The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-17

The Crops.
ttracts win give an idea Of what may

The Crops.
The following extracts will i've An idss n, wh., mas.
be expected from Ohio -
Though the straw does stand thick on the ground
There will be full half crop of wheat In Ross county
and what there Is, of Arst-rate quality At the sgri.
terranean wheat were exhibited grown ON farm I'm
Twin township, greatly exceeding in length and weight
the ordinary red chaf.-Sefota Gross Cs) Gazette.
Harvesting having commenced in different portions q
this county IL is generally believed that the CROP
although not average one viii be pretty heavy The
thin the ground but the heads are remarks
bly large and flled with fine, plump, heavy grains
Xenia Greene Coz Torch Light.
Our farmers about closing up the harvest After
this week there will be little wheat to cut In this
county The turnout" is not very good We think,
however, there viii be than half an average yield.
and what Is wanting In quantity VIII be- 70 some extent
supplied in the quality which is very good-Ssfosis
(Cisrmont Coz Courier.
We have OF late had opportunities from frequent ex
cursions through various parts Of own county and
to some extent in Putnam and Hancock, Of observing
Although have seen many fields that promised very
poorly yet we must that where the soil was good and
/ properly cultivated, nothing could be cheering
than the prospect presented In all the fields ths
heads are remarkably well filed and the grains are OF
unusual plumpness. On the whole we believe the pre-
be the largest crop we have seen in the county
for five years.-Lima (ditsn Coy Reporter.
Our farmers are in the wheat in good earnest The
The crop this year will but little exceed half average
one-U'bana Champagne Coz Citizen.
What there is Of the wheat be ofthe best and ths
yield much larger than was anticipated Mont.
g1mery Coz Journal
1t is the impression Of good judges in the matter that
the quantity OF hour which will be manufacture from
the wheat grown this year lin Montgomery county,
will be equal to IL not exceed that of last year
mdnfoWn Telegraph
From what have seen, and from what we earn
from others the crop this year viii be threefouhs
average crop and this county will yield suru Of from
The crop is light-very: the quality good-remarkaby.
--Marietta Upashingtsn Coz Intelhgeneer.
During the past week, the weather has been fine and
making active preparations for cutting
crop in the county Is light considerably short Of
an average crop-M. Yernon (Knor Coz Times
From oil parts of Maryland have accounts repre-
sentng the crops as in most hourishing condition
An agricultural friend Nansemond river informs
that the wheat. which is all cut is fair to good Tho
crop bids fair to in much above previous ca
culatons The is very backward for this period Of
the season. but looks promising, and it is believed win
backward Fruits of every description are almrst On
tirey cut .G-NOrtolk Herald, l2h inst
The Savannah Republican says -" From the general
testimony from various quarters Of the State have
derived the opinion that the provision crops will turn
generally very we'll while the cotton crop Is decidedly
| more unpromising than usual"
The Natchez Courier of the 2sth ult states that In
the adjacent counties the and cotton generally look
well although in some places bad stand was made OF
the former and the latter has suffered somewhat fog
want of rain On the Louisiana side OF the river cotton
is IN much better growing condition than was Antci-
pated some weeks since. Taken generally, (says the
the prospect for good crop is fair In this SEQ
ton and II the terrible worm or no other unforssesn
calamity steps in between this and the rpening of the
crop our farmers may safely calculate upon fair rsmu
neration for their labor.
In Abbevie District s. - the cotton crop Is said TO
be more unpromsng than was before known: and
the Charleston Mercury says that the state OF
things exists throughout that State in which the cotton
crop must fall far below average The Mercury
expresses the opinion that similar result may he
pected in Georgia and Lower Alabama, while from Mis-
sissipp and Louisiana the accounts favorabis
-Richmond Daily Wing, July ~.
In New England the prospect Is stil favorable
splendid kind for the growth Of vegetation and for the
making Of the hay crop This has brought corn for
ward so That In many fields, where the soil Of favor
able character II Is nearly forward as in tho
rage OF seasons, and quite as forward In SONS
former years when great crops had been raised. The
tears which were entertained account Of the back
wardncs OF this crop have consequently subsded Far
mers very busy in securing thor hay The crop
will be large both Of low meadow and upland and with
such weather continuing it will be cured and housed
in the most perfect manner. In this vicinity there
has been no interruption to the hay making for the
| last week., but toward Boston, there u shower
the afternoon Of the eth inst Wherever the grass
securing it should be- improved to ts best aavaa
tage: There is not only great saving in time but
the hay Ia much moro valuable than 1t Is II got in In
unfavorable weather, when 1t has stood too long
Potatoes are growing finely, and we hear OF In
dications Of the reappearance of disease amous them
the present season Heretofore, they have been
sderably affected with the curl early in the
son as this time The epdemic-fof such have
uniformly believed the rot which has effected them
to be-has probably exhausted itself and Is passing
away. cases Of its recurrence may be- expected
but we feel strong confidence in the hope that gene
rally the coming crop will be free from It's destructive
effects. English grain looks finely, and promises an
abundant crop. 1t has rarely looked better Apples
and pears, we think have fallen from the trees
than is usual The hot weather has been very favora
BILE to the operation of insects and they appear have
improved 1t to the best advantage Sti fth Is
favorable enough left the and those that
remain will grow the larger for being well thinned
Early cherries are now nearly The crop has been
below the average though kinds the Tsrtarisn
and May Duke, have borne well. The later kinds will
be less abundant than the early. Plum trees
heavily laden with fruit but the broing hot weather
rots them badly and this with the operations
cuio will considerably reduce the quantity under the
weight OF which the trees are bowling down. The
peach trees have assumed healthy appearance. They
growing freely and having sufficient fruit upon their
branches; they give promise of fine crop.-N K.
Farmer