Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-13
Crop Items.



about as diverse but more decided than the week
before. IN some quarters Of the state the prospect
| Is bad in others good, but both the PAD aLd good
are more positively asserted than DeIore. what
was only sickly looking at the start has IN some
cases become hOpelessly ruined, and farmers are
blowing up the fields for corn, while in other cases
the rain has saved what was in danger, and greatly
improved all the rest Taking the reports from all
parts Of the State together, we !shoud think that
they were better than last week In this county
very intelligent farmer assures that the rain has
brought many poor fields greatly, and the pros
pect is very good. friend just from Eastern In
diana tells US that the wheatlOOks very finely where
he has been. Along the Lake the rain has done
great deal of good and the Porter County Republic
says the wheat never looked well before. lnParke
county the Republican, noticing the condition Of the
| crops at length, says the damage there by drOuth
and freezing out has been over estimated and while
some fields have been entirely destroyed, the best
farmers think the indications are as favorable as
| they were last year. 4 gentleman who has been
over the whole county, says the crop never looked
better at this season Of the year. Late wheat, and
that sOwn on upands and clay Soils generally look
worst; drilled uniformly good. On the other hand,
the Owen journal says that many fields IN that coun
| ty are so utterly destroyed that the farmers
| blowing them up, and similar reports come from
several of the lower counties. 1t may not be far
out OF the way to say that where the rain of last
week fell, the wheat generally promises well-tuy
/ as well usual At this season. Where the drOuth
has been unbroken but little aeviated, the wheat
that has suffered from freezing Is ruined, and the
rest is suffering greatly How much Of the whole
this later portion is can't form any dea but we
are disposed to think that the prospect in the main
| is fair.
From the Evansville Qnd) Journal.
We have been conversing with Mr. A. B. Wilkn-
! son, who lives in Gibson county near the Wander
burg line. He is an enlightened and experienced
farmer, and man whose word may be implicitly
relied on. He gives US these facts:
Out of sxty-five acres that he put in wheat last
fall, twenty acres will have to be plOwed up and
put in corn; twenty viii not yield more than
enough to pay for harvesting and from the remain
der of the ground he will do well if he gets enough
wheat for bread. and seed for next Tear. So
he can hear in every directiOn--n all his neighbor-
hOOd-the wheat Is not so good on an average as
his. There is chance for the crop to be saved by
favorable weather. The misChiefis done. A great
deal of wheat land will have to be plOwed up and
put in corn, and much Of it will be allowed to re-
main it is with the hope of yielding sufficient to
to repay the labor and seed expended it. In the
country around him the farmers viii do well if they
get enough Of this grain for bread and seed. He |
considers his prospects rather better than the
age. There can be no surplus
The injury done, Mr.. w. thinks, by two very |
cold sleets that fell last winter when there no
snow TO protect the wheat This 'trOze it out, and
the difficulty was aggravated I Y the drOuth that !
prevailed last month The late rain has revived |
that which not already killed, but much of it |
was destroyed. Wheat that was sowed early in |
the fall has done the best There is very little |
drilled wheat where he lives.
Gu" informant has heard from Belleville H., and
the trouble is represented there than here.
He says there is not any great surplus Of old |
wheat in his neghbOrhood.
Judging from this and other untayOrabe reports |
we have heard, satisfied thar the wheat crop
must fall seriously short in this region Of country.
More than the usual amount of will have to be
raised to meet the deficiency. This yet be done
and this grain will bring good prices, in cOnse-
quence of the extent TO which corn is made to give
cotton the South. the safe !
side. The excellent water communication we have
with the cOttOn-grOwing regions gives US great ad-
vantages and fair profits in the raising of corn.
From the Rockford UilJ News
The wheat crop through all this section of cOun
try Is now in, and farmers are busy with their oats
and barley, and are preparing for corn which, If
the weather continues favorable, will be sOwn Un-
usually early this year. The extent Of ground sOwn
TO wheat is greater than ever before known, |
and in past year has it been done under more IA
vOrable circumstances, so far regards weather, |
condition Of ground and careful preparations the
part of the farmer. We want rain badly but |
are cOmfOrted by the reflection that rain has done |
more damage than drOuth in this country. In tact
our dry wears are our abundant years The early
sOwn spring wheat is already coming up, and looks
thrifty and promising. Gardeners tell that with
favorable year the crop of vegetables will be enOr
nous. Every one seems impressed with the neCes- !
sity Of pitching into old mother earth and drawing
from her af1uent bosom the stores Of wealth there
concealed. Thousands of mechanics, eX Spectators
and others out of employment. where they cannot
get farms, are hiring gardens from which to raise
something, and thus add to the common wealth. We
verify believe that with ordinarily favorable
season. Northern Illinois will this year give 30 per
cent more grain, vegetables and small fruit than
the most prosperous year it has ever seen. Let
farmers remember also that years of plenty since
the introduction of railroads have generally been
years of high prices, while short crops and low
prices have generally gone together. Commerce
mining and manufacturing now receiving an
enormous development. and Tie West Will be called
upon for excessive supplies of food. Ho for the
harvest
From the Louisville Courier.
We are informed by a gentleman from Nelson
county, that in his neighbOrhoOd the prospect for
the wheat crop is very unpromising. In fact, in
many instances the farmers have powed up the
wheat and planted corn. Few farms in that section
will raise more than half crop
From the Xena COhio) News
Farmers from all parts Of the country assure us
that it is impossible. even with the most favorable
weather from now till harvest for the wheat crop
to come up to the average. The late rains have re-
vived it considerably, but great deal has been so
badly killed tina: its making anything like crop Is
impossible. We dislike to "CrOak as much as any
body but there seems to be no escaping the above
facts except 10y shutting our ears and eyes to them
AGEs or THE CANDIDATES FOR THE CHICAGO NoNI-
ages of the respective candidates for
the nomination of President by the Chicago Con
yention are stated as follows:
VIM H. Seward was born in Florida, New York,