Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-23
THE CROPS.
TRnMs aARR.


An unusually large acreage of oats ha
been sown in Roane county.
Brownsville Democrat: "The farmers O.
the county are complaining that in SON
pl aces the rust is ipiuripg wheat"
Winchester Home Journal: 1.-The frosts last
Saturday and Sunday nights made fruit and
vegetables little sick, but killed none."
Farmers in the vicinity Of Bristol are
busily engaged planting corn, and it is said
that the acreage will be larger than for many
years previous.
Haley's Station: The recent frosts did
little damage. Farmers are through plant
ing corn. Wheat looks promising. Tie
wool crop will be good.
Lebanon Herald: "The heavy .frosts of
the past week did great damage to early
vegetables, as we'll as to fruit in some To-
calities. Wheat is reported uninjured."
Clarksvills Ts6acc1 Left: "But little dam
age in Middle and West Tennessee to the
crops during the late cold snap. 10 this Sec
ton the fruit crop has not been seriously in
jured."
Smithville: We have had frost two nights
during this cool spell, but up to the present
there is no news OF any wheat being dam
aged. 1t is understood the peach crop is
about entirely destroyed.
Maury county: Wheat is looking we'll
and beginning to head out. Farmers are
about done planting their crops. The only
real trouble is the scarcity of corn to feed
the stock to pillow their corn.
Brownsville States: "The recent cold snap
has done no injury in the country. The
rust has appeared in the wheat in many
f14>--- fi>.->e}----, 41------sTv and fears are
entertained Of serious damage to the crop"
Jackson Wing: "There was light fall
of fro t in this section Friday, Saturday
and Sunday nights, but owing to the very
dry condition of the earth little or no dam
age was done to early vegetables and the
advanced wheat crop"
Bryson: "The weather has changed again;
this time from cold to warm. The fruit
crop is injured some, though not seriously;
the blades of corn and wheat have be gun 10
untwist and spread themselves, while cotton
Is breaking the crust"
Covington Call: There was light frost two
or three nights Of last week, but we are salts
fed, from conversation with farmers from
several sections of the county, that the
damage, if any, was uncomfortable. There
has been loss since from rust"
Franklin Pogrtss: "The heavy frosts of
Sunday and Monday nights have very
seriously damaged the wheat crop and fruit
in Williamson county. The prospect Of
good wheat crop is rather discouraging
since the under blades are all turning
yellow"
Minor Hill: The crops are in the ground.
Ii our wheat should fail, woe be unto us.
Our spirits undoubtedly would sink. and
and with the spirit gone the body would sue
cumb, for our destination is now staked on
the wheat, and it looks promising. All the
early kind is headed out. The oat crop alfo
looks we'll.
Culleoka: All the farmers have finished
planting corn, and the most of them have
finished planting cotton. We had two big
white frosts Saturday and Sunday nights.
But little damage was done, only few bes ns
were killed. The wheat crop was never more
promising for this time of the season, ard
we hope nothing will prevent the farmers
from realizing large crop.
Columbia Herald: Last week we wrote
very eneonrsgingly of the crop prospect. !
Since then we have had g continued week of |
cold weather, which makes the farming in
terest look little blue. The greatest draw
back from the effects of the cold weather is
the cut worm. Those who planted corn in
old clover fields will have to plant over. |
The fruit is not much injured Those who |
have not taken pairs to cover up their beans |
have lost them"
Jackson Tribune: "The frosts OF Saturday,
Sunday sp4 Monday taornirgs-ciid consider
able damage to gardens etc, but we believe |
10 material damage was done to fruits. |
Wheat, corn, potatoes and all vegetable |
crops were never so well advanced at this |
season as they are this year. There is some
complaint OF rust in wheat, but to what ex-
tent it viii affect the crop it is impossible
yet to tell. The cotton crop is quite early
and rather promising. -........A citizen from
he overlooked region in the vicinity of Ash
port, Lauderdale county, Tenn, reports that
corn has already been planted,
md many farmers are preparing their land
or cotton. : full crop of both will be
planted"