The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-05
About the CrOpa.

mer, when definite conclusions NAV be
reached with reference 10 q large DOR.
lion OF the crops, and estimates may be
made In regard 10 others, Al 10 the
wheat, II may be said that the country
taking all tho States-wlll Weld 4
lalr average crop. In many places the
crop ispoori in Others IL Is good. In
some instances the yield per acre will
be low, while the aggregate, owing 70
an Increase Of acreage, will be mp To
what is called an average crop. Upon
the whole, therefore, the promise Is
fair for about an average crop OF wheat
OF good quality. We have heard but
little OF the fly so far, and nothing as
yet Of rust, but Of the latter the crop Is
out Of danger, Until within the last
few days the temperature has been de.
cidedly favorable for wheat, but lust
now we are having hot weather, with
frequent rains, which Is apt TO produce
rust. or hay, the crop will be good,
and full yield may be calculated
upon. Oats will also Yield largely and
dealers are anticipating heavy de.
cline In prices, on the incoming OF the
new crop. The figure talked OF is 40c,
against S0as2ci the current price. Bar.
ley will be short. Fruit OF all kinds
will be plenty. The yield In different
localities will vary, but In the aggre.
gate we shall have an abundance. Our
markets are already supplied with
strawberries, which are selling at from
Sal5c per quart at retail-l2lfc the lead.
Ing price for good quality. Cherries are
coming In freely, and the opening
prices are low as compared with late
years, which shows that while there
has been failure in some localities
the crop Is good In most places, APP
pies and pears will also be plenty, al.
though many orchards arc in meas.
ure barren. There will also, we Judge,
be good supply Of peaches at reason.
able prices.
Potatoes are growing finely, have
been planted largely, and promise well.
The early varieties will come In some.
what later than usual, owing 10 the
backwardness OF the season for plant.
Ing. The result Of the late CROPS will,
OF course, depend on the Kind OF
weather we may have In July and
August; aud Il can now only be said
that the prospect Is good.
The first Monday In May is the time
when farmers think their corn should
be In the ground. This season, how.
ever, owing TO the wet weather in
March and April, very little ground
was ready by that time, and farmers
who were able TO complete their plant.
Ing by the first Monday In June, were
fortunate. The season may, therefore,
be called fully one month late; but the
ground 10 In hne growing order, and
this will make up, in part, for the de.
lay In planting. The acreage account
will foot up well, and will show an In.
crease Of any former year; hardly such
an Increase, however, as the progress oil
consumption requires, especially In
view OF the near exhaustion OF the old
crop, which fact Is sufficiently indIca.
ted by the high prices prevailing.
With reference to the corn crop, we
bad occasion In writing, Que year ago,
to say, and We say now, that the pros.
pect was favorable, but that July and
August made the crop, and therefore
no definite opinion could be formed as
10 the probable yield. Nothing more
can be said now. II happened in 1857
that the excessive rains OF AprIl and
May were followed by drought
In July and August, and The
latter cut down the yield OF corn fully
one'half. This isuow the point of dan.
ger. The fall OF rain this year In April
and May, was considerably In excess
ofthe wet spring OF 1866, and, II the
theory Of average Is to prevail, we may
look Tor dry weather during the sum.
mer months, and consequently another
short corn crop. But some OF our me.
teorolog!sts claim that the excess Of
spring rains this;year, was caused BY
the deficiency in the iall OF water dn.
ring the winter, and thus, counting
backward, argue that we are about even
In the rain account, and need not an.
prehend a dry summer because OF q
wet spring.
Without discussing this question,
which, having but lItIle confidence In
the theories upon which weather pre-
dictlons are based, would'In our judR,
mept, be Of no practical consequence
we have only 10 remark, that with sea
sonable weather during the months In
which corn reaches maturity, there
will be crop OF this Important staplt
lar exceeding that OF any former year
And with good crop OF corn, the yeal
1865, will prove TO be one Of great har
vests.
As good crops will Insure speedy
and healthy revival OF business, which
no doctoring Of the currency can brlng
about, the progress OF the season vii
BE- observed BY all classes, with a mos
lively interest.