New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-27

The Crops.
The following is a summary Of the information we
have gathered from our exchanges respecting the Crops
IN various parts Of the country
In mos, parts of Nev England the drouih has
been very severe In the neghbohood Of Boston before
The late rains the fields looked and blasted In some
instance. unrpc Corn has been up TO feed the cattle
The Waterbury Comm American says IT has no
recollection Of witnessing such dceplyPenstratine'
sca,hing dfou,h M prevails in that vicinity Large
streams in ordinary times are now literally area up
water wheels are stand-nils and factories deser'e"
wells are broken At the foun'an-and catte are dri'en
miles FOR their daily supply Of necessary dnnk Inc nay
crop has been shorn Of its usual proponions-Poa"c
are .,aed-and Indian Corn ruined past recovery
.,a.,. have long since ceased to be talked about The
late rains have probably put new face upon vege'aoh
hut the Crops mus, still be very light.
In the Western part of Ner York things look bet
10, The cauaraugus Wing says that rhe Crops in that
and Alegany Counties looked better than the pre-
.e,, season" The Allcgany Advocate says The
esrh proans under the burhcn Of the products Of the
season The toll Of the hu.bandnan has been abundanty
rewarded and all hearts should be raised in gratitude TO
the Givcr Of our every blessing
On the Western Rcserre, Ohio according TO the
Cleveland Herald Of the 9,h the drouth continues with
undated
injury In portions Of Summit, and most If not oil Of
Portage county the earth remains unmosiened. the
field. presenting bare and quite desoaic appearance
4, .on. sections of Portage myriads of grasshoppcrs
have .,ripped the field Of every thing green even II
e.xes from Annie orchards and the bark from currant
bu.he. Oats Potatoes Corn and Grass, have suffered
alike from their miscellaneous deprcdstons. such Is me
scarcy Of fodder and the bad prospect for winterps
cattle tina, Of the best and most extensive daiiy
farmers are dsposng Of their choice stocks OF COWS al
from a. 70 80 per head. Others are clubbing togeih'r
and making arrangements for wintering theif STOCK
abroad and others contemplate purchasing Corn IN 'ne
Southern valleys Of the State carry them through the
coming winter
In NoyfLcyD Wisconsin. we learn from the
Green Bay Republican the Crops-parucuariy "neS''
Corn Oats and Barcy-are better than ever before
known The Wheat is heavy, and entirely free from
either smut or rust The corn is very heavy "rass am
p.,oes however are almost am entire failure in cons'
ou,nce of the unprecedented not dry weather II -
feared that, If long winter should onsue, the cattle VIII
fare hard in CalaInut and portion of Fond du Lac
COMMITTEES Whole fields of Timothy and Glover are not
worth cutting. Wild Prairie Hay is much better.
Ia MARYLAND the Wheat crop has not only been
an nbundan, one quantity but is likewise remark
BILE for the excellence of It's quality In the valley oil the
susquehanna the products Of numerous farms have been
found 10 weigh sixty eight pounds per busheL In
Frederick county Md the crop oone farm recently sold
10 a miller weighed o. TO 90 pounds per busheL
In Virginia. saws the Richmond Wing. "whilc
psrtcusr counties and ncighborhoods will fall short
Of an adequate supply Of Corn, the aggregate crop
in the state in conjunction with large supplies oil the oi
crop which still remain on hand, especially below ud'-
water. VIII not only be ample for home consumption,
fsFatr rita flln Nt.f
of IN. Blue Ridge and Eas, of the falls Of the Rivers,
the Corn crop is believed TO be an average one. In
many of the Midland counties it will fall short. The
wonder il tina, so much should have been made in del
snce Of so unprecedented drouh. 1t speaks well fer
the imurovcA methods of cultivation. Twenty years
ago such drouih would scarcely have allowed seed
10 be raised
In South Carolina and Georgia the prospect is
gloomy correspondent writes TO the Charleston Mcr-
curry from the Warm Springs in Meri"eiher Co Ga
rs follows
The provision crop will fall short ullytwoihirds and
so far as had the of obtaining information the
o,lnon was that the whole upper country about the
condition The surplus of the old crop in Ruihcr-
ford Henderson and Runcomhc &. j. in great de-
gree already exhausted by the demand from this STATE
Our people already sending their wagons into Ten
nes-ee ior Corn thereby necessarily enhancing It's price
10 unous faie and utterly placing out OF the power
of the poorer labOrng classes obtain bread Many Of
yet quite aied-hut which must fail rclie from some
quarter not afforded them The mOned resources Of
III. upper country are dried up that the cap
tai Is among relieve our people II is true they
emgraug In drovcs Yet charity cannot sustain the
balance II Will be impossible for your readers To rca..
ike the excitement prevailing amongst all
credit without plenary proof the emcniahlc condition
OF the farming interest The crop that Is making
almost exclusively confined 10 she bottom ands-the ui.
land in many places l. total failure tina, many are
cutting down their fields TO The stalks tor fodder
There hundreds of that viii not make the seed
plantsd know who In ordinary times are called
good liver. that will not make many pccks they
usually make barrels OF Corn Men speak with Tear and
trembling of the prospect before ihem-and those who
have Corn feel and know they viii not long be better OF
than those who have none Starving men never have
been controlled 10y reason or the law and we have no
right 20 hope they ever Will be-
With the well ascertancd fact OF the failure in the
provision crop. and In view Of the inevitable consc
qucnccs which "A short time Will devclopc-thc men of
property the tax payers have come To the almost unan
nous conclusion that II is the duty OF the Stale
pose It's shield of protection against the threatened casm
~ in favor Of it, suffering children Spartansburgh has
adopted the general principle of relief 10 the people
and invited ler CO sufferers expression of opinion
and prompt cooperation in the means Of carrying out
the principle.
The Cotton crop these states is not SO bad, but il
generally very short
In Florida and AiaJoma the crops are generally
no better than they in Georgia
In Mississippi. or at least in the North eastern
pan Of the State reports lead to the belief that Cotton
has been much injured by the drou,h From the South
parts Of the state are more favorable.
In louisiana the Cotton crop is likely TO prove
good II not better than usual.
sales ut the stock Exchange. August N.
$1,000 : 6es.. s6m. 1851 20 Canton GO SO 36l
Aoo Pennsylvania al 100 do.......... $50 36s