280 THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. 



determination of troubling Messrs. R. & 

 B. for what they may have on hand of that 

 pattern. 



W. R. Coppuck. 

 Longsight, Buffalo, June, 1850. 



We thank our correspondent for the ex- 

 cellent example which he has set not only 

 to the farmers in the vieinity of Buffalo, 

 but to the many thousands who will read 

 his valuable communication in this journal. 

 The experiments of one of ihe most enter- 

 prising and skilful horticulturists in the 

 "Queen city of the Lakes" will be more 

 than welcome to our columns. 



THE WHEAT CROP. 



The Brookeville (Ind.) American says: 

 "The Editor can certify, from personal ob- 

 servation, that the wheat crop is far above, 

 in quality and quantity, the usual crop in 

 the States of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, 

 Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Dela- 

 ware and New Jersey, having seen the far- 

 mer in all these States harvesting. And 

 when in New York, although the wheat 

 was not ripe, yet it bid fair for a heavy 

 yield. It cannot be otherwise than there 

 will be at least double the amount in the 

 United States of last year's crop. This is 

 a large estimate, but we believe the facts 

 will justify the conclusion. 1 ' 



The Galena (111.) Advertisers? the 19th 

 ulr, says: "In many parts of the country 

 the wheat harvest is over, but here the far- 

 mers are in the midst of it. Taking the 

 country together, and judging from what 

 we read and hear, the crop has been a full 

 average one. In the counties of Du Page ; 

 Kendall, Kane and Stephenson, many fields 

 of Spring wheat, that ten days ago looked 

 promising, have been destroyed by the fly 

 or chintz bug." 



The Cincinnati Gazette, says: "We 

 have not lor several years received so good 

 accounts of the wheat harvest, as those that 

 are now coming in from nearly all direc- 

 tions. In nearly the whole river tier of 

 counties on the Ohio, in this State, and in 

 Indiana, the harvest is through, and the 

 yield reported excellent. The Whitewa- 

 ter Valley has turned out one of its brag 

 crops. In the northern part of the State 

 the harvesting was just beginning when 

 the late rains commenced, and a good deal 

 of fear is indulged as to rust 



Farmers in this neighborhood bring in 



excellent reports as to their corn, potatoes, 

 &c. since the rains." 



The Tallahassee (Florida) Journal of 

 the 22d ult. says: "No rain yet, and the 

 crops are suffering greatly from thedrought, 

 The cotton crop is partially destroyed. In 

 some sections there has been no rain of 

 consequence since the last of March." 



The Columbus (Ga.) Sentinel "states 

 an unusually wet spring has been succeed- 

 ed thus far, with an unusually dry summer. 

 The corn crops of the country are suffering 

 considerably for the want of rain, and un- 

 less they have a shower soon, that crop 

 must be seriously cut off. 



The Buffalo Courier says : We yester- 

 day conversed with a gentleman who had 

 just returned from a trip through the inte- 

 rior of Wisconsin and Michigan, who in- 

 forms us that the wheat in both those states 

 is uncommonly fine, and the crop exceed- 

 ingly large. It is beyond the reach of any 

 ordinary contingency, and will be mostly 

 harvested during the present and coming 

 week. In Ohio the crop will be magnifi- 

 cent, and from indications throughout the 

 country generally we may fairly expect a 

 more bountiful supply of the products of 

 the soil than has hitherto been realized in 

 any one season. 



The Ravenna Whig says: From nearly 

 all parts of this country we hear the most 

 encouraging accounts of the prospects of 

 full crops of most kinds of grain, &c. — 

 Wheat looks unusually well, bidding fair 

 to be more that an average yield, and of a 

 very superior quality. There will proba- 

 bly be a good crop of oats. Rye bids fair 

 for more than an average crop. It will be 

 quite late in the season before grass can 

 be cut; present appearances indicate that 

 the growth will be short, but very thick, 

 probably not more than half a crop. Far- 

 mers are in the best of spirits in view of 

 prospects ahead ; there being a marked 

 change within three weeks." 



THE SHEPHERD'S DOG 3 &c. 



Years have passed over our head since 

 in youthful glee we wandered among green 

 pastures, admiring the flocks of sheep qui- 

 etly feeding on the gentle slope, watching 

 the gambofs of the playful lambs, and the 

 faithful dog obeying even the slightest mo- 

 tion of his master, and gently turning the 

 flock when disposed to wander. It is "long, 

 long ago," that under the shade of some 

 white thorn-hedge or ancient oak, we lis- 



