The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-07-02
CHR Crops.
PTOsfeefs IN ibis neig660rho0d .

CUE UCupE. y
PROSPECTS, In this neig66orhood.
The wheat, since the fly ceased its raw.
ages upon 1t, has suffered much from the
dryness OF the weather. Very little to-
oacco has been put into the ground for
The want OF proper seasons to transplant
It. The worst is, the plants are dying very
last. Notwithstanding all this, the indian
Corn looks well. 1faryiand Gazette.
RICHMOND, JUNE THE alarm Of in
jury to the wheat crops was greater than
subsequent events have confirmed. In
few sections of the state, and on some
farms, the fly and bug have done much
damage; but in general the crop will
turn out to be equal to average one
some calculate it will prove to be fine
one. On many tracts OF land, the grain
is both in larger quantity and finer quail.
ty than il has been for several years.
The grain in most places is said 10 be
particularly hne.-- In Amelia, whence the
clamor of the chinch bug was first heard
in this city, the crop is considerably more
abundant than was expected. One farmer
who seeded 1-4th less than the usual
quantity, calculates on reaping more grain
than he has done the two preceding har.
vests put together. The crops in Louisa
and Goochland are said to be generally
very fine--the same on the upper parts
of this river where the land is good. A
wet spell of weather seems however tn
have set in from Tuesday last, which NAV
do more or less damage to the harvest.
M - hoy olraaAx n,
ket from one OF our own mills. The
grain is said to grind well.
PETERSBURG, VA. JUNE s7.-Contrarv
TO expectation, the harvest is generally
very productive in this vicinity. Particu.
larly in the neighboring county of Ches.
terheld, we hear that the whea, crop in
many instances is unusually abundant, and
the grain uDcommonIy good. The muir.
muir against the fy and chInch-bue so II.
Universally heard in the early part of the
season. we are gratified to say, is now no
longer audible in this part of Virginia
and TO the voice of complaint has suc>
ceeded strains of exultation and JOYOUS
gratitude to the Giver of every good Gift,
for the exubersnce which crowns the la.
bors Of the husbaDdman. The crop of
corn, likewise, at present. promises well.
WINCHESTER, VA. JUNE GIVE are
happy TO state that the prospects ofa tole-
rabIy good crop Of wheat, in this county,
are more t1attering than they were some
weeks since. Some farmers, it is true,
have lost their entire crops, whilst ma.
ny have been favored more abuDdantly
than ever, and some will harvest, perhaps,
but half crop. Upon the whole, we
believe there will be considerably up
wards of full hall crop made through
out the county. A more abundant crop
OF rye never was seen here, and the
crops of grass are also excellent-Loud
as our murmurs have been, we certainly
have cause to be grateful to an All Wise
Providence, for the many bounteous gifts
he has been pleased to shower upon US
FINcAsTLE, VA. JUNE COVE are clad
10 state, from the best information we
have received, that the wheat crops in
This county, promise generally to be
good, with the exception of some few
fields, which the fly has injured. { Herald.
KNOXVILLE, TEN. JUNE l3.-In Wash.
ington, Sullivan, and Greene counties, in
this state, much injury has been done by
the Hy, and we have heard of some far
ners whose fields were so entirely des
troyed that they have turned their cattle
in upon it. Wheat that is not injured
by the fly, looks as promising, we believe,
as at any former time. Register.
1t is stated in the last Augusta Chron.
Scle, upon the authority Of accounts from
the up-country, that the appearance Of
the present crop, both of corn and cotton,
is very flattering of the latter article it
is supposed less has been planted than in
some former years. The wheat fields,
too, it is said, never looked more promis-
ing for some years past there has been
but small quantity of this article made