The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-26

OUR VIRGINIA coRREsPoNnENcE
FAnMylLLE, Prince Edward County, Va.
August IL, 1850.

August IL, 1850.
The Crops in Virginia.
suppose it will be agreeable to you to hear
something Of the crops in this par, Of Virginia, and
will give you my views for what they are worth.
The wheat crop never promised better yield
than il did up 20 the 18th June, when il was seri-
ously damaged by rust. The quality of the wheat
is bad, and The crop much short of an average one.
Tobacco is our great staple, and commands the
particular attention Of ell classes. Owing to the
scarcity of plants, and the dry weather in June and
the first part Of July, the crop is a very late one ;
end many are Of the opinion that not more than
two-thirds OF crop can be made.
Should the season be dry, as il now promises,
the late planting (much the largest portion OF the
CROP will be small and OF very inferior quality. A
lullcrop cannot h. made under eny circumstances.
Thirty to thirty-three thousand hogsheads is the
general calculation for the crop. | will give y GU
my opinion Of the tobacco crop after the first Of
October, when will be able to lie arm what has been
made.
The Alexandra (La Rep,blicdn, says that the
prospect at hne cotton crop In thatpa never
better than u Is atpresent The excessively hot
Their aud drought that have prevailed for about
month past, are just what was required by our rich
soil, 10 bring ont the late and nj first, owing to the
cold, wet weather in the early part of the season,
unprcmlsing crop. The planters generally now ex.
pect 10 make a. much as they can possible pick,
always provided that the caterpillar, a very wet
fall, or something else, don't prevent IT, The ca.
terpillar the wholesale destroyer OF the crop, has
been reported 20 be az work already, and in order
TO satisfy the public mind fully, have made dill
gent inquiries 90 ascertain the truth Of the report
We learn that there Is species Of worm eating the
cotton IN spots, that has every appearance OF the
caterpillar, bat 10 Is not the genuine army worm,
which feeds upon cotton only. The worm that il
now IN the crop Is species Of grass worm. 10
feeds alike on grass of which, by the by, there
very little az presently cane and cotton. In some
Instances Il has striped whole stalks Of cotton,
and in others rdded the cane considerably Tx.
pcrienced and intelligent planters have concluded.
therefore, that It's not The genuine caterpillar. 10
may, however, be fOrerunner OF the simon pure
worms, and fit IL, they will commence their work
OF destruction between the frstand middle Of Sep
TENDER. IL they hold of that long they can do but
very little damage, and planters cay that they do
notevtn fear them now But though the crop is I 1ol
here, Il Is not generally 80 throughout the cotton
growing region. The long drought has injured the
cotton IN ihe uplands, and much cetton land in this
STATE aui Mississippi, that on an average produced
luJ,UO Gales, has been overlooked, and will not
yield 1000 bales. Hence there cannot be a large
crcp Of cotton made this year under any circum-
stances.
The cane, generally, v promising. but il would
have been better II 10 could have had a few liaht
showers. The corn crop will be abundant.
The Alexandra Democrat says that the genuine
caterpillar has appeared in that vicinity.
The bonneville (Union paYish) EngHuer says
that with iiue weather and favorable fall, ave-
rege orcn Of cotton may be made in that parish.
The Nin'"n claiborne pafish) Herald Of the
oih ms .lst-trCm every portion OF the sur
roundup c1rntry the accounts concerning the
cicps are cheeriHg The corn crop is generally
nat rate ar1 II IS believed that IL the season con-
unnts good, and the worm does not appear, there
VII be "a average cotton crop made
Inc Pfi1iitire Republican, published nj Colum-
ous' Miss says The weather sull continues ex-
remely dry, the thermometer ranging during the
lest lew days nom - 20 y degrees IN the shade
Oppressive az " a continuance Of such we ther
We ore reconciled 20 Il account Of our planting
lnends, whose prospects for a cotton crop are much
improved by this state of things. The crop still
promises wei IN Tins region, while many Of the
planters are resortinn 10 ysrous expedents for 10
siroyng The lies from which it is supposed that
the boil worm proceeds.
The Greensboro (Ala) Beacon says that in con-
sequence If the hot, dry weather the cotton ia
rapidly shedding lie forms and squares.