1859 Crop Report from the "Union Democrat", Early Newspaper of Union Parish Louisiana Submitted by: T. D. Hudson Date of Submission: 12/18/2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== 1859 Crop Report from the "Union Democrat", Early Newspaper of Union Parish Louisiana From the New Orleans "Times Picayune", issue of 9 September 1859 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Louisiana Intelligence. ________ Crops. -- Our Louisiana exchanges from various sections of the State, bring news of the crops that will be of interest to many readers. The Farmerville (Union parish) Democrat notes the arrival at the Alabama Landing, on the Ouachita river, of the first bale of cotton on the 24th ult., which is early for the new crop in that vicinity. The crop promises to be very fair. Farmerville is reported very healthy this season; no sickness being known. ############################################################# File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/union/newspapers/articles/1859farmerville-democrat.txt