The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-08
The Weather and tho Crops.

The Louisville (Ky) Democrat says:-we understand
that the tobacco plants in of the counties in the
part Of this State have been greatly injured by
flies In Todd county the erasshoppers
eating them up fast they out and in many
have not been able set them out and they will be
overown The Henderson Courier says that there will
not be enough plants In that county to plant than
one half the amount at first intended.
The Edgefeld g. 81 Advertiser Of the 1st ins says
No rain yet. Not drop-not drop At least. not
worth mentioning, Gardens are well nigh exhausted
Oats presertA gone casen Those cotton fields wherein
stand is not yet obtained hopslessly in ert eis
Corn is doing sosewhat better than cotton, but II the
generally harvesting fair crops Of wheat. THANK hea
ven for that) And now, OH for delightful shower.
Who does not say Auen2s
The Chester Is c. Palmetto Standard Of the I'd inst
reposThe appearances of the past few days have nd
Gated the prevalence Of seasonabe weather In many
sections The drought has very materially checked the
progress Of vegetation but With we may
still anticipate average crop of aud perhaps
equally as good yield OF cotton The account, received
poets anything but fattering few sections in this
State and in Others been With season
far the greater part las suffered much from the effects Of
cold and drought. The fear ia beginning to be enter
tanned that with the most favorable In flu
tue the aggregate must fall considerably below the
average estimate Fears also entertained that the
very heavy fall Of snow in the mountains, last winter,
will caue unprecedented rise in the Mississippi river
and OF course almost totally destroy the crops in the ad
jacent regions
The Athens. Ga, Herald, of the ID inst. says =
in this region favored with a ref eshing shower
Monday evening Although very light it will doubt
be found TO be Of great benefit to the crops-parculary
and cotton We have heard the opinion expressed
that oats beg oad redemption, but think the
rain will benefit that crop also.
Cotton has suffered much, both account Of the
drought and oodthe morniDgs having been unusually
cool for time past Indeei cold last week.
that We heard II rumored that frost had boon
morning in some portions Of the county.
New wheat has been brought into market at Augusta
Ga, and sold At 81 25 per bushel.
The Eiddletown (Md) Gozete says "The bark crop
this appears TO he of growth, judging
from be immense quantity daily hauled to and through
cur town Within the last three wseks there at least
ten loads each day through averaging each
three cords mnking In all about $40 Cords which, at 81
per cord will bring the pretty of 1850 This
small item, however, in comparison to The qaantty
hauled other routes Wonder what the patent
think of thisS'
The weather is very dry and rain mush needed good
shower just would do much To improve the dusty
roads, and greatly benefit ths crops The nights
Dgs for several days past havs been unusually COOL
kn0gyiue Statesman, June l.
The oat crop Of district (says the Yorkvile Ms
cdny 20 instantly has suffered very much from the cool
aud dry weather.