The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-25
The Crops.


Since the recent rains, growing grain in the eastern
States has improved that many of the papers have
crops The rains in the Western States have caused
similar improvement in the prospects here but with us
there no abatement Of of sadly def
dsouth to the Ohio, there is still perpetual croak
That rises like a curse from earth
And echoes a curse from heaven
Wheat 1t is very certain. has had hard weather to
stand against the past winter and is troubled in
some sections by destructive insect but it is quite
certain that the poughng and planting of spring
wheat and the immense quantity of put in under
the stimulus of high prices and the probability of con
tnued European demand, to say nothing of Increased
crops of beans and the exertons that will be made
obtain large yields of potatoes will more than make up
any probable possible deficiency the yield of wheat
is folly therefore to be talking at this time about
than folly be bosterng up prices ha are already too
high by those ceaseless croakings about short crops
atons quite another While the former should be pvsn
whenever and wherever they BIO obtained the latter
had much better be withheld A friend in northern
Indiana writes that in sections there the
What looks well, while in others it has been winter
thnned Altogether he is of the opinion that the
crop will be a comparatively light The st Jo-
seph Valley South Bend Register of the 18th instant
has intimations which agree with this opinion. In
reference to one large wheat locality, it also says
" One of the most prominent farmers of SYMPTOMS
Prarie informed last Monday that they would not
raise enough wheat that prairie this season. judging
from present prospects, to furnish bread for that
of the country and seed for sowing this fall In central
and southern Indians, according to the county news
papers, the prospect Is very poor In some places half
crop is spoken Of in others hardly third while in others
still, large wheat grounds have been poughed up
seeded in oats These statements verified by
from indiana in attendance upon markets of whom
We made careful inquiry They mostly very general
statements however, without basis in specific
facts. Similar to the above is the testimony borne by
the newspapers of the interior of Ohio and also by
ket people with whom we have conversed; but no one
80 far know has shown the temerity to deny to
Ohio less than half average crop The bodest skeptc
we have vet met with is the Eaton Register whose ed
tor processes to have travelled a considerable por-
tion Of Prebe county and to have made dg inqui-
ry and as result of all it expresses the opinion that
nnnfu will mot ! Gv.
bushels to the acre. The Register goes into
figures upon the subject, and says -" The quantity
sown as large last year say 1000 The guam
tty raised will be 10000 bushels. Our population is
about 10000 persons The calculation in this county
is that each person consumes about five bushels making
the aggregate consumption 100000 bushels II these
data be correct will only raise surplus of 1000
bushels of urplus." The Register makes at least a
show of accuracy and in this is far in advance the
year about growing crops They loose enough at all
times in this particular but the especial
y In some cases the assertions made reckless
should they true, to show a strong probability
that the great cereal region of the United States will
next want back from Great Britain all it has this year
sent TO her. to keep its own population from amshng
We do not suppose there is in all this the least design
play into the hands either producers mers spectators
in grain. present holders of flour Such however is
manifestly its tendency-a tendency to be deeply de-
plored at time when breadstufs high here in
the very centre of production most severely
upon the poor and be felt light burtheu by large
majority of the people The prices of -four and meal
now out of all proportion to the wages of labor and it is
the duty of the press avoid with scrupuous any
publication that may still farther stimulate them which
does not present absolutely ascerained facts. Such
facts in the numberess statements thronging the
papers with reference to the growing crops extreme
ly But in their stead the most extravagant
counts of deficiency published by one, repeated by
another, and enlarged by third, till it would really
seem that starvation was impending the land-a
land which has yet in it's granares from last seasons
crops, more than half a years home supply.
From the Alexandria va Gazette, June ~
some Of the farmers in this neighborhood commenced
harvesting yesterday The quality Of the wheat is
celent and the yield very good.
From the Charleston Courier, June 81
In this State, although there exceptions in
general the cotton crop far from promising Indeed
may say, from information derived from reliable
sources widely dused that it cannot reach moderate
crop except under the most favorable now
to the end OF very late fall The pro liability greatly
in favor of decidedly short crop The plant has died
beyond precedent and the repantng been continued
most OF the best cotton districts to the 10th of this
month. The cotton lice have been destructive in
many places than known-the frequent replants
giving very irregular growth greatly increasing the
difficulty In the proper management of the plant. In
short it is the belief Of the informed planters that
nothing but the most favorable season. and very late
fall bring up the cotton to moderate crop. The
provision Is promising the cotton is unpromis
ing The wheat has improved and the corn is very fine.
We hear much the report Of Georgia, and Of the
other cotton States.