Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-08-28
:, .nu,csi, tuesday, August Is.
TSr Dy0uoht-C9rR Crop

,, ~ sill RACES IN ali lis des"lalion We have
az ,.,u the counties on the South side Of the
!, 'p.y,r--ffoIs this City 80 the Mountains from
| +, fredericksburg; and with few exceptions,
i'!',',,,, clio my prosppc, Of the corn crop.
~, az, sen a letter from Buckingham, l4th inst,
",r. tina, TO keep man end beast alive, we shall
.-,-e .l,a7s, wood for masiicstion 10 carry US
II" - IN. coming winter. Such droush suppose,
-. been SEGA this country; and lis effect has
j." ly distressing. leaving not more than l.4th OF
be- .-,, cI corn. and the tobacco crop equally TN
hn,-,he grass of the fields psrched up, and The
-, unusually lean
roc,s;ie iHn;etourt) Democrat Of the 10th says,
,sc-op III be very Short not more Than the fourth
\ - 49,, r,n Dc made in some parts OF the county
L $40 seen some fields that inoked exceedingly pro
d lew weeks since, nearly burnt up-in othc. parts
. country thrT have had ilrtial showers and vii!
.,,y max half crop. The pastures are also burn,
r, Ws-ren,oE (FauCuier) Times Of the 2oh states,
The Grou glt sli!l continues with undated severity,
= ws said before, corn Is irretrerabfy lost Our
i ,rds viii rot WELD frer,a Of their wonicd crnps,
!: iLaiing and in!rio! lands IN tru'h arc ttds or
.,y II is tGle TO believe that our WHEAT and rye
IN supply The defect thus created. The distress
II ,cca,lnn among the labrng claes We fear, will be
as brradsiuSs mas, become very high, IN fact
49,. each i!re prices Of icl6. Another consequence
1;a.lrouch, will be to keep on Of market very large
Of beef cattle. as cur pastures are literally parch
!.
r,y IS at - degrees, and as we have had but two
Il and those slight, for seSen or eigh; weeks, with The
Ky ranging, with !ew exceptions IN That time, from
II ry. degrees, some idea may be formed of the state
Ss,s pastures and crops and the probable loss 10 the
H. ms,sel
Tx !a.t Baltimore Farmer estimates as the result OF it's
,,,oa tina, the corn crop viii notpxceed one fourth
4 n. average crop-Thc ~iliiamsporl (M Banner
.7s more Cheerful! prospecl-"Wr are gralfed 10
>. ha, in some, though limited districts Of
4 co'n ci"P will afford fair average yield in
.lce Of sorle showers With which the greater por
!. rot favored There is also considerable guam.
he Immer crop on hand, lrsuring TO VA supply"
Trough: also extends It's consequences TO the rivers
Il, ra.sr.couIses Most OF the mills ore arrested and
90! runs are literally converted into dust.
+. drought however, is most fortunately circurnscrb
Il Is GesJ!s,ion. There are other regions exempt
II, The Wilmington C-E. c. Advertiser Of the
ays; While the upper part Of our State is suffer.
I'm drought, and the hopes Of the husba ndman
20 this immediate neighbohood has been highly Ia
= with good SEASONS q gentleman by the cars, in
I'D us thu, he had the finest prospects of crop
zen Halifax and Wilmington that had come under
se:ya,inn between New York and the latter place
Understand that the rice is beginning 10 harden and
oDe planters will commence harvesting in about
rvs
Concord (-Hs,c Hompshire) Courier states, 'lha,
.rsr may have been the effects &C the drought upon
"7?s in this section Of country, the New Hampshire
will this year reap liberal reward for all their
The Hay season is past and the barns are better
han usual while stocks of cattle are Lighter this
y i asn formerly The Wheat, Rye. Barley ard Oats
arrested. and the yield Of each has heen good l.
i never looked better with US Indian Wheat is
3 a,bundan; Potatoes will do pretty WE'LL and garden
J ..tcs doing we'll"
n IN .Nssouri-The Cincinnati Re publican informs
1.-The crops in this State, are yielding unusu
,r,e product this season, according to the various
mis- received from there. The BoonSvile Emigrant
.ltal gentleman residing in Boon county, planted
4 acres. from which he will get from Eve to six
led barrels Of corn-say from fifteen to eighteen
Led bushels This is an average OF thiry-,hree or
j % four bushels per acre"
u ro;s The Peoria Register of the 4h inst. says:
= small grain is chiefly harvested, and turns out
~ full crop. OF corn, Our settlers say the pros
rever looked better The p!a irse vii! turn out from
q - bushels to the acre
4 .c-The New Lisbon Palladium Of the 18th snys:
III, Friday last, and several daye since, We had most
mh,rg showers. and The weather from being oppres.
vain, has become delightfully."- pleasant and brac-
r., Philadelphia Inquirer says "In Maryland, New
r. ard the Eastern section Of Pennsylvania, the
II sI no doubt prove exceedingly porr; while in the
England States, and in the South and South west,
Ed 'rosaect il by means so discourogipg Even in
cia,y Of Philadelphia. there are exceptions to the
t,,,i rule On Saturday last, we convarsed with an
e gen; farmer who resides in the neighborhood Of
T';Od, and whose corn is represented as excellent.
1s:s The effect Of the drough! is bad enough; but
4 Htgl,e hope that the corn generally, taking one
F.. With another throughout the Union. will prove
II sGIaI 10 ono third of an average crop