The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-13

protracted Drought.
The Weather and the Crops.
The crops in all EDITIONS surrounding New York
represented to be u the highest possible growing cond
ton. There is prospect Of good fruit season.
The Eastern Times printed At Bath, Me-, give very
encouraging account OF the fruit and other crop lat
vicinity. There has been less blightiDg of bio lis
season than usual The grass crop also sal be very
promising.
The green fields in Connecticut never gave er pros
poets OF abundant harvest than at preser and the
may BE- said Of almost every other description of
vegetation.
1.-THE weather for the last week has been cool for this
Of the year. which state Of things tends to dis
hea,ten our planters Awfully.
The Alton III Courier Of the 2Oth ult., sAys-"Ws
learn from county friends that the wheat in many
sections being injured by the fly 10 Greene county whole
FIELDS have been almost cut down BY the insect The
damnoe cxteuos 20 Jersey and Mxcon,n ties and
how much further have not earnsd. We hear
plants Of this trouble, as yet in Madison and the
counties The and south The farmers in this
oD have had to Iepant much Of their corn; but tho
present wsrm clear weather has given it wonderful
walls to great extent that il is necessary that
should be quite early planted in this climate to mature
properly but old farmer that as good corn
be grew, and in ordinary season, planted
in the MIDDLE OF June"
The Rockville Journal says:-"Thcre be doubt,
from. the missing appearance which the wheat this
heavv yield We have recently fields which
have been gosnoed for the first time which, according
bushels to the acre"
The Knoxville enn.1 Statesman of the Sd inst says
"The westf er is very dry. and rain mush wanted.
good show er just would do much to improve the
DUSTY road greatly benefit the crops The nights
and mornings for several days past have been unusually
cooln
The weather is aud has been for several days past
most delightful days ard cool and balmy evenings
morning which dspeed the dust which had previ
ousy very ANNOYING Rain Is very much needed, We
in different portions Of the county in conse-
quence of which the crops do not look promising as
could be desired We think from present appearances
that the weather will be showery aud seasonable for
days to come Most of the rams which have fallen in
this region during the past spring have been followed BY
cool weather and by winds from the north; hence the
crops of every kind look small and are unusually back
ward"
The Trenton IN j. State Gazette notices the sickly ap
peaance Of the peach trees in the vicinity Of Trenton
ere quite penty in the New Jersey markets.
but they go OF at six and ten cents pint Vegetables
and the crops ally looking remarkably Hns in
New Jersey The weather has been very propitious to
their healthy and RAPID growth
The WfLamsport (Pa) Gazette Of June says:-ssWe
Of the country has been materially injured by the fly.
hsv. been very nely destroyed fhe grain fields that
have not been visited by this destructive insect are in
celent coud toD and promise large harvest"
The Albany Knickebocker of June 2 says.-"Ws hear
from the country that the prospect Of fruitful sesson
was never more promising. Apple trees also promise
WE'LL although this is what considered the bearing
yesr The grass and grain crops never looked better,
owing TO the recent rains.
The Detroit CMich.) Free Press of June 8, s.yr-The
never did IL give promise Of more abundant harvest
than at the pretent time short trip in the interior,
two three days stree assured eyes of this fact and
information from gentlemen have lately met from all
parts of the State lead to the belief that the wheat
crop Of Michigan will this year be he largest ever sent
to market The weather thus far has not been very f.
vorabe for the spring crops The rains have been cold
followed by ht sun leaving the surface Of the ground
II
The Apalachicoa Fla) Advertiser, Of the Goth says
Our show that In all parts OF the country the
drought is serious in neighborhood. Crops
were never SO unpromising at this season
The Tallahassee Ola Sentinel Of the Oath, says-Itis
nine ten week, since . shower Of any value
ell fallen in the neighbohooi Of Tallahassee
although In the Miccossukie neghborhood, and in
portions Of the adjoining counties, they have had
yiceabe showers within that time, general and dis
ttessiDg drought, however pervades Middle Florida.
large part OF the cotton crop Of Leon county is up
ARC some Is not sven planted
The wheat crops of Eastern Obi, suffering greatly
from The f the Hessan fly, and farmers in that
region tear that the yield this year will fall short Of
average one
The Cassvirs (Ga Standard Of the 2sth, says The
Gather tor n days Of the past week ute COOL
snd morning there frost. In regard to crops ia
county and in this secton generally think they
rather promising than otherwise The wheat
perhaps better and but seldom good We pote
ex inttDces here the worm has destroyed more than
stand OF corn and also his appearance noticed TO
limited extent on The cotion.
last the weather has been more favorable TO the cot
ton crop though lot quite warm enough we have had
light Tho help the corn while the wheat
and the oats prove much 1t. We rcterate
our statement last week. thai the has suffered
much from tue cold SPELLS
freDd from tire back country informs that there
J. five times the usual increase OF farming operations
ths spurg in sullivan aud Linn counties, Missouri. This
t. Attributable 10 the tine price o. Agricultural produc
TONS In g.rersl a,d 70 tho regular demand antcps ted
| 'cr eu grant and railroad purtotes
Crops The valley 81 the Hudson every whore present
y 'hr wing sppesrapce and promise nbundsocs, Ths
lapdscs H. srysyed In it, luxuriaut attire.
W. hear conscefabs complaint Of the fly In the wheat
extent that threatens great reduction Of tho crop
H. fruit generally safe though the apples fall off
bsnly - Cincinnati Gazette June 10.
| me Ssncusky (Obio) Herald ssys:--The wheat pros
rsct of t+n,yal Obn have anu h mi areo by the
continued raius aud during past week two by the
derfeos ~ hy friend has permiSted 20
make .uboined tract from letters received by
hni from hs uopdeots in the interior. fhey
present. 'be prospects being anything but favorable
FOR s,sd The 6ot extract is fsom letter fcom
esse Wheat receipts continue light for this sea
Of he yesr There good deal OF fear Of mi Iry
20 tbs growing crop oy D SOME farmers are blowing
down whole b.ds ami sowing with buck neat using
then, % Other pnrpossn The next is from Mount vec-
AZ for the coming crop IL IL air@ad, destroy ed
by the A., We hall get than fourth Of q
cop, certainly AID probably not more than the seed
.own 1be following II from N 6eld - Farmers
hgn - hold hact rnd pnt IN store the Last. week
as made worry material chsnss in tho OF
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