New-York tribune., 1867-06-13
THE CROPS.

O''o-Iio weather we arc now experiencing must
pr worth tothc West. NJ moderator calculation three or
four millions day The gainswh.ch are thus being
made ore not fictitious either but real and will there
ioIe sanh Labor has performed part the crops.
~ - m ~, - stiLu dCihg ~ share .; tho Work AtO-
efihfr te prospects never more favorable
year Ot pelty Of cDuse many OF the crops still
% a. 10 suieL. bni taking matter, - they stand every
Iis iaeh'5 5urugns Wheat vGry nearly out OF danger
tfuii u entirely -afe Oats barley rye aud grass
nearly So 4nd corn with an pCre,,ed bregdu of land
pahleu " growing finely. Confidence Influenced b. the
mo Wc4tb and favorable crop reports Is steadily gain
ing, hd' although business confines duh Ia the general
markets, lore B better feeling and the gloomy fore
b0gngs wch have borne heavily upon merchants for
Sone time 2as are giving place % mo-e agreeable antci
We had OCCASION ssondent to pass oyer:le
tO.umnus ad indianapolis Central Railway from Pi1ua
to the Indiana State line on We IlesdaY and took par
ucuar uOtre OF the wheat fields along She route and do
not hesitate 20 state that never saw finer prospect
for heavycro lnthat distance OF forty miles We did
not see single heid that does not promise well Darke
COUNTY through which We passed more than half the
disahc"-s become OF thGbGst wheat Counties IN the
state ana hc Indications ,lat Its reputation viii DO
tuly sustained by the product this year.
In Butler County frut OF oil kinds ~ abundant m this
Vicinity, asd wheat Is looking unusually well. much OF 1t
Is beginning to head.
In Medin County the crops all look we'll here. wheat
never oohd better Apples and peaches will be plenty
the prospect never was better Our Spring s late here
oats are al sown Corn is not much planted 1t has been
too wet wclther.
In Mcrcc; County wheat will mako half crop If moth
ing happcIH TO It, OF have very poor prospect
for il is nct than half planted yet. and the most
that Is planted will have 20 be done over. Flax looks re-
markaby veil, considering tho c0id and wet weather
We have hid the codes, and worst spring that ever
TheB going 70 be lots Of fruit Of all kinds.
In Hancock County tho wheat crop looks very we'll hut
on accou Of the high prce and scarcity OF seedwhea
last fa there was nat near the amount OF land s0wn
that there usually Is; but II nothing happens to u be
tween now and harvest. fair yield will be obtained
ward withheir corn account OF Tie late season The
fruit crop universally very promising
hdioBq-The prospect in Ripley County. so far as
my knowledge extends. for wheat Is excellent oats and
short and backward for the season The pros
pcc FOR tlB various fruits has not been so good for u
number ofyeals and. tho season is 50 far advanced
We rcgdrdan abundant crop a. a 4" hEed fact"
The WHEAT crop ~ Clay County Is light There - not
more than half the usual quantity sown Very little
by frost
In most sections OF this State particularly in no1s-
The whca' will he the best ia many years Small traits
will be uWOmmonly abundant
Nissoui.-This has been the coolest and most back
ward Spring that has been here icr many years The
fruit crop will bc ght Very few peaches In sOme
places apples look we'll Wheat very hnc here until
recently the bugs have almost destroyed many crops
OIts almost ruined account O the dry weather IN
April, and the crop looks very discouaSnB at pres
cHt, on auouut OF tie cool nights.
furiou- storm Of hail. rain and wind passed over the
section Oltouuiry Barirts Station, on she Pacific
Railroad. recently doing much injury To iruis ana crops
Some of the haistones were large hcnscggs The
late rains have been very ~ southeast Missouri
From - Francois St. GcBcyicyc BOlliugeE. ana wayne
Counties We hear of terrible effects Thr amount of
damage can hardly De estimated Prices raid, IN 1864,
dd not niure ic country nearly 80 much Many farms
ere nearly ruins. and II vii make crops short for is
now htc rcfruce and Iopllit the fields thus laid
baf. Ttis can have reference only limited section
liaii stonns never extend far.
Nob,aIa-1hc prospect Of heavy crop of wheat
IN al sections OF hc south Platte excellent. The Hon
Ma ou Crouch of Wyoming Precinct. resident OF that
section nr The past ycIIs say That the wheat hnd
other repa- never looked bcttrr and mat the prosper
for q heavy cIop very hatctug. The same cheering
urs c.r,s nom farmer, Of a ,crtions. Another such
rs,e.t ,. ,rer,,d last wear and onr Young state will
staud picrmutlt a. the wheat growing state ot the
tmou.
This spring the Young yrasshoPpers eat The wheat and
uafs Co The cIuuLd. but hOV the roots are Hhg ne"
plant and the crop viii De 80 good ~ II thcr, had ocen
nO erp,shoppcrs
roItod 20 10, very iayofJbc The high prices obtained
since the last harvest caused much larger bfcadlh ~
bc sovu than usual; ard, should no 'unc fosts oi
other damage ocur ihcrc j. n" d"W tLNl crc VIZ W
% larger quantity marketed this Fa than ever before
There confidence u the continued high pIless o
OF holders, pTIces are going down ut long strides
The prospects Of the corn crop have ncfn dahateu N
the wet and cold weather, p ''! hit no "oI man
the ~piiuc ~ sGj when the harvest was an unusually
good one; that may hope the present hithWalihcs
] in tdc De- made up as tie season advances
We ie inclined from large number OF
dnIng The week TO take hopeful we" % q, a' st wo
o. the corn crop j. concerned Mucn thaI WI M
rrsh ioied aud spoiled, now begins To como up, th
however. viii be- uneven, as much will c repanisd A
small gains giving continued promise oi gOoh ctop-
pearaucc many sections in such numbers as to eate
complete destruction to the whole eroI. Ihs VIII induc
entirely Tree from any destructive Insects Leans Shou'
receive more than usual attention, ana may 'c inade
profitable crop
Northern THiaois-The wheat crop just at preson
bids fair o be excellent IN th, section We have recently
Travelled through portions Of Bureau, Henry and stark
and nud the wheat crop 70 bc very promising IN appear
nucc The stand n uniformly good. The breadth soWI
nppcars large and the indications that, with
favorable season. shall have Of the hnest Whea
crops we have had for a number Of years.
Iesi1w IHiaos-T The ihoH Telegraph says: Wv,
have within the past few weeks Travelled over consider
able section ~ country In this ncghborhood and car
therefore say. from Our own personal knowedge tha
there never was a better promise OF Deaulful Wlei
crop than have the present season The wheat stand
fhickly ground aud the weather, IN all respects
since Surug Opened has been lust such h best cacu
lated TO prOdu, a large yield Of the best qualify
W,chigap-The prospect for fruit is splendid. The
peaches aud early cherries escaped the frost and the
tree, are very full Fall and Spring crops all promise
bouuilfui Weld 10 our county