Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-06-29
From, the NeU York Tribune
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
'enn Fan, june ia killing drOuth

Penn. Fan, June ia killing drOuth
prevails
Os,cego, June 15th-Some corn planted
May /, Is inches high.
St John, On. b. ) June S-Beef sells for
&c. and no fat cattle in the Province
Dallas, (Tex,,) June 1.-The wheat prom
ises an abundant crop.
Gdien0, June 13.-Wheat, corn, oats, po-
tatoes, all fourishing
Rarenna, co. ) June 14-At great pub
lie sheep shearing at Hine & Nelson's, in Sha-
lersville, one fleece weighed % lbs.-unwash-
ed of course the farmers had u dinner and
good time.
Little Rock, (Ark } June st has rain
ed here nearly every day for a fortnight
Corn and wheat have suffered and cotton looks
sorry.
WaynesJry, june 15-Wheat prospects
poor.
Erie, June 15.-Next week farmers will
commence cutting great crop of grass.
MH~aukie, June 13.-Crops all goods
Corn backward from the late rains. Grass
heavy.
Bath, IN. Y June 1l-Wheat crop on
ly about two-thirds an average one.
Kingston, Canada June 13.-Weather
beautiful, and harvest prospects ditto. Wheat,
oats and grass never better. Corn potatoes,
pdIlcI, peas dil EIOLllolHS. HIS Is lHC case
all over the Province.
Haterto,cn, Owls. June 1O-Wheat never
looked better. Some heads in the milk
Wilmington, Co.. } June 10.-Wheat prom
ises fair yield in this county.
DoyleStoson, Pa.) June 13-Wheat prom
ises an unusually large yield this year
CarrottoR, (O) June 8.-Wheat on the
lowlands good: on the uplands not more than
half good crop expected
Rising Sun, Ond. June 1O-Whcat will
not make more than half crop
augusta, (Ne } June 15.-Heavy rain two
days last week has revived all crops Grass
hoppers and caterpillars are more abundant
than desirable to Maine farmers at Newburg.
Grass and potatoes, the staple crops of the
Pine State, promise well.
Boston, June 15.-The Palmer worm is de
vastating the apple trees in this vicinity
Cherries are dropping off
Neacark, On. j June 15.-There will not
be half crop of cherries in this vicinity
The fruit was injured by frost and high
winds.
LotcViUe, On. Y. June 15.-Fruit, except
plums, promising. We expect large crop
Grashoppers are injuring the meadows
Grubs are cutting off corn and oats, and the
drouth has injured the grass beyond recov-
cry.
Freehold On. j. June 1--we are to
have trial of moving machines near here
on the 10th, In clover, commencing at two
o'clock
Fatrmount, On. Y.) June 15.-Onondaga
will not give one.foucth her usual crop of
wheat, and Gayuga will give far below an
average crop. If these counties show the aver
age of the State the wheat crop will be very
light in New York. Not the usual quantity
of barley sown, much of it got in late, and all
injured by drouth, which has also injured
oats, of which more than usual sown. An
unusual quantity of Corn planted-loolls well
Grass will be light in consequence OF drouth.
Eugene, Qnd.) June -Wheat-very
much injured by the fly. Corn--so wet that
not much more than half the ground planted,
looks bad, and many fields will be abandoned
l do not think one-ffth as much will be raised
tins year as last. A few days ago four feet
steers, estimated at ,, 900 each, gross, sold for
S75l, and yearling steer for S4l,25.
Yours t. NJ Waterman