Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-06-08
cEops IN rHE SOUTHERN srArEs.

The Newton Miss Free Press says that
smut is damaging the oats in that county.
Gainesville, Tex, 4th: "Crops are grassy
and farmers are gloomy over SO much
rain"
The wheat crop in Tippah county, Miss
says the Ripley Seminal, is almost COM
plete failure.
The Conservative says that the outlook
for large fruit crop in Carroll county,
Miss, is very bright.
The wheat crop in Greene county,
Tenn, is quite promising, and will be
much better than last year.
Okolona (Miss.) Messenger, 5th: Grain
has fallen in our section for two days this
| week, and the grass is getting the start of
the farmers"
Houston, Tex, 5th: ''The weather is
clear to-day, and the waters generally are
falling. Brazos river is said to have fallen
three feet since yesterday"
Meridian, Miss, 4th: at has been rain
ing here since yesterday evening, which
will have bad effect upon an already un-
favorable condition of the crops"
Tuscaloosa, Ala, 4th: "a much needed
shower of rain fell yesterday. Crops
throughout this section are in good condi-
ton, and the outlook is promising"
SldrkSVlIle leHu. D6NIOCTUt, ne
corn is planted in Houston county, and
wheat here is looking well, but is rather
thin on the ground. Meadows are looking
we'll"
Jacksonville, Tex, 4th: can incessant
rain has been falling again, washing out
railroads, damaging crops, Giscouraging
farmers and making prospects blue gener-
ally"
The New Orleans States, of last Thursday,
notices the arrival there of watermelons
Ripe peaches were becoming common
their cherries, however, were from Cali
fornia."
kaufman, Tex, 4th: "a heavy rain fell
here this morning, which will damage the
farmers a great deal, as the wheat crop is
ready for harvesting; The crop is reported
good in this county"
Bolton, Tex, 4th: "a weeks sunshine
has enabled farmers to get their crops in
good shape, and prospects are much better
than ten days ago. The wheat and oat
crops were never better"
Dermott, Ark, 4th: "Another heavy
| rain last Sunday night made the ground
too wet to plow, and on Monday our streets
| were crowded with farmers discussing
crops. AT Memond the crop report is
| more favorable than at Dermott."
Arkansas City Journal, 4th: "This week
opens up clear and warm, and looks as
| though we were going to have several
| days OF nice farming weather. Farmers
| are taking advantage of it, too, and the
| way grass will suffer this week will be
| caution"
Corinth (Miss) !Subsoiler, 9th: peaches
are shipping from Terry, Miss. Canton,
| Miss, is shipping oucupbers. Cut worms
are troubling planters. Roasting ears at
4 Dz..x 4.
good crops. Starkville, Miss, reports
good fruit prospects. Winston, Miss, has
200 acres of vineyard
Opelousas, La, 4th: "More rain last
night and this morning. The late floods
| destroyed about half the rice crop, but the
| people will replant and do all thev can to
| repair the damage. Farmers are working
hard tc get out of the grass, but the dam
age to young cotton and corn may be set
down at twenty per cent"
| Aberdeen, Miss 4th: "The crop out
look in East Mississippi is as flattefing as
could be described at this date. Stands
of corn and cotton are almost universally
good, while the fields are clear of grass
and in high state of cultivation. Fine
rains fell on Monday and Tuesday that
were greatly beneficial"
Eola, La, 4th: appearances indi-
| cate tnat TINS Sectlon is 10 De aHlcteu with
too much rain. 1t has been raining at in
tervals nearly for the past three weeks.
Notwithstanding this, corn and cotton are
very forward, owing 70 the farmers perse.
verance in seizing every available and dry
moment to chop out and plow."
Fleming, Ala, Sd: "The prolonged dry
weather has injured gardens and firms to
great extent. Only one slight shower
fell during the past month. Honey is
more plentiful than it has been forseveral
years. Finding bee trees is almost of
daily oeeurrence, IRON Whieo aFs often
taken quantities of very fine honey"
Florence (Ala.) Banner, Sd; sThe pres
ent outlook of the wheat crop u generally
favorable, though large part OF Il ie
backward. The returns indicate that the
condition is now ninetysix rs compared
with 100 representing fuh average. This