The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-07-20
WEAThER-CROP BULLETIN.
FOR WEEK ENDING MONDAY JUL.Y Il.
1895.

JILL lC.
1895.
Unevenly distributed showers fell
over the greter portion Of the State
during past seven days, save in the
southwest parishes. in portions of
which no rain fell aud where it is
Eeeded tor rice and other vegetation.
In the more northern parishes the falls
were generally very light. ranging
from a barely measurable amount to
about q third Of an inch. III the Red
fiver ALLEY the falls ranged between
one and Il quarter inches at Couslatta
to II and a halfinches ut Alexandria.
and to neatiy two and Il half inches at
Melville. Throughout the greater
portion ot the sugar and rice belt the
tails ranged between a fourth Of an
inch to less than two inches. the sew
eral amounts reported from selected
stations by telegraph, being as follows:
Alexandria 1.54 inches. Amite 2O3,
Cheneyyiile IS. Conshatta 1.27. La
tayette and Lake Charles, 40 lain.
Minden .33. Natchez, Miss, 1.65. Nat
~elltocies Ito. New Orleans .65, Port
Gibson. Miss. oil, Shreveport .03,
Baton Rouge ~. Covincton 81, Don
al~asonvlil" l.39, Franklin 1.S9. Ore-
lousas 81. Rayne .02. Schriever .SS,
Monroe .03 and Nicksburg. Miss .26.
The weather averaged nearly nor
mally warm i'll the southern parishes
but was about two degrees cooler,
cally, than usual. in the northern par
lshes-the early portion of the week
giving the rains and cooler weather
whoreas the latter portion was dry, hot
aud sunshiny.
Farm work was possible to a great
er or less extent owe the greater por-
ton OF the State during at least n
halt the time. except on low wet lands,
and cleaning The cotton Of grass pro-
crossed according to locality. In some
sections the crop is about clean but
in others it Will take at least a week
0 OF dry weather to clean the crop.
and longer still to recover che fields
that We're abandoned to the grass dur
ing the late wet period. With the
cleaning OF the crop and the more ia
vorable weather conditions. cotton
must needs show Improvement. though
1t continues to be reported small, back
ward, weedy and not fruitlng particu-
larry we'll. generally, and reports of Il
more favorable character are compare
lively few.
Tie weather of the week favored
corn AMI the crop at date 10 reported
better than last week, and a good crop
is generally assured. In so.re locali-
ties the renort of phenominally large
yields i'll expectancy are continued.
but in other localities, and particular
i on the low wet lands, the yield is
reported as materially reduced by the
long continued wet spell. The corn
crop. therefore. varies with location,
being best on high or rolling lands.
aud damaged on low wet lands
Taking the State rs Il whole, a good
orr crop may confidently be expect
ed. though some Of the late planted
has been materially injured by rains
Laying by Of cane is progressing ia
yorahly throughout the sugar belt,
and is completed in some localities
The week proved favorable to the
crop which is growing rapidly. had q
! generally good and healthy color. and
is showing some red joints. 1t is no:
all up to il seasonable stand, some cor
respondents reporting it rather small
and backward but promising well.
ROBERT Z. KERkAM,
Director
New Orleans, July Is, 1895.