Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-26
EROM OIhrR POINTS.

sENAroBIA (Miss.) Record, 22d: "Crops
doing WE'LL"
LICE have badly injured the oat crop of
Neehoba county, Miss.
In Lee county, Miss, the oat and wheat
crops are being damaged by ricebirds.
The prospects are good for fair wheat
aod oat yield in Panola county, Miss.
HURRICANE SWITCH, TENN, has begun to
ship potatoes. The crop averages forty bar
rel5 an acre.
GREENEvILLE CTenn) Era, 2Ist, 1.-THE
wheat crop Is thought TO be the best grown in
the county for ten years"
GRENADA Sentinel, 23i "The first cotton
bloom we have seen this season was sent from
Torrance Station last Wednesday evening"
CoFFEEvILLE (Miss) Times, 23d: The
prospect for a good corn crop was never bet
Ter in this vicinity, and cotton is doing well
enough"
SrAsKvILLE (Miss) Citizen, 2lst: "Corn
has been badly injured in L2ake county.
The first cotton bloom we received opened on
the II instant"
COLUMBUS (Miss.) Democrat, 21st: "As moot
Of the wheat has been cut, we fnd from TALK
ing with the farmers, that great damage has
been done the crop by rust"
YAzoo (Miss.) Herald, 22i: Several cotton
blooms have been placed on our table this
week, and in a few days the fields will be full
Of them. One opened on the 18TH"
Nor bushei of corn has been shipped to
Batesville, Mics, this year, says the PdnoLian,
and the farmers in that vicinity have corn
to sell. Corn prospects are good and-hogs
are plenty.
A BIRD's-EYE view OF Arkland, Tenn, last
week presented everything in growing and
prosperous condition. It's grape crop is
splendid and of good variety. Other fruits
are not 60 good. Gardens most excellent.
TURKEY CREEK, Miss: "Plenty of rain
and some to spare. Oats have come cut
wonderfully since the warm weather set in.
Early cora has been laid by in good order,
and the prospect for good crop is a Altering"
LAsEA, Tenn, 2Is,: "The wheat harvest
has commenced in earnest, and from the pres
ent outlook it does not seem at all probable
that there will be hardly an average crop
made: Oats are low, but generally very good
head"
jackson (Tenn.) Tribune, 22d: "Fruit and
vegetable shippers are complaining of higher
freight rates this year than last. They say
that the freight on potatoes 10 Chicago is SO
nigh hat shippers cannot pay growers the
value OF their crops and clear themselves"
The Jackson (Tenu.) Tribune says the
| cultivation OF sorghum cane has increased
two fold in that and adjoining oounties
within the past three years. This industry
has grown to such dimensions that cane
| growers aleociatioos are forming; there is a
large aud hourishing one in Chester county.
WILLIAMsPoRT, TENN, 22d: Farmers
are slrsinipg every nerve now, for recent
rains have put them decidedly behind, and
harvest being on hand is 'whooping 'em up
Rust has captured mos: Of the wheat OF this
section. Corn prospect good. 1t is hard to
say what cotton will do yet. There are fine
| stands"
SPRING Hill, TENN, 22d: "Mr. Noble, q
| prominent fruit dealer, of Cincinnati, came
out last week, and purchased pari of the
fruit of W. L. Wilkes's pear orchard, pay
ing him $500 cash therefor. Mr.. Wilkes re-
served several varieties OF his pears in max
ing this sale, which will bring him several
hundred dollars more. So much for scien'
tifc fruit culture, even in bad year fol
fruit"
The Jackson (T,nu.) Tribune thus sums
u lis crop news: "The prospects for fine
corn crop IN the county are good. Cotton ii
growing finely and looking well. The yielC
Of fruits promises to be light and wild Der
res abundant. The wheat crop is mostly har
vested, and where we'll planted and on gooC
land there is aversge yield, some field
yielding very large, but there Is rust il
places and toe yield of the county is below
average"
COLUMBIA (Tepu.) Democrat, 2lst: 9Th,
week at Campbell Station has been bus,
one with the farmers in their wheat6elds
The wheat is about all harvested. The rus
has injured the crop 10 a considerable event
Some cut their crops on tire green order oil
account OF the rust. Il is worsa Gown ate
clover than after corn. 1t is worse in tn,
Bowton wheat than any other kidd. Bsarde,
whest don't seem to have it. We hear Q
come plscfa where rust is injuriDg the oats.
COLUMBIA (Teno.) Herald, 22d "Farmer
are preparing 10 cut their wheat, and, W
learn, there is no reason TO complain abou
The rust, for the heavy rain has general
washed the rust from eff the stalk. We nc
tice in some fields that the blades were en-
tirely gone from the stalk, yet there is fai
prospect for good yield. Corn is lookiu
fine, AMI unless future drouth comes fine
crop OF corn will not have been raised /
Lewis. G0ober peas are not dong wei
Poor stands is the general complaint"
CAVE SPRING, TENN 22d: wheat CROP
, have been looking well until few day
since. The rust is now N king its appear
ance very rapidly. Corn is looking we'll an
growing very fss', though it is hard 20 te
which grows the fss eat, the corn or weeC
and grass Farmers are getting behind wit
their crops, on accoun, of too much rail-
Clover was never better, and will Be ready
= NOW soou. The W getable crop is very goot
: We have beans AID Irish potatoes in abunC
;, ance. We have about halt crop Of al
: | pies hut peaches are VERY scercen