, 1875-12-11
THE CROPS,

a1Rlcul TuRAL DEPARTMENT REPORT,
NAs,ILNuIuH, II. e., 1>ec. 1u.-Tho Agrjcul.
tural report for November mud December says
thAt tho November rctusnB Indicate TINT the corr
crop Of 1875 was ono Of tho largest ever grovu
In this country, probably cqualing tito vervlargs
crops OF 1870 and 1872. It Ia st least ono-
fourth Eroatee than the crop OF 1871, md about
oue-thtrl larger tia. the crop Of 1s0a Every
! section OF The Uuion repotta Homo increase.
Tho potato crop Is estranytllnary III both pro.
duct and quality. The yial,l In tile districts 70.
ported III ono-fDurtit greater than Inst year. ln
tho ratny aeotsou. tho sweet potato crop suffered
u yield and quality from tho oxcesssyo moisture.
! III the Guf Ssntes and west OF tho sliBsiBsfppL
the yield largely oxcoot.a that OF laat ycar. Til
| Qnattty Is Abpnt nyetaRo. .....
The cotton crop Wilt pass tho limit Of 4,o0o,03o
Nov England reports n gooa hay crop,
but In otlor States tho quality Was much dan.
! aged by rains.
| Tho November roturns Indicate au tncreaso Ia
tlle tobacco yiold Of ofor 76 Per cent, a. conf
experienced. All tho large tobacco btator shoa
! 1. marked lncrenao IL production. especially Tsu-
| ueBsao and kentucky.
Tiie yoar hha bcoii mostly ono Of daaater to
fru!t-EroMerH.
The buchshcat crop equals that Of Inst year.
crop over laat yoar Ia Indicated in tia Southern
stasos aud iii tue Mississippi Faioy.
MEMPHIS COTTON EXCHANGE REPORT.
SGEMrHis, Dec. 10.-Tl,o crop report Of thf
| Memphis Cotton Exchange for November gives
tho following summary for this district, com
! posed Of West Tenneasce, North 3fisssslppl
North Arkhnsas, md North Alabama, derived
| from, utue.yiour responses:
Tho Committea report tlat contemplating
c!osed last year Dec. 7, villa this year OIL Dec.
!. Wo have repotsed yet In the 1'eii IS pos
tied chat those has bucn lItso II any picked
! during tho past week. Labor last year at thta
date was fopottod eflieioht, and by tAts report
So pot cont Ia reported dssooutagos MID inai!ts*
cnt to saving the standing crop, Our soptombat
report estimated q poF cent lucreaeo oyer last
| year. Our October report reduced tho Increase
to 10 per cont, aud th,a report brings tho este
| mate down to por cent lesa tllan last year
| Auswnrs 10 queries ate ~ follows;
I Has the weather lu1ahE tho month boon more
| OF less favorable tor gathering tue crop tllati
last November OF tho plnety+fo responses,
ton reported woashor ycry favorable, soVon more
| favorable thai taat November st1ty-eight very
nnfayotable. frequent and damnElng rams. ana
\ mol so favorable A. last November twenty. ona
report heavy ralu-stosns olkht heavy hala'
| ttor1nB.
u aaswer to what proportion o. ths crop has ~
boon picked, and when Will al DO gatheIeL; , TO-
| sponsea show su average OF Is per cent Of shs
clo,, gathered. Thd average date for the close
| OF picking Is West Tennessee, Jau: NORTH
MlssasiPpl, jan. u Arksnsss, a Nessa 'a~-
bamA, Dec. IS. =, ma.
In regard to yisd. tho report ,ssys In Wtse
| Tenpessco very great loss Inns booa Incurred
by ssrIy frosts. The froasod cotton, owing to
wet westher, tallsd to open. and mostly ros'M:
In ArkanBan tIsors has boon = scEo,1s lobs OF
now lands ny frost throughout tie dstrct. u!est
loss hAs resulted from, hoavy rasns anu Nanas ~
| storuS. Much knxioty ts oxpseaH0d Ia REGARD ~
saving any considerab!o portion Of tho ouse1ahta'
Ing crop, owing to contianea unfasof.nse III,
| x9ather, and ih many Instances Of tho als1
! oouragod condition spd indifference OF lsbofess.
Forty~shrao per can't Of tho entire crop u estl.
| mated 10 hAyo been Forwarded TO naIket!ov
| Dec. !. ~
IN snswer to tho qnery. "Do faborcrs give
i ey.donce uf stability I" - report lAhose!12
working well, 30 epozt oydenctea g., o.
stability, 81 report lshorern. much ae.
I cousAgad by low pricoa and inaohly W
Asyo crop, % rapport indifference OF !sootes3 ~. W
reaaou OF haSiaG :o','lmed thol1 ahs5e o. ~ ~
! crop, 10 tupot1 many ~ having aoandoneo LUG
| crop. 43 ratsoft the toue ot lAbof.moraa bad.
| LII regard 70 tho sowing OF wheat, 1ys, sna
| grasses, " report good proAFess ln smAi B!@n
aud gIAsaos. 30 bad prog1oaa, ~ sa.t8n4nS -
saAaoua too much rain, and II add Ind!aosence "
| laboters, 20 much corn not hesdtd: a. nS nUae
Bown soil not adapted. Tbs ssstmatea p!aht,,us LUZ
| OF wheat. Eye. aud Rfaaaes ts Per eons 4''~
| than last yesr. ann.
| pared With last year, West Teu0osaee. W.. ~.
favorable wcathat, will not be morn t1fn "a ~
cent greater than lAst North mlsslss1ppl ~ IT,
csnh AzksDsAs 40 Per oaut., AyeraEs; aa,s p0t ot
cont over lsat year While NORTH AApAns' ,a,s ~
properly in this District, reports 1It5 pef e'"'
leas thsh last yoar.