Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-10

forming and blooming never better; 43
very vel; net well Of which 26 report
retaining fruit well; s shedding consid.
ersbly; 10 seriously; very badly.
fJu'h-47 report crops having been
well cultivated; laid by much in grass
and weeds; 2s better crops than last
year; about same; 12 not 30 good.
F5th-3 report picking commenced 23d
to J0sh, average twenty-sixth August.
Srth-4S report picking will be general
7th to Goth, average thirteenth Septem.
Der. SeUenh-45 report no worms; 8
slight damage by boil worm. Eighth
See aggregate. NiRth-45 report very
fine early corn crop; poor; A fine late
corn crop; poor. T6nth-28 report crops
of sorghum in their vicinities; counties
report, severalIy, 1000, 500, 500, 500, 800,
300, zoo, 200; sll report crops in good
condition. EleVenth-3 report laboIers
never more vigilsnt and effective; AZ
working well; much indifference.
NORTH ALABAMA.
II RESPONSES -F5rst-4 report wealth
er very favorable during month of Au-
gust; S, rains frat 10 to 20 days (sve;age
Is days, generally warm and dry there
after. Seconds report weather more IA
vorable than August, 1875 account, more
rain and warmer; l more favorable, not
so wet, and warmer; 5 about same. Third
All report forming, blooming and fruit
ing well; s retaining fruit; shedding
considerably, fOt,rth-AlI report crops
we'll cultivated; 10 better crops than last
year; 2 about same. FJth-3 report pick
ing commenced 23d to Both, average 26th
Au ,ust. Sirth-12 report picking will be
general 7th to 20ih, average 18th Septem-
ter. SeUenth-All report LO worms.
E;ghth-6 6report crops growing too rank,
the weed very green, unusually liable to
severe damage by frost. NInth-11 re-
port early and late corn very fine; both
eaIly and late not 30 good as last year,
but sufficient. Ienth-9 report sorghum
crops raised in their vicinities; coun-
ties report, severalIy, 1000, 400, 800, 100
acres, the crop we'll conditioned. EleU
enth-All report laborers working we'll
AGGREGATE.
l. OF one hundred and fifty-seven re.
sponses from West Tennessee, North
Mississippi and Arkansas (uorth of Ar
kansas rlver), 80 report very favorable
weather during month of August; 50
report daily rains first s to 2l days (av-
ersgipg Is dsys), since when, mostly
dry and very hOtj l reports no rain to
18th, since very hot; 43 report too wet
throughout the month; II dry and hot
but little rains.
2. Forty-seven report weather more
favorable than last yesr (same month)
on account of more rain, and being
warmer; ~ more favorable on account
of not being so wet, and warmer; IA
about same; 81 less favorable On account
of more rain; less favorable on account
OF being too dry and hot.
8 Nine report fruiting never better;
143 report forming and blooming very
we'll; Is very poorly, of which 81 report
as shedding bat Tery little; 26 shedding
considerably; 80 seriously and very bad.
Iy; the latter estimating from 20 to 80
per cent. damage to the crop.
One hundred and fifty-four re-
port the crop as having been
we'll cultivated; but moderately, and 8,
that crops we're laid by badly in grass
and weeds; los report the crops ss grow
ing too rank, and more than ususlly
liable to serious damage by frost; that
shedding isincreasing seriously; Is re.
port much damage by rust and rot; 76 Re-
port better crops than last year; 25 about
same; Sc not so good.
5Ffty-four 5 report picking had com.
meHCSO lIOH AOIA w OAoVj 6FOAoSIhS H'bo
August.
6. One hundred and fity.seven
answer that picking will be gen.
eral from September 4th to October 1st;
average, September 14th.
Z. OIe hundred ard thirty-fiva report
no wOfms; l reports the caterpillar hav-
ing appeared, but without serious dam.
age; Is report considerable damage by
hDI n
bad.
s. Ur der head Of miscellaneous, no
materisl information is rendered, save
that these complaining most seriously OF
shedding, state that most Of The August
forming for fruit has been lost, and an
ticipating but little, il any, benefit from
the top crop,
8. One hundred and thirty-eight report
early corn crops very fine; 19 injured,
either by excessive dry or wet weather;
143 report late corn crops fine; IA 4injured
by adverse weather; all report that
plenty will be raised.
10. Ia response to inquiry in relation
to the sorghum crop, no definite data
has been attained, enabling US to esti-
mate the acreage; sufficient evidence
has been deduced to indicate that it is
already an important aud fast increas-
ing crop. 1t is ali reported in fine con-
ditIon.
IL. Thirteen report Iaborers never
more vigiliant and attentive to labor;
127report working very vel, and giving
good promise for harvesting the crop;
II report much Indifference, politics in
terfering; of this II, s are in Mississippi,
6 in Tennessee, and in Arkansas.