Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-11
Labor in Arkansas, Mississippi and West
Tennessee Working Eetter than at
any Time Since the Late War.

Cotton Doing Well, though on an Aver
age Eight Days Later than Last Year
The Outlook, in View Of late
Rains, Promising.
The following crop report for June is
published In to.day's APPEAL by cOur- |
tesy OF the cotton exchange, the indie
fatigable secretary of which very useful |
body has our thanks for early copies. 1t |
will be found, on the whole, a most en-
couraging report, especially In the mat
ter OF food crops and grasses, and we |
think, on that account, especially wOr- |
thy the study Of planters:
MIA MS, July 10, 1876. |
To the President and Board of Directors of the |
Memphis Cotton Exchange:
GENTLEMEN-We herewith present |
YOU with our crop report for the month |
of June, compiled from l3B responses to |
interrogatories sent out dated June 9th,
viz: 43 from West Tenne ssee, AZ from
North Mississippi, "A from Arkansas
(nnrth Of the Arkansas IiVer), and
1rJm North Alabams-aversge date
June Both. The latter not being per-
mitted in our report to the National
cotton exchange, we do not include IN
our aggregate. The fist ak questions
emanate from the National cotton ex-
change, and appertain exclusively to the
cotton crop; the last six, we doubt not,
will be found interesting and useful as
an erp7se OF prospective prosperity of
that region OF country tributary to Mem.
phis, The report indicates that thus far
in the season the cotton crop is In good
average condition, and yet at very crit
ical period. The crop is now seriously
needing generous rains, without which
within the next week present prospects
will be materially damaged. Corn, sweet
potatoes and grasses are all suffering Sc
riously for rain. Renewing our COM
mendation Of correspondents who have
exhibited promptitude and psiDstaklng
in responding to our heterogeneous, we
are, very respectfully,
W. W. GUY,
HUGH TORRANCE,
b. BAYLISS,
H, EURSTENHEIM,
j. w. JEFFERSON,
J. l.. WELLFORD,
Question 1.-What has been the char
acter OF the weather since June LIST?
Auswer.-West Tennessee, "a report
the weather from thirteenth to twentieth
of June as bring too wet, afterwRrd IA
forsble 16 of which say that in the
main favorable), II very favorable, 10
very wet and cold generally, II crops
now suffering for rain; North Missis-
tn NJ
too wet, and after, favorable; IA report
in the main favorable, 10 very favorable,
s no rains, too wet, 4 weather too cool;
Arkansas, IA report fifteenth to TWEEN
tieth too wet, after favorable-7 OF which
favorable, IL very favorable, 16 too wet,
4 no rains, II too cold, 4 needing rain
seriously.
CUES. HAS the weather been more
or less favorable up to this period than
during the same period last year2 Please
state cause of difference.
Ans-West Tennessee, more favor
able than June, 1875, on account OF more
| rain; II more favorable on account OF
less rain, IL weather about same, IA less
| favorable on account of loss rain; North
Mississippi, more favorable, more rain;
| Is more favorable, less rain; about
| same, less favorable, more rain; less
|
| favorable, more rain, 8 more favorable,
Iese rain; 4 about same, 20 less favora-
BILE, more rain; less, less rain.
CUES. 3.-Has there been an increase
| or decrease in lands planted in cotton
since your last report (that is, after
June LIST, as comparable with last year.?
State per centage OF increase or decrease,
| and from what cause.
Ans.-West Tennessee, no cotton
planted in June; North Mississippi, no
material amount; Arkansas, / per cent.
Ques. 4.-What is the condition Of
stands in your section, and is the plant
forming and blooming we'll?
Ans.-West Tennessee, 8 report per-
| feet stands, 80 good, 8 moderate, not
| good; 80 report squares forming well,
not well; q no blooms, Is few blooms,
7 blooming fast; North Mississippi, 3 re.
port perfect stands, 80 good, 5 moderate,
2 not good; So squares forming well, 6
not well; no blooms, % q few, u
blooming fast; Arkansas, 9 report per-
feet stands, 26 good, moderate, not
we'll; So squares forming well, not
well; no blooms, IL few, % blooming
fast.
CUES. 5.-What is the present condi.
ton of the cotton crop in your section
TN lCIN&TUn6SSy CulblNAIlOI, IIe6UOI0
| from grass and weeds, aud how does il
| compare with the same time last year?
Ans.-West Tennessee, IS report crop
well cultivated, s not well cultivated; 81
clear Of grass and weeds, II not clean;
| 40 plant growing and branching well,
s small and healthy, but backward; av-
erage foSwsrdness of crop, days later
than last year; North Mississippi, 40
well cultivated, l not; SO clear of grass
and weeds, 3 not clean; 80 growing and
branching we'll, Is small and healthy,
but backward; crop averages days
later than last year in forWerdness; Ar.
kansas, So well cultivated, IL not; 80
clear of grass and weeds, ii not clean;
35 growing and branching well, II
small and healthy, but backward; crop
days later in forwardness.
CUES. Estate any favorable or un-
favorable circumstances relative TO the
growth and condition Of the cotton crop
in your section not covered by above
questions.
Ans.-(See aggregate
Cues. What is the present condition
Of corn crops in your vicinity? Are they
receiving good cultivation? What per
cent. has been planted since June 1st?
Aps.-West Tennessee, 81 report corn
CROPS cultivated and growing well, very
promising; 2 well cultivated and
healthy but late and small, not well
cultivated; per cent. additional acre.
age planted In June; North Mississippi,
81 cultivated and growing well, very
promising; well cultivated, healthy,
late and small; not well cultivated; Al
per cent. additional acreage planted in
June; Arkansas, Al cultivated and grow
ing well, very promising; 3 not well cul-
tivated; s per cent. additional acreage
planted in June.
Cues. SHAVE wheat crops been har.
vested, if 30, are they receiving protec-
ton from weather, and what do you
now think will be the yield compared