The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
GOOD CROPS ARE
PREDICTED HERE
COMMISSIONER THINKS THERE
WILL BE HALF MILLION
BALES OF COTTON.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-State Commissioner
OF Agriculture and immigration Brli-
ner predicts good crops and general
agricultural prosperity for the state IN
the quarterly report of his department
just issued. The commissioner esti-
mates the states cotton crop at $780,
600 bales. His report follows:
In submitting Its quarterly report
the department congratulates the poo
pie on the agricultural outlook Of the
state, although there is a stagnaticn
OF business. owing to the unfortunate
situation in which our cotton market
is placed. yet we trust il is only tenn
porary.
The cotton crop made is good
one, and will probably reach 500.0a0
bales. The reports from the various
parishes show such marked differences
| that it is difficult 10 put an estimate
upon the crop. The percentages.
compared with last years crop, vary
from 20 to 400 per cent, but the acre
age of forty-eight parishes places 1t at
| III rs. Still their estimates in num-
| bers OF bales do not bear this percen-
| tage out However, the weather fer
gathering has been ideal, and we do
not see how the crop will fall short
OF 100000 bales.
THE corn. rice, peaches, potatoes.
hox oil hA11 tSn
well, and cane, though the acreage
was greatly reduced, cannot be COM
planned OF, especially with present
prices prevailing. Only two parishes
report tobacco, but it is placed at
| 112 IL per cent. Fruit. without refer
ring to our spring crop Of strawher'
ries, has only done fairly well, but
melons in most places have beer
abundant.
Nine parishes report oranges at 80
per cent, but the real oranges parish
reports 100 per cent.
"Fifty-three parishes report the sea.
son for September good, while three
claim that it was not.
Eighteen claim that the damage
to cotton amounted to 81 7-8 pei
cent.
TOO many parishes failed to give
the estimated number of bushels OF
corn made, and hence we cannot say
what the amount will be, still fifty
six report that, after all the reported
casualties, the crop shows SO IA pei
cent.
Fourteen report cane as having
suffered % IA. and five says that rice
suffered 26 per cent.
"Thirty-three claim that the boil
weevil and caterpillar damaged the
cotton, while eight say that there was
no damage, or very little, from them
"Thirty-three parishes report nc
diseases among the stock.
Fourteen parishes claim that char
bon prevailed to a more or less ex
tent, and three that there was chole
ra among the hogs.
Fifty parishes report labor supply
and efficiency good.
-Four claim a deficiency.
"rwenty-seven claim that truck ha,
been profitable; eleven say that 1
was not.
Ten parishes report the daily ship
ment of 10.SS0 gallons Of milk. Re
ports from various sections of tn,
state indicate that stock raising Il
one of the coming great industrie,
that will materially aid Louisiana II
taking her proper position among tn
great agricultural states Of tn,
Union.
THE eradication Of the tick will b,
Of the most potent Of all the influence
in bringing about this great desidera
tum. We are glad to see that tha
work is progressing rapidly"