The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1851-09-17
The Crops.

From various sources We learn that the crors
THE season are generally failure is the North,
~ well ~ the Bou,hcrn part Of the State. A
rev days ago, whilst in Jackson county, We
learned that in that region Of country the wheat
esaP would not average over one-third the usual
yield. Oats is conceded 10 be good crop, but
10 consequences Of having been lodged so much,
10 greatly impair. IN value. The prospect for
good corn crop is tolerably fair, but much dc
Ponds on the character Of the fall season, the
weather heretofore, exclusive Of the last ten
days, being very unfavorable. The potatoe
blight seems to be very general throughout the
State, and threatens the complete destruction
OF this valuable esculcnt. Buckwheat 10 just in
bloom, and a. yetvery uncertain. But although
Z general falling OF from the abundant yield
usual to the industry Of our farming districts is
Observable throughout the State, let not our
farmers become discouraged. The same result
10 observable throughout the whole Union.
The season has been an extraordinary one, and |
in an unusual degree uafavorablc to the agr- |
cultural interests Of the country. In agri ul-
txfai, a. well as mereantlle pursuits, there must
be profit and loss account. This rejection
uAsbld counierbalance all cause Of complaint, |
and lead 10 renewed hope and increased indus |
try In making timely provision for the approach
ing fall seed time. The old method OF sowing
s;enee Ut the West clearly demonstrates the
superiority Of the drilling sy.tem. Il is sys.
tem which ccmmends itself to reason as well n
practical experience. In the Eastern portions
ef the Union, where gardening is carried to
great perfection, with view Of providing early
saaarke,ing for city consumption, We find tina,
britain vegetables and fruits ere produced early
- with Certainty BY observing the drilling
sJktem. For example, lettuce, beets and straw
hpeies. A gardener wishing tn have early let
luce, sOws HE seed in the summer, and in the
early part Of the fall transplants into drills
about ten inches apart The lettuce thus treat
Cd takes root and makes considerable progress
Aafcrs the winter sets in. Should no snow fall,
and teasia upon the ground during the winter,
that which 10 left in the bed is raised out Of the
ground by the alternate freezing aud thawin.
iseident to most winters, and the whole bed is
destroyed BY the roots Of the plants being thu.
thrown out and exposed to the frost; whilst
those in drills are protected from this evil by
the ridges Of mould thrown up on each side Of
the drill ID making it. A crumblng effect is
produced upon all soil BY alternate freezes and
thaws; the result Of which is, in the present
Instance, that, BY the constant action of the at
mosphere. these ridges arc ob'erved to keep
gradually crumbling down around The roots Of
The plants in the drills, thereby administering
continual fresh and effective projection against
wind and fiost. The same rnle 10 observed in
The cultivation Of strawberries, and other fruits
and vegetables subject to injury during the
winter season, and always with success. Let
this rule be applied to the cultivation of wheat,
especially upon our ayairies, where the surface
10 % much exposed to the action Of the wird,
and there will be less cause for compliant with
reference 70 the failure Of this staple product OF
eur soil