The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-08-11
The Crops, Generally.

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During the month just closed, we have
traversed in various directions the large
and productive region bounded by the
st. Lawrence on the North and the Ohio,
on the South, and stretching from the
Green Mountains on the East to the
Cuyahoga on the West. In addition to
the observations thus made, we have con-
versed with many intelligenttravelers from
nearly all parts of the country and recei-
we'd letters giving some account of the
state of the Crops in almost every part of
the Union. From the information thus
obtained, we sum up the general state
and prospects of this years Harvest as
follows
Wheat was considerably injured by
the Fly and the Weevil, but not so SER
iously as was at first supposed. The
crop is a fair average.
Rye came in well, but was not extern
sively sown. 1t rarely falls
Grass or Hay is short in the average
we think not over three fourths of an
average yield throughout the Union. 1t
was very generally injured By drOuth
and by grasshoppers, and its later growth
SO fastened by the intense heat that very
much of it suffers by standing in tho
field after it should have been cut There
is much yet out which Mill not be worth
nearly SO much as it would have been if
cut fortnight ago. 1t is very short in
the great Grazing States of the West.
Indian Corn was quite extensively
planted, and about half of all we have
seen bears good color, though often
shortened by drouth. About quarter
of all we have seen is very miserable, and
cannot yield ten bushels to the acre
much not FIVE. The remaining quarter
is rather worse than middling. THERE'S
time yet for improvement, if rains are
frequent and frosts hold off, but the pro-
liability now is that the yield per acre
will be below an average. If so, Pork
must be higher. In the South, Corn is
great staple, and there will not be half
crop this year.
Potatoes cover great deal of ground
we think more than usual-but the
prospects for yield are not bright. They
have widely suffered from drouth, and
the vines are generally less luxuriant
than they should be. We hear reports
that the dreaded Rot has made Its ap-
pearance in Westchester County, where
rain has been abundant. We believe the
average yield will be small, though many
fields look well.
Oats are failure. There was great
breadth sown, but the severe drouth of
July has stunted them, SO that they arc
short and look badly. Even in West
chester, where there has been rain enough,
they look thin and feeble-a result at
tributed to the intense heats of June
We did not see dozen really good
dN
eled. There will not be over half q
crop.
!S0sccR Corn (for fodder is doing fair
ly.
Buckar1tcat is seen in all stages-somo
fields in the blossom; others hardly out of
the ground. The earliest sown is gener-
ally short. 1t is too soon to speak as to
the latter.
Roots, other than Potatoes, arc not ex-
tensively sown or not yet up. The
shortness of the Grass crop ought to have
induced very general sowing of Tur-
nips and Indian Corn to exc out the de-
iciency of Hay, but we do not learn
that it has done so.
Our general conclusion is that Grain
will rule high and probably advance dur
ing the next nine months, carrying Pork
along with it, and that Cattle and Beef
will be cheaper in the fall. Sheep can
not well be dearer. But August may
materially change all this. So much de-
pends on the fullness or deficiency of tho
Harvest, that We will thank our friends
in every quarter to advise US early of
anything that may occur affecting it in
their respective ncighborhoods, and to
be CAREFUL to inform US accurately
Grass and Winter Grain are mainly cut,
while Oats are generally past praying
for; but Indian Corn and Potatoes may
yet come in SO bounteously as to ensure
general plonty.-M Y. Tribune.
hSs- Tho Eeeman'S Journal of New