The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-07-01
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hioliS tic ScHUodTu, ana through
the East generally, last week was sun
shiny and warm, and considerable
planting was done. Still, owing to
the many previous rains, much ground
was so wet that planting was impossi-
bic, and the attempt was abandoned.
Corn and potato fields already plan
ted are so foul that great work and
patience are required, but the farmers
are vigorously pushing through. Much
trouble has arisen from the rotling 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-Jcrscy is likely
to be better than last year still it is
not up to an average, owing to blast
ing winds, to cold rains, and want OF
sunlight. On Long Island fruit is
reported a failure. Delaware and
the Maryland shore will have short
crop.
Through the Middle States, east Of
the Alleghenics, and down to The
North Carolina line, all kinds of pro,
ductions, and wheat in particular, arc
represented at II 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 are gloomy but cotton
stands drouth better, and it is cstima-
ted that there will be half of such q
crop rs was common before the "iln-
plcasantness." On low lands and
fresh fields all vegetation is thriving
though, in places, the army and bud
worm and caterpillar are committing
some ravagcs. 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 South West is often
good news. In the great corn-belt
running through Southern Iowa and
Northern Missouri, Central Illinois,
Indiana and Ohio, not more than
thrce-f -fourths of the land which farm
ers expected to devote to corn could
not be planted, owing to the wet
weather still, as great an area as
common may have been put in, for
the reason that large fields of raw and
"led-out" prairie have been broken
and planted. Last week there were
heavy rains in Ohio, doing c0nsidera-
bic damage. On the whole, the wheat
crop through this country is good
we might say better than common. In
the Wabash Valley it is more promis-
ing than Tor fifteen years past. In
more Northern sections, including To-
wa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern
Illinois, and Michigan, the farmer was
less delayed by April rains, and as a
CONSCIENCE all kinds of grain and farm
productions are in great forwardness
and are highly promising. Along the
southern border Of this region the po-
tato or Colorado bug is in vast mum
bers, and thereare grave apprehensions
for the safety of the potato crop.
From no one State do we have such
encouraging accounts as from Michi-
gan. There are no complaints with
regard to any crop except corn, which
is rather backward, while the small
grains are represented as betterthan for
ten years. OF potatoes the amount
planted is enormous. The farmers
seem excited with the expection of
large profits, and with good reason !;
and it is represented that if the yield
is an average one they will have a sur
plus sufficient for many States. Sheep
must be mostly sheared, but owing to
low prices Of wool the business is some
what depressed.-1fibnnc.