity Herald: Weather mast
week favorable to planters. Corn
up and now undergoing the frst
blowing. Cotton planting general.
Gnats reported troublesome in some
localities. Tie rivers continue to
fall.
L. G. Commercial: The weather
is delightful, and . gentle and soak:
ing rain just now would cause Young
vegetation to sprisg up and rroT
almost as rapidly as did, that fourd
vine OF Jonah's time. Who would
not live in Southern, sunny cline.
St. Mar,insville Messenger: W.
have been informed BY plsnters from
different aections of this parish. that
: disease has made ito appearance on
hogs, and large .umbers have died.
Tho planters do not seem 10 know
the disease, aad have no treatment
that offers any relief.
Sugar Planter: We hear consid.
cradle complaint as to the condition
oi the seed cane just now. On some
places the seed is seriously damaged.
while on others it is reported as
being mixed" or Indifferent. No
'eason can be given for the bad
of the seed.
St. Landry Democrat: The acre.
zee of cotton and corn, compared
vith last year, has increased about
20 per cent. Rice. lands are in frst-
lass condition, aud large quantities
i : this cereal have been planted
he acreage over las. year has been
increased fully ne-third.
Lafayette Advertiser: The wcath.
rdaring the week has been perfectly
ovely. and altogether favorable Tor
Arming operations. Our farmers
ave not been idle: Planting corn
nd cotton ie pretty we'll over With
, this parish, ind 70 are 1ust vait.
e for . good rain to gits the crops
start
L.. G. Echo: The stoctmsu 81
outhwest Louisiana will meet in
AXE Charles on Saturday, the goth
'stant, for the moro complete organ.
alton of the Southwest Louisiana
i've Stock Association. It Il posi-.
ve,y declared that within ii1tv
ays, from the time Of tho election
II the special railroad tax. II favor,
'le. dirt will begin to hy, snd
'ading and track laying started Il
alcasieu on the Watkins, Kansas
ity and Gulf road.
Opelousas Courier: The planting
corn, cotton and rice has gone on
'iskly during the past week, and
me planters have commenced work.
g their first planting of corn.
to usual April weather, it
IS been very dry for three weeks
: more past, and the unbroken land