Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-12
THE GROWING CROPS.
Prospect Of an Abundant Har.
vest.
Corn ana wheat Coming Well For
Hard-POtatOes yielding 20 the At
lacks OF Insects-Fruit Prospects I'm
commonly GOOd-CrOPs i'm England
France and Russia Net Promising.
New York Tribune, June 8.

France and Russia Net Promising.
New York Tribune, June s.
The facts in regard to the growing
winter wheat throughout the country
have been hard to ascertain, but it may
now be stated that in some of the
Eastern States and in Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana and Illinois, mitch was winter
killed and spring wheat has been sown
instead. This is to be said, however,
Of the plant ON loamy and rather wet
soil: on higher and drier soils, the stand
is good, and, on the whole, 1t looks as
though there wouldbe an ayetage crop.
Spring wheat has been sown largely,
and the prospect is fair.
1t is evident that we are to have
large corn crop this year, and If no ac-
cident befall it will be the largest yet
grown in America, for the area is some
what increased in the old corn growing
States, while immense breadths IN
Iowa, Nebraska. and Kansas are to be
added. The wheat crop in these States
will also be increased.
The prospect for potatoes is not en-
couraging, for there seems to be a
greater number of its enemy, the Col
orado beetle, than ever before, and it is
already on hand waiting for the leaves
TO appear.
In some sections of the West the
chinch bug, that great enemy of small
grain, has made its appearance, and It
is much dreaded; bHt on the other hand,
the reports from q great many counties
make no mention of its appearance.
In Northwestern Iowa and IN South
western Minnesota that scourge, the
grasshopper, has appeared in the foung
state, in untold millions, and Il is de
stroying all vegetation.
The fruit prospects in this whole re-
gion are represented as uncommonly
good. and in those sections especially
devoted to fruit the most ample prepa-
rations have been made by the fruit
raisers and the railroads promptly to
send the product to market. In South
ern Illinois a wide range Of fruit will
be produced in abundance. The first
shipments of Strawberries were made
on May Il, and soon after they were
sent to various Northern cities by the
carload. Even in the prairie regions
of Illinois. Missouri and Kansas. the
peach crop is to be large, which
is remarkable, considering that last
year probably not a hundred bushels
were produced. Now that the yield OF
fruit is destined to be so abundant
pains should be taken to preserve all
that is possible by canning, drying, OF
other processes, for 1t is not possible
that it shall all find a market IN the
natural ripened state.
In the States south Of the Ohio NOR,
corn and less cotton has been planted
this year than were planted last year, but
while the corn-felds may be many anC
large. it is doubtful whether less cOteoI
is growing. Last year was certainly
unfavorable for cotton, and the cost Of
working it was excessive, and yet the
cotton crop Of 1854 excelled that o.
1928 by about 100000 bales. On ia
vorable soil cotton is growing finely
and specimens Of the plant have beer
sent to the North from Florida thai
were eighteen inches high. No de
structive insects have yet been reported
In California the large amount o
last years grain still coming in Is .
surprise. As the winter rains were suf
ficient another large wheat crop for thi
leading wheat State may be confidently
expected
In Great Britain the first week IL
May was cold. heavy winds prevailed
and previous hard frosts had killeC
potato tops and did some damage t
fruit buds. The winter had been mark
ed by absence of rain and many of tn,
wells were low. Much the same cOndi
tions prevailed IN France. The winte
wheat. however, was uncOmmOnly
bright and promising. The advice
from the interior wheat regions Of
Russia were of rather an mfavOrablt
nature, and in Hungary drouth haC
prevailed.
The season is yet early. but the out
look is extremely favorable. Last yea
was the ''Off year" and a large sur
plus will now be required to meet tn
deficiency. This Is proved by the lov
condition of stock culture in the West
and by the heavy losses east of tn
Plains. Still an extraordinary surplu
of farm products must, according to al
appearances, seek our markets within
few months. Business men, manu-
facturers, and others having inhuenc
and power would be safe in eniargini
their operations, that the accession
about to be made to the wealth of tn
country may result in prosperity to tn
producers. Sound and legitimate ex
pansion of credit and extension of ia
cilities for transportation will be need
ed to meet the wants of the people
now increasing both in numbers and il
wealth.