The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-07
CROP REPORTS,

THE Canton, Mississippi, Citizen learns fron
the northern part OF Madison county. that the
crop prospects are very hatterng the stand OF
| cotton beiag the finest seen for many years.
| Crops In Hill county are reported AS looking
splendid. The Mirror says the fruit crop in tn al
region viii be the finest ever raised.
| Adyices from the wheat region of Michigan
| are to the effect that the prospect was never
| more promising, but the acreage has only in.
creased in the newer counties
| Bibb (AlabGma) Blade From gentleman
| who travelled last week over considerable por.
| ton OF the county we learn that the cotton is
| dying from the effects of the cold weather The
| wheat crops are not so good rs supposed, and
oats are badly islured by the rust
Warm weather in northern Arkansas western
| tennessee northern Mississippi and northern
| Alabama Is much needed To help the cotton
| crop. The wheat and corn prospects In those
sections are encouraging.
Crop prospects around San Marcos are of the
| most iatering character, and farmers say the
yield this year viii surpass that Of any previous
season. II is estimated that the Oat crop will
| average between 90 aud 50 bushels TO the acre.
| one farmer is ut present thteShing wheat from
| $50 acres that will average 20 bushels per acre.
| PittsborrO. Alabama, Reporter. 26lh: Farmers
are not so elated as they were over the prospects
two weeks ago The heavy rains and cold
weather make cotton turn yellow and look like
IL would die Corn, however, is doing very well,
| and the acreage in this county is much greater
than ever before. The scarcity of corn now has
caused more 10 be planted Wheat and oats are
better than usual, and the acreage larger than
for several years ~
be wanted by some farmers in this section
Far III work has been vigorously prosecuted the
past two weeks with good result and the crops
mainly are in good condition. Reports reach us
from all quarters of the fine condition OF the
corn crop. Though the stalk generally is not
high, II is large and well formed, The oat crop is
| good, and the wheat yield is the finest known
for years. From these facts we conclude that
the farmers of this section have concluded to
| move their corn cribs some hundreds of miles
| nearer home than for several years past.
| PETERSBURG. VA, May " Intelligence re-
| ceiyed from various sections of Virginia and
North Carolina represent that in consequence
| OF the recent wet cold weather, the cotton and
corn crop became perfect failure, most farm.
ers blowing up their crops with view of re-
| planting. owing toa scarcity of sced-ootton,
| the crop will be necessarily short In some
counties corn cannot be purchased ut any price,
| and people are actually suffering for the neCes-
saries of life The outlook for II good peanut
| crop Is very discouraging; the wet weather
caused the seed TO rot and farmers are blowing
them up to put the land in corn. The loss
| farmers have sutferedis incaculabe.
| PAoLA, KAN, June There was tre-
mendous hail storm this evening in this county
IL seemed to come from the nerth, and
lasted half an hour. How far II extended Is
unknown. Hail fell SO large and
rapidly as to make noise like the rat
lie OF nusketry. Groat damage must have been
done TO growing crops, and wheat and corn In
the range of the storm must literally have been
beaten to the earth
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June lin the Memphis dis.
trict which embraces north Arkansas north
| Mississippi, west Tennessee, and north Ala
bama, immediate and prolonged warm weather
would seem TO bc essential III order 10 relieve
the cotton crop from serious peril.
| Wheat Is good and the prospects for corn are
encouraging.
| WATERFOWL, Wis. June June was ushered
| in with heavy white frost this morning, but nc
damage To vegetation is visible and fruit trees
are apparently uuimpaired from the visitation
The recent rains have greatly improved the con
| dition Of all kinds of crops Spring wheat
which had been very much retarded from thu
| cold, dry weather, Is now growing finely and
shows u good healthy condition. There has alsC
been great growth To grass within few days