Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-16
THE CROPS.

The New York Express Of last week pub.
fishes an Agricultural report for that vicinity
ltappears from this report that the season has
been quite favorable for grass. Rye and
Wheat also look uncommonly well. The
Rye stands in many of the fields five or six
feet high with very healthy color. Most OF
the fields of corn are up, but, in all sections
it presents sickly unhealthy appearance,
and warm sun and frequent showers are
absolutely necessary TO restore this plant to
its usual complexion. The early potatoe
crop has just showed itself above ground bu,
i, is hardly possible to predict what it will be.
The fruit trees look well, and the blossoms
having disappeared the fruit seems 10 be well
set,-tho cherry has half of its growth, and
the plum so far, is perfectly healthy. All the
forest trees with the exception of the Syca-
more, look well:-Manv of the strawberry
beds have been severely injured by the late
frost; black mould is forming upon many
fthe gooscberry bushes which is destructive
TO the fruit currant bushes look thin, and the
raspberry bushes look well. Garden vegeta
bles Of all descriptions are three weeks later
than usual
In allusion to the weather, prospec, of
crops &c. the American says:
The weather, that unailing topic of ordinary con.
Versatlon Is this year, than usually productive
OF speculallon-as II varies from hot to cold, and wet
TO dry.
Thus far, summer has been more capricous than
SPRING and with little hot minges q great deal of
cool weather. Indian corn, that loves sun, and de.
lights in nights of sweltering heat looks sad and sick
y. The gardens show the presence of recent Frost
and although, according to the Almanac, summer
has come, the wardrobcs of winter, masculine and
feminine, are still in pleasant use
The cereal grains, however, wheat and RE and the
grass promise very we'll and thrive in this cool moist
weather. SO, too, of the fruits which, though late
Especially strawberies) will be abundant. and ont, |
door work is pleasant to man in this cool elastic Tenn
pcrature
The ocusts throng I'll the trees, and swarm in the
long grass and their mum, as of distant mechanism |
nils the air. Their tTurid, or outer case (which |
looks like complete and close fitting suit of armorI
adhcrcs to the owhere the full formed nsec, emery.
ca rom H. sometimes on spear of grass, some
llnes by DOZENS on the trunk of tree, or half way
up board fence on which the yet encascd insect had
cfawed up, until the precise moment when instinct
win new life and powers and abandoning its tene. |
ment 1t could trust itself on ilmy wings to new ele-
ment creature Of light and air.
There is a moral and type in hs which canno, |
escape the commonest observer and which, from eve.
ry tree, does indeed furnish a sermon
he lie OF these mysterious insects seems innocent
OF Inc ravages so generally connected with the name
OF locs's. 1t seems, indeed, the perfection of the |
dolce far nicntc like tho id,-droni of Naples lol,inp
IN the sunshine, without any hing to do and like too |
many OF HEM without any thing to eat; for it is not
obvious TINT these locusts consume or mime INV |
thlng- hn' sing, or rather b. ~ nway their Time NJ
lolod portion of hours and then fall TO the earth from
interval, "a mystery and moral, and wi,ha lesson
with those who vii! apply it,