Smyrna times., 1869-04-28

THE FARMERS PROSPECTS. s.-The farmer,
nave not had better season for three or foul
years than they are now enjoying for theil
Hpnng work. They are further advanced. by
ut least two weeks, with their field labOrs than
they were this time last year or the year pre-
vlouS. Should the present glorious weather
continue, large majority of the farmers in
this locality will have thercom planted by the
close of this week, while last year it was near
the middle Of May before this labor was per.
formed, so cold was the weather and so inccs-
SAINT were the rains. And even much that was
planted was drowned out. But this Spring. 50
far, the rains have been seasonable, and the
atmosphere, with two or three exceptions. all
that could be especially the last ten
days. Oats are coming on finely, and we do
not know that the wheat crop, particularly in
the upper part of this county, ever looked
much better than it does now. But, in the
lower part of New Castle county this crop is
not ncar'y as promising as with us, though
TINS weather Is making rapid improvement in
1t. Heretofore We have said little concerning
the peach crop, because it would require con-
unuaI paragraphing to note the prospects Of
this great staple product from week to week
particularly in its carly stages of development
Already we are rldiculed abroad for our MANY
and wise predictions concerning this crop So
Tar IN advance of its maturity But now the
crop Is sufficiently advanced to make predic.
tons with regard to the probable weld. -
Throughout Kent, and the most of New Castle
count. there Is now every prospect of an
42.'41tnt crop; indeed, some of the growers
are apprehenSive that the trees will be over.
eurdened, as they were two years ago. In
Sussex, however, and to the end of the Penin-
sular, 1t Is generally admitted that the crop
will be shortened by the late snow storm.
though not to as great an extent as was at first
predicted. This is the present indication, so
far as We can learn, which may, even vet, be
entirely blasted by late frosts 1t was after
the middle of May, last year, that the crop
was destroyed. The farmers will be perfectly
satisfied with two-thirds of crop, because the
fruit and the prices will be better; the labor of
picking will be less, and the trees will not be
injured by being OYerburdened 1t is estima-
ted that good crop of peaches this year will
give to the State from 81 500 900 to So 900, 600
OF course it is looked too to work out our finan-
cial salvation, and should the crop fail it will
prove fatal blow to peach growing. Stump
extractors will be put to work in half of the
orchards in the State, if the expressions of the
farmers mean anything, and thousands Of trees
will be uprooted and cast aside as cumberers
of the ground The impression seems to be
general that the success or failure of this year
will decide for or against the crop in the future.
A complete reconciliation has taken place
belweeu Sprague and Abbott The latter
wrote to Mr.. Sprague to know whom he meant
by puppy dog" and received ia answer that
he did not mean Mr. Abbott. Thereupon Mr..
Abbott wrote requesting his hssty words ,rela..
tive to Sprague skulking might be considered
unsaid. The two are now said to be the hap
x,iosf men i'm Washington.