Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-12
c5sDIrIoN OF TIE CROPS.

The great agricultural lesson Of the sea
sDn lurulctlys tHc necessity OF training
and thorough ruitUra. II IT, not an eNag
g-ratlou 10 estimate the reduction this
season. from Tie alternsLe drowning and
sc.rcuIHE OF farm crops, at IA hundred
millions 0ldoliIrs. Reports from drought
parcl4d nrei0ns declare the crops " in Eair
condition ca laAh- We'll worked, and that
the eLeci Of the heat WEs aggravated by
want of cultivation as dr. weather sci
iu:' That on drained soils, PROPERLY calti-
NaUed, fine crops were obtained, while on
wet or uudrained lands, and fields neglcc-
ned OF hail cultivated, a laiiure was inn
miuent. The crop returns OF Great Bri-
tain where the early season was similar
10 ours enforce the same lesson, though d
lar smaller proportion of British lands are
uudrainCd or poorly cultivated.
C0RN.-Tho general apprehension Of 10
IRONS failure in The corn crop of the more
Norhern states has been materially mod
iued bg the sunny weather IN September,
and exemption iroA killing irosis up 10
October Isl. Early fnrsis IN s1me portions
81 the Etstem % Middle states checked
fluruing aHdlt! the frosted beidslu an inI-
mature and d8uiaecd condition; bat the
injury b. comparatively slight In extent
and limited ia area. As a whole, the crop
has had an unusually favorable maturing
season, resulting ia avery gratifying amo-
Iteration Of the prospect for a supply OF
this important staple; We; a nti crop
which should not be less than i,l50,OO0
Iushels-can by no Nloans be expected.
$9hen the harvest is&ver, and local esti-
ntes are completed, the aggregate will
lest a moderate yield. yet an ample SUIT
lhfeDcy for ali the wants Of the country.
gyest Of the Missouri the corn crop Is
Chusually large, the estimated increase
Eebansas being 50 per cent IN Nebraska,
shl Missouri, 7. These, with California,
urxss and Florida, are the only States in
a. hich The crop Is in average condition.
Nside from the difference in area cultiva-
se.bd, which is naturally increasing year by
wear, the comparison with an average
crOp j. made as follows. Illinois, 81 per
cent; Indiana, 81; Ohio, IS; Michigan, rs;
Wisconsin, I5I Minnesota, 30; Iowa, 81;
Arkansas, -; Tennessee, Is; Kentucky,
So; West Nifginia, IS. In parts Of the
south the condition of this crop is worse
than inrthe West; in Virginia, "a; North
Carolina, "a; South Carolina, 81; Georgia,
50. Alabama. 80; Mississippi s.; Louis
lana, 20. In the Eastern States thefigures
range from "a in Maine TO So in Massachu-
setts; in New York, 81; New Jersey, ~
Pennsylgania, So Delagare, 76- ffw
CoTroE.-The area Of cotton cultivation
was increased last spring fully l6 per cent.
More than 4 million Of acres were added
10 the cultivated area. Fertilizers We're
literally used in the Atlantic States, and
improved implements were to some ex-
tent employed. These facts were taken as
sure indications OF a large crop. AS the
season progressed, serious drawbacks APP
ceared. II cannot be denied that the loss
by drought has been severe in the Carroll
mas and Georgia, greatly reducing the
Weld on upland soils OF medium depth
and quality. causing the blooms and
young boss 70 fall, stopping h growth
81 the plant, and forcing into too early
maturity the more advanced bolls. In