The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-22
FEARFUL Loss BY THE FhooD.
The Agricultural PrOpePfy AIOn
Valued at SoO.IzG.177.

the AGRICULTURAL FrOpeRfy Alone /
Valued at s9O,17G177.
Washington, April 21-The bureau of |
statStics Of the treasury department has |
made Me following report on the damage |
caused 70 agricultural interests by the |
Mississippi river flood:
Since tie publication on April 70 of a |
statement eative to the agricultural in |
terests IN te submerged districts of the |
Mississippi VSley south of Cairo, Ill., the |
area under WNer has been considerably |
extended. lhlAextension is below Vicks- |
burg, MISS puIAn the right, or west, side |
of the river amos mainly due to a break |
1900 feet in widt, in the levee at Riggs |
The outfioW Oh w'er at this point has |
totally supmerseu -ur parishes (counties) |
of Louisiana, ana p,tially overfiowed five |
others, whlle a orea4at Lafourche cross
ing III the oueilsii IT of the same state, |
ditonal area of nearh 200 souare miles |
IN I,afourche and Terr[1nne narisbas
'In this newly submesd reo~ion there |
was in 1890 a total popul4 on ~ 90 9se -, |
the proportion of four col ed persons TO |
one white. The region CO.. lined a. tbe |
last census 7,7F farms. witS totaI ara |
nj over 600 600 acres, of whit 900 ooo 49,.
tmproved. OF this last mef.,oI 49, |
913'OOO acres or over one-hat,',es 49, |
wear devoted to cotton, over 9l,tacras 70 |
corn 5000 acres to sugar cane, VI acres |
10 hay and an inconsiderable aN - -
other crops. The total value V99,. ~
farms. including fences and builditt- 49,
exclusive of their movable equipmeA |
in 1890 close upon 81, 100000, and theT"
of the implements and machinery Sn |
them was over $6OO,000. On Jan. J. or
present year. they contained live stoch
the value of 81 100000, and SO lately as Il
first 81 March last they were estimate
10 have still on hand about $SOO,WO Wor'
of the crop Of last season.
1.-THE total value Of the farms suohers'
by the breaks in the levees that nave o
Cured since the April TO- with the
farm implements, live stock and crops
hand is therefore close upon Sl4,0Oo'oOo.
This region produced last year near
100000 bales of cotton. over 9WO,DO pouu
of sugar. over 100000 bushels OF corn, Z
sides hay, potatoes, oats and other min
products the entire production aggregi
Ing a value, even at the low prices IN
have prevailed, Of more than %2Joooo'
'The total area submerged AT this "a
Is over 10000 square miles. IL contain
at the last census AZ, 1853 farms, with 20
area OF 4,90i i66 acres, nearly one-hall
which was improved. and a total popu
ton, agricultural and otherwise, OF 500,
II TO the value Of TO farms, farm oui
lngs ana farm machinery, according
the census Of 1896. there be added
value OF is live stock on Jan. !. last
l7iG36) and Of It's products OF last 80
Etlii on hand on March J. last Nt'syo'
the total OF S90.i76,iT viii represent
approxlmate value OF the agricultu
property OF the submerged region.
Among the products Of this region
year were 4G6 E6 bales Of cotton VIC
siG3l2. $50. l2.525,6i bushels Of corn VIC
1896 rs, and 00336b POUNDS OF 81
worth s27l 0iG. The total production
Guiding minor crops. representing q VI
Of 81. $50 on tbe plantation