Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-06-09
The Prsspects OF the Growing CrOFs.


Generally, the intelligence in regard to the crops
is very encouraging. The long drought which
threatened famine in theNorthwest has been broken
by copious rams. "The fields are green, the fruit
trees are in bloom, already verdure has commenced
Iuxu~iant growth and all nature looks refreshed
and invigorated" The Milwaukee Mems says: " If
the present weather continues but short tine long
er. no fears need be entertained that the harvest
which is to follow will far exceed in bounty and
fruitfulness its predecessors for many years With
a genial atmosphere an abundance Of moisture, and
careful attention, the coming autumn viii witness
gathering Of cereals which Will gladden. The heart
and insure prosperity for the future"
The St Paul (Iinncsota) Pioneer is informed by
a gentleman. who has Travelled over large portions
of Minnesota that all sorts of crops are in better
condition than ever known at this season Of year.
and more than double the amount Of ground is IN
der cultivation than last year. In Kansas the pros
pect is not so favorable the drought continues, and
its bad effects are very severely felt The farmers
are apprehensve that they viii not be able to get in
their corn in time to rlpen before the fross. The
fall wheat is entirely killed out for wan. of rain.
The cat crop viii be nothing, unless rain comes.
The prospect is good in Iowa The rye harvest will
/ be very large An unusual area Of corn has been
! planted in this State, which is coming on finely
! The Michigan papers speak Of the wheat crop as
looking remarkably well. A late number Of the
Detroit Advertiser notices some fine specimens OF
wheat and rye The rye was fully four feet in height
and was headed out; the wheat was at least three
feet and would probably have exhibited heads IN a
weeks time Short crops are predicted IN Ken
lucky. The Louisville Journal says: I'VE hear
many complaints about the wheat in this State A
good many Of the fields in which the wheat has been
frozen out have been planted in something else The
remaining fields present spotted appearance, the
plants being of uneven height The cause Of this Is
stated to be the work of fly which deposits its egg
near the root, the eats into the stalk, produ
cling a weak and sickly growth.
Grain and fruit promise well IN pennsylvania
The Pittsburg journal thinks the 1ruit crop in tht
western sections of the State will be unprecedented
Pears plums, cherries, apples, all promise an aoun
dant crCp. The strawberry never looked finer, ant
such Is the case with the other small fruits I'M
wheat crop never looked better throughout th'
State and is advancing finely; and from present IN
dications viii mature early. The insects are max
: ing serious rayages IN rgInla. The freuerlcKs
burg (Va) Herald says that the growing whea
rroD from Fredericksburg TO the mouth Of the Rap
pahannock river embracing the large and fertit
valley of the Rappahannock, nearly one hundred
miles in lenath-is l,ss promising than for man!
years past In Richmond, Westmoreland, MlddleseX
Spottsy lvania, KING George, Orange and Stafford
the worm is making great inroads. The worm ha
made its appearance in several parts Of the county
of Amherst, and is playing SAD havoc with the grow
ing wheat.
The New Orleans Crescent of the 3Oth ult, says:
Although there are accounts from isolated sec
tons that the sugar cane Is doing very we'll It l
useless TO attempt disguise the fact that there IS
great want in rain, and that the plant is suffering
seriously Moreover. the very low stage OF the wa
ter IN the Mississippi prevents any irrigation benz
carried out; and although there are no complaint
from some quarters. they are numerous from othe
I sections from the adyiCes received from Texas
the sugar crop for this season in that State is places
at TO- 100 hogsheads-a very dminutive prospect, bu
if II reaches these figures it will be larger than las
, wear. The general accounts from Texas are, thu
! far. encouraging as regards corn and cotton
Wheat is cut short, which causes the Texas mar
zets 10 depend on New Orleans for something NOR
than the quantity shippedfrom here this year. Their
not being any banks in Texas the citizens general
have To depend on New Orleans, through their agent
at Galveston Houston and other places 70" the usus
facilities TO move the crop to market