Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-06-27
THE CROPS.

Along the seaboaId, and through the East
generally last week was sunshiny and warm,
and considerable planting was done. Still,
owing to the many previous rains, much
ground was so wet that planting was impos-
sible, and the attempt was abandoned. Corn
and potato fields already planted are so foul
that great work and patience are required,
but the farmers are vigorously pushing
through. Much trouble has arisen from the
rotting of the seed of potatoes perhaps this
was never so extensive and general before.
The fruit crop of the New England States
and of New.Jersey is likely to be better than
last year still it is not up to an average,
owing to blasting winds, to cold rains and
want of sunlight. On Long Island fruit is
reported failure. Delaware and the Mary
land shore will have a short crop.
Through the Middle States, east of the
Alleghenes, and down to the North Cal olina
line, all kinds of productions, and wheat in
particular, are represented at full average
On the thin soils of the Gulf States, and
around to Louisiana, corn and gardens have
suffered for want of rain, and accounts arc
gloomy but cotton stands drouth better,
and it is estimated that there will be half of
! such crop as was common before the
"unpleasautnessn On low lands and fresh
fields all vegetation is thriving though, in
places, the army and bud-worm and cater
pillar are committing some ravages. From
! Tennessee and Arkansas the accounts are
favorable, and the wheat already cut is of
fine quality, though not extraordinary for
quantity. The freedmen are working well,
and it is frequently stated that they do not
come from the fields till dark.
Southern Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
Kentucky report nothing new, and this in
the Southwest is often good news. In the
great cornhelt running through Southern
Ioyo and Northern Missouri Central Illinois,
Indiana, and Ohio, not more than three.
fourths of the land which the farmers
expected to devote to corn could be planted
owing to The wet weather; still, as great an
area as common may have been put in, fol
the reason that large fields Of raw and fed
lout" prairie have been broken and planted
Last week there were heavy rains in Ohio
doing considerable damage, On the whole
the wheat crop through this region is good
we might say better than common. In
the Wabash Valley it is more promising
than for fifteen years past. In more north
ern sections including Iowa, Minnesota
Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, aud Michigan
the farmer was less delayed by April rains
and as consequence all kinds OF grain
and farm productions are in great forward
ness and are highly promising. Along The
southern border of this region the potato OF
Colorado bug is in vast numbers, and there
are grave apprehensions for the safety o
the potato crop. From no one State do w
have such encouraging accounts AS from
Michigan. There are no complaints will
regard 10 any crop except corn which il
rather backward, while the small, grains are
represeeted as better than for ten years. o
potatoes the amount planted is enormous
The farmers seem excited with the cxpec
tation of large profits,a s,and with good reason
and it is represented that if the yield is al
average one they will have surplus suiti
cient for many States. Sheep must b
mostly sheared, but owing to low prices O
wool the business is somewhat depressed
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