The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-07-13
WEATHER cree BULLETIN.
FOR MIX Ending; MONDAY july :,
ISIS,

Ic8st.
DESPITE tie lat sad >an~hiny DAYS
dnflna n. iH~ t.lf ct Go !ra.t week
tI5slr S.5s Z general ~''.Ei deficiency
in SIC a:elst temperature ii past seven
days. Ranging ilom anr degree III east
and south paitia.I> IL three degrees in
the northwts, portion. The SIsnwers
lnliilg the 1t half Of 'l,- week tended
to keep the weather cool. and. though
varIln Ing greatly il amount. vet the
rainfall WAS ftilly general over the
State IL July :, 3. and I. and with
scattered showers on the :ltli. Tie
follow ing are the weekly ,ainfails re-
parted: .AieNaHtlit.3 81 Amite. IS:
Ch~entyriit". 81: t"u>llarta, 10 La
faHette. 50; Mindtn. .2a Matches.
Miss, / 81; N~atclit"cheS, "a New
Orleans, 81: Shreveport, 81: Baton
Rouge. .05: Cuvinst"n. II; Donald
sdnvilte, Log; Franklin. 81: Lake
Charles. IS; 0ielousas. %; Rayrr.
81; scifieyer. l.4S: Monroe, 20;
Nickshurg. Miss. 30 If an inch.
Crops on law lantis continued to be
injnrlou>ly affected hy the rains of the
first half Of the week. while high land
crops hook better There is. hcweyer.
il general gloomy asi,rct 10 the major
iy of reports received from North
Louisiana regarding both cotton and
coin. and while The latter part of the
week has proven favorable To the
cleaning Of the GOTTEN, yet The general
GIassihtss OF the crop preeludes the
possibility at attaining an. thing like
good stands III many sections. Where
the cotton Was cleaned ard cultivated
the reports ile to the effect that it is
not traliin@ we'll and tl,at the crop
will be short despite the most tavora-
bic future weather. The abandon
ment of many fields ui cotton is again
s~nbstantiated i.y this weeks reports.
Further south. towards the central and
southern parishes, reports are Of a
mote favorable hatH:e to both cotton
and corn. some cotton fields hcing
elean..and blooming and frnitiru
showing up better ard the prospects
III such localities are therefore some
what brighter than at the close of last
week.
Corn. aud particularly the late
planting. has suffered u general and
continued deterioration in the past
several weeks. WiHie the early corn
is made yet the y; K Will fall short of
that anticipated earlier i'll tn season.
Here are many complaints of scald-
ing. firing. leaves turning yellow. and
some rust, p~mtieu.arly on low. wet
soils.
In some portions of the sugar belt
too much rain fell for cane and in 9th
ers 90 little for lice. though a general
average will show that considerable
work WAS accomplished on sugar
plantations and that cane is being laid
by in good condition aud looks well ;:
also that rice IS dong very well and is
growing rapidly. and that it will suon
head.
Reports regarding fruit are not so
favorable this week /; a great deal of
.rottening on trees being reported.
Pastures are generally good, and
stock IS therefore healthy aud in fine
condition.
Minor crops ave vDliabiy reported
saldens and vegetable farms
suffered from too mucl, rain.
bat with the present. tiry aasd warm
Weather there should he il general i'm
Prove. nj ut this time, Sweet pota-
To plants are growing well, and the
weld II ltlsh ~naiatoTs IN many of the
iialtsieFD Parishes is reported very
goed.@
ROBERT L. KERkAM. /
Director