The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-10-24
TENNESSEE CROP REPORT.
Report Prepared by G. L. Morris, Field
Agent U. S. Department OF
Agriculture.

Agent ~. >. department. OF
Agriculture.
Nashville.-The corn crop OF Ten
nessee made slight Improvement dur
ing the month of September, as report
ed by G. L. Morris, field agent bureau
of crop estimates, United States de-
partment of agriculture, and the con-
dition on October LIST, was Is per cent
of normal, compared with 81 per cent,
the ten-year average. The rains OF the
last few days of August and OF Sep
TENDER 81 and % did much to improve
late paintings. The western part OF the
state, where the majority of the crop
is late, shows up much better, and with
frost of average date will mature fair
crops. In other sections of the state,
where the crop was earlier and the
rains not so good, there was some de-
terioration.
The tobacco crop took on renewed
life and vigor during September and
what at one time looked like short
and sorry crop has turned out to be
one of the best ever produced in the
state.
The apple crop is very short this
year and there will be but few for win
ter keeping.
Cowpeas and soy beans. though most
ly late planted, have done reasonably
well.
The sorghum crop will be below the
past few years, when so much demand
was made for sweets.
The peanut crop, only about one-half
of last years acreage, has been sadly
affected by weather conditions and
late spring.
Cotton declined five points during
the month, and the state condition is
81 per cent Of normal, which would in
dictate a crop Of about 100000 bales
for Tennessee. Picking has progressed
nicely, and being rapidly ginned. The
yield in some localities is rather dis
appointing, but the quality of lint gen.
orally is better than last year.
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Memphis.-Appearing before a meet
ing of the teachers association, a rep
resentative Of the chamber of COM
merce and a number of other civic or
ganizations, pledged the raising OF
500, 900 for the purpose of increasing
the salaries of public school teachers,
the board Of education having announc-
ed that 1t had no funds for this pur-
pose.
Nashville.-The state highway COM
mission has decided to go into the con-
struction of highways directly. This
decision came at the suggestion OF
Gov Roberts after the commission had
advertised for bids in Claiborne and
Union counties and received only one
bid, which was in excess Of $4,000 per
mile for a 16-foot macadam road.
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Memphis.-A total of 28,902 war
gardens were raised in Memphis dur
Ing the 1919 season, including both
spring and fall paintings, according
to figures compiled by Mrs. T. F. Kel-
ley, secretary Of the feed Memphis
committee of the chamber OF com
merce.
Nashville-Three new raiding depu
ties have been appointed for the local
office of the internal revenue agent
and assigned to duty under E. B. Craig.
Knoxville.-As result Of court de-
cree that all Migrants shall be arrest
ed and prosecuted, many business en-
enterprises had entreaties from idlers
seeking work.
Memphis.-John Tydus, negro, was
arrested for having In his possession
large quantity of literature of an In
tlammable character, appealing to the
negroes of the south to rise against
the whites.
Nashville.-The state memorial COM
mission will take over all property
within the area south of the capitol
and defined as Memorial park. on April
1, 1920.
.-Fifty-five men and Off
GERS of the First Aero Squadron who
have been stationed at Park Field,
have been transferred to Mineola, L. 1.
Chattanooga.-The Tennessee grand
lodge and grand encampment of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows will
convene in Chattanooga Oct. 20.
Chattanooga.-The fourth annual
convention Of the Tennessee state
nurses association, just closed here,