Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-09-05
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THE CROPS,

lih SNOEos
The following is summary OF the information
we have gathered from our exchanges respe ct.
ing the Crops in various parts of the country.
In most parts Of Nep England the droutl
has been very severe. In the neighborhood Of
Boston, before the late rains, the fields looked
scared and blasted. In some instances unripe
Corn has been cut up to feed the cattle.-The
Waterbury Comm American says it has no
recollection of witnessing such deeply. pene.
trating, scathing drouth, as prevails in that vi.
entity. Large streams, in ordinary times, are
now literally dried up-water- wheels are at a
stand-mills and factories deserted-wclls are
broken at the founian'-and cattle are driven
miles for their daily supply of necessary drink.
The hay crop has been shorn of its usual pro-
portions potatoes are s,ifed--an Indian Corn
ruined past recovery-whle gardens have long
since ceased to be talked about. The late rains
have probably put new face upon vegetation,
but the Crops must still be very light
In the Western part of of Ne,c. York things
look better The Cattaraugus Wing says that
"the Crops in that and Allegany Counties never
looked better than the present season." The
Allegheny Advocate says: "'rhe earth groans
under the burthen of the products of the season.
The toll ofthe husbandman has been abundant
ly rewarded, and all hearts should be raised in
gratitude to the Giver of our every blessing"
On the Western Reserre, (Ohio) according TO
the Cleveland Herald of the 18Th, the drouh
continues with undated severity. and the grass
hnppers have done much injury. In portions Of
Summit, an,s-..s5st II not all of Portage county,
the earth remains unrloisened, the fields pre-.
seniing bare and quite desoate appearance
In some sections OF Portage myriads of grass.
hoppers have ripped the fields OF every thing
green, even to leaves from Apple orchards, and
"a har; from nj hushps flats ph;nipo
Corn and Grass, have suffered alike from their
miscellaneous depreda,ions. Such is the scarcity
Of fodder and the bad prospect for wnering
cattle, that some of the best and most extensive
dairy farmers disposing of their choice stocks
of Cows at from So TO SO per head Others are
clubbing together and making arrangements for
wnering their stock abroad, and others con.
template purchasing Corn in the Southern val.
leys Of the State 10 carry them through tho com
ing winter.
In Northern Wisconsin, a. we learn from the
Green Bay Republican, the Crops -partcularly
Wheat, Corn Oats and Barley-are better than
ever before known. The Wheat is heavy, and
entirely free from either smut or rusi. The
corn is very heavy; Grass and Potatoes, how.
ever, are almost an entire failure, IN conse,
quence Of the unprecedented hot dry weather.
II is feared that, if long winter should ensuc,
the cattle will fare hard ia Caamut and a por-
ton OF Fond du Lac counties. Whole fields OF
Timothy and Clover are not worth cutting
Wild Prairie Hay is much better.
In Maryland the Wheat crop has not only
been an abundant ono as To quantity but i. like
wise remarkable for the excellence OF it. quail.
ty. In the valley Of the Susquehanna the pro-
ducts of numerous farms have been found to
weigh six,y-eigh, pounds per bushel. In Fred.
erick county, Md. the crop Of one farm recently
cold To a mill Lac hid
buslel.
In Virginia, says the Richmond Wing
"while particular counties and neighborhoods
will fall short Of an adequate supply of Corn,
the aggregate crop ofthe State, in conjunction
with large supplies Of the old crop which still
remain on hand, especially below tde.waler
will not only be ample for home consumption,
but yield large surplus for coast transporta.
ton. West OF the Blue Ridge. ard Eas, Of the
falls of the Rivers, the Corn crop lie believed 10
be an average one. In many Of the Midland
counties it will fall short. he wonder is that
so much should have been made in defiance Of
so Unprecedented a drouth. 1t speaks well for
the improved methods OF cultivation. Twenty
years ago such drouth would scarcely have
allowed seed corn to be raised."
In South Carolina and Georgia the pro.rec,
Is gloomy. a correspondent, writes to the
charleston Mercury from the Warm Springs in
Merwether Co. Ga. as follows:
Ihe provision crop will fall short fully two Thirds
and so far as we had the means of obtaining inf,ms
ton the opinion was tina, the whole upper country is
in about the same condition. The surplus Of IN oId
crop IN Rutherford, Henderson and Runcombe n r.
Is IN great degree already exhausted by The
from this State Our people are already sendino Their
wasgons INTO tennessee for Corn, thereby necessarily
enhancing It's price TO runous rates, and utterly pa
eng out OF the power of the poorer aborng classes
to obtain bread Many of this class are already Iiying
by the charity which has not ye, quite faied-bu,
which mus, fail if relief from some Quarter ia M, ~
forded them. The moned resources Of The inner
country are so near dried up that the capital il not
among us 10 relieve our people. /, is true thew are
engraving IN droves YET charity cannot sustain the
balance II will be impossible for your readers IN re
al'ze the excitement now prevailing amongst all class
es or 10 credit without plcnarv proof the lamen,abe
competition of the farming interest The crop thai il
now making is almost exclusively confined TO the
bottom landslide upland in many places is go total
iai'ure That many are cutting down their fields TO
save the stalks for fodder. There are hundreds of
acres that will not make the seed planted. / know
.asn ns:n eraiHny umts are called good lvers"
tina! will not make as many pecks as they usually
make barrels OF Corn. Men speak with fear and
trembling OF the prospects before hem-and those
who have Corn feel and know they will not long be
never have been controlled by rea on or the law and
we have no right to hope they ever will be.
with the well ascertalned fact of the failure in the
provision crop, and IN view Of the inevitable conse.
qhences which short lime will develope the men of
property the taxpayers, have come to the almos,
unanimous conclusion that il is the duty of the SIate
to Iterpose It's shield of protection aeans, the threat
Spntansburgh has adopted the general princirle of
rellei 10 the people, and invited her sufferers 10
an expression Of opinion and prompt CO. ,pera,ion in
Inc means oil carrying out the principle"
ln Florida and Alabama the crops are gener.
ally no better than they are in Georgia.
In .n'ss'ss'ppl, or at least in the Northeast.
n ~ nor tnF fh..S