The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-10
TENNESSEE CROPS.

Reports Showing Their Average Con-
ditiOn and Acreage as Com
pared with April,
1883.
The following are the average per-
centages of the acreage and cond. ton
of crops, and number and condition
of live stock, as compared with April,
1888; also the average wages of farm
hands, prepared by the Bureau of
Agriculture.
EAST TENNESSEE.
One hundred and lightweight re-
ports from 33 counties give the fol-
lowing averages: Wheat, acreage l05,
condition 101; rye, acreage 81, condi>
ton 81; barley, acreage "a, condition
81; clover, acreage 104, condition SO;
grass, acreage 10Z, condition SO; corn,
acreage 80, condition SO; wheat dam
aged by fly 10 per cent, by frost IA
per cent, by floods II per cent;
milch cows, number 81, condition 90;
other cattle, number SO, condition 80;
horses and mules, number SO, condi,
ton 50; sheep, number 80, condition
81; hogs, number SO, condition 50;
farm hands, wages per month with
board SO, without board S14.50.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Two hundred and twenty-one re-
ports from 40 counties givs the fol-
lowing averages: Wheat, acreage 1903,
condition 104; rye, acreage 80, condl>
ton 81; barley, acreage 80, condition
81; clover, acreage 104; condition 90;
grass, acreage 104, condition "a; corn,
acreage 81, condition 81; wheat, dam
aged by fly 8 per cent, by frost Ia
per cent, by floods 10 per cent; milcE
cows, number SO, condition 81; other
cattle, number 80, condition 80
horses and mules, number 81, condi
ton SO; sheep, number 80, condition
81; hogs, number 103, condition 81
farm hands, wages per month with
board S1025, without board S14.75
WEST TENNESSEE.
One hundred and twenty report
from 81 counties give the following
averages: Wheat, acreage 103, condi
ton 1902; rye, acreage "a, condition
SO; barley, acreage "a, condition "a
clover, acreage ia, condition 50
grass, acreage 103, condition SO
corn, acreage "a, condition 81; wheat
damaged by fly II per cent, by frss
Is per cent, by food Is per cent.
mich cows, number 80, condition SO
other cattle, number 80, condition 80
horses and mules, number, SO, condi
ton So; sheep, number 81, condition
81; hogs, number 100, condition SO
farm hands, wages per month will
board $1,000, without board S15.7E
AVERAGE FOR THE STATE.
Wheat, acreage 104, condition 102
damage by fly, 10 per cent; by fros
IA per cent; by floods, 13 per cent
rye, acreage 90, condition 81; barley
acreage 80, condition 81; clover, acre
age 107, condition SO, grass, acre
age 103, condition So, corn, acreag
, 80, condition 80; milch cows, numbe
, SO, condition 81; other cattle, numbe
, 80, condition SO; horses and mules
!, number SO, condition 81; sheer
number 81, condition "a; hogs
number SO, condition 95; farm hands
wages per month with board So %
without board SIS.
Fifty>6ve counties report an in
3 crease in the acreage of wheat; 2
report a decrease, the remainder re
!. porting the acreage equal to last yeal
in clover 65 counties report increase
acreage and only II report decrease
In the grasses SO counties report in
creased acreage and 20 decrease
Thirty.fve counties report damag
to wheat by fly, GO counties repol
; damage by frost, and 81 report dan
age by foods; Is counties made n
report of damage.