The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-13
THE CROPS.

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Grain and Fruit Prospects fer 1867.
PENNSYLVANIA *
the growing wheat in the lower end or Chester and
lancaster counties, Pennsylvania, and the northern
part OF Cecil county, Maryland makes ne appearances
now. and never gave promise Of bsteor crop fsA
Tho wheat crop promises splenddsy. The wintcS u
be sure has been cold bat the fall sowings have been
protected BY the heavy SHOWS aud have weathered tho
winter we'll We expect this year 70 See the hsssiesi
wheat croS ever raised in this country. asstr
s-~+------ WISCONSIN K N
The winter has been very favorable for fall sowr
wheat ana We say fortunate is the farmer IN this
State whs had the confidence 10 crop Of winter
wheat s' iToth 484rg !.
l 1 SOUTHERN nISomL
As tho snow Disappears wherever wheat was sown II
looks we;l and promises abundant yield Many fGr.
mers having heretofore failed in raising this crop gave
u up IN despair They nov regret their lack Of pro-
son e s winter whess has been
plentecusly. I'm Egypt and especially through the
tier Of counties in the atItudes Of st. LOUIS an IN
never promised better. The peach crop is likely
TO be msrvelouslv abundant Thus far the trees In
Southern Illinois have not suffered: The cold weather
has been so constant to prevent the buds from swell
Ing In some few localities In the north part Of
Madison county, peach trees have been pnched little
but even with this there will be than an avernee
yield. south OF the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad little
or damage has been done. Hortculturists ID that
ru 49,, Section SPEAK wsn rapture o. me "eg
both apples and peaches viii be moro than commonly
abuudantn
The winter wheat IL IN Tho best possible condition and
correspondents write that IL further misfortune be-
better stand. An usual breadth Of spring wheat Is
being sowe1
MISSOURI ETC &H rN
In Missouri and adjoining States We are told that tho
whea. crop never looked moro promising. During tho
winter the planters Of Alabama Louisiana Mississippi
and Arkansas have large numbers Of field hands
and are making preparations 10 cultivate wide area OF
territory The fact that the cotton crop year has
proved TO DO much larger than was anticipated. affords
general encouragement to the Southern growers
GEORGIA.
correspondent writes that the planters though they
may cultivate less this year than formerly, will yet
vote much and SIX to tho preparation or the
SOIL There is he says, better evidence OF the
nesness and faith Of the planters than the piles Of sacks
and barrels Of guano, phosphatcs plaster &c. which
daily arriving at the various depots con signmen
The freedmen laborng diligently and the relations
between them and their employers are OF tho most har
monious character
THE Peach CRor. Unusually severe weather has
blasted the hopes OF the lovers OF good fruit The peach
crop will be failure in this section We have better
hopes Of the apple crop.-F.fkns Courier. s...s ~
w LOUISIANA.
New Orleans paper says that the people there have
boon eating ripe prms for over two months grown in
the open air and that they arc gathering from the
trees the as OF oranges Of the old CROP II adds
ns for green peas, cucumber tomatoes. canl1owcrs,
almost passed out CT the fashion"
The Gonzales Enquirer OF the Esd ult says that she
farmers are replantng with aacry the crops killed
by the freeze which includes most NJ the corn Some
OF u will come out however There not much cotton
mp The sleetcft tho ground in fine condition the
plough and hoe, soft and moist, aud trust that we
vests" wv OWL
fruit has been entirely destroyed Tho Rusk OSserrcr
says:-"Wc have heard but ono expression Of opinion