Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-08
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Henderson county boasts kitten with
six legs, all well formed.
The LyRchburg Sentinel reports consider
able sickness in that section.
Messrs. HiggenbOtham and Allen, Of
Greene county, had fise hundred acres in
wheat.
The doctors inform the GalIGtia Ernni-
ner that the health of Sumner county is
unusually good; better than for the last ten
years.
The DOUer Record reports that the long
continued drouth in some portions OfSsew-
art county is having atellinsly bad effect on
the crops.
The crops in Washington county are
growing finely since the late rains, in some
portions of the county the rain was very
heavy, and the corn belds haze been almost
ruined by the fresh plOwed earth being
washed away.
The gin and grist and saw mills belong
ing TO Mr.. Steve johnson, of Madison
county, were burned down a short time
ago. Sparks from passing engine, falling
upon pile Of seasoned saw dust, caused
the eo1fagration.
The MdTgfUille Republican reports that
the yield of wheat in BlOunt county is
very good. Oats are very good. Corn
| generally looks splendid. The blackberry
crop is unusually large, aud peaches and
| apples promise an abundant yield.
| notwithstanding the drOuth, the corn in
| Sumner county looks healthy, hut 1t IS
short. The GGllGtiR TeulesSeedR hears
that the chinch bug has made its appear
ance in the Western part Of the county
and is committing sad havoc on the young
corn.
There are two vacancies in East Tennes-
| see University at Knoxville from Summer
county, and the appointment devOlves upon
IA Trousdale, the Representative frOmtha
county. lie desires to appoint two young
men so that they can enter the Institution
! in September next.
The Jackson Wing and Tribune boasts
that the delinquent tax list Of Madison
county is the smallest, comparatively, that
it has vet seen in print. This is au EN-
cOuraging fact, and speaks eloquently for
the prOmptness Of our citizens and the pros
perity Of the county.
Tie Brownsville Bee has encouraging
reports about the crops, from every quarter
of Haywood county. The dry weather, it
seems, does not affect them materially.
| Cotton and corn especially, look vigorous
and healthy, and the prospects for large
yield are flaltering indeed.
The CldrkSrHle Chronicle SAWS: Ii is
an old saying that dry June is followed
by good crops; but this last June, we think,
-v,,. --ove that too much of good thing,
: iros,,,v. evil. Not only has il been the
driesf hut the bo,...oet Juns ever known
hers, and when 2 cloud rises u despairs OF
/ being gbls to wet 20 parched a srrIsse S'il
dries up too.
The Huntsville Sentinel SAYS! Col. Tom
| Waters reports that the lands around Car
| thage are in Just as hard a condition as
| around Huntsville. II is eight weeks since
| they lave had any seasOnable rains. All
| things considered, he thinks they may yet
| make more good com round Carthage than
for a year or two past. though t will fall
| short in gross amount, so much land In
/ tended for corn remaining implanted. VI
! tobacco, he believes there will not be one
acre this year to where there were twenty
/ last.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Jackson NelrS
| writes from Clay cOIDiS: "The drOuth
! still continues: we have had no rain %; any
| consequence since the ISt Of May; Our gar
dens are pretty much burned up; the oats
/ crop is ruined; the tobacco crop will almost
| be an entire failure. The wheat crop is
as good as tits generally everywhere; but
| our corn is suffering greatly for want OF
/ rain; still we may make sufficient for our
| wants.
The Mckenzie Times reports Of Carroll
| county as follows: The past five months
have been very dry ones, and the grass crop
| Is very short and scant, so much so that cat
tie and horses that depend on the commons
for grazing, get very meaSer subsistence
The remedy for this is to be found IN plant
ing corn to be cut for forage. More food
can be made in this way than in almost
any other. We advise our farming friends
to Try it as forage crop and they vii
/ never re2ret il.