Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
Review Of the Western Harvest.

IeCNhCW VI emC NNoeOhh h"h'tSe
The following, from the pen of an eyewitness.
and person who appearsio know something Of The
subject upon which he writes will sc, a, rest all ap
prebensions, il any have existed with regard TO the
yield Of the subsistence Of man and beast the pres
ent year. II is from the Buffalo Courier;-
There was so much OF doubt aud apprehension
experienced in the early part Of the season. with
regard 20 the prospects of the crops at the West
that great granary Of the world-that unquestiona-
bly, an impulse was given to that speculative move
ment which has more recently exercised so disturb
ing an influence upon the prices of our agricultural
staples.
That an apparent cause for some alarm did actu-
ally exist must be admitted but that the real dam
ger of apprehended scarcity was unreasonably and
unnecessarily msgn6ed beyond its actual impor-
lance, was no less true. This is an evil Of itself,
that tends to mischieyous results when such errone.
Gus views vitality affect the fair prices Of the maiu
necessaries Of life. and should be corrected by the
diffusion Of reliable information such subjects,
as fast as light is shed upon the matter. This is
particularly the duty of the press which is without
pecuniary interest in the speculative movements OPP
Grating upon the marker
From recent journey made through the States
OF Ohio and Indiana, along the route Of the Wa
bash and Erie canal, we are able TO speak from per-
sonal observation Of the condition Of the crops and
harvest in tina, region. Ii affords pleasure 10 be
able to state, that so far notice and nforma-
ton extended, there is every TO believe that
the amount Of grain TO come forward will be even
larger than last year The wheat has Of course,
been already harvested, aud unless excess OF wet
weather has in few sections prevented il from be-
ing housed in good order the grain has come in OF
superior quality, and with fair average yield
The thinness OF the straw, before the full heading
out OF the plants, gave little promise Of more than
half crop, in many parts, but the plumpness OF
the berry, aud the unusual length Of the heads has
amply compensated for the sparseness Of the stalk.
Indeed, most of the grain harvested will weigh
90 to &C pounds 10 the bushel, aad consequently
make much more -four than last years growth,
which ranged from so to go pounds. The same
number of pounds, therefore, OF good heavy wheat
will command in price from ten 10 twenty per cent
more than the lighter grain.
On farms opened from tmbered lands, wheat
seems TO be a surer crop than on the praires or
Openings" or "barreus." This has especially
proved TO be The case this year. In Indiana we
have known Of many extensive wheat fields, on the
prairies and "bauens," that were poughed up this
spring, so unpromising did they look, and spring
crops put in. But although numerous. these fail
have been insufficient 10 affect the general
erage. n
Rumors Of deficiency in the wheat crop Of Hi.
nois. Wisconsin, and Iowa were rife at the Yves, in
the spring, but though we did not pass into those
I States, we have been assured by those who had,
| that the spring wheat which was extensively sown
there, was coming in remarkably well. and would
make up for the short comings Of the regular crop.
The spring wheat enters largely into the consump.
ton of those portions of the West where is rails
| ed. leaving the more merchantabe commodity for
shipping TO the Eastern market.
The I'd chat wheat is principally raised in the
States Of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, and the white
in Michigan and Wisconsin. The former is said
TO make the most bread TO the bushel, but the white
is certaov nra Ca ala snlpmefsts seItug more
feadhy and a shade higher There are other mi.
nor varieties TO be found the West but the great
bulk OF production is, and will continue to be, oil
those old regular Standby" kinds Some fancy
farmers have experimental there, as elsewhere, with
various new-langled foreign species. the Italian,
the Egyptian, the Asiatic and from the Baltic aud
the Black Sea. bot somehow they do Mt take with
Ire mass Of producers AT least we do not hear OF
the arrival OF such grains in notable quantities.
There will be ''any quantity" Of oats, throughout
! the West, as, although uncut when we left, the
1 yield promised 10 be most abundant. We have ney.
| er seen them look finer, and they win turn out 40
to so bushels TO the acre, which is very fair for
| western farming.
! Potatoes--so far as dug for table use-exllibi, a
healthy appearance, and are much better in yield
and condition than last year Though not a staple
! Of great Importance, they are very decidedly miss.
| ed, when they come up missing.
| The prospects OF the corn crop, too, are much
better than the prevalence of cool weather in June
gave reason TO hope for. The low temperature and
frequent showers that then proved so favorable 10
the healthy growth Of the wheat were by no means
so congenia to corn; but the subsequent hot
weather OF July has worked wonders with that es.
senial crop, aud we have never seen il in better
color. and generally in more thrifty condition.
This favorable result is not whit less important TO
the West than the safe harvesting of the wheat !;
for the value Of the one is as great to her as the
Observation-Disclosures we have all our agrcultu-
raj prices based that of wheat alone. Indeed
OF the Two, the product is the more indispen-
sable to the West, it enters so largely into the
domestic consumption Of the country Take away
the corn. and the western farmer has lost his un.
derpinning entirely. His hogs his stock, and his
whole household, are at once placed in the 20.
caiiye.
| But, thank Heaven, there is no probable danger
OF such calamity for this year at least, Although
the cry Of famine and distress may come up 10 US
from other lands as il has done, and still does il is
scarcely possible that the widely extended and d.
verslied production Of this country can entirely or
IN any great measure fail to give us bread to eat,
and to spare.
New HAMPSHIRE Below We present the official
statement of The voea FIR ALMA "a, Hon.