The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-18
Crop Prospects.

and High streets Georgetown, D. CO.
are in receipt of advices from their
correspondents which render the
prospects of the grain crop for the
coming season of a more fattering
J character than even our most sanguine
, millers and merchants had anticipated.
The recent rains have improved the
crops wonderfully, and fields that a
short time ago it was feared would not
return the seed sowed in them, now
promise over two-thirds crop as the
heads of the wheat are filling Tar better
than it was expected in the earlier part
of the season. The "cut worm" is re-
ported as doing damage to the young
corn, and the farmers are experiencing
trouble therefrom. From all advices
gathered it is expected, however, tnat
the general crop of grain will be more
than aa average one Washington
Patriot.
The oat crop, the farmers all agree,
is most promising one. The rains OF
the past months have caused the oats
to grow finely, and there is promise OF
large yield. The farmers tell us that
the country is better stocked with hogs
than it has been since the war, and
that there will be more pork the com
ing winter than has been slaughtered
for several years. They attribute this
partly to the heavy acorn mast OF last
wear, which was very full one, and on
which the swine fed and iattened.-
DanviNe Register.
The WHEAT HARvEsr-Harvest has
already commenced in this section, and
the yield, we learn, appears to be salts
factory, though it is not a large one.
The quality Of the grain, however, is
said to be excellent.-Lychburg Ns,cs.
PRICE OF WHEAr.-Speculation as to
the probable price Of wheat has COM
menced, and from what we can learn
from those connected with the trade we
are inclined tothe opinion that the mar
ket will open at about $l.75 to $3.50
for prime, delivered early in the season.
The impression prevails that the mar
will finally settle down at $3.50 to Sl.GO.
-Lynchburg Necs.
CUTTING WHEAT-We are now in
the midst of wheat harvest, though
some farmers who cultivated the early
varieties have finished cutting. The
crop in this section OF country, from the
intelligence We gather, may be pro-
nounced good one. They say that the
straw is deficient this season, but that
the heads have filled well and the grain
is excellent. We hear Of little or no
damage done the wheat by rust, or by
any of the insect enemies which some
times attack it.-DanviHe Register.
AN AGRICULTURAL EXPERlMENT-Mr
A. Mccormick performed a singular
and successful experiment on his wheat
this spring. Having in wheat those
rich alluvial bottoms of his on Hays
creek, he saw from the start it made in
the spring that the wheat would lie
down and he would lose his crop. lie
turned cattle on it, but they failed TO eat
off the rank part, 80 he put in his hands
after the wheat had got up a consider
able height, and moved it off close, and
raked the ground. He says it is now
the best stand of wheat he ever saw
Lexington Citizen.
THE wheat harvest has commenced
in this region. The crop, both in quality
and yield, is said to be pretty fair
Fdrmvile Commonwealth.
TIE New WHEAT CRoP.-The Knox
vile Press and Herald says: The re-
ports from all parts of East Tennessee
agree in representing the present bar
vest OF wheat one Of the largest that
has been gathered in this section of the
State, and the quality as fine as was
ever grown on the soil. There have
been only few transactions yet in this
years product. Mr.. P. NJ. Williams,
Of this city, has purchased for early de-
livery-say 1st Of July-a few choice
crops at $3.50 per bushel. Another
large and very choice lot was sold, the
delivery optional with the producer. at
$l.55. This was purchased for milling
nnrposes,"