, 1875-08-28
THE CROPS.
General Outlook III Tennessee,
N1tssissippI, aud Arkansas.
Unprecedented U Yell Of Wheat, Oats,
and Grasses.
Wisconsin mud Nebraska Mako q 1lagnlil-
cent Showing.
Slight Damage to Harvested Grains In
Minnesota.

MxNrn1s. Toun.. AuR. 1.-Tho Cotton Ex-
ohAnso crop report for August Rlvoa tho follow
Ing summary Of tho crops In the h1emphfa dis
trtct, composed of Weht Tennoeaea, North
MlHsbhipn knd Arkansas, fran leo Responses.
North Alabama, though npt IN thlH district, II
alao included. Tue COMMITTEES say, Notwlth.
standing tho excessive Was and cold weather
thht has prevs,led sipoa our report Of Juno 49,
tie general. crop prospect Indicated by this ra-
port ID Of tho most grAtifylnG chatactor, and
the probabilities sre tllat targsr OF batter corn
asop was noYcr nada IN shls region Of country.
Abuudanh crops Of wheAt, oats, tniltat, and, In
most Of this region, good cropa Of email aEasasa,
wero made. and all harvested and protected
Bxoept thn corn. Tho ltttor hRa IN all ILL.,
atanoea matured, and only awaits tho aon-
vcnionco Of rantcrs to hargast II. Que
huCsfred and twelve places report excessive
taiAst 6i lho balance Of the limo oloudyl GO,
gouera!ly colt o.. co!d nlghss; 2. very dry; 4G,
favorable weather; 1870 1opoEt cotton plau.a
tsuillug velI II. not Hells 10a report too pauts
retaining tho fruit; 81, shedding Hclloun!y 15l
report oFops vol cultivated 6, uot; l35 ioport
betser crops tbaa III 1874, n oqua!; l. nut 10
good. Tbs estimated Average is ~ per cent bot
tor; a report llle bottom growth onlv good !; Ut,
bottum and middle growth good ~ rel ort the
top orop very light aul making too much naeds
al lapo1t tho bottom growth rpttin0 Reriunhly
7, 3 serious doveopmonI OF t'lat; II ropori per.
feet c1ors; y ierort picking commenced All
report that picking will not become general until
STOUT Sept. IL.
slueh spscuntiya apprehension ia espreaacd
10 regard 70 tho present critical nuldttan Of tbs
cotton crop, whlCh ID Eenesa!ly claimed 20 be two
OF throo weeks later than usual. Its lu1ur1ant
growth Will require an cxcecdiuglvlat # ~. and
uplcBs dry. wHrm ~enthar nuceoeus, there tB great
danger OF tho bottom g'owst ro.siag In tue
n nj In
~ to exclude both tho sun and air. In regard
to the damIEo by tho overflow. wo lavo been
nnahlo 10 arrive at any deifnlte information. In
most cases our coircsI oadcns In tho overlooked
district have ocau ~ oVeFNheltncd with thuit
own losses that thoY MO nnprcparad, and some
arc unwilling, to make detiulto responses. That
worry great damage on Tho plantations. nupJeut
to the intlusncu of = flood by tho M'sHlaspW
Whom tho plantations totally destroyed and
partially by nackSat.r, In connection with dAtn-
age by eipe aad ssaaaluR rain water, Ii coneld-
crrd, 40 9ro coaat' anca TO bcllovo, from slcll
that purton Of the cotton roaton allotted to tnis
exchange wall not fall short ol GO. .01o bales Ono
lundsoa aud trenty-seven report euperlor
9orn crops. thlrtYysono gQpa. Qua iuto!ios,
fsym drought. Much ,,.1t aaalage haa .sr occur-
and much In tho Interior By wind.storms. The
estimated damage IL not gisnn. Quo hundred
aud aavoa report no dama9s to "heat Gro by
exppeuf3i u t1port tlIG average ualnR9n aB TO
them OF o per cept. Tho avaraga yield pcr acre
IN 12t tcpUrts ts la}}s bushels. Ono huudrod and
t"anty.elgnt rapor. good crors Of oats raised I
II intssiot, 20 mona ra!sed 1S0 rapport crops
Weil Hapod 10 not. wilh III average lasa TO them
ot 10 per cont; l33 report good crops Of mIlset
saved; "a partially damaged By weather; 10 re-
port nona aavsd, 125 repors laborois vol king
wulI; ~ moderately vol Q npt well, YAe
depreciation ~ tho morale OF labor mostly oo'
In Mississippi, owing to tbe poll icaI lpitn-
oncts. Tao aggregate for North Alabama Hlowa
~ responsos! report e1cesasve 'rAinst y
balance Of tho timo nloudys i generally
po,d . COLI nights; fayoraba Weather; II re.
Shielding soiionsly. ali ropott % crops 1oi aultis-
v.ted aud better than in 1874 by Al average Of
" Ter cent. Ono reports tho bottom crop only
good II bottom aud midda crapa good IL tpH
crop making too much wepds. All report TINT
no picking sill commence on m atoraga TIL Sep
teInbcr Il. All report tho condition Of tho crop
tho Same az IN tha Memphis district. aB seRhrds
carly feoals. M ioas wAs Sustained by tho ovos.
tiov; 10 1Qpprs superior corn crops; good na
dapRgs reported. Eightoep report wheat cgup
saved wtthput weather damage: q toroEt damage
OF ID per cent. Tho average ytold per aero Is Il
bushol4. Fourteen report good oat crops g1o@
intarlor: " report wall saved; not; 10 70,
pprt good n,i4let and Grass cTops grown; 10 well
snyed; damage, Average 20 pcF cent. Hl1.eer
renort faborers wostlng vol; 3inodutatoli mol
well.