The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-21
State Of the Crops.


saw. The Gnennaa Prices 6rers, including Keasucsy
Iowa and wisconsin from which No learn tha w,..a
exception Of Tennessee, whes has been srosSn out
the growing wheat looks exceedingly promising and
healthy. Tue breadth OF land With wheat last fall
greatly increased former years. and indcs-
lions that should the present month prove f.
vorsbls the wheAs crop OF 1855 will DO the largest BY
twenty Eye per cant gathered in the Union Toe
fate Of TN wheat cannot be decided upon WITH any
certainty until after the middle Of June.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Doyestown Democrat Of the 18th inst says:-In
all parts Of the country the wheat looks splendid. With
but few exceptions, We find 1t thick the ground tall
and Of good color The high prices for the past ia
duced agricultural friends to large quantities
it, and that too With great care and good tage the
summer should prove favorable there viii be harvest Of
this Kind Of graiu that will the gransres OF the
husbandman groAn under the increased weight they
win have to bear OF the peach crop it is believed there
the roots. is thought, however, tina. apples wll be
exit mely abundant.
The Chicago Press OF the 18th inst saya:-The late
the East the West ws believe the greater portion
meme benefit to the crop IL some quarters there may
have bern trife too much rain, and the work Of The
weather. now vii bring iorw.rs the crops already in the
ground wonderfully. The soil ia well saturated with
moisture that fear Of drought need b. entertained
TOR some weeks to eoe Tho grass upon the prairiss
win spring up rapidly under the smulus of moisture
and sunshine and the cattle that were rendered lean
sleek in few weeks for it is well known fact that
stock thrves better upon tender prairie gcsss than
the pastures Of the East Butter will bee pentis
cheaper and better, where proper Is used in its
manufacture. With the ipgfs exception Of beirg slight
ly winter killed, the wheat feds represented
hbiting the NEST promising appearance throughout the
country Large quaint les OF spring wheat have been
sown, and moie corn will be planted throughout the
West than before Ths prospect s Therefore that
the people At large will have abundance Of food fr thu
year The crops 1t il true, have many
even when the elements have done ,hsi. best, The
worms may eat of the young roots; thu weev or
the rust both together may rum the wheat when II Ia
just the pon OF ripenpg tbs chtnch bug and other
destroyers may come to aid in the havoc Bat these evils
seldom take vide sweep the country and will
hope that their range Will b more limited than usual the
present sea on.
MARYLAND.
We ccnversed this morning, the Balm Patriot
of the 14h inst with an intelligent farmer from Cecil
county Md ard pleased thai al hough the
crops at least three four weeks behind The
usual ime yet there 10 every prospect Of abun aat
yield He also informs tbat the grain crops promise
WE'LL and should the aher be favorable for the six
weeks the harvest will be an abundant one.
LOUISIANA.
The RAvAGfS OF THE Cut WORN We learn, says the
Ouschita Register, from . gentleman Of this pla,s who
returned few days ago from trip to Caldwell pArih,
at the are creating great havoc Ia thst
ton and the lower part Of ouacbi.a He rep'ss fnts
that the worms destroying both thu young and
cotton and that thoutands OF acres Of tbs former have
literally fallen prey to the rAvages Of this formdaoe
insect. We presume that certain localities from
cause or othtr are more proptious TO the propagation
of this mag nant and apacious insect than Others We
inf from the fact that hear but little
up here FAVE perhaps occasional garden or two that
has suffered from It's effects.
MISSOURI.
The St Joseph Gazette Of the 23d ult sAys:-We leirn
from all parts OF the country that the glowing croo Of
wheat one OF the most promising that has ever basa
than ever before the supply of this graf
necessary will be plentiful.