The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-03-30
Crnns and Crnnkers.

Before the wheat sprouts in the spring,
and while it is beginning to put on green.
appearance, there is always an abundance
of wiseacres ready to predict total fail.
ure Of the coming crop. Being unable to
see far into the ground, and equally in
capable to remember the facts of former
years, they assume that what they do not
discover, does not exist, and croak ac-
cordingly, as the easiest way to give them
selves small amount of consequence.
As general rule, crop literature takes
about the following course: At first, the
failure is total--at least, there is great
cause of apprehension; then things look
little better; then there is decided i'm
provement; then the promise Of an aver
age yield; and at lcngth going to the
other MISUNDERSTANDING of an unprece-
dented abundance: all of which amounts
simply to the fact that the party knows
nothing about it.
We heard that the wheat crop in the
Miami Valley was a failure. Passing
through that part of the country few
days afterward, we found the fields look
ing well-quite as well as. usual--and
giving all desirable indications, for the
season. of good crop. Now the cheaply
wise are ready to disregard all the acci-
! dents that may occur between this time
and harvest, and predict garners full to
overhowing That species of prophesy
| is not worth much Perhaps it answers
the purpose for journal literature, when
the profundity of to-day is wiped out by
the profundity of tomorrow but this is
the only purpose for which it has any
value whatever.
| There is prevalent idea that an open
winter is inimical to wheat. 1t is so, in
the cold soils and heavy frosts of New
England and New York; and, under some
combinations, may be in Ohio Men dis
posed to crop-croaking, in general, take
this as the rule upon which to found theil
predictions; and in every open winter
we have the usual amount of terrors anC
forebodings According to our observa
tion, it is seldom that wheat winter-kill
in the West and Southwest After tn
most open winters, we have not unfre
quently the best spring promises. Thi
year, as time passes on, we learn iron
nearly all quarters, that the crop, whicl
was supposed to be dead, is alive-tha
feelings of encouragement are givin
way, and as the season opens, ever.
thing-as might have been expected
looks better and better
) The trouble comes afterward Their
will be, if the present weather continues
very rank spring growth. This
dangerous, as it will subject the crop
, new series Of accidents, and render
especially susceptible of injury by ex
treme weather or sudden changes. Thes
things it is impossible to foresee. Rus
and insects although some foolish ol
women pretend to prophesy in respect
the latter-can not be foretold The
signs are only in their appearance. Pc
haps winter without frost is less fatal
the germs of insects; but this is on
p matter of conjecture. The danger to IL
u wheat in Ohio is not 50 much in Il
: winter; it comes when it is least e
!, pected-when the crop is upon the eve
, harvest, and the shout of joy has alread
:; been raised over the promise of abul
: dance. Then, when all the crop-writel
: have closed their labors with a gener
! hosannah, is the time to fear