We were handed a red cotton bloom on the 3rd which grew on the farm of J. W. DEMING on the north side of the Hatchie. This is the first bloom we have heard of in the county and speaks well of that gentleman’s prospects for an early bale. Francis FENTRESS, Esq., handed us a bloom on the 5th which grew on his place in this county.

The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 07 July 1866, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.