Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-26

The Nashville Banner, of May 21st,
has a review of the condition of the crops
of Tennessee, from which we condense
the following. That papers correspond
ence and the crop report OF the com
missioner shows a generally healthy
and gratifying condition throughout the
State. Wilson county: The wheat crop
up to expectations, except some rust, which
came too late, however, to do material dam
age The army-worm has disappeared from
many places; the advanced condition of the
wheat crop secured it generally from their
ravages Good stands OF corn are secured
except in some places where the seed was
put in too early. Clover and grasses look
we'll where free of the army worm. Rye
and barley doing well, but the acreage re-
duced. The acreage of wheat is much
larger than last year. Jackson county: The
yield of wheat will be the largest and most
satisfactory for eight years. Other crops and
corn and the grasses are growing finely.
Sumner and Trousdale counties: Reports
healthier; but little rust; the acreage far
exceeds that of last year. Sumner county,
without further serious damage, will have
an immense hay crop. Giles county: Wheat
crop reports hattering; some but not serious
damage from the army-worm; stalks
have been stripped of the blades
where the grain remains fully de-
crop never looked better and the acreage
is much larger than for several years past.
...... Gibson county: This is the only
county giving discouraging accounts. Wheat
has matured late; much of it suffers from
the army worm and rust. The corn crop, it
is estimated, will fall short. Cotton has
suffered from the recent cold ......... Upton
county: An immense wheat crop will be
harvested. Cotton has suffered less than in
sooa other counties T,anderdaIe couu-
ty: Reports encouraging except as to corn.
-. .Maury county: Encouragement from
army-worms, but the wheat is thought TO be
over an average crop. Davidson county:
Overrun with army-worms and other ver-
min, but the wheat crop has not been better
the past twelve years. Harvesting is going
on with very satisfactory yield. -. Fruit:
Apples are expected to fall short in Middle
and West Tennesse; East Tennessee will
have an average crop. Strawberries are be-
low last years yield from unfavorable
weather -. Potatoes: All sections of the
State report the largest crop OF Irish po-
tatoes ever grown in the State. The acreage
planted is nearly double that of last year.
.... Peanuts: Acreage greatly reduced,
less than for many years; crop not more
than half Of that of 1880. growing
cotton crop of Middle Tennessee counties
has nothing encouraging; cold has set it
back. Barley and rye in Middle Tennes-
see are doing finely and promise rich
harvest. Oats also are promising .........
10 sum up, there is no doubt but
that the wheat crop of Tennessee will be the
largest for the past sixteen years. 1t is too
early of course, to predict much for the corn
crop, but from present appearances it is safe
tn say that 1t will be an average one at least.
The yield of barley, rye and oats will be
above the average. Experienced farmers
say that an army-worm year is good
wheat year. The stripping of the blades
from the stalk by the cut-Worms does not in
jure wheat, and a great many farmers be-
lieye ii is an advantage TO it.. Nashville
American, 23d: Three weeks of good weather
and Maury county will harvest one of the
largest crops of wheat ever raised in the
county, notwithstanding Mr.. Army Worm,
who is not so numerous nor doing as much
damage as has been reported. O.her crops
are looking fine, and prospects have never
been better The farmers of Davidson
county are determined to put stop, if pos
slble, TO the importation OF Irish potatoes
from the other side of the big water. In the
Nineteenth and Twentieth districts Of this
county there are now under cultivation over
one thousand acres Of Irish potatoes.
The recent cold did no harm to crops about
Loudon. Wheat never look finer. Chat
tanooga Tines: "The shipment OF peaches viii
begin in this county within ten days, and tAe
promise of the crop is very fsttering. This
g the second or third year that any attention
has been paid to raising peaches, and though
the trees are very young, it Is thought that
fully 10000 bushels will be raised in one
small section OF the county. The crop looks
very fine. and the ripened peaches will meas
ure eight to nine inches in circumference.
Grapes are expected to ripen by the middle
of July, fully two weeks in advance of last
year. Prof. Bennett, president of the Fruit
growers Association, IS Of the opinion that
the crop viii be thirty-three and one-third
per cent. heavier than ever before.