The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-06
Correspondence of The Cecil Whig.l
ElGHrH DISTRICT. June LIST. 1887
s"mm'r Pr0g:d of the Crops Birds

Summer ProSp:d of the Cr0ps-Birds.-
RoGs-d Thunder Storm, &c.
winter fingered in the lap of spring" til
Summer burst upon us in all her beauty an,
verdhre, and fields Of grass and grain, which
long looked so nnpron,slng. bid fair now, tc
produce abundant harveSts. Grass. espc.
cia.Iy has every appearance Of being a very
abundant crop. Wheat that has cscapcd tn,
severity of winter, and was enabled to re.
lam hold IN the soil. has advanced toward
maturity very rapidly. Corn. Of all craps
mas Jared the worst on account Of hrayT
cnli rams since the beginning Of Nav. Mvri.
OF 1t has rotttd IN the ground. making .he re-
| planting very late, which will doubtless
produce large quantity or inferior corn IN
! the in'i. Much of the seed planted WAS tin-
sound, thing which frequently happens
| when farmers resort to the auliouated method
| OF culiin5 their seed from the general hcaD in
! the spring, when wanted for use instead Of
carefully picking it out End putting it hy in
dry warm place, when the crop is beng gath
cred in the fall
Judging from III, bo>soms. we arc to be
olest with pretty abundant crop Of apples,
The forthcoming autumn. but peach trees
have suffered too severely from the severity
| OF the past winter 10 produce much fruit the
present season, in this part Of the county,
however much other localities may be favor
ed in this respect.
These balmy evenings of early summer It's
pleasant to hear the clear shrill whistle Of the
partridge. for SENT have escaped the rieors
Of the past Arctic winter, and the groves and
hedges are also enliventd bv the cheerful
notes OF the many SongsterS, which, like the
'ncN"o, make their journey round he void,
COMPANIONS Of the spring. But the report Ct
guns is a 50 heard, procIairnirg that the d2s-
uorer of beauty and innocence Is at work.
In this the brood;ng season, the epicu,can
tastes Ut the g1nncrS can not he pleaded III
cXten'iaiion OF the crime Of staying innocent
birds; nothing but a clowrish brutality, not
elevated above the earth by single humane
sentiment, can find pleasure in such wanton
murder.
Oar roads are in miserable plight, no
work ms yet, having been done upon tncm by
the >upe, visor. The truth is, farmers are
not fit for supervisors, they have not the time
to spare 10 devote 10 a proper supervision Of
the roads IN their districts: and it is down.
right culpabl|ily in any man to accept that
office when he knows he has not the time to
devote TO the proper performance Of its duties.
There are two things requisite in choosing
supervisor. The first is to lird man who
knows how to make Il road, and this is an
office not SO easily performed as is generally
imagined, for not one in fifty Of those eencr.
ally appointed understand anything of the
business Any person may easily he con.
vinccd of this fact by viewinga road made or
put IN order. hy competent officer. aud ono
that has been superntcudrd BY "quacli >"
The second consideration is to elect men
who can spare sufficient time from other bu>i-
ness to perform the duties Of SAID office.
We have had much rain OF late but one
only severe gust on Sunday evening last, nc.
companird with lightning and hail No dam
age was done, however. excepting washing Of
cora fields by the rain which irl in torrents.
ANON.