The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-06
Grain ana Fruit Prospects,

A correspondent from Warren county, writ
ing to the Ohio, Farmer says we are at this
time planting corn. Our wheat is beginning
to lock well, but / think we will have but
half a crop. Fall barley will be almost q fail:
ure-spring barley looks promising. Fruit
all right yet. We expect to plant Sorgho
enough to supply the South with syrup-that
is, when.weSwhip them. W. are planting a
considerable quantisg of beams ofo the
Wheat and Frnit Crops. Of the county, the
Lebanon STA, remarks:-AThe farmers were
late sowing their wheat last fall, in this part
of the State, and as the Spring is late, the
crop may yet exceed all expectations. We
are informed by some of our old farmers that
in their experience they have known late
sown wheat not to, come up before Spring and
then yield an abundant crop. Let the farmers
be of good cheer. A few warm, growing days
may bring forth wonders. The Fruit crop
this season promises to be abundant We no.
tice that none of the apple, peach or cherry
buds have been killed by the winter. The
fruit buds on the Peach trees are not so hume
rous as last year, but if they are not hereafter
injured, the crop will be a large one. This is
what the fruit growers call the barren year, for
apples, but from the appearances the barr, n
year, as the boys say, is played out Cherries
bid fair to be abundant: so with all other kinds
Of fruit" E ~ ~
The Springfield Neies reports that the wheat
fields in Clark county have been vastly i'm
proved by late rains, and spots on hich 1t
was supposed the grain was winter killed are
now green with thrifty stalks. The prospects
for fruit are unusually good.
The Tif6n Advertiser reports the wheat
crop of Seneca county as looking very we'll
with a fair prospect for a good crop if not in:
jured by rust or weevil.
The Cincinnati Commercial states that from
considerable inquiry. it is led to believe that
the crop of small fruit in Southern Ohio will
be sparse this season. The long drouth of last
fall prevented strawberry plants from spread
ing much, and most of the new plants made,
died out. during the dry weather, or, having
but few roots, were thrown out of the ground
and killed by constant freezing and thawing
weather of the winter. The raspberries have
also suffered from dronlh, a large portion Of
last gears canes appearing half dead, and not
promising much, fruit. OF these two berries.
1T is doubtful whether there will be thee
quarters of the usual crop, The peachfrees
are only moderately filed with buds, Hhieh is
favorable for excellence in the quantity Of the
fruit, and, if the season continues Favorable,
the bulk must be about as great askisual: APP
Piles and pears give fair promise.
A letter to the Ohio -Farmef from Gallia
county says We had a fine RAP last night
and it is warm and pleasant tbs morning.
Grass and wheat look well, thon&h backward
for his time of year. Peach fees in full
bloom-apples and cherries NOD out yet.
Corn planting about to. commeateNprepara
~rations for a largeEerop this seaso1
81 The Conneaut Reporter snyd that the
wheat fields in that section, e~xeeptkNhere win
ter killed, axe unusually promSing, aud
the prospects of . large yield aref aattefiug.
t.Fruit trees" it remarks, satare alsot In excel
lent condition, and if nothing unforAeen hap
pens, the crop will be an abundant Rne-as
none of the buds have been injurcdNby the
cold snaps we experienced during march, The
farmers arc blowing for their spring cropAand
pushing their work forward with all possible.
Dispatch The ground has been in sexcelleAt
condition, being notdaesr soviet rs was anticN
mated in some sections of this neighborhood,
from the extreme wetness of the winter. A