Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-10

| dEStSgate iOEJ Ii HOI DGluR EN- DrAc6u III
cur report to the National cotton ex-
change. Our report for September esti-
mated increased production Of cotton
over 1874 at twenty-fOur per cent; our
present report deprecistes that estimate
one per cent; aud notwithstanding the
comparative lsteness Of the cotton crop,
il will be seen inst the September esti.
mate Of wheat, rye and grasses sown
and to be sOWn is deprecated but one
per cent. Many OF our correspondents
report their corn crops harvested, and
when spoken OF is pronounced better in
yield and qualitytO eny crop since the
war.
Question What hag been the char
setter OF the weather since October 1st,
and has it been more or less favorable
than same time last year for gathering
the crop?
Answer-West Tennessee, rs report
very favorable weather, Is more favOra-
bic than last year, 8 about the same, 2
| not so favorable. North Mississippi,
Is very favorable, 10 more favorable, IA
about the same, not so good. Arkan-
sas, 80 very favorable, q more favora-
BE, 8 about the same, 3.,not so good.
Question when DIT you have kill
ing frost in your section, and what dam
age, If any, has it done TO the crop?
Answer-West Tennessee, all report
killing frOsts 18th to 18th, average date
18th; q report damage, no damage,
bene fetal; average damage, I43 per
cent. North Mississippi, 25 report kill
| ing fr0sts 10Th to l7th, average date
14tb; report damage, 20 none, bene-
ficia', report no killing frost; esti.
ma ed damage, Il per cent. Arkansas,
% report killing frosts, 10 report dam
age, p 90 damage, 3 beneficial, no
killing lr)sts; estimated damage, per
| per cent.
Question S-What proportion of the
crop has been picked, and by what time
do you think picking will be finished in
! your county?
Answer-West Tennessee reports AZ
per cent, of crop saved, estimates close
of picking season, December 10Th.
North Mississippi has picked 35 per
cent. and estimates close of season Jam
usry 18th. Arkansas reports AZ per cent.
| picked, and will close by January 18th.
! Question 4-H0w Will the yield in
your county compare with last year?
! State probable iEcre6se or decrease.
Answsr-West Tennessee, q report
! increase production, abCua same, 4 less,
! e t;m3t5d increase Is per cent. North
! Mississippi, q increase, about same, l
| less; increase Is per cant, Arkansas, 20
report increase, about same, less, in
creased production "a per cent.
Question Estate any material fact
regarding the yield, not covered by
I above questions.
I Apswer-See aggregate.
| Question 6-What damage, if any, do
you estimate is done by rust in your sec
! ton?
Answer-West Tenness es. 4 reports
damage by rust, % none, estimsted
damage per cent. North Mississippi,
| l6 report damage, IA none, estimated
damage 81 per cent. Arkansas, IA re-
| pert damage, IS none, estimate ed dam
| age 80 per cent.
Question Have laborers evinced a
| disposition TO save the crop? If not,
| why?
ADswer-West Tennessee, 10 report
labOrers working well, 7 not, cause
! mostly sickness. North Mississippi, 8
report labor working well, q not, cause
| political excitement chiefly; sickness
and low prices have caused some to
abandon their crops. Arkansas, % re-
port laborers working well, II not, cause
chietiy sickness, a few discouraged by
low prices, others demanding extortion-
ate wages.
Question Sin our last report it was
estimated that there would be an in
crease Of acreage Of q per cent over last
year, sown in wheat rye and grasses.
viii this lie so? IfnOt, why? and what
is your estimate now?
Answer West Tennessee reduces Sep.
{ mber estimate of wheat, rye and grass
es soWn and to be soWn from q per cent.
to Is per cent over 1874. North Missis-
sippi reduces from q to II per cent. Ar
kansas from q to 20 per cent.
AGGREGATE.
l. IS report very favorable weather;
46 more favorable than in 1874; 80 about |
the same; 10 not so favorable; report |
exceptional heavy wind and transforms. |
2. 80 report killing frost from October |
9th to October 10th, average date October |
18th; average damage, per cent; 40 |
report no damage; II report beneficial; |
II no killing frost.
8. Tennessee reports AZ per cent of |
crop picked; North Mississippi, 35 per |
cent; Arkansas, AZ per cent; total aver
age for this department, Al per cent. |
Tennessee estimates that picking season |
VIII close by December Goth; North Mis-
sissippi, January l4th; Arkansas, Janu-
ary llth.
4. Tennessee estimates increased pro-
ductiOD over 1874 at is per cent; North
Mississippi, Is per cent; Arkansas, "a
per cent. Average increased production
for the department, % per cent.
5 Under this head Tennessee COM
plains that the crop was very late, con-
sequently liable to serious damsge by
frost. In both Tennessee and Arkansas
sickness has seriously retarded labor. In
Arkansas particularly there is complaint
that iaborer5 have waited for exiOrtiOn.
sic prices for picking. There has been
considerable damage by bolI-worm in
Mississippi.
6. 81 report damage by rust; So no
damage; estimated damage 4 per cent,
Z. A report lab1rars working well; 40
not working we'll; q lin Mississippi) as
sign pOlit Gel excitement as cause; q
sickness ia part; Is depressed by low
prices and abandoning their own crops
to work for wages. No fears, however,
seem to be entertain ed, but that with |
favorable weather the crop will be saved.
8. "a answer thai September estimate
OF small gain and grasses 10 be sown is
too large; 56 answer that ii is not. Esti-
mate now given is Is per cent increase
over last year; causes given for falling
Short Is time consumed in elections and
by sickness.
AGGREGATE FOB NORTH ALABAMA.
!. IA report favorable weather, 8 more
favorable than last year, about same.
,. All report killing frost from tenth
TO eighteenth October, II report damage,
8 10 damage; estimated average dam
age, II per cent.
3. Crop reported As per cent. picked;
estimated that picking season will close
by December 17tl.
5 report increased production, 2
shout same, decrease; esiimated de-
crease / per cent.
5. Under this head The crop reported
TO have besn very backward, very green
and growing when overtsken by killing
frost.
8. report damage by rust, 2 by rot,
II no DAMAGE estimated damage, q
per cent,
Z. y report lsbcreTs working well, 2
not; cause, sickness and depressed by
low prices
S. 8 report September estimate OF
small grains aud grasses to be sown is
too high, II that is not; estimate now
given IS 2sOer cent, over last wear. Re. :