Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-26
CROP ITEMS.

rion county, in this Sta tie, looks very
unpromising. The farmers are busy
in speeding the pillow for corn culture
Corn at 80 cents ha, a quickening
impulse to the energies Of the tiller.
The editor of the Trenton Stand
ard has been travelling good deal
over Gibson county, in this State,
and bis observation and information
lead him to believe that the yield of
wheat will be light, not more than
half crop.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the
10th says: The reports oftbe wheat
crop during the past week are about
as diverse but more decided than
the week before. We get reports
from Indiana and Illinois that the
fields that few weeks since looked
"sickly" at the Start, have become
hopelessly ruined, and the farmers
ore blowing up the fields for corn.
while ID stherc cases the rain has great
ly saved what was in danger and
greatly improved all the rest
Taking the reports from ell parts of
those States together, We think
they are much more favorable than
those received tive weeks since. A
gentleman informs US that wheat in
Eastern Indiana looks remarkably
fine. In Park and Porter counties
the drought and freezing-ont have
been over estimated, and while few
fields have been entirely destroyed
the best farmers arc of the opinion
the crop looks as favorable as it did
this time last year. "A gentleman
who has been all over those counties
says the crop looks remarkably fine.
1t may not be out Of the way to
say that where the rain of last week
fell,the wheat generally promises well,
fully as good as at this tins list
year.
The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Times
says: A friend who has just returned
from IA trip through The surrounding
country informs Us that be never saw
a better promise of growing crop
than the fields now present. The
wheat looks unusually thrifty, and
he has no doubt, if no untime!y
weather occurs, but there will be an
unprecedentedly large yield Of the
staff Of life hereabout.
The Adams Countf {Ind. Eagle
says: We are glad to hear as favor
able reports as We do in regard 20
the wheat crop iu our country. All
from whom We have made inquiries
ire unanimous in saying it never
looked better. The dry weather
which is complained of by OUT ex-
changes, provsd favorable than other
wise to the wheat in this section, so
that in regtrd to this cereal or far.
mers have every cause for congratula-
ton.
The GAINESVILLE (Ohioj Courier Of
the 18th says: We give 10 another
part Of this days issue, some extracts
from our exchanges in regard to the
prospect Of the growing wheat crop.
Some Of the statements give very
gloomy representation of matters;
but We hope the result may not
prove so disa strous as now feared.
10 oul own county. We know that in
many parts of it the wheat was look
ing we'll, before the late very heavy
rains. Butsiuee Monday last, thou
sands of acres along the MuskiDgum
and Licking valleys, have been so
entirely covered with water as to
very much affect the farmers inter
est. 90 high lands, the newly
plowed ground has been damaged
by washing, and the oat crop has
been largely injured.
The Savannah (Ga-) Republican
Of the 18th says: We hear serious
complaints Of drough; throughout
every portion Of the State, on the
seaboard. In many places they
have had no rains for five or six
weeks-a most unusual thing for the
months Of March and April; the
crops are, consequently, coming on
but indifferently we'll. Small grain
needs an impulse, and much of The
corn planted is still lying in the
ground, for want Of sufficient mois-
ture to cause it to expand and veg
etate. On the coast we hear no
complaint that is not usual with the
planters. The crops Of all kinds are
reasonably forward, and there has
beer no lack of rain, so fat as we
have heard. This favorable condi-