Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-10
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.

TUscUMBIA AIdbamidn, 9Th: 1.-THE fire.
quent showers and warm days OF the past week
are making crops grow rapidly"
BOLIVAR (Tenn.) Bulletin: "The crop
prospects are now in all respects good. Wheat
harvest is progressing and the yield will be good"
CovINGToN (Teuu.) Call, 9Th: Section
its green color and looks well, but is small. The
potato crop is the best for many years."
. CAROLINA, Hsy~ood county, Tenn
Wheat is rpening fast, and the harvest will soon
be ready-aIid the lsborers are not q few. Cotton
bad stand and Looks sick; corn looking fne."
JACKSON (Tenu.) Wing, Sth: "The past
few days OF warm weather have had good effect
upon the growing crops in this section, which,
from the present outlook, promise an average
yield"
THE TSptO. County (Tenn) Record says:
THE planters report good stands of both cotton
and corn but too much rain. Some express the
fear that the grass Will get the upper hand of the
cotton unless there is more favorable weather for
cultivation"
PLEASANT PLAINS, Tenn: "Corn and
early whest look promising, but king cotton
looks too sick and feeble to assert his dominion
over the people of this section, who are rapidly
getting from under his rule BY turning their at
tention to stock, grasses and the cereals"
DENMARK, Haywood county, Tenn: "Cot-
ton and corn crops in that section are fine. Fruit
fully up TO the average. Oats are fine. Wheat is
not good. County is well stocked with fine hogs.
The farmers are going into the business OF raising
SIOUX. MUCH ttSS CObtOH plhutSu IMAM last year.
WILDWOOD, Hay wood county, Tenn: "Corn
has fresh, vigorous appearance. Cotton looks
well. Everything is rather encouraging Just now.
The movers are busily engaged moving their
clover. In a few days wheat will be ready for the
cradle. Oats are looking better, and on good land
will yield we'll"
DRESDEN (Tenn) Enterprise: at is but
short while till wheat viii be ready for tho harvest.
II is very probable that the yield will be large.
The fruit crop will be far behind that of last year
We have noticed number OF spple trees, with
@ 6 NO g bv ON yed This years
inferior fruit crop is attributable TO spring OF IN
usual cold"
RIPLEY (Tenn) Mems, Sth: ''The late rains
and warm weather mas brought out the corn and
oats wonderfully ali over the county. Corn and cot
ton along the wagon road between this point and
Gates is said 10 be looking splendldly- We learn
from gentleman who has been through the dis
triut that Notwithstanding the cold weather the
prospect for good cotton and corn crop was
never better in the Sixth District than at present.
BROWNSVILLE (Tenn.) Democrat, 9Th: "In
Lauderdale county there are neighborhoods where
the crops are not looking we'll The wheat crop is
considerably below that OF last year. both In acre
age and quality. The following is the crop report
for mat part Of this district that borders on the
river: Corn not good as ii was last year; cotton
good no permanent damage having been done by
the cold weather; wheat not good; oats hne;
fruit promising hogs are Plenuiui anu N nne
condition. In the EIght Ia DstsacI Gosson t and
medium; potatoes, clover and grasses hne. Large
quantity Of peas planted"
NASHVILLE Banner: There is much
anxiety among potato-growers In Tennessee just
7oIv as to the price of the new crop. Two weeks
9S if looked as If theF would not realize 81 50 Per
barrel If that much, bat the cool weather al over
the eouuiry and the threatened drouth along the
emf coast caused m improvement in prospects.
since then the weather has been favorable 10
growth The result Is that the Georgla and Ala
bams crop is now maturing two weeks later than
usnan aid is shipped North in such large Quanti-
ties thst must inevitsbiy crowd the yet immature
Ts1nsssee potato out Of the market. and By the
tina Inc latter crop Is fully matured the Northern
e----vSn crop will Be coming In, which will of
saur-a tend TO still lower prices, Thus It viii be
sean that the elements this year seemed to have
consumed against the Tennessee-grown. The
Sonfhe~1 crop having been retarded and the
Sorthern crop advanced BY the peculiar freaks of