The Osceola times., 1878-08-17
TIE CoTroN CROP.
Repsvt vroa Memphis In Hefereaee -
West Tennessee, Nspsh mass1ss1ppe.
Norsh Arhansas ana uoBsh


The following crop report IL derived
from 1877 responses Of the average date
of July 1: 40 from West Tennessee, 80
from North Mississippi, 48 from Arkan-
sas north of the Arkansas river, and from
N North Alabama, 10. Since the cloee Of
June II has rained every day In this ~
giop, with temperature warm and sultfy.
Such weather seriously increases COM
plants in regard TO excessive growth, and
consequent shedding Of forms, and also
Of rust and the growth Of grass and weeds
in crops lacking cultivation. To-day We
are having clear, warm weather, which,
II continued a week. will place al the
crops in a very fsttering condition.
Our region of country Is to Be congratu.
lated on the very favorable promise Of
an abundant harvest In all other crops
save that of wheat, which hes
been 10 seriously cut of BY rust.
The morale of labor, - shown by our
report, is Of the most gratifying nature.
OF an aggregate OF 127 responses In re-
spect to the weather, 81 report the
weather for June very favorable, ,3S mod
eratsly favorable, 80 unfsvorable, ! too
much rain and 80 cool nights. Asst the
weather compared with 1877, 81 report
that the weather up to July l was much
more favorable than the same period OF
| 1877, Is about the same, 81 less favora-
BILE, 73 warmer, 80 less rain, 81 more
! rain. In respect to cotton abandoned,
| Is report from / to 10 per cent. OF the
acreage abandoned on account OF exces
sive rains. grass and weeds, and 112
none; averaging one-half per cent. Of the
crop. All report no cotton planted In
June. Respecting cotton stands, forms
and blooms, 18 report the stands never
better, "a very good, "a moderately
good, 10 not good, SO forming blooming
very we'll, 81 moderately well. 81 not
we'll. Concerning the condition Of the
crops, 33 report the condition Of the
cotton crop never better, 81 very good,
20 moderately good. IS poor, badly culti-
vated. OF the condition "A compared with
| 1877, 80 report the condition Of the crops
much better than In 1877, 25 about the
same. twenty not 30 good. Under the
hesd miscellaneous, there is considerable
complaint Of grassy crops. The weather
was 80 wet that they cannot work out,
and there are indications OF further
abandonment, If the rains continue long.
There are slight complaints OF rust, too
fast growth. with slight shedding OF
squares. However, there is lefs miscel>
laneous complaint than Is usual at this
season.
CORN CROP.
Seventy. eight report the condition Of
the corn crop as being very fioe. thirty.
five in moderately good condition, and
fifteen crops inferior. Ninety SIX report
| II we'll cultivated. thirty.one badly cul.
tivated. An additional planting Of six
and a half per cent. was made In june.
WHEAT CROP.
Ninety seven retort it harvested, one
abandoned, twenty nine none raired:
Elehty seven report it threshed out and
protected from the weather or exposed.
The average yield per acre is ~ bsahs'n,
thirty three per cent less than last year,
and averaging about halt usual crop.
The quality Is poor, becanse Of rust.
LABOR.
one hundred aud ninc report the
laborsn working very, veil. hSls:.
moderately we'll, and three not veil
The trouble 10 politics. One hundsed
and thirteen report their gereral moeale'
a. better than for the past hve year, or
since they were made IRE /; i've about
the same; nine not 70 good. Many non>
tious are made OF more teDpesa1e habita
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