The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-22
THE CROPS FOR 1867.
Prospects of the Grain and
Fruit Yield.
Damage by OyerGi0vs and Late
FrOsts.
&c &c. &c.
The Crops Generally.

Ia New England not only more winter wheat
last fall than usual but considerable spring wheat
VIII be sown, farmers being of the opinion that they
furnish themselves with -four cheaper than SIS 70
$50 barrel
Reports from Maine Vermont, New Hampshire Mas.
sachusets Rhode Island and Connecticut ind cate that
there will be unusually large grain and fruit crops
The Manchester IN. IL. Mirror says that the rains Of
this spring have been very advantageous to the soil Of
New Hampshire. Grass has started finely and II the
rains continue May will make crop OF hay that will
cause farmers and purchasing to laugh 1t
IS 1--WE years since the earth full OF water till now
and as consequence the crops have been light every
where. The ST. Johnsbury (yt) Ccledoaian says the
recent rains shave made the high price of hay
tremblen
As usual, we hear much said about the eject OF the
weather upon the fruit in New Jersey says the Newark
advertiser. Blossoms OF all kinds are profuse The
weather has been cold for eight ten days with slight
fross but not much have been injured except
the very earliest OF the strawberries The blossom
th.s fruit is peculiar The embryo beyond
the petals of the blossom and has protection and
We have been informed that in South Jersey week
al the blossoms showed black speck in tue &C nre
thus proving that tho very earliest portion Of crop
will bc short The cold however was not severe enough
70 nlnre the buds then expanded The embryo
points Of other kinds protected by tho petals and
"a
turc much lower. Young fruit more danger after
The blossom has fallen OF; but the now SO far
dsaacsd that need hardly any further danger
from contingencies OF the weather.
gentleman who lately travelled in the central
counties Of New YORK Informs the Albany Journal that
all tho winter grains, 50 TAR AS he observed IN Rcns-
seiaer Washington and Saratoga counties. looking
remarkably forward and OF vigorous growth. There
was no appearance oil beng winter killed The grass
h a kahi
yield
The Buffalo c,urisy reoices tina. tho croakers this
season will lind their occupation gone for prospect
OF harvest OF fruits aud grains unusually auspicious
From every quarter the Indications mos. cheering
The wheat crop has not given promise OF such album
dan. harvest Tor a number OF years.
From Delaware Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
fields more extensive than usually SEEN with the
prospect Of abundant yield; Illinois aud Wisconsin
papers say the growing wheat looks bcitor this
chan for several years. and in Texas some the
Southern States farmers arc anticipating the biggest
harvest OF wheat and other cereals they had s1
TIE growing wheat the lower end OF Chester and
Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania. and. the Northern
part o Cecil county Maryland makes fine appearance
now, aud promise Of better crop " s@s
Accounts from all the Western states agree that tho
breadth OF wheat put in last fall and this spring far
presented particularly fne with premise Of large
yield Michigan papers speak Of the coming crop in
most encouraging terms. The number Of sowu Is
large In twenty counties in Ohio with but few trinng
exceptions The wheat looks we'll and gites evidence OF
than we could wish Tho salno number Of counties in
indiana do not give quite fair showing; yet the
prospect Is good Tor iair crop, and the
prove good the yield viii be largo The Wisconsin and
Minnesota papers unite in giving cheering accounts of
the wheat crops their respective States The St Louis
Democrat has returns tro large number Of counties
that Sa.e The universal testimony the State Is that
wheat never looked promising thao al the present
The St Louis Despdtch IN speaking Of the
rug CROP says" II the signs worth nny thing, the
present xobitan and famine prices Of grain and Hour
cannot be continued much longer More cheering &C
OF tho condition Of wheat aud oats
received before. Not only Is the breadth covered BY
these crops considerably greater than usual but all re-
ports concur In representing them In excellent condi
iou.n