The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-21
The Crops.

The Charlests,vn (Va) Free Press of the 9th inst,
says The almost incessan rains of the two past weeks
have completely blasted the fair hopes and ardent
pecatons OF many OF farmers In the early part OF
the season the crops were most promising, and very
will scarcely DO worth the labor and trouble of gather
ing. Hundreds of of the most promising fields OF
wheat which stood erect and inviting, it were, the
cradle of the aborer prostrate thhogh they
had felt the effects Of huge roller and their black
ened appearance in some cases bespeaks the worst e
fects to their owners In some cases wheat fields that
have been Frustrated look green the wheat sending forth
green shoots which is evidence that all in this Slate is
completely lost
One farmer in the neghborhood, who calculated On
raising 5000 bushels wheat is willing to compro
that what is of Jefferson equally Of Bsrkey
Frederick Clarke Loudoun, and the other surrounding
counties each Of which has felt the unhappy influence
of the rains OF the past season.
The York (Pa) Republican mentions that the wet
weather has greatly injured the crops, and prevented
harvesting in that vicinity The grain fields present
most part beaten fiat the ground and rank growth
Scuy Of cutting the Wheat viii be very great re.
sort must probably be had to the scyhe and when gath
h'
lands will suffer less Oats and corn promise to produce
abundanty.
The incessant rains says tho Richmond Enquirer have
destroyed large portion of the wheat crop, and
porunity having been afforded to work the corn, il
besieged with grass and weeds.
The Martins5urg (Bsrkey) Gazette says the harvest
in that county nearly and the crop Of straw is
markably heavy but fears that the yield of grain will
The Mediterranean Wheat has yielded best in this
ton of country this year-it will weigh UP 60 bs.
other kind will do that from what we learn
The weather for several days. particularly in the lat
ter part Of last week. very oppressive many har
vest hands gave outwc learn of the death Of negro
man in the neighboring county of Jeferson who fell
dead in the field.
The corn and oat crops continue to grow finely and
hope will make abundant return to the labor Of
our farmers.
The corn crop looks very promising the have
been generally good, and in immediate neighbor
hood latterly have had fine rains which have made
the corn look remarkably promising.
The cotton crop does not look quite promising
From all that learn it is rather backward for the
middle of June both in this and other sections Of the
State iuedgepille Journal.
Extract ofa letter recently received from gentleman
living in Rock Island county, Illinois, formerly
chant in New York
have been ten years conversant with this country
and have never seen such standing crops of wheat
have seen the grain of many counties, and have con
versed with farmers from many more and the like
never known in the State"
The rice crop in the neghborhood of this place
tnues fair and on some plantations promises
ally early harvest Wilmington Observer, S. C.
The wheat harvest nearly not quite over in this
and generally Of excellent quality been the
most part gathered in good condition In few places
has sustained some damage from rust-.don Telegraph
The wheat crop in Rails and Pike counties in this State
is said to be excellent The yield win be about the
usual-St Louis Rep.
The harvest is nearly completed throughout the cen
trail and southern counties of the State We rejoice &c
learn both from private and from the local pa
large, and the grain Of the first quality The aggregate
amount will certainly be far greater than ever before
II ths farmers could be Of the price that they
realized last year, they would grow fat As it is they
will share in the benefits OF new crop-Detroit .adpo
cate.