The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-07
The Weather and the Crops.

A great tornado passed over Chicago on Thursday
afternoon the force of the storm however being nearly
spent before it arrived there; Notwithstanding several
buildings were unroofed, chmneys blown down, In
the country short distance from Chicago the storms
ravages fearfully destructive More than thirty
buildings destroyed from st. Charles to the city
the fences all prostrated and what is still deplora
ble several lives reported to have been lost and
limbs fractured Tmbers Of log houses were carried 10
feet by the force of the Chicago Correspondent
Of the Buffalo Courier.
The Paris (Missouri) Mercury of the 10Th ult.
for abundant crop There has been rain enough
to lay the dust for months Seed which has been put
the ground cannot vegetae unless should ran wheat
dry to its roots We hear complaints relative to to.
bacco plants to pitch crop and fears entertained on
seed again. although late in the season If tobacco seed
be soaked in new milk for few days, and then sown
they will come up in short time and grow with
ishing rapidity
The weather, for few days past has been much
mider than the first three weeks of this month"; vegea.
ton putting forth rapidly. and the prospect of large
crop OF fruit is very (Ct) Sent,
The GreenviHe Is. c. Mounta,neer, of the 18th
inst, says Another week has passed without sufficient
rain to lay the dust The wheat and crops very
and cotton seed that has been planted in many places
cannot come up The drought seems to extend through
out the whole United States with the exception Of light
and partial showers in some sections.
In Madison, Georgia, no rain of any consequence
had fallen in four weeks with the exception of
two very slight showers the deprivation at Savannah
has pccH OF the planters are mOntn De-
hind their prospects ofas year at this period
nah Republican, 30th uA.
Our Cherokee farmers, we are glad to say, have
not been idle. We have heard of several who finished
planting from thirty to fifty Of the last week
i'll March, We know of others who have between fifty
and an hundred acres Of planted and not yet
vicinity of this place have and early Irish potatoes
upoats and wheat crops gene rally look nc Although
provisions are now very scarce, hope, with industry
already manifested favorable season, and the aid and
bencfccnt smiles of Providence to reap abundant
Cherokee .fdrocGtc.
The Frederick Examiner, of Wednesday, says
We have never seen the soorward at this season
OF the year as they are at present The wheat is fine
and heavy and the rye already in the head The pros.
pect could not be more favorable.
The Michigan Farmer says the wheat crop has
been injured by the exposure frost the past win
ter 1t anticipates good crop
We have been informed, says the Edgefcld i'd
retiser OF Wednesday last that copous showers have
recently fallen in sections Of the District but in this
ncighborhood and throughout the country gene rally
the drought has continued and the temperature has
that Of summer heat The crops in the fields and gar
dens have suffered considerably We have not had any
rain Of consequence since the 18th of March last.
Bangor paper of the I'd inst. states There was
quite gale In this vicinity yesterday Sheds
unroocd fences FRUSTRATED boards scattered and all the
dust Of tho city blown over to Brewer.
A hail storm occurred at Constantine St.
Joseph county, April IS, which did much damage. All
gloss windows exposed to its fury were broken. II
which fell was in many instances nearly ns large as
mans fist. The falling Jumps Of Ice wero largo that
in instances they fell through tho roofs Of houses
boy was killed at Movilc. All fruit is destroyed
and many rchards ruined The extent Of the storm is
not known II prevailed south far MS we have heard
from. All garden vegetables entirely down and
destroyed. Tho like was never before known in this
region.-Dctrcit Free Press
We learn from the Hartford (Md.) Madisonian,
that hail storm occurred in that county on
Monday evening last prosrntng large trees throwing
down fences to considerable extent, and beating the
wheat and other grain into the ground Some Of the hail
stones as large hens egg and generally of the
size Of a hullcd hickory nut. About three hundred
panes Of glass broken in the windows of the houses
Of Bel Air.
Early wheat, known as the MAY wheat, was in
head as early as the 2oth ut. Some of the farmers
will soon be thinking Of applying their cradles to the
grain.-Winchester, "a. Republican
The Wcstniinster Ca,roltonian says.-" The
whole crop in this country generally presents remark
ably fine appearance and il there Is unavorable
weather. the crop will be very heavy. The rye CROP
the average Is not good although it has improved
considerably since the late rains"
The Upper Maiboro' (DId.) Gazette Says For
several days past the weather has been cold and buster
ing and serious approximations are felt for the plants of
the second sowing Of tobacco seed The first killed
week ago. and the beds continuation Of
this weather for any length OF time must retard the
plants as to render short crop inevitable"
The Boston Journal says: elm this neighborhood
believe 1.-THE trees have not suffered The is
about week or ten days backward than last
spring but the prospect Of abundance of peaches
cherries and apples, Is very favorable This however,
will depend altogether on the kind OF weather to come