Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-08-27
THE WEATHER AND cRoFs.


The Thermometer has lately got TO PLAYING
strange tricks Upon the whole. we rather think
this is most undoubtedly the most singular wealth
err for the dog-days We have seen. It's absO-
iuiely cold this the oath of August, 1881
The weather has always been a subject Of much
remark In common conversation, and Of much
speculation among planters and tobacco buyers
The indications, just at this Moment are decidedly
In favor of an early frost and a short crop, had
not the 'cste-s-dids' already announced that we
should have no frost until some time in October.
Whether the extraordinary Developments are at.
tributable to the successful laying of the Tele-
graphic cable, we are not nforned--nor does
jecture throw as much light as usual on the sub
ject. VIII some one who is deep in the meterio-
logical developments of winds and tides relieve the
suspense and anxiety Of the pubic mind OH this
subject. Our columns always open to scien-
tifc communications. Can II be that the sun (the
source Of all heat) has EXPENDED calorc so ibe-
rally and extravagant during the summer months
that he has got out of fuel Or can It be that
the summer has been so numerically hot, that he
who tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, Is send
ing vs. an early and cold winter TO balance ac-
counts, and restore an equilibrium in creation
These are grave questions, in which, at least, arge
tobacco buyers ought to be, and no doubt are
deeply Interested.
II is very cirtain that, owing to some cause un-
explained, the tobacco crop don't look overly
promising 1t Is We irregular, and that part Of
It which Is about maturing stands too erect on the
ground to have much weight. There is great
quantity planted--but 1t is entirely possible that
not more than half crop may be raised, but by
no means probatIe, Tobacco Isl plant that makes
Itself. or itself. In very few days, when
Il begins to mature. Besides, the worms have
been very industrious with most Of 1t, and II the
farmers had not been, in their turns, indu strious
In getting them out Of it, great deal Of damage
might have been done. Well we shall see what
we shall see.
Corn looks very fattering everywhere. And
planters who failed to mske any oats in which
category the greatest majority of them are found
I'm fact they are almost Unanimously ere substi-
,u,in- mlet and grasses for oats-with great sue
cess-and the substituted crops look fine. We
are glad TO zee 1t, and hope they will turn their
attention TO raising grasses We are told they
are better for the ground because they shade 1t,
and don't exapst it like oats, and yield more of
actual nourishment than outs 10 the acre. In
fact we never had much opinion of oats for feed
unless they shelled. There is very little nour.
ishment for any kind Of stock in the stalk.
The yankees have the finest and best horses,
and they only use oats shelied where we use corn
and feed hay for roughneUs. The consequence
is that their horses don't get slifenrd up, swee-
noyed, and take the big head like ours do. Ask
an old yankee hostler the cause OF it, and he W in
shake his head significantly and reply, "a'se rn!"
But we have extended our meteorological and
agricultural operations much further than we in
tended. We hope the reader will be edited in
their perusal.