Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1849-08-18
CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES.
An article under this head appeared in the
New York Herald of August 4th, which is too
long to copy in detail; but as we are satisfied
no subject would afford more general interest
to the community, than the state of the crops
throughout the country, we subjoin a briefsyn-
opsys for the information of our readers:
In Ohio, with the exception of few districts,
the wheat croph has entirely failed; early in the
spring accounts were favorable and bountiful
crops were anticipated, but the fly, the army
worm; and the rust combined proved fatal to
grain. Many of the Ohio farmers have aban.
doned the cultivation of wheat for that Of corn
and tobacco, both of which crops promise
an abundant yield for the present season. The
raising os sheep for wool is also engaging the
attention of farmers, and promises to be One 81
the greatest resources: two counties alone
chewing pAoduct of 100000 pounds from ths
last spring shcaring.
In Indiana and Illinois, the soil being like
that of Ohio a similar combination Of clauses
has blasted theprospects of the agridpltufalist
there.
The agriculturists of Kentucky and Me-
souri, direct their attention to the production Of
hemp and fax, of which the yield of the pres
cnt crop, it ia said, will be very large.
"In the Eastern and Middle States where
wheat and corn are the chief products,
the harvest Of the former grain has been
an abundant one, and the husbandman
will receive the labor of his own hands.
In no. single State from Maine TO North
Carolina and westward to the Mississippi,
save those above referred to, has the wheat
crop proved failure. The account from
the corn crops are cheering, though the
protracted drought of July has undoubt-
edly tended toinjurc them. The anticipa-
tions of the farmer are yet buoyant. YER
mout, Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire have suffered more thrn any other
States for ain, and the consequence is an
almost total failure of the hay crop, not
the least important in that region"
In Virginia, more than ai average wheat
crop has been harvested, and the corn and to-
bacco crops promise well.
In Georgia the cotton crop, which suffered
much from the April frosts will fall far short
of an average one.
Alabama and Mississippi the principal cot
ton growing States of the Union, present poor
prospects of crop, owing to the spring frosts
and Intimidation by the overflow of rivers.
In Lousiane the crops of sugar cane will
not be an average one, though in Texas, where
it has been lltivated but few years, the
prospects are more favorable
In Florida the cane crops for this year are
most 2attering, although the tropical fruits
grown there suffered severely from The late
ness of the spriag.
The conclusion deducible from the above
statement of facts, is that that n fair average
crop, except in cotton and su ar cane, will be
realized throughout the United States, for i.
the corn has not been more seriously injured
by the late excessive rains, than we suppose
there is every probability the cop willbe
very large; and those States that .iaye made
good wheat drops, will more than supply the
deficiency of those States whore the crop has
failed. eEE aa
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