The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-11-28
FROM ALL PARTS
| OF tent ESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.
TENNESSEE CROP ESTIMATE.
Prepared BY G. 1. Morris, Field Agent
u. S. Department of Agriculture.


GUS effect on all farm crops in Tennes-
see While the yield of corn is not
materially affected, the quality was
considerably lowered. Where the stalk
has fallen down the ears are rOtting,
and considerable damage resulted to
corn in the shock. There is but very
small per cent of last years crop on
| farms. .---- ID. \
Late white potatoes were damaged
by the rains, many rotting in the
ground. The sweet potato crop is pos
sibly the largest ever grown in the
state, and the quality generally fine,
though there has been some complaint
Of these rotting and sprouting.
Tobacco has all been housed and
has cured in good shape, and the av-
erage weight shows up well. This is
one of the best crops of tobacco ever
grown in the state.
There is one of the shortest winter
apple crops in the history of the state,
and the quality is low.
The clover seed crop of the state is
very short, both in acreage and yield.
| A fair crop of crimson clover seed was
saved, but red and others are very
short, the season being wholly unfa-
vorable.
The acreage both for grain and for.
age was much reduced in cowpeas by
reason of high-priced seed and late
spring, and unfavorable weather has
hindered the saving of both. Consider.
able damage resulted to late crops.
The acreage of sorghum for syrup is
below last season, and an unfavorable
fall has delayed the making of syrup.
The yield is holding up we'll, and it is
of good quality, though little dark in
| color.
The peanut acreage was cut heavily,
this year the yield being only about
900 Of last year.
| The cotton crop in the state showed
decline of SO on October rs, when
| it was $3.50 Of normal, compared with
649o on September rs. This was the
result of the continued rains, much
cotton being knocked from the plant
and lost, while seed sprouted in the
boil and many green bolls rotted. Q
Memphis.-This city will be one Of
the stopping points along the long
aerial main route from New York, by
way of Cleveland and Chicago, to New
Orleans, if plans of the chamber of
commerce materialize.
Cleveland-The Tennessee Baptist
convention, the ministers conference
and the woman's missionary auxiliary.
general organizations of the work
among 100000 Baptists in Tennessee,
held sessions in this city.
ashville.-Efforts, and successful
ones, are now being made to organize
cavalry troop in Nashville, to lie
known, as have it's famous predeces-
sors, as Troop A, first separate squad
ron, Tennessee cavalry.
Newbern.-The Obion river, a few
miles north of Newbern, is overflow
ing and spreading over many fields of
crops, damaging crops to a great ex-
tent.
NashvilIe-For the first time in the
history of the state, the state mining
department is now on self-sustaining
basis.
Nashville.-Dr. w. A. Bryan, DR.. Luz
card, three of Nashville's leading ply
sicians, have been elected to serve as
the executive head of the medical staff
Of the woman's hospital.
INSTRUMENTATION will show a popu-
lation of $4,000 in the federal census
of 1920 if the proper cooperation is
shown the census enumerators by the
people, it was stated by a number of
prominent citizens.
Memphis.-Through freight service
between Corinth, Miss, and Birming-
ham, Ala, on the Mobile G Ohio rail-
road was started. This means that
Memphis shippers can get new route
to Birmingham.
Nashville.--All prospect of strike
of street railway employees has been
removed with the acceptance W the
union employees of the new wage scale
submitted to- all employees by the man
agement.
Nashville.-The distribution Of gov
eminent army food through retail gro
GERS was discussed at a meeting of the
Nashville retail grocers' association