Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-23
TENNESSEE CROP NOTES.

The recent rains have brought out the
oats and grasses in Washington county,
and corn is doing well
The CldrkSUHle Chronicle states that on
enquiring as to the condition of crops, the
usual answer is, ''On land thoroughly pre-
pared, the crops look healthy in spite of the
drought"
y correspondent states that the yield Of
wheat in Putnam county is larger and bet
ter than since 1855. Corr lOoss well, but
cats win be short. Frat of al kinds is
abundant.
The wheat in Greene county was not in
jured by rust, even on low, damp ground,
and the crop is turning out very fine. The
oats and corn were greatly improved by the
late rains.
y correspondent Of the ,TOaesJOrO Echo
states that the farmers Of Sullivan county
are cutting wheat and report the crop much
better than last year. Oats are short, corn
looks well, aud the meadows are very
promising.
Mr.. J. ). Mc8iurray reports to the H1rtS-
rifle Sentinel that in the upper edge of
Smith, and in Putnam, farmers were very
busy setting ont tobacco. They had two
very fine DAYS rain there last week.
The wheat has been cut in Sumner coun-
~, and the GaildtiR Examiner reports That
the farmers seem TO be more than satisfied
with the weld, as surprising their most SAN
guine expectations.
The Sparta IRdeG reports that the hearts
of the farmers of White county have been
made glad by the abundant yield of the
wheat. Heads six or more inches in
length, with six or seven grains in a mesh,
are not common.
The Jackson Wig and Tribune reports
that there is 10 smut in the wheat in Mad
ison county this year, and the crop is the
best made since 1861. The rain in the
early part Of last week was pretty general
are looking well.
The HartSylllc mai who took launt
into DeKalb county reports 20 the Sentinel
Of that town, that the wheat crops in all
the country he passed through was very
fine. Corn is looking considerably better
in the upper edge of Wilson aud in DeKaib
than in Trousdale. He saw no tobacco
| lands in DeKalb nor any that were doing
well throughout his trip.
The GdIjdtin TeRnesyeedR states that the
| rains Of last week were general in Sumner
county, and greatly benefited the corn.
! of the drouth, but the rain put the ground
in excellent condition for planting. If it
had been deferred one week Longer, the oat
| crop would not have paid for harvesting.
As it is, this crop will only be an Indifferent
| one.
The MGrgrWe Republican reports that
| the wheat in BlOunt county has about all
| been cut. and the general opinion Is there
no .a1l la,T-n ,-ia11 Tho
| crop is not as good as usual, but there are
many fields of good oats scattered over the
| county. Corn, although late in some lOcali-
| ties, is growing finely, and looks very well.
a correspondent NJ Carbonate, Mont
| gonery county, writes to the UNION AND
| AMERICAN, under date of June q, as fol-
| lows: "Wheat is being harvested now, and
| il is said 10 be the hest crop We have had
since the war. There is an average of three
| grains TO the mesh, and heads have been
found containing six to the mesh, which is
extraordinary, three being considered a
good crop. Everything else is looking
| badly on account Of the severe drouth. II
tried to keep up the old custom of raining
when wheat harvest began, but could not
afford more than small shower this time,
| which fell last Monday.
| Goats are very poor-nOt half a crop.
Corn is doing very well, but needs rain.
| There has not been as much corn planted
as would have been, could the ground have
been broken in time. We have early pc
tatoes, but there is no great yield. Very
| little tobacco has been planted, owing tC
| the early We: weather and the bugs de-
slrOying the plants. But that is not much
| of loss, for there has been more grass
sown on account of it. The peach crop i:
very good, and the apple crop about hal
the average