Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-22
TENNESSEE
GLEANINGS
TENNESSEE CROP REPORT.
Prepared BY the Field Agent at Nash
willie Of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture.

Llhu any OtnSI CEOp, the late SOAui VI
which there is more than the usual
amount, shows but little damage SO
Tar.
Wheat threshing, which is over, has
shown the crop to be a disappointment
from early indications, and the state
aas one of the poorest crops on record
Is to yield and quality, with an aver
age yield of nine bushels per acre and
quality low.
The tobacco crop, one Of the largest
IN point of acres ever planted in the
state, was badly handicapped by rains
IN May and June, is now clean, but has
made slow growth and shows ten.
leney to button out too soon.
Potatoes of both kinds are in fair
condition, but show the need of more
moisture. Late paintings are not
good stand from this cause; the con
dition of both oats and barley at har
vest was fair, but below the average
The entire acreage Of all kinds Of hay
Is slightly below last year; this be-
cause there were fewer cowpeas, soy
beans and millet sown; the yield Of
clover hay is below last year, and the
quality not so good, as many fields
became very foul and weedy during
the wet weather Of the spring.
Alfalfa, millet, peas, sorghum and
pastures show the effects Of the dry
hot weather; vegetables Of all kinds
are below normal, and gardens sadly
depleted. Fruits of all kinds short,
except blackberries, the production of
which is above normal; melons late
and need rain; cotton improved slight
ly during the month, as did peanuts;
light rains the last few days of the
month helped some, but q general rain
is needed in all parts Of the state.
Winchester. - A very enjoyable and
very profitable community picnic was
held at Rock Wall park.
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Humboldt. The congregation of
the Christian church of Humboldt is
preparing to erect $4,000 church edi-
flee in the near future
Nashville,-Gov, Roberts attended
the good roads conference held in Col
linwood Saturday, which was held re-
garding plans to construct a govern
ment and state road in that section.
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Nashville. = Eugene S. Shannon,
postmaster at Nashville since 1914,
sent his resignation to the first assist.
ant postmaster-general, the resigna.
ton to be effective at the pleasure OF
the department.
Nashville. = The constitutionality
of the workmen's compensation act,
which became law on July 1, is to
be tested before the supreme court in
the case of Ernest Duke against the
Galloway-Eberhart Coal Co.
Nashville. Baptists of both Ten.
nessee and North Carolina have al.
ready voluntarily raised their quota
In the Baptist $75,OOO,oOO campaign, it
was announced at general headquar-
tiers in this city.
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Lexington. After long waiting
Henderson county is coming into pos
session Of her 80 per cent Of the auto
mobile tax, and the sum now in the
hands of County Court Clerk ]. w.
Page is $4,36O69.
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Newbern. - Newbern and territory
will have a community fair this fall,
the fair including Newbern, Church
ton, Tatumville and Maxey The fair
will be held few days prior to the
Dyer county community fair at Dyers-
burg.
Huntingdon. B. Brewer of the
Holt Manufacturing Company of Mem
phis and Joe F. Reeder of the Russell
Grader Company of Memphis have
been here this week demonstrating
with the new road machinery recently
bought by Carroll county.
Chattanooga = Complainst against
prices charged at the Central market
house and at local grocery stores and
butcher shops were voiced by consum-
ers at the first public hearing on the
food investigation in the city hall with
Mayor Chambliss and members Of the
board of commissioners present.
Memphis. Elaborate exhibits, es-
3ecially designed to assist southern
farmers in solving their postwar prob.
ems, are being planned for the twelfth
annual Tri-State Fair at Memphis, Sep,
,ember 2O-27. One of the features edu.
displays win be an exhibit
o be sent by the United States Depart.
nent of Agriculture, which during the
var learned that large fairs offer the
Jest mediums through which practical
armeYS can be reached.
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Chattanooga. - Hot weather is caus-
ng the city health department to work
overtime, especially in regard to the
Of raw milk in the city.
tests are now being made