The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-18
The Weather and the Crops.

re advance OF spring." says the Germantown (pa
Telegraph, shows that the wheat crop in Eastern Penn
sylvania does not promising aspect Indeed It
be said that for several years the prospect has not
been unfavorabe This is to be ascribed the fact
that owing to the great drought last year. the crop
was put in late and had time to become rooted
to withstand ordinary weather. when the winter set in
with great severity and continued for many months
erspersed with heavy storms the last which,
in the beginning Of April did considerable injury the
killed and the fields with here and there an exception
lock badly and will hardly yield than three fourths
OF an average crop. The grass however which the
drought threatened with extinction is much better than
any one had expected. and may prove fair crop when
harvested We have some fields which will produce
heavily and learn that with the exception Of Chester
county and portions Of Delaware and Lancaster where
the drought prevailed with great severity the crop will
be tolerable one The oats though ,wn late have been
got in finely have the potatoes and predict
for all these should We have favorable from this
time out good average yield The fruit trees Of every
description, promised more abundantly at this
period and should there be frost
sequence we shall have the most prolific fruit year wit
messed in this region for the last dozen years.
The Apalachicola Commercial Advertiser of late date
says, in allusion to the cotton crop of Florda-Wc
take pleasure in chronicng the decided improvement
which has taken place in the weather during the last
week. 1t is now clear. mild and seasonabe beft-
ting the opening of this brilliant month in the South
We believe serious damage has been done by the
cent cold weather to the growing crops throughout the
country tributary to this city and have little doubt that
the present genial weather will repair what slight
injury may have been produced by that cause The
cepts Of cotton at this port since September last
amount to 1877 073 bales being about 1000 bales more
than the entire receipts for the previous year For the
remainder of the the receipts here will vary
much from five six thousand bales and if present prices
maintained the country bordering the Chatta-
hoochee will be completely drained of every bag of
ton Several large planters along that river who in
the habit of holding their crops for period of
have been induced BY the liberal offers recently made
thtm. to part with their crops This will increase
cepts from 5000 bales more than estimated two
weeks The in the receipts here last year.
will be counterbaanced by the falling off st. Marks.
and what is termed the crop of Florida will not vary
thousand bales from last years product
The HopkiDsvle (Ky.) Rifle Of the 7th inst, says -
From appearances in this region at present,
avoid the conclusion that the next crop Of tobacco viii
be very short The spring SO far. has been remarkabl
unfavorabe. and planters everywhere complaining
avery marked scarcity of plants. Even II the
from this time forward should be favorable the crop
fiom the just mentioned, must be universal
small;
So far the prospect of another abundant harvest is
good the wheat having sustained very little injury from
the past long and winter There Is also promise
Of abundance of fruit The peaches injured in some
places but in other places they bid fair be abundant
The weather very fine and vegetation advancing vita
great rapdity, as If to make up for lost time-Pisb
Gazette IAN inst
We understand the prospect for apples was never
better than at the present time Tke trees are loaded
with bloom, and the orchards look tnfy beautiful in
their white livery. The pear. Plum and cherry tree ,
also betoken a plentiful yield. OF peaches we eanno
speak so sanguine. The probability is that this
delicious Of all fruit will be entirely scarce for com
fort convenience But trust our fears win not
realized MI. Holly (N. ~ Mirror.
The Nashua On H. Telegraph says that the peach trees
IN that vicinity, general thing are killed by the
severe weather Of the past winter.
The Catoctn (Id) Wing states that the crops in that
region present fine growing appearance. The Fred
erck Csen says the wheat crop that county promises
to be at least average and that there will be a
abundance OF apples, peaches plums, &c.