Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-09-04
CROP NEWS.


The boil worm and army worm are
damaging cotton in the neighborhood
Of Artesia, Miss.
1t is thought the Louisiana rice
crop will be forty per cent smaller
than last years.
Ripley (TeRn.) News 1t is estima-
ted that from forty to fifty thousand
bundles of fodder were destroyed in
this county by the recent rain.
Russelville { Ark. J Democrat: There
were 4OS boxes of peaches shipped
from this station last Tuesday, making
the total number for the past two
weeks about 1900 boxes. Most of the
fruit handled so far has been of good
quality and brought good prices.
Grenada Sentinel. Cotton on the
rich lands is assuming huge proper
tions, but water without the aid of
fertile soil can't make the weed large,
as many acres around US clearly prove.
MIR. j. D. Shelby gives glowing ac-
counts of the cotton crops in the
swamps, but for the first time in many
years says the corn in most places is
indifferent, report we have often
heard before.
The department of agriculture at
Washington, in its report of August
10Th, says Of cotton: The average con-
dition Of the whole country is 81, a
loss of 2 per cent. since July l. State
averages are as follows: North Caro-
lima Sc, loss Of 8; South Carolina 81,
gain Of |; Georgia 81, gain of l !;
Florida 81, loss of 4 Alabama 100,
gain Of 4 Mississippi SO, gain of 6 !;
Louisiana 80, loss Of 4 /; Texas 70. loss
Of II; Arkansas 96, loss of z; Ten
nessee lO5, gain of a. At the date of
the returns rains we're reported gener-
ally.
Dardanelle Arkansian: There is
some danger Of the boil worm cutting
short the cotton crop. A gentleman
from the bottom laid on our table
this week a half grown boil pierced
by the little ravagers. Crop prospects
splendid all through Fourche valley.
Colonel j. S. Barr has just returned
from business trip through Boone.
Marion, Newton and other counties in
the northern portion Of the State, and
reports crops of that section in fine
condition, with prospects of an abund-
ant yield.
Athens Tenn. Post: The incoming
corn crop is likely to be the largest
shucked in the county for several
Iyears, while the pea crop will most
likely be lighter than usual. Persim
mons and black haws promise well,
and corresponding quantity of small
bone bacon is anticipated. Butter Is
cents per pound, eggs u cents per
| dozen, summer chickens 10 cents a
head. and beef, roast and steak, 6 cents
Weather fair and nights and morn.
ings suggestive of fires, bed blankets
and marriage licenses. Whisky sc
cents per quart, and other household
necessities in about the same proper.
tion. Wheat has been coming in and
sells at 80 cents for the best white.
A short corn crop is reported in
Ashley county, South Arkansas, but
wild feed will be plentiful, judging
from the following from the Ashley
Times: Never in the history of the
county has the oldest inhabitant seen
such a prospect for mast. This is not
confined to the acorn crop alone, but
grapes, muscadines, hickory nuts, per-
simmons and wild haws abound to a
degree never known before. AS a
consequence, all our meat will be fat
tened in the woods, and a large item
in this line saved to our farmers. 1t
will be necessary to buy but little ba-
con for this county next year"
The storm on the 23d of August did
great damage to crops in Perry county,
Ark. A letter to the Little Rock
Gazette says Corn and cotton is
blown down, and lays in such tan
gled condition that it will be very
difficult to gather. Cotton in some
localities is injured one-third by the
wind. Corn is also damaged from
one third to one-half by being broken
down, and will rot before gathering
time. The river (Fourche La Fevre)
was very high on Sunday morning
about fourteen feet high. 1t rose
very fast, and great damage was done
to the crops on the lowlands. In some
places it was three feet over the corn,
others partly covered. Fodder, as a
general thing Is a total loss. | lost q
fine lot of hay by the overflow. A
good many had sawlogs lying loose on
the banks and not RATED well, which
were a clean loss, as the creek rose so
fast that parties had no time to raft
them. One gentleman lost 200 fine