The New York herald., 1866-04-29
THE no p S.

trv-Whst Has Been Planted and What
Are the Promises Regarding Harvest, Sc.
Below will be found the reports which we have been
abled 70 colecs ON the vital subject Of staple sculu
raj productions every section OF the land where tho
season liz sufficiently advanced 10 make prognostcAsions
Of the harvest At all possible.
From the full accounts given will be discovered that
the past has proved severe one Tor winter
wheat throughout the country and for fruit In some 10
calnies; but inclined TO the opinion that tho
damage done not extensive b~ been generally
supposed We hear similar accounts At the opening OF
almost every spring The farmer, whose interests aud
hopes buried with his seed In the ground during
the winter, filed spring time comes on with anxiety
and eager, impatient anticipation tending to produce
disappointment " the hrst appearance Of things not
10 promising as he has fondly hoped Il would be- Tho
later accounts the best About two weeks ago tho
81 Louis Democrat published article under the nnu
Of the first dscouraging reports In which it was
prophcscd that the crops would hardly yield average
harvest the 25th contained another article
Of more cheerful nature, from which wo quote -
.slnce we noticed the interesting Of crop pros
poets few days since the accounts from tho various
sections Of the West are becoming moro generally favor
able hard spell Of cold IN the early part OF tho pres
ent month the cause OF tho dsaster which have
occurred; but that Sudden change although complained
Of wide extent or country, was damaging In its
effects only In comparatively fcw localities, where pc
ouiiav exposure and earlier planting perhaps, rendered.
tho severity ot tho weather doSructiVc
We have becn at SPECIAL pains gtvc FUN accounts Of
the prospects In Southern States where tho planters
laborng under the disadvantage Of system Of
labor yet settled down into tho regular habits and
methods OF long organized Industrial EFFORT and under
the dscourang conditions OF their uncertain relations
10 the government These accounts in tho main,
think, most cheering, and promise that section OF
the country the richest in natural agricultural re-
sources from the profits Of which the EATON has for vo
years been dcbarrcd will this year contribute nearly It's
full share TO the general prosperity All accounts agree
that while the culture OF tobacco sugar rico and grain
will bs quite limited the growth Of cotton will be much
larger than have heretofore expected No well
grounded estimates place the yield at css than
two mihon bales, and have estimates in our
Southern exchanges based upon plausible data, which
place II or high a. four millions
PEssaYLvAsIA.
In Dauphin county, Pa, tho peach, plum aud apricot
bloom and there indications of pent
fa crop Of Tho buds injured by the late
frosts
Tho McadviIc pa, Journal says:--wc arc informed
by gentleman residing IN Southwestern Crawford and
proprietor OF OF tho finest orchards In the county
that tho prospects for large crop the coming
season are unusually promising Az far be- judged
tho peach blossoms yet are entirely uninjurod and
all Indications very aattcring SIMILAR stAtemcnis
rcxch nom all portions OF tho country.
Accounts from Highland county represent that wheat
has tho appearance Of being failure having apparently
been killed during the winter Peaches are gen
orally supposed TO be killed Cherries and apples arc
not yet much injured
agricultural subscribers complain that the barley
crop In ncighborhoods win prove almost an entire
failure hard frosts Of tho winter having killed tho
seed In tho ground The wheat also In rnanv places s
rad 10 have been badly frozen out" spring barley
VIII probably be mainly relied on by our farmers
The s.su6envile tJeGcrson county, Herald says:--A
gentleman, farmer. residing IN this county, called Al
our once this morning TO INFORM u Of the %
a. ~Iz.s lw - nm nj IN
lions Of Jefferson, Harrison. Carroll and Tascarsws
counties He paid particular attention TO the appear
ancs of she wheat hslds both The hills and IN tho
valleys and wheat upon limestone ~ we'll ~ upon
sandy sol ao ,sRo, s % sss is Ss 9ssassSn OF e"s s
seeing At this of the year, vide breadth u
grain in the sround look NJ uniformly we'll
The Fayctte County Herald rays In this county the
wheat has badly damaged by the hard freezes of
the winter the weather Of las, week may.
however, disappont tho gloomy fornbodngs Of our
farmers and tolcrable crops yet be produced.
The Mansheld H>nd says-Ths apples are not hurt
any IN yet and " no frosts there will be-
fair crop Ths wheat Ia more or injured all through
tho county Ia places farmers are ploughihs up
hTr sssS, and a 70 ,.rns IN Nor
row county very naiieriny. While there
fields looking WELL there sEo more that do not
promise bosntfu crop. Many farmers are Iuttng Ia
In Perry cosniy, Ono, vcze,Au"n has been much re-
tarded account Of got, cold and back spuns
The present wheat crop is a. a general thing, badly
frozen oat Hoxever favorable the season may be up
| ~ 3
fourth Of crop Many are poughibg ~ th'n
wheat nsds and preparing them Tor oats or corn There
will a abundance OF apples n not Killed hereaf,er
In Green county, VI the best wsoat region
Of oho the crop reported amort entirely destroyed
Tho farmers centrally sowing their whea and barley
neds and nar, and others preparing them for
The Harrison county, Ohio, correspondent Of the Pts
burg oo-s or,ai says:-rhere viii bs arye tract u
land planted IN corn and Ths wheat looks well,
and lsrcept In exposed psrts) viii be socd crop
great amount Of sorghum viii be planted this spnng
A uS.t, a. fakg y AT
on the sand and ssavsy land looss veil. b most
tho wheat vii continue to ,hnvs hroogess The grow
10 Hsrsn county Ohio the ~hes, crop 10 said to be
half killed.
to The eon1iusion nsa ihsrs vi b more tAan
third The usual wheat crop
The zAnesvills Cssvs. says-Ihe vinss, % 1888
absence Of SNOW Joined with Sysrs cold At times ren-
dered the prspe.ive crop IN part fsisrs ea, no, 70
a wheat rown fall larger than ov sessrsl ycs
past and should n OWING 70 freezing oat .tAnd hts
,rsy DESTROYED. 10 have but ,is doabs ,hsa The
ing harvest wall not fall much behind thai of forrn"
xsou, Columbus vhsa, ,ooss poorly. .ypi.s promise
a fair crop In soms sc.ti0ns u tbs Miami valley
wheat prsspecn rsprsssnied 70 BE- yery good wheat
shs C,ncinnssl cs~~1rla rssr~s Ma, 70 Perry sha
YalrAsd covrtes vtssa dos oct psssnss hsf crop
.s, ,sssr % 10 bssssr essa,,,oa hsa !, . At uls I'm.
In ne rsSos sboat Lima t~ sbess icoss bsd tbsush
| ~ may recover " ,Ss weather. favorable Apess ere
| all nghl In Pcha~ay county 70 reporsd thai me
wheat csop WI not bs more than fosrh 81 hs useA
Yron ssAsh oosniy tbsrs ere sosfsl r.pess eo, tho
local pagers think NE gnfssosbe rspofs ssr sfAsG
Il siod The saadushy k,gsso says ,--sc,rahsiAedlns
us numerous complaints wbeh bays reAehsd " ~ the
fAlor~ Of tho wheat crop reisbiy infogned tha
the pso~pset for On average ysd this irnsbsdiain VI
| entity the coming harvest 10 rood bneh ~ NE ~hsa
/ which Nv days .Dee ss prohosDsed frorsn ogt
sov loos ss ~sg
Il fpbflwa.
rhs oosbsrvn, r~s rsparv thai 70 ysys,,s .ess,y
l wheat pre~snu very Uffs,ofatls appsafsnes IN nr
fsII h .As -rousy inlarsd ~ ths ~ daring the snss
| much of a vAs foxen out and ~bsi isft ssa6~rirg
,,ry much noe from dfoushi Several farmers nisbd
| plo.shIns % ther vhs>i nsfs
| The BArnssvs Dreovw ss,s nn We gf1~p~"d ~
wheat erop in Dsbos Pss, oit~oa and Hbor eDsut,ss
are Anythlng but csssrbs 10 faet % sfns seuons u q
total failure Much ~ the late .ouihg ~i b~ pioggh-
sd up fof pustng IN other cfofs Ia bs ~&son from