The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-05-05
Destroyed by the Deluge.

WASHINGTON, ApIil21.-The bureau of
stats les OF the treasury department has
made the following report on the damage
caused to agricultural interests by the
Missi ssippi River flood:
"Silce the publication on April II Of a
statement relative TO the agricultural in
terests of the submerged districts of the
Mississippi Valley south of Cairo, Hi
nois, he area under water has been con-
siderably extended. This extension is
below Vicksburg, Miss, but on the right
or west side Of the river, and is mainly
due to- a break of2,00 feet in width in the
lavee at Biggs. TIE outflow of water at
this point has totally submerged four
parishes (c%ountiesl of Louisiana and par
TALLY overlowed five others, while a
break at La Fourche, crossing the south
ern part of the same State, has resulted IN
the submergence of an additional area of
nearly three hundred square miles IN La
Fourche and Terrebonne parishes. In
this newly submerged region there was
proportion of four colored persons to n
white. The region contained at the last
census 7,747 farms, with a total area of
over 1000, 900 acres, of which 10000 were
improved. Of this last mentioned area,
$4,000, or V 9 one-half, were last year
devoted to cotton, over 81 1000 acres to
corn, 5000 acres to sugarcane, 1000 acres
to hay and an incousiderable acreage to
other crops. The total value of these
farms, including fences and buildings,
but exclusive of their movable equip
ment, was in 1900 close upon Sll ,OOO. 900,
and the value of tho implements and ma
chinerY upon them was over $G00,0 600. On
January |, of the present year, they con-
tanned live stock to the value of one and
one-half million dollars, and so lately as
the 1st of March last, they were estima-
ted to have still on hand about $780,, 900
worth of the crop of last season. The to-
tai value of the farms submerged by the
breaks in the levees that have occurred
since tae 10th instant, with their farm i'm
plements, live stock and crops on hand,
ia, therefore, close upon $4,000, 900.
"This region produced last year nearly
100, 900 bales of cotton, owe 5000, 900
pounds of sugar, over 300, 900 bushels of
corn, besides hay, potatoes, oats and 9TH
er minor products, the entire production
~aggregating a value, even ct the low prl-
ces that have prevailed, of moro than four
and a quarter million dollars.
The total area submerged at this date is
over 20, 600 square miles. 1t contained at
the last census 46, 935 farms, with a total
area Of 1904 G0 acres, nearly one-half of
which was improved, and a total popula-
ton, agricultural and otherwise, OF 49,
OIL If to the value of its farms, farm
buildings and farm machinery, according
to the census of 1890, there be added the
value of it's live stock on January last,
go, liza, &c., and of its products of last sea-
son still on hand on March last, $780,
l79,) the, total of 800. 176, 1T will represent
the approximate value of the agricultural
property of the submerged region.
Among the products Of this region last
year were 466 05G bales of cotton, worth
s6,sl2,oGo; l2,525 645 / bushels 0sa BIS Of corn,
sugar, worth S271,Ol6, the total produc-
a value Of 81, 7s2, $50 on the plantation y