Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-02
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

THERE was light fall of snow at Gala
tin, Tenn, last Monday night.
| IL Carroll county, Tenn, The berry and
truit crops of all kinds will be large this
/ &c asen.
In Chucky Valley, Washington county
Tenn, the farmers are progressing rapid y IN
planting.
The Chattanooga Times says genuine cot.
ton-worms have made their appearance in
Butler county, Ala.
CHATTANOOGA Times: "Four Thousand
pounds Of Strawberries we're shipped last
Wednesday night"
ALABAMA farmers have planted an uu-
commonly large acreage in sugarclne, and
| the stands are very fine.
In the vicinity of MiIlbrook, Washington
county, Tenn, the prospect for good whest
crop is quite promising.
SPkINGvILLE correspondent Paris Tenn J
InteaieencT: "The idea of improving stock
, mas struck this section"
PARIS (Tenn.) Inteiiigencsr: "Our farmers
are going slow on the coIiod crop this season.
Corn, oats and vegetables pay much better"
CHATTANOOGA Times: Large quantities of
peaches are passing ihrough the city daily
from lower Georgia. Wheat is heading
throughout East Tennessee. I looks in fair
condition. Il is uniejured by the fross.
LITTLE Rock Gasete: Crop prospects n
the Hot Springs section have bsen consldera.
bly, biighted lately by the severe rain and
hail-storms. In points not devastated, how
ever, farmers are cop6dent OF full crop,
especially of fruit"
GALLATIN TeaassseaH: "We hear that the
bugs are ravsging the tobacco plants at an
alarming rate, but it is hoped there will be
plants to supply the demand. Il ia said the
wheat has q better appearance in the north
ern part OF the county than in this vicinity.
Inc corn appears to be considerably worsted
by the recent cold SPELL"
MANY thousands of dollars worth of Usage
| orange sprouts for hedges have been put out
in Williamson aud Maury counties, Teun.,
this year. They are the best food known for
feeding sikworms. For both purposes the
Usage orange is coming more and more into
request, and raising young shoots and plants
will become paying Business.
PARIS Tenn IRteE;gsncer: "The frost
last week is said to have Injured corn and
cotton in some localities. MIR. J. J. Bass,
living i've miles south of town, says il did
some damage TO these crops in his neighbor-
hood. We saw some samples from the wheat
ield of DR.. P. Looney, of the Twenty fifth
District, few days since that we're very fne
the stalks measuring four and half feet aud
the heads six inches"
CovIseToE (Tenn.) Gail: emf Sam Sher-
rod showed US last week several stalks OF
cotton foot high, on which were several
squsres, 4 fair sample from thirty FIVE acre
held on his place in No. 9 cultivated by
Simeon Sherrod, colored. We hardly ever
have anything to say about the weather, but
frost on the 22d day of MAY in this latitude
is very rare. The Oldest inhabitant never
saw 1t until last Tuesday morning"
JASPER (Tenn) Herald: "The wheat in
Sequaichie Valley is looking very we'll, but
our farmers are little uneasy about rust, az
4 has already appeared in some fields.
There has been more clover soHu in this
valley in the las. two years than ever before.
This ia good omen. On a recent trip to
Battle Creek, We noticed that the wheat 10
that part of the county is looking remarka-
bly, well, and the clover crop is larger than
We have ever seen, before, and il the sezson
IL good from new on it will be heavy CROP