The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-15
TIE COTTON CROP.
Report From Memphis In reference 10
West Tennessee, North MIssIsAIppE.
North Arkansas aud North

The following crop report is derived
| from 1877 responses of the average date
of July 1: 40 from West Tennessee, sc
| from North Mississippi, 48 from Arkan.
sas north of the Arkansas river, and from
| n orth Alabama, 10. Since the close OF
June it has rained every day in this re
! giOD, with temperature warm and sultIy
Such weather seriously increases com
| plants in regard to excessive growth, anC
| 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
if continued week. will place all the
| crops in a very fattering 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 has
been so seriously cut of by rust,
| The morale of labor, as shown by oul
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, SO mod
erstely favorable, 80 unfavorable, l too
much rain and 80 cool nights. AZ to 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-
bic, 70 warmer, so less rain, 81 more
rain. In respect to cotton abandoned,
Is report from 1 to 10 per cent. of the
acreage abandoned on account of exces
sive rains, grass and weeds, and 1I2
none; averaging One~half per cent. of the
crop. All report no cotton planted in
June. Respecting cotton stands, forms
and blooms, 13 report the stands never
better, "a very good, q moderately
good, 10 not good, So forming blooming
very well, 81 moderately well, 81 not
well. Concerning the condition of the
crops, SO report the condition of the
cotton crop never better, 81 very good,
% moderately good, Is poor, badly cuIti-
waited. Of the condition as compared with
1877, 80 report the condition of the crops
much better than in 1877, % about the
same, twenty not so good. Under the
hesd miscellaneous, there is considerable
complaint OF grassy crops. The weather
was so wet that they cannot work out,
and there are indications of a further
abandonment, if the rains continue long
There are slight complaints of rust, too
fast growth, with slight shedding of
squares. However, there is less misceIN
laneous complaint than is usual at this
season.
CORN CROP.
Seventy eight report the condition of
the corn crop as being very fine, thirty
five in moderately good condition, and
fifteen crops inferior. Ninety six report
it we'll cultivated, thirty-one badly cuI-
tivated. An additional planting of six
and a half per cent. was made in June
WHEAT CROP.
Ninety-seven report it harvested, one
abandoned, twenty-nine none raised.
Eighty-seven report it threshed out and
protected from the weather or exposed.
The average yield per acre is 6 AZ bushels,
thirty three per cent. less than last year
and averaging about half usual crop.
The quality is poor, because of rust.
LABOR.
One hundred and nine report the
labOrers working very well, fifteen
moderately well, and three not well
The trouble is politics. One hundred
and thirteen report their general morale
as better than for the past five years, or
since they were made free five about
the same; nine not so good. Many men,
tiOns are made of more temperate habits
and eoonomiziDg dispositions.