Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-11
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Crop Prospects.

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gentlem11 has rs:sntly plssel through Indi
ana and Illinois, between ST. Louis ard Cincinnati,
an reports the sppearaace Of the WheAs crop as ex
csllsst.
! Theprospscts Of the wheat crop throughout Csn>
trail aud Eastern Ohio, we're never, it is said more
processing than they are st ihis time. The Wheel
ing Latellgencer has boon informed By Mr. Garrett,
president of the Baltimore and OaiO rOsd, that the
people every xhere he has been are nbant with the
expectation Of an abundant harvest The IafsM
gscer says Of ihe crops in TIA. portion of Virginia
Recent observations in various sections below this
city, warraat as ia saying that the wheat never
looked better, and never presented finer prospect
for an abundant yield TAc grass, TOO, IS growing
finely, and The stock rasers down the river are con
fient of plentiful season Of every thing the rich
lands are capable of producing. We visited large
number Of new orchards just beginning 10 bear,
frcm which the river Sd people anticipate spen
did yield of fruit, tbs frost having done little no
damsge.
The indianapolis (Ia.) journal furnishes the fol-
loving
Our country exchanges seem to have settled down
in the faith that the wheat erop is bound be good
let what will, and so they don't say much
about it. We infer FROM this siencs that the late
chilling rains have done it no harm. and, beyond
delaying corn planting and raising The streams
they would appear TO have beea less injurious than
might have been anticipated. Such Information as
is given by the papers is very favorable The White
River velley appears be unusually promising this
year, the reports stating distinctly thai wheat
locked so well before on either side Of the stream
as ibis year. The Wabash valley will lose good
deal by the floods, but the extent Of the mischief
cannot now be guessed. In Northern Indiana the
Marshall RsPu5lc4a says, the wheat is good,
especially in timbered lauds. In soak openings
it is not 60 good. a fun average crop is anti>
cipatei.
The fruit appears TO he generally safe, even the
peaches in ali the quarters have yet heard from,
except one, having lived through the fros and re-
tanned strength enough to grow. We begin to be-
lieve that, for the fret time in many years we shall
raise peaches of own in this State, if not
enough to supply the demand, (which, with so long
deprivation, must be hoSliog hungry a. this time)
at least enough to redUes the price below So
bushe 0thdr fruit is safe Of course, and promises
abundant yield. This is the news in all our ex-
changes, and of a date 90 far this side of the last
frost that may safely conclude that its effect has
been considered in making the reports.
Up 10 The opening Of the present dry and warm
''spell,' there had been but little planted in
the State. Except in soma favored localities Of
Southern and Western Indiana, there had been
none worth mentioning. But for the past three
days the work # getting the ground ready. and
planting must have been going on brisky, fer we
have not farmer VINO has not said that be lie
running every thing to the 'girth to get his corn in
while the sun shines,