Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-04-12
From the Tennessee Union and Dispatch.
The Crops and the Season.

for agricultural pursuits seems to rule the
season. 1t is, however, quite mild, and no
further danger need be apprehended to the
wheat crop from winter killing. The earth,
however, is still cold, and but little growth
can be looked for until it has absorbed suf-
ficient warmth from the atmosphere to re-
new the vegetable process. Wet ground is
always cold through the attendant evapora-
ton at any season of the year, even during
the extreme heat of summer; but it is espe-
cially so in the spring, when completely
saturated with cold water. There has been
so much rain during the present month
that farmers have not been able 10 make
any progress il the preparation OF the soil
for summer crops. The wheat crop does
not appear to have suffered from the large
amount Of rain that has fallen during the
past three OF four weeks. Reports from
various parts of the country represent the
wheat as looking remarkably we'll and prom
ising an abundant yield. The greater por-
ton of the peaches appear to have been
killed, and the prospect is that this crop
will be very short one.
other States, we have the following intelli-
gence in regard to the crops:
The Springfield Register of the 2lst inst. ,
says Reports from this and adjoining
counties indicate that the growing wheat
crop promises an abundant yield. Should
it escape the April frosts, the harvest will
be rich"
The McA1inville New Era of the Dist
inst, says "The recent cold weather has
pretty efectually destroyed the peach crop
i'll our county The wheat was not damaged
and still looks very promising. The excess
sive rains delayed farming operations to
some extent, but our farmers are taking
advantage of every fair day. and yeu can
see the new turned earth in every direc-
ton"
The Chattanooga Union of the 21st inst :,
says: owe have the most gratifying ac-
counts from our friends in the country rela-
tive to the coming wheat crop Though
there is hardly an average crop sown, the
prospect is very tlattering, at present, for u
full yield. If this can be SO, it will do
much to relieve the finances Of our end of
the State"
The Winchester Home Journal of the
Dist inst, says: '' We must conclude from
statement of nearly all with whom we have
conversed upon the subject, that in this
county there will certainly be no peaches,
and some say there will be no apples. We
doubt this latter statement, however, and
think that, unless Jack Frost come again
before May, we shall have plenty of apples.
But April and ice and frost frequently war
with one another in this latitude. The
wheat crop is promising, and may it con-
tinue so is universal wish"
The Shelbyville Union of the 22d inst.
says:
''In this section reports agree in the
general blight of fruit by the late cold
snap, and many are disposed to give up all
hopes of any exception-but we hope and
believe this will apply only to some kinds"
The Carrolton Kv.) Times says that the
news from the wheat crop in almost all
parts of Kentucky is favorable. In Carroll
and Trimble counties the prospects are re-
markably fine.
The Dayton (Ohio) journal of the 10Th
inst. says
| parties who have no practical knOwl-
edge of agriculture have started the report
! that the wheat has been considerably dam
aged by the cold weather we have been
having for several days. Intelligent farm
ers with whom we conversed yesterday are
positive that thus far the crop has not been
injured. Extreme cold when succeeded by
sunshine and wind, has tho effect of dete-
riorating the wheat, but the present cold
snap, fortunately, has not been accompa-
MED by any such combination against the
growing crop, but has, on the contrary,
been sail that could be desired i'll the
! way of cloudy and cool" The prospect
for a thaw is good, and we have good reas-
on to believe that the wheat will escape
injury from the cold weather. The chances
are now very greatly in favor of the crop
| ''The fruit question is not quite SO easily
| disposed of. We have examined apple,
| pear, cherry and peach buds, and we find
eight out of ten alive and showing as much
sign of vigor as we could desire at this early
day. Others in this vicinity who have in
vestigated the fruit situation mainly cor
roborate our experiments The backward
season has been the means of preserving
the fruit from the effects Of the cold snap
we have just been favored with. Thus far
the damage to the fruit in this valley is
not perceptible, yet we are not without
apprehensions as to the effect of the con-
tinued cold weather upon the young fruit
CROP"
The Coshocton (Ohio) Democrat says:
$50 far as we have been able to learn, the
fruit buds in this locality have not been in
jured to any extent by the severe winter
through which we have Just passed, and
the prospects now are for good crop OF all
the different kinds of fruit grown in Cen
trail Ohio. What an invaluable and inap
preciable blessing to all a good fruit crop
would be !"
The St. Clairsville Ohio Gazette says
eve have carefully noticed the reports
of the newspapers at our Office in regard to
the prospects, thus far, for a fruit crop in
this State the coming season, and we are
glad to say that, with but very few excep-
tions, reports are decidedly favorable. The
peach crop, always looked to with great
anxiety, promises abundantly,. the buds
having passed unscathed the ordeal Of our
late severe winter"
Ten thousand dollars have been SUBJ
scribed in ST. Louis for the relief of the