The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-15
THE CROPS.

prospects OF the crops. II VIII 70 SeSh
that the reports are encouraging from
nearly all quarters; and unless some
unforeseen draw back occurs, the harvest
of fruits and cereals will be one OF the
most abundant for years. This is es-
pecially true OF wheat, while corn Is
everywhere more backward, owing 10
the lateness of the season. The Mobile
| Tribune says:-
1--WE have looked at papers from al
parts OF the South, aud discover Ina'
| everywhere, with only lew e1cepI
ttons, the crops are iull OF Pa ants,,T
more especially of wheat anu Son;
There Ia no very important comPlaint
OF the condition of cotton, ana mat =
| Somethiny of value, Tor within twenty
wears we hare not heard Of the prospect
| OF a good cotton crop. .-.sEi ~
The Griffin CAIa.l Star is equally san
guine:-
"Erom nil we can learn from the far
1 MARS of this and adjoining counues,
/ The wheat harvest will be more abun-
| dant than for ten years past. All uah-
yer Of rust is now past, and our iar-
go ,V1,in draw long breaths. We
! b.sr OF. several farmers in Spalding
/ and pike who have ElTeHdy cut their
wheat. .g
A Florida correspondent OF the Sa-
yannah Nelcs, under date OF May 20,
writes
"Nearly all the last crop OF cotton has
gone forward; there are some scattering
bales, and there Is some not yet ginned.
When the rapid decline in prices con:
tiuued, some shut their in-houses and
went 10 work preparing for another
crop. OF this class there are but few.
The crops, though generally small, look
remarkably well. Corn is now receiv-
ing its last; workiDg. Cotton is good, ,
taking into consideration the wet and
cool Spring. Stands are good, and no
lice have yet made their appearance.
Both corn and cotton are very clean
and free from grass. The seasons are
good; we could ask for no better"
a correspondent OF the New York
Times expresses. the views OF the most
of the Georgia papers in the follow
ing: ..-..,.
"Ths corn crop looks exceedingly
promising, as lar AS 1 have seen, and
the cry that planters have sacrificed
everything to cotton is not altogether
Just. The proportion OF land planted
in corn and cotton Is, on thewhole,
about as great as in old times. Occa-
sionally there is planter to be found
who has gone in rather too strongly for
the 'tleecy fabric but, generally,p people
have provided for corn enough to
bread themselves and their people,
and, with good year, there will be
plenty. Besides, there.is an unusual
! iy large extent of land sown in wheat
| and oats, and the yield promises to be
| very abundant. In TWO weeks from
| this time the wheat harvest will have
commenced, and when II is completed,
the confident hope is entertained that
the present exOrbitant prices of bread
stuffs will decline materially. There
are unmistakable signs OF rust, but AS
vet il is confined TO the blade. The
stock and head are perfectly free, and
ii is supposed that the crop is now on.
Of danger"
a Charleston correspondent of the
New York Evening Post says of South
Carolina:-
"Speaking ofthe crops, wheat and
corn promise finely. CottOnsis back
wark, but the stands generally. are
good. The Sea Island crop is likely TO
be a large one, unless some untoward
event now unforeseen should prevent
its perfection. Vegetables have never
been more abundant in this low coun-
try. Seven hundred barrels OF pota-
toes went northward from Charleston
to day in single steamer. The mar
kets are filled with the choicest edibles
of the season, and the gardens are lux
uriant with growth"
The Canton (Miss.) Nail says: !
lowing to the lateness OF the season,
the crops are very backward. Still,
most farmers say that they have excel
lent stands of cotton and corn, and If
favored with the rtghttsort OF weather,
hope yet TO make fine crops. There
has been much larger amount ofcorn
planted than usual. ..'.'
Accounts from Virginia ara not quite
SO promising, there being a general
complaint of rust in the wheat. The
Richmond Dispatch says: -,.-..-..
"Bright promises OF an unusually
large crop OF wheat have been held out
for the last two or three months in let
tiers from all parts of the State and in
many of our newspapers. A large
number of intelligent farmers in the
counties near Richmond, however, are
inclined to think that the prospect has
been over estimated. For several weeks
past there have been rumors TO the
| effect that wheat was not quite so prom
Using, and now we regret to learn that
| the rust has begun to make its appear
ance. The blade seems to be very gen.
orally affected, and in some instances
the stalk has been touched. Oats were
seeded late, but promise we'll. unless
head. The clover crop is very promis-
ing, and not being subject to as many
mishaps as the wheat, very large
yield is anticipated" an
In North Carolina wheat is represent
ed as unusually promising, but the re-
ports concerning tobacco are unfavora-
BILE.
Arkansas and Louisiana papers re-
port cotton as much better than was
generally expected. Corn and fruits
are also looking well considering the
weather. HE:
The following from Tennessee Is from
the Lebanon Herald:
1--WE believe It is now safe 10 say that
the wheat crop in our county has pass
ed all danger, and our farmers now be-
gin to realize the fact that the crop for
1857 will greatly exceed that for any
previous year. Probably this would
not he the case, were il not that the
area OF ground covered by the present
wheat crop is larger than was ever
known before. II is expected by,some
that harvesting will commenced in In
week or twO."
The San Francisco Bulletin says It lds
conceded that this years harvest 9Wiil
be the most abundant, eyer known in
California. sAAi@- az
A gentleman having just returned
from Harrisburg and journey through
the Lebanon Valley reports crops OF
all kinds Exceedingly promising. II
the wheat is to fail, 1t will be from
causes.noW Unforeseen. Fruit trees are
loaded. And the Pittsburgh Gunner