Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-11

sons during the month Of June?
ADg.-West Tennessee, "A report IA
bOrers working better than since the
war, Is working we'll, not well; North
Mississippi, - better than since Tie war,
20 working well; Arkansas, 10 working
better than since the war, Il working
well, not working well,
AGGREGATE.
I. OfI29 responses from West Ten
nessee, North Mississippi and Arssn-
sas, north Of the Arkansas river, As re-
port the weather from fifteenth to TWEEN
t,eth Of June as being toe wet, aftsrward
favorable, but q Of which ale reported
as in the main favorable; So report very
favorable, ~ too wet and cold general
", 10 no rain; II report crops now sur"
fering severely for rain.
2. 10 report the weather more favor
able than June, 1875, on account OF more
rain; 35 more favorable on account OF
less rain; % weather about the same; Al
less favorable on account OF too much
rain; IL less favorable for lack OF rain.
8. There hes been an increase Of cot
ton:planting during June OF per cent
on lands UTaC he'd t,~esa- oIeTf4o%~',s-
4, 81 rerort perfect stands, IS COCO, lS
moderately good, not good; l13 report
squares forming well, 16 not well; So re-
port no blooms, so few blooming, Al
blooming fast.
5. los report cOttOns well cultivated,
q not well cultivated; 1O3 clear OF grass
and weeds, % not clean; 100 the plant
growing fast and branching well, 20
plant small and healthy, but backward;
average forwardness OF crop, Z days later
than last year.
6. Under this miscellaneous head bu.
two additional facts are developed, Viz:
slight reports Of blight snd rust, and
considerable mention is made Of the
favorable condition of work stock.
Z. Corn crops-l09 report crops well
cultivated, growing well and very prom
ising, well cultivated and healthy but
late and small, IA report not we'll culti'
waited generally, owing to too much rain.
The crop is generally suffering for rsini
there has been ST per cent. additional
acreage planted during the month of
June.
s. Grass crops, including oats and
millet: 25 report superior crops, rs good,
q inferior. There hiss been much DAM
age to the oat crop by rust.
10. Hogs: 12S report stock in good
condition, l none raised MAY report
| placed stock at 80 pr cent. In exec OF
1879; Is mention slight, reports OF hog
cholera, report much fatality, mostly
| in Arkansas.
IL. Potatoes: Irish and sweet are re-
| ported per cent. in excess planted, "a
| compared with last year: lis report
/ crops in good condition, Is moderate
| condition, none raised: other Vegeta-
bles are reported to be in unusual abun-
dance
II. Labor: IS report labOreIs working
| better than since the war, 50 working
well, not working we'll.
AGGREGATE FOR NORTH ALABAMA.
1. OF 7 responses 8 report very favor
able weather during June; reports too
wet to June Is, but in main favorable
| 8 report weather too cold Is days.
2. Three report weather more favor
able than lest year, attributable tc
] more rain, l to less rain; 3 less favorable
| account of too much rain; l weather
about as last year.
8. All report no cotton planted il
June.
4, All report good stands; 6 squares
forming we'll, l not well; no blooms
| few blooms; blooming fast.
5. Three report well cultivated, 4 not
clear of grass and weeds, 5 not clean
6 growing well, InOt growing well; cHol
| days later than last year.
| ss6, No additional information.
| Z. AL report corn crops &ell cult
waited, growing we'll and promising
though two report crops late and SINAI
but healthy.
s. 6 report wheat crops harvested,
not completed; 2 crops well protected, {
yet Ia shock; average yield % per cent
less than 1875.
8. report very fine grass, Oat anC
milIet crops; good, inferior; oats par
tally damaged by rust.
10. All report stock hogs in good con
diticD.
IL. The planting Of potatoes about
same as last year, & report crops vel
conditioned, not good.
II. report labOreTs working better
than since the war, 4 working WE'LL moi
well.