The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-11
FROM TaE SOUTH.

LhTTER FROM ylKGINIA CORRESPONDENT.
SUMMIT PoiSI, JeiIer Co, Va, sept. q, 1854
The drought still centnses throughout the valley oil
Virginia up to cate ,2,,h sept), navOg had Aone of
those rains that you favored With in the North
Corn Ia brought up % thts place. by the raoad, from
Battcse hundreo r. iJo@o es distant, and cost
ing the consumer ietc losc pes bashei 20 II Is.
this ting county Astass importing corn ano
for farmers consumption! Wa !.
LETTER OF HON. JOSIAH J. EVANS.
soclErY KiII, :. G /, sept ~, 1854.
DEAR SRI have rec lived printed circular marked
"privste and CONFIDENTIAL" desiring Information as t.
the state Of the crops am not sue that any thing
know that subject vi be reliable because, although
am sonnsshat interested the productions Of the sol
my employ ment Juosc, ana receatly as senator,
has distracted very much personally from planting
can only speak confidently of what exists the east
srn Of the State, where reside; bat believe my
information from every par. Of the State derived mostly
frsa LEGAL newspapers, viii authorize me to cypress
IN opisioo en- the state OF the crops in the State
The effect Of the recent storm the rice and long
staple cotton IL not yet sufficiently developed bat
think can venture the opinion that both Wal DO cut
short third II not As to the shsrt staple cot
ton the crop is not good as 1t was Last ycar but the
fsirg of will not reduce much below average The
crop Of last year good In this STATE except
in septsmSer; but, notwithstanding the product
fair average for the State the corn Il Il decidedly
better than the last In my ion kuos one who
vil net make enough for domesh, consumption, and
this UNI erstand will DO the in tas whole state
We have suffered hut little from this drought except In
June and carly part of July Portions Of the sun
mer have been wet and have suffered mors from
then want Of rain especially 10 the cotton which
make no wheat in my sct m but get supplies from
Eer lima the North. In the upper part Of the
State what gown to some exreus out Lot mote made
fer sale than will supply the TO and villages In &C.
neeA throughout the cotton regtoc the plaNrs make
very little grain for msrket They plaat corn enough
fog their own consumption sac generally have II In
plenty and have coubt will ths Dext year, without
any fogxigu suppl From accounts there
has bcen o great falling OF in the grain crop In
ths great grain Statee but my observation has bsen
that this tind Of injury generally ha boon gtsaty sxag
very abunds nt sArneo fro several Of the senators
frsa that region, considerable ialog Off any
In tbs midole and southern states 80 That should
Judge there Will be aoun ance without any from
Cspata fer homo sumption, AID does not seem pro-
bab that much will be needed fr.m foe forcga
kets kxcspt in particular sections all the late accounts
fsvorsble the crop of lndtao corn, AMI
shan not surprised Of TINS these sh,ua bs enough
70 fater a the hogs beves aud horses Of ths north
western states from this you wilt that Iforcoste
no scarcity and thst Doth DREAD and meat VIII b
dAAt, apd vt rexscna olo price.
ksow not thai these fa its and will 10 Of any
cs9ing year II they are, shalt haze contributed my
mite 70 the stock Of information. II .hes erroneous,
q oourte they viii constitute so emsu part OF tn
general irfcrueon which you sill col-c. ~ to lead to
no false conclusions. Most rosp, ctfullT yeurs,
~ IAH J. EVANS.