Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-05-08
THE CROPS.
A Most Encouraging Report from DIR,
Maxwell, Master Of the State
Grange.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
NASHVILLE. April %.

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
NASHVILLE, April 2S,. J
To the Editor of the Banner:
There is pleasure in the confident
belief that the wheat crop of TenneS-
see and Kentucky is not seriously dam
aged BY the late freezes, and we trust
| ths5same holds good in other States.
We have been favored with an OPP
p0rtunity to make inspection of the
crops since the Ireeze, by passing from
Lebanon to Nashville and from Nash
vile to Louisville and thence to
Jefferson to East Tennessee, and there
is no present show ofreal damage.
While in Louisville we were favored
with an interview with an observing
and well-known gentleman, formerly
of your city 81. A. Thomas), who is
representing Il tobacco house of New
| York and who had been making tour
of inspection in The tobrcco growing
region of Kentucky; he gave it as his
opinion there are plants enough not
hurt to set full crop.
There is unu sual industry observa-
Bile among the farmers. Agricultural
pursuits seem to be assuming new and
! interesting features. Change from the
sloven practices Of the plst-change
| from all cotton 10 grasses and cereals,
and a vieiag for the best and most i'm
proved sheep, cattle, hogs. h9Tses, aud
new and improved implements. 1t is
truly delightful TO view the green car
pets spread as far as eye can see over
the hills and valleys of East Tennessee,
relieved by the heavy fleeced COtswold
sheep, such as can be. seen quietly
grazing on the rich green in the fields
OF Col II. H. Hubbard, of Mossey
Creek, with thoroughbred Berkshires
sharing in the repast. a pair ofwhich he
sold while the writer was there for $50,
to be shipped to Cincinnati. Most any
one you ask is free to give an opinion
as to the reason of the Aew interest
and life in agricultural pursuits, and
if every one who sees the reason for the
advancement will but press on the work
of Improvement, want will soon be Il
stranger to the land we love, if the
seasons are only favorable.
Ifyour city would place itself on the
roll 20 BECOME the centre, and at the
same time open up Tanpessee, with its
advantages, to the personal inspection
of all the States and Territories of the
whole Union. let it bestir itself imme-
diately and without delay, and prepare
to show its advantages as place every
way suited, as We believe it is, for the
permanent location of the National
Grange offices and officers, to com
mittee who will be in the city in a few
days, seeking location, and who are
ordered to3G2ate in Q given time and
within the bounds of oegta,n Gtatos,
this being one of them, and the one
the committee will visit last. 1t is now
or never.
The undersigned has personal ac-
ouaiptance with all the members ofthe
Locating Committee, and would take
pleasure in laying before the commit
iss any items OF information the city
might furnish him that would present.
Nashville in true light as to her ad-
vantages as a location. Fhe location
of the offices We thin very likely will
result in fixing the same place as
place for the annual meetings of the
National Grange.
w. MAXWELL,
Master of Tennessee State Grange.