Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-24
WHOLE NO. 2,42S.
Eronl Hnmhurn. Ark.

flows have subsidized, leaving
train of evils, which, to be appreci-
ated, must be seen or realized.
The Mississippi is reported as fall
ing, but many farmers have been
forced to desert their homes for
want of sustenance and seek en-
ployment on railroads and in other
places, for bread. The stock on
many of these submerged farms
have perished and most of that still
alive is too poor to make crop.
Bayou Bartholomew is rapidly re-
turning to its wonted status and
leaving a sediment, greyish in col
or and very unpleasant in odor on
the trees, and bushes and on the
bottom lands. Unless we have
good washing rain soon to wash
this off, we may expect a good deal
of sickness. Already malaria is
beginning to tell on the health of
this country.
Farmers are busily engaged in
work for crop, but under some
discouragements. On an average,
in the sections embraced in the
eastern part of Ashley county /
think there will be but little over
half crop of corn. 1 have seen
perhaps not more than half a dozen
fields which promise a full crop.
Several causes conspire to produce
this. Shallow breaking, working
wet, neglecting to work too long
Immediately after coming up, clam
miness of soil, produced by excess
i've rains, &c.
The usual method of preparing
land for planting here, is first to
bed it, with one mule, generally
taking the ridges of last year for II
guide. A one horse harrow is then
drawn lengthwise on the top OF
these beds, and the corn then plant
ed. either with drill or by hand.
After this, l am told, it generally
gets two plowings, sometimes three.
Much of the present crop is tassel-
ling quite low. This is thought to
be from using Northern seed.
TIE oat crop is very fine, and 1t
was well for US that the harvest
commenced early in May. Many
farmers are feeding their teams en-
tirely on new oats together with a
little outside pasturage ut night,
and they do we'll. The weather
has been too cool for cotton. Ii
generally looks unhealthy. 1t Is
thought, however, that with few
hot days it will come out. There
has been comparatively little differ.
ence in the temperature of the last
four months. We had rs high
thermometer (80o) here in February
as / have seen since. Fire has lel'
comfortable almost every morning
and evening and a blanket with
additional covers ut night. A win
ter suit is quite comfortable while
riding through the day even in this
the first week in June. Severa
times / have left home with a thir
coat, but repented it before gettinl
! back. 1t is rare to seea mule swea
profusely while plOwing. Garden
are very good and believe ar,
raised here with less trouble THAI
almost anywhere. Winters are 81
mild that many things need littl'
or no protection but grow all WIN
ter. Sweet potatoes will begin Z
come in by or before the last weei
in June, judging from present pros
poets, and Irish potatoes are yer.
fine and very abundant. 1 nave
seen no crop of wheat, but hav
heard that what has been sown wa
fine.
, The outlook here in matters
religion seems promising. Congre
| CATIONS increasing and there seem
to be a general desire for revival
Law and order prevail and temper
ance booms. don't remember Z
, have seen q drunken man in ARK
: ansas. People in the country leav
r home with doors open and go I
: church, to come back and find eV
: erything in "statu quo.
, Eva writes well OF Dunbar
9 Cave. Let rs hear from her Otter
JOHN II. GOLD.
! June s, 1882.