Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-05-22
Clippings About CrOps-lmproved Prospects.

ssice in it" for the Hoosier who said this was a
cold country. Won't somebody read it to him.
For a week past the weather has been quite
changeable. We have had but little ra!n-but a
portion of the time it has been quite cool. On
Monday night, water standing in tubs, and bar
res, &C., was completely frozen over. Owing
to the dryncSS of the atmosphere hopes are enter
tanned that the fruit is but slightly injured.
The prospects for grain are at present exceed
ingly good. Winter wheat never looked better,
and the spring grains are coming forward in a
manner equally as promising. Never before in
this section Of country, has there been so much
ground under cultivation as at the present time.
= Canton His. Register, May 10.
For several days past We have had quite cool
weather for the season Of the year-the nights es-
pecally have been, to use the expression of some
of citizens, 'disagreeaby cold,'' whilst in the
day time, it has by no me ms been pleasant-and
on the night Of the It'll, Sth and 9th insts., there
frost sufficiently severe to destroy, or greatly
injure garden truck. We understand from some
Of the farmers of this country that the recent frost
mentioned have also greatly damaged much of
their early corn; some of it so much, that they
fear it will be necessary to replant great portion
of it entire.
The prospects for fine wheat, oats and grass
crops,in this vicinity, so far our information
extends, are very promising, not withstanding the
difficulties and damages alluded to above, in rela-
ton to the corn crops.-Carrolton Gas., 12th.
The weather continues dry and cool. We had
very good shower last week, but the ground was
so dry that it was absorbed fast as it FELL and
the roads were dusty next day. The frost
Tuesday night injured vegetation very considera-
bly,.
Crops are suffering for rain. Should it contin-
ne dry a week longer, the wheat will be a failure.
The prospect for Tobacco is gloomy, and indeed,
without rain; and that soon, there will be gone
raj failure. Many Of our farmers who are not
crcakers, arc really getting alarmed at the pros
pect.- Glasgow Times, II.
We have had several refreshing showers of rain
during this week. The weather continues cloudy
and the prospect now is good that there will
speedily be plenty of rain for all purposes
What rain has already fallen has been of great
service to the wheat and oat crop, which was in
state that would have been materially damaged
without it. So far the prospects for good crops of
all kinds look well.-Osceola Mo-, Independent,
May
The Chester Herald Of last week says: 'sFrom
every locality we hear the most fattering accounts
of the appearance Of the wheat crops. SO far the
farmers have fine prospect for hay and spring
crops, and the soil is in fine order for planting
corn.''-Dlo Republican.
The chine, r;;c and the Hessian fly have made
their appearance in the wheat IN several Of the
counties of Virginia.
The crops throughout Pennsylvania are repor-
ted as promising.
From information derived from the local pa
pers Of the interior, as well from most parts of
the State, we are satisfied that the growing wheat
is in excellent condition. In some sections, spots
in fields have been partially w;nter-klled, but
the injury in this respect is nowhere MATERIAL
The insect which astfall threatened destruction to
many fields. has disappeared, and apprehension is
not felt from that source. The quantity upon the
ground is greater than in any previous year.
Altogether, the prospects of greater crop are
very hatterng.-Detroit Free Press llh.
In Arkansas the most gloomy apprehensions of
starvation had been dispelled by repeated show