The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-11
The Growing Crops.


The Chicago Press Of the 9th inst. says-Wh resp.c.
to the quaint Of ground under cultivation, should
jugs tnat it does not vary much from last year,
in article OF cCrn considerably less OF which has
Planted this season. especially In the great gro wing
legion Of TIE Northwest large surplus OF last yesrs
crop remains over in the hands of the farmers and at the
low prices which ruled At the time Of pantsg with
prospect OF rise, there little Involvement to pant
iA,gey We have heard of farmers in the southern por
ton o the State who have not above ten planted
now where they had hundred last years.
MISSISSIPPI.
The vckssurg Times Of the 2Gth ult says:-Ws hear
Of cheering Of the cotton and cops Ia this
secion. The cold tps not lorg slice :,
affect them unavoably- but tns rains that have foil
ed Ii, with the warm sunny weather havr q,
make them look very fine and promising.
MARYLAND.
Our Maryland exchanges Wa regret t, see, nearly all
napos itpuJican says-ws regret to learn that the y
has made Its appearance and destroying the waelt
crop in some Ia'ts of our coua'y par iculary tae
The Easten Gczetie also says:-We ar complain from
farmers in all parts Of the county Of thu d.strusdon OF
the growing wheat by fly Fieos that three weeks use
rnd WI est that is far advanced alone escapss the
The Denton Journal has TIE oilowng:We have heard
Q number Of complaints by farmers during the past
that their wheat as been materially Injured by the n.y.
generally the wheat fields In tine county present very
The ERton Hmoc~at says of the corn:-we hear muss
complaint that the corn has not come up WELL la ssms
instances 1t has rotted in the g,ouna aud farmers
have to do An unusual arnOun OF anting. The
son has been very cold and unfavorab.e.
The Baltimore Sum- IF the 2}i inst. says There Is
universal testimony from the country that the pros
Of tie growing crops exceedingly haering, and thai,
with An ordinary season. very srg. harvest wi b, col
ieced The indications respec ing ft1: are not SO
fave rabe. Some crops likely to be averages,
perhaps above IT. tie hardest CLASSES sach
sppss, pears end perhaps lighter fruits BIZ. peaches
the choice and bvoie produce Of the aunp said
have very generally suffered under the severity ths
winter and will probably be very source. Many Craps
vines We leIrn, have also pershed and the are fac has
befallen an occas ORAL bush aad tree Of almost all tbs
varieties OF ths orchard and garden,
The Lake Charles (Cscaaeu County, Pres Of the oath
ut says:From ali parts Ct the psri,h have nforma
tion that the prospects for crop Is desperately
gloomy In the early part Of the spring the frs. a1ing
nearly all Destroyed by the worms sincs the
Lesvy showers towards the last Of Ap the farmers
replaDted and planted which last paintings
the blasting dsstru ,tion OF the army worm, and /.
not arrested vi hn few days, We shall navs to SEEK
supplies for the coming year In some ohe- LATITUDE
TEXAS.
The Austin State Times Of the 2tth MAJ, says -Dnriny
sbsencs OF thee weeks In tie c5uaics OF C)msl,
Guadalupe ard Hays OF the editors bsd a 2or.
tuLy OF learning the condition Of the owing crops
Coin Ia promising all three Of the couoties with ex
csptops in particular localities where the
were ncbievou. Cotton is smsli and No opinion Of lis
probable product be formed at present, is general
later than usual. The gras hoppers have done good
deal oil rjury In all three c1nnties bu. II has no,
been generalthey seem to attack rarticu ar farms Col
Chtatham, OF Hays, has planted bis th'es times
tt,m to any erous extent Col Wicks the Cb 10 had
two hundred OF cotton entirely destroy The
remainder tf his crop beirg untouchedthev have dea
troyed gardens pretty generally in all TIRES cou
Abundant rains have fallen and crops Of every kind AZ
gio~ng rsliay.