Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-21
TENEEssEE CROPS.
Present Condition for May Compared with
ReDorts Same NINTH Last Year

Present Condition for May Compared With
Reports Same Month Last Year.
Commissioner McWhirter, OF the
Bureau Of Agriculture, has compile
ted the compilation OF his crop re-
port for the month Of May, 1884,
which gives results as compared
with the condition Of the crops for
the same month last year.
Reports from thirty.three coun-
ties in East Tennessee gives grass,
condition, per cent. 100; wheat,
l05; rye, 81; barley 06; clover,
95 corn, acreage 81, condition 90;
oats, acres, 81, condition, So; cot.
ton, acreage, IS, condition, 80 {; To-
bacco, 9S. condition, 92; sorghum,
acreage, 80, condition a2; sweet
potatoes, acreage, 92, condition, ~
Irish potatoes, acreage, lUi, condi-
tiOn, 100; peanuts, acreage, 95, con-
dition, 81 I; stock peas, acreage, l07,
condition, 81 garden products, 10l,
condition, 100; Strawberries, l0I;
condition, 05; grapes, acreage, 07;
condition, 30; other small fruits,
acreage, o., condition, 92; apples,
condition, SO; peaches, condition,
81.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Reports from forty counties gives:
grass, IS wheat, lO6; rye, 96 bar.
ley, SO; cI0ver; 95; corn, acreage,
81, condition, 81, oats, acreage, 9;l;
condition, 80; cotton acreage, 40,
condition, So tobacco, acreage, lO7,
condition 96; sorghum, acreage, 81,
condition. 93; sweet potatoes, acre
age, 95; condition, 92; Irish POI
tatOes, acreage, 80, condition, 9S;
peanuts, acreage. Ill, condition, 80;
stock peas. acreage, 100, condition,
90 garden products, %, condition,
80 grapes. acreage, 90, condition,
80. other anall fruits, acreage, 93,
81 apples, condition,
95 peaches, condition, lS,
WEST TENNESSEE.
Tweniy-One Counties In West
Tennessee reports average for grass
98; wheat, 1O2: Rye. 9Gi
harley, ~; clover, So; corn aver
l0l, c0niitloa ST. oats average 100,
93 cotton, 81, condition,
81 tobacco acreage, lO5, condition,
95 sorghum acreage, 06, condition,
96 sweet potatoes, acreage 90, con.
dition 96; Irish potatoes, acreage
89, condition 80; peanuts, acreage
40, condition 90 stock peas, acre
age 81, condition SO; garden prod.
ducts, acreage 100, condition l02;
acreage l05, condition.
80 grapes, acreage, %, condition
% other small fruits, acreage 100,
l0l; apples, condition
l03; peaches, 107.
AVERAGE FOR THE STATE.
Ninety-iOur counties giving near
Iy 600 reports gives the average
condition Hs follows:
Grassss, 90; wheat IO4; rye "a;
barley SO; clover 96; corn, acre.
age, 9S ; condition 90 oats, acreage,
Is, condition 80; cotton. acreage 81,
,OnditlOn 80; tobacco l03, coEdi-
IIOn 04 sorghum acreage %, con-
lition 81; sweet potatoes acreage
"a, condition "a; Irish potatoes
acreage 9G, condition 90; peanuts
acreage iO5, condition 95; stock
peas acreage I0I, condition 05 gar
Ten products acreage lO0,, cundition
ID !; strawberries, acreage lO2, con-
Iition 81 grapes acreage 08, condi-
ion 81 other small fruits acreage
,6. condition 90; apples V6 +; peaches
.t.. .... REMARKS. .
Twenty-Five cOunlies in East Ten
lessee, twenty four la Middle Ten.
nessee, and twelve Ia West Ten
ne4see report the condition OF wheat
N much better than AT the saIne
line last year; five In East, seven
N Middle, AID two In West Ten-
lessee report conditions equal 10
Ihat ~ last year.
Eighteen counties in East, seven
e,.n in Middle. aRd sevpnteen in
Nc-t T,nues-ct, rcpurt equal nr iD-
.rchsed acreage ia corn hhd six In
East, eight In Middle, aud five m
West Tennessee report equal or in-
proved condition.
Eighteen cuuntics IN East. uur.
t.cn iD Middle and eleven la W1~t
report equal or imIproveti
condition Of grasses. Twelve ctRn-
ieI, la East. thirteen in Middle
md nine IN WISt Tennessee report
squal OF improved condition Ui clo-
YER.
Ia tobaccu, twenty.thrCe coun.
les in East, twenty-stypn ia Mid.
lie and nine la West IcnltssSce re-
Jort equal or Increased acreage, aud
eighteen ruuntieS in EA.t, twenty
wo la Milhlle anil nine in Ws~t
reRnss-~s'e report equal or Unpr0v'i