Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-06-05
THE GRoWING WHEAT CROP.

The New York World is widely a,
variance with the national agricu!
tural department in the estimates OF
the coming crop, and fatty asserts
that the bureaus reports are far more
discouraging than the facts warrant
The World claims 10 have gathered
with much care the annexed informa-
iion, relying upon local authorities
for its information, and asserts that
il is more reliable than the news fur
niSlhcd 10y the bureau. We give its
conclusions without further com
mcnt: The winter has been lou:
and severe and produce of all kind,
have suffered accordingly, but thcr,
have been a number of cDinpcn>atiu"
agencies which render il probable
that the crops which have suffered
most will return ut least an average !
weld. \ month ago winter wheat |
seemed very unlikely and farmers
everywhere expected to he obliged
to rely wholly on the spring crop.
April showers have. however, done
much to repair the damage caused by
: the b!i>tcrin" Geld of March: and.
combined with the warm weather u,
the past two weeks. have 81 cl'an~cd
: the appearance of things that cheer
ing reports are now coming from all
parts of the country. In our own
l. l., Il i,,,, l,n. ~ thnn
:, the most sanguinr expected and ar
| cur,ling to present indications the
; comm" crop. t"scn rs Il whole, prom
/ i>rS to be quite is heavy a> that al
/ last year. In Pennsylvania. owing
: to the rava"c> of the ily and drynr's
of tie spring, wheat. i'll manly coun-
ties. will br an entire failure: in
g, some places but five bushels To the
II acre is expected. Il. Virginia recent
Z rains have given new life tn the fail
{ ing crop. an the yield will PROBABLY
:. be rs large rs usual. Naryla wheat
.c although thin. promises well: but tho
It Dclrwarc crop is almost entirely
- II failure from lack of weather protrr
.c lion. In West Virginia. a.altEough there
ii was more suwn than usual. OWN" Il
10 its being carrlcs,ly done. the crop vii
l. he barely an average. In the Caro-
to liua> there will he Il large Weld: th
,e North Carolina crop is universally
Il, promising. and that of South Caro-
H. lima is in fine condition. IN Gcor"i
wheat has suffered much from coli
weather and rust. but iS fast rCr"N
!.c crinw: there are no fears IF Il fillu:
cd in ANY par! OF IN" state. and in Mort
Georgia the crop promises to hc on
nm of the best ever harvested. "a th'r
Oh has been Il much greater breadth "
land sowu than n-lral, the yield can
nd not hut hr y 'arrc one. Alabama ha
he also devoted n lur"c area To VIII a
nc ard the @rain has w"athcrch the via
III ter and is dong finely. The His>i'
sippi crop is reported 4 failure, an
in neither Texas nor Arkansas will mai;
mt much of 4 show. To coLntcrhalant
ct. this, the crop of Tennessee, especial
'Cu III IHG tbsttih It. ". ''i' 7'"'N' W
br very large, rs it Will ;.lso in kci
he ,ucky. In both these states AMI
me Indiana and southern Illinois. an il
;ut creased area was devoted to whca
nh- and present appearances ur.!icatc q
md the crop will be- increased in propo
his tion. In lndian1 and Illinois {
yield will b. very abuuiru,. II
,hr weld OF Ohio Will be much larw
nlk Il al last year. Elrlicr in Che seas,
,h, there WAS fear of failure in Mi-,nu
hut they now appear to have lac
ivc groundlcSS, and the crop Will Il
fin. doubtcdlv be an average one. 7
vrJ crop of Minnesota and western "
con>in is in good condition. q
.,.h promises better than it usually d,
ned III ''''e s'"So' ~ '''' war. "' h'
,,d sas crop was greatly injured by
,o, winter, but is coming out bcti
,I, than expected. The California CT
'r,o will he very large: Il larger area
cen sown than ever before, ami
az, prospect Of 4 large crop was ne
NIL, better. After Il carc!ml survey of
situation the conclusion j. manii
~ that. although there may be CNt
,;,,- failures in some states. and but Z
.;,r crops in others, the prospects. tax
lh,o the country rs Il whole. of at 'ca-.
n Il ~ '''l' '.. W.! 49, VI "'''.
y hat a touching story 0f faithlal Il
that comes frcM Philadelphia. y bcas
ions fui TounS nsi:l became engaged in
the 70 gallant ot,icrrin the Union ar;
AT Tic close Of the war he Went
California to seek his fortune.
sscd waited patiently. far his .ctur:i, f
wis ing confident that l:c would yet &c
idcd back to hcr. SO the wears pas.
opu- gray hairs begun to show thcmscl
V of in her brown trc>scS 4: her friends
The longer ridiculcd her, but piticd
said rs Il monomauiac. Last week hri
n- u deity was rewarded. The lover
/. on her girlhood returned from Cali
.tatc MIA bronzcd and bearded. 4 milli
This airr, with Il wife and twins.
rlop
,hc \ woman in Manchester, Engla
ions ha- been arrested for chloroforn
.v,r women, and, WHSLE in "n inscn.
,rrv condition. cutting oil aud stca
,i,r- their hair.
' "r Smallpox IL increasing in tho
lack cinity OF Now York. Many per,
who have contracted the disease Il
recently and rcpcaicM..' been VI
''r"- mated. and some of them will
lo''h Near summit. y. j.. six member
," ~ the same family died. aud in
y VI liamsburg five persons in tho a
''"- house persisted in n fortnight.
cuti-
horic \ fond wife encourages hrr
som" band when hc comes home carl
'st OF the mnrning, hy calling him
'arty latcs; thing out"
rja. -.-"
The farmer who smoked IN