Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-05-21
WHEAT AND FRUIT PRosPEcTs.-The

WHEAT AND FRUIT PRosPEcTs.-The
following gleaningsifrom our exchanges will
give good review of the Agricultural pros
poets of this State and the west:
The Cincinnati Gazette says the only
State from which unfavorsble re ports have
been confirmed, is Illinois, land there the fall
wheat is, where it is seriously damaged, =,
being replaced by spring wheat From Ohio.
Indiana and Kentucky, we hear flattering
accounts. Generally the fields look well land
throughout, the breadth of land plsntes is
much larger than last year. The prospect
is for larger crop of wheat than has ever
been produced in the west.
The St. Louis Democrat has advces from
the southern part of illinois as to the condl-
tion of the winter wheat. As far north, il
says. as Montgomery county, the crop is re-
ported as looking very fine. In the vicinity
Of Alton and Monticello, there is promising
prospect for good yield. Betwe n Bloomin-
ton and Alton very few good looking fields
can be Sc n.
The advices from Northern Illinois are
encouraging for good crop. In the GEN.
tral portions of that State, winter wheat is
| represented as almost an entire failure. The
crop will be an unusually short one.
In Iowa. the promise of a good crop is afford
ed by accounts from Almost every county in
the State The Dubuque Tribune says:
1.-The heavy SHOWS have protected It IRON the
coldest weather, and the abundance of rain
and melting SNOW in the month OF March,
such as we have had this season, goes far
toward insuring good crop OF wheat"
In the vicinity OF Burlington, the fall crop
is represented as haylng suffered severely
from the intensity Of the cold weather during
the winter.
Tennessee, North Georgia, and Virginia
papers are jubiiant over the brilliant pros
poets OF growing crops in those States. The
tlelds, under the influence of warm rains and
mild sunshine, look wondrously green, and
plentiful harvest is everywhere expected.
On the other hand. letter from gentle
man in Chicago. extensively concerned in
the produce trad. says: "The accounts from
the growing crop OF winter wheat are on the
whole very unpronising, while the back
ward season is most uniavorabe for sowing
spring wheat and preparing for other grains
and these are exertine material influence
on the estimates of business men for the
coming season.
The Elmra Gazette says that the severity
Of the weather, during the part of February
togethe:: with the absence of snow, has Sc
riously injured the::wheat crop in that vicinity
and in some cases entirely running it.
The sClevland Herald says that in that
section apples, peaches, cherries, &C., still
promise we'll
The Cincinnati Gazette says, the lovers
of frui: may rejoice in hope. The peach
cherry, pear and apple trees are full of fruit
| blossoms and huds.
The Indianapolis Journal states that the
prospect for fruit in that region is for an
abundant yield
The fruit prospect of Kentucky never
we're better. The Louisville Journal says
should there be NJ more cold weather. pears,
apples cherries. strawb berries end raspberries
will be abundant.
Extracts from letters in the Ohio Guilt
vator. from nine counties 60 TO show that
the wheat crop bids fair Tor an, average yield,
end that fruit is very promising.