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New Orleans Daily Crescent
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, report from October 26, 1866: fine autumn weather aids farming; excellent rice crop and bountiful sugar expected; cotton damaged by worms; raccoons destroy corn at Grande Prairie; water rise damages stacked rice; community health improving.
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Louisiana Intelligence.
PLAQUEMINES.--The following items are from the Empire Parish:
We are still in the enjoyment of the finest autumnal weather.
Considerable progress has been made by our farmers in hauling rice to their stack yards. In yield and quality this year's rice crop far exceeds that of any preceding season.
Our sugar plantations will produce bountifully. Grinding will commence about the latter part of this month.
The worms have played sad havoc in many of our cotton fields.
The raccoons are so numerous at Grande Prairie that they have nearly destroyed all the corn in the fields.
The water in the bays back of Pointe-a-la-Hache rose lately several feet high, and caused some damage to the rice stacked in the fields.
The fine, bright and cool weather of the past fortnight has much improved the sanitary condition of this community. We trust that all those of our people who have been taken sick will be soon restored to health.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Plaquemines
Event Date
October 26, 1866
Outcome
bountiful rice and sugar crops expected; cotton damaged by worms; corn nearly destroyed by raccoons; minor rice damage from water rise; improving community health.
Event Details
Local report on fine autumn weather; farmers hauling superior rice crop; sugar grinding to start late October; worms havoc on cotton; raccoons destroying corn at Grande Prairie; water rise in bays behind Pointe-a-la-Hache damaging stacked rice; recent cool weather improving sanitary conditions and health of sick residents.