The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-11-25
WEATHER WISDOM THROUGH
THE YEAR.

Ccu SLateS WcdtneT bureau, III view
Orleans, makes the following interest
ing remarks on the weather and crops
of the year 1893 in Louisiana:
The winter of 1925. if we except
the cold snaps of Dec. 26-29, 1892, and
of March As, 1919, and 29-30. was
marked by no extremes CT weather TO
injuriously affect vegetation though
some very tender vegetation vas nip
ped by the March frosts. and the
growth was retarded to some extent.
The planting of cane progressed dur
ing February, and its completion was
reported in some sections by the close
of that month ; while IN the northern
portion of the state the soil was being
prepared for planting corr during
February, peach and plum trees we're
in bloom, gardening was well advanc-
ed and Irish potatoes and garden
truck were in fine condition. BY the
close of March all corn had been plan
ted, some cotton and rice were already
in and cane was promising.
Between April II and % there was
a cold snap, which, combi-ed with ii
dry period that extended from the lat
ter part of March to the middle of
April, made cotton arrive at bad stands
IN SOM parts of the northern parishes,
and some replahting was necessary.
The close of April, however. showed
all crops in a favorable light, and
promising bountiful %harvests. Corn
had received its first working, cotton
scraping was progressing finely, cane
was looking well, rice was a good stand
and fruit and garden crops were all
that could be expected.
During May there was some suffer
ing of crops by rather low tempera-
lures and wet weather during the first
half of the month, but this was Y
come by dry weather and sunshine
during the latter part of the month.
Crevassed water from the Mississippi
river O~ver1owed some OF the more
northeastern parishes and crops on
lowlands in that section were ruined.
Wet spells during the first part and
middle of June kept crops rather
grassy for the first 20 days, but by the
close of that month, they were clean
and generally in a favorable condi-
ton. There We're but few complaints
of bad stands of cotton. while cane
and lice were promising. The Rescne
%crevasse. which occurred on June %
resulted in inundating the entire lake
Maurepas basin, embracing portions
OF East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Assem-
sion, st James, st, John and the low
lands Of Livingston and Tangipalioa
parishes. Everything 10 the path of
this creyasse was swept away and the
entire section presented an aspect of u
yellow sea of rushing waters.
The close of July saw a general
good condition of crops, except, of
course, in the overlooked sections.
Cane was in best condition. and rice.
co ton and corn made Il very fair show
ing.
The first halt Of August was very
wet, which, taken ii connection with
the ravages from worms, rust and 9TH
er untowGrd conditions, caused cotton
to fall off considerably during the
month, and but little fruit was put on
after the first. Cotton picking be-
came fairly general by the close of the
month. Corn also suffered. A dry
period extended owe the last half of
August and first few days of Septem-
Der, when the dry spell in south Lot:
isiana was broken by general rains,
caused by the severe storm of the 9th
Stl, that blew down cane and damag-
ed rice to some extent but few of the
northern parishes received rain wor-
thy of mention. and the drought con
tinurd practically unbroken in the
northern half of the state until the
close of October.
The drought, caterpiliars and worms
worked havoc with tie cotton during
September. A very light top crop
was made and the picking of the sta
pie was nearly two-thirds completed
on Oct. l, and at this date (Nov. ~
picking has been completed in some
sections and in others will require a
few weeks longer. That the cotton
crop is short is without doubt but
the excellent picking and harvesting
weather that continued from the mid
"le of August to date, permitted crops
to be gathered very closely and in best
possible form, and the quality Of cot
ton is tlIei efore very good, and the
yield something like thiee-fourtl,s of
an average crop for the state at large.
Rice yielded Enthusiastically. des-
pite the fact that it vas promising MP
to August, during which month :he
weather conditions were ~unfavorable
to the crop, and it dropped down in
the estimates to a poor crop. At date
there are some sections that are yield-
ing bat a third of u crop, and the
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