Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-31

Tue TAX dSScSSEitUJ IOll.
Natchitoches Enterprise: Paris
green is IN great demand, caterpillars
have appeared in large numbers, and
this poison is being used to destroy !
them, and quite well are our farmers
succeeding with it.
OUAcuITA
The Telegraph suggests that Mon
roe celebrate the opening of business
on the H.. C. A. G. N. railroad, which |
will be about the LIST Of September
with grand barbecue
Monroe Bulletin: The Consolidated
Ice Company has been overrun with
orders for Ice for the past several days.
Like every other enterprise of pub
lie nature which has been established
in Monroe the ice manufactory pays.
Monroe is the place for manufactures.
pLAoUEsuSEs.
The government chemist has made
an official report of the results OBJ
tained by diffusion on ex-Gov. War
moths plantation. The average yield
by diffusion was 222 pounds of sugar
per ton of cane; the mill avera-e was
only l67 pounds.
The police jury made several small
appropriations to repair the bridges
over the several bayous and creeks of
the parish.
RAPIDES.
The Town Talk thin,s that in
few weeks cotton pick ing in that sec
tion of the country will be general.
| AS soon as $4,000 is raised by the
different sub-unions the Executive
Committee Of the State Farmers Union
will select the site for their bagging
factory.
The st. Mary Banner says that the
Building and Loan Association Of
Franklin is doing more than holding
it's own. Collections on shares will
be made shortly.
ST. MARTIN.
st. Martin Messenger: The cotton
worms have made their appearance
IN different parts of this parish and it
is feared that they wsll do considera-
BILE injury to the crop unless some
poison is used to exterminate them.
The taxpayers Of st. Martinsville
have adopted an ordinance levying a
five-mill tax for five years to improve
drainage, to maintain fire depart
ment and dig fire wells.
ST. TAMMANY.
Cotton pic ing has begun in some
parts of the parish. The worms have
also appeared. They will do very
little damage.
4 Steps are now being taken to re-
, sumo sugar cane culture on the large
: Belmont plantation which has for the
e last few years been wholly given up
Y to the culture of rice.
The Sabine Southron says that the
showery weather, with every prospect
f for cotton to be destroyed by worms
D is causing the planters in the lower
n portion of the parish to call aloud fol
!, Paris green.
d TANGIPAHOA.
u The Amite City Independent states
J that the crops in that parish are very
IL good, especially corn, which many
pronounce almost unparalleled. II
II places where there is not too mucl
S rain the cotton is opening rapidly.
!, TERREBoNNE.
t The question of drainage for tn
q whole parish will be voted on by al
voters having the property qualifica
ton, in accordance with law, at tn
Congressional election to be held OF
'e the Sd Of September.
UNION.
f Farmerviile Gazette: Mr.. W. 1
a Jinks, one of the best farmers in war
ic 7, says he gathered very near on
thousand pounds of fodder from a
,e acre of corn. Can any one beat thi
al yield Of fodder?
ID The Farmerville Gazette says tina
cotton WORMS appear to be more ger
eral in that parish this year than fc
several seasons and as a consequen.
u the supply of Paris green does nc
nt meet the demand.
10 vERMILION.
be The Star says that this years croE
ct are finer than uny that were ever see
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