New-York tribune., 1867-06-08
THE CROPS.
THE, WEST.

efforts TO plant large crops The area OF anu III :,
Minnesota frontier settlements, where V1io :Ioot
seed prevails is four times much as was 9o" @ W ~ :,
last year. and the harvest is eXpeoe HSpn exceedingly
bushels The Spring weather mas pee" oN'e'
suspicious - . sc O great
An Ohio paper says; "The prospect oi .. sioa.
wheat crop has not been finer for years frohn S "
=, ITt,i,, Ohio and Indiana, the reports are eAcee
=, so,le for an abundant harvest. The continuous
,. weather keeps back Spring crops Dnt @ hotWl.n @
stnpn the of the last f0Ttngll NOR 80 S d harley
pi hcen sown No apprehension IS felt IN reSpecI 70
crops The corn mey be o3oGu MY made for the pur
osc of cleaning them out, ana help ana hoTSe power
pSenty pSHot a few weeks hence wheat Will be coming
tn ,,ri et from Kentucky, where surplus OF seNciu
million bushels, according 10 present pfOSpcc'S S -
looked for Ohio will probably have larger suipTfsW pf W
Ges tis wear than any seas 1860 Indiana uto
The prospect for abundance OF all KINDS o. l IL ,:s
pTomsc first rate good crop Of boads uIs Ahu sPGG PG
vegetables will materially reduce te sI f = civ Scope
bring the cost of living within tne means oi NY liir
I'm four months from now II Is MOI UhlcilSoso ~ 20 nt
nate that -four will be selling for ohchalI te IiCc' %
Nc md tIot beef pork butter corn, oats ana nay,
Nill drcliIe in nearly great degree iheiV - M
fbcSp herf mutton and butter. Much OF the present
OF trade results from the short cfols 9' los.
abundant harvest more especially if the cotton crGg
should prove be good one us present reports "ou
indicate"
MisA,ari-The Louisiana journal says: We are
hanpy TO be able to state that the fears so long enter
tanned in regard the fruit crop in this county are ABOUT
dispcllcd Ifno unforeseen disaster overtakeS inc @
vii
ons nm for wears past Tic item of fruit in tins county
ismo iIcosdciabe one aud is fast taking rank among
dSt, nresgnt to estimate TIE value Of the crop should
itmce vita no disaster bat leaving out OF view MS IN IN
home consumption we think were SAFE in saying me
money realized the sa' o irt VIII nos ian % sn Se
ggO9 The prospect for five crop OF wheat ana u,e
t n"o' ,'r,bo for corr, Much OF that which has been
planted has Iottcd in the ground ana thc heis wiz M
to he nnr over ara rcplarcd There iimo enonSh 3
corn , -t. ald shculd June prove warm uly month";
there vIl Dc heavy crop lt!Sed
Essa ,-7hc EGrsas city Adrcrts9 says the wheat
crop looks finely al portions Of the state Wherc inc
Fall wheat was destroyed hy gasShoppers spring Whe"
. was substituted, and is in fine condition
NeL1aetq-PaperS south of the Platte where the
grasscpper plague was threatened. announce that the
recent storm has cleaned the pest out wherever 1t pro
vailed The NeDcba Nebraska) Courier states that tc
great niInbcr Of backhrS VloyeTs and other Vaiict
are einimg down the yOuuS grasshoppers by wholesale
THE SOUTH.
Ccoyya-Nluch of the com raised in th' Counties
of Terrell Calhoun, Webster, aud Lee will be required
for lor,, consumption larger portion OF nrd than
commo. has been devoted to this crop Cu.'oH iac.:S
very promising, though much has had I" d, i-l,'l
The Chcr7tec Georgian, Dalton. says the Whci crop E
unusually fine but sorry to hear cci?i.i.ts OF
rust in quarters, We truSl however T tI'
will yet reward the labOrs OF the farmers OI the uc>c
Tb~ Rome Conricr saws: bunch Of wheat has been
placed on table by Mr. Jones' sown on his farm bks
Of the OOstanaulal formerly owned by Judge NiSh IN
the vicinity of our city, winch more than six
feet i'm hight with large perfectly filed heads. Mr.
Homes Is practical Virginia farmer, and the superiority
of wheat crop this year over that Of his neighbor
demonstrates the great advantage of deep plowns ana
thorough lage over the Georgia DntopguG & 0 ~ d
that Mr. Joes wonld make 80 bushels OF wheat 20 the
Advcea from Talbot Pike, Laurens and Bcrrien Coun-
ties Ca report the wheat and corn crop as unusually
the last named. In Dooly County rain is much needed
In Baker County and cotton are both very lroms-
correspondent estimates the cotton crop Of this state
at 100000 5OOOOO baeS-more than double that oI aNt
The complaint that provisions will not be sufficient to
feed the hands until the crop Is made alarniugly prev
alent A gentleman planting in Calhoun County, IN
formed that his bacon would not last longer than the
lst of July. and yet he had 500 acres 9r Snu ~
and large number OF hqHdS hoteT large % paicF ne in
Mitchell made similar statement TO us such de-
plorabc of things requires comment The cot
con mania next 10 cholera ITS effects upon The coun
try Corn in tins - section % VII sce aVeT@gs oo IRON Knee 70
small but the stand is most excellent oats which have
good as remember ever TO have them The only
patch of wheat we have noticed is a total fare Nor
Some localities will produce H. but they arc IN sections
where % te lands are very poor % ana e99o 5e9e C = ro
portions Of Decatur Mitchell Baker, and Miller Counties
within the last few days. and endeayOred Ia pay strict
attention to the growing crops in rOnte We also
yersed with planters from various other Counties, in
Eng interests Our opinion, derived from tlese souies
Is, that the general prospects Oi the farmer 81 il entire
section gOOd-perhaIs never better, the
present condition OF the crops is concerned. Ic lice
It's but sorry to say that the fate OF thc crop
many plantations Is becoming npeIiod by the shortncss
As general thing, the wheat in Upper Georgia looks
finely In some localities the fly has injured H. and in
Others rust upon the blades is reported but
taken whole, there rs prospect OF tOle'by good
crop Corn is not doing well In many localities there
is bad stand and the cotton planted Is likely be
entire failure Some planters powing up their cot
ton. and planting corn In its place.
The wheat crop Of Eastern Georgia is reported to be
better than has been for several years and fields
will be ready for harvest by the last of this and tie
ofneYt week This VIII be great blessing 10 the plant
generally 1t will bring into the country cOnsd-
cradle amount Of money. at the present high prices and
viii enable them to secure suficiency Of corn to make
the growing crop OF cotton.
planter Of Sumter County has laid the table Of The
ADre1TcuS Republican cotton stalk % inches in LENGTH
which he isis sample of 4OOacre field Both cotton
and corn represented 70 be In excellent condition.
correspondent OF The Udoon Telegraph, writing from
johnson County, May d. the crops in good
dtOn Freedmen, in the main, are working well All
planting sufficient corn to answer plantation pur
poses.
The CGrerSrHe Express OF the 31s ult, says that the
wheat harvest inthat section rapidly approaching and
that there immense area Of land sown down and
Preparations are now being made for saving il.
Mr. Miller proposes TO cut his wheat next Monday It
heavy and free from any sign OF rust smut The
estimate yield is bushels TO the acre, he has en-
gagged the crop Of 60 acres at 81 90 bushel His is
very promising, and is 20 inches high.
Alabdmd.-1he Montgomery Sentinel Of May 80 says
"The prospects for most abundant crop very
fng Within the past month we have had occa-
sion TO travel in many Of the counties I'm Alabama and IL
certainly most cheering to the vigorous young
cotton and in no instance did hear of bad
stand The better at this Of the
year and above all, in all parts OF the State the small
grain was most promising especially the wheat We
venture assertion that there OF wheat
in Alabama this year than ever were in any preyi-
me Mobile Tribune says "There is consolation in the
so We have looked at papers, from all parts Of tho
bouth and discover that everywhere with only few
6f Wheat and cor There is no Very Important Complaint
f the condition Of cotton, and that is something Of value,
pect of good cotton eropI
The GRIM star says concerning the wheat From all
tes the wheat harvest Will be more abundant than for