The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-07-13
AGRICULTURAL.

The CRoPs.-From the papers we find that in
the western states in The early part of June the
severe drought threatened a very scantv harvest.
Especially the western section of New York
it was then expected that no more wheat would
be gr1wn tIan would suffice for their own con-
sumption.
But better 'pe ale now entertained in these
regions. CopiOus rains have refreshed the
wilhtred vegetation.
The following notice is fiom Rochester pa
per Of Juae 81
WEATHER AND CRoPs.-The long continued
droube thas at last been relieved by copous show
eTs. Tine effect on vegetation seems almost
magical. Leaf and grass, scared with heat or
b-g' immed with dust, are freshened and quicken
ed bv The grateful rains.
An excursion between Rochester and Canaan
da qua has enabled us 10 witness the gratifying
contrast presented by the inter vening country.
in c"nSeque nee Of the cheering change
We venture 10 prrdici, after some observation
and inquiry among intelligent farmers, that the
harvest will mol fall much short Of an average
crop.
The news from Orange county, ~ Y, Of the
same date, Is also encouraging After a three
davs' rain the whole face of nature was changed.
The wheat, which had been nearly blasted nv
rain, aud would rpen without any more IL
had not been attacked by insects, and was
thought to be safe from them. Every lining
locked promising the farmers were much en-
courage , and there seemed TO be iGlle doubt hut
the croDs would he generally good
lu Michigan, along the Valley of the ST. Jn-
seph, the wheat backward, owing to the
unusual lai"nesS of line season. II is stated that
all kinds Of crops two weeks in arrear. nd
winter wheat in particular. The northern part OF
Indiana presented but poor prospect of yielding
one half an average crop. The grain was very
THU on the ground, the ear short, and the talk
generally, would not exceed two and half feet
in lennth."
They think, however, that let the crops be
as light as they may, sill the discount OF mother
earth. is far preferable TO that of their broken
banks.
The prospect offTuit in that region was never
more hattering.
From Maryland. the accounts are by no means
encouraging. In short, the editors seem some
what gwen croaking. OF wheat, they think
there will scarcely be an average. 1t is thin on
the grou d, has been severely injured by The fly
and finally they fear the worst. Oats and corn
We're very backward, on &C -ou ri of the late sea-
son; rye was about fair
In Inc nelgh6o' hond of Wheeling. the wheat
crop was good in the vallies but ad failed euIro
" on the hills. Ia the neighborinu parIs of Oh
and Pennsylvania, there were some verv fine
fields.
In Ohio, it is stated. that there was every an
pearance of a capital wheat crop, as late as the
middle of June.
The WHEAT CRoPs-We have the most
cheering intelligence from the interior. The
fields promise prolific harvest. The aggregate
crop will be nearly doube that OF last year. and
VIII amount TO between four and five millions oil
buSheIs.-I he amount Of Pork, too, will be pro-
poftIonably increased. Michigan, therefore has
no reason 10 DESPAIR. Her wheat and pork will
command good currency. and soon all will be
well.-Detroit .4du. 92d inst
The RAMA gentleman from Clarendon. Or
ieans county, says they had no rain there OF late
worm mentioning; while we earn Fl ON Mendon
aaa, Inc ground IN the corn6elds was wet TO the
e a, oi Tour or five inches Rocehestsr Demo