Smyrna times., 1858-07-01
The Growing Crops.


throughout the country, us the season advances
is very general,-an the prospects for next
harvest are beginning TO be closely scanned, -
as we'll by the merchant in the city, as by the
farmer in the country.
1t is yet much too early in the season to see
what effect the foods will have upon coarser
crops. cut West. Corn in large portion of the
valleys is the growth of about seventy days
There is abundant time for the production oil
both corn and potatoes, even if planted at
late period. Over the entire plain of
the Lakes and extending to the Mississippi, the
growing season, the reliable and really produc-
tive season, is embraced ia the months of July,
August and September, which are all before
the farmer in those regions. The hay crop will
stand deuge without essential injury. 1t is
still possible, too, that the wheat crop, though
it must have been seriously injured throughout
the entire West. may yet be harvested in good
condition, should the weather keep dry.
In Kentucky there will probably be an aver
age yield of wheat. The rye is doing WE'LL
1t is too early yet to speak of the corn; some
abundant.
From Ohio we have various accounts. A
correspondent writes from Springf field, Clark
CO., June 18th: The wheat crop looks well,
and farmers, as general thing are satisfied
that an average yield will be the result
There are, however, some fields more or less
damaged BY smut, but not as a general thing.
The late rains aud wind LAID the wheat fields
fat on the ground. but it has raised itself erect
IN many places since. The oats crop never
looked more healthy, and more than an aver
aye crop will be the yield. AS regards the
corn, there has not been much planted as was
expected, on account of the heavy rains.
In Wisconsin the prospect is favorable for
good crop OF wheat. The corn is not expected
TO turn out SO well but corn is not staple pro-
duclion of this State.
Our accounts from Florida are highly favora-
bic. The lpalachico'a paper of the 18th says:
" From all sections of the up country, tributa-
ry to this place, we have the most encouraging
accounts of the growing crops Cotton, we
understand, is some three weeks earlier than |
last year-much of it being in bloom-and if
no accident beialls it during the balance of the
season, the largest crop ever made in this sec.
ton will be gathered next fall The corn crop
is now nearly made, and from all accounts will
be unprecedented in yield"
Relative to the Louisiana cotton crop the re-
ports are not yet very encouraging. On all
hands it is conceded that the damage occasion,
ed by the crevasses is immense.
The freshets are having a damaging effect
on the crops in Missouri, along the Mississippi
line,-but the St. Louis Democrat thinks that
tha danger Of material diminutien Of grain in
consequence of the recent freshets and over.
flows is being much over-rated. 1t says: In
1851 there was precisely such food as now
prevails-not subsdng till the LIST of July
and yet the pts of corn and wheat at st.
Louis in that year were fully up to the average
during the FIVE years from 1919 to 1858"
From Illinois we have doleful accounts, from
the Southern region, in the ncighborhood OF
Inflated Cairo. One writer says: "lnslead of
fine growing cotton and corn, fat cows and
hogs, you see but little cotton or corn growing,
and few suffering cows and hogs standiSg on
some raft made expressly for their benefit, or
on some. part of the levee that has not broke,
or that is not entirely covered with water. In
short, we will raise but little corn or cotton this
year in this county (Desha), and it is one of the
richest counties in the Stale"
From Northern Illinois, however, the reports
are of more encouraging character.
North Carolina does not promise so we'll as
could be wished. Corn and cotton look well,
though small for the season. Wheat is cut off
ut least third by frost, aud the bug has injured
it very much, and SO much, that some fields are
not worth cutting,
Ia Indiana Ake average number of acres Of
corn hsge been planted. the most of which is
up and doing we'll. The wheat and other
small grain never we're better, or promised
fairer, with this exception the storms and rains
have caused the heavy wheat to fall, which will
make it difficult to cut. This is the substance
or a statement we 6nd in the Madison Courier
of the 2lst.
From Virginia we have but Indifferent assu-
frances The wheat, from the Piedmont section
down to the Northern neck, is meagre and mis-
cradle. Wet weather, q succession of hail
storms, fly and cIinch bugs, vita the late fresh
ct, have done much mischief. The Fredercks-
burg Recorder says: The corn crop is in a
favorable condition generally, although in some
localities the worm has made very serious ra va.
ges upon it. We have heard the opinion ad-
vanced, from a source entitled TO weight, that
not more than half and probably third, of an
average crop of wheat would be harvested il
the Valley of the Rappahanno this season."
From Kentucky. advces speak despondingl,
of the oat crop. The Louisville Courier of IN,
22d, says: In the bottoms it is almost IN en-
tire failure, while that growing ON the mil. nd