The New York herald., 1870-05-07
THE COMING CROPS.
Prospect OF the Yield OF Cereals
and Fruits.
1tcpOrts from NIiscellane-
Gus Sources.

Concerning crop prospects In Pennsylvania the
as to grain and fruit good or course reports are
current OF failures IN particular sections, nut when
was there time when this was not the casef IL Is
not improbable thai We may yet hear the CRY OF gen
eral failure, but II 10 to be observed that we usually
survive reports OF this kind, and have something TO
spare.
The Huntington (Pa.l Glooe OF May 3says,-"The
present prospects for good crop OF grain are spen-
did. The grain Dells have d0nned their green y-
cry. and hold out heroicaly, Notwithstanding April
showers" have TO some extent gone back on them.
Tho fruit trees OF all descriptions IN ;ull bloom
qua me Dreezes are iedOent with their sweetness.
III none of the summer bghts intcrpOse we will have
q large II not larger Yield OF grain and fruit from
this county than we had last year. II 1t proves as
c0mplaints.n
The Waukesna (wisconsIn) P,afndea,er OF the Sd
inst mas the 0llowihg:-"We have never before seen
70 good an April as this has been for farmers put
IN their spring crops. There has been scarce any
snd the country is now suffering for rain All OF the
wheat crop and most OF the barley and oat crop In
amount o. wheat sown than there has been for many
years, on account OF the low prices the past year.
NO farmer can ive by raising wheat for five or SIX
shllings per buslel and pay the enormous tax that
all Obliged to pay at this Time for every thing they
use, eat drink W. AZ or look att
Tue Cha:ned lMinnesota Democrat says:--"Never
before have We hal 80 favorable season In this ati
tude AZ Lne present. especially for farming and gar
denng purposes. 1ne wheat and Oas IN this vicinity
have ali bccn sown, anu many fields are already look
Ing gre.n The Wild plum trees have been IN bloom
5or several Lays ana H. me grass upon the bo
The Lexington lky.l Saesnld,s OF the 81 inst thus
gives the crop reporI:-.rhe peach trees in full
bloom AID, alter examination, we do not lind that
they are ut all inu ed ana The prospect Is tue for
fui CROP The apples, cherries and piums are bloom
ing ing anu are not hurt. Catramts and gooseberres
the raspberry were ackened little by the cold
snow upon them, bur no SCI ions injury was done to
the vines. Grapes we're not hurt at ALL the buds
looking plump and fuurshing. Or course no injury
was done u the straw wDerres.'
The Delaware papers state that the prospect for
Better tlaD the present spring. The buds are well
set the blossoms are healthy and ail.appaent dan
ger from frost IA about The season so far ID
warm and moist. ami unless some unforeseen din.
Guilty Should arse iige and excellent crop Will be
the result Other nuts are spoken OF In the same
style, as are asu the large Deiry crops which come
~ us carrier from tha State than We can raise them
Tor ourselves.
Accounts from all parts OF Virginia represen, the
wheat crop az looking well. Throughout the valley
rs exLeiuely promising; on the Roanoke and its
brancnes IL never presented finer appearance nj
Tits time Of year Wine The same may be said OF the
Counties along James river.
The Muscaiue qowa Journal Of the Sd inst
says:-"lh many parts oil this county the farmers
are not sowlng 20 much wheat this spring usual
Out are gons 70 put III more corn. 1his we sup
pose, Is result OF their relative prices during tile
lass season. together with the fact that the season Is
very late ior wheat sowing. We think the change
very sensible 0nc as there are many much more
profitable crops than wheat for this atituden
On the l4th uitimO. at noon, at Oregon, Holt
county, Missouri, the mercury indicated yO degrees
Dy thermometer suspended ON the north side Of y
name house situated on a hill. by midnight 1t had
sunk 70 ~ Degrees q fall Of 10 degrees in twelve
hours. The early apples Ill that region are all Killed.
but the peaches are unirJured.
The reports OF the growing winter wheat crop In
Missouri are quite conflicting, though aggregating
reports it may be SAID that i'll the northeastern part
of the State the crop Will prove failure, While In
the northwestern and IN all the counties north OF the
Missouri river a fair average yield may be expected
The Wehtzvie (St Charles county, Ne,cs says
from present indications the wheat crops OF that
So%nty wv w ," he very short TINS year; the amount
nIse more than y haii YIELD"
The Lacrosse lwis Democrat OF May 2 says:-"The
present spring Is neatly IN ee weeks In advance OF
the two preceding years. Trees which are now full
budded and The leaves nearly out. this time last
year exhibited but few signs Of life. All this WILL re.
suit in much earlier crops and the present prospect
IL That crops Of almost every description win he
abundant. The only thing now much to be feared is
tiitt heAvy lrUslS may occur to damage some OF the
tender trees and CrOps.n
The prospect for fruit crop ST. Joseph, Mo-. and
vicinity may be summed up taus:Peaches all right,
apples and pums the same, cherries and pears some.
what Injured sound buds enough left for fair crop;
backUerricS and raspberries badly injured; grapes,
q small proportion OF The buds frozen.
The Springfield correspondent OF the Chicago
Tribune Of May says:-"The warm, dry and sutry
weather still continues. The thermometer marked
ninety degrees ia the Shade and ninetye eight de-
grecs in the sun. The prospect for crops is excel
len- Farmers have all their small grain sown and are
nearly through corn planting. Fruit prospects were
never bctter.'
The Springfield tln., state Register says that the
nne weather Of last week was used by the farmers
ot this vicinity to great advantage in planning corn.
few more favorable days Will suffice for the SOW
Tlc Milwaukee Wisconsin says that the .frut
prospects Oh the eastern shore are rs follows:-
Peaches all right. Apples and plums the same.
Cherries and pears somewhat injured; sound buds
enough lett for fair crop. Blackberries and rasp
berries badly injured. Grapes, Il small proportion
The Fond du Lac Journal says:-.'The winter
wheat has been injured in the town OF Auburn and
perhaps elsewhere, TO an extent making II neees-
sary IL many ca es TO plough up and re-seed the
ground. This was 0ccasiOned BY thaw in the
early part OF the winter which accumulated water
on the fields and llle1l frOze solid, remaining all
winter, thus 'smothering the wheat However.
this damage is not eXtenslve.n
The ITGtyte Farmer gives discOuraging report
from Southern and Central iilinois:-.'0n The 10Th
and 10Th OF April the central and southern parts OF
Illinois were visited by storm, and If we are to
Judge by It's effects on ruit it was the severest that
has occurred for many years. On the 18th 1t rained
and showed alternately until SIX O'Clock +. M, when
the wind veered suddenly round from the southeast
to the northwest, win driving snow In thirty
minutes the mercury sank from 80 to 81. Nearly all
the peach buds were III full or partial bloom; these
were all filed with water. The next morning. the
18th, the thermOlne. er Indicated rs, six degrees
below freezing. Buds toIiase and branches were
eDcased III solid lce and every bud at all open was
killed. 1t has been twelve days since the storm,
making 1t possible to Judge corr ectly OF the damage
done To fiult. The injury done to peaches varies
greatly. On some trees enough buds were unopened
at the time OF tile freeze to make crop, while ON
CrswiOrd's, Bergen's Yellow and one or TWO other
va:tettes on many trees, not more than dozen or
twobuds are left Taking The whole OF Tie orchards
We judge there are buds sufficient for One.Ourh to
Onehalf Of crop. Dukes anu Morcllos are not
four or live are alive. Some OF the dormant buds,
h"wcver may push. All other frui;s are unin-
Ju:ed.n
In Florida the season was generally wet and back
ward TIL April, with unreasonable frosts in some
parts OF the State. The sugar cane crop Is largely
increased. The acreage IN cotton seems to be less
ana that In corn greater ana the latter Is reported
as looking well. orange culture Is on the increase.
and considerable attention Is being given To other
fruits. LaS0r Is very scarce and unreliable.
The Gainesville tFa.) !'.dependeM OF the 23d ut.
says:-rhc cold snap OF the lIth inst hurt The cot.
more generally. The most favored lOcalt-
tes suffered We saw very little lr0st Ice ap
leared. Tomatoes and like tender plants were Bit
ten, but not permanently injured. Planters OF the
enterprislng Stamp have ordered cotton seed from
Savannah and elsewhere with view OF replanting
planning anew, where their stand Is seriously i8
Jured. We know Of one man who has ordered 200
bushels. Cotton seed Is scarce"
The San Jose (Calif0rnial PARROT April %, says
s'Ihe prospects for favorable crop gloomy
enough. The last two weeks OF warm dry weather
has exhausted the moisture from the SOL, and al
ready the grass has begun TO assume q yellow hue.
The wheat crop about Holstcr, we are told, will be
failure. There very large breadth OF soil sown
grain in MODterey county which Will We'd COM