Year: 1867

Pennsylrania CtearJie'd Journal says The
prospect for large crop Of apples in this county is quite
fateringat present We understand that in some sec
tjons the peaches also promise fine crop. This is graft
fying to lovers Of good fruit The weather DenS
favorable much of the was planted In the county
last week In some sections the farmers got in their en-
tire planting and others Will finish this week. the
weather permitting Corn can still mature, the weather
being alIspicious, II planted next week,


The OXFORD Press says The prospect OF an aDundant
wheat crop in the southern townships of Chester and
Lancaster Counties and the northern part of Cecil County
k still very attering and should the weather continue
fayorable we shall have more abundant harvest than
for many years 1t is nearly all In head but the
heavy OF the last few days have Knocked down
worry much The grass has grown rapidly within the last


THe oil City Perslian says Through this section OF
than i'm ay season for several years Oats backward
the wet season having delayed the work OF sowing
MANY farmers have not yet flashed sowing oats NO corn
is vet planted and most have not got the ground
ready The grass crop 10 very luxurant the weather
favoring 1t more than other crops"


Delarare-Although strawberries have become an
important item in the productions of Delaware the great
crop of the State year will be peaches In all parts
OF the State the full of the finest fruit and look
ing vigorous and healthy They wiz no 5 oou6' npe"
larger crop than has ever before been produced


Virqinia.-Ths Ha,1isonbng Union says We be-
eye we may safely assert that the prospect for an abun
dant weld OF the bounes Of the earth never more
promising in this part OF the State than at the present


time The growing crop of wheat " extraordinarily hne


The oat crop though little late is coming out wonder
fully, and promises large yield Gardens are iate, Su ~
promise well As the fruit there is no END 10 III anu


no accident befas It, the yield win be greater than ever
before known In this county And this true OF an kd m
of fruit from the largest TO the smallest varietes In
Western Virginia the apple oropis not 30 promising as
generally supposed.


MrrvLond-Our exchanges continue TO report the
crops in Maryland as promising largo yield. the 81


aes Comet states that tho reports Of the wheat crop
in Talbot County are generally favorable though hears
Of fields that have suffered severely from the ny
This is particularly tho case with later white wheat
.tflf
says we have never grow faster and there
is generally a good stand and larger quantity than
usual planted. Wheat Is looking well, and we sna
doubtless have more than average crop and the grain
will be good Oats have astonishingy improved since


bad crop have passed away. Abundance of Irish and
sweet potatoes have been planted in this county moro


OF tho prospect in Montgomery County The Rockville
Sentinel says: THE wheat In Montgomery county gen g
orally looks better than II has done at this season Tor
several years The prospect for abundant harvest
very atering The grass crop too Is unusually prOt pTOt
islng Oats which have been looking very Dady unu ,t
within the last few days have improved w0nderfuiy
since the commencement Of the present warm spell ana
the late planting occasoned by the rains which
prevailed during the months OF April and May % aoes not
ent favorable weather will bring 1t on"


The baltimore County Union says that IN tsas seGuUn hnn
there were before better indications OF an aDu
dant crop OF wheat


North Carolina.-The planters Of the Eastern
counties have failed got stand OF cotton and many
OF them arc plowing up their cotton neids anu
planting corn. The Spring has been Backward we may
almost say that there has been no warm weather. anu
the cold night winds have been very unfayoraoe 10 he
cotton growth The young plant one OF the most ten
der that springs out OF the ground the seeds ths
were much better than those last year and the
year before; the plants came up finely but IN SLOT
time turned down. grew white and died we nave olts
seen the same thing occur in cotton fields when the sea
sons were unfayorabe cold and wet II IS now 700 iaS
In the season plant cotton and hence we understand
the crop OF that section may not be expected to be as
large as last year when from several Of these counties
largo amounts OF cotton were eIpofted' one county
(EdgecOmbel having produced S0,OOO Dales


South Carolina-The wheat crop of the western
part OF the state is generally promising Near Green
vie tho has done some damage IN small sections
but south OF that where the harvesting mas commenced
An EGesaeid paper says: I'VE heard dissenting
voand We lent our ear farmers from every section
~ r CARDS the present attering status OF
the crops As to wheat and Oats there VIII certainly DO
eh made TO deluge the cOuntryand to bring down
tbo ricas OF such commodities or will take years
OF fine crops to bring down prcesI ~ seems 70 us SO
The corn prospect universally reported as fine and
even cotton despite the chilly mornings Of several weeks


From ali quarters says a Charleston paper the &C.
counts received represent the wheat crop as exceedingly
promising and giving hopes OF heavy yleld. III WIN
come In time 70 give great relief In those sections Oi the
south which fortunate 70 be favorable for wheat
growing The upper portion OF thls state, w1e,e % o m
our own section have small grain crops TO iai PACK
upon many months must elapse before any reei can
be had want The great Northwest VIII perhaps
harvest larger crop than before and there are we'll
grounded hopes that flour will undergo decline III price,
when the new crop begins to come In


Ceorgia-A letter from Baker County says the crops
ARC excellent Cotton Is small but looks well. Corn
growing finely Many farmers out OF provisions for
man and boast and will lose their crops for want OF
IL The Rome Courier the the prospect OF good
crop OF wheat throughout the surrounding counties oi
both Georgia and Alabama continued unabated me
Tanposdr informed by farmers that the wheat crop
will be tho best made In that section for several years
The Gn Star says the farmers are now ready to har
vest Their wheat crops they better In that section
OF the state than they have been for ten years past
Georgia correspondent who has been travelling over the
state for the past months says the prospects are ex
ceedingy good for "a large cotton crop and guesses
that 900 bales VIII be raised In that otate
moro than double that OF last year.


Louisiapa-The grain and cotton crops have Wig
orous and promising appearance The corn, which was
such sad failure last season has very vigorous start


The planters have taken good 10 provide against an
inadequate production for this year We trust the expe
rence they have will protect them in the future against


lack OF great essential Of substance The for
cotton ginning has been moderated by this experience
and the low this staple will produce the good
effect OF inducing the planters 10 give more attention 10
other products.