Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-07-19
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Richmond, Va, Tuesday, ssiEy 10.
THE UIIE.3T T.lRFEST.

Richmond, Va, Tuesday, ssuEy 40.
THE WHE7T HARVEST
TIN. Gran uenera.iy turns out worse than was
x.r,.i I'Ecrp is straw c,,auGh; hut the heads
w;thrred and Weld comparatively lew grains we are
assured that Of the Farmers VIII not make s''
w!ra,--uthrrs have poughrd mp thr'r heiuS "l'huu.
reopirr-u..ny will not make halt crnp--oiiers mol
third ar purt!I The ravages from varIos Causes Inc
lY the wet, strut frrshet. &c. &c are more or less
fit by almost all. The complaint extends 10 b"ih SIDES
Of tie mountains in |iTE:iill-but Inc COZ" iooNs WE'LL
and the oats very nr. =
The last Baltimore American contains SYNOPSIS OF
the wheat crop as gathered by rneFprlsnG and IN
te!.rcnt Citizen who took the trouble oil addressing
Circular To each Of the P"stniSiers IN the various cI'
ties and towns of the grag growing States nc result Isl
That in 10 Of the counties nt New YORK, the crop IS
inGiG.-rnt-n 7. it is an average-ln = 1t Is good
The rive is az average in ~ cnnnrS-47od III - III
others Indifferent The Oats mnnd Ill an'iSt ail-ahu
the Corn indifferent in most Of The % c"unrS-pr"nis
inE in Schenectady, Yates aud Struacn--no very good
in very few. >,
Mr. Jsrscy-3 counties (ClorIcrs;er Bergen and Bur
Inr.on>-ilc wheat Indifferent in = good in I've very
bad in = average in 1.-The Oats goUd-c"!n Indifferent
in = avrrag" in |.
Tsng.g!rouia-l3 counticS-the wheat, average only
in ireland 1ioga and Crnte-ryc, average ony
in 3-oalS rood in Gcorn: promising III H. uncertain I'D
oilers.
D.In,ccre !re,urns only from Kent and Suscx)-
WIrn bad in the los'ncr uonr in the allcr-oatS very
COED; promising III one \ I" Il crop in The other
Vary,nHii-(S countless --Wica ..ry bad in !. less
than IL Of crop in one, and : i crop :" another
ryc average in counties, bad IN most OF Inc "H"rs-
oats ruod in %counte*. very good IN ). promising I'D =
corn promising in 3. not good in 2. Nc.
Iir"iaa-t Returns from 1 committees only VIZ; lIin-
wiAdir Powkaian. Chesterfield and NansrInoEd y
Wheat very bad in the two first, a5oni the seed IN ines
trIi,J and Indifferent in NanscHouG Oats very good
il g. aud the .brst in the VERDI III Chester HELD AHH
the Corn, uncertain in =. indifferent in DmwiddIr, and
average in Nansemon!.
Olo.--(7 counties livery good il 3; good IN !; III
in, ttS md
good. w
SER iork--[ miscellaneous rctnrmsl LA Allegheny
county fair crop of Wheat. West Chester, prospect
Of good cI"p Of Wheat, Rye and Oats. Sieuben CO.
large fields Of Wheat poughed up Orleans co.. not
mere than = :}ds Of an average.
Icna raau.Ihi' is probably Ui The best districts io wheat
III the Cnin and t'E crops w! "t Abundant bal more Iron" e
quantity .roInd occupied Wheat thu section, the m!'h
c" The yield of wheat Is Put Lo"" It" a'""' ""''d' OF "
ipJar-Ihc wl,a cop hi section OF the State east Of
pronce thnn thirds q" the u! i"tiy "cs, OF t'at
live the wheat is much bs:tc ANA Viii fooaby amount to II"
"Kcrs:aa-wh.a.s very much win,cr hIcpfobaay 'heFc
ss!amsoa yrYoe and ~ very much winter kill!
ell. The crops will ice hardly mn!iIing.
Ss':@'r, U'o"@Hge t1-Wat sill produce les TN" ONE
fouH! Of las! years cr"-hary cm": "f bread ", 'r LAST
wear sinc. 9< that our wheat sop la failed being
j. tn. season. that tie wheat killed. mcIs turned their
nicnIion vigorously towards grains Of w;c /! f!
sat. aarra,c yield Wheat, "m i staple, but
in al III" coni east Z! Cayu ia" te harvest Si he rScre
Tie last "Farncrs Register mivrs the following sy
nopsis OF lcers &c touching the Nhca! cF"p IN Var
Tie asoa aad sta If Crp,-irnu l"ur"
public aud prl:ae il is i"! that the wheat crop Throughout n
gniA, will fail short OF halt oil crop"" that the Whole
wheat crop the une State will be not mn"h he"r 'Ha that
oil Virginia aIoa' The great source d" Injury t" Tie "rnt ana
H. y o r ,h rrv Wei !.n.or ~; i,,,cr Ia. Jav
great damage either b im. The soil with water, crrcy
u"a. On land, usual estimates Of crops
nc VARY from one fu.t 10 three fo,.; OF 81 IN
varying from nothing worth rcnp to nearly Jar port vi me
latter tase, very few u"c been heard "a those !"'"'
From Tie learn that !" !i'aih;" and is nearest
njarr"t coualies the wheat ,oaa! !ar aud near Wheeling
st better, i! these the only OF Nlr=ina much Ia
Soed OF which have hcar but 's rich boz tom Lands on oar IL
" depths ri Roanoke bolton" lands have sniy'-
c The wheat tlrc is a;n" ctirly 'r-ttoy" We" rs
the foregoing remark, wrt;en and on Lott, an has fallen
wheat viii b.: necessarily grrat Where really tie cythc
he much beaten down ni tangled W the heavy " Of las,
n. and whore still there the coming
IyexreceA."
We cannot quote any dcfinve prices for Wheat In
this unparalleled state Of the CROP the mI!ers are IN.
willing to bid too high. the farmers 10 ask too lit
tie. We have heard Of s.: being offered in Petersburg.
The mers talk of sending 10 Europe for supplies.
The only advice we could give to each family is TO
ecouomsc-to make much within themselves as they
can-to as little in debt possible &c, &c. The
farmers should seize this opportunity to improve their
estates, by nariing manuring. &c, &c.-and TO lay
down man. turnps, ru:a baga Nc &c, TO save the
consumption of their
We understand that the tobacco crop and the crop
look generally well in Virginia.
4 DEPRESSION
a friend At elbow asks U.s. do you mean, by ccono
MIXING means and saving EXPENSES that To
dock off oul newspapers Certainly would give no
such aGvicc-and trust that country friends will
not treat exactly of worthy friends did dur
inr Ike last war The auccdute is sufficiently amusing
but hnre orr subscribers; while they laugh at IT,
will not initiate the eXampe.-Our iricno u! d. y"
rather much of economist ami when the pinch
Of war canla he letter To the following pur
pert THAT " it became him to retcnch his expenses as
much lie cnud--,!al he must erin with his luxurcs
and the Enquirer the greatest trury TO him IN
tie ,co,d. he fell himself compelled TO begin with Mm-
and, Of course begged I" discontinue the paper.-
Heaven save the mark We hope the Ealnrer IS not SO
great luxury Of subscribers, that they
can READILY afford 10 part with Inlay we not rather
hope that al this very interesting period OF our political
affairs Ulc Presidential Election, Indian war, Texas Re-
vnlnti0n, &c fellow citizens will rather find news
paper Of necessary their es,ablIshmcntand will
be more willing give upa few glasses ol wine or grog
than part with this chronicle Of the times? Certain it is,
that as was once said Of the French want money
and must have t-and did this Office require
generosity well justice the part Of lis patIons,
bs Editors call them, than at the present time. when
the death Of our atc Partner has pacr in situation
which calls for all our funds But we reserve the ap
peal 10 our subscribers to another Chapter!
HONORS To M Madison.
The CoMmITrEE appointed by the citizens Of Rich
mond the 9Th instant and charged with the direction
Of the funeral soIcnnties of their fellow citizen, JAMES
MADISON. have performed that duty, and adopted The
following Resolutions and O.der of Procession in
memuraon of an event Of such deep national regret: