The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-07-20
STATE ITEMS.

throughout the parish are IN flour
ishing condition. and give promise
now of large yields to the planters.
New Era: 1t is stated that the
farming industry in this parish is
about one month behind tho usual
time. Our farmers are generally
laid by" on the 4th of July.
Teche Pilot: Quite severe thun.
der and rain storm visited US ON
Monday last with frequent showers
every day sincc5 Say, Jupiter Plu~,
vius, hold, enough.
Town Talk +: Farmers are COM
planning because the grass is grow
ing so rapidly. A heavy rain fell
here on last Monday, shortly before
dark the streets were flooded.
Pointe Coupee Banner Cotton
bolls arc numerous in this vicinity.
and cotton picking will probably
commence in two or three weeks,
No news of the arrival of the cotton.
worm up to date.
Amite City Independent: Crops
! in this parish are growing finely
| For abont two weeks this section
has been visited with too much rain
| for any good. Showers have como
every other day with regularity.
Lake Charles Echo Reports
from all parts of the parish are IA
vorable to the crops. Judging from
the samples of green persimmons
left at our Office recently, the crops
will be immense year.
Experimental Farmer Crops Of
all kinds on the farm are looking
we'll and arc in fine fix; though the
incessent rainy weather has pro-
iuced considerable grass, and has
also caused cotton and corn to fire"
on sandy soil.
Wclch Crescent Rice still con
times to improve in appearance.
and the prospects were never bettor
for a good average yield. In face
Of the fact then of our heavy in-
creased acreage the total crop will
be very large.
! Morgan City Review: The con-
tinuous rains are hard on the crops,
the grass in many places being al-
most as high az the cane. Planters
are far he behind. S,ubblc in this
section is good, far hct;cr than the
plant cane, which was effected by
the long drouth.
Jennings Reporter The fair will
not be held until July, 1890. The
drouth that commenced the latter
part of March and ended on the Sth
of June, damaged the crop Of cereals
and fruits to such an extent that tho
executive committee do not deem it
prudent to hold fair this month.
St. Mary Banner We learn that
the cane below Franklin is booming.
Corn was cut off by the drouth. but
has come out wonderfully. From
New Iberia to Lafayette, the cane.
corn and cotton are very fair and in
good order. From Lafayette to
Opclousas they are also good.
New Iberia Enterprise: During
a thunder storm last Wednesday,
the lightning struck the fence along
the public road in front OF the resi-.
dence on Hutton plantation in
Fausse Pointe and tore it into splIn-
ters, quite distance from one gate
to another, the current seeming to
have been stopped by the hinges in
the gate posts. Two negro children
are reported to have been killed,
about the same time, in the same
vicinity.
Sugar Bowl: The past week has
beon, in the main, quite favorable
for planting operations. Rain has
interlered with field work. in come
places, while last week many did not
lose day. Probably one-half Of
the cane crop is laid by, for it is
much more advanced o. the MissIs-
sippi river than in the interior.
Many sugar planters are now of the
opinion that the crop will, by the
lend of this month, be cnlte up to
that of average years. Rice. corn
fand cotton have all been likewise
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