The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-12

The herring fishsriesofE Passport, Maine. are
said to be Destroyed for the spring on account
of the carrying away BY ice Of the weirs on
both the English and American sides OF the
ST. Croix and the Bay Of Fundy.
Deputations from the metal and silk manu-
facturers and wine-growers OF France, nave
waited upon the Paris Centennial Commi \.
and assured . full representation OF zoe"
goods at Philadelphia.
Winter Wheat Prospects.
We take the following from the dlgest OF
April returns in relation to the prospects OF
the winter wheat published BY the United
States Department Of Agriculture:
The area in winter wheat appears to nave
bean increased last fall about seven per cent
A small portion Of this area, partla,y OF
wholly destroyed by the severity OF winter,
will be replaced by othsr crops; how much,
will depend upon the vicissl!uoes 9, ARIn
weather. and the pressure of spring work. The
Middle States made very small Increase
two per cent in Pennsylvania, one in New
York. with decrease of four per cent in Della
vare-an aggregate increase OF about 135, 600
acres. The Southern States, from Maryland
to Tennessee inclusive, have made large in
crease, adding half million acres to
an area of three and half mil
lion acres. A fair condition. SO far as
could be judged, where frosts had disappeared
ia returned from the twenty-five counties in
Pennsylvania, and fully half the remainder
report higher than average An uninterrupted
blanketing Of snow has generally warded off
the effects of severe cold. There have been
eiphty.five consecutive days of sleighing in
Franklin. On the southern slopes Of knobs,
where the snow has melted, plants are partial
" destroyed by freezing In considerable
area of the whest-breadth the plants are
brown, in some instances apparently lifeless,
but the roots are mostly alive and compare
lively vigorous. The drilled wheat looks
we'll in counties in which broadcast sowing
has been followed by winter-killing. The
fresh lands are far greener than the old fields,
and the soil in best condition in the autumn
bears now more promising burden than the
areas badly cultivated.
There has been positive injury to wheat
by the severity Of the winter in Maryland.
Few counties can claim average condition. A
better appearance than was expected in Wash
ington is reported; there has been much in
Jury in Frederick and Montgomery, and the
other wheat-growing counties in Western
Maryland. It looks we'll in Anne Arundel
and Queen Anne's, and promising in Worces-
ter and Dorchester. In Howard, Prince
Georges, Calvert, Charles and st. Marys.
the prospect is not fattering. An absence
tobacco counties has been injurious to wheat
fields.
Returns from sixty-eight counties in Vir-
ginia, most of which produce wheat, indicate
q condition below average. OF the returns
that express a positive opinion, twenty-eight
report average, twehty-seven inferior, and
nine high condition. Among the most favor
able returns are those from Pennsylvania,
Middlesex, Spottsylvania, Orange, Madison,
Craig, Matthews, Grayson, Henrico and
Greenville. Clarke presents the most I'M
promising appearance since 1886; in the iron
ore lands crops appear better. The coolest
season in twenty-one years is reported from
Spottsylvania. The absence of snow is COM
planned of in the lower counties, with fire.
quent and sudden changes Of temperature.
Cloverfallows, in Westmoreland, manfred
with ish-guano and superphosphate. present
q fine appearance, while neglected fields are
bare and dry. There is fair prospect that Q
more hopeful appearance will be presented 10
May.
There are ifty-six reports from North Caro-
lima, and in all but four Of the counties rep
resented wheat is grown to some extent.
medium condition may be claimed tor the
whole area, about dozen counties reporting
above average and as many below.
Winter exposure in " est Virginia has left
the crop in comparatively bad condition, more
than half the returns indicating inferiority,
while only four give high promise.
Wheat has been injured materially by freez-
ing in Kentucky. about one. fifth Of the coun-
ties reporting better than usual, the remain
der being nearly equally divided between
medium and low condition in various degrees
Of inferiority. On old fields and all thin
soils the promise is not fattering on the
richer soils, well-cultivated lands and drilled
areas, the prospect is far better. There was
not snow enough generally for the best pro-
lection.
The general condition of Ohio wheat is be-
low the average, in about the same proportion
as that Of Kentucky. Considerable areas in
fiat lands are killed.
Go and hear the Flower Queen Csntata next
Thursday evening ct St. Patrick's Hall.
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