Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-26
CROP ITEMS.
From Our Eas, Tennessee Exchanges

From Our East Tennessee Exchanges
From gentleman who has been
travelling through this, Anderson ana
Campbell counties pretty extensively
we learn that the wheat tablespoonful,
and a much better crop will be raised
than was at first expected. The frost
has damaged the wheat in these coun-
ties but very little. We are glad to
hear this good news.
Atlanta North Georgia CitiSen: A
ride into the country, u few days ago,
gave us glimpse of the growing crops.
The wheat and young corn seem to be
in a prosperous condition.
"Faa Branch Items Yin JonesbOro'
Herald and Tribune: Farmers are
about done planting corn, many will
! have to do their first planting over.
| Wheat was badly injured by the freeze,
| but it is thought il may still make
something from the shoots which are
putting forth from the old stalk. We
hope it may.
Some people may think this is go
| ing TO be "a full wheat and corn year,
| but we entertain different opinion.
| We are no croaker, but the indications
at this time all point to short crops
of wheat, oats and corn, and our frlenus
in town and country are commended
| to go slow for season ana practice
wholesome economy in oil things
Athens Post.
Col. j. l.. Divine informs our re-
porter that rust has struck all the most
forward of the wheat on the low laads.
The blade only is affected so far, but
there is danger that the stalk will be
attacked, and should that be the case
the crop will be greatly shortened.
Colonel Divine has about four hundred
acres on his farm, northwest of the
city, which now looks promising
Chattanooga Commercial.
At no period Of this count7y's his
tory have we seen the farmers so buei-
; ly engaged at work. They are wisely
killing grass while it is young. And q
good time they have to work, for the
season is cool and dry, and they can
put in their whole time Rain isgreat-
~ needed. Oats, clover and the grasses
are the worst sufferers and wheat
would be helped by gentle showers.
Wheat looks well at present, and
promises a bountiful yield.-Los,dOn
: Journal.
Cleveland Herald. Some of our
farmers inform US that many of the
wheat fields in this county have been
seriously damaged by the fly. We
found many of the farmers complain
= ing about the prospect of the wheat
!, crop. They say that much of II has
q been injured by the fly, while it is toe
s low and the heads are short, and ttTai
nothing like an average crop will be
r made. Owing to the backward spring
: corn is small, but what is above ground
Il looks well.
= We talked with a number of the
d farmers of Polk county, most of whom
It are of opinion that the wheat croi
: will be short, at least one-third. Thai
- on the river lands was injured by the
o high waters, and the fly Is damaging
i some of the upland fields. With SONS
four or five notable exceptions, al
along the road from Athens to th'
Hiwasse river, wheat is thin on Chr,
ground and can not yield more than ;
: half crop, even with favorable weathe
# from this till harvest. Some few
r. farmers insist that the wheat crop will
: be full, but the majority say short
q Corn is backward, and the hay croI
: likely to prove a failure. Indeed, WI
o have not seen but two orthree piece;
e of good clover this spring.-4fthSa
h Post.
/. From every quarter we receive EN-
d couraging reports from the growing
+, wheat. Fields that, just after tn
e freeze, were pronounced ruined, ar
coming out finely. The weather i
Z very favorable, aud we hope that al
t. average crop will he harvested
i Judge RAIDER visited Bountvilss Mon
n day. He says the prospects fos goot
d wheat crop between Bristol an
/. Blountville have not been so good TO
e twenty-five years.--ReW B. g
l. Nanard, who has been on flying tri
2, the good county of RUSSELL report
u tie wheat crop as promising veal.
y Complaints from the farmers, tina
,e their oats 10 not premise to pan OF
J. much, reach us. One old friend say
his crop has been decreasing ever
since he commenced using the MOI
way seed. He wants to gee some {
the old-fashioned black Oats--BriStt
Courier.