Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-13
THE CROPS.

The Smyrna Times, speaking of the wheat
crop, says =
The wheat crop, which promised so fair
y in the early Spring, will not meet the ex-
pectatons then indulged ill., The change
has been oecasioned by the appearance Of
| the Hessian fly, which attacked many fields
during the dry weather in May Subse-
quently it has been affected by the rust
consequent upon the warm murky weather
since the deluge of rain Sunday morning.
There is not much cause OF complaint how
ever in Duck Creek Hundred, and, we pre-
sumo, in Kent county, but in recent ride
through the fine wheat growng-region in
the vicinity Of llead-of-Sassafras, Cecilton
and Warwick Md, and Middletown Del,
We found but comparatively few good fields,
and many that will hardly pay for the cut
ting. We do not think that there will be
more than half crop in the regions above
spoken Of 1t is the late sowing that has
received the most damage from the fly. Ii
the wheat in this section should escape any
serious affection from the rust, the farmers
generally will have no great cause to COM
plain
OF the peach crop in the same and neigh.
boring localities the Times remarks =
1t is now ascertaned that there will be
but about half of what the trees are capable
of bearing. Many farmers say they will moi
have more than a third. The most of the
mischief was done the last of April and first
OF May, but many orchards were again Sc
verely injured last week (29th ut.l by !
heavy frost. This blight, We believe, ex-
tends throughout the whole of the Peninsu
Ia. The old orchards, that have been $,
remuneratiye, on Odessa Creek. and Saasa.
iras and Elk Rivers in Maryland, are tn
most injured, and the owners do not expec
to realize more than = quarter of Il crop
The Cassiday and Reybold farms, we learI
! will hardly have any fruit on them ut all
Fortunately, however, the young orchard!
that for three years have been unyielding
will have their turn this season, and froi
I their number, We opne that there will be q
many peaches raised as there will be deman
for in the market"
y The Cecil Wing gives a more cnconral
+ ing account of the wheat aud other crops
n its vicinity. II says
+ Before the recent rains, which have bee
n such blessing 10 the parched earth, u
crops were beginning to suffer severely fro
u drought. The grass fields were covered wit
a sickly hue as they lay quietly, with the
wealth of verdure, scorching beneath sun
. mer sun. The rains of the present wee
. will insure large crop Of grass and gra
e to our farmers. Neither of those crops w,
ir ever more promising in the county than
,f present. The wheat in full head is iu
- coming into blossom, and the supply
IL moisture 10 the roots insures the proper d
/" velopment of the grain and an a6unda
II crop. Oats, which has been rather bacl
Il, ward on account of the protracted drougl
=" will push forward rapidly, and, with the a,
NJ ditOn Of Il few more showers between II
7e and harvest, must yield fine crop. v
"a have heard almost universal complai
'u among our farmers of the ravages of the c
= worm, This troublesome insect has attac
90 ed the corn the present season, and wrong
ut II great deal of injury to this plant, so tend
ia in its young state. Some Of our larme
- have replanted part Of their fields thr
III times. But the rayages of this enemy
al the maize crop ceases about the first of Jur
f. and the future season proving favorable,
n. may reasonably expect an average crop
- corn, in this vicinity, Notwithstanding I
injury inflicted on the early plants by d
weather and the cut worm.
Except early potatoes, this crop has 4
-. suffered much. Gardens are more bac
= ward and nnproductve the present seas
lis than is their wont in this latitude.
on weather had eilectually checked the grow
er. OF vegetables, and the consequence was IL
n the table has been but poorly supplied "
a1 The produce OF the garden this spring.