Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-11

Ne Lana ana Otu-O report lnCTcds6u dCTc-
age of new lands; 3 none; increase, 2 per
: cent: IL per cent.of old lands have been put
to rest. Wheat Crops report increased
acreage; l decrease; about same; increase,
IA per cent. 3 report better crops, 3 not 80
good as 1876. Corn CrOp-4 report increased
acreage; 2 about same; increase, 8 per cent.
Work Stocks report better condition; B
about same; increase of numbers, 20 per
cent Fences and Farm improvements
report fences in good condition; not
good report other farm i'm
provements; 3 none; averaging 3
per cent. In value. POrS Crop-There is re-
ported to have been 65 per cent. Of a sufh-
cheney of pork raised for home use, with pros
spective increase OF "a per cent.
AGGREGATE-U2l RESPONSES.
l. Cotton Acredge-19 report increased
acreage over 1877 planted in cotton, So about
same, Al decrease; average decrease, l ST.
100 per cent.
2. Weather-45 report excessive rains dur
ing the planting season, rs report weather
very favorable, 80 report more favorable than
1876, II about same, % less favorable.
3. Cotton .StGnds-l9 report better stands
never known, 70 very good, IL moderately
good, not good. 81 report better than 1877,
SO about same, Is not so good.
4. Dates Of PLanting-99 report earlier
planting than 1877, IL about same, IL later;
averaging 10 days earlier than 1877 average
date OF completion, May 9th.
). LdbOr-l7 report increased number of
laborers 10 a decrease, IS about same; aver
aging 47-100 decrease; 26 per cent. reported
working for wages, 81 per cent. crop shares,
q per cent. are renters. Efficiency is re-
ported much better than last year.
6. Fe,tiLizers-All report no commercial
fertilizers used, but slight increase of do
nestle is used.
7. Condition of Cotton Crop-59 report
crops free from grass and weeds, 81 report
very grassy, 81 some grass, but not serious,
&c report crop well cultivated, 50 not well
cultivated, owing to rains.
s. Production of Crop 1877 Compared
Nth 1865 report the yield greater than
| 1876, a. a decrease, % about same, averag-
ing S-1O0 of one per cent. greater than 1871
Amount unmarketed May 3lst reported to be
| 15s per cent. of crop.
9. AdUdnces on Crop Of 1S77-4 report in
creased facilities afforded by merchants, "
decrease, 40 about same, averaging II per
| ce0t less than 1876.
| 10. Ne,c Land and Old 6-1OO per cent.
new lands reported in cultivation, and 2
IS 100 per cent. old land put to rest, mostly
In grass.
IL. Wheat Crop-52 report increased acre
age of wheat sown, % decrease, 46 about
same, average increase AZ per cent; 81 re-
port better crop than 1877, n not so good,
attributable mostly to rust.
IL. Corn CrOp-S4 report increased acre
age, 50 about same, decrease, average in
crease over last year per cent; ITO report
crops In much better condition than 1877, 10
| not so good, same; much of early planting
is laid by.
Is. Work Stock-76 report condition of
| work stock equal to 1877; As report better
condition; 80 report increase in numbers; av-
eraging l58 per cent.
IA. Fences and Farm InproUements-84
report fences in good condition; 81 report
poor condition; 81 report improvement In
homes and outhouses; GA none; averaging
| 216 per cent. to value the past season.
Is. Pork Crop-The yield of pork the past
| season is estimated to have been 70 per cent.
of a sufficiency for home use; Y report an in
crease this season; "a decrease; 25 about
same; estimated increase 10 per cent
| 16. MiscelianeOus-Undert this head there
| is simply a general felicitation over bright
prospects for cotton and all growing crops.
New Orleans Department.
NEW ORLEANS, June 10.-Ihe following
| is the cotton exchange crop report for May:
LOUISIANA.
| From 81 parishes we have 81 replies of the
| average date of May 31st. The area of land
| planted, compared with last year, Is reported
| by 81 correspondents to be the same, while IL
estimate an increase Of per cent, and IL
| decrease of 10 per cent; the average decrease
is = per cent. The character of the weather
has been more favorable than last year, and
stands of cotton are good and from ten days
| to two weeks earlier than at the same time
| last year. While some few report labor to be
| less IN number, the majority state that it Is
| about the same, and much more efficient
| than for many years. The use OF fertilizers
| has been very limited, such as have been used
consisted principally of barnyard scrapings
and cotton seed. The condition of the crop
is generally good, with some complaint of
| grass, owing to too much rain.
| MISSISSIPPI.
We have received 121 reports from 35
| counties, dated from May 26th to June 4th;
| &c answers state the acreage to be the same
| as last year; p report an increase OF from .
to 10 per cent. and from Is to 30 per cent,
| while Is report decrease of from 2 to 10 per
| cent. and 9 OF from Is to 80 per cent, the
average being barely l per cent. increase.
| The weather has been very favorable, accord
| ing to most of the replies received. In some
counties, however, heavy rains early In the
season caused planting to be delayed, while
| In others the weather in the fore part OF the
| spring was very good, and as favorable for
| planting this year as last. Since then there
| has been too much rain and unfavorable
| weather for cultivation. The stands are gen.
| orally good, and, where complaints are made,
| the causes are either that the seed was de-
| fective or that the weather had retarded the
| growth. With but a few exceptions, how
| ever, cotton is reported to be about two weeks
earlier than last year. Labor has been good
| anu lave
not been used. The present condition of the
| crop is very encouraging. The plant looks
healthy and is growing rapidly.
| ARKANSAS.
| We have 81 replies from Is counties OF
average date thirty-frst ultimo; 6 report an
increase of acreage of per cent; of eight
per cent; Z of 10 per cent; and 81 of the
same acreage; reports a decrease of 5per cent;
| 4 of 10 per cent, the average OF the whole
being per cent. increase. The weather, up
to the tenth of May, was very unfavorable,
the crop being affected by heavy rains, and
weather has been dry and favorable. The
stands are good, and the crop is about five to
ten days earlier than last season. Labor Is
universally reported as good and efficient.
| The present prospect, compared with last
year, Is very good No commercial fertilizers
| have been used.
Galveston Department.
The following are the condensed crop re-
ports received by the Galveston cotton ex-
change:
From SO counties los replies have been re-
ceived. The area of land planted in cotton,
compared with last year, is as follows:
counties report an increase of % per cent; D
counties, 20 per cent; counties, Is per
cent; IA counties, 10 per cent; counties, 5
per cent. 90 counties, same as last year; 3
counties, a decrease of 1913 per cent. - coun-
ties a decrease of 10 per cent. Average in
crease, per cent The character of the
weather has been favorable in Sc counties,
unfavorable in - counties, and, as compared
| with last year Is more favorable In So coun-
ties, and less favorable in 49, The stand of
cotton is reported good in 63 counties, not SO
good in counties, and poor in counties.
Cotton is reported 4 weeks earlier than last
year, 3 weeks earlieriin %, and 2 weeks ear
lier In q counties; 10 counties report same as
last year, and counties 2 weeks later. Labor
is good and efficient. No fertilizers are used
The present condition OF the crop is good in
81 counties, and not SO good, backward and
poor In counties. Many of the northern
counties complain of too much rain.
| Cuban Intelligence.
HAVANA, June 10.-Captain- General Jo-
vellar, yesterday, received the following off
cial telegram from Los Tunas: At seven