Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-28
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The Crop Prospeet-CottOn ShOrt-The
New Policy for Planters.
Barbecues and Camp-Meetings-POlitics
Mr.. Cnmmins for the legislature

Prom an Occasional GoFFespORdeRt1-
CovINGroN, August 26, lS72.-A fort
night 2 crops Throughout West Ten
nessee, as well as in the whole belt of the
cotton region We're hOurishing, after. re-
freshing rains, and promised an abundant
yield. COttOnwl00kea unusually well
and farmers were considerably disposed
to seback against f~utures'i at prices then
offered, having an idea that the crop
would be Charge, and the great difficulty
of gathering alarge crop, particularly as
at that-time cation was green and grow
ing, promising q late opening that there
was great a~nxiety,lest there would lie
much work and little pay. The weather
at once became dry and parching (as L
heard three different persons in the same
number say-Ihe weatheT Is
quite warm to daS9), andtheeVer-to-Oe-
dreaded terror to all farmers, the rust,
made its appearance. taking on ieayesJ
shapes, me even half-grown Dolls, IN
many instances, stripping whole heIds
ofbaIf its foliage. The August crop,
which is always the best, Is almost COM
plefelT mined. For the last ten days
The weed has wilted, until now, the
blooms appear right on top of the stalk
ans in every instance, not being able III
its blasted condition TO sustain 1t, has
the boil with il on shedding. Farm
ers only console themselves now in ,
fact that a short horse is easily curried,
the crop now being matured, 10 the ez-
tent that but for the excessive hot wealth
erhands could do full days workin pick
ing, that the crop will be a short one,
and they are going to have full prices, or
after sending sufficient to market 10 sat
|isfv these merchants they will holdunh
they get it. The country is in better
condition to hold their crop thai in any
previous year. The grain and grass
crops are splendid, rendering them in
dependent, as far as bread Il forage IS
concerned. Lam sorry to report tina
the hogs throughout the whole country,
with few exceptiOnable neighborhoodsi
have died to an unprecedented EXTENT
in many instances every hog in the herd
have gon The more to be regretted as
provisions have advanced thirty per
cent. since the first instant, while pros
poets of a still further advance are anti
ciDated.
Everything is unusually dull out here.
The n~barbecueY season has passed, and
with it many pigs and lambs, for there
was many a one and well attended.
aBign meetings are the rage now, and
with the thermometer at ninety-eight,
requires but little exertiOns on the part
of reyivalists to get the excitement 10
fever heat. An old fashion camp-meet-
ing at Perry's is progressing now with a.
large attendance, and promises much
good in calling and recalling sinners to
repentance. Politics at low ebb. Every
one satisfied to entrust our interests at
Washington with Colonel Landon C.
HAYNES, the tried and the true. We
think he will carry up a solid vote from
this county. As for our State interest,
l do not remember of ever seeing our
people so unanimous as they T for
Holmes Cummins for the Legislature.
Mr.. Cummihs is a yOungm man ofsuperior
ability, untiring energy, aud whose IN
tegEity to theinterests ofhis constituents
may be trusted with as much implicitly
as was difficult missions in theIate un-
pleasantness. Generous to a fault, and
whose nobleness of soul is only equalled
by the handsOmeness of person, success
can only attend such an aspirant, and
may he forever wave 80 SIAUGHT..