The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-31
The Weather and In. Crop..

The Jacksonville (Fa) News Of the 2lst inst Gays:
During the last fortnight and more the weather has
been exceedingly warm, and the country flooded by
the heavy rains. which may produce somc injury To
planiers From oar correspondence We gather. how
that In general crop may be expected
while In Marion and Benton counties prospects st
more favorable. We are happy 70 learn that planters
In the Southern counties deyoting their attention
aud more TO the cult Of the sugar cane.
Long sspls cotton Improbable and cannot pay
gencies to which II Is subject; but prejudice against
attempting change has hitherto caused many to adj
here to IT, much against their interest So much has
the production Of increased that may esti-
mate the amount manufactured last year In this
~ alone at three hundred bogshesds the exact guam
y attributed to the whole State In the last report OF
the ,ommissioLer Of Patents
The Red River (.s) RepuJiicsn, Of the 18th inst,
ssys;-We have not had n day without rain for about
two weeks, and nos and then very heavy rains have
fallen The consequence L. that the crops are very
much injured particularly cotton.
The woodvle Reypbiican, Of the nth inst, says
THIS particular region IL st the reception 81 frequent
aud washing rains Plantations in our i'm nedste
neighborhood are not only drenched With water, but
the crossing crops are choked and smuthered with
grass Other of the country while this so ach
favored with rain. are parched up The Fort Adams
hills looks red and dry II hr, had swept through
them desdening the soi and turning both cotton and
prem aturciy into the and yellow leaf" To
such has this state gone that reversion
OF the weather would wholly restore the injured
districts The average crop 1T tbe county will be
slider ably below that Of last and ~ the same num-
Der 81 heavy storms and rains that have had have
bten general the wh.le crop Of the State will be less
than that Of the memorable year OF the cater
pillars.
The Little Rock (Ark) Democrat, Of the 10th inst,
"A letter to the editor, of the STU inst. from
gentleman at s.srcy informs that had rsn-d there
incessptly for afrtnigh aud that during the precsd
ing two osys the rain had poured IN torrents Little
Red river was nearly up TO the highest mark ever
known and rising rapidly Fears we're entertained Of
general overl1w Of the bottom lands with its
quept destruction Of craps, distress 81 families, &c
The Batssvilic lark Eagle OF the 18th inst, SAYS
The extreme bad spell OF weather just past incl@ing
The tt wind attendant has the oats crop very
seriously Heavy laden fruit trees have hke~iss sui
sred imnensely
The Cincinnati Garsft,, 81 the 26th inst, says:-A
farmer In Greene county, Who had this year hun
ded aud sixteen in wheat states that the portion
81 II sowp in Mediterranean seed has made heavy
yield Of excellent plump grain while the rest OF the
crop IL extremely light ana poor
The Georgia Constufisna,sf Of the gath inst says
We harm from prof Eve, that over tea inches OF rain
have fallen In this city within the past twenty dsysa
quantity rarely eqaaiied In equal length OF time.
Many crops IT cOra have been much injured by the
vipd blowing them DOM, ss well as BY an excess Of
water on the earth.