The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-14

tral Ohio we are at this time MAY 3l)
suffering from severe drOuth; no rain hav-
ing fallen for nearly month past. Corn
planted three to four weeks ago has
scarcely appeared above ground. and 1t
/ is very uneven, while that planted later
has not come up at all. Potatoes and
garden crops are in a similar condition.
and the grass crop is suffering immensely
Wheat generally seems to stand the
drouth well, and is beginning to show head
but the growth Of straw is likely to %
small.
Severe fyosts occurred the l7th to 2Olh
ult.. but owing TO the very backward state
of the season. but little injury was done
to vegetation. Fruit generally P:om's'
f es well, though strawberries and "'her
small fruits are suffering from want OF
moisture.
Onr letters from the extreme South
part of tho State speak "f an excess oi
! rain there during the first hall of the
month. In the North parl rain is much
needed but we infer the dronth Is less
we're there than he etc., Ohio Caittrdtor.
The Cutivator is mistaken in regard to
The comparative severely ofdrouth in the
Central and Northern portions OF Ohio
The April rains were much more plente-
Gus in the vicinity of Columbus than in
the Lake region, aud it was dry here be-
fore the drouth began to be felt in Cen
I trail Ohio.
The farmers prospects in this section
are truly discouragiug--more 50 than III
the spring of lS45. We learn that the
Wheat, beginning to show head IN
d stalks about Is inches high, is filing with
!. but here and there kernel, and the corn,
, planted and 3 weeks ago. is much of II
= yet unsprou,ed. The oat croPis likely
. to be total failure, and the grass in old
II meadows ditto. Glover fields and new
It meadows give better promise.
:" The drouth in Michigan and Wiscon
% sin is qnte as severe as in this section
, The Detroit Advertiser states that the
'' Wheat crop now looks worse in that State
e. than it has since lS42, when drnuth aud
ID frost combined to its ruin, and adds:
n. SHOULD the present dry season he i'm
i, mediately followed by copious and season
" :. able rains, it is the opinion of experienced
u farmers, that not mare than two M"dS y
~ CROP can be realized. The prospect %
of other crops is equally gloomy. The "a
of crop will be an entire failure: and grass
meaduws which should be knee high IA
T. this time, hardly afford decent pasturage
IS Corn has not started from the ground
e' and must of course, prove failure. as no
sufficient Of the season now remains Il
or give it maturity, unless frost should b'
kept off much longer than usual"
." Wisconsin papers speak equally dis
Is couraging of the prospects in that State
cir The Milwaukee Sentinel of the lst say
, the spring has been nncommonly dry
,,v Vegetation droops and withers. the tree
:" show few signs Of life,an the grass wear
'"' a sickly hue.
I'm In view ofthe failure ofthe grass croT
10. the Ohio CuIlivator urges the sowing {
hv milet as a substitute for meadow hay
- NAV be sown the Cultivator says, an
20 time in June. Select good soil, ralhe
in dry than wet, plow and harrow till meI
~ low, then SOW about bushel of seed pc
ira acre, broad. cast and harrow in.--Yiel
two or hree tons per acre. cut and cure
like other hay. Seed can be obtained
nut Cincinnati at $l.26 per bushel
md The Coshocton Republican recon
nt. mends the sowing of Indian Corn for fo'
ose der, and refers to the case of Tusc
80 rawas farmer who has practicod the pu
W. for several years with great profit.
ia The Cullivator also urges the sowil
his ofIndian corn as follows:
the "Many farmers have portions Of the
ia ground on which the corn planted tn
spring has been killed by droulh, aud
10" they will plow over few acres, as soc
pa as Boftened with rain, or even harrow
well, if in good order, then saw broa'
,de cast or driIl in about two bushels of col
nm to tho acre, covering il with small plo
:, or heavy harrow, it will yield plentifI
'"o crop of most excellent fodder, which ms
ira be cut whenever it is thought the large
, in yield may be had. 1t eau be cradle
int and bound in bundles and stood
49,. shocks to cure, or moved and dried lik
hay.
acl The yield of dried fodder on rich LAT
ngo is usually five to seven tons per acre, al
; being sown so thick the stalks do n
Js grow so large bat that cattle will eat the
49,. almost entirely clean. Every farm
Gu who applehends the least danger oi
oil scant supply OF fodder for his stock nc
the winter, should SOW an acre or two OF co
ICY, for this purpose. Any other good lar
,o will of course answer as we'll as tn
}, where corn has been planted and faile
o' Grass sward, if we'll turned over al
narrowed fine, would answer very we
Ne' The crop would come off in good lin
= for wheat sowing, - C2e0, Herald.
ay The same tale, but not to so great
, of extent, may bo told of this section; b
hat to-day the clouds portend rain, and shou
ac' we have reasonable showers our Gro
zen will generally turn out we'll. The CO
, ~ and oats crop, it is thought, will in al
he event be deficient.
w. How're CURE THE CHoLERA,-The Savu
,;cb noh Republican. in giving an account
ing the recent events in Cuba, says;
at 1t is curious circumstance, and .
n - IL. Al. l. L..