Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-27
atnina aud dispatch.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH ~. 1867.
Largest CIreuIatlOn II Clty and Sac.


THE CROPS AND THE SEASON
Persistently wet and unfavorable
weather for agricultural pursuits seems
to rule the season 1t is, however, quite
mild, and no further danger need be ap~
pretended to the wheat crop from winter
killing. The earth, however, is still cold,
and but little growth can be looked for
until il has absorbed sufficient warmth
from the atmosphere to renew the yege
tative process. Wet ground is always
ccld through the attendant evaporation
at any season Of the year, even during
the extreme heat Of summer; but it is
especially so in the spring when COM
pletely saturated with cold water. There
has been 80 much rain during the present
month that farmers have not been able to
make any progress in the preparation Of
the soil for the summer crops. The
wheat crop does not appear to have
suffered from 4 large amount Of rain
that has fallen during the past three or
four weeks Reports from various por-
tons Of this county represent the wheat
as looking remarkably well and promis
ing an abundant yield The greater por-
ton Of the peaches appear to haye.been
killed, and the prospect is that this crop
will be a very short one.
From other portions Of the State and
other States, we have the following in
telligence in regard to the crops:
The Springfield Register of the 2lst inst
says: reports from this and adjoining
counties indicate that the growing wheat
crop promises an abundant yield. Should
il escape the April frosts, the harvest will
be rich"
The McMinnville NeC Era of the 2lst
inst says: The recent cold weather has
pretty effeciualiy destroyed the peach crop
in our county. The wheat was not dam
aged, and still looks very promising. The
excessive rains delayed farming operations
to some extent, but our farmers are taking
advantage Of every fair day, and you can
see the new turned earth in every direc-
tionp
The Chattanooga Union Of the 2lst inst.
says: ave have the most gratifying ac-
counts from our friends in the country rela-
tive to the coming wheat crop. Though
there is hardly an average crop sown, the
prospect is very haitering, at present, for a
full yield. If this can be 50, it will do
much 10 relieve the finances of our end of
the State"
The Winchester Home Journal of the Dist
inst. says: I'VE must conclude from state
ments Of nearly all with whom we have
conversed upon the subject that in this
county there will certainly be no peaches,
and some say there will be no apples. We
doubt this latter statement however, and
think that, unless Jack Frost come again
before NAV, we shall have plenty of ap-
pies But April and ice and frost frequent
ly war with one another in this latitude.
The wheat crop is promising, and may it
continue 40 is a universal wish"
The Shelbyville Union Of the 22d inst.
says "ln this section reports agree in the
general blight Of fruit by the late cold snap,
aud many are disposed 10 give up all hopes
Of any exception-but we hope and believe
this will apply only to some kinds"
The CarroIlton (Ky.) Times says that the
news from the wheat crop in almost all
parts of Kentucky is favorable. In Carroll
and Trimbe counties the prospects are re
markedly fine.
The Dayton (Ohio) Journal Of the 18th
instant says:
"Parties who have no pratical knowledge
Of agriculture have started the report that
| the wheat has been considerably damaged
by the cold weather we have been having
| for several days. Intelligent farmers with
! whom we conyersed yesterday are positive
| that thus Ear the crop has not been injured.
| Extreme cold when succeeded by sunshine
| and wind, has the effect Of deteriorating the
wheat, but the present cold snap, Fortunate
", has not been accompanied by any such
combination against the growing crop, but
has, on the contrary, been "all that could
be desired" in the way of cloudy and cool"
| The prospect for thaw is good, and we
| have good reason to believe that the wheat
will escape injury from the cold weather.
| The chances are now very greatly in favor
| Of the crop.
'The fruit question is not quite so easily
| disposed Of We have examined apple,
pear, cherry and peach buds, and we find
| eight on; Of ten, alive and showing as much
| sign Of vigor as we could desire at this early
| day. Others in this vicinity who have in
yestigated the fruit situation mainly cor
| roborate our experiments. The backward
season has been the means Of preserving
/ the fruit from the effects Of the cold snap
we have Just been favored with. Thus far
the damage TO the fruit in this valley il
not peIceptible, yet we are net without
approximations as to the effect of the con-
tinued cold weather upon the young fruit
crop"
The Coshocton Ohio Democrat says:
go far as we have been able 70 learn, the
| fruit buds IN this locality have not been in.
| iured to any extent by the severe winter
through which we have just passed, and
the prospects now are for good crap of al
the different kiads Of fruit grown in Cen
tral Ohio What an invaluable and map
precisble blessing TO all q good fruit croT
would be-"
The ST. Clairsville (Ohio) Gazette says
1--WE have carefully noticed the reports o
the newspapers at our Office in regard e
the prospects, thus far, for a fruit crop il
this State the coming season, and We ar,
glad to say that, with but a very few ex
ceptions reports are decidedly favorable
The peach crop, always looked TO viii
great anxiety, promises abundanty, th'
buds having passed unscathed the ordea
Of our late severe winter"
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A NEWSPAPER correspondent, in describ
ing the scene in the British House Of Com
mons at the last reform discussion, gives
peculiar picture Of the degree Of iil-man
ners inanlged in by prominent member o