Smyrna times., 1856-06-04
The crons.


The following summary of the crops, from II
he ledger, cannot fail to be of interest 10 the s.
farming community generally. We may add, Il
however, that in Delaware the prospect is not v
so latteriRg as in some of tile States mention a
ed. The wheat crop promised we'll until very
recently, but the ravages of the "lIessian fly
are fearful, and the damages cannot yet be
fully estimated. In addition to this it is very {
dry and wheat and grass are suffering much
thereby. The oat and corn crop cannot make
much progress while it keeps SO dry and cold,
having had heavy ffosts the very last of May
Throughout the heavy grain States of the
Northwest the wheat crop is uniformly repre-
scented in most promising condition. To-
ward the Southwest, where the crop had more
nearly approached maturity, serious aPprehen-
sons were beginning to be felt, OH account of
threatened drought, but the late rains have
| been very cOpiOus in some cases inflictng Sc
riOus injury from their abundance. In Virgin
in the chinch bug is doing some mischief In
South Carolina the rice and corn crops are
good. North Carolina, wheat not favorable.
Georgia. wheat looks well, and fruit plenty
Florida, the yield of breadstulls will largely eX
ceedany former year. Alabama, the cotton cropis
untavorable. Mississippi, cotton and corn much
better than last year. The accounts respect
! ing the crops in Louisiana conflicting; some
papers speak of the cut worm as destroying
both cotton aud corn, but more frequently the
cotton is described as more promising. In
Texas, the ravages of the graSshopper are much
complained OF. In Ohio, grass and wheat new
5 er stood better, and great breadth of wheat
1 sown throughout the State. Corn is CONSIDER
ed failure. The wheat crop Of Tennessee is
L suffering from the ravagcS OF the fly, but with
Y this exception appears we'll Michigan appear.
L to have suffered from the severity of the win.
- ter more than any other State, the wheat hav.
r ing been kill wherever it was unprotected by
v the snow. This injury, however is not suppo
: sed TO extend to more than ghth of tht
d crop. In Indiana, crops very promising, u,
e injury in any quarter. In Illinois, the white
e wheat is reported as looking remarkably well
:, and farmers are row putting i'll the larges
o crop of spring wheat yet seen in that State
growing crop of wheat is the most promisn
that has ever been seen in that country" |
- New York, while there is much variation j
, the appearance of the crops, some of the root
- have been winter killed, both grain and gra,
" promise full average yield. Corn plantin
is still progressing. The breadth Of barrie
- sown is believed to be quite large, in propo
ton 10 other crops, on account Of the increase
manufacture Of malt liquors. 1t is eXpectc
= that apples and peaches will be produced abni
dainty. In Pennsylvania, the general accoun
- are that there is present prospect OF larg
III crops The season is backward. but that
n SAID To be very favorable to the wheat, who
'"' WAS sown in immense quantities last tall. III
peach crop is considered n total failure, bu
''0 apples promise abundance. New Jersey, Gro
"S favorable. In New England, the season
'' backward, and any opininn yet formed as
W. the fate OF the crops is liable to mistake
the whole, the prospects are regarded as fave
able.
PUrNAM's MAGAMHE.-The great merit
;, this monthly is, that ii is entirely an Americ
:. magazine and all the articles are original. T.
principal contents of the June number arc
Americans Adventure in Pegu, The Countc
felt Com, life l.ite-on the Mountains Rise
the Dutch Republic, Chicago in ls56, Boz
~ parte as a Family Man, Our Light House /
Enlistment, &c.
HOusEHOLD WORDs.-This monthly for Ju
-, has thrty-two very interesting articles, amo
which are, a Rogue's I.ife--in five chapter
""' Law and Order; Turkish Contrasts; An {
" deal--in six chapters Saint Patrick \ Go
-"' en- Ass; Some German Sundays; Nemesis
four chapters, &c.
hat The SCmooLFELLow is finely illustrat
less magazine for boys and girls. The contents
hat the present months number are, Palmer
18th Sculptor, Brothers and Sisters, Visit TO a G.
- nese School, Gold and Silver, About New Yo
nal Dogs that have known, Story of Il Lit
not Flake, The Furrics-the Otter, The Story
- the Great War, aud Preside Fancies 1t II
contains seventeen beautiful engravings
The two first named magazines, 50 each:
last 81. Dix & Edwards publishers, 32l Bro
-. way, New York.
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on KANSAs.-The latest accounts from Kan
hus state that company Of pro-Slavery men hi
the arrested, without authority, one of the Gle
;en- and several witnesses Of The investigating G,
ung nlttcc. Some prO.slavery men tried to driv
Gus. irce.statc man from his claim, and were alb
hen to hang him, when party of tree-state II
Get came to his rescue and shot several of the
caI position.
uch 1t is estimated that the loss to the cJtizc !;
ians Lawrence by the recent attack, will amount
and a hundred thousand dollars LeavcnwortL