New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-29
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

were out in the country last week have seldom
seen the grass look better Tic prospect for hoed crop
worse The ground has been constantly soaked
the frost was out On Thursday it rained torrent al day
long. Farmers have not planted corn potatoes, and in
many cases garden seed are not half in the ground
Apple trees were everywhere full of blossoms and tho
cherry trees were set too full of fruit for good crop
At the West particularly the Wabash bottoms, the
foods have injured the prospects of crops materially
Some Indiana papers complain of the fly in the wheat.
In Kentucky the fly is eating up the tobacco plants.
Some beds have been entirely swept.
In Haverhl the prospect Of good fruit crop except
peeches wes never better On the 10th OF May, they
had strawberries in market something very extraord-
nary.
The WHEAT CRoP OF MONROE CoUyTY.-In ls44,
33s 5sJ bushels in s49 4 653 bushels, for 1854 es-
mated at 1913 bushels This estimate is founded upon
The data of in the previous five years This at
present prices 81 l5 would be worth nearly three and
half millions Of dollars The lands which produce this
STAPLE are as productive now as they twenty-five
years ago. whenever they powed deep and rendered
pulveruloni
ILLINOIS WBEAT-A letter from Manchester H., says
wheat never looked better than does this spring though
the ehnch-bug threatens destruction 10 some crops
OHIO WHEAr.-THe State Journal Columbus says
There is no danger of famine in Ohio. We assure the
tmid we never the wheat prospects more promsn:
at this season of the year. There will be plenty OF grain
raised in Ohio this TO supply the inhabitants OF four
such States so there is danger of starvation.
MARYLAND WEALTH Ann Arundel County the
wheat measured three four feet nearly two weeks since
In Kent County some of the farmers afraid that wheat
is growing too fast 1t is thought that there peaches
enough left 10 make good crop.
THE SouTH-IIarvest has already commenced in
Georgia. and they rejoicing in new wheat -four We
notice one who after harvesting his wheat, powedup
the siubble and planted corn.
There is any amount of grumblDg the effects OF
the frost upon Gotten and other crops all through the
South. We have doubt hst much of it has been de-
soyed and that planters repan for want of seed
The Florida Seatiae of May l6, says the crops the
whole quite promising, and iImany instances even
So than they up to this date last year. This
we think is the fact generally through the South.
RALEIGH y. c., May 25.-We have had cOpious rains
and the weather is fine for growing crops. The wheat
generally looks well, and corn is taking rapid start.
HorISG WHEAT.-Charles Hinman of Lockport n. "
is trying the experiment OF hoeing drilled wheat. Ii
costs about IS
HAY AND APPLE BLossoYs.-On the 18th of May, the
apple blossoms we're at the full in Massachusetts, IL is
seldom that they blossom ecrlier On the 18th Of May,
! Edward Harrss Of Woonsocket, cut and gathered into
his house quantity of hay.
SCARCITY OF HsY.-Hay has become so much exhausted
in the midland districts Of Upper Canada that it has sold
for s5 un and many cattle have pershed for the want
! Of il.
EARLY IARyEsT.-The AEgasta Ga Chroaiete of the
18th inst. says have just sample of whest which
harvested yesterday the farm of seaborn Jones,
this city which will compare fayorably with the best
Genesee. This days earlier than last year. Georgia
getting to be large wheat growing State There are
very fine mills Augusta and large superior
| CT Atlanta.
The CRors is SouTH CARoLIsA.-The South Carolina
papers sre filed with complaints Of the unayoTabe appear
of all species Of crops. Many Of them apprchend
failure ofthe wheat CROP and Others lk no, less doefuy
of all kinds Of productions.