The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-11
The Crops.


the abundant wheat crop is nearly all secured in
good order, but very little being damaged. The
few cases Of injury have resulted more from It's
being shocked in an unskilful manner, than any
other cause. On the whole, the crop has never
been exceled in quantity or quality. Niagara may
safely challenge any county in this State or the
Union, TO compete with her in preductiveness of
soil From our information on this subject we think
il safe to put the wheat crop at one million of BUSH
els, which, considering its extent being one of
the smallest counties in the State, has scarcely
parallel in this country.
The Mount Morris (N.. " Union, of the 9Th
inst, says Farmers in this region talk of serious
injury TO the wheat crop. Since week ago last
Saturday, we have had frequent showers, with
warm sultry weather. The entire wheat crop has
been cut and shocked in the field, while but
small part has been secured from the weather, and
the conse quence is that large portion of the crop
is injured more or less by growing. Some farmers
have gathered their wheat too hastily and have
been obliged to unstack il and thrash il immedi-
ately, to save il from entire loss. So bad time
has not been known for many years, and IL is fear
ed that but little of the large crop in this county
is free from grown wheat, which will, of course,
greatly reduce It's. value. Last Sunday afternoon,
we had a heavy shower. On Monday, the weather
was favorable. and yesterday noon there wasevery
appearance OF rain.
The Rochester On. " Amer,can, of the 9TH
inst, says For tw9 or three days past the wea-
ther has been more favorable TO The securing of the
wheat crop Than it was during the last week, al
though there have been some showers since S4tur-
day. That that portion OF the wheat crop which
was cut and IN the shock when the rains COM
mencCd, has been considerably injured, there can
be no doubt There has been no constant and
long continued rain, but scarcely day has passed
since week ago last Saturday, without one or
more showers some of them heavy, soaking
showers, which saturated the bundles so thoroughly
that II required very favorable weather 10 dry them
before the grain commenced growing These
rains have extended over the greater part the
western portion of the State. We trust they are
now, and that the da mage done is less IN IN
was apprehended. We fear that some injury has
been done by injudicious haste in housing the
grain before il became dry after the rain la some
places large quantities have been drawn in in
damp state and there is danger Of its moulding ia
the barn. The weather for corn and other grow
ing crops has been exceedingly favorable, and we
may anticipate large yield of corn, oats, and po-
tatoes.
The La Grange (Texas) Monument, Of the 10Th
ult., says AN unusually cold and wet spring had
cast gloom over our country generally. Many
persons were compelled TO plant both corn and cot
ton late. The heavy rains in April, May, and
June, have seriously injured both crops where the
land was not m good order, in some Instances
dlownlng both corn and cotton on the wet lands
The favorable change in the weather, in thus
~, for the last four weeks, has acted almost like
magic. and corn and cotton generally promise a
fair yield. The bud worm has partially destroyed
The com which VAS planted in the latter part of
May and srHt, ~ TN, county. Apprehensions
were cn,..,oil. for Wilde that the crab grass
worm (Which IS caterpillar milling the cot
ton WOMB would destroy The COTTON. But IL seems
that this woim is not fond at cotton. In some
heds, they ate all the leaves al the crab grass, and
some OF tHe lower blades Of The corn The cotton
worm sometimes appears early in August, and if
such calamity should beiall us this season, the
effect would be very disastrous as cotton i, gene
rally late. lie is the arch-enemy of cotton in
Texas but our season is so long, that, IT we do
not suffer from his ravages, good crop will yet
mature.
The Corpus Christi Valley, Of the 10Th ult says.
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such crops during the present season. The
corn is now matured and ready for harvesting. IL
we judge from appearances, We should pronounce
II equal 10 any corn we have seen grown in the
South. Several persons who have planted the
Irish potato This year, have succeeded beyond
their most distant expectations. Capt Dix planted
ON his place. seven miles above Corpus Christi,
lie - than on, barrel OF potatoes, experiment.
which has yielded sixty-sx bushels They are
very large potato. and will compare with any
raised at the North. Besides the potatoc, we have
all other kinds OF vegetables grown here, not sur
passed in any country.
The Georgetown, s. C, Obsoru, of the 3lst
ut., Gays ;--Snce our last issue, portions Of our
district have been visited by refreshing rains. The
rains, however, have been very partial. We are
heppy to be able To state that the rice crop con-
'nues 10 improve, and we are inclined to think a
fair average crop will be made, although such was
not our impression early in the seoton. The long
continuance Of very warm weather has contributed
10 make the rice grow very rapidly. We learn
from various quarters that the rice is shooting
We saw some cars fully shot out, which were
picked on Frederick w. Ford's plantation on South
Island, On the 10th Of this month. ;. T. Atkinson,
ON Winysh Bay, has rice also shooting out, which,
for the size OF The ears, bids fair To yield album
dant harvest. The rain too late for the corn;
II having suffered 80 much from the drought, the
rain was Of no service TO il. The crop is very in
iefior.
The Savannah Republican, OF the lat inst, says
We have just conversed with an intelligent plan
ter residing in Wilkinson. lie informs US that in
his county, in Laurens, Twiega Baldwin, &c, the
prospect Is good for fair crop Of cotton. The corn
has suffered materially. Within the last three
weeks the cotton has made immense progress.
A correspondent Of the Charleston Courier, Of
the 9th inst., writing from Augusta, Ga, under
date OF the 4h inst, saysi-We have, for the past
three days, been receiving lle most discouraging
accounts from the intrfi"r respecting the growing
crop; the drought, in connection with the ntens-
heat, causing the forms and small hollis To shed rx
tensiyely. Letters were received here, this mora
ing, from Washington, Wilkes county, and from
Ogethorpe, directing their crops that were on the
market To be Withdrawn that unless there Is
great Improvement, shortly, in the cotton crop, IL
must command higher prices.