Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-05-04
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Ffust and cra;n Prospet ts.

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Asfar as We can bearlromthe various parts
Of ear county the wheat and rye promise
about an average crop. In some districts
they have been seriously damaged BY winter
freezing while IN others they give promise Of
ap abuldaut harvest. Ameng fruits, peaches
have suffere,i to some extent dariog the vim
Ter, but unless still fafther damaged BY frosts,
there VIII be a fair crop. Piums where trees
are healthy viii bloom freely but frost and
earcnlio have stin to do their work, While the
ravages Of black knot threatens speedily to
depriyeus Of all the varieties ssbjeet to its
attack Apples are not yet sufficiently adyaa-
ced to indicate the prospects butas the crop
has been partial failure for the past two
years. we expect a bountiful crop ofthis most
valuable Of all our fruits Wegiye below re-
ports gathered from our exchanges in yari-
GUS parts Of the country.
The Waynesburg, Green county. Pa lies
seegcr says From various conversations
with Cur farmers, we learn that the past
very open winter has had deleterious effect
upon our wheat aud fruit crops. We under
stand that wheat is not expected To be an
average crop and on this account -four has
already risen some two dollars on the barrel
within that many weeks. Peaches our
most delicious, if not most valuable and per
inaheRt fruit. are nearly all killed by the
hard freezes Of February, and some of our
other fruits are considerably injured. The
hardy apple, our most valuable and abun
dant fruit, we believe has suffered but little,
if any. We trust that the injury to the
wheat crop is not nearly so great
as now thought, but that the genial
sun and showers of April, and the balmy
breezes of May viii bring little Greene,
full crops, bountiful harvests and well laden
orchards.
A correspondent writing to the same pa
per, from Richhill township, that county
says: Wheat prospects are more disoouTaging
than ever before within my memory Many
fields are being plowed up for oats
The Bucks county, Pa, Lltelligeacer says;
The wheat as a general thing, does not look
very promising 10 this county. While there
are numerous fields that look as well as is
usual at this time Of the year there are
equally as many poor ones. That which is
sown upon loose soil and in ground faYora-
bly, located for draining naturally looks much
the best while ON level tracts, OF where the
soil is inclined to be heavy it is more or less
Winter killed. The early sowed grain has
IN most cases suffered least The ininry to
the grain seems to be pretty general through
out the county, although IN some neighbor-
hood II is much less injured than in other
localities. In the vicinity of QuakertoWn it
has sustained comparatively little damage.
Between this place and Newton there are
numerous fields that present an unfavorable
appearance. Favorable weather may I'M
prove It's condition somewhat, where the
roots may not be entirely killed but from
present indications the prospect for an
abundant crop III this county IS not very
encouraging.
The prospects for fruit crop in this vicini-
ty this season are said to be favorable. The
backwardness of Spring has kept the buds in
a condition not to be affected by the changing
weather.-Leb0non Courier,
A dispatch from Franklin county, Ohio.
dated April II, is as follows: Wheat is al
most gone Ground rather dry. Farmers
busy pluwing. A little rain would be very
good. A dispatch dated three miles east Of
Columbus, April 10th says: 'Wheat is al
most ruined. Apples look fair. We need a
little rain for cur pastors A dispatch dated
Fairfield county, April Is says: The wheat
crop in this section is almost an entire failure
do not think 1t will average ten bushels per
acre. Peaches all killed. The prospect of
apples, pears and cherries are very aattering.
A dispatch dated Findley, Hancock county,
northeast Ohio, says: Wheat crop very I'M
promising-neyer more so. Many Of the far
mers are plowing up their wheat for oats and
corn. Some few are experimenting in Spring
wheat by narrowing in on Fall wheat.
Peaches are considered as "gone up
Other fruit, doubtful Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Fruit Prospects in New England The
trees in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
are looking well. Twigs and buds are plump
and promise blossoms. The winter seems to
have been favorable to trees None are
gnawed by mice or broken by heavy SHOWS.
The Ohio Farmer, speaking of the crops
in Morrow county says: 1t is thought fruit is
mueh injured many fields of wheat has re-
demption.
The Tuscarawas, Ohio, Adroeate says:
From conversation with intelligent and obser-
wing farmers from different parts Of the coun-
ty we are led to the conclusion that there i'll
not be more than one third of the usual
wheat crop.
The Rockingham, Virginia Register says:
A larger wheat yield viii be made than the
indication few weeks since justified us in
believing. Fields that had the appearance of
having been frozen out are now presenting
very encouraging prospect. While not so
large yield will be gathered as we could wish
yet we have no doubt our farmers viii have
''enough and to spare