The Portland daily press., 1867-06-17


pro ,a;o;oa to ho able TO inform our readers
that the husbandman has the proiii'se u
great reward for his labors- In many par'' VI
th. country the prospects oi aDuhdiliie elloP'
ware never brighter. We have recently travel
Iod through New Hampshire, Vermont ana
Nortbnrn New York. and everywhere the
Grass and fruit trees wear an encouraging looA-
True. the season is backward and farmers
have not yet done all their planting, but the
fine weather for the past few days has hurried
up their work, and vegetation is making RAPID
strides. If we continue to have occasional
showers through the month, the crop oil nay
will lbe immense; and we can see no'ninS ne"
to prevent good yield of fruit. me nay crop
is an important one. In all our traVeis we
never saw in a single field spot OF grass that
had been wnter-kIlea, and the orchards nave
blossoms enough, and it is so late in the sea-
son that they will not be likely to become
b,;ohted. 1t may be too early to form any cor
roct oninions upon the subject, but the pros
meets are now bright for the farmer. sas.f
In Ohio the weather has been very favor
able, and every thing is encouraging. Wheat
is very nearly out of danger, and fruit may be
considered safe. A traveller over the Column
bus and indianapolis Central Railway from
Piqua to the Indiana State line, says the
wheat fields along the route never looked bet
ter. In distance of forty miles he did not see
single field that did not promise well; and
in other sections of the State the prospects
are equally bright. The orchards too promise
an abundant yield. oD+ Aia y Lea Jes4 l.5a
In Indiana the wheat is excellent in Ripley
county and the prospect for the various fruits
has not been so good for number of years
and as the season is so far advanced it is not
likely there will be any drawback. In Clay
county the wheat crop is light, not so much
having been sown. In some places the fruit
has been injured by FROST But in most sec
tions OF the State, particularly in the northern
part, the wheat crop will be the best in sever
al years, and fruit and grain of all kinds are
excellent. -i A',o@ SSH sr s--.
In Missouri the spring has been very cold
and backward. The fruit crop will be light
There are few peaches, but the apples look
better. In some towns hail storm has dcne
immense damage. 1t is said Prices raid in
1864 did not injue the country so much as
the storms Of rain and hail. Many farms are
in ruins, but the rayases of these storms are
generally confined to narrow limits. 49,.
The prospect of heavy crop of wheat in
Nebraska is bright, especially in all sections
of the South Platte The Hon. Mason
Crouch of Wyoming Preanet, a resident there
for ten years says that the wheat and other
cereals never looked better and that tine pros
poets for heavy crop are very fattering. The
.. high prices obtained since the ! st harvest
4, caused a much larger breadth to be sown
- than usual, and should no June frosts or 9TH
erdamage occur there is no doubt that there
will be a larger quantity marketed this com
ing autumn than ever before. There is no
confidence in the continued high prices Of
wheat and fcur, and Notwithstanding the rig
orous effort of holders, says the N. Y. Tribune
prices are going down at long strides. 30 LII
i-' The Wheat crop in Northern Illinois at the
present time bids fair to be excellent. The
Tribune says: '" -- +'.. o4 5.n9ai ol. j..
We have recently travelled through por-
tions of Bureau, Henry and Stark, and find
the wheat crop to be very promising in appear
ance. The stand is uniformly good. The
RI. breadth sown appears to be large, and the IN
dications are that, with IA favorable season,
we shall have one of the finest wheat crops we
have had for number of years.
d. n The Alton Telegraph says: . 3D.. '.,-.s- --
..yu. We have within the past few wccks travelled
over a considerable portion of the country in
ID this neighbornood, and can therefore say, from
our own personal knowledge that there never
was better promise of a beautiful wheat crop
than we have the present season The wheat
stand thickly on the ground, and the weather
in all respects since Spring opened has been
just such as is best calculated to produce a
large yield of the best quality. ---f -5.. .-- 49,
1891 The news from Michigan is very latteiing
to consumers If not to Spectators. TIE
peaches and early cherries have escaped the
frost and the trees are full. Fall and Spring
crops ailpromise a bountitul yield. The re-
ports from the Southern States are favorable.
Tue crops there as general thing are COM
ing in well, and harvest time is looked for
with deep interest. We hope and trust that
nothing will occur to darken the present pros,
poets OF a bountiful harvest. ~@' -'' "1'