Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-09

The Franklin Tenn. Journal
We learn from some Of our observ
ing farmers that the apple crop is
failure in this locality, and the samt
bad news is coming up from diferen
parts Of the county. Various are tn,
speculstiOns as TO the cause, the mos
prominent OF which is, a second
growth Of the trees last season. Vii
not some OF our farmers investigate
the matter, and give us the result fOl
publication?
From the Dyersburg Tenn Gazette, o.
the 6th.l
Last Sunday a furious storm swept
over Dyer county, sweeping away
fences and barns, and tearing hun
dreds Of giant forest trees up by the
roots. In Dyesburg window glass
suffered much, and ten or twelve shade
trees in our courthouse yard were
hurled 10 the ground. While it was
a terrific gale, we are glad to know
that no lives were lost.
The woods, fields and gardens, in
this section Of country, are alive with
armies OF small caterpillars. They
are destroying vegetation and fruit
trees to an alarming extent. We have
seen large forest trees stripped en-
tirely Of their foliage by these rapa-
ciOus worms, which are now the curse
Of Dyer county.
From the Trenton Tenn } Gazstte, Of the
9Th
The heavy rains of the past and
present week have much retarded the
operations Of our agricultural friends.
The heavy rain, OF Hood rather, OF
last week, damsged the land in our
county to no small extent by wash
ing.
Much Of the grain that had been
planted was misplaced or washed
away, and viii have to be res0wn.
The farmers are in genera very late
with their crops.
A large portion Of the cotton crop is
still UnsOWn, and if the ground does
not soon become dry enough to re-
ceive the seed, the crop viii be eX-
uemely late.
From the hatcher Miss D Democrat I
Crop prospects in the vicinity Of
NatcheZ are spoken of by old planters
as being just now very promising for
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hcuity OF obtaining reliable labOr has
prevented the planting OF So large an
area as might have been planted had
labor been plentiful
NatcheZ and its immCdiste vicinity
have been peculiarly blessed so far by
immunity from the terrific hail and
wind storms which have devastated
crops in large sections Of country all
around. Only last Thursday a hail
storm, which is said by the oldest in
habitants 10 have been the severest
known, passed over parts of Jefferson
county, The Church Hill neighbUrhOOd
included.
From the BatssvillclA Ark D Times, april 20 ]
On Tuesday afternoon and night
his section was visited with one Of
the most severe rain storms expert
7nced for years. The storm in the
afternoon was accompanied with hail,
but did not result in any damage, as
'ar as We have been able TO ascertain.
At night the rain fell in torrents for
several hours, and the streams rising
very suddenly, much damage resulted
10 fences, crops, etc. The river rose
about fifteen feet during the night, and
,6rried away numerous ierrybOats,
kits, etc. Messrs. JOblin & Bro. were
Unfortunate enough 20 lose a raft of
lumber, worth about $3.50. The lum-
Der had been purchased several days
before, and hauled up On the river
Jank, where it was regarded as secure |
but the water rose so rapidly and
that il was all swept
way before morning, except two Cr
hTee thousand feet. We sympathiZe /
With our friends 10 their loss. Messrs. !
n. Z. M8X6eld * Co. lost about forty /
acks Of salt apd several barrels of
ugar, by the fI5o3ing Of their ware
lOuse on the bauk OF the river.
grom the Nashville Union and American I
of sunday
WINCHESTER, Tenn, May 4, 1871. |
Since my last communication it has /
,een raining, raining the windows Of !
leaven seemed to have been opened. !
Farming operations thereby have been /
realty retarded. It has now been /
.ear a week since any plOughing has /
,een done. MOstfrmeTs are through /
llanting Corn seems to have come up |
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veil, but it is generally feared, from 1
he continued rainy weather, II will be /
injured by the rust. Clover is unpFe- /
fine. I suggest that il /
would be well for the farmers to make /
heir arrangements so as to save all /
he clover seed they may need. This |
nay be done easily by moving an acre /
n two, let the second crop seed, then /
now and put up in small shocks in /
he field, and stand until the straw is 1
lretty well rotten; when dry haul to /
he barn, thresh it out like wheat, run /
he chaft through a common wheat /
an, taking out all the sieVes except |
he coarse one, run IL through slowly,
nd you viii have seed clean enough 4
Jr all practicable purposes. Now, /
.ere Is a chance for practical economy. |
81 a little attention TO this subject, /
thousands Of dollars could be saved 4
nuually to the State.
rom the Macon Miss Beacon.l
Ward drifts away amid storm and 1
smpest after the following fashion.
The weather is remOrseless. For the
ast thirty years We have strayed along
be classic banks Of the TOmbigbee and /
he NOxubee. In our cailOW davs the |
rmer stream was our Illissus, and in
ar green old age the latter, which in
be- ChOctaW yernacular signifies
muddy water" has been the scene
our piscatorial experiments, our |
.ackberry eXcursing and other
luatic 8mUsements, but we never !
ave experienced in all those thirty |
such a general distribu-
on of water, such a persistent reign
( the rain god as IN this year Of grace
nd grass and Radical rule, 1871 We
on't know what effect politics have |
b the weather, but the water is near
p as high as taxes. RumOrs are sflOat
lat New Orleans is inundated that
he Mobile and Ohio railroad has more
oating capital than it knows how to
lan8ge, that most of our planters /
ave water on the brain, and an over
OW Of bad spirits at the prospect be-
re them. There never was a country
18th sucb a widely difiused system Of
-aterwOrks as this section Of the uni.
arse. There is, however, t'at this
resent writing a streak Of sunshine !
,mewhere, and we hope for better
lings.
rom the New York Commercial and Fl
uancial Chrouicle.l
There are some points established
fth regard to the next crop which are
cry satisfactory.
/, There has certainly more corn
1d breadstuhs been planted through
I'd the South this year than last year.
ye hear this from almost all our cor
ssDondents. and think there can be no
oubt of it. It is not simply true Of
mited districts, but is nearly, If not
ute universal.
2. The expense Of putting the crop |
ltO the ground has been much less
nan last year. This has arisen from
be necessities Of the planter. He has
either the money nor the credit to do
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