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Domestic News
June 25, 1819
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Locusts infest St. Francisville, Louisiana, in swarms, creating noise but causing no crop damage yet; fears of descent to cotton fields amid low prices of 14-17 cents.
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ST. FRANCISVILLE, MAY 22.
Locusts.—Louisiana is this season visited by myriads of these insects. You cannot leave the village without having your ears stunned with their offensive cry. As yet no injury has been sustained from them. But who can say how long they will remain inoffensive? We hope they will not descend from the high station where they are now located, (the tops of our tallest trees) to our cotton fields. God preserve and protect us if they do. A bad rot—worse locusts—and from 14 to 17 cents for cotton—then hie to the bank and the usurer.
Locusts.—Louisiana is this season visited by myriads of these insects. You cannot leave the village without having your ears stunned with their offensive cry. As yet no injury has been sustained from them. But who can say how long they will remain inoffensive? We hope they will not descend from the high station where they are now located, (the tops of our tallest trees) to our cotton fields. God preserve and protect us if they do. A bad rot—worse locusts—and from 14 to 17 cents for cotton—then hie to the bank and the usurer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
Locusts
Louisiana
Cotton Fields
Agricultural Threat
Low Cotton Prices
Where did it happen?
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Event Date
May 22
Outcome
no injury sustained yet; fears of damage to cotton fields; cotton prices 14 to 17 cents.
Event Details
Myriads of locusts visiting Louisiana, stunning ears with cries from tops of tallest trees; hope they do not descend to cotton fields amid bad rot and low prices.