Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-19
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.


With an interest almost Unprecedented the
weather and the growing crops are watched by
the people. The perishabe fruits of the earth
become ofvital consequence when almost famine
prices are paid for the commonesi necessares Of
life and when flour is thirteen dollars barrel
and other things in proportion, men may he
forgiven for asking with some anxiety, "whai
shall We eat and what shall we drink I" The
war in Europe, by taking vas, bodies of men
from productive pursuits and making them mere
consumers, as well as by the natural siagnatlon
it produces in business and enterprise, will Of
course tend TO cause scarcity of breadstulfs
abroad, and create demand for all we can spare
Any failure therefore of ordinary crops would
be most disastrous. The snnnIss..qf srniy Tor
many years at this season. Upon the prosperity
OF the growing crops everything depends, and
their progress will be anxiously watched and re-
ported.
From all sections of the country accounts con-
iInue to be highly fayorabe. At the south,
where the long drought was supposed to have
injured the wheat, recent rains have Out happier
aspect upon the faces Of nature and the faces of
the husbandmen. Ohio never gave better promise
OF an abundant harvest. Generous rains have
given the grass crop an unusually vigorous
start. Not as much winter wheat as usual was
sown in the fall, but ii will be more than made
up by an unusual sowing of spring wheat, while
it may literally be said there will be no end to
the corn fields. Fruit never gave better promise
in every variety
a New York farmer who has Just returned
from western tour, reports that in the six states
through portions Of which he passed. the whea,
croplooks well, andthere is pretty large breadth
OF land sown. But in southern Michigan. il
surpassesanything heretofore seen in the western
country. 1t is considerably more forwad than
IN western New York, and promises such Weld
as never has been surpassed in any portion of
the union.
In Indiana, says the Pioneer, wheat never
promised fairer than it does now. 1t is mag
nHicent beyond description, covering the ground
evenly all over with rich profuson of lis rank
growing vitality. Grass is also coming on nice.
ly, that with the wild feed Of the forests gives The
cattle prolific range for sustenance. Nature AT
present seems 10 smile upon the prospects of the
husbandman. Let there be general turning
over of the soil, all its products will be wanted
for the eastern millions. We urge upon our
farmers to redouble their exertons, everything
they can raise will bring largely remuneratiye
prices.
The countries Of northeast Missouri. have been
favored with fine rains the past two weeks, which
have cheered up the hearts of the despondine
husbandman, and made glad the homes of the
needy. The wheat crop looks unusually well.
and promises an abundant yield. The farmers
are busy planting oats, corn and other staples
and It is thought one third more grain will be
produced this year, than in any former one.
In Maine the grass is starting favorably, and
is much more forward than at the corresponding
period OF last year, notwithstanding the rains
have been light as yet. In New Hampshire
snow still remains among the northern mountains
to considerable depth, chilling the air, and
giving the sun hard struggle for supremacy,
but the grass springs vigorously, close up 10 the
edges of the recedng snow banks, and the full
sown grain had not suffered from the intense cold
of the winter.
10 New Jersey most ofthe peach trees ESCAPED
the severe weather, and the prospect for an aver
age crop is considered good The editor ofthe
American at Bardsown, Ky, is puzzled by find
ing many Instances Of four to six peaches grow
ing on one stem, apparently the product of one
blossom videnily an effort of,he patriotic Ken
lucky trees to supply deficiencies in other parts
of the country.
The peach trees have suffered fatally at the
north and west from the intense cold of the past
winter Not only the Towering buds, but in
many instances the trees themselves have been
enliieiy des'royed.-ln Louisiana the sugar crop
uas been much injured by the long drought the
papers say, almost wholly ruined, but that is the
usual sioIy at this season, and the harvest will
croakers.
a week or more ago, corn was in tasscl in