New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-15
TENN ESSEE.

| frrOM SPECIAL CORREsPONDEST OF THE TRIBUNE
| NASHVILLE Tenn May 12-On the whole the
| crop prospects of tennessee are far. wheat mas
| improved within two months and will give an
average crop in nearly every county. Corn Will Iali
| tribe behind in acreage. mostly because OF late
! rams that delayed blowing I'LL late. Inc crop Is
planted as rule and much Of it is above the grochu
and generally growing well The frost killed a
LARGE part of the fruit in some localities, hut not
moro than usual. and tar crops Of most KINDS are
assured Strawberries promise very we'll Gardens
are reported dong nicely The only drawback IN
the gene, raj prospect Is the report that bugs are
very destructive on the young tobacco plants along
the Cumberland Valley, and VIII cut down that
crop.
ASHLAND CrrY.-Crops here will be about mp to
the average year though less corn bas Lceh planted"
Fruit Is uniuJdird.
BRADFORD Tho wheat prospect has improved
since April -. wI;h promise Of larger crop 'hah
was then expected The same IS rue % @ hri crops
A larger acreage of corn wll be planted than last
year. Peaches suffered loss OF about III per cent
by late fro5ts.
BEowNsyIIIr.-C,op of all kinds are looking
well ard promise at least an average ylc'd Less
corn Is beng plan ed. bat wheat viii give better
yield than was expected month since.
CHNr>NO,GA-Thcr J, nothing out # the conf
mon order of things about the crops The wheat
prospect has been good through most OF the Sonih-
rru on of the STATE. and the irOsts did not III
June the fruit
Ci>EKsvuIE.-Whea promises yield Of one
third more tudn was expected two months since
No more corn l. plant d than year ago. Noimng
was hunt by frost. hut bugs are destroying the
tobacco plants lle GER ens are tihC and straw
berries promise az excellent yield.
CIEvILANp.-Ihr wheat crop prospects are I'm;
proved since las; month. Int ow NC 10 the Nv aNu
cod ,pr.ug rims not over threc-fourths 81 crop ~
cxpectcd FiumS app les and Chcu,e- were 'o.t
one fourth Nil'"d by tate irootS Less corn Is beng
planted than last year
CoyINGroN Wheat looks little better than a
few weeks since Only ne average acreage al corn
plauteI. Frost did no damage here.
Drr-Dry.-Wheat looks well. but the crop does
not s-ru 10 prom sc bet er than month al'' 20
more than the usual acreage has "teh pi"ht"u III
corn Peaches were som vs. hat hurt - lloNj me
bugs have dcstr. ycd about one-hdt the tobacco
plants and that crop viii be short.
GAiLArIN Tho wheat has improved in the past
month about / . per cent over what was expected
Corn has a LARGE acreage. Peaches suffered slightly
hv the late trust>. Compared with former years
our LARGEST crops viii he iIult and potatoes.
HrN!INGDON.-W heat VII give larger yield
than Wa expected months ago, hut is below the
average. About The usual r"ise has been planted
to corn Fruit presents an average appearance late
frost, pet having materially hurt II.
IovrspoRo-Wh neat has improy d very little and
does MOI prouj- much better than two months ago.
Erosts did 10 injury.
LIBANoN-Wh heat has somewhat improved bG.
j. tA.u o. account OF heavy rains and late ,prn%
The frost, did 10 damage.
LoNDuN-W heat l'oks fairly we'll and fair
cIop Is rXprc ed. WIKI probably tul crop OF IrI,
THOUGH me frost did some damage IN this section.
LorisBvKG.-Whcat is considerably improved
80 more corn wa, planted ,hau last year. At
least onc-hlf tie p,actc- were killed by frost.
Farmers gloomy earlier IN TIM season, but the
late nn- weather has brought vegetation forward
nicely aud they now feeling more hopeful than
io. weeks.
McNlNNvuLr-The wheat prospect las
greatly improved within month. anu the yield y IL
be much larger Fruit vas unulUlei, and all the
crops are up To- thc average.
PARfs.-rhe wheat VIII Civ a larger yield than
wa.cNp.ctcd Il month since. \ larger u, rcdgc of
corn was cXpcctcd to he pdute than lis year, but
late spring Idlns 80 retarded planting tlat less than
u>ual ha~'tcrn put in. Frmt at first thou ght 10
lie injured. but seems to he ncatl, up t. the ave
rage.
SourRyuLE-W has not improved and a
small Weld Is cXprc ed. Less cora was planted
than last year. Inicc-i0uths OF the irl,j ra,
killed peaches suffering the most. FLAMING Ia,
been ialc owning TO cold RAIN, ami only the ass
Is really dolng well.
SPRINGFIELD Wheat will do bert r than ,yas cx-
pectru IN the >pung. About the SAME crop of corn
WIS planted as iast yca:. Frost did 10 damage.
WAEIBUKG Wheat has improved and i. growing
finely. More corn Is planted than last year Fruit
plom -cS well. vegetation looks finely ami the farm
crs are more than ordinarily cheerful.
WAvrALY.-Whcat has improved in the last
month. bul crops generally 90 not promise as well
~ last year.