Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1867-06-05
Prospects of the CrOns.

ing gloom OF wet cold and backward
season, an assurance that better dav.
are in store and not far off, is like d
ray of sunshine on a dark day. We
have CLEANED the following accounts
and promises from the sources named
and which are entitled to credit fo1
reliability.
NEW ENGLAND.
The crops in New England give good
promise. There was more winter
wheat sown last fall than usual. and a
fair sowing of spring wheat will help
to swell the supply. Main, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut promise more
than usual crop of grain and fruit.
The Manchester On. H Mirror says
that the rains of this spring have been
very advantageous to the soil of New
Hampshire. Grass has started finely.
and If the rains continue, May will
make crop of hay that will cause
farmers and purchasing consumers to
laugh. 1t was five years since the
earth was full of water till now, and
as a consequence the crops have been
light everywhere. The St. Johnsbury
(Ft) Caledonian says the recent rains
have made the high price of hay trem-
bic.
NEW JERSEY.
This sandy State will be benefited
by the rains, and the promise of fruit
is good. The Newark Advertiser says
that blossoms are profuse; and that al.
though the weather is cold, the only
fruit injured, and that but slightly, is
the early strawberry.
NEW YORK.
The Albany Evening Journal has an
intelligent correspondent, who has
Travelled through several of the central
counties of this State, and who reports
that winter grains, so far as he has ob
served, are looking remarkably for,
ward, and Of vigorous growth. There
was no appearance of its being winter.
killed. The grass also promises a re
markable yield.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The growing wheat in the grain
growing sections of this State gives
gratifying token of good crop The
promise has never been better
OHIO.
The Cincinnati Gazette says the
new crop of wheat will come upon
market moro bare than has been eXpe-
rienced for great many years This
being the case, it is particularly pleas
ant to know that the growing wheat
crop was never more promising. In
some sections the breadth of land
planted was not rs large as usual, ow-
ing to the great scarcity of seed but
there is, nevertheless, fair average OF
land under winter wheat, and if the
harvest turns out as we'll as it now
promises we shall have large yield
The crop is of course still liable to suf-
fer, but let it suffice for the present
that the prospects are excellent and
the season decidedly favorable.
INDIANA
The accounts are not quite as favor
able from this State as from other sec
tions, but the indications are by no
means discOuraging. a correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer who has
travelled over the State, gives as the
result of his observations, that the crop
Will NC All dhtIaSC.
ILLINOIS
The Chicago Tribune says the win
ter wheat is luXuriant and promises Il
full average crop, winch would un,
GoubtedIy have been larger had it not
been for the rainy weather last fall,
which curtaiIed the sowing The in
creased breadth of spring wheat, in
duced by the present high prices, will,
however, make up for deficiencies in
the winter crop.
The Springfield Register gives
glowing account Of the fruit promise in
that State. 1t says apples, pears, cher
ries, aprlcots and ounces will be abun.
dant
MICHIGAN.
The accounts from 3errien, Cass,
Eaton, IOnia, Washtenaw and Wayne.
counties, as we'll as other portions of
the State, are that the prospect of Il
good crop of wheat has not been bet
ter for several years. The number OF
acres sown has been increased ard the
farmers are very cheerful and hopeful
of an abundant harvest.
WISCONSIN AND Minnesota
Information derived from intelligent
sources in these States indicate good
state of growing wheat and largely
increased crop The number Of acres
sown in Wisconsin this year will be at
least thirty per cent. greater than last
year.
IOWA.
The Dubuque Herald of the 9th ult
says: During the past week the farm
ers throughout the State have been
busily engaged in putting in their
spring crops. A greater quantity OF
ground has been sown TO wheat this
year than at any other season, and
thus far promises well for its growth.
The scarcity for this valuable cereal
during the past spring has taught our
farmers lesson that they will not
soon forget, and if they are short again
it will be through no fault OF theirs.
The West Mitchell Press says: Gen.
tlemen who have travelled in that 10,
cality say that although the season is
backward the winter wheat never
looked better. From present indica-