Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-08-03
aeed,. eil.Edge TOnIe Preyents. IlnIAlaris
Weather aud Crops in Missis
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Tupelo Journal
The crop prospect in this section
continues such as to cheer the hearts
of the farmers and Of the people gen.
orally.
Winston Signal.l
The crops on the upper Yazoo and
the Tallahatchie rivers are in fine
condition, and are well cultivated.
They have suffered some for rain, but
recent showers have cheered them up
and they are now looking beautifully.
Aberdeen Weeklyl
Monroe county black lands will not
gather one-third enough corn to sup
ply its wants. No calculation can be
reasonably made on buying corn on
the streets this fall at less than 20
cents per bushel. So save all the
''roughness" " you can lay hands on
you will need it next season.
Shubuta Messenger.l
We hear good reports of the crops.
Cotton is now opening. Several bolls
Of the staple have been sent to US this
week-some from Mr.. w. Ii. Bonner
at Eratta. Yet there are neighbor-
hoods where rain is badly needed. A
general rain would be general bless
ing.
NateheE Democrat
We hear complaints from many
quarters of the county that cotton is
shedding rapidly from the excessively
dry weather. Many Of the planters
are already wearing long faces, and
much apprehension exists that the
crop will be considerably shorter than
was calculated upon earlier in the
season.
Greenville Times
The weather is still hot and dry,
and we imagine that the corn crop has
about burned out. Cotton, from all
reports, is little and unpromising. On
some places it is better than an aver
age, but in the whole county it is
short. In this neighborhood it has
been three weeks since we had rain
sufficient to wet the ground, and water
is becoming an object for stock and
PEOPLE.
Forest Register.l
Mr.. Bryant Harall called at our of.
fike yesterday and stated the cotton
worm is making fearful havoc in the
cotton field OF Mr.. Wade Harvey. He
says they are stripping the stalks, and
in two weeks will have completely des-
troyed the greater part OF the crop.
This seems to be an earlier beginning
of the raVages Of the cotton worm than
in former years.
Fayetteville ChrOnicle.l
A ride over a circle of FIVE or six
miles around Clifton, convinced us Of
the fact that this neighborhOod can
Justly boast of the best corn and cotton
crops in Jefferson county. We saw on
several plantations where the corn had
already been made, and it would not
be long before rich harvest would be
gathered. Fodder pulling is now the
order Of the day. Saturday morning
we we're blessed with a good rain.
Thanks were rendered, as it was sadly
needed. The weather has been ex-
ceedingly warm. In the past week
the thermometer reached as high as
80 in the shade.
Fayetteville Chronicle
Some say that the present prospects
for good average cotton crops splen.
did, while others say it is poor. But
from what we have seen and been able
to gather of reliable information, we
judge there will be good average
yield if no serious disasters arise.
We have heard some rumors of the
cotton worm both from the eastern
aud western sections of the county.
Some report having seen the veritable
aud much dreaded army worm" but
we hope this will prove a mistake
The spring crop Of Irish potatoes was
short. Some few of the more lucky
ones, who lived in the belts not suffer
ing for rain, managed to grow and
gather very goSd crops Of this popular
vegetable.